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Jersey Number 46
Keith Andrews
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 199
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bastrop, LA
- High School/Previous School:
- Ouachita Christian
CAREER:
Has played in 20 games during his Mississippi State career, serving as the team’s regular place-kicker and kickoff specialist for 18 games, beginning at the start of his sophomore season until injury stopped that streak during the latter stages of his junior year . . . Has made 11-of-18 field goal attempts (.611) and all 32 extra-point kicks . . . Thirty-one of his 60 (.517) full-field kickoffs in his career have gone for touchback . . . Opened his collegiate career working primarily as a reserve behind all-SEC kicker Brent Smith during his freshman season . . . Used in two games played during his redshirt freshman campaign to handle kickoffs . . . Came to Mississippi State following a prep career in which he was named a two-time, all-state kicker in Louisiana.
Continued his rehabilitation from ’05 season-ending groin tear with a productive spring session . . . Made three field goal attempts during three spring scrimmages, including a 55-yard kick in the spring-ending Maroon and White game.
Started seven games at place-kicker and kickoff specialist during his junior season, a campaign that was shortened by a groin injury . . . Converted five-of-eight field goal attempts (62.5 percent) and all 11 extra-point kicks during his reduced activity, scoring 26 points . . . Eleven of his 23 kickoffs (47.8 percent) went for touchbacks . . . Opened the year with a solid performance in MSU’s 38-6 win over Murray State . . . Made all five extra-point kicks and converted his only field goal attempt, a 37-yarder to open State’s scoring, in the victory over the Racers . . . Ran his streak of successful points after touchdown to 26 straight with the five conversions . . . Two of his seven kickoffs went for touchback against Murray . . . His lone field goal attempt vs. Auburn in Week 2 hit the crossbar from 48 yards out . . . Was one-for-one on kickoffs for touchback against the Tigers . . . Tacked on three more extra-point conversions in State’s 21-14 win over Tulane in Week 3 . . . Was two-for-four on kickoffs for touchback against the Green Wave . . . Connected on a 34-yard field goal on MSU’s first possession of its Week 4 game with Georgia, his lone three-point attempt of the game . . . Also converted his only extra point kick . . . Was one-of-two on full-field kickoffs against the Bulldogs . . . Made his lone extra-point try in State’s Week 5 game with LSU, but missed his only field goal attempt . . . Was one-of-two on kickoffs for touchback against the Tigers . . . Made one-of-two field goal attempts at Florida in Week 6 . . . His career-long, 49-yard, three-pointer came with 4:08 left in the first quarter and tied the game at 3-3 at the time . . . Was one-for-three on full-field kickoffs against the Gators . . . Until sidelined with a groin strain, he had one of the top games of his career in Week 7 against Houston, connecting on a pair of field goals and an extra-point kick . . . His 35-yard field goal came with 3:45 remaining in the first quarter and his 44-yard three-pointer occurred just into the second period, a pair of kicks that handed MSU a 6-0 lead at the time . . . Three of his four kickoffs against the Cougars went for touchback . . . His leg injury occurred on the one that did not, to open the second half . . . Continued to rehab the groin injury in Week 8 and did not make the trip to Kentucky . . . Eventually sidelined for the remainder of the year with the injury . . . Selected to the prestigious Mississippi State University Society of Scholars for his work in the classroom during his junior season . . . Solid spring workout kept him at the top of the depth chart . . . Despite being limited to just an extra-point kick in the Maroon and White spring game, he connected on three-of-three field goals in the school’s second spring scrimmage one week earlier . . . Earned the football team’s Newsom Award, given annually to the top student-athlete in each sport, and won the department’s overall male academic award.
Started all 11 games during his sophomore season as the team’s place-kicker and kickoff specialist . . . Made six-of-10 field goal attempts, with a season-long 48-yard three-pointer . . . Was three-of-four on field-goal kicks over 40 yards . . . Also made all 21 extra-point kicks on the season . . . Finished the year second on the team in scoring with 39 points scored . . . Was especially effective on kickoffs . . . For the season, 20 of his 37 kickoffs (.541) went for touchbacks . . . Credited with three special teams tackles on the year (one each against Florida, Kentucky and Ole Miss) . . . Converted all four extra-point attempts in State’s season-opening win over Tulane . . . Also proved to be a weapon as the team’s kickoff specialist . . . Four of his five kickoffs against the Green Wave went for touchbacks . . . Added two more extra points (on two attempts) during Week 2 game with Auburn . . . One of his three kickoffs against the Tigers went for a touchback . . . Also had a pooch punt of 23 yards that went out of bounds at the AU 7-yard line . . . Made his seventh-straight PAT to open the season during Week 3 game with Maine, but missed his first field goal attempt of the year . . . One of his two kickoffs went for touchback against the Black Bears . . . His lone kickoff one week later at LSU went into the end zone, but was returned . . . One of his two full-field kickoffs went for touchback and made his lone extra-point kick against Vanderbilt in Week 5 . . . Made two-of-three field goals against UAB one week later, his first two made field goals of the ’04 season . . . His 48-yard field goal just 2:55 into the game gave MSU an early 3-0 lead against the Blazers . . . His 42-yard field goal just into the fourth quarter pulled State within 17-13 at the time . . . His lone miss in the game, a 37-yard effort, hit the upright . . . Two of his three full-field kickoffs went for touchbacks . . . Was solid in the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Florida . . . Made his only field goal attempt against the Gators, a 40-yard three-pointer . . . That connection with 5:27 remaining in the first half gave State a 17-7 lead over UF at the time . . . In addition, five of his seven kickoffs in the game went for touchback . . . Connected on his only two field goal attempts during State’s 22-7 victory over Kentucky in Week 8 . . . Hit a 33-yarder just before halftime to hand MSU a 10-0 lead at the time . . . His 32-yard three-pointer came just into the fourth period and built the lead to 13-0 . . . Three of his five kickoffs went for touchbacks . . . One of his three kickoffs went for touchback against Alabama in Week 9 . . . Had his only field goal attempt vs. Arkansas in Week 10 blocked and returned for a touchdown . . . Two of his four kickoffs went for touchback against the Razorbacks . . . Accounted for the team’s only points in the season-ending loss to Ole Miss, converting on a 23-yard field goal . . . Missed on a 48-yard three-point attempt in the third quarter . . . Was 0 for 2 on kickoffs against the Rebels . . . Assumed the lead for the place-kicker’s job when spring drills opened and he maintained that status throughout the four-week session . . . Made a spring-long, 50-yard field goal during the team’s second scrimmage.
Played in two games during his redshirt freshman season, working as a reserve at place-kicker . . . Handled kickoff duties in the two games in which he worked . . . Saw the first action of his collegiate career in his personal homecoming game during Week 2 at Tulane . . . Subbing for an injured Brent Smith on kickoffs, he blasted two kicks against the Green Wave in the Superdome . . . His first effort went for a touchback and his second, after an offsides penalty, carried 70 yards to the goal line . . . Worked in the same capacity one week later at Houston . . . One of his four kickoffs carried for touchback against the Cougars . . . Made 11 field goals during three spring scrimmages, connecting three times from more than 50 yards away (50, 52, and 56 yards) . . . Listed second on the spring-ending depth chart at the place-kicking position . . . Could also handle kickoff duties.
Redshirted his true freshman season.
Rated with the top seven place-kickers in the nation by Max Emfinger in his November national bluechips newsletter . . . Listed No. 4 among place-kickers in the southeast by PrepStar magazine/CBS Sportsline.com . . . Said to have “one of the strongest legs among high schoolers in America” by that publication . . . Two-time, all-state in Louisiana as a place-kicker and punter . . . Posted outstanding career kicking numbers during his four years as his high school team’s place-kicker . . . Finished his prep career ranked #6 nationally in career kick scoring with 219 points . . . Converted 26-of-47 field goal attempts, including four of more than 52 yards, and 141-of-159 extra point kicks during his prep career . . . Scored a state-record 220 career points . . . Converted 13-of-21 field goal attempts during his senior season for head coach Steven Fitzhugh at Ouachita Christian High School in Monroe, La., but more impressively 12-of-14 three-pointers inside 53 yards . . . Made three field goals of 50 yards or more . . . Included in his field goal total was a Louisiana state-record, 59-yard field goal . . . Additionally, 50 of his 55 kickoffs went for touchbacks . . . Also averaged 41.6 yards per punt, including a school-record 62-yard boot . . . Led his team to the Class 2A state championship during his senior campaign . . . Made eight field goals during his junior season, four as a sophomore and one during his freshman campaign . . . Also averaged 38 yards per punt during his junior season . . . Also a standout baseball player at the prep level . . . Honor Roll student on the prep level who was named Academic All-State . . . He was one of six students chosen in northeast Louisiana as a scholar athlete for the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
Born Keith Ryne Andrews, 7-29-84, in Monroe, La. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Andrews . . . Majoring in biological sciences.
Has played in 20 games during his Mississippi State career, serving as the team’s regular place-kicker and kickoff specialist for 18 games, beginning at the start of his sophomore season until injury stopped that streak during the latter stages of his junior year . . . Has made 11-of-18 field goal attempts (.611) and all 32 extra-point kicks . . . Thirty-one of his 60 (.517) full-field kickoffs in his career have gone for touchback . . . Opened his collegiate career working primarily as a reserve behind all-SEC kicker Brent Smith during his freshman season . . . Used in two games played during his redshirt freshman campaign to handle kickoffs . . . Came to Mississippi State following a prep career in which he was named a two-time, all-state kicker in Louisiana.
2006:
Continued his rehabilitation from ’05 season-ending groin tear with a productive spring session . . . Made three field goal attempts during three spring scrimmages, including a 55-yard kick in the spring-ending Maroon and White game.
2005:
Started seven games at place-kicker and kickoff specialist during his junior season, a campaign that was shortened by a groin injury . . . Converted five-of-eight field goal attempts (62.5 percent) and all 11 extra-point kicks during his reduced activity, scoring 26 points . . . Eleven of his 23 kickoffs (47.8 percent) went for touchbacks . . . Opened the year with a solid performance in MSU’s 38-6 win over Murray State . . . Made all five extra-point kicks and converted his only field goal attempt, a 37-yarder to open State’s scoring, in the victory over the Racers . . . Ran his streak of successful points after touchdown to 26 straight with the five conversions . . . Two of his seven kickoffs went for touchback against Murray . . . His lone field goal attempt vs. Auburn in Week 2 hit the crossbar from 48 yards out . . . Was one-for-one on kickoffs for touchback against the Tigers . . . Tacked on three more extra-point conversions in State’s 21-14 win over Tulane in Week 3 . . . Was two-for-four on kickoffs for touchback against the Green Wave . . . Connected on a 34-yard field goal on MSU’s first possession of its Week 4 game with Georgia, his lone three-point attempt of the game . . . Also converted his only extra point kick . . . Was one-of-two on full-field kickoffs against the Bulldogs . . . Made his lone extra-point try in State’s Week 5 game with LSU, but missed his only field goal attempt . . . Was one-of-two on kickoffs for touchback against the Tigers . . . Made one-of-two field goal attempts at Florida in Week 6 . . . His career-long, 49-yard, three-pointer came with 4:08 left in the first quarter and tied the game at 3-3 at the time . . . Was one-for-three on full-field kickoffs against the Gators . . . Until sidelined with a groin strain, he had one of the top games of his career in Week 7 against Houston, connecting on a pair of field goals and an extra-point kick . . . His 35-yard field goal came with 3:45 remaining in the first quarter and his 44-yard three-pointer occurred just into the second period, a pair of kicks that handed MSU a 6-0 lead at the time . . . Three of his four kickoffs against the Cougars went for touchback . . . His leg injury occurred on the one that did not, to open the second half . . . Continued to rehab the groin injury in Week 8 and did not make the trip to Kentucky . . . Eventually sidelined for the remainder of the year with the injury . . . Selected to the prestigious Mississippi State University Society of Scholars for his work in the classroom during his junior season . . . Solid spring workout kept him at the top of the depth chart . . . Despite being limited to just an extra-point kick in the Maroon and White spring game, he connected on three-of-three field goals in the school’s second spring scrimmage one week earlier . . . Earned the football team’s Newsom Award, given annually to the top student-athlete in each sport, and won the department’s overall male academic award.
2004:
Started all 11 games during his sophomore season as the team’s place-kicker and kickoff specialist . . . Made six-of-10 field goal attempts, with a season-long 48-yard three-pointer . . . Was three-of-four on field-goal kicks over 40 yards . . . Also made all 21 extra-point kicks on the season . . . Finished the year second on the team in scoring with 39 points scored . . . Was especially effective on kickoffs . . . For the season, 20 of his 37 kickoffs (.541) went for touchbacks . . . Credited with three special teams tackles on the year (one each against Florida, Kentucky and Ole Miss) . . . Converted all four extra-point attempts in State’s season-opening win over Tulane . . . Also proved to be a weapon as the team’s kickoff specialist . . . Four of his five kickoffs against the Green Wave went for touchbacks . . . Added two more extra points (on two attempts) during Week 2 game with Auburn . . . One of his three kickoffs against the Tigers went for a touchback . . . Also had a pooch punt of 23 yards that went out of bounds at the AU 7-yard line . . . Made his seventh-straight PAT to open the season during Week 3 game with Maine, but missed his first field goal attempt of the year . . . One of his two kickoffs went for touchback against the Black Bears . . . His lone kickoff one week later at LSU went into the end zone, but was returned . . . One of his two full-field kickoffs went for touchback and made his lone extra-point kick against Vanderbilt in Week 5 . . . Made two-of-three field goals against UAB one week later, his first two made field goals of the ’04 season . . . His 48-yard field goal just 2:55 into the game gave MSU an early 3-0 lead against the Blazers . . . His 42-yard field goal just into the fourth quarter pulled State within 17-13 at the time . . . His lone miss in the game, a 37-yard effort, hit the upright . . . Two of his three full-field kickoffs went for touchbacks . . . Was solid in the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Florida . . . Made his only field goal attempt against the Gators, a 40-yard three-pointer . . . That connection with 5:27 remaining in the first half gave State a 17-7 lead over UF at the time . . . In addition, five of his seven kickoffs in the game went for touchback . . . Connected on his only two field goal attempts during State’s 22-7 victory over Kentucky in Week 8 . . . Hit a 33-yarder just before halftime to hand MSU a 10-0 lead at the time . . . His 32-yard three-pointer came just into the fourth period and built the lead to 13-0 . . . Three of his five kickoffs went for touchbacks . . . One of his three kickoffs went for touchback against Alabama in Week 9 . . . Had his only field goal attempt vs. Arkansas in Week 10 blocked and returned for a touchdown . . . Two of his four kickoffs went for touchback against the Razorbacks . . . Accounted for the team’s only points in the season-ending loss to Ole Miss, converting on a 23-yard field goal . . . Missed on a 48-yard three-point attempt in the third quarter . . . Was 0 for 2 on kickoffs against the Rebels . . . Assumed the lead for the place-kicker’s job when spring drills opened and he maintained that status throughout the four-week session . . . Made a spring-long, 50-yard field goal during the team’s second scrimmage.
2003:
Played in two games during his redshirt freshman season, working as a reserve at place-kicker . . . Handled kickoff duties in the two games in which he worked . . . Saw the first action of his collegiate career in his personal homecoming game during Week 2 at Tulane . . . Subbing for an injured Brent Smith on kickoffs, he blasted two kicks against the Green Wave in the Superdome . . . His first effort went for a touchback and his second, after an offsides penalty, carried 70 yards to the goal line . . . Worked in the same capacity one week later at Houston . . . One of his four kickoffs carried for touchback against the Cougars . . . Made 11 field goals during three spring scrimmages, connecting three times from more than 50 yards away (50, 52, and 56 yards) . . . Listed second on the spring-ending depth chart at the place-kicking position . . . Could also handle kickoff duties.
2002:
Redshirted his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated with the top seven place-kickers in the nation by Max Emfinger in his November national bluechips newsletter . . . Listed No. 4 among place-kickers in the southeast by PrepStar magazine/CBS Sportsline.com . . . Said to have “one of the strongest legs among high schoolers in America” by that publication . . . Two-time, all-state in Louisiana as a place-kicker and punter . . . Posted outstanding career kicking numbers during his four years as his high school team’s place-kicker . . . Finished his prep career ranked #6 nationally in career kick scoring with 219 points . . . Converted 26-of-47 field goal attempts, including four of more than 52 yards, and 141-of-159 extra point kicks during his prep career . . . Scored a state-record 220 career points . . . Converted 13-of-21 field goal attempts during his senior season for head coach Steven Fitzhugh at Ouachita Christian High School in Monroe, La., but more impressively 12-of-14 three-pointers inside 53 yards . . . Made three field goals of 50 yards or more . . . Included in his field goal total was a Louisiana state-record, 59-yard field goal . . . Additionally, 50 of his 55 kickoffs went for touchbacks . . . Also averaged 41.6 yards per punt, including a school-record 62-yard boot . . . Led his team to the Class 2A state championship during his senior campaign . . . Made eight field goals during his junior season, four as a sophomore and one during his freshman campaign . . . Also averaged 38 yards per punt during his junior season . . . Also a standout baseball player at the prep level . . . Honor Roll student on the prep level who was named Academic All-State . . . He was one of six students chosen in northeast Louisiana as a scholar athlete for the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
PERSONAL:
Born Keith Ryne Andrews, 7-29-84, in Monroe, La. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Andrews . . . Majoring in biological sciences.
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