CLEMSON — Nolan Hauser is in the midst of what will likely end up being the best single season by a field goal kicker in Clemson history.

Right now, Hauser looks poised to have an extremely realistic shot at earning the Lou Groza Award, which is given annually to the nation’s best kicker.

The Tigers’ junior placekicker made four more field goals in the 18-16 win over Syracuse, giving him 27 makes on the season, which is six more than the next nearest kicker in the country. Hauser has missed just two field goals all season and is averaging 3.0 makes per game, which is also tops in the country.

“I kind of just went into the game without looking at any records — I never really like to,” Hauser said. “I feel like you can get ahead of yourself a little bit. But I wasn’t really aware of it.”

Heading into this weekend’s home matchup against Georgia Tech, Hauser is currently tied with Greg Huegel for the most made field goals in a single season in school history, meaning his next one will etch his name in the Clemson record books.

However, setting the record is the furthest thing from Hauser’s mind.

“You can not live through what you have done,” he said. “That is something I kind of play by, like, ‘Alright, I am going to go into this game, and I have not done anything this season.’ Just keeping that mentality. That I always have something to prove.”

With Hauser experiencing that kind of success and about to wrap up his third year, some have questioned what his plans are for next season, seeing as he will be eligible for April’s NFL Draft. While the time will come for making that decision, it’s not something he is currently fixated on.

“I have not really thought about it, or put any thought into it,” Hauser said. “I am just focused on these last three games. Then figuring out where everything lies after that.”

Hauser will get his shot at setting the school’s single-season record on Saturday when Clemson hosts Georgia Tech. Kickoff is at 12:30 p.m., and the game will be televised on the CW.