Chris Boniol
Website kickcamp@aol.com
Chris Boniol was born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana where he attended
Alexandria Senior High School. He then earned a scholarship and played four
years at Louisiana Tech University. After signing with the Dallas Cowboys in
1994 as an undrafted free agent, Chris proved to be one of the most accurate and
consistent kickers in the league. Boniol earned a reputation as one of the NFL's
best big-game kickers.
During his three years in Dallas, Boniol became the first player in Cowboy's
history to record three consecutive 100-point seasons with an 88.9% success rate
on field goals. Boniol was a member of the Super Bowl XXX Championship team. He
also had separate streaks of 27 and 28 consecutive field goals, including a NFL
record 7 for 7 field goals in a game against the Green Bay Packers.
Boniol then went to the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent in 1997. After
spending two years with the Eagles, he signed with the Chicago Bears for the
1999 season.
After six NFL seasons, Boniol retired with 567 points, 78.5% field goal
accuracy, and two NFL records (most field goals in one game-7, and most field
goals in a half-5). In addition to his NFL records, Boniol holds six Dallas
Cowboy regular and post-season records. He proved to be a clutch kicker by
connecting on eight game winning or game tying field goals in the last two
minutes of regulation or overtime.
Chris is married and has two boys ages one and two. After graduating from
Louisiana State University in December of 2001 he became a middle school math
teacher. Boniol is now the Special Teams Coordinator at Marcus High School in
Flower Mound, Texas. He also teaches Math and coaches at Clayton Downing Middle School.
The Chris Boniol Kicking Camp has been in existence for five years primarily in
his home state of Louisiana. Two camps were held in Texas during the 2002
summer, and more locations across the country are expected in the future
Career
Notes
1997 -- Signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent to a 4-year,
$2.45 million contract Mar. 14.
1995 -- Second in the NFC, fourth in the NFL, with 127 points scored ...
Led the NFL, broke a team record and ranked second in the history of the league
by connecting on 27-of-28 FGs for a 96.4% clip ... Selected second team All-NFC
kicker ... Currently has the longest streak of consecutive FGs in the NFL with
25.
1994 -- Signed by the Dallas Cowboys as a rookie free agent on April 24
... In his first NFL game on Sept. 4 at Pittsburgh, Boniol kicked a season-high
four FGs. His 14 points were the most ever by a Cowboy rookie in their first
game ... Went on to connect on his first nine FG attempts ... Finished sixth in
the NFC in FG percentage at 75.8% (22-of-29) ... Totaled 114 points, falling
just five points short of the team record for the most points in a rookie
season.
College -- Holds almost all kicking records at Louisiana Tech ... Led
his team in scoring three out of four years ... Kicked five field goals over 50
yards ... Hit almost 62 percent of his field goals.
Personal -- Psychology major ... 1995 Children's Cancer Fund Fashion Show
escort ... Serves as celebrity waiter in support of the Exchange Club Center for
the Prevention of Child Abuse in Dallas ... Top high school kicker and catcher
in baseball.
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