Todd France

Todd France
Profile
PositionPlacekicker
Personal information
Born (1980-02-13) February 13, 1980
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSpringfield (Holland, Ohio)
CollegeToledo (1998–2001)
NFL draft2002: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
  • First-team All-MAC (2000)
  • Second-team All-MAC (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made7
Field goals attempted9
Field goal %77.8
Longest field goal44
Extra points made6
Extra points attempted6
Extra point %100
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Todd M. France (born February 13, 1980, in Toledo, Ohio) was a placekicker in the Arena Football League. In the National Football League, he kicked for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles. In the Arena League, he kicked for the Philadelphia Soul, Chicago Rush, Orlando Predators, and New Orleans VooDoo.

High school

At Springfield High School, he was a Division II All-State team member[1], team MVP, first team All-District and All-Conference, lettered three years in football and volleyball, four years in soccer and two years in basketball.

College

He played college football at the University of Toledo where he majored in Mechanical Engineering. France was a nominee for Lou Groza Award as nation's best placekicker and he was the first UT kicker to make first-team All-MAC since Bruce Nichols in 1988. France helped lead the Rockets to their first bowl game win since 1995 by beating Cincinnati in the 2001 Motor City Bowl.

Professional football

He spent a season with the Rhein Fire of the now-defunct NFL Europa and played in World Bowl XI

Personal life

After professional football, he completed his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and his PhD in Architectural Engineering from the University of Toledo[2]. He is currently a professor at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio[3].

College statistics

Toledo Rockets
Season GP Kicking
EXM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% Pts
1998 12 28 28 100.0 11 19 57.9 61
1999 11 31 32 96.9 18 26 69.2 85
2000 11 49 49 100.0 15 19 78.9 94
2001 11 44 45 97.8 12 17 70.6 80
Career 45 152 154 98.7 56 81 69.1 320

References

  1. ^ "All-Ohio Football 1997" (PDF). ohsaa.org. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  2. ^ "Todd France CV" (PDF). onu.edu. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  3. ^ "Todd France". onu.edu. Retrieved February 25, 2026.