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Bitancurt kicker 6-1, 203, r-Sr. West Springfield Springfield, Va.
2011 (r-Jr.)
• Three-year starting kicker • Ended year at No. 5 on WVU’s career kick scoring list (260); No. 5 on WVU’s career field goals made list (39/54); No. 3 on WVU’s career PAT made list (143) • Tied for No. 36 nationally in field goals per game and was No. 7 in the Big East • No. 28 nationally in scoring and No. 1 in Big East • Hit on 16-of-22 field goals with a long of 45 yards • Set Orange Bowl record by going 10-for-10 on PATs • Hit game-winning 28-yard field goal at USF as time expired; totaled three field goals and scored 12 points • Connected on a 28-yard field goal at Cincinnati and scored six total points • Converted on a 27-yard field goal at Syracuse • Scored 13 points three times (Bowling Green, Maryland, Norfolk State), which is his second-best single-game total • Connected on field goals of 31 and 33 yard against UConn and scored 11 total points • Hit 2-for-2 field goals against Bowling Green with field goals of 30 and 45 yards, which tied his career long • Made 3-of-3 at Maryland with field goals of 35, 34, 21 yards to total 13 points • Totaled 13 points vs. Norfolk State • Field goals of 17 and 21 yards vs. Norfolk St. • Converted on field goals of 27 and 43 yards vs. Marshall
2010 (r-So.) • Ranked No. 7 on WVU’s career kick scoring (151), career extra points made (82) and tied for • No. 8 on WVU’s career field goal made (23) lists • Tied for No. 1 in the Big East in PAT percentage, No. 7 in kick scoring, No. 8 in field goals per game and No. 10 in overall scoring • Hit the game-winning field goal in overtime at Marshall • WVU Special Teams Champion: Marshall
2009 (r-Fr.)
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• All-Big East First Team by the league coaches, ESPN.com, The Sporting News, rivals.com and second team by Phil Steele • Named to the All-Big East Freshman Team by The Sporting News, ESPN.com and rivals.com • Made field goals of 40 yards or more five times • His 13 field goals tied him for No. 10 on WVU single-season chart • No. 11 on WVU’s single-season extra point made list • No. 10 on the school’s season kick scoring list • No. 5 in the Big East in kick scoring and No. 10 in overall scoring (6.2) • Tied for No. 5 in Big East in field goals made per game (1.00) and No. 3 in PAT percentage • Big East Special Teams Champion: Liberty, Pitt • WVU Special Teams Champion: Liberty, Pitt • Connected on a career-high four field goals against Pitt, including game-winner as time expired • Four field goals tied his Milan Puskar Stadium record for most field goals in a game, set earlier in season gainst Liberty
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bitancurt 2008 (Fr.) • Redshirted
High School • Coached by Bill Renner at West Springfield High • All-state kicker as a senior • Connected on 13-of-17 field goal attempts, including a 50-yarder • Made 49-of-50 extra points • 13 field goals were the most in the state and tied him for the seventh most in a season in state history • For his career, he finished with 15-of-20 field goals with a long of 50 yards, 107-of-108 extra point attempts, including consecutive streak of 70
Personal • Birthday is Nov. 5 • Son of Mauro and Teresa Bitancurt • One of two boys • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Bitancurt’s Kicking Statistics Year FG/A 2011 16/22 2010 10/17 2009 13/15 Totals 39/54
Pct. 1-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long 72.7 8/8 5/6 3/4 0/0 45 58.8 5/6 3/4 2/7 0/0 43 86.7 2/2 6/7 5/6 0/0 45 72.2 15/16 14/17 10/17 0/0 45
Bitancurt’s Scoring Statistics Year FG/A Pct. PAT/A Pct. Points 2011 16/22 72.7 61/63 96.8 109 2010 10/17 58.8 41/41 1.000 71 2009 13/15 86.7 41/42 97.6 80 Totals 39/54 72.2 143/146 97.9 260