2006—Enters his third year as Tech's placekicker after earning all-conference and Freshman All-America honors in 2004 . . . Two-time Academic All-ACC selection . . . Endured an up-and-down sophomore season after his outstanding freshman campaign . . . Joined the program as a walk-on in 2003 and took a redshirt year, then moved into the starting position in 2004.
Career field goal percentage of .684 (26-38) is third in Tech history . . . Ranks eighth in Tech history in career points by kicking and 17th in career scoring with 136 points . . . Tied for eighth with 26 career field goals . . . Perfect 58-for-58 on extra points . . . Two-time member of the ACC All-Academic football team.

2005— Began the season by making his first five field goals, but struggled after that, missing six straight, then making four in row before missing his last four . . . Hit 11-for-21 on the season . . . Tech's leading scorer with 60 points . . . Perfect on extra points (27-for-27) . . . Named to the Academic All-ACC football team for the second straight year.
Booted three field goals in Tech's season-opening win at 15th-ranked Auburn, including a 28-yarder with 1:32 left to essentially seal the victory . . . Added two more field goals against North Carolina . . . Had seven kickoffs, primarily "sky" kicks.
After making his first five field goals of the season, he missed from 43 vs. Connecticut, from 35 (blocked) and 43 yards vs. Virginia Tech, and then from 27 and 24 yards in a three-point loss to NC State. He did not have a field goal try against Duke, then missed a 47-yarder against Clemson before connecting from 33 yards on the final play of the first half, points that proved pivotal in Tech's 10-9 win . . . Seemed to get back on track with three 40-plus field goals against Wake Forest, including a 47-yarder . . . Then hit a career-long 48-yard field goal against Virginia, before missing four straight from 44, 42, 44 and 47 yards . . . Finished the season by making a 29-yarder against Utah . . . Named to the ACC All-Academic team for the second straight year

2004—Earned second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors . . . Named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2004 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award . . . First-team Freshman All-America by Rivals.com and the Football Writers' Association of America . . . Named to the ACC All-Academic football team . . . Missed his first field goal attempt of the season from 46 yards and then made a school-record 15 in a row before missing a 48-yard attempt in the Champs Sports Bowl . . . Shattered the previous Tech record of 10 in a row by Luke Manget (2002) . . . Hit 15-of-17 field goals on the season and was perfect on extra points (31-for-31) . . . Set a new Tech record for field goal percentage in a season with an accuracy rate of .882 . . . Tied for fifth in the nation in field goal percentage, trailing Todd Pegram of Texas A&M (.923, 12-13), Andrew Wellock of Eastern Michigan (.913, 21-23), Mike Nugent of Ohio State (.889, 24-27) and Tyler Jones of Boise State (.889, 24-27); tied with Colby Smith of Middle Tenneseee State (.882, 15-17) . . . Booted a career-longest 47-yard field goal against Duke . . . Tech's leading scorer with 76 points . . . His 15 field goals rank fourth on Tech's season list (record is 19 by Luke Manget, 2001, and Scott Sisson, 1992) . . . Ranked fifth in the ACC and 31st in the nation in field goals per game (1.25) . . . Eighth in the ACC in scoring.

High School —First-team all-state punter in Class AAAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . . . Also earned all-county honors as both punter and placekicker . . . Hit 8-of-11 field goals and 26-of-28 extra points as a senior while averaging 42 yards per punt . . . Three-year letterman for coach Tim McFarlin at Roswell High . . . Also a four-year letterwinner in soccer, earning all-county and all-region honors as a goalie.

Personal—Full name is Travis Ausburn Bell . . . Son of Bill Bell and Beverly Turner . . . Born December 16, 1984 . . . Dean's List student majoring in Management . . . . Named to 2003-04 and 2004-05 ACC Academic Honor Roll and the 2004 and 2005 ACC All-Academic football team.