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38 Ed Groth
Ed Groth
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Shelton, CT
  • High School:
    Shelton
  • Position:
    K/P
  • fg
    4-6
  • pat
    17-18
  • pts
    29

Bio

2014: Served as Central's punter and placekicker...Totaled 50 points on 20 PAT's and 10 field goals...Hit 10-of-16 field goals, including a season-long 39-yard kick...Punted 56 times for 1,977 yards and an average of 35.3 yards per punt...Had a season-long punt of 51 yards...Placed 12 punts inside the opponents' 20 and forced 10 fair catches...Kicked off 25 times for 1,493 yards, an average of 59.7 yards per kickoff...Recorded two touchbacks.

2013:  Served as the Blue Devils’ kickoff specialist as a freshman, while also seeing time at punter…Kicked off 61 times for 3,413 yards and an average of 56.0 yards per kick…Recorded seven touchbacks…Punted 25 times for an average of 33.1 yards per punt…Placed 10 punts inside the opponents’ 20 and also forced seven fair catches.

Before Central:  Played football at Shelton High School…Was named All-SCC Conference…Also earned All-State honors from Walter Camp, New Haven Register and Connecticut Post...Played in the Connecticut All-Star Game.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7
  Total Conference
Field goals made 4 3
Field goal attempts 6 5
Field goal % 67% 60%
Field goal long 35 32
P-A-T made 17 10
P-A-T attempts 18 10
P-A-T % 94% 100%
Points 29 19

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 4 Lehigh L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Stony Brook L, 38-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Bowie St. W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at New Hampshire L, 57-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Duquesne L, 27-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Lehigh L, 20-14 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Sep 12 at Stony Brook L, 38-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Bowie St. W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at New Hampshire L, 57-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Duquesne L, 27-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 4 Lehigh L, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Stony Brook L, 38-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Bowie St. W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at New Hampshire L, 57-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Duquesne L, 27-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 4 Lehigh L, 20-14 - - - 2 2 2
Sep 12 at Stony Brook L, 38-9 1 1 35 0 1 3
Sep 19 Bowie St. W, 21-14 - - - 3 3 3
Sep 26 at New Hampshire L, 57-14 - - - 2 2 2
Oct 3 at Duquesne L, 27-10 1 2 19 1 1 4
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33 - - - 3 3 3
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7 - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0 - - - 4 4 4
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13 2 2 32 1 1 7
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7 0 1 0 1 1 1

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 4 Lehigh L, 20-14 6 212 35.3 41 1 1 1 0
Sep 12 at Stony Brook L, 38-9 8 291 36.4 47 0 1 0 0
Sep 19 Bowie St. W, 21-14 9 388 43.1 53 3 1 0 0
Sep 26 at New Hampshire L, 57-14 7 254 36.3 41 2 1 0 1
Oct 3 at Duquesne L, 27-10 5 198 39.6 48 0 1 0 0
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33 5 166 33.2 42 2 0 1 0
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10 8 297 37.1 49 1 3 0 0
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0 4 156 39.0 49 1 1 1 0
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13 6 233 38.8 44 1 1 0 0
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7 5 174 34.8 55 0 1 0 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 4 Lehigh L, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Stony Brook L, 38-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Bowie St. W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at New Hampshire L, 57-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Duquesne L, 27-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 4 Lehigh L, 20-14 1 3 - - - 3
Sep 12 at Stony Brook L, 38-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 19 Bowie St. W, 21-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 26 at New Hampshire L, 57-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 3 at Duquesne L, 27-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33 1 - - - - 0
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7 - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10 1 - - - - 0
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0 1 - - - - 0
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 4 Lehigh L, 20-14 2 0 - - - - - 2 - - 0 0
Sep 12 at Stony Brook L, 38-9 3 - - - - - - 0 1 - 0 0
Sep 19 Bowie St. W, 21-14 3 - - - - - - 3 - - 0 -
Sep 26 at New Hampshire L, 57-14 2 - - - - - - 2 - - 0 0
Oct 3 at Duquesne L, 27-10 4 - - - - - - 1 1 - 0 0
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33 3 - - - - - - 3 - - 0 0
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0 4 - - - - - - 4 - - 0 0
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13 7 - - - - - - 1 2 - 0 -
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7 1 - - - - - - 1 0 - 0 0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 4 Lehigh L, 20-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 at Stony Brook L, 38-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Bowie St. W, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at New Hampshire L, 57-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Duquesne L, 27-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Bryant W, 35-33 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Dartmouth L, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Sacred Heart W, 26-10 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Robert Morris W, 34-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 Saint Francis U. L, 22-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Wagner L, 28-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 45 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 12 2 9 0.8 4.5 0 5 - -
2015-16 10 1 3 0.3 3.0 0 3 - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 45 3 12 0.3 4.0 0 5 - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2013-14 12 - - - - - - -
2014-15 12 - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
Total 45 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 12 10 16 63% 39 20 24 83% 50
2015-16 10 4 6 67% 35 17 18 94% 29
2016-17 11 12 16 75% 43 25 25 100% 61
Total 45 26 38 68% 43 62 67 93% 140

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2013-14 12 25 828 33.1 41 10 7 1 0
2014-15 12 56 1977 35.3 51 12 10 2 1
2015-16 10 63 2369 37.6 55 11 11 3 1
2016-17 11 30 1198 39.9 59 8 2 3 0
Total 45 174 6372 36.6 59 41 30 9 2

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2013-14 12 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 12 9 - - - 9 .8
2015-16 10 3 - - - 3 .3
2016-17 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 45 12 - - - 12 .3

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2013-14 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 50 4.2 0 - - - - - 20 10 0 0
2015-16 29 2.9 0 - - - - - 17 4 0 0
2016-17 61 5.5 - - - - - - 25 12 0 0
Total 140 3.1 0 - - - - - 62 26 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2013-14 12 4 0 4.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 12 3 1 4.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 2 1 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 45 10 3 13.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 1 3 0.3 3.0 0 3 - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 1 3 0.6 3.0 0 3 - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 1 3 0.5 3.0 0 3 - -
Month                  
September 4 1 3 0.8 3.0 0 3 - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 4 6 67% 35 17 18 94% 29
Conference 6 3 5 60% 32 10 10 100% 19
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 2 2 100% 32 13 13 100% 19
Away 5 2 4 50% 35 4 5 80% 10
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - 10 10 100% 10
Losses 6 4 6 67% 35 7 8 88% 19
Month                  
September 4 1 1 100% 35 7 8 88% 10
October 4 1 2 50% 19 8 8 100% 11
November 2 2 3 67% 32 2 2 100% 8

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 63 2369 37.6 55 11 11 3 1
Conference 6 33 1224 37.1 55 5 7 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 30 1155 38.5 53 8 4 3 0
Away 5 33 1214 36.8 55 3 7 0 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 26 1007 38.7 53 7 5 2 0
Losses 6 37 1362 36.8 55 4 6 1 1
Month                  
September 4 30 1145 38.2 53 6 4 1 1
October 4 22 817 37.1 49 4 5 2 0
November 2 11 407 37.0 55 1 2 0 0

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 3 - - - 3 .3
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 3 - - - 3 .6
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 3 - - - 3 .5
Month              
September 4 3 - - - 3 .8
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 29 2.9 0 - - - - - 17 4 0 0
Conference 19 3.2 - - - - - - 10 3 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 19 3.8 0 - - - - - 13 2 0 0
Away 10 2.0 - - - - - - 4 2 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 10 2.5 - - - - - - 10 - 0 0
Losses 19 3.2 0 - - - - - 7 4 0 0
Month                        
September 10 2.5 0 - - - - - 7 1 0 0
October 11 2.8 - - - - - - 8 1 0 0
November 8 4.0 - - - - - - 2 2 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 1 1 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Football Drops Conference Opener at Duquesne on Saturday

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