UW This Season: Scott Parker is a valuable individual to the Wyoming Football team. His reliability and versatility give the Cowboys a strong backup at both the punter and place-kicker positions. His three years of prior experience will give the Pokes outstanding depth in both kicking areas. 2004: Parker punted in four games during the `04 season. His best performance came against Utah when he punted twice for 56 and 52 yards for a 54.0 yard average. He placed two of his six punts inside the opponent 20-yard line. On the season, Parker punted six total times for a 40.0 yard average per punt. He also kicked off three times during his junior season. Parker did not attempt any field goals or extra points in 2004. 2003: Appeared in nine games in 2003, primarily as a kickoff specialist. He did not attempt any field goals or extra points, nor did he attempt any punts. For the second consecutive year, Parker achieved Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors. 2002: Parker took over place-kicking duties for the Cowboys in the second game of the 2002 season after All-American J.D. Wallum suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Central Michigan game. Parker made four out of eight field goals with his longest being 31 yards against Utah. His best games of the season came in a 34-26 upset of Air Force. Parker was a perfect two for two in field goals and was four of four in extra points against the Falcons, accounting for 10 of Wyoming's 34 points. At BYU, Parker was also a perfect one for one in field goals and two for two in extra points, tallying five total points in UW's 31-35 loss. He earned his first varsity letter, and also was named Academic All-Conference. 2001: Redshirted. High School: Parker was chosen All-State for all classifications in the state of Colorado his senior season. He was a key contributor to Columbine High School's 12-2 team that won the Colorado 5A State Championship in the fall of 2000 -- that was Columbine's second consecutive state championship. Parker averaged 39.7 yards per punt in 2000, with a net punting average of 38.1. He also placed four punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line. As a place-kicker, Parker was 21 of 27 in extra points and 8 of 16 in field goals. His junior year, Columbine captured the Colorado 5A State Championship with a 13-1 record. He was also a standout baseball player, playing center field and pitching. Parker earned Academic All-Conference honors in baseball. His high school football coach was Andy Lowry. Parker was also recruited by Colorado. Personal: Born Nov. 15, 1982, he is the son of Eileen and Gary Parker. He is studying electrical engineering. |
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