Kicker, Kentucky, 2017–⁠22

Matt Ruffolo

Lettered 2019–⁠22 (school media guide)

Number
No. 96
Height
5′11″
Weight
211 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Centerville, OH

Matt Ruffolo played kicker at Kentucky (2017–⁠22).

Career highs

4field goals, career highvs. Louisville, 2022

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2019Kentucky4580.0501830
2020Kentucky121485.7502258
2021Kentucky101376.9455484
2022Kentucky162466.7502573
Career425675.050119245

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Kentucky96PK
2018Kentucky96PKRS
2019Kentucky96PKFr.
2020Kentucky96PKSo.
2021Kentucky96PKJr.
2022Kentucky96PKSr.5′11″211

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
2019Kentucky––––––2.2 (5 att.)
2020Kentucky––––––2.5 (14 att.)
2021Kentucky––––––2.1 (12 att.)
2022Kentucky––––––-5.2 (24 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

2022 Kentucky 12 games, 16 of 24 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.Miami (OH)W 37–⁠133350413
Sep 10atFloridaW 26–⁠16232628
Sep 17vs.Youngstown StateW 31–⁠0111547
Sep 24vs.Northern IllinoisW 31–⁠23114947
Oct 1atOle MissL 19–⁠2201011
Oct 8vs.South CarolinaL 14–⁠2401022
Oct 15vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠17233739
Oct 29atTennesseeL 6–⁠4400000
Nov 5atMissouriW 21–⁠1702033
Nov 12vs.VanderbiltL 21–⁠24344709
Nov 19vs.GeorgiaL 6–⁠1601000
Nov 26vs.LouisvilleW 26–⁠134443214
2021 Kentucky 13 games, 10 of 13 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.UL MonroeW 45–⁠10114569
Sep 11vs.MissouriW 35–⁠2801055
Sep 18vs.ChattanoogaW 28–⁠2300044
Sep 25atSouth CarolinaW 16–⁠103343110
Oct 2vs.FloridaW 20–⁠1300022
Oct 9vs.LSUW 42–⁠2100066
Oct 16atGeorgiaL 13–⁠3001011
Oct 30atMississippi StateL 17–⁠31114125
Nov 6vs.TennesseeL 42–⁠4501066
Nov 13atVanderbiltW 34–⁠172232410
Nov 20vs.New Mexico StateW 56–⁠1600088
Nov 27atLouisvilleW 52–⁠211143710
Jan 1 ✦vs.IowaW 20–⁠17222728
2020 Kentucky 10 games, 12 of 14 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 26atAuburnL 13–⁠2900011
Oct 3vs.Ole MissL 41–⁠4201055
Oct 10vs.Mississippi StateW 24–⁠2113536
Oct 17atTennesseeW 34–⁠72230410
Oct 24atMissouriL 10–⁠20115014
Oct 31vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠14113403
Nov 21atAlabamaL 3–⁠63123303
Nov 28atFloridaL 10–⁠34112214
Dec 5vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠182241511
Jan 2 ✦vs.NC StateW 23–⁠213326211
2019 Kentucky 7 games, 4 of 5 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 21atMississippi StateL 13–⁠28112903
Sep 28atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠2400011
Oct 12vs.ArkansasW 24–⁠20125036
Oct 26vs.MissouriW 29–⁠700000
Nov 23vs.UT MartinW 50–⁠700044
Nov 30vs.LouisvilleW 45–⁠13114569
Dec 31 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 37–⁠30114047

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

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