49 John Aiden Pittman
49 - John Aiden Pittman
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170
Hometown: Corryton, Tenn.
Position: K
Year: Jr.
High School: Gibbs HS
Major: Elementary Education
fg 1-3
pat 16-18
pts 19

Career: 67 career points kicking are ninth in TU history... Is 58-of-63 on extra points for a .921 percentage (5th in TU history)... His 58 extra points and 63 PAT attempts are eighth and ninth, respectively in the school record book... 3-of-9 in his career field goal tries with a long of 35-yard field goal at Virginia St. (Sep. 9, 2023).

2023: Accounted for 19 points going 16-of-18 in extra points and 1-of-3 in field goals... Connected on his first 11 extra-point tries including 5-of-5 vs Catawba (Sep. 23)...Also went 5-of-5 vs UVA Wise (Oct. 14)... 31 kickoffs for 1,698 yards (54.8 avg) where he posted three touchbacks with one out of bounds.

2022: Appeared in 10 games at placekicker... Was a perfect 15-of-15 on extra points on the season... Averaged 54.4 yards on his his team-leading 56 kickoffs which included four touchbacks... Credited with one tackle on special teams against St. Augustine's (Sep. 1)... Went 6-of-6 on extra points against Erskine (Oct. 29)... 5-for-5 on PAT vs Emory & Henry (Oct. 22)... 4-of-4 on PAT vs St. Augustine's.

2021: Played in seven games... Finished fourth on the team in scoring with 33 points... Took over as TU's starting placekicker entering the final two months of the season... Went 27-of-30 on extra points and 2-of-5 in field goals... Went 5-of-5 on PATs in his collegiate debut at No. 10 Wingate (Oct. 2)... Perfect 2-of-2 in PATs and made a 26-yard field goal at Lenoir-Rhyne (Oct. 9)... Tallied seven points in home win vs UVA Wise (Oct.16) including a 31-yard field goal... Six points vs Carson-Newman (Nov. 13) and five more vs Barton (Oct. 23).

High School: Graduated from Gibbs HS in Corryton, Tenn... Coached by Brad Turner (football), Dustin Mynatt (football), Tim Pittman (wrestling, soccer)... Lettered four years each in football, wrestling and soccer... Football honors: All-County three times... All-District second team twice... Wrestling honors: Four-time All-Region... Two-time All-State... Stats: 65 points in 2020... Soccer Honors: Four-time All-District, All-Region... Region AA Soccer District MVP... Stats: 26 goals in 2021 season... Wrestling Honors: Region Wrestling Freshman of the Year... Four-time Academic honors... Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award... Special Teams Award... Wrestling Team MVP... Soccer Team MVP... 2018 Wrestling Region and State Dual and Traditional Champions... 2018 and 2020 District Champions... Four-time Wrestling State Champion... Second most wins in school history (157).

Personal: Born Mar. 27, 2003 in Knoxville, Tenn... Nickname: "JA"... Son of Tim and Michelle Pittman... Sister: Carolina Pittman... Majoring in elementary education... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Future plans: Teach and coach wrestling and football... Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, playing guitar... Father was a two-time wrestling All-American at Carson-Newman... Community Service: Nettie Day of Service... Favorite class at Tusculum: American History... Favorite book: Marine Sniper... Favorite midnight snack: Cookies... Favorite movie: "The Outlaw Josey Wales"... Favorite musical artist: Elvis Presley... Favorite song: "Country Boy Can Survive"-Hank Williams, Jr... Favorite sports team: Iowa Hawkeyes (wrestling)... John can't imagine a week without: Food... Favorite athlete: Jordan Burroughs... Advice to kids: "Have fun and enjoy life"... Favorite color: Blue... Favorite food: Fried Chicken... Most famous person John has ever met: Peyton Manning.

Recent Games
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7
Statistics category Overall Conf
Field goals made 1 0
Field goal attempts 3 2
Field goal % 33% 0%
Field goal long 35 0
P-A-T made 16 13
P-A-T attempts 18 15
P-A-T % 89% 87%
Points 19 13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - 1 1 1
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 1 1 35 2 2 5
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 0 1 0 3 3 3
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - 5 5 5
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - 0 1 0
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - 0 1 0
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 0 1 0 5 5 5
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 5 - - - - - - 2 1 - 0 0
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 3 - - - - - - 3 0 - 0 -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 5 - - - - - - 5 - - 0 0
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 0 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 0
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 0
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 5 - - - - - - 5 0 - 0 0
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 at Kennesaw State L, 38-7 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Virginia St. L, 21-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Wingate W, 23-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Catawba W, 35-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Barton L, 17-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Carson-Newman W, 27-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 UVA Wise W, 35-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Emory & Henry L, 27-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Erskine W, 52-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 #25 Mars Hill W, 29-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 #15/13 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 48-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 36 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 7 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 7 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 7 2 5 40% 31 27 30 90% 33
2022-23 10 0 1 0% 0 15 15 100% 15
2023-24 9 1 3 33% 35 16 18 89% 19
2024-25 10 4 9 44% 40 19 22 86% 31
Total 36 7 18 39% 40 77 85 91% 98
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 7 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 1 32 32.0 32 0 0 1 0
Total 36 1 32 32.0 32 0 0 1 0
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 7 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 9 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 36 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 33 4.7 - - - - - - 27 2 0 0
2022-23 15 1.5 - - - - - - 15 0 0 0
2023-24 19 2.1 - - - - - - 16 1 0 0
2024-25 31 3.1 - - - - - - 19 4 0 0
Total 98 2.7 - - - - - - 77 7 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 36 0 2 2.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 9 1 3 33% 35 16 18 89% 19
Conference 7 0 2 0% 0 13 15 87% 13
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 0 1 0% 0 10 11 91% 10
Away 5 1 2 50% 35 6 7 86% 9
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 0 2 0% 0 13 14 93% 13
Losses 4 1 1 100% 35 3 4 75% 6
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August 1 - - - - 1 1 100% 1
September 4 1 2 50% 35 10 11 91% 13
October 3 0 1 0% 0 5 6 83% 5
November 1 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 1 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 19 2.1 - - - - - - 16 1 0 0
Conference 13 1.9 - - - - - - 13 0 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 10 2.5 - - - - - - 10 0 0 0
Away 9 1.8 - - - - - - 6 1 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 13 2.6 - - - - - - 13 0 0 0
Losses 6 1.5 - - - - - - 3 1 0 0
-
August 1 1.0 - - - - - - 1 - 0 0
September 13 3.3 - - - - - - 10 1 0 0
October 5 1.7 - - - - - - 5 0 0 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 9 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 0 1 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -