Kicker, Eastern Michigan, 2015–⁠18

Paul Fricano

Lettered 2016–⁠17 (school media guide)

Number
No. 18
Height
5′10″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Rochester, NY

Paul Fricano played kicker at Eastern Michigan (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

3field goals, career hightwice; last at Rutgers, 2017

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2016Eastern Michigan192479.2464299
2017Eastern Michigan152171.4463479
Career344575.64676178

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Eastern Michigan18PKRS
2016Eastern Michigan18PKFr.
2017Eastern Michigan18PKSo.
2018Eastern Michigan18PKJr.5′10″198

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
2016Eastern Michigan––––––-0.1 (24 att.)
2017Eastern Michigan––––––2.2 (18 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

2017 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 15 of 21 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠7113236
Sep 9atRutgersW 16–⁠133433110
Sep 23vs.OhioL 20–⁠27224128
Sep 30atKentuckyL 20–⁠2400022
Oct 7atToledoL 15–⁠20124603
Oct 14atArmyL 27–⁠2800033
Oct 21vs.Western MichiganL 17–⁠20124325
Oct 26atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠30253539
Nov 2vs.Ball StateW 56–⁠1400088
Nov 8atCentral MichiganL 30–⁠42113836
Nov 15atMiami (OH)W 27–⁠24223639
Nov 21vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠312239410
2016 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 19 of 24 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 61–⁠141235811
Sep 10atMissouriL 21–⁠6101033
Sep 17atCharlotteW 37–⁠193336413
Sep 23vs.WyomingW 27–⁠24224639
Oct 1atBowling GreenW 28–⁠2500044
Oct 8vs.ToledoL 20–⁠35224428
Oct 15atOhioW 27–⁠20233439
Oct 22atWestern MichiganL 31–⁠45113647
Oct 29vs.Miami (OH)L 15–⁠28114003
Nov 8atBall StateW 48–⁠412234410
Nov 16vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠31122436
Nov 22vs.Central MichiganW 26–⁠21234128
Dec 23 ✦vs.Old DominionL 20–⁠24222428

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

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