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2009 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games as the Rams' primary FG and PAT kicker...Hit 12 of 16 field-goal attempts (75 percent),inclduing 4-for-5 from 40-plus yards, and 26 of 29 PAT attempts (all three misses were blocked)...In resounding 23-17 win at Colorado (Sept. 6), hit all three field-goal attempts 23 years to the day of CSU's last Boulder win, when his dad, Steve, also kicked three field goals to help the Rams knock off the Buffs...Gave CSU an important two-score lead late in the third quarter of Buffs contest with a 45-yard field goal, longest of his early career...In conference-opening loss at No. 19 BYU (Sept. 26), connected on a 38-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, and notched his first 2009 touchback to open the second half...In 31-29 loss at Idaho (Oct. 3), missed the longest attempt of his career, a 50-yarder, early in the second half, but answered with a successful 43-yard FG to pull the Rams within one at 24-23 later in the third quarter...In 24-17 loss vs. Utah (Oct. 10), hit a 43-yard field goal in cold and windy conditions to knot the game in the second quarter ...Helped the Rams to a 6-0 first quarter lead in loss at No. 8 TCU (Oct. 17), including a career-long 47-yarder, improving to 4-for-4 in his career from the 40-49 distance...Hit a 22-yard FG in loss vs. Air Force (Oct. 31) that got the Rams back in the game...In fourth quarter of 17-16 loss vs. Wyoming (Nov. 27), nailed a 23-yard field goal to give CSU a 16-14 advantage with 7:28 remaining in the game. 2008 (Freshman): Thrust into action after a fall camp injury to senior Jason Smith, played in six games and did not play in the final seven contests...Connected on four of his five field-goal attempts (80 percent), his only miss a block...Also hit all six PATs and had four touchbacks on 24 kickoffs...The first true freshman kicker at CSU since C.W. Hurst in 1997, made his debut in the season opener, vs. Colorado (Aug. 31), and connected on all his kicks, including his first college attempt, from 26 yards...One week later, hit three fourth-quarter field goals, including the game-tying and game-winning kicks in the final 89 seconds, to dispatch Sacramento State (Sept. 6), 23-20; his 20-yard kick as time expired was the first game-winning field goal by a CSU kicker since Jeff Babcock hit such a FG exactly five years earlier, at Cal (Sept. 6, 2003)...The Sacramento State effort, along with his two touchbacks on kickoffs, earned him MWC Special Teams Player of the Week honors, as well as national recognition from the organization that selects the Lou Groza Award as a `Star of the Week'...In first half of eventual 28-25 win vs. Houston (Sept. 20), had a field goal blocked, the first official miss of his career. High School: Garnered Class 3A all-state and all-Western Slope League honors each of his final two seasons at Steamboat Springs (Colo.) High School...Made solid contributions in all three phases, including several starts as a wide receiver and linebacker, in addition to his special teams duties...As a senior, his kicks helped Steamboat Springs win several close games en route to a 7-4 record and a berth in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs, where the Sailors lost in Fort Collins to Fossil Ridge...In 2007, caught four passes for 42 yards, and notched 74 tackles and five sacks...Also recorded approximately 25 touchbacks on kickoffs as a senior team captain...On defense, had three sacks against Moffat County in 2007...As a junior, earned first-team all-conference honors, helping SSHS to a Western Slope championship; hit a career-long 51-yard field goal vs. Palisade...In 2005, kicked a game-winning field goal to beat Cortez in quadruple overtime...Head coach was Aaron Finch, an offensive lineman for CSU during Steve Fairchild's playing career...Lettered four years in football and three in wrestling. Personal: Given name Benjamin Braun DeLine...Born Sept. 24, 1989, in Denver, Colo. ...Parents are Steve and Karen DeLine...Has a younger sister and a younger brother...Both parents are CSU graduates, including father Steve, the Rams' placekicker from 1984-86 who ranks sixth on the school's all-time scoring list (200 points), fourth in career field goals (42) and fourth in field-goal percentage (.724)...Steve also kicked a 60-yarder vs. Air Force in 1985, the second-longest kick in CSU annals...Uncle, Dave, was CU's kicker for three seasons (1984, 1986-87)...The two squared off once in college, a 23-7 CSU victory on Sept. 6, 1986, at Folsom Field...Majoring in animal science at Colorado State...In his spare time, enjoys snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, skiing and working on his family ranch...Hometown: Steamboat Springs, Colo.
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