UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State redshirt senior punter Jordan Stout has been named one of 10 finalists for the Ray Guy Award, the Augusta Sports Council announced on Wednesday. The award recognizes college football's top punter.
A national voting body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sports information directors, national media and previous Ray Guy Award winners will decide the three award finalists who will be announced on Tuesday, November 23rd. Voters will then vote again to determine the winner who will be announced live on Thursday, December 9th at The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN.
The Ray Guy Award will provide one additional vote as determined by football fans. The Fan Vote will be located on the Ray Guy Award website and is equivalent to one national selection committee member's vote. The vote will be included for the selection of the finalists and the winner.
Jordan Stout
- Stout has served as Penn State's kicker, for both field goals and extra points, punter and kickoff specialist in all nine games this season.
- Stout was named Ray Guy Award National Punter of the Week for the second time this season after his performance against Illinois, where he hit four punts of 50+ yards and dropped six inside the 20.
- Stout owns Penn State's best career punt average (44.58), leading by 1.45 yards per punt.
- Stout also holds Penn State's highest season punt average (46.70), ahead by 2.75 yards per punt.
- Stout, San Diego State's Matt Araiza, Texas' Cameron Dicker and UConn's Joe McFadden are the only FBS players handling kickoff, field goal and punt duties for their team this season.
- Among the four, Stout leads the group in net punting average (45.06), touchbacks (44) and kickoffs returned (1).
- Stout is second among the four in opponent drive start average (28.23 yard-line), 50+ yard punts (20) and punts inside the 20 (21).
- Led by Stout, Penn State ranks second in the country in net punting (45.06).
- Stout is 10th in the country, and third in the Big Ten, with a 46.7 punt average.
- Stout averaged at least 50.0 yards per punt in four games this season.
- Twenty of Stout's 47 punts this season have been 50 or more yards.
- Stout has landed 21 punts inside the 20, including a career-high six against Illinois, eight inside the 10 and two inside the 5.
- Stout's 91.6 touchback percentage (44 of 48) is the highest in the FBS among kickers with 40 or more kickoffs.
- Since 1997, Stout ranks third at Penn State in career kickoff average (63.7; 11,345 yards on 178 kickoffs) behind only Anthony Fera (66.4; 2010-11) and Robbie Gould (64.0; 2002-04).
- Since the kickoff yard-line was moved back to the 35 in 2011, Stout has the highest average among Penn State kickers.
- At Ohio State, Stout hit a pair of 55-yard punts, landing one inside the 20.
- Stout also hit a 47-yard field goal to close out the first half.
- Against Illinois, Stout hit four punts of 50+ yards and landed a career-high six inside the 20.
- Stout converted a career-high-tying three field goal attempts.
- Stout was named Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week following the Indiana game. It marks his second time earning the award this season. He also won it after his performance at Wisconsin.
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