From 1978 to 1980, Atha played for the Buckeyes as a backup to the quarterback Art Schlichter and the placekicker Vlade Janakievski.
Atha led the team in scoring that year with 88 points: 13 field goals, 43 PATs and one touchdown.
[1][2] The record has not been surpassed but it has been tied by Mike Nugent (at North Carolina State on September 19, 2004) and Josh Huston (vs. 2005 Texas Longhorns football team on September 17, 2005, in Ohio Stadium).
It was most recently tied on September 11, 2010, by Devin Barclay versus the University of Miami.
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