Kramer Rath Season 2017

Honors & Awards

• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017)

Kramer Rath joined the Nebraska football program in the summer of 2017 as a walk-on graduate transfer from Nebraska Wesleyan. Rath served as the Huskers' backup place-kicker in 2017 behind all-Big Ten performer Drew Brown, but Rath did not appear in a game.

The Lincoln native was the Prairie Wolves' starting kicker each of his three seasons at Nebraska Wesleyan and earned all-conference honors all three years. While part of the Husker roster, Rath began work as an MBA student at UNL. 

Before Nebraska (Lincoln Southwest HS/Nebraska Wesleyan)
Rath earned all-conference accolades in each of his three seasons at Nebraska Wesleyan and was a Fred Mitchell Award All-American in his final season. He connected on 29-of-39 field goals in his three seasons at Nebraska Wesleyan, ranking second in school history in career field goals and fourth with 152 career points. He made 8-of-12 kicks as a freshman before making 8-of-10 field goals as a sophomore. In his final season, Rath made 13 field goals in 17 attempts, including a career-long 49-yarder. Rath also handled kickoff duties for the Prairie Wolves, recording a touchback on 42 of his 136 career kickoffs.

In his final season as a junior in 2016, Rath made a career-high 13 field goals and was a perfect 28-of-28 on PATs. He was one of 10 finalists for the 2016 Fred Mitchell Award and was named a Fred Mitchell Award All-American, in addition to being a second-team All-Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) selection. In 2015, Rath earned second-team All-Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) honors after ranking 10th nationally in field goal percentage (.800). He led the Prairie Wolves in scoring for the second straight season with 44 points. Rath was named the GPAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Dordt, which included a game-sealing field goal in the fourth quarter. Rath earned the starting place-kicking job as a freshman in 2014. He was an honorable-mention All-GPAC selection that season after leading the league with eight field goals. Rath ended his freshman season with a streak of seven consecutive made field goals. He was named the GPAC Special Teams Player of the Week after connecting on all three of his field goal attempts in a win over Concorida, including the game-tying field goal with 1:11 remaining that sent the game to overtime.

Rath joined Nebraska Wesleyan from Lincoln Southwest High School, where he was the Silverhawks' starting kicker for one season. Rath also excelled on the pitch as a three-year starter for Southwest's soccer team, where he wasn all-city and all-conference performer.

Personal
Kramer is the son of Doug and Kimberly Rath, and he was born on Feb. 23, 1995. After earning his degree in business administration from Nebraska Wesleyan, Rath earned his master's degree in finance from Nebraska in May of 2019.