· Preseason All-Conference USA (league coaches)
· Program’s all-time leading scorer with 186 points (90 PATs/32 FGs)
· Has connected on all 90 of his career extra-point attempts and that is the second-longest active streak in the nation entering the 2014 season
· Has kicked a game-winning field goal in each of his three seasons
· Named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 11, 2013
· Tabbed Western Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week and Lou Groza Award “Star of the Week” on Sept. 3, 2012
Junior (2013)
Appeared in all 12 games … connected on all 38 of his extra-point attempts, drilled 11 field goals, including a long of 43 yards, and saw 21 of his 60 kickoffs (35 percent) result in touchbacks … accounted for a team-leading 71 points … named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week after kicking the third game-winning field goal of his career, a 34-yarder with 14 seconds left, against Tulane (Nov. 9) … tied a program record with seven PATs and added a season-best five touchbacks against UAB (Oct. 26) … connected on a season-high three field goals against Louisiana Tech (Nov. 30).
Sophomore (2012)
Played in six games … saw action in the first four contests, missed the next six due to injury and appeared in the final two … was a perfect 21-for-21 on PATs and 10-of-13 (76.9 percent) on field goals with a long of 51 yards … accounted for 51 points … also kicked off 22 times and recorded seven touchbacks … named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week and Lou Groza Award “Star of the Week” following his performance in the season opener at South Alabama (Sept. 1) … matched a career high with four FGs (47/32/21/51) — including a game-winning, career-long 51-yarder with 16 seconds remaining — in the program’s first-ever FBS and road victory … also made all three of his extra point attempts and booted five touchbacks on eight kickoffs in that tilt.
Freshman (2011)
Kicked in all 10 contests and led the team with 64 points … connected on all 31 of his extra-point tries and was good on 11-of-18 (61.1 percent) field-goals … five of his 42 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks … booted a career-best four FGs (21/45/25/42) and accounted for a school-record 18 points against Bacone (Sept. 24) … kicked another three FGs against Georgia State (Oct. 29), including a game-tying 39-yarder with 24 seconds remaining and the winner from 32 yards out in overtime … had a long of 48 yards against South Alabama (Oct. 8) … redshirted in 2010.
Prior To UTSA
A second-team All-District 25-5A choice at punter and was tabbed team’s Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior … made 31-of-32 PATs and 11-of-14 FGs, recorded 25 touchbacks on 60 kickoffs and averaged 36.7 yards on 37 punts that season … coached by George Herrmann … played soccer before making the move to the gridiron prior to his senior campaign.
Personal
Born April 7, 1992 … son of Karen and Anthony Ianno … economics major.
Career Statistics
Year G PATs Pct. FGs Pct. Long Pts KO TB
2013 12 38-38 100.0 11-19 57.9 43 71 60 21
2012 6 21-21 100.0 10-13 76.9 51 51 22 7
2011 10 31-31 100.0 11-18 61.1 48 64 42 5
Total 28 90-90 100.0 32-50 64.0 51 186 124 33
Career Highs
Extra Points: 7 (2x), last vs. UAB (10/26/13) ^
Field Goals: 4 (2x), last at South Alabama (9/1/12) ^
Points: 18, vs. Bacone (9/24/11) ^
Touchbacks: 5 (2x), last vs. UAB (10/26/13)
^ UTSA record