Honors and Awards

• 2008 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2008, 2009)
• Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll (2007, 2008)
• 2009 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team

2009 Outlook
Place-kicker Adi Kunalic (pronounced ah-dee kun-ALEK) continues to provide Nebraska with a powerful special teams weapon, serving as one of the nation’s top kickoff specialists. Kunalic has served in that role each of the past two seasons and essentially negated the effects of kickoffs moving to the 30-yard line. The junior has booted 39 percent of his career kickoffs for touchbacks, allowing the Huskers to rank among the national leaders in that category each of the past two seasons. In addition to handling his special teams role again in 2009, Kunalic will continue to push fellow junior Alex Henery in the place-kicking department.

Kunalic has become one of Nebraska’s top scholar-athletes. He carries a 3.802 cumulative grade-point average in advertising and was a first-team academic All-Big 12 pick in 2008.

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.

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