Garth Petrilli (2025) - Hall of Fame - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

Garth Petrilli

Induction:
2025
Class:
1994

Honors: Earned First Team All-OVC honors in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994 ... Named to the Ohio Valley Conference Half Century Team

Career Record Book

At the time of his graduation, Garth Petrilli was the all-time leading scorer in Middle Tennessee football history
His 100 consecutive extra-point kicks made record stood for 21 years until it was broken in 2015
Additionally, his 166 extra-point kicks made, and 170 extra-point kicks attempted remain the all-time record
Petrilli is currently third all-time in field goals attempted (60) and fourth all-time in field goals made (38)
His 63.3 career field goal percentage placed him at third all-time at the end of his career, and he currently sits at the 10^th spot in program history
In points scored by kicking, Petrilli owns the second most points in school history with 280

Key Stats

Played in 49 career games
He owns the third longest field goal in school history (54 yards)
His 15 points scored against TSU in 1993 ranks in a tie for the third most in a game in MTSU history

Noteworthy

Garth Petrilli was one of the last kickers to handle place-kicking and punting duties during his time at Middle Tennessee
In addition to leading the special team's unit as the kicker, Petrilli also handled some of the punting duties, leading his team in that category with an average of 38.4 yards in 1993