2008: Made 5-of-8 field-goal attempts and 33-of-36 extra-point
tries...played in 11 games...led the team with 48 points
scored...had two punts for 54 yards...connected on a 23-yard field
goal versus Central State to extend school-record streak of
consecutive makes to 12...booted two more field goals against North
Dakota State to bring streak to 14...made kicks of 40 and 18 yards
against the Bison...kicked a 33-yard field goal at Illinois
State...converted a 27-yarder at Western Illinois...made five PAT
kicks against Central State, Illinois State and Indiana State...had
a season-high six attempts against the Redbirds...made four tries
against Liberty, Missouri State and Western Illinois...had two PATs
against NDSU and UNI...had a punt for 22 yards against the
Bison...pooch punt went out of bounds at the 13-yard line...also
kicked a 32-yarder versus UNI...had highs of eight points against
CSU, NDSU and Illinois State...did not play at Ohio State...earned
his fourth letter.
2007: Honorable-Mention Sports Network All-American...second-team
All-Gateway selection...played in all 11 games as the
placekicker...converted 14-of-15 field-goal attempts and 34-of-36
extra-point tries...made final 11 attempts of the season to
establish school mark for consecutive field goals...scored a
team-high 76 points...field-goal percentage of 93.3 percent set a
school record...percentage was also the highest among FCS kickers
for the season...tied for 18th in the nation with 1.27 field goals
per game...booted three field goals against Southern Utah and
Illinois State...had 14 kickoffs for the season...had six against
Southern Utah, five against South Dakota State, two at Ohio State
and one at Indiana State...kicked a 21-yard field goal in the season
opener at Ohio State...made 2-of-3 PATs and a 38-yard field goal
versus South Dakota State...made six PATs against Stony
Brook...drilled five PATs against Lock Haven...was 7-of-7 on extra
points against Missouri State...had two extra points and made a
42-yard field goal at Southern Illinois...kicked field goals of 37,
28 and 27 yards against SUU...made field goals of 37, 40 and 41
against the Redbirds...at UNI connected on first-half
field goals of 22 and 37 yards...at Indiana State made 28 and 32
yards field goals and four PATs...made a 21-yard field goal and
kicked four PATs against Western Illinois...had a 32-yard pooch punt
against Stony Brook pinning Seawolves at their one-yard
line...named Gateway Conference Special Teams Player of the Week
twice...earned honor against Illinois State (Oct. 20) and Indiana
State (Nov. 3)...HBK Special Teams Player of the Game vs. Illinois
State...earned his third letter...named to Gateway Honor Roll.
2006: Played in all 14 games as the placekicker...was 12-of-15 on
field goal attempts and 50-of-54 on extra-point attempts...was
7-of-8 on field goals and 36-of-37 on PATs at Stambaugh
Stadium...scored 86 points on the season, which ranked second behind
tailback Marcus Mason’s 138…made his final 16 PATs of the year...the
50 PATs made were the fourth most in a season in school
history...the 54 attempts tied for teh second most in a year in
school history...made all seven of his point-after attempts in the
season opener against Slippery Rock…converted on 4-of-5 extra points
against Maine…kicked a 33-yard field goal at Penn State for Guins'
lone points…made all five extra points and a 21-yard field goal
against UC Davis…kicked a career-long 44-yard field goal and made
four extra points at Missouri State…scored a career-high 13 points
on field goals of 40 and 33 yards and seven extra points against
Indiana State…was 5-of-5 on extra points at Western Illinois…made a
28-yard field goal and was 2-for-2 on extra points against Northern
Iowa…made one extra point at Illinois State on a windy
afternoon…made a 30-yarder and was 4-of-4 on extra points against
Southern Illinois...kicked field goals of 27 and 36 yards and an
extra point at Western Kentucky…also kicked his first punt, a
19-yard pooch to the nine-yard line, against the Hilltoppers...converted
40-yard and 26-yard field goals and three PATs against James Madison
in the first round of the Football Championship Series....had four
PATs in playoff win over Illinois State...kicked a 31-yard field
goal and made three extra points at Appalachian State...named HBK
Special Teams Player of the Game against James Madison...earned his
second letter.
2005: Played in 10 games as the placekicker...was
7-of-12 on field-goal attempts and 39-of-41 on extra-point
attempts...scored 60 points for the year to lead the team...kicked a
37-yard field goal and made 5-of-6 extra-point tries against
Slippery Rock...had five kickoffs in the game...converted five extra
points against Northeastern...made six extra points at Liberty in
first road game...made two field goals in the fourth quarter in
come-from-behind 20-17 victory over Illinois State...had a
game-tying 26-yarder with 6:04 left and game-winning 21-yarder with
3:52 remaining...named the Gateway Special Teams Performer of the
Week against the Redbirds...converted six extra points and a career-long
39-yard field goal at Indiana State...had a 25-yard field goal and
two PATs against Western Illinois...made four extra points and a
19-yard field goal versus Missouri State...made an extra point at
UNI...kicked a 30-yard field goal and two extra points at Southern
Illinois...made all six PATs in finale against Western
Kentucky...attempted two field goals in five games...had a streak of
23 consecutive conversion kicks...made his last 13 PAT kicks of the
season...was 7-of-10 from under 40 yards...did not play at
Pittsburgh...earned his first letter.
2004: Redshirted.
High School: Was a first-team All-Ohio Division V selection as a
senior and a junior...the Rams finished 8-2 his senior season and
just missed the playoffs... made 7-of-9 field goals and was 35-of-36
on point-after kicks scoring 56 points...handled kickoff duties
showing a strong leg...was a two-time first-team Northeast Inland
All-District V selection...was a two-time All-Trumbull County
honoree...was a three-time InterCounty League pick...made 26-of-32
field-goal attempts and 106 PATs...team was 6-4 his junior year...as
a junior was 9-of-11 on field goals and 34-of-34 on PATs scoring 61
points...booted a school-record 50-yarder his junior campaign...was
the Rams’ kicker for four years...as a freshman was 10-of-10 on
field goals and 23-of-23 on extra point tries scoring 55
points...made a school-freshman record 42-yarder...coach was Shaun
Brown...also played soccer, baseball and basketball...three-year
member of the honor roll.
Personal: Parents are Frank and Glenna Palmer...his father Frank
is a lieutenant for the Youngstown City Police...has a sister
(Holly)...born Jan. 5, 1986...William Lyden Jr. Scholarship
Recipient 2008-09...major is Integrated Social Studies.