Kicker, Pittsburgh, 2019–⁠22

Sam Scarton

Lettered 2021 (school media guide)

Number: No. 91
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 195 lb
Class (2022): Junior
Hometown: Hermitage, PA

Sam Scarton played kicker at Pittsburgh (2019–⁠22).

4field goals, career highat Duke, 2021

Team titles: ACC champions, 2021

Kicking

Season	Team	FGM	FGA	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
2021	Pittsburgh	17	21	81.0	47	69	120

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2019	Pittsburgh	91	PK	RS
2020	Pittsburgh	91	PK	Fr.
2021	Pittsburgh	91	PK	So.
2022	Pittsburgh	91	PK	Jr.	6′1″	195

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
2021	Pittsburgh	–	–	–	–	–	–	4.2 (21 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

2021 Pittsburgh 14 games, 17 of 21 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	FGM	FGA	Long	XP	Pts
Sep 4	vs.Massachusetts	W 51–⁠7	1	1	35	4	7
Sep 11	atTennessee	W 41–⁠34	2	2	38	5	11
Sep 18	vs.Western Michigan	L 41–⁠44	0	0	0	5	5
Sep 25	vs.New Hampshire	W 77–⁠7	0	0	0	9	9
Oct 2	atGeorgia Tech	W 52–⁠21	1	1	46	7	10
Oct 16	atVirginia Tech	W 28–⁠7	0	0	0	4	4
Oct 23	vs.Clemson	W 27–⁠17	2	2	44	3	9
Oct 30	vs.Miami	L 34–⁠38	2	3	38	4	10
Nov 6	atDuke	W 54–⁠29	4	4	47	6	18
Nov 11	vs.North Carolina	W 30–⁠23	1	3	34	3	6
Nov 20	vs.Virginia	W 48–⁠38	2	2	36	6	12
Nov 27	atSyracuse	W 31–⁠14	1	1	26	4	7
Dec 4	vs.Wake Forest	W 45–⁠21	1	2	41	6	9
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Michigan State	L 21–⁠31	0	0	0	3	3