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Lincoln, Daniel
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Jersey Number 26
Daniel Lincoln
- Position:
- Placekicker
- Year(s) Awarded:
- 2007
- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
- High School:
- Forest
Bio
Daniel Lincoln wasted little time in making his mark on Tennessee football. He earned All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America in 2007, his freshman season on Rocky Top. During the 2007 campaign, the Ocala, Fla., native made 21-of-28 field goal attempts and scored 112 points, which was a school record for points in a season for a kicker and the third-most points in a season overall. His 21 field goals made and 112 points were also school freshman records. Included in those 21 conversions were several clutch kicks. Lincoln nailed a 48-yard kick in the waning seconds of the South Carolina game to send it into overtime, and then converted a 27-yard kick to win the game in the extra period. Three weeks later, he drove home a 33-yard attempt with 2:46 remaining in the Vanderbilt game that proved to be the deciding score. Lincoln's 2008 campaign was hampered by a sluggish UT offense, but the sophomore finished a perfect 22-of-22 on PATs and 10-of-18 on field goals with a long of 47 yards.
Career Totals
- Made: 51
- Attempted: 64
- Field Goal %: 79.7
- PAT: 134-of-138
- Points: 287
- 0-29 Yards: 20-of-23
- 30-39 yards: 16-of-22
- 40-49 yards: 15-of-24
- 50+: 0-5
- Long: 49 (2x)
CAREER HONORS
- 2009 Academic All-District IV CoSIDA (2nd)
- 2009 Academic All-SEC
- 2008 Academic All-SEC
- 2007 All-America Football Writers
- 2007 Freshman All-America Rivals.com (2nd) and Collegefootballnews.com (honorable mention)
- 2007 All-SEC Rivals.com, Associated Press (2nd) and Coaches (2nd)
- 2007 Freshman All-SEC Coaches, Rivals.com and Sporting News
- 2007 Groza Award Semifinalist
- 2007 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
- 2007 Academic All-District IV CoSIDA
- 2007 Academic All-SEC
- 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
2010 - SENIOR
- Finished his career sixth on Tennessee's all-time field goal made list with 51 and seventh in field-goal percentage at .689
- Broke his own UT record set in 2007 by converting his first nine field goal attempts
- Finished 10-of-11 on field goals for the second-best percentage (.909) season in school history
- Third on team with 57 points
- Perfect 5-for-5 beyond 40 yards for highest percentage in SEC with minimum five made
- Returned from injury versus Mississippi to connect on UT season-high seven PATs and 43-yard FG
- Matched career long with 49-yard FG versus Florida
- Nailed a pair of early FGs against Oregon, including 48-yarder
- Connected on two field goals versus UAB, one of which put UT ahead in first overtime
- Missed only FG of season against Kentucky but nailed 36-yarder in final quarter to put Vols ahead 24-14
2009 - JUNIOR
- Started season 8-of-10 on field goals before an injury slowed former Freshman All-American
- Finished season 10-of-16
- Season long of 49 yards came against Ohio
- Hit three field goals against the Bobcats
- Connected on 33-of-34 extra point attempts and scored 63 points
2008 - SOPHOMORE
- Connected on 10-of-18 field goals and all 22 PATs
- Booted 47-yarders at UCLA and Auburn for season bests
- Made two field goals in a game versus Auburn, Northern Illinois, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt
- Also connected against Alabama with 31-yarder
2007 - FRESHMAN
- Named to Football Writers All-America team after making 21 field goals and scoring 115 points during his freshman season
- Selected All-SEC first team by Rivals.com and second team by both league coaches and Associated Press
- 115 points during the season was UT kicking record and trails only Gene McEver (130 in 1929) and Reggie Cobb (120 in 1987)
- Third in the SEC with 1.5 field goals made per game
- Also fifth in SEC with 8.2-point scoring average
- Connected on 21-of-29 (72.4) field goals
- Hit first eight attempts to set best career start in UT history
- Previously, Carlos Reveiz (1985) and Ricky Townsend (1972) had the best starts after beginning their UT careers 6-of-6 on made field goals
- Finished with the third most field goals made in a season in Tennessee history
- In first collegiate game knocked home a 41-yard FG and all four of his PAT attempts at Cal
- Hit all three of his FG attempts against Southern Miss, including 47-yarder
- Returned to home state and hit both field goal attempts at Florida
- Connected on a pair of field goals (29 yards and 39 yards) against Arkansas State
- Saw consecutive-made streak end with first attempt against Mississippi State, but bounced back to hit next four attempts (47, 29, 26, 43) against the Bulldogs
- Knocked down career-long 48-yard FG to send the South Carolina game to OT before hitting the game-winning 27-yard FG in OT against Gamecocks
- Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for efforts against South Carolina
- Knocked home 2-of-3 attempts against Vanderbilt including game-winning 33-yarder in fourth quarter
- Hit 1-of-2 FGs and all five extra point attempts at Kentucky
HIGH SCHOOL
- Nominated to play in 2006 Florida Jersey All-Star Game
- Three times named All-State, All-Region, All-District, All-Area and All-County
- Made 5-of-6 field goals and averaged 45.3 yards per punt as senior
- Added 4-of-5 field goals and all 29 PATs in 2004 as junior
- During first two years at Westport High School, made 9-of-11 field goals and 38-of-39 PATs
- Longest field goal made was 55 yards
- Also three-year starter at linebacker and safety
- Class president three years and National Honor Society member
- Lettered in track and field, weightlifting and baseball
- Coach at Forest High School - Wayne Yancey
FB | Joey Aguilar & Mike Matthews Postgame at Mississippi State (9.27.25)
Sunday, September 28
FB | Josh Heupel Postgame Press Conference vs. Mississippi State (9.27.25)
Saturday, September 27
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. UAB (9.20.25)
Wednesday, September 24
FB | Braylon Staley Media Availability (9.23.25)
Tuesday, September 23
