MEMPHIS – Senior place-kicker has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2016 Lou Groza Award, it was announced Thursday. This is the third time that Elliott has been named a semifinalist for the award.
In the Tigers' last game, Elliott converted his 71 career field goal, becoming the Tigers' all-time leader in that category, surpassing the record held by current New England Patriot Stephen Gostkowski. Elliott also passed Gostkowski and Pittsburgh Steelers' running back DeAngelo Williams to become Memphis' all-time leading scorer earlier this season in a win over Temple and has now scored 391 points in the blue and gray.