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Lafayette College Athletics

2018 Football Roster

Rick Smith

19 Jacob Bissell

  • Pos. K/P
  • Yr. Senior
  • Ht. 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Hometown Allentown, Pa.
  • High School Parkland
  • Major Anthropology & Sociology

Biography

2018: Played in every game during his final season...handled placekicking duties the first five games of the season...made a season-long field goal of 44 yards at Sacred Heart (9/1) in the season opener...served as the team's punter the entire season, averaging 41.3 yards per attempt...placed 15 punts inside the 20-yard line...booted nine punts of 50-plus yards, including a career-long of 64 yards at No. 24 Colgate (9/22).

2017: Suffered a season-ending injury in the season-opener at Monmouth (9/2)...one of 38 Leopards named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, holding a 3.58 semester GPA.

2016: Team's placekicker for second straight season...made eight of 11 field goal attempts with a long of 36 yards vs. Princeton...did not miss any PATs, converting 23...finished second on the team in scoring with 47 points, one behind Matt Mrazek...collected 2,540 yards on 41 kickoffs (62.0 yards per kick) with 20 touchbacks...had two field goals in the Delaware (9/10) and Fordham (10/8) games.

2015: Named to All-Patriot League Second Team while also being tabbed as the team's Special Teams MVP...played in every game, handling kick off and placekicking duties...totaled 2,051 yards on kickoffs...made eight of 14 field goal attempts with a long of 47 at Delaware (9/12) where he made three field goals...booted home four field goals against Colgate (11/7)...named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week twice (9/14, 11/9).

AT PARKLAND: Big 33 Game selection...two-time all-conference (Lehigh Valley Conference in 2013 and East Penn Conference in 2014) kicker who twice earned all-area laurels from the Morning Call...Express-Times All-Area selection in 2014, playing a key role in Parkland winning three straight district titles...as a senior, was 8-for-12 on field goals with a long of 43 while converting 58-of-63 PATs; managed 45 touchbacks on kickoffs and scored 83 points...in his junior year, he produced 42 touchbacks on 66 percent of his kickoffs and made 42-of-46 extra points; added four field goals, with a long of 42 yards...averaged 35.1 yards per punt in 2013...competed for Lehigh Valley United and Reading Rage soccer clubs...High Honor Roll student who volunteered at an animal shelter.

PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Jayne-Anne Bissell...has an older sister Jackie, an older brother, Brennon, and a younger brother, Aidan...born 2/3/97.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2015Freshman

    K
    6'1" 175 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2016Sophomore

    K
    6'1" 200 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2017Junior

    K
    6'1" 205 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2018Senior

    K/P
    6'1" 200 lbs
    19