2008 Football Roster
Roster
Adam Carlson
- Position:
- K/P
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gulfport, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Gulfport HS
CAREER:
Pressed into service during the latter stages of his redshirt freshman campaign when regular place-kicker Keith Andrews was sidelined by a leg injury ... Earned the regular kicking job during his second season on campus and has held it ever since ... Has played in 29 games for Mississippi State, serving as the regular kicker 28 times, from the end of his redshirt freshman season on ... Has converted 18-of-29 field goals (.621) and 67-of-68 extra-point kicks ... One of his missed field goals was blocked ... His 18 made field goals are ninth most all-time at State ... His 67 extra points made and 68 attempts rank fifth all-time at the school ... Has a career-long, 48-yard field goal to his credit ... Five-for-87 on full-field kickoffs for touchback ... Has also punted twice (24-yard average) in short-field situations ... Came to MSU as a punter and place-kicker from the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
2007:
Started all 13 games as the team’s regular place-kicker ... Made 10-of-13 field goal attempts (.769) and 33-of-34 extra point tries ... He was eighth in the SEC in field goal percentage (.769) and point after touchdown kicking percentage (.971) ... His 33 conversions are tied for the fourth most on the school’s all-time single-season list and his 34 attempts are seventh on that chart ... Scored 63 points on the year, the most points scored by a State kicker since Brent Smith tallied 64 points in 2002 ... Also punted twice for a 24-yard average in short-field situations, both of which came to rest inside the 20-yard line ... Two of his 55 kickoffs went for touchback ... Opened the year as Mississippi State’s regular kicker from placements and on kickoffs ... Converted on one field goal (23 yards) and added five extra-point successes in the team’s Week 2 victory over Tulane ... Made both of his field goal attempts and his lone extra-point kick in Mississippi State’s Week 3 victory at Auburn ... His 32-yard field goal with 9:19 left in the first quarter gave MSU a 3-0 first quarter lead ... His 30-yard three-pointer came just into the second quarter and built State’s lead to 13-0 at the time ... It marked the first time in his career that he had connected on two field goals in the same game ... After missing a 27-yard field goal due to a botched hold early in the Gardner-Webb game in Week 4, he proceeded to make seven straight field goals through the remainder of the 2007 season, a stretch of two months without a miss ... After that miss, he connected on a 33-yarder against the Runnin’ Bulldogs ... Also added all four extra-point kicks ... His field goal came mid-way through the third quarter and accounted for MSU’s final points in the 31-15 victory ... Made all three extra-point kicks at South Carolina in Week 5 ... Made his only field goal try, a 39-yarder, and three-of-four extra-point kicks one week later vs. UAB ... His three-pointer 10 minutes before halftime tied the game at 3-all ... Made three points after touchdown against Tennessee in Week 7 ... Punted for the first time in his career from field goal formation against the Volunteers, with his 30-yarder rolling dead at the UT 3 ... Made his lone extra-point attempt at West Virginia in Week 8 ... Booted a 31-yard field goal and all four extra points at Kentucky one week later ... His successful three-pointer came just into the second half and handed MSU a 17-7 lead at the time . . .Had one field goal and a pair of successful extra-point kicks in State’s win over nationally No. 21-ranked Alabama in Week 10 ... His 35-yard field goal came with 4:12 left in the first half and cut the Crimson Tide lead to 9-3 at the time ... Made one field goal and four extra-point kicks in the Bulldogs’ Week 11 game at Arkansas ... His 25-yard field goal within the first five minutes of the second half reduced Arkansas’ lead at the time to 24-10 at the time ... Hit the game-winner, a career-long 48-yard field goal with 12 seconds left on the game clock to give MSU a 17-14 win over arch-rival Ole Miss in the Battle For The Golden Egg ... Also made a pair of extra-point kicks in the comeback triumph ... Made his lone field goal and only extra-point kick in State’s 10-3 win over Central Florida in the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... Connected on a 22-yard field goal midway through the second quarter to draw the Bulldogs even at 3-3 at the time, and his conversion point gave MSU its final point with just under two minutes remaining in the game.
2006:
Won the starting place-kicking job during preseason camp prior to his sophomore season ... Started all 12 games at the position ... Made six-of-12 field goal attempts on the year and all 27 extra-point kicks ... Had a season-long, 47-yard three-pointer ... Was two-for-29 on full-field kickoffs for touchback during his sophomore campaign ... Missed his only field-goal attempt against South Carolina to open the season ... Had his lone try blocked against Auburn in Week 2 ... Was three-for-three on extra-point kicks during Week 3 action vs. Tulane ... Was zero-for-three on full field kickoffs against the Green Wave ... Connected on a career-long, 47-yard field goal at UAB in Week 4 ... That three-pointer with just over a minute to go in the first half pulled MSU within 7-3 at the time ... Also added his lone extra-point attempt against the Blazers ... Failed to record a touchback on three kickoffs against UAB ... Converted on a 32-yard field goal and a pair of extra-point kicks at LSU in Week 5 ... Made his only two extra-point attempts against West Virginia in Week 6 ... Missed his lone field goal attempt (48 yards) against the Mountaineers ... Converted a season-high five extra-point kicks in the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Jacksonville State ... Was zero-for-two on full field kickoffs for touchback against the Gamecocks ... Made his only field goal attempt and all five extra-point kicks at Georgia in Week 8 ... His 36-yard field goal midway through the third quarter cut Georgia’s lead to 21-17 at the time ... Was zero-for-five on kickoffs for touchback against UG ... Connected on a 45-yard field goal with 10:42 left in the third period against Kentucky in Week 9, pulling MSU within 21-17 at the time ... Made all four extra-point tries against the Wildcats ... Was two for five on kickoffs for touchback against UK ... Converted one-of-two field goal attempts in the Bulldogs’ Week 10 win over Alabama and all three extra-point kicks ... His 39-yard field goal just into the second quarter gave State a 10-3 lead at the time ... Was zero-for-five on kickoffs for touchback against the Crimson Tide ... Made a pair of extra-point boots in Week 11 vs. Arkansas ... Did not have a touchback on three kickoffs against the Razorbacks ... Was one-of-three on field goal tries against Ole Miss in the season finale, connecting from 41 yards out ... Made both extra points against the Rebels ... Was zero-for-three on kickoffs in the season-ender ... Continued his battle for the regular place-kicking job throughout spring practice and had a productive period ... Converted five field goals during three spring scrimmages, including a spring-long 47-yarder during the session’s second scrimmage ... Also remained an option at punter.
2005:
Played in four games, earning three starting calls as the team’s regular place-kicker, during his redshirt freshman season ... Made two-of-four field goals and all seven of his extra-point kick attempts during the year ... Had a season-long, 39-yard field goal ... Was one-for-three on kickoffs for touchback on the year ... Scored 13 points on the year ... Pressed into service for the first time during Week 7 work against Houston ... Subbing for an injured Keith Andrews, he connected on his lone field goal attempt, a 20-yard three-pointer with 1:29 left in the third quarter that cut Houston’s lead to 21-16 at the time ... His succeeding kickoff went for touchback ... Kicked for Andrews in Week 8 and the remainder of the season ... Made an extra-point attempt, but was zero-for-one on field goal tries at Kentucky ... Was zero-for-two on kickoffs for touchback in Lexington ... Made his lone field goal attempt, a 39-yard effort, and a point after touchdown in Week 10 game at Arkansas ... Converted all five point-after-touchdown kicks in the Bulldogs’ season-ending 35-14 win over Ole Miss ... Competed for work at both place-kicker and punter during MSU’s four-week spring practice session ... Punted three times for a 40-yard average during the spring-ending Maroon and White game ... Listed behind Keith Andrews at kicker coming out of those drills.
2004:
Sat out his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Earned first-team, all-state honors by the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Named second-team, all-state by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger as a punter ... Selected to play in the Mississippi High School all-star game ... Averaged 41.3 yards per punt on 40 kicks during his senior season at Gulfport ... As a place-kicker, he connected on five-of-eight field goal attempts and made 18-of-21 extra point tries ... Was also a part-time quarterback on the prep level ... Did not start playing football until his junior year in high school ... Also played baseball and soccer on the high school level, earning five letters in soccer ... Honor roll student in the high school classroom.
PERSONAL:
Born Adam Ross Carlson, 10-19-85, in Gulfport, Miss. ... Son of Mr. Denis Carlson and Ms. Kathy Carlson ... Received his degree in banking and finance and is currently enrolled in the Master’s of Business Administration program.
