Temple University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster
Carl Hardin
- Position:
- Kicker
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Raleigh, N.C.
- High School:
- Broughton
2026 (Redshirt Junior, Temple): Will begin the season as the incumbent kicker kicker.
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore, Temple): Entered season as team's primary kicker ... made his placekicking debut at UMass and went 6/6 on PATs ... recorded first his career field goals vs Howard ... suffered the first missed FG of his career - a 61-yard attempt at Georgia Tech right before halftime ... converted his longest career field goal of 52 yards at Tulsa earning special teams player of the game in win ... tied for first in PAT kicking percentage in the American Conference at 100% ... ranked in the American in total PATs converted (40) ... named Academic Player of the Week (11/13) ... nominated for Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete Award ... lettered.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman): Only kicker to return from previous season ... provides depth at kicker and punter ... did not see any game action.
2023 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer ... saw first career game action as the kickoff specialist vs. Norfolk State ... closed teh season as the kickoff specialist ... redshirted
High School: Lettered for three seasons as the kicker and punter at Broughton High for head coach Tom McGuire ... was 10-14 on field goals and 40-46 on PATs throughout his career … suffered a broken collarbone as a junior and missed part of the season … lettered twice in track … earned academic all-conference.
Personal: Born Carl Dean Hardin in Burlington, N.C. .. list of favorites include: Grown Ups (movie), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book), Carolina Panthers (pro team) ... engineering major.
