2011 (Freshman): D’Appollonio appeared in all 13 games as UA’s deep snapper and made two tackles, one each in the 38-28 win vs. Troy and the 31-28 victory at Vanderbilt. He snapped to punter Dylan Breeding, who led the SEC and ranked seventh in the country with an average of 45.28 yards per punt, and to kicker Zach Hocker, who ranked second in the SEC, first among kickers, and 17th in the NCAA with an average of 9.1 points per game and was tied for second in the conference and for 11th in the nation with an average of 1.6 field goals made per game. Hocker scored 118 points, which was an Arkansas record for single-season points by a kicker and the second-highest point total by any player in one season in school history. He also made 21 field goals, the second-highest single-season total in school history, and his 55 made PATs were the fourth-most in a season in school history. Breeding’s punting average also ranked as the third-best single-season average in school history.
Personal: Born Jan. 19, 1993, he is the son of Al and Rose D’Appollonio. He is majoring in political science. He was named to the Razorback Honor Roll for his work in the classroom in the fall of 2011.
High School: D’Appollonio played football for coach Mike Giovando at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Ariz., where he also competed in track. In his senior season, he was a first-team all-state performer while also being selected as his school’s Scholar Athlete of the Year and to the National Honor Society.
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