WVU Sports Hall of Fame
Pat McAfee was one of the top kickers and punters in the Big East Conference, as well as the nation, from 2005-08.
The native of Plum, Pennsylvania, handled the team’s punting, kickoff, extra point and field goal duties. During his career, McAfee was named a CBSSports.com First Team All-American, Walter Camp Football Foundation Second Team All-American, Associated Press Third Team All-American, Ray Guy Award finalist, Lou Groza Award semifinalist and played in the Under Armour Senior Bowl.
McAfee was a four-time bowl winner: 2006 Sugar, 2007 Gator, 2008 Fiesta and 2008 Car Care. He set the WVU career records for most games played (51), scoring (384), kick scoring (384) and extra points made (210), was third in punting average (43.7) and field goals made (58) and eighth in number of punts (126). He held the Big East records for most extra points made, was second on the all-time scoring list, second in punting average and third in field goals made. At the conclusion of his career, he was tied for 22nd in overall scoring and 16th among kickers in NCAA history.
As a senior in 2008, McAfee hit a career long 52-yard field goal against Villanova and then again against Cincinnati to send the game into overtime. He was one of two players that season to hit two or more 50-yard field goals. McAfee averaged 44.7 yards per punt with a season long of 65 yards and hit all 36 extra points.
In his junior season, he was the second-leading scorer on the team with 103 total points. McAfee had 12 points on two field goals and six extra points against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.
In 2006, McAfee hit a 51-yard field goal at Pitt, which at the time, was the longest (college or pro) in then-Heinz Field history. He made all 62 extra points that season and made four field goals in the triple-overtime win against Rutgers, including one less than a minute in regulation.
McAfee earned the job on placements and kickoffs as a true freshman in 2005 and was named the Big East Player of the Week against Maryland.
McAfee was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He made two Pro Bowl appearances, was an All-Pro in 2014 and played in Super Bowl XLIV in his rookie year during an eight-year NFL career.
McAfee retired from football in 2017. He has hosted The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN, is an analyst on College GameDay and is a color commentator and occasional wrestler for the WWE.
In high school, McAfee was first team all-conference at Plum High and ranked as the No. 1 kicker in the nation by Scout.com. He was the 2003 national Punt, Pass and Kick champion and won the One-on-One kicking competition in Miami with a 65-yard field goal. McAfee was a three-time first team All-WPIAL in soccer.
McAfee and his wife, Samantha, have one child, Mackenzie, and live in Indianapolis.
