Louie Sakoda

Louie Sakoda is an American former football kicker and punter. He played college football for the Utah Utes, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2008. Sakoda played professionally for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Early life

Sakoda was born in San Jose, California. He attended Branham High School in San Jose, and played high school football for the Branham Bruins.

College career

Statistics

Field Goal Pct.:.864
Field Goals Made: 57
Field Goal Attempts: 66
PAT Made: 137
PAT Attempts: 140
PAT Pct.:.979 : 308
Scoring : 308
Punts: 242
Punt Yards: 10,188
Punt Average: 42.1
50-yard Punts: 50

Awards and honors

2007 Rivals.com first-team All-American kicker
2007 SI.com second-team All-American punter
2007 CBS Sports first-team All-American punter and Football Writers Association of America
2008 unanimous first-team All-American kicker

Professional career

Sakoda was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers, but was released before the 2009 season. On October 14, 2009, he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Sakoda was released by the Roughriders on August 2, 2010 after struggling at the start of the season. Sakoda was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on August 10, 2010. He was injured before playing a single game and was released by the Bombers on September 22, 2010. He was later signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on March 21, 2011 after the team traded away Justin Medlock that same day. On June 26, 2011, Sakoda was released from the Eskimos.