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Jersey Number 91
Ethan Ratke
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Kicker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 178
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsville, Va.
- High School:
- Atlee
- Major:
- Public Administration
Bio
JMU & FCS Career Records
JMU Single-Season and Single-Game Records
2021 as a Sixth-Year Senior: Started all 14 games at place kicker... Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place Kicker Award recipient... Consensus FCS All-American... FCS ADA All-American... Stats Perform FCS First Team All-American... AFCA FCS Coaches' First Team All-American... Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS All-American... HERO Sports FCS First Team All-American... Associated Press First Team All-American... Athlon Sports FCS All-American... Phil Steele FCS First Team All-American... CAA Special Teams Player of the Year... Touchdown Club of Richmond Specialist of the Year... First Team All-CAA kicker... VaSID University Division Special Teams Player of the Year... VaSID First Team All-State... Named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team... Two-time Stats Perform FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 13, Nov. 15)... Four-time CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 13, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 15)... Was 29-of-32 on field goals and 63-of-64 on point after attempts… Led the country in field goals per game (2.07)… Also ranked second in scoring per game (10.7) and fourth in field-goal percentage (.906)… Ranked sixth amongst all CAA players in point responsibility (10.7)… Broke NCAA all-division records for field goals and scoring by a kicker at William & Mary (Nov. 13) after making a JMU- and CAA-record six field goals... Broke FCS career field goals record on 44-yard field goal at Weber State (Sept. 18)... Broke the FCS scoring record by a kicker vs. Maine (Sept. 11)... Tied the FCS career field goals record with his 75th vs. Maine... Converted five field goals at Delaware (Oct. 23)... Made four field goals at Richmond (Oct.16)... Stats Perform FCS Preseason First Team All-American... HERO Sports FCS Preseason First Team All-American... Athlon Sports FCS Preseason All-American... CFPA FCS Performer of the Year Watch List... Preseason All-CAA place kicker... National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022).
2020-21 as a Redshirt Senior: Started all eight games at place kicker... Consensus FCS All-American... FCS ADA All-American... Stats Perform FCS First Team All-American... AFCA FCS Coaches' First Team All-American... Athlon Sports FCS All-American... HERO Sports FCS All-American... Associated Press Second Team All-American... CAA Special Teams Player of the Year... VaSID Special Teams Player of the Year... First Team All-CAA place kicker... VaSID First Team All-State... Stats Perform FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (Apr. 20)... Two-time CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (Feb. 22, Apr. 19)... Was 31-for-31 on point after attempts and 14-for-14 on field goals… Led the country in field goal percentage (100%)… Was also fifth nationally in field goals per game (1.75) and seventh in scoring (9.1) and was seventh in the CAA amongst all players in point responsibility (9.1)… Converted three field goals against Richmond (Apr. 17) to set the CAA all-time record for career field goals... Season-long 48-yard field goal in FCS semifinals at Sam Houston (May 8)… Made two field goals in four other games… Season-best seven extra points in opener vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20)… Had at least 10 points in four games, including season-high 11 (2 PAT, 3 FG) vs. Richmond… Stats Perform FCS Preseason Third Team All-American... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021).
2019 as a Redshirt Junior: Started all 16 games at place kicker... Associated Press Third Team All-American… HERO Sports Third Team All-American… First Team All-CAA place kicker… First Team All-ECAC… VaSID First Team All-State... Set JMU single-season records for field goals (27) and scoring (160)… Was 79-for-80 on point after attempts and 27-for-34 on field goal attempts… Ranked sixth nationally and led CAA in field goals per game (1.69) and scoring (10.0) while also ranking 16th in the FCS and third in the league in field goal percentage (79.4%)… Broke JMU's career field goals record on a 44-yarder at Elon (Sept. 28)... Became JMU's all-time scoring leader at Rhode Island (Nov. 23)… Had three games with three field goals, making all three attempts against Saint Francis (Sept. 7), at Chattanooga (Sept. 21) and in FCS Semifinals against Weber State (Dec. 21)… Had nine games with two or more made field goals… Tied season-long field goal with another 44-yarder at Chattanooga… Season-best 14 points against Saint Francis (5 PAT, 3 FG)… Also had 13 points at Chattanooga (4 PAT, 3 FG) and at Rhode Island (7 PAT, 2 FG)… Tallied at least 12 points in seven games... Dean's List (2020)... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020).
2018 as a Redshirt Sophomore: Played in nine games, serving as the team’s primary place kicker… Third Team All-CAA… VaSID First Team All-State... Set JMU single-season record with 17 made field goals… Was 35-for-35 on point after attempts and 17-for-19 on field goal attempts… Led CAA in scoring (9.6), field goals per game (1.89), field goal percentage (89.5%), PAT kicking percentage (100%) and second in total field goals… Converted four field goals against Elon (Oct. 6)… Made three field goals at Villanova (Oct. 13) and against William & Mary (Sept. 22)… Also hit two field goals at NC State (Sept. 1) and in FCS Second Round at Colgate (Dec. 1)… Career-high 10 extra points against Robert Morris (Sept. 13)… Tallied a season-best 15 points on three field goals and six extra points against W&M.
2017 as a Redshirt Freshman: Played in 11 games, serving as the team’s primary place kicker and kickoff specialist since midseason… VaSID Second Team All-State... Was 31-for-33 on point after attempts and 14-for-18 on field goal attempts… Also had 56 kickoffs for 3,389 yards, averaging 60.5 per kick… Ranked second in the CAA in made field goals and fourth in field-goal percentage (77.8%)… Tied for fourth in JMU single-season history in made field goals… Tied previous program record with three field goals in FCS Quarterfinals against Weber State (Dec. 8), which included a season-long and JMU postseason-record 46-yard field goal as time expired… Made two field goals at William & Mary (Oct. 21), against Richmond (Nov. 11), in the FCS Second Round against Stony Brook (Dec. 2) and in the NCAA Division I Championship game against North Dakota State (Jan. 6)… Made three 40+ yard field goals… Converted six PATs in FCS Semifinals against South Dakota State (Dec. 16) and five at Rhode Island (Nov. 4).
2016 as a Freshman: Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility... CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
High School: VHSL 5A First Team All-State as a junior and senior... VHSL 5A First Team All-North Region as a junior and senior... Richmond Times-Dispatch First Team All-Metro as a junior and senior... First Team All-Conference 16 as a junior and senior... Helped Atlee to the second round of the VHSL playoffs as a senior... Led team in scoring with 83 points as a senior and had 75 points as a junior... Converted 113 of 116 PATs combined in his junior and senior seasons... Made 15 of 19 field goals his junior and senior seasons... Dual-sport athlete who was a four-year starter for the Atlee soccer team... All-Conference 16 selection as a junior... Member of the Beta Club, Interfaith Brotherhood and Sisterhood Youth.
Personal: Full name is Ethan Robert Ratke... Son of Raymond and Amy Byrne Ratke... Has a brother, Evan... His father played college football... Graduated from JMU after double majoring in psychology and public policy & administration in December 2020... Pursuing master's degree in public administration.
- JMU, FCS and NCAA All-Time Leader in Career Field Goals (101)
- JMU, FCS and NCAA All-Time Leader in Scoring by a Kicker (542)
- 2nd in FCS History in Career Scoring by Any Player
- 13th in NCAA History in Career Scoring by Any Player
JMU Single-Season and Single-Game Records
- Field Goals (29 – 2021)
- Scoring (160 – 2019)
- Field Goals in a Game (6 – 2021)
**Two-Time Consensus FCS All-American (2020, 2021)**
2021 as a Sixth-Year Senior: Started all 14 games at place kicker... Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place Kicker Award recipient... Consensus FCS All-American... FCS ADA All-American... Stats Perform FCS First Team All-American... AFCA FCS Coaches' First Team All-American... Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS All-American... HERO Sports FCS First Team All-American... Associated Press First Team All-American... Athlon Sports FCS All-American... Phil Steele FCS First Team All-American... CAA Special Teams Player of the Year... Touchdown Club of Richmond Specialist of the Year... First Team All-CAA kicker... VaSID University Division Special Teams Player of the Year... VaSID First Team All-State... Named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team... Two-time Stats Perform FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 13, Nov. 15)... Four-time CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 13, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 15)... Was 29-of-32 on field goals and 63-of-64 on point after attempts… Led the country in field goals per game (2.07)… Also ranked second in scoring per game (10.7) and fourth in field-goal percentage (.906)… Ranked sixth amongst all CAA players in point responsibility (10.7)… Broke NCAA all-division records for field goals and scoring by a kicker at William & Mary (Nov. 13) after making a JMU- and CAA-record six field goals... Broke FCS career field goals record on 44-yard field goal at Weber State (Sept. 18)... Broke the FCS scoring record by a kicker vs. Maine (Sept. 11)... Tied the FCS career field goals record with his 75th vs. Maine... Converted five field goals at Delaware (Oct. 23)... Made four field goals at Richmond (Oct.16)... Stats Perform FCS Preseason First Team All-American... HERO Sports FCS Preseason First Team All-American... Athlon Sports FCS Preseason All-American... CFPA FCS Performer of the Year Watch List... Preseason All-CAA place kicker... National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022).
2020-21 as a Redshirt Senior: Started all eight games at place kicker... Consensus FCS All-American... FCS ADA All-American... Stats Perform FCS First Team All-American... AFCA FCS Coaches' First Team All-American... Athlon Sports FCS All-American... HERO Sports FCS All-American... Associated Press Second Team All-American... CAA Special Teams Player of the Year... VaSID Special Teams Player of the Year... First Team All-CAA place kicker... VaSID First Team All-State... Stats Perform FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (Apr. 20)... Two-time CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (Feb. 22, Apr. 19)... Was 31-for-31 on point after attempts and 14-for-14 on field goals… Led the country in field goal percentage (100%)… Was also fifth nationally in field goals per game (1.75) and seventh in scoring (9.1) and was seventh in the CAA amongst all players in point responsibility (9.1)… Converted three field goals against Richmond (Apr. 17) to set the CAA all-time record for career field goals... Season-long 48-yard field goal in FCS semifinals at Sam Houston (May 8)… Made two field goals in four other games… Season-best seven extra points in opener vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20)… Had at least 10 points in four games, including season-high 11 (2 PAT, 3 FG) vs. Richmond… Stats Perform FCS Preseason Third Team All-American... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021).
2019 as a Redshirt Junior: Started all 16 games at place kicker... Associated Press Third Team All-American… HERO Sports Third Team All-American… First Team All-CAA place kicker… First Team All-ECAC… VaSID First Team All-State... Set JMU single-season records for field goals (27) and scoring (160)… Was 79-for-80 on point after attempts and 27-for-34 on field goal attempts… Ranked sixth nationally and led CAA in field goals per game (1.69) and scoring (10.0) while also ranking 16th in the FCS and third in the league in field goal percentage (79.4%)… Broke JMU's career field goals record on a 44-yarder at Elon (Sept. 28)... Became JMU's all-time scoring leader at Rhode Island (Nov. 23)… Had three games with three field goals, making all three attempts against Saint Francis (Sept. 7), at Chattanooga (Sept. 21) and in FCS Semifinals against Weber State (Dec. 21)… Had nine games with two or more made field goals… Tied season-long field goal with another 44-yarder at Chattanooga… Season-best 14 points against Saint Francis (5 PAT, 3 FG)… Also had 13 points at Chattanooga (4 PAT, 3 FG) and at Rhode Island (7 PAT, 2 FG)… Tallied at least 12 points in seven games... Dean's List (2020)... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020).
2018 as a Redshirt Sophomore: Played in nine games, serving as the team’s primary place kicker… Third Team All-CAA… VaSID First Team All-State... Set JMU single-season record with 17 made field goals… Was 35-for-35 on point after attempts and 17-for-19 on field goal attempts… Led CAA in scoring (9.6), field goals per game (1.89), field goal percentage (89.5%), PAT kicking percentage (100%) and second in total field goals… Converted four field goals against Elon (Oct. 6)… Made three field goals at Villanova (Oct. 13) and against William & Mary (Sept. 22)… Also hit two field goals at NC State (Sept. 1) and in FCS Second Round at Colgate (Dec. 1)… Career-high 10 extra points against Robert Morris (Sept. 13)… Tallied a season-best 15 points on three field goals and six extra points against W&M.
2017 as a Redshirt Freshman: Played in 11 games, serving as the team’s primary place kicker and kickoff specialist since midseason… VaSID Second Team All-State... Was 31-for-33 on point after attempts and 14-for-18 on field goal attempts… Also had 56 kickoffs for 3,389 yards, averaging 60.5 per kick… Ranked second in the CAA in made field goals and fourth in field-goal percentage (77.8%)… Tied for fourth in JMU single-season history in made field goals… Tied previous program record with three field goals in FCS Quarterfinals against Weber State (Dec. 8), which included a season-long and JMU postseason-record 46-yard field goal as time expired… Made two field goals at William & Mary (Oct. 21), against Richmond (Nov. 11), in the FCS Second Round against Stony Brook (Dec. 2) and in the NCAA Division I Championship game against North Dakota State (Jan. 6)… Made three 40+ yard field goals… Converted six PATs in FCS Semifinals against South Dakota State (Dec. 16) and five at Rhode Island (Nov. 4).
2016 as a Freshman: Redshirted to retain a year of eligibility... CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
High School: VHSL 5A First Team All-State as a junior and senior... VHSL 5A First Team All-North Region as a junior and senior... Richmond Times-Dispatch First Team All-Metro as a junior and senior... First Team All-Conference 16 as a junior and senior... Helped Atlee to the second round of the VHSL playoffs as a senior... Led team in scoring with 83 points as a senior and had 75 points as a junior... Converted 113 of 116 PATs combined in his junior and senior seasons... Made 15 of 19 field goals his junior and senior seasons... Dual-sport athlete who was a four-year starter for the Atlee soccer team... All-Conference 16 selection as a junior... Member of the Beta Club, Interfaith Brotherhood and Sisterhood Youth.
Personal: Full name is Ethan Robert Ratke... Son of Raymond and Amy Byrne Ratke... Has a brother, Evan... His father played college football... Graduated from JMU after double majoring in psychology and public policy & administration in December 2020... Pursuing master's degree in public administration.
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