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win over Jacksonville in Week 9 (11/4).
¾ Connected on a 41-yard field goal in Week 10 at Minnesota (11/11).
¾ Connected on field goals of 30 and 27 yards, along two extra points,
to score eight points against Green Bay in Week 11 (11/18). With eight
points, Hanson reached 2,100 career points and became the third
player (K Morten andersen and K Gary anderson) in Nfl history to
score 2,100 career points. in 321 career games, Hanson has scored
exactly 2,100 points.
¾ Went 1-for-2 on the Thanksgiving Day vs. Houston (11/22) with a 46yard
field goal and connected on four extra points.
¾ Hanson’s 52-yard field goal against the Colts gave him a career total
of 52 field goals from 50+-yards, 10 more than K John Kasay who is in
second on the all-time list with 42.
¾ Connected on field goals of 46 and 34 yards and had two PaTs, totaling
eight points overall in Week 14 at Green Bay (12/9). Hanson’s 46-yard
field goal to tie the game at 17-17 was his 186th career 40+-yard field
goal, one shy of the all-time record set by Morten andersen (187)
¾ Hanson’s 41-yard field goal in Week 15 at arizona (12/16) gave him
187 40+-yard field goals for his career, tying K Morten andersen for
the most 40+-yard field goals in Nfl history.
COLLEGE
Considered one of the finest kicking specialists in the history of college
football.
¾ Made 57.1 percent of his field goal tries (20-of-35) from 50 yards-orlonger,
setting Washington state and Pac 10 records.
¾ His 20 field goals from 50 yards-or-longer set an NCaa mark, topping
the previous career mark of 16 by Tony franklin of Texas a&M (38
attempts, 1975-78), and his 39 collegiate field goals of 40 yards-orlonger
surpassed russell erxleben of Texas’ NCaa career record of 32.
¾ Holds the school record with 328 points, topping the old mark of 248
points by steve Broussard (1986-89).
¾ Kicked at least two field goals in a game 20 times, surpassing Kevin
Butler of Georgia’s NCaa record (17, 1981-84).
¾ Holds WsU’s all-time records with 63 field goals and 139 conversions.
¾ all-american third-team selection by the Poor Man’s Guide to the Nfl
Draft and football News as a senior in 1991.
¾ all-Pac-10 first-team choice as a punter and second- team pick as a
kicker his senior year.
¾ led the team with 58 points his senior year and led the conference with
55 punts for 2,245 yards (40.8 avg).
¾ Kicked a 62-yard field goal that year, setting the record for the longest
field goal without a tee in NCaa history.
¾ set a conference record by making 7-of-9 field goals from 50 yards-orlonger
in 1991 as well, one shy of the NCaa season mark.
¾ GTe/CosiDa academic all-american pick who received a Bachelor of
science degree in pre-med from Washington state, possessing a 3.8
grade point average.
PERSONAL
lettered twice in football, three times in soccer and once in basketball at
Mead (spokane, Wash.) High school.
¾ all-Greater spokane league grid pick as a kicker and punter and
was named all-state first-team by the Washington sportswriters
association.
¾ Brother, Travis, handled placekicking duties for the Washington
Huskies (1990-93).
¾ He and his wife, Kathleen, were married in 1992 and have two sons,
ryan and luke, and a daughter, Jessica.
¾ Born Jason Douglas Hanson in spokane, Wash.
HANSON’S SINGLE-GAME BESTS
fG attempts:............................................................................................................................ 7 vs. Min 10/17/99
field Goals: ............................................................................................................................... 6 vs. Min 10/17/99
extra Points: .......................................................................................................7 (twice) last vs. Car 11/20/11
Points scored: ........................................................................................................................19 vs. Min 10/17/99
long field Goal: ..................................................................................... 56 (twice) last at Carolina 11/16/08
HANSON’S CAREER STATISTICS
Total 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PAT
Year Tm G S M A Pct Lg M A M A M A M A M A M A Pts
1992 Det 16 0 21 26 .808 52 0 0 5 5 10 10 4 6 2 5 30 30 93
1993 Det 16 0 34 43 .791 53 1 1 8 8 15 15 7 12 3 7 28 28 130
1994 Det 16 0 18 27 .667 49 0 0 6 7 7 7 5 8 0 5 39 40 93
1995 Det 16 0 28 34 .824 56 2 2 4 4 16 17 5 10 1 1 48 48 132
1996 Det 16 0 12 17 .706 51 0 0 4 4 4 5 3 5 1 3 36 36 72
1997 Det 16 0 26 29 .897 55 0 0 10 10 8 9 5 5 3 5 39 40 117
1998 Det 16 0 29 33 .879 51 0 0 8 8 7 7 13 15 1 3 27 29 114
1999 Det 16 0 26 32 .813 52 0 0 8 8 4 4 10 12 4 8 28 29 106
2000 Det 16 0 24 30 .800 54 2 2 6 7 10 12 4 7 2 2 29 29 101
2001 Det 16 0 21 30 .700 54 1 1 2 2 8 8 6 12 4 7 23 23 86
2002 Det 16 0 23 28 .821 49 0 0 8 8 8 9 7 8 0 3 31 31 100
2003 Det 16 0 22 23 .957 54 0 0 7 7 6 6 5 6 4 4 26 27 92
2004 Det 16 0 24 28 .857 48 0 0 9 9 10 11 5 8 0 0 28 28 100
2005 Det 15 0 19 24 .792 52 1 1 9 9 3 3 4 7 2 4 27 27 84
2006 Det 16 0 29 33 .879 53 1 1 12 12 6 6 7 8 3 6 30 30 117
2007 Det 16 0 29 35 .829 53 1 1 4 5 10 12 11 13 3 4 35 36 122
2008 Det 16 0 21 22 .955 56 0 0 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 25 26 88
2009 Det 16 0 21 28 .750 50 0 0 5 5 8 9 7 10 1 4 25 25 88
2010 Det 8 0 12 14 .857 52 0 0 1 1 4 4 4 5 3 4 19 19 55
2011 Det 16 0 24 29 .828 51 0 0 9 9 8 9 2 4 5 7 54 54 126
2012 Det 14 0 28 32 .875 53 1 1 2 2 8 8 15 18 2 3 34 34 120
Totals 325 0 491 597 .822 56 10 10 130 133 164 176 135 185 52 93 661 669 2136
POSTSEASON Total 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PAT
Year Tm G S M A Pct Lg M A M A M A M A M A M A Pts
1993 Det 1 0 1 1 1.000 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 6
1994 Det 1 0 1 2 .500 38 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
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1995 Det 1 0 0 0 .000 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3
1997 Det 1 0 1 1 1.000 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
1999 Det 1 0 0 0 .000 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2011 Det 1 0 0 0 1.00 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4
Totals 6 0 3 4 .750 47 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 13 13 22
2012 (Det) Total 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ PAT
Date Opp G S M A Pct Lg M A M A M A M A M A M A Pts
9/9 sTl 1 0 2 2 1.000 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 9
9/16 at sf 1 0 4 5 .800 48 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 1 1 13
9/23 at Ten 1 0 4 4 1.00053 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 15
9/30 MiN 1 0 2 2 1.00040 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7
10/14 at Phi 1 0 4 4 1.000 46 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 14
10/22 at Chi 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
10/28 sea 1 0 0 0 -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4
11/4 at Jax 1 0 1 2 .500 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 4 7
11/11 at Min 1 0 1 1 1.000 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 6
11/18 GB 1 0 2 2 1.000 30 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 8
11/22 HoU 1 0 1 2 .500 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 4 7
12/2 iND 1 0 4 4 1.000 52 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 15
12/9 at GB 1 0 2 3 .667 46 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 8
12/16 at ari 1 0 1 1 1.000 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6
12/22 aTl
12/30 CHi
Totals 14 0 28 32 .875 53 1 1 2 2 8 8 15 18 2 3 34 34 120
GETTING A KICK OUT OF HANSON
Hanson vs. The NFL
Total PAT 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Tm G S M A Pct Lg M A M A M A M A M A M A Pts
ari 13 0 19 25 .760 49 33 33 0 0 8 8 6 7 5 7 0 3 90
atl 12 0 11 13 .846 44 30 30 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 4 0 0 63
Bal 3 0 2 3 .667 39 6 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 12
Buf 4 0 5 6 .833 43 10 10 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 25
Car 5 0 6 7 .857 56 9 9 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 27
Chi 36 0 51 66 .773 52 74 77 0 0 20 21 18 20 11 19 2 6 227
Cin 5 0 7 8 .875 51 9 9 0 0 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 30
Cle 5 0 5 7 .714 56 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 31
Dal 9 0 13 20 .650 47 13 13 1 1 3 3 4 5 5 5 0 6 52
Den 3 0 4 4 1.000 53 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 19
GB 37 0 62 68 .912 54 63 63 1 1 11 11 21 21 21 21 8 14 249
Hou 2 0 2 3 .667 54 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 11
ind 4 0 9 11 .818 55 5 5 0 0 2 3 4 4 0 1 3 3 32
Jac 4 0 7 10 .700 45 10 10 0 0 2 2 4 6 1 2 0 0 31
KC 5 0 7 7 1.000 51 14 14 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 1 1 23
Mia 5 0 4 4 1.000 52 7 8 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19
Min 37 0 58 77 .753 53 70 70 1 1 12 12 24 25 17 31 4 8 244
Ne 5 0 15 16 .938 49 8 8 0 0 7 7 5 5 3 3 0 1 53
No 8 0 12 12 1.000 47 10 10 0 0 5 5 4 4 3 3 0 0 46
NyG 7 0 8 10 .800 50 16 16 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 40
NyJ 6 0 8 8 1.000 49 9 10 0 0 3 3 2 2 3 3 0 0 33
oak 3 0 6 6 1.000 54 8 8 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 26
Phi 5 0 5 7 .714 51 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 2 24
Pit 6 0 8 11 .727 51 12 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 8 1 1 36
sD 4 0 1 2 .500 23 7 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
sea 6 0 10 12 .833 51 11 12 0 0 0 0 4 5 4 4 2 3 41
sf 11 0 16 19 .842 51 14 15 1 1 3 3 6 6 3 5 3 4 62
stl 7 0 14 15 .933 50 15 15 1 1 5 5 3 3 4 5 1 1 57
TB 25 0 44 54 .815 50 57 57 1 1 13 14 18 21 10 11 2 7 189
Ten 5 0 5 7 .714 53 11 11 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 26
Was 10 0 19 22 .864 54 14 14 0 0 3 3 7 7 5 7 4 5 71
Hanson Game-Winning FGs
(4 TH Quarter/overtime)
Date Opp Stadium Yds Qtr Time Score
9/12/93 at Ne foxboro 38 oT 3:56 W, 19-16
¾ first career 4th quarter game-winning field goal
10/24/93 at larm anaheim 18 4 0:04 W, 16-13
¾ shortest game winner and latest in regulation
9/4/94 aTl silverdome 37 oT 9:46 W, 31-28
¾ first game-winning kick at home
9/19/94 at Dal Texas 44 oT 0:32 W, 20-17
¾ Game-winning kick in Monday night thriller
10/30/94 at NyG Giants 24 oT 8:17 W, 28-25
¾ set record for most overtime wins in a season
11/17/96 sea silverdome 43 4 4:32 W, 17-16
¾ snapped four-game losing streak
11/26/98 PiT silverdome 42 oT 13:08 W, 19-16
¾ Thanksgiving Day Classic remembered by oT coin flip
10/17/99 MiN silverdome 48 4 0:07 W, 25-23
¾ Tied lions record for most field goals in game with six
9/10/00 Was silverdome 37 4 11:36 W, 15-10
¾ Kicked five fGs accounting for all 15 pts. 37-yd fG gave lions 12-10 lead and added 35-yd fG
(6:24) for final score
11/12/00 aTl silverdome 44 4 1:43 W, 13-10
¾ secured win in new Head Coach Gary Moeller’s first game
10/20/02 CHi ford field 48 oT 10:12 W, 23-20
¾ first overtime game played at ford field
11/3/02 Dal ford field 43 4 0:48 W, 9-7
¾ 12 th fourth quarter or overtime game winner
11/9/03 CHi ford field 48 4 0:39 W, 12-10
¾ responsible for all lions’ points in the win
11/27/03 GB ford field 49 4 13:09 W, 22-14
¾ Thanksgiving Day win over NfC North champs
10/23/05 at Cle Cleveland Browns stadium 50 4 14:07 W, 13-10
¾ 15th fourth quarter/oT game winning kick.
12/24/05 at No alamodome 39 4 0:00 W, 13-12
¾ first game winner as time expired in regulation.
9/16/07 MiN ford field 37 oT 8:55 W, 20-17
¾ first victory over the Vikings since the 2001 season.
9/25/11 at Miin Mall of america field 32 oT 13:01 W, 26-23
¾ lions 1st win at Minnesota since 1997. Capped off 20-point comeback.