2009 Game by Game (updated 12-14-09)
Florida Atlantic: Team’s primary kickoff specialist for third straight year... opened season with eight kickoffs for 69.0-yard average... added two touchbacks. Arkansas State: Posted five touchbacks on seven kickoffs... averaged 69.4 yards per kickoff. Virginia Tech: Had six kickoffs for 69.2-yard average... also had three touchbacks while helping NU win field-position battle. Louisiana-Lafayette: Had a busy day with 10 kickoffs... averaged season-best 70.0 yards per kickoff, including booting season-best six touchdbacks. Missouri: Only had one touchback on six kickoffs in sloppy weather... despite poor conditions, still averaged 63.3 yards per kickoff. Texas Tech: Had three kickoffs for average of 68.0 yards per kick... recorded one touchback. Iowa State: Posted two kickoffs, averaging 70.0 ypk. Baylor: Game captain... had six kickoffs for 69.2 ypk... added three touchbacks. Oklahoma: Had three kickoffs for a 70.0-yard average... added one touchback. Kansas: Recorded six kickoffs, averaging 66.3 yards per kick despite a strong wind... had one touchback. Kansas State: Recorded four kickoffs for 69.8 average and one touchback... helped limit KSU’s dangerous return man Brandon Banks to just 50 yards on three returns. Colorado: Had five kickoffs for 69.8-yard average... posted two touchbacks and helped pin CU deep in its own territory all day. Texas: Had five kickoffs for 68.0-yard average including two touchbacks.

2009 Outlook

2008 (Sophomore)
Kunalic continued his impressive performance on kickoff duties as a sophomore. Kunalic posted 28 touchbacks in 81 attempts, and Nebraska was fifth in the country in touchbacks. Kunalic had at least three touchbacks in five games in 2008, including a season-high five in the opener against Western Michigan and four against San Jose State. Kunalic also backed up Alex Henery as the place-kicker, but did not attempt a kick.

2007 (Freshman)
The strong-legged Kunalic quickly showed his ability with a season-high six touchbacks against Nevada in the opener. He also connected on a 46-yard field goal against the Wolf Pack in his only attempt of the year. Kunalic added four touchbacks each against Ball State, Iowa State and Kansas State and had at least one touchback in 10 of 12 games. The average length of his kickoffs was 65.7 yards, and Nebraska’s 28 team touchbacks ranked third in the nation.

Before Nebraska (North Crowley HS)
Kunalic was part of an impressive group of seven 2007 Husker recruits from the state of Texas. Kunalic came to the Huskers after a standout prep career for Coach Mike Papas at North Crowley High School in Fort Worth. Kunalic attempted just six field goals as a senior for a 3-7 North Crowley team, and connected on four of those attempts. He also nailed 29-of-31 extra-point attempts. Kunalic’s powerful leg allowed him to boot 22 kickoffs for touchbacks during his senior season. Kunalic also served as the team’s punter and averaged nearly 40 yards on 46 punts with a season-long punt of 72 yards.

As a junior, Kunalic had more place-kicking opportunities for a 9-2 North Crowley squad. He connected on 7-of-9 field goal attempts, including a pair of field goals from better than 50 yards. Kunalic was ranked among the top 20 kickers in the country according to Rivals.com. Kunalic chose Nebraska after also taking a visit to Washington State. He also received offers from Miami, Kansas and Utah among others.

Personal
Adi was born in Bosnia on June 1, 1989, and is the son of Meho and Ivana Kunalic. The Kunalic family moved to Germany in 1992 and then to the United States in 2000. Kunalic is majoring in advertising and has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll each of his four semesters. Kunalic has also been one of Nebraska’s community leaders and was named to the 2009 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team. He has volunteered his time at the Ridgewood Retirement Center, Elliott Elementary School and with numerous hospital visits, including the Huskers’ visit to a local hospital in Jacksonville during Gator Bowl week.

Kunalic's Career Statistics

Single-Game Highs:
Field Goals Made–1 vs. Nevada, 2007
Field Goals Attempted–1 vs. Nevada, 2007
Long Field Goal–46 yards vs. Nevada, 2007
Most Consecutive Field Goals Made–1, active streak entering 2008 season
PATs Made–1 vs. Nevada, 2007
PATs Attempted–1 vs. Nevada, 2007
Consecutive PATs Made–1, active streak entering 2008 season