LAFAYETTE, La. — Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns kicker Kenneth Almendares picked up national honors on Wednesday when he was named to The Athletic’s 2024 All-America football team.
Almendares, a Lou Groza finalist and national FBS leader in field goals made, earned second-team All-America honors on the publication’s 50-member squad.
The senior has converted on 27 of 29 field goals on the season to rank ninth among FBS kickers in accuracy (.931). The Clute, Texas native remains on pace to become the third kicker since 2008 to lead the nation in field goals while maintaining 90-percent accuracy.
Almendares went 25-for-25 on the season in field goals from under 50 yards with his lone misses coming from 53 (right) and 60 (left) yards. The SBC leader and 11th nationally in points scored (127), Almendares holds both the UL and SBC career record for most field goals made (68) and holds the UL record for career scoring (362) and PATs (158)
The UL single-season record holder in field goals made and points, Almendares had nine games during the season with 10 or more points, including eight straight contests. He set the Sun Belt record for most field goals made in a season (27) and recorded four games with three or more field goals.
Louisiana (10-3), which will make its school-record seventh straight trip to bowl game, will face Big 12 member in the 19th annual Isleta New Mexico Bowl on December 28 in Albuquerque, N.M.
The game will be televised live on ESPN.
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