July 26, 2004

LAS VEGAS - Former UNLV place-kicker Dillon Pieffer signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Rams and will join the NFL team for preseason camp beginning Tuesday in Macomb, Il.

The four-year starter for the Rebels left as the school's third-leading scorer with 231 points and booted more field goals in a career (40) than anyone in Mountain West Conference history.

Pieffer, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., also kicked off for UNLV the past two seasons. The three-time academic All-MWC honoree, who graduated with a degree in hotel administration, was one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Place-Kicker Award as a senior.

After hitting 20-25 field-goal attempts in 2003, Pieffer was named second team all-conference. His average of 7.2 points per game ranked 47th nationally for all players and he left as his school's career point-after-touchdown leader, hitting 111 of 117 career attempts.

Pieffer earned MWC Special Teams Player of the Week three times in his career, including last fall after hitting four field goals and scoring a school-record-tying 15 points in a victory over Hawaii. He also booted a career-long 50-yarder in a victory at New Mexico.

PIEFFER'S KICKING STATSYEAR    PTS     XP-XPA  FG-FGA  LG  01-39   40+2003    86  26-28   20-25   50  15-18   5-72002    54  33-35   7-13    44  4-7 3-62001    54  33-35   7-12    49  5-9 2-32000    37  19-20   6-7 38  6-7 0-0TOTAL   231 111-117 40-57   49  30-41   10-16
PIEFFER UNLV CAREER RANKINGS
                          RANK  TOTALEXTRA POINTS KICKED       1st   111POINTS KICKED             2nd   231FIELD GOALS KICKED        2nd   40EXTRA POINT PERCENTAGE    3rd   .949FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE     3rd   .702