Rafael Gaglianone
| No. 27 | |
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| Position | Placekicker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Chattanooga (TN) Baylor School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Rafael Gaglianone is a former American football placekicker who played for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Gaglianone attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] He received scholarship offers from North Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin, choosing Wisconsin because, “[he] had been in the south for too long.”[2] After finishing his college career, the Big Ten posted on Twitter that he would be returning to Brazil to "work for a company that bridges opportunities for international students to receive scholarships in the USA."[3]
College career
During the 2014–15 season, Gaglianone went 19-for-22 on field goals and 59-for-61 on extra points. In 2015, Gaglianone was named to the Big Ten all-bowl team for kicking a 29-yard field goal with seven seconds left to send the game against Auburn into overtime, and kicking the game winning 25-yard field goal in the first overtime period.[4][5]
In July 2015 Gaglianone was listed on the Lou Groza Award preseason watchlist.[6] However his sophomore season was not as good as his breakout freshman season, going only 18-for-27 on field goals. He was able to make eight of eight kicks from within 30 yards, though he missed three kicks in the 30s, 40s and 50s. He made game-winning field goals against Nebraska in October and USC in the Holiday Bowl.
On July 25, 2016, it was revealed that Gaglianone would wear No. 27 for the upcoming 2016 football season in honor of his friend, Nebraska punter Sam Foltz, who had died in a car accident days before. He had previously worn No. 10.[7]
To open the 2016 season, Gaglianone was 3-for-3 on field goals (30, 47, 48 yards) against the No. 5 LSU Tigers, including the game-winning field goal in the last two minutes of the game. With the fourth game-winning field goal of his career Gaglianone set the record for the most in school history.[8] Following the game Gaglianone was lauded with multiple 'Player of the Week' awards, including Big Ten special teams player of the week, Rose Bowl Big Ten player of the week and one of three Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week.[8][9][10] Gaglianone subsequently missed most of the remainder of the season, due to a back injury.[11] He ended the season having appeared in only three games, making 7-of-8 field goals and 10-of-10 extra points.[12] The season did not count against his four years of NCAA eligibility.
During the 2017 season, Gaglianone appeared in 14 games, making 16-of-18 field goals and all 59 extra points he attempted.[12] Gaglianone returned to Wisconsin for his final collegiate season in 2018.
References
- ^ Temple, Jesse Freshman kicker Gaglianone impresses in first Badgers practice "Fox Sports Wisconsin". January 19, 2015
- ^ Potrykus, Jeff Brazilian kicker Rafael Gaglianone brings 'boom' to Badgers. "The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel". January 19, 2015
- ^ Big Ten Football [@B1Gfootball] (June 2, 2019). "After graduating this spring, Rafael Gaglianone of @BadgerFootball is headed home to work for a company that bridges opportunities for international students to receive scholarships in the USA. #B1GSummer" (Tweet). Retrieved August 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Former Baylor Kicker Rafael Gaglianone Boots Game Winning FG Against Auburn Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine “WDEF News 12” January 19, 2015
- ^ Trotter, Jake NCF Nation: 2014–15 all-bowl teams “ESPN”. January 19, 2015
- ^ Gaglianone claims spot on Groza Award watch list Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine University of Wisconsin. September 4, 2015
- ^ Kocorowski, Jake Wisconsin Football: Rafael Gaglianone to wear No. 27 in honor of Nebraska punter Sam Foltz "Bucky's Fifth Quarter". July 26, 2016
- ^ a b "Big Ten Football Players of the Week".
- ^ Game, Rose Bowl (6 September 2016). "@BadgerFootball's Rafael Gaglianone is our @B1Gfootball Player of the Week for week 1! (Photo cred: @DStlukaPhoto)pic.twitter.com/H79oLbrJNz".
- ^ Newspapers, JASON GALLOWAY Lee. "Wisconasin leaps up to No. 10 in AP poll".
- ^ Galloway, Jason (October 11, 2018). "Rafael Gaglianone not focusing on career field goals record in final season with Badgers". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ a b https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/rafael-gaglianone-1.html