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38 Ed Groth
Ed Groth
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Shelton, CT
  • High School:
    Shelton
  • Position:
    K/P
  • fg
    12-16
  • pat
    25-25
  • pts
    61

Bio

2015: Finished 4-of-6 on field goals attempts on the season...Kicked season-long field goal of 35 yards at Stony Brook...Was 17-of-18 on PAT's...Led the team in scoring with 29 points...Punted 63 times for an average of 37.6 yards per punt...Put 11 punts inside the 20.

2014: 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...Placed 12 punts inside the opponents' 20.

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 15 Wagner L, 25-21
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19
  Total Conference
Field goals made 12 6
Field goal attempts 16 8
Field goal % 75% 75%
Field goal long 43 39
P-A-T made 25 13
P-A-T attempts 25 13
P-A-T % 100% 100%
Points 61 31

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 Lafayette L, 24-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at James Madison L, 56-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Bowie St. W, 44-35 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Bryant L, 45-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Penn L, 28-16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Wagner L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Lafayette L, 24-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at James Madison L, 56-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Bowie St. W, 44-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Bryant L, 45-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Penn L, 28-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Wagner L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 Lafayette L, 24-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at James Madison L, 56-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Bowie St. W, 44-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Bryant L, 45-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Penn L, 28-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Wagner L, 25-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 Lafayette L, 24-10 1 3 43 1 1 4
Sep 10 at James Madison L, 56-21 - - - 3 3 3
Sep 17 Bowie St. W, 44-35 1 1 37 5 5 8
Sep 24 at Bryant L, 45-25 1 1 20 2 2 5
Oct 8 at Penn L, 28-16 3 3 39 1 1 10
Oct 15 Wagner L, 25-21 0 1 0 3 3 3
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25 1 1 32 2 2 5
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35 3 3 39 4 4 13
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21 0 1 0 3 3 3
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19 2 2 31 1 1 7

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 Lafayette L, 24-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at James Madison L, 56-21 1 47 47.0 47 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 Bowie St. W, 44-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Bryant L, 45-25 2 65 32.5 33 1 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Penn L, 28-16 4 166 41.5 45 0 0 1 0
Oct 15 Wagner L, 25-21 2 78 39.0 40 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25 3 109 36.3 40 1 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6 7 273 39.0 58 1 0 2 0
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21 5 213 42.6 56 2 1 0 0
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19 6 247 41.2 59 3 1 0 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 Lafayette L, 24-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at James Madison L, 56-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Bowie St. W, 44-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Bryant L, 45-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Penn L, 28-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Wagner L, 25-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 Lafayette L, 24-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at James Madison L, 56-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Bowie St. W, 44-35 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Bryant L, 45-25 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Penn L, 28-16 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Wagner L, 25-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 Lafayette L, 24-10 4 - - - - - - 1 1 - 0 0
Sep 10 at James Madison L, 56-21 3 - - - - - - 3 - - 0 0
Sep 17 Bowie St. W, 44-35 8 - - - - - - 5 1 - 0 0
Sep 24 at Bryant L, 45-25 5 - - - - - - 2 1 - 0 0
Oct 8 at Penn L, 28-16 10 - - - - - - 1 3 - 0 0
Oct 15 Wagner L, 25-21 3 - - - - - - 3 0 - 0 -
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25 5 - - - - - - 2 1 - 0 0
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35 13 - - - - - - 4 3 - 0 0
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21 3 - - - - - - 3 0 - 0 0
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19 7 - - - - - - 1 2 - 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 2 Lafayette L, 24-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at James Madison L, 56-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Bowie St. W, 44-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Bryant L, 45-25 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Penn L, 28-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Wagner L, 25-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Coastal Caro. L, 33-25 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Robert Morris L, 19-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Sacred Heart W, 37-35 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saint Francis U. L, 31-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Duquesne L, 52-19 1 0 1.0 - - 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 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 11 12 16 75% 43 25 25 100% 61
Conference 6 6 8 75% 39 13 13 100% 31
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 7 10 70% 43 14 14 100% 35
Away 6 5 6 83% 39 11 11 100% 26
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 4 4 100% 39 9 9 100% 21
Losses 9 8 12 67% 43 16 16 100% 40
Month                  
September 4 3 5 60% 43 11 11 100% 20
October 4 4 5 80% 39 6 6 100% 18
November 3 5 6 83% 39 8 8 100% 23

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 11 30 1198 39.9 59 8 2 3 0
Conference 6 22 876 39.8 59 7 2 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 8 325 40.6 59 3 1 0 0
Away 6 22 873 39.7 58 5 1 3 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 30 1198 39.9 59 8 2 3 0
Month                  
September 4 3 112 37.3 47 1 0 0 0
October 4 16 626 39.1 58 2 0 3 0
November 3 11 460 41.8 59 5 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 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 9 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 61 5.5 - - - - - - 25 12 0 0
Conference 31 5.2 - - - - - - 13 6 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 35 7.0 - - - - - - 14 7 0 0
Away 26 4.3 - - - - - - 11 5 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 21 10.5 - - - - - - 9 4 0 0
Losses 40 4.4 - - - - - - 16 8 0 0
Month                        
September 20 5.0 - - - - - - 11 3 0 0
October 18 4.5 - - - - - - 6 4 0 0
November 23 7.7 - - - - - - 8 5 0 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 11 2 1 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 2 1 3.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 1 1 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 0 1 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 1 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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CCSU Announces Incoming Football Class on Signing Day

Head Coach Pete Rossomando will enter his fourth season at CCSU in 2017

January 31, 2017

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Groth, McQuillan Named All-New England Selections

Seniors also earned All-Conference honors this season

November 29, 2016

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Seven Blue Devils Earn All-NEC Postseason Honors

Groth, LaGuerre and McQuillan earn First Team All-Conference honors

November 23, 2016

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Football Falls to Duquesne on Senior Day in New Britain

Blue Devils honored the 12 members of their senior class prior to the game

November 19, 2016

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Football Heads to St. Francis U to Play on ESPN3

Blue Devils coming off a 37-36 home win over Sacred Heart last week

November 10, 2016

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Trio of Football Players Honored By Northeast Conference on Monday

Blue Devils beat Sacred Heart 37-35 on Arute Field last Saturday

November 7, 2016

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Groth Hits Game-Winner, Dolegala Sets Single Season Mark in Home Win Over Sacred Heart

The Blue Devils travel to Saint Francis U. on Saturday, Nov. 12.

November 5, 2016

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Football Comeback Falls Short at #17 Coastal Carolina on Saturday

Blue Devils will play at Robert Morris next Saturday

October 22, 2016

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Football Drops Non-Conference Road Game at Penn on Saturday

CCSU returns home next week to host Wagner on Homecoming on ESPN3

October 8, 2016

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Football Opens Conference Play With Road Loss at Bryant

Blue Devils have a bye next week before heading to Penn on Oct. 8

September 24, 2016

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Offense Comes Alive As Blue Devils Top Bowie State on Saturday

Blue Devils open conference play at Bryant next week on ESPN3

September 17, 2016

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Football Hits the Road to #12 James Madison on Saturday

Blue Devils and Dukes meeting for the third time in the last six seasons

September 8, 2016

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Football Falls to Lafayette, 24-10, in Season-Opener

Dolegala throws for 269 yards and a touchdown in home loss

September 2, 2016