2020 Football Roster
Roster
Christmann, Jace
Jersey Number 47
Jace Christmann
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Memorial
Bio
2017 Freshman All-American (FWAA)
2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
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Career Notes And Records
Career: Walk-on kicker who solidified himself as one of the best in program history … Finished tied for No. 4 on MSU's career scoring charts (223) ... Surpassed Brian Hazelwood (218) as the programs career leader in kicking points with his extra point against Missouri (12/19/20) … Mississippi State career leader in PATs made (127) … Owns school record with 95 straight PATs converted, a streak which was snapped at Auburn in 2019 … For his career, is 32-for-40 (80.0%) on field goals and 127-for-128 (99.2%) on extra points … Career field goal percentage of .800 is tied with Brent Smith (24-for-30; 2002-03) for tops in MSU history … Sits No. 10 all-time at MSU in career field goals made (32) and No. 9 in career field goals attempted (40) … Career-long field goal of 51 yards (at Tennessee; 10/12/19) ranks tied for No. 8 in program history … Joined Westin Graves (104; 2014-16) as the only place kickers in program history to convert at least 100 extra points … Owns the No. 5 (42; 2017), No. 6 (41; 2018) and No. 7 (39; 2019) spots on the single season extra point charts.
2020 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in three games.
at Ole Miss (11/28): Had one kickoff, an onside kick attempt in the fourth quarter, which was recovered by Ole Miss. Missouri (12/19): Converted one extra point to break a tie with Brian Hazelwood and become the programs career leader in kicking points (219), a total that sits No. 4 all-time at MSU. vs. Tulsa (12/31): Converted all four extra point attempts.
2019 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 12 games handling all placement kicks … Did not appear in the season opener … Converted 8-for-10 field goals and 39-for-40 extra points … Also had three kickoffs on the season … Had school record streak of 95 straight extra points snapped on his first attempt at No. 7 Auburn (9/28) … Ranked No. 21 in the SEC in scoring at 5.3 points per game. Southern Miss (9/7): Tallied eight points … Went 5-for-5 on extra points and 1-for-2 on field goals. Kansas State (9/14): Totaled six points … Hit from 47 yards on his lone field goal attempt … Converted all three extra points. Kentucky (9/21): Knocked through all four extra point tries. at No. 7 Auburn (9/28): Connected on a 27-yard field goal … Went 2-for-3 on extra point attempts … Missed his first PAT attempt to snap a streak of 95 straight extra point conversions … Had one kickoff for 39 yards. at Tennessee (10/12): Hit a career-best 51-yard field goal … Added one extra point for a four-point outing. No. 2 LSU (10/19): Hit his lone extra point attempt. at Texas A&M (10/26): Totaled six points … Hit from 33 yards out on a field goal … Knocked through all three extra points to make him just the second Bulldog kicker with 100 career extra points made in a career. at Arkansas (11/2): Scored 12 points … Was 6-for-6 on extra points and a 2-for-2 on field goals … Hit from 26 and 46 yards. No. 5 Alabama (11/16): Hit his lone extra point attempt … Hit two kickoffs for a 30-yard average. Abilene Christian (11/23): Produced nine points … Hit all six extra points … Connected on a 40-yard field goal. Ole Miss (11/28): Made all three extra attempts. vs. Louisville (12/30): Connected on all four extra points.
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2018 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in all 13 games … Starting place kicker … Finished No. 54 nationally and No. 9 in the SEC in field goal percentage (.750) … Ranked No. 75 in the FBS and No. 12 in the SEC in field goals per game (0.92) … Made all 41 PAT attempts on the year, good for sixth in MSU single-season annals … Also tallied three kickoff attempts for an average of 41.3 yards per kick. Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Went 6-for-6 on extra point attempts … Missed his lone field goal attempt. at Kansas State (9/8): Finished with seven points … Hit all four extra points … Went 1-for-2 on field goals … Connected from 20 yards out. Louisiana (9/15): Knocked in all eight PAT attempts. at Kentucky (9/22): Converted his lone extra point attempt. Florida (9/29) Went 2-for-2 on field goals for MSU’s only points … Converted from 34 and 39 yards. No. 8 Auburn (10/6): Totaled 11 points … Went 3-for-4 on field goals and 2-for-2 on extra points … Hit from 25, 32 and 47 yards … Lone miss was blocked. at No. 5 LSU (10/20): Connected on a 19-yard field goal for his only points. No. 16 Texas A&M (10/27): Accounted for four points, all on extra points. Louisiana Tech (11/3): Totaled nine points … Knocked in six extra points … Hit a 47-yard field goal for his lone attempt … Had one kickoff for 44 yards. Arkansas (11/17): Totaled seven points … Hit all four extra point attempts … Was 1-for-1 on field goals with a 19-yard conversion. at Ole Miss (11/22): Hit all five extra points. vs. Iowa (1/1): Tallied 10 points … Made only extra point attempt … Was 3-for-3 on field goals … Hit from 44, 42 and 20 yards.
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2017 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in all 13 games on the year … Primary place kicker for final 11 games … First place kicker in program history to earn a place on the FWAA Freshman All-America Team and the SEC All-Freshman Team … Ranked No. 4 in the SEC in field goal percentage (.857) … Made all 42 extra point attempts … Started the season 9-for-10 on field goal, which tied for the best by an MSU kicker since at least 1988 (Westin Graves, 2015; Scott Westerfield, 2000). Charleston Southern (9/2): Scored his first career points with a second-half extra point. at Louisiana Tech (9/9): Hit all three extra points … All three attempts came in the second half. No. 11 LSU (9/16): Scored 13 points … Successful on his first three career field goal attempts … Connected on 27-, 30- and 45-yard tries … First MSU kicker to make three field goals in a game since Devon Bell (South Alabama; 9/22/2012). at No. 11 Georgia (9/23): Hit a 26-yard field goal for his lone points. at No. 13 Auburn (9/30): Had four points … Hit a 40-yard field goal … Connected on his lone extra point attempt. BYU (10/14): Hit all five extra point attempts. Kentucky (10/21): Tallied nine points … Hit a 31-yard field goal … Tallied a career-high six PATs. at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28): Perfect on five extra point attempts. UMass (11/3): Scored 10 points … Converted all six kicks … Hit field goals of 28 and 25 yards … Knocked in all four extra points. No. 2 Alabama (11/11): Tallied six points … Converted all three extra points … Successful on his long field goal attempt from 25 yards out. at Arkansas (11/18): Hit all four extra points … Missed his lone field goal attempt. Ole Miss (11/23): Logged eight points … Hit on both field goal attempts: 44 and 37 yards … Successful on both extra point attempts. vs. Louisville (12/30): Scored seven points … Hit all four extra points … Went 1-for-2 on field goal attempts, converting from 23 yards out.
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2016 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year with the program.
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High School
Prepped at Memorial High School under head coach Gary Koch … Named Texas University Interscholastic League District 18 Class 6A top punter as a senior.
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PERSONAL
Born John Joseph Christmann V on June 17, 1997 … Son of Heather and John Christmann … Has two sisters, Caroline and Claire … Majoring in petroleum engineering … Twitter handle is @jchristmann47.
2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
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Career Notes And Records
Career: Walk-on kicker who solidified himself as one of the best in program history … Finished tied for No. 4 on MSU's career scoring charts (223) ... Surpassed Brian Hazelwood (218) as the programs career leader in kicking points with his extra point against Missouri (12/19/20) … Mississippi State career leader in PATs made (127) … Owns school record with 95 straight PATs converted, a streak which was snapped at Auburn in 2019 … For his career, is 32-for-40 (80.0%) on field goals and 127-for-128 (99.2%) on extra points … Career field goal percentage of .800 is tied with Brent Smith (24-for-30; 2002-03) for tops in MSU history … Sits No. 10 all-time at MSU in career field goals made (32) and No. 9 in career field goals attempted (40) … Career-long field goal of 51 yards (at Tennessee; 10/12/19) ranks tied for No. 8 in program history … Joined Westin Graves (104; 2014-16) as the only place kickers in program history to convert at least 100 extra points … Owns the No. 5 (42; 2017), No. 6 (41; 2018) and No. 7 (39; 2019) spots on the single season extra point charts.
2020 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in three games.
at Ole Miss (11/28): Had one kickoff, an onside kick attempt in the fourth quarter, which was recovered by Ole Miss. Missouri (12/19): Converted one extra point to break a tie with Brian Hazelwood and become the programs career leader in kicking points (219), a total that sits No. 4 all-time at MSU. vs. Tulsa (12/31): Converted all four extra point attempts.
2019 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 12 games handling all placement kicks … Did not appear in the season opener … Converted 8-for-10 field goals and 39-for-40 extra points … Also had three kickoffs on the season … Had school record streak of 95 straight extra points snapped on his first attempt at No. 7 Auburn (9/28) … Ranked No. 21 in the SEC in scoring at 5.3 points per game. Southern Miss (9/7): Tallied eight points … Went 5-for-5 on extra points and 1-for-2 on field goals. Kansas State (9/14): Totaled six points … Hit from 47 yards on his lone field goal attempt … Converted all three extra points. Kentucky (9/21): Knocked through all four extra point tries. at No. 7 Auburn (9/28): Connected on a 27-yard field goal … Went 2-for-3 on extra point attempts … Missed his first PAT attempt to snap a streak of 95 straight extra point conversions … Had one kickoff for 39 yards. at Tennessee (10/12): Hit a career-best 51-yard field goal … Added one extra point for a four-point outing. No. 2 LSU (10/19): Hit his lone extra point attempt. at Texas A&M (10/26): Totaled six points … Hit from 33 yards out on a field goal … Knocked through all three extra points to make him just the second Bulldog kicker with 100 career extra points made in a career. at Arkansas (11/2): Scored 12 points … Was 6-for-6 on extra points and a 2-for-2 on field goals … Hit from 26 and 46 yards. No. 5 Alabama (11/16): Hit his lone extra point attempt … Hit two kickoffs for a 30-yard average. Abilene Christian (11/23): Produced nine points … Hit all six extra points … Connected on a 40-yard field goal. Ole Miss (11/28): Made all three extra attempts. vs. Louisville (12/30): Connected on all four extra points.
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2018 (Sophomore Season)
Appeared in all 13 games … Starting place kicker … Finished No. 54 nationally and No. 9 in the SEC in field goal percentage (.750) … Ranked No. 75 in the FBS and No. 12 in the SEC in field goals per game (0.92) … Made all 41 PAT attempts on the year, good for sixth in MSU single-season annals … Also tallied three kickoff attempts for an average of 41.3 yards per kick. Stephen F. Austin (9/1): Went 6-for-6 on extra point attempts … Missed his lone field goal attempt. at Kansas State (9/8): Finished with seven points … Hit all four extra points … Went 1-for-2 on field goals … Connected from 20 yards out. Louisiana (9/15): Knocked in all eight PAT attempts. at Kentucky (9/22): Converted his lone extra point attempt. Florida (9/29) Went 2-for-2 on field goals for MSU’s only points … Converted from 34 and 39 yards. No. 8 Auburn (10/6): Totaled 11 points … Went 3-for-4 on field goals and 2-for-2 on extra points … Hit from 25, 32 and 47 yards … Lone miss was blocked. at No. 5 LSU (10/20): Connected on a 19-yard field goal for his only points. No. 16 Texas A&M (10/27): Accounted for four points, all on extra points. Louisiana Tech (11/3): Totaled nine points … Knocked in six extra points … Hit a 47-yard field goal for his lone attempt … Had one kickoff for 44 yards. Arkansas (11/17): Totaled seven points … Hit all four extra point attempts … Was 1-for-1 on field goals with a 19-yard conversion. at Ole Miss (11/22): Hit all five extra points. vs. Iowa (1/1): Tallied 10 points … Made only extra point attempt … Was 3-for-3 on field goals … Hit from 44, 42 and 20 yards.
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2017 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Appeared in all 13 games on the year … Primary place kicker for final 11 games … First place kicker in program history to earn a place on the FWAA Freshman All-America Team and the SEC All-Freshman Team … Ranked No. 4 in the SEC in field goal percentage (.857) … Made all 42 extra point attempts … Started the season 9-for-10 on field goal, which tied for the best by an MSU kicker since at least 1988 (Westin Graves, 2015; Scott Westerfield, 2000). Charleston Southern (9/2): Scored his first career points with a second-half extra point. at Louisiana Tech (9/9): Hit all three extra points … All three attempts came in the second half. No. 11 LSU (9/16): Scored 13 points … Successful on his first three career field goal attempts … Connected on 27-, 30- and 45-yard tries … First MSU kicker to make three field goals in a game since Devon Bell (South Alabama; 9/22/2012). at No. 11 Georgia (9/23): Hit a 26-yard field goal for his lone points. at No. 13 Auburn (9/30): Had four points … Hit a 40-yard field goal … Connected on his lone extra point attempt. BYU (10/14): Hit all five extra point attempts. Kentucky (10/21): Tallied nine points … Hit a 31-yard field goal … Tallied a career-high six PATs. at No. 24 Texas A&M (10/28): Perfect on five extra point attempts. UMass (11/3): Scored 10 points … Converted all six kicks … Hit field goals of 28 and 25 yards … Knocked in all four extra points. No. 2 Alabama (11/11): Tallied six points … Converted all three extra points … Successful on his long field goal attempt from 25 yards out. at Arkansas (11/18): Hit all four extra points … Missed his lone field goal attempt. Ole Miss (11/23): Logged eight points … Hit on both field goal attempts: 44 and 37 yards … Successful on both extra point attempts. vs. Louisville (12/30): Scored seven points … Hit all four extra points … Went 1-for-2 on field goal attempts, converting from 23 yards out.
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2016 (True Freshman Season)
Redshirted his initial year with the program.
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High School
Prepped at Memorial High School under head coach Gary Koch … Named Texas University Interscholastic League District 18 Class 6A top punter as a senior.
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PERSONAL
Born John Joseph Christmann V on June 17, 1997 … Son of Heather and John Christmann … Has two sisters, Caroline and Claire … Majoring in petroleum engineering … Twitter handle is @jchristmann47.
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