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Joe Zoppi
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Shelton, CT
  • High School:
    Shelton
  • Position:
    K
  • fg
    3-7
  • pat
    28-30
  • pts
    37

Bio

2019: Made 28-of-30 PATs and hit three field goals…Kicked four extra points and made a season-long 36 yard field goal at Duquesne (11/23)…Kicked seven extra points and kicked a 22-yard field goal against Bryant (10/19)…Kicked 7-of-7 PATs against Robert Morris (11/16).

2018: Redshirted...Had four kickoffs at Bryant.

2017: Went 6-for-6 on extra-point tries...Made all five point after tries against Robert Morris.

Before CCSU: Played for coach Jeff Roy...All-SCC selection...First Team All-State...All-USA Today Connecticut First Team...Walter Camp Second Team...New Haven Register All-Area...Connecticut Post Super 33 Team...Special Team Player of the Year...Tied state record with 20 field goals...Led the state in kicking points with 85.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14
  Total Conference
Field goals made 3 3
Field goal attempts 7 5
Field goal % 43% 60%
Field goal long 36 36
P-A-T made 28 25
P-A-T attempts 30 27
P-A-T % 93% 93%
Points 37 34

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - 1 1 1
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 1 2 22 7 7 10
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - 3 4 3
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 1 1 19 4 4 7
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - 7 7 7
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 1 2 36 4 5 7
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 0 2 0 2 2 2

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 10 - - - - - - 7 1 - 0 0
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 3 - - - - - - 3 - - 0 0
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 7 - - - - - - 4 1 - 0 0
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 7 - - - - - - 7 - - 0 0
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 7 - - - - - - 4 1 - 0 0
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 2 - - - - - - 2 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
Aug 31 at Fordham W, 26-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Merrimack W, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Valparaiso W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Eastern Mich. L, 34-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Sacred Heart W, 28-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Columbia W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Bryant W, 52-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU W, 28-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Wagner W, 27-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U. W, 38-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Robert Morris W, 49-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Duquesne W, 43-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 at UAlbany L, 42-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2017-18 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 24 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2017-18 4 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 1 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 24 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2017-18 4 - - - - - - -
2018-19 1 - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - -
Total 24 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2017-18 4 - - - - 6 6 100% 6
2018-19 1 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 8 3 7 43% 36 28 30 93% 37
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 11 10 16 63% 42 26 27 96% 56
Total 24 13 23 57% 42 60 63 95% 99

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2017-18 4 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 1 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 24 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2017-18 4 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 1 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 8 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 24 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2017-18 6 1.5 - - - - - - 6 - 0 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 37 4.6 - - - - - - 28 3 0 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 56 5.1 - - - - - - 26 10 0 0
Total 99 4.1 - - - - - - 60 13 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2017-18 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 24 1 0 1.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 8 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 8 3 7 43% 36 28 30 93% 37
Conference 5 3 5 60% 36 25 27 93% 34
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 3 2 3 67% 22 18 18 100% 24
Away 5 1 4 25% 36 10 12 83% 13
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 6 3 5 60% 36 26 28 93% 35
Losses 2 0 2 0% 0 2 2 100% 2
Month                  
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 1 2 50% 22 8 8 100% 11
November 5 2 5 40% 36 20 22 91% 26

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - - - - - - -

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 8 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 3 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 2 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 1 - - - - 0 .0
October 2 - - - - 0 .0
November 5 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 37 4.6 - - - - - - 28 3 0 0
Conference 34 6.8 - - - - - - 25 3 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 24 8.0 - - - - - - 18 2 0 0
Away 13 2.6 - - - - - - 10 1 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 35 5.8 - - - - - - 26 3 0 0
Losses 2 1.0 - - - - - - 2 0 0 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 11 5.5 - - - - - - 8 1 0 0
November 26 5.2 - - - - - - 20 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 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Football Completes Undefeated League Season, Wins Big on the Road at Duquesne

Blue Devils will find out their NCAA Playoff opponent tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. on ESPNU

November 23, 2019

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James, Zoppi Earn Weekly NEC Honors After Overtime Win

Blue Devils are ranked #19/#18 in this week's FCS and AFCA polls

November 11, 2019

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CCSU Outlasts Saint Francis, 38-31, in Overtime, Matches School-Record With Ninth Victory

CCSU will host Robert Morris next Saturday at 12 p.m.

November 9, 2019