Michael Palardy

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla.
	High School: St. Thomas Aquinas

Career Statistics

2011

2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Games/Starts: 11/11
Had 52 points on 25-of-26 PATs, made 9-of-14 field goals
Also punted 14 times for 36.8 avg
43 kickoffs for 63.1 average including six touchbacks
Made five PATs in the final three games
Missed MTSU (11/5) game with an injury
Made a 22-yard field goal and missed at 47-yard kick vs. South Carolina (10/29), also punted three times for 35.3 average
Bested career-long field goal for second week in a row with a 52-yarder at #2 Alabama (10/22). Kick was longest by a Vol since Jeff Hall (53 yards) vs. Oklahoma State in 1995. Also made a 40-yard field goal. Punted five times for a 40.0 average along with a 5-yard completion on a fake punt play

Made a career-long 43-yard field goal along with 28-yarder vs. Georgia (10/8). Also attempted 51-yarder which was wide right for second-longest attempt of career
Connected on pair of 28-yard field goals vs. Buffalo (10/1)
Kicked 20-yard field goal and punted for 39 yards at #16 Florida (9/17)
37-yard field goal along with six PATs vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
Recovered his own onside kick vs. Cincinnati (9/10)
Kicked six PATs in opener vs. Montana (9/3)
Punted twice vs. Montana for 40.5 average, long of 44
Kicked seven times for 64.6 average with one touchback in opener vs. Montana

2010

Games/Starts: 11/6
Started in six games and played in 11 overall, while serving in multiple capacities for the Tennessee special teams unit
Primary placekicker for kickoffs for UT for most of the season and started five games, in addition to two starts at punter
Also served as UT's field goal kicker while Daniel Lincoln was unable to play with a leg injury (LSU-Memphis)
Tied for third in UT annals for season field goal percentage (.714) with a minimum five made (5-of-7)
Started at both positions at LSU and punted for the first time, a season-long 51-yarder
Also missed first career field goal, a 45-yard attempt, but scored his first points as a Vol with two PATs

Converted first field goal at UT vs. Alabama, a 33-yarder that cut the Vols' deficit to three heading into halftime, and added a PAT
Connected on career highs of three field goals (a UT season best) and five PATs at Memphis
Nailed a career-long 39-yard FG to give the Vols a 3-0 lead at South Carolina
Filled in on punting duties vs. Kentucky for the injured Chad Cunningham and executed UT's second fake punt of 2010, rushing 16 yards for a first down
Also punted a season-high three times for an average of 39.2 yards per punt
First action came vs. Oregon with his first career kickoff

High School

Rated as the No. 2 overall, No. 3 most versatile and No. 5 most accurate kicker by Rivals.com
Ranked as the No. 1 overall kicker by Scout.com
EA Sports All-America first team
Participated in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Game
Honored as FSWA first-team all-state as a senior in 2009 and FSWA third-team all-state as a junior in 2008
Earned 2009 All-State honors by SunStateFootball.com

Named All-County as a senior and junior
Left-footer averaged better than 47.0 yards per punt as senior and all but five of his 43 kickoffs went for touchbacks
Added seven field goals in 2009
As a junior, was 76-of-78 on extra points and 98-percent of kickoffs were touchbacks
Helped lead St. Thomas Aquinas to 5A state championship in 2008
Coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School: George Smith

Career Highs