Kicker, Northwestern, 2017–⁠21

Charlie Kuhbander

Number
No. 14
Height
6′0″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Springboro, OH

Charlie Kuhbander played kicker at Northwestern (2017–⁠21).

Career highs

3field goals, career highfour times; last vs. Maryland, 2020

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2017Northwestern131681.3404382
2018Northwestern4850.0452843
2019Northwestern101471.4441747
2020Northwestern91275.0472754
2021Northwestern61346.2472139
Career426366.747136265

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Northwestern14PKYr 1
2018Northwestern14PKYr 2
2019Northwestern14PKYr 3
2020Northwestern14PKYr 4
2021Northwestern14PKSr. (Yr 5)6′0″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2017Northwestern––––––0.2 (16 att.)
2018Northwestern––––––-6.6 (9 att.)
2019Northwestern––––––-3.7 (14 att.)
2020Northwestern––––––2.0 (12 att.)
2021Northwestern––––––-13.1 (13 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Northwestern 12 games, 6 of 13 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.Michigan StateL 21–⁠3802033
Sep 11vs.Indiana StateW 24–⁠6114736
Sep 18atDukeL 23–⁠30112525
Sep 25vs.OhioW 35–⁠6232628
Oct 2atNebraskaL 7–⁠5600011
Oct 16vs.RutgersW 21–⁠701033
Oct 23atMichiganL 7–⁠3301011
Oct 30vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠4100022
Nov 6vs.IowaL 12–⁠17223006
Nov 13atWisconsinL 7–⁠3501011
Nov 20vs.PurdueL 14–⁠3201022
Nov 27atIllinoisL 14–⁠4700011
2020 Northwestern 9 games, 9 of 12 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Oct 24vs.MarylandW 43–⁠33343413
Oct 31atIowaW 21–⁠2000033
Nov 7vs.NebraskaW 21–⁠1301033
Nov 14atPurdueW 27–⁠20224639
Nov 21vs.WisconsinW 17–⁠7123225
Nov 28atMichigan StateL 20–⁠29224228
Dec 12vs.IllinoisW 28–⁠1000044
Dec 19vs.Ohio StateL 10–⁠22124714
Jan 1 ✦vs.AuburnW 35–⁠1900055
2019 Northwestern 11 games, 10 of 14 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atStanfordL 7–⁠1701011
Sep 14vs.UNLVW 30–⁠143344312
Sep 21vs.Michigan StateL 10–⁠31113914
Sep 28atWisconsinL 15–⁠24112903
Oct 5atNebraskaL 10–⁠13124014
Oct 18vs.Ohio StateL 3–⁠52113303
Nov 2atIndianaL 3–⁠34112503
Nov 9vs.PurdueL 22–⁠2401022
Nov 16vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠6113158
Nov 23vs.MinnesotaL 22–⁠3800022
Nov 30atIllinoisW 29–⁠10123325
2018 Northwestern 9 games, 4 of 8 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30atPurdueW 31–⁠27113447
Sep 8vs.DukeL 7–⁠2100011
Sep 15vs.AkronL 34–⁠3902044
Sep 29vs.MichiganL 17–⁠20114525
Oct 6atMichigan StateW 29–⁠1901033
Oct 27vs.WisconsinW 31–⁠17112647
Nov 3vs.Notre DameL 21–⁠3101033
Dec 1vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠45––2136
Dec 31 ✦vs.UtahW 31–⁠20112147
2017 Northwestern 13 games, 13 of 16 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 31–⁠20122347
Sep 9atDukeL 17–⁠41114025
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠700066
Sep 30atWisconsinL 24–⁠33113436
Oct 7vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠3100011
Oct 14atMarylandW 37–⁠213340413
Oct 21vs.IowaW 17–⁠10113025
Oct 28vs.Michigan StateW 39–⁠31113547
Nov 4atNebraskaW 31–⁠24122447
Nov 11vs.PurdueW 23–⁠133336211
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 39–⁠000022
Nov 25atIllinoisW 42–⁠700066
Dec 29 ✦vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠23123336

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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