Ewald kicks his way into record books

Senior kicker Mitch Ewald now holds all significant kicking records at IU.

He has more field goals (49), extra points (141) and total points (289) than any kicker in IU’s 129-year history.

He is also the schools most accurate kicker, hitting 81.7 percent of his career field goal attempts.

Ewald is second to former running back Anthony Thompson in IU career points, passing former quarterback Antwaan Randle El earlier this season.

He has not missed a kick this year — a perfect 5-for-5 on field goals and 36-for-36 on extra points.

He is on pace to shatter the record for most extra points in a season this year. Former 2007 kicker Austin Starr had 48.

Ewald is on pace for 62 extra points this season.

Ewald kicked a 50-yard field goal, a career long, to end the first half against Michigan
It was the first time in more than a decade a Hoosier kicker had a 50-yard kick.

The last to do so was Bryan Robertson against Purdue in November 2002.
After the game, Ewald said he wasn’t concerned about all the records and accolades because his team lost.

“Any time you can get on the field as a kicker it’s fun,” Ewald said. “The individual records and stuff like that are great ... I would have loved for those to be touchdowns. I’d rather win the game than get a couple more field goals.”

— Evan Hoopfer