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Awarded for | College football's top punter |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Greater Augusta Sports Council |
History | |
First award | 2000 |
Most recent | Tory Taylor, Iowa |
Website | http://www.augustasportscouncil.org/ |
The Ray Guy Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding punter as adjudged by the Augusta Sports Council. The award is named after punter Ray Guy, an All-American for Southern Mississippi and an All-Pro in the National Football League for the Oakland Raiders.
Nominees are evaluated on their overall statistics and contribution to the team, with a focus on net average, percentage of total punts inside the 20-yard line, and percentage of punts not returned.[1] The Ray Guy Award winner is determined by a national selection committee of football writers, FBS college coaches, sports information directors, and past Ray Guy Award winners.[2]
Winners
FCS Punter of the Year
FCS Punter of the Year Award was created in 2019 to honor FCA punters with leadership qualities as well as outstanding statistics.[27]
Season | Player | School |
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2019 | Alex Pechin | Bucknell |
2020 | D. J. Arnson | Northern Arizona |
2021 | Brian Buschini | Montana |
2022 | Patrick Rohrbach | Montana |
2023 | Aidan Laros | UT Martin |
Footnotes
- ^ Fulton, Maureen (November 20, 2007). "UT punter one of three finalists for Ray Guy Award". Toledo Blade. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Ray Guy Award information". Ray Guy Award. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 31, 2000). "Champions 2000; From Sydney To the Bronx, the Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Dorsch wins Ray Guy Award". The Augusta Chronicle. December 7, 2001. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Colorado punter wins award". The Augusta Chronicle. December 13, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ "2003 Home Depot College Football Awards". ESPN.com. December 11, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Sports Briefing". The New York Times. December 10, 2004. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ Cagle, Spencer (December 8, 2005). "Plackemeier Wins Ray Guy Award". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Sepulveda Earns Second Guy Award". baylorbears.com. Baylor Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "College 2007 Award Winners". Indiana Gazette. December 7, 2007. p. 18. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ Trotter, Jake (December 11, 2008). "Oklahoma State punter Matt Fodge wins Ray Guy Award". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ Weiszer, Mark (December 11, 2009). "Butler named nation's top punter". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ English, Antonya (December 10, 2010). "Florida Gators' Chas Henry wins Ray Guy Award". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech's Ryan Allen wins Ray Guy Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ Gay, Chris (December 6, 2012). "Louisiana Tech punter Ryan Allen wins Ray Guy Award". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Memphis punter Tom Hornsey wins Ray Guy Award". Boston Herald. Associated Press. December 13, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Hightower, Kyle (December 11, 2014). "Utah punter Tom Hackett wins Ray Guy award". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Utah punter Tom Hackett wins second consecutive Ray Guy Award". Fox News. December 10, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: Utah's Wishnowsky wins Ray Guy Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ "Texas P Michael Dickson wins the Ray Guy Award". Burnt Orange Nation. SB Nation. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ "Texas A&M's Braden Mann honored as nation's best punter, wins Ray Guy Award". Dallas Morning News. December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Franklin, Drew (December 12, 2019). "Max Duffy wins Ray Guy Award for NCAA's best punter". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Bonagura, Kyle (January 8, 2021). "Bama players take home several major awards". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Kenney, Kirk (December 9, 2021). "Aztecs' Matt Araiza wins Ray Guy Award as nation's top punter". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Iseman, Chris (December 2, 2022). "Rutgers' Adam Korsak named Ray Guy Award winner as college football's top punter". Ashbury Park Press. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ Illustrated, Sports (December 8, 2023). "Tory Taylor Wins Ray Guy Award". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "The FCS Punter of the Year". rayguyaward.com. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
General references
- "Ray Guy Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 27, 2017.