chattanooga MOCS

2006:  Played in 10 games ... perfect 25-25 on PATs ... 6-11 on field goals ... season-long 40-yarder against Jacksonville State. 

2005:  Had one of the best seasons for a UTC kicker … Voted First-Team All-Southern Conference kicker by the league's coaches and second team media ... Earned squad’s Special Teams Most Valuable Player Award … Converted 10-of-12 field goal attempts and 26-of-27 extra point tries ... Stood second on the team with 56 points ... Made seven straight field goals to end season ... Only misses on the season were from 27 and 28 yards ... Season-long field goal was a 38-yarder at Appalachian State … Made three field goals in season-opening victory over Tennessee Tech … After missing a 28-yarder in second game of the season at Jacksonville State, he made his next seven attempts including at least one in every game but two … Booted a 29-yard field goal as time expired to defeat Liberty on the road, 24-21 … His 19-yard field goal with 5:16 remaining in the game proved to be the game-winner at Elon … Only missed extra point kick came in the third quarter against Western Carolina ... Took a year off from school and football in 2004 after two years at Wheaton College ... Enrolled at UTC in January, 2005 ... Participated in spring drills.

WHEATON COLLEGE:  Attended Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., in 2002 and 2003 ... Helped football team to back-to-back conference championships by handling field goal kicking and kickoff duties ... Wheaton earned a final national ranking of No. 6 in 2002 and No. 4 in 2003 ... Converted 4-of-7 field goal attempts his freshman season including a long of 39 yards ... Wheaton boasted the top kickoff coverage unit in the conference both seasons ... Was unable to kick field goals his sophomore year because of a stress fracture in his heel but continued to kick off ... Coached at Wheaton by Mike Swider.

CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL:  Four-year letterwinner for the Wolfpack as a place kicker ... Helped team to three playoff appearances ... Made all 11 field goal tries as a senior ... Career long was 47 yards ... A First-Team All-League performer as chosen by the Los Angeles Times and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin ... Served as the place kicker in two all-star games, the Los Angeles/Orange County All-Star Classic and the San Gabriel Valley Hall of Fame Game ... Wolfpack went 7-3 his senior season ... Coached at Claremont by Mike Collins.

Esteban Lopez … Born June 19, 1984, in Upland, Calif. … Son of Armanda and Ed Lopez … Majoring in Sociology.