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Played in all 14 games ... Went 20-of-27 on field goals with a long of 47 yards
and went 58-59 on PATs ... Had 93 kickoffs with 73 touchbacks ... Scored 118
total points on the season ... Went 0-of-1 on field goals against Arkansas in the
Belk Bowl and 5-of-5 on PATs ... Went 5-of-5 on PATs against Clemson ... Went
1-of-2 on field goals against Virginia and 7-of-7 on PATs ... Went 2-of-2 on
field goals at Notre Dame and 4-of-4 on PATs ... Went 2-of-2 on PATs against
Georgia Tech ... Went 1-of-2 on field goals at Duke and 3-of-3 on PATs ... Went
6-of-6 on field goals at Pittsburgh and 3-of-3 on PATs ... Went 3-of-4 including
a season-long 47 yarder against Miami and went 4-of-4 on PATs ... Went 1-of-2
on field goals at Syracuse and 0-of-1 on PATs ... Went 2-of-2 at North Carolina
and 4-of-4 on PATs ... Went 1-of-1 on field goals against ECU and 7-of-7 on
PATs ... Was 7-of-7 on PATs against Boston College ... Went 1-of-2 on field
goals in the game against Tennessee and 3-of-3 on PATs ... Went 2-of-3 on
field goals against Liberty and went 4-of-4 on PATs.
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Played in all 13 games ... Logged 116 plays on special teams during the regular
season ... Went 23-of-30 on field goals with a long of 48 yards and went 41-of-
42 on PATs ... Had 71 kickoffs with 51 touchbacks ... Went 1-of-2 on field goals
and 3-of-3 on extra points against Ohio State ... Went 3-of-3 on extra points
against Furman ... Went 3-of-4 on field gields and 6-of-6 on PATs at Purdue
... Went 4-of-4 on PATs at East Carolina ... Went 2-of-2 on field goals against
Pittsburgh with a long of 48 yards ... Went 4-of-4 on PATs against NC State ...
Went 2-of-2 on field goals and 2-of-2 on PATS ... Went 3-of-4 on field goals
and 2-of-2 on PATs against Duke ... Went 4-of-4 on field goals and 2-of-2 on
PATs at Boston College ... Went 1-of-2 on field goals and 2-of-3 on extra points
at Georgia Tech ... Went 2-of-3 on field goals and 3-of-3 on PATS at North
Carolina ... Went 3-of-3 on field goals including the game-winner and 2-of-2 on
PATs at Virginia ... Went 2-of-2 on field goals and 7-of-7 on extra points in the
Independence Bowl vs. Tulsa.
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Played in all 13 games … Logged 83 plays … Was 20-for-28 on field goals
with a long of 49 yards and was 33-for-34 on PATs … Went 4 for 4 on PATS
and added a pair of field goals in the season opener against William & Mary …
Went 5 for 5 on PATs and averaged 58.3 yards on six kickoffs to help the Hokies
upset Ohio State on the road … Kicked off four times for a 61.8-yard average,
also going 3 for 3 on PATs against East Carolina … Made three field goals,
including one from 42 yards, and also kicked off three times against Georgia
Tech … Made a 37-yarder in the first quarter and a 27-yarder in the fourth
against Western Michigan, also adding three PATs …Went 4 for 4 on PATs and
added a pair of field goals at North Carolina …Was 3 for 3, including a 42-yard
field goal, and also made his only PAT attempt of the game at Pitt … Was in on
one play against Miami … Made a 27-yard field goal and also kicked off twice
against Boston College … Put a 35-yard field goal through the uprights at the
end of the third quarter and kicked off four times at Duke … Made a 28-yard
field goal in overtime, but was unable to convert on a 53-yard attempt in the
second overtime at Wake Forest … Put the Hokies on the board with a 22-
yard field goal and made all three PATs, and also kicked off three times, against
Virginia … Set a new Military Bowl record by making all four field goals against
Cincinnati … Set a new Tech bowl record, and a new Military Bowl record,
with a 49-yard field goal … Was named to
ESPN.com’s all-bowl team … A
Super Iron Hokie in the weight room … Posted a 355-pound bench press and
a 335-pound front squat in spring max testing.
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H I GH SCHOOL
Played at North Stafford High for Coach Joe Mangano … Lettered four times
… Connected on four field goals as a senior, including a 46-yarder, and 80
percent of his kickoffs went for touchbacks … Earned all-conference, all-region,
all-state and all-area honors as a kicker and linebacker … Named The Free
Lance-Star’s male high school athlete of the year … In his only high school
track season, finished all-state in both the shot put and discus, placing fifth and
eighth in the events at the state meet, respectively … Played soccer for three
years, helping lead his team to a state title.
PERSONAL
Joseph David Slye … Born April 10, 1996 in Albuquerque, N.M. … Son of David
and Laura Slye … Older brother, A.J., passed away in February, 2014, after
a battle with leukemia … In the spring of 2017, participated in The Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society’s “Man & Woman of the Year” competition in which
candidates for the honor raise money for LLS blood cancer research … Hosted
a fundraiser at the Virginia Tech Indoor Practice Facility on April 23, 2017 that
also featured a “Be The Match” event – a group that collects swabs of people’s
cheeks of those possibly interested in donating bone marrow. The event fit in
perfectly with Slye’s event since many with leukemia or other blood cancers need
bone marrow transplants. … Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.
SEASON GAMES MADE-ATT PCT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG BLKD MADE-ATT POINTS
2014
13
20-28 71.4 0-0 10-10 6-8 4-6 0-4 49 2
33-34
93
2015
13
23-30 76.7 0-0 2-2 8-9 13-16 0-3 48 0
41-42 110
2016
14
20-27 74.1 0-0 12-12 7-8 1-6 0-1 47 1
58-59 118
Career
40
63-85 74.1 0-0 24-24 21-25 18-28 0-8 49 3 132-135 321
EXTRA POINTS TOTAL
FIELD GOALS
SEASON GAMES NO.
YDS AVG TD OB
2014
13 27 1,626 60.2 5 1
2015
13 74 4,707 63.6 51 0
2016
14 93 6,001 64.5 73 0
Career
40 194 12,334 63.6 129 1
KICKOFFS
ACTIVE ACC SCORING LEADERS
POINTS PLAYER
TEAM
321
K Joey Slye
Virginia Tech
307
K Michael Badgley Miami
251
K Greg Huegel
Clemson
2016 ACC LEADERS RETURNING IN 2017
POINTS PLAYER
TEAM
126
QB Lamar Jackson Louisville
118
K Joey Slye
Virginia Tech
116
K Michael Badgley Miami
113
K Greg Huegel
Clemson
VIRGINIA TECH RECORD BOOK
MOST POINTS, CAREER
POINTS PLAYER
YEARS
371
K Shayne Graham 1996-99
336
RB Lee Suggs
1999-02
321
K Joey Slye
2014-present
310
K Brandon Pace
2003-06
VIRGINIA TECH RECORD BOOK
MOST MADE FIELD GOALS, CAREER
POINTS PLAYER
YEARS
68
K Shayne Graham 1996-99
63
K Joey Slye
2014-present
58
K Brandon Pace
2003-06
47
K Chris Kinzer
1985-88