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, 2022

Honors

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2020 and 2021

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2019Louisiana010.0022
2020Louisiana55100.0432338
2021Louisiana4580.0481426
2022Louisiana182378.3522377
2023Louisiana141687.5465092
2024Louisiana283190.35346130
Career698185.253158365

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Louisiana45PKYr 1
2020Louisiana45PKYr 2
2021Louisiana45PKYr 3
2022Louisiana45PKYr 4
2023Louisiana45PKYr 5
2024Louisiana45PKSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2019Louisiana––––––-2.0 (1 att.)
2020Louisiana––––––2.8 (5 att.)
2021Louisiana––––––2.4 (5 att.)
2022Louisiana––––––4.4 (23 att.)
2023Louisiana––––––3.5 (16 att.)
2024Louisiana––––––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
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.GramblingW 40–⁠10114147
Sep 7atKennesaw StateW 34–⁠102230410
Sep 21vs.TulaneL 33–⁠41223139
Sep 28atWake ForestW 41–⁠382250511
Oct 5atSouthern MissW 23–⁠133330211
Oct 12vs.App StateW 34–⁠242353410
Oct 19atCoastal CarolinaW 34–⁠242345410
Oct 29atTexas StateW 23–⁠173344211
Nov 9vs.Arkansas StateW 55–⁠192245713
Nov 16vs.South AlabamaL 22–⁠243335110
Nov 23vs.TroyW 51–⁠303346615
Nov 30atUL MonroeW 37–⁠23112647
Dec 7vs.MarshallL 3–⁠31114003
Dec 28 ✦vs.TCUL 3–⁠34122403
2023 Louisiana 13 games, 14 of 16 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.Northwestern StateW 38–⁠13113347
Sep 9atOld DominionL 31–⁠38112847
Sep 16atUABW 41–⁠212246511
Sep 23vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠38112269
Sep 30atMinnesotaL 24–⁠35112836
Oct 7vs.Texas StateW 34–⁠3000044
Oct 21vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠20122325
Oct 28atSouth AlabamaW 33–⁠20224239
Nov 4atArkansas StateL 17–⁠37112425
Nov 9vs.Southern MissL 31–⁠34113447
Nov 18atTroyL 24–⁠31113536
Nov 25vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠21112469
Dec 16 ✦vs.Jacksonville StateL 31–⁠34123347
2022 Louisiana 9 games, 18 of 23 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Oct 1vs.South AlabamaL 17–⁠20135125
Oct 12atMarshallW 23–⁠133352211
Oct 22vs.Arkansas StateW 38–⁠18114358
Oct 27atSouthern MissL 24–⁠39125014
Nov 5vs.TroyL 17–⁠23133025
Nov 10vs.Georgia SouthernW 36–⁠175548318
Nov 19atFlorida StateL 17–⁠49112425
Nov 26atTexas StateW 41–⁠132233511
Dec 23 ✦vs.HoustonL 16–⁠233342110
2021 Louisiana 4 games, 4 of 5 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4atTexasL 18–⁠38224806
Sep 11vs.NichollsW 27–⁠24224639
Sep 16vs.OhioW 49–⁠1401077
Sep 25atGeorgia SouthernW 28–⁠2000044
2020 Louisiana 6 games, 5 of 5 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 12atIowa StateW 31–⁠1400033
Nov 7vs.Arkansas StateW 27–⁠20224317
Nov 14vs.South AlabamaW 38–⁠10112558
Nov 28atUL MonroeW 70–⁠2000099
Dec 4atApp StateW 24–⁠21112614
Dec 26 ✦vs.UTSAW 31–⁠24113147
2019 Louisiana 3 games, 0 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 28atGeorgia SouthernW 37–⁠2400022
Oct 9vs.App StateL 7–⁠1701000
Nov 2vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠3–––––

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

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