Kicker, Cincinnati (from Michigan State, Charlotte), 2021–⁠26

Stephen Rusnak

Lettered 2021 at Michigan State; 2025 at Cincinnati (school media guide)

Number
No. 99
Height
6′0″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Clarkston, MI

Stephen Rusnak plays kicker for Cincinnati, after Michigan State (2021–⁠23) and Charlotte (2024).

2026 so far

3 of 5 field goals

Last game: at West Virginia, L 42–⁠45

Next game: vs. Texas Tech, Oct 24

Game by game this season, field goals
  1. 2BC
  2. 0WCU
  3. 0M-OH
  4. 1KSU
  5. 0@ARIZ
  6. 0@WVU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

4field goals, career highat Florida Atlantic, 2024

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2021Michigan State010.0044
2022Michigan State00–011
2023Michigan State00–033
2024Charlotte1111100.0542558
2025Cincinnati131776.5464786
2026Cincinnati3560.0542837
Career273479.454108189

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Michigan State99PKYr 1
2022Michigan State99PKYr 2
2023Michigan State99PKYr 3
2024Charlotte99PKYr 4
2025Cincinnati99PKYr 5
2026Cincinnati99PKSr. (Yr 6)6′0″185

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
2021Michigan State––––––-1.9 (1 att.)
2024Charlotte––––––8.9 (9 att.)
2025Cincinnati––––––-0.1 (17 att.)
2026Cincinnati––––––1.5 (5 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

2026 Cincinnati 6 games, 3 of 5 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠152254410
Sep 12vs.Western CarolinaW 62–⁠1000088
Sep 19vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠3101055
Sep 26vs.Kansas StateW 31–⁠26114547
Oct 3atArizonaL 7–⁠3401011
Oct 17atWest VirginiaL 42–⁠4500066
2025 Cincinnati 13 games, 13 of 17 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 28vs.NebraskaL 17–⁠20114525
Sep 6vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠202240410
Sep 13vs.Northwestern StateW 70–⁠000088
Sep 27atKansasW 37–⁠343343413
Oct 4vs.Iowa StateW 38–⁠30113858
Oct 11vs.UCFW 20–⁠11223228
Oct 18atOklahoma StateW 49–⁠1700077
Oct 25vs.BaylorW 41–⁠202246511
Nov 1atUtahL 14–⁠4501022
Nov 15vs.ArizonaL 24–⁠30112836
Nov 22vs.BYUL 14–⁠2603022
Nov 29atTCUL 23–⁠45112625
Jan 2 ✦vs.NavyL 13–⁠3500011
2024 Charlotte 9 games, 11 of 11 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 14vs.Gardner-WebbW 27–⁠26225417
Sep 21atIndianaL 14–⁠5200022
Sep 28atRiceW 21–⁠2000033
Oct 5vs.East CarolinaW 55–⁠242235713
Oct 19atNavyL 17–⁠51113925
Oct 26atMemphisL 28–⁠3300044
Oct 31vs.TulaneL 3–⁠34112903
Nov 16vs.South FloridaL 24–⁠59115036
Nov 23atFlorida AtlanticW 39–⁠274450315
2023 Michigan State 2 games, 3 of 3 extra points
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 1vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠700011
Sep 9vs.RichmondW 45–⁠1400022
2022 Michigan State 1 game, 1 of 1 extra point
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 26atPenn StateL 16–⁠3500011
2021 Michigan State 4 games, 0 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 6atPurdueL 29–⁠4001033
Nov 13vs.MarylandW 40–⁠2100000
Nov 20atOhio StateL 7–⁠5600011
Nov 27vs.Penn StateW 30–⁠27–––––

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

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