Record-setting offenses were a staple at Capital in the mid-2000s and the prolific scoring extended to the kicking game as well. Two-time All-American Matt Spitz served as the starting placekicker for the Crusaders from 2005-07 and rewrote the books one kick at a time.
As a sophomore in 2005, Spitz assumed the kicking duties and promptly got to work. Spitz converted 14 of his 16 field goal attempts that season, good for 87.5 percent. He also topped the 90-percent mark on extra points, going 37-for-40. His 14 made field goals and 79 points were both school records at the time. Spitz was named First Team All-OAC, was an all-region selection and was honored as an All-American.
As an encore, Spitz received all three of those awards again in 2006 while breaking his own school records for made extra points and total points. The sophomore converted 12 field goals and made 49 PATs for a total of 85 points. He also set single-game records with four field goals and 14 points on October 10 against Otterbein. He repeated his success with First Team All-OAC, all-region and All-America honors.
Spitz added to his career totals as a senior, again eclipsing the 75-point mark with 77 total points in 2007. He set a career high and program record with 16 made field goals and converted 29-of-31 extra points. Spitz earned his third First Team All-OAC award in 2007.
Capital made the NCAA playoffs in all three of Spitz's years as a starter and he finished his career with 42 made field goals, 115 made extra points out of 127 (90.6%) and 241 total points. He holds the Capital single-season records for most points by a kicker (85, 2006), most field goals made (16, 2007) and most extra points made (49, 2006).
