Kicker, Louisiana, 2019–24
Kenneth Almendares
- Number
- No. 45
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 252 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Clute, TX
- Born
- Nov 14, 1999, in San Pedro Sula
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Kenneth Almendares played kicker at Louisiana (2019–24). He won the 2024 Lou Groza Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2024.
Career highs
5field goals, career highvs. Georgia Southern, 2022Honors
Kicking
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisiana | 45 | PK | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Louisiana | 45 | PK | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Louisiana | 45 | PK | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Louisiana | 45 | PK | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Louisiana | 45 | PK | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Louisiana | 45 | PK | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 252 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | PAAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisiana | – | – | – | – | – | – | -2.0 (1 att.) |
| 2020 | Louisiana | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.8 (5 att.) |
| 2021 | Louisiana | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.4 (5 att.) |
| 2022 | Louisiana | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.4 (23 att.) |
| 2023 | Louisiana | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.5 (16 att.) |
| 2024 | Louisiana | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16.7 (31 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
2024 Louisiana 14 games, 28 of 31 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 40–10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 34–10 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 10 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 33–41 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 9 |
| Sep 28 | at | W 41–38 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 11 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 23–13 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 34–24 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 34–24 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 23–17 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 55–19 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 13 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 22–24 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 51–30 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 6 | 15 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 37–23 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 7 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 3–31 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 3–34 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
2023 Louisiana 13 games, 14 of 16 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 38–13 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 31–38 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 7 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 41–21 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 11 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 45–38 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 9 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 24–35 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 34–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 17–20 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 28 | at | W 33–20 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 9 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 17–37 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 7 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 24–31 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 52–21 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 9 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 31–34 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 7 |
2022 Louisiana 9 games, 18 of 23 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 17–20 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 23–13 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 38–18 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 8 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 24–39 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 17–23 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 36–17 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 18 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 17–49 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 41–13 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 11 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | L 16–23 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 10 |
2021 Louisiana 4 games, 4 of 5 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 18–38 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 27–24 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 9 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 49–14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sep 25 | at | W 28–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2020 Louisiana 6 games, 5 of 5 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | W 31–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 27–20 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 38–10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 8 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 70–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Dec 4 | at | W 24–21 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 31–24 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 7 |
2019 Louisiana 3 games, 0 of 1 field goal
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | at | W 37–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 7–17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 31–3 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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