Kicker, Michigan State, 2013–⁠16

Michael Geiger

Number
No. 4
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Toledo, OH

Michael Geiger played kicker at Michigan State (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

4field goals, career highthree times; last at Penn State, 2016

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2013 and 2015

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2013Michigan State151693.8493681
2014Michigan State142263.64272114
2015Michigan State121963.2475187
2016Michigan State151978.9523075
Career567673.752189357

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Michigan State4PK
2014Michigan State4PK
2015Michigan State4PK
2016Michigan State4PK5′9″

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
2016Michigan State––––––4.5 (17 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

2016 Michigan State 12 games, 15 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.FurmanW 28–⁠1301044
Sep 17atNotre DameW 36–⁠2800044
Sep 24vs.WisconsinL 6–⁠30224806
Oct 1atIndianaL 21–⁠2402033
Oct 8vs.BYUL 14–⁠3100022
Oct 15vs.NorthwesternL 40–⁠542241410
Oct 22atMarylandL 17–⁠28113425
Oct 29vs.MichiganL 23–⁠32125225
Nov 5atIllinoisL 27–⁠314446113
Nov 12vs.RutgersW 49–⁠000077
Nov 19vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠17112814
Nov 26atPenn StateL 12–⁠454436012
2015 Michigan State 13 games, 12 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4atWestern MichiganW 37–⁠24112147
Sep 12vs.OregonW 31–⁠28123647
Sep 19vs.Air ForceW 35–⁠2101055
Sep 26vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠10114736
Oct 3vs.PurdueW 24–⁠21123036
Oct 10atRutgersW 31–⁠24123047
Oct 17atMichiganW 27–⁠2300033
Oct 24vs.IndianaW 52–⁠261121710
Nov 7atNebraskaL 38–⁠39114658
Nov 14vs.MarylandW 24–⁠7113536
Nov 21atOhio StateW 17–⁠14124125
Nov 28vs.Penn StateW 55–⁠1600077
Dec 5vs.IowaW 16–⁠133547110
2014 Michigan State 13 games, 14 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 29vs.Jacksonville StateW 45–⁠7123569
Sep 6atOregonL 27–⁠46224239
Sep 20vs.Eastern MichiganW 73–⁠1411301013
Sep 27vs.WyomingW 56–⁠1400077
Oct 4vs.NebraskaW 27–⁠22232839
Oct 11atPurdueW 45–⁠31124269
Oct 18atIndianaW 56–⁠1701088
Oct 25vs.MichiganW 35–⁠1101055
Nov 8vs.Ohio StateL 37–⁠49124047
Nov 15atMarylandW 37–⁠153435413
Nov 22vs.RutgersW 45–⁠3112369
Nov 29atPenn StateW 34–⁠102339410
Jan 1 ✦vs.BaylorW 42–⁠4100066
2013 Michigan State 11 games, 15 of 16 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 21atNotre DameL 13–⁠17224217
Oct 5atIowaW 26–⁠144549214
Oct 12vs.IndianaW 42–⁠2800066
Oct 19vs.PurdueW 14–⁠000022
Oct 26atIllinoisW 42–⁠300066
Nov 2vs.MichiganW 29–⁠63344211
Nov 16atNebraskaW 41–⁠282245511
Nov 23atNorthwesternW 30–⁠6113736
Nov 30vs.MinnesotaW 14–⁠300022
Dec 7vs.Ohio StateW 34–⁠242244410
Jan 1 ✦vs.StanfordW 24–⁠20113136

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

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