University of Richmond Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 44
Griffin Trau
- Position:
- Kicker
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hanover, N.H.
- High School:
- Western Reserve Academy
Career
- Finished career second all-time in scoring with 248 points
- Finished second all-time in career field goals made with 47
- Finished second all-time in career extra points made with 107
- Holds the Richmond football record for field goal percentage at 81.0 (47-58)
2018
- Preseason All-CAA
- Named First Team Google Cloud Academic All-District
- Saw action in 10 of 11 games
- Hit 12-of-17 field goals with a long of 43 yards
- Connected on 7-of-8 field goals between 20-29 yards, 3-for-5 from 30-39 and 2-for-4 from 40+
- Hit 20-of-21 PATs
- Kicked off 44 times for an average of 52.0 yards per kick with three touchbacks
- Hit two field goals from 42 and a 38-yards out against Virginia (Sept. 1)
- Added a 22-yard field goal in the win over Fordham (Sept. 8)
- Hit two field goals inside 30 yards in the come-from-behind win over St. Francis (Sept. 13)
- Hit a 24-yard field goal at Stony Brook (Sept. 22)
- Connected on a 33-yard field goal attempt against James Madison (Sept. 29)
- Drilled a 23-yard field goal against Delaware (Oct. 6)
- Hit 2-of-3 field goals, including a 32-yard and a 25-yard game-winning field goal with less than 10 seconds remaining
- Connected on a season-long 43-yard field goal to help the Spiders defeat William and Mary (Nov. 17)
- Jepson School Student-Athlete of the Year
- Appeared in all 11 games
- Named All-CAA First Team
- Converted 12 of 15 kicks with a long of 41
- Buried the game-winning field goal in overtime to defeat Albany at home
- Preseason All-American
- Preseason All-CAA
- Awarded scholarship during the offseason
- Made game-winning field goal to take down #25 Colgate on the road
- STATS FCS All-American Second Team
- All-American Second TeamAFCA•
- Associated Press All-American First Team
- Walter Camp FCS All-American
- All-AmericanNACDA•
- College Sports Madness All-American First Team
- All-CAAFirst Team
- First Team All-StateVaSID•
- First Team All-Indiana (Indianapolis Star)
- Went 23-of-26 on field goals and a perfect 42-for-42 on extra points
- Tied a CAA record and set a single-season program record with his 23 field goals
- Hit game-winning field goal as time expired against #7 North Dakota to send Spiders to FCS Quarterfinals
- Saw action in three games as a kicker
- Was 8-of-9 in PATs
2014
- Redshirted
High School
- Team Captain
- Special Teams MVP
- All-Time Leading Kicking Scorer at Western Reserve Academy
- Holds school record for varsity letters earned with 14
- Also played lacrosse and hockey
Personal
- AP Scholar
- Son of Debi and Peter Trau
- Mother Debi played lacrosse at Amherst College
- Father Peter played lacrosse at Penn State
- Younger brother, Duncan, also plays for the Spider football team
Blake Houser Making Offseason Strides
Wednesday, April 01
Russ Huesman Spring Football Update
Wednesday, April 01
Football Weekly Press Conference November 19
Wednesday, November 19
Football Postgame - Lafayette
Saturday, November 15
