Kyle Brotzman
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Meridian, Idaho, U.S.
 Brotzman in a game vs San Jose State on October 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Placekicker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | October 3, 1986 Meridian, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Meridian (Meridian, Idaho) | ||||||||||||
| College | Boise State (2007–2010) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Kyle Brotzman (born October 3, 1986) is an American former professional football placekicker. He has also been a member of the Utah Blaze, Jacksonville Sharks and Spokane Empire.
He played for the Boise State Broncos. A former walk-on, he became the Broncos' starting kicker and punter.[1]
He garnered second-team All-WAC honors in 2007 and was Boise State's co-Special Teams Player of the Year in 2008. In the 2010 Fiesta Bowl, Brotzman threw a fourth-down pass out of punt formation that led to the Broncos' winning touchdown.[2]
Brotzman[3] gained national media attention when he missed two late-game field goals in the November 26, 2010 game versus the Nevada Wolf Pack. The first one, a 26-yarder at the end of regulation, would have sealed a victory for the Broncos as time ran out.[4] The second failed attempt would have put the Broncos ahead in overtime, and was a 29-yard try. Nevada went on to win the game 34–31, dealing Boise State its first defeat of the 2010 season.[5] Boise State coach Chris Petersen refused to directly blame the loss on Brotzman, stating that "one play can win a game but one play can't lose it. There's a lot of plays to be made that we didn't make for whatever reason."[6] Meanwhile, Nevada's coach, Chris Ault characterized his win as the greatest in the program's history.[7] After the game, over 45,000 Broncos fans showed their support for Brotzman on Facebook.[8] However, he was also the recipient of death threats and hate-mail from angered Boise State fans.[9] He graduated with the record for the most points in NCAA history by a Division I kicker.*