UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State redshirt senior punter Jordan Stout has been named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. Stout earns the honor for the third time this season, the most in the conference.
Jordan Stout Week 10 Notes
- Stout hit a 52-yard field goal in the second quarter. He added a 42-yard kick in the first quarter and a 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
- He tied his career high for field goals made in a game with three. He also had three against Ball State.
- Stout completed an 18-yard pass to Curtis Jacobs on a fake punt in the first quarter. It was his first career completion and attempt.
- Stout's completion was the first by a Penn State punter since Chris Clauss completed a 6-yard pass vs. Maryland (played in Baltimore) on Nov. 7, 1987.
- Stout landed a 55-yard punt, downed at the 9, in the second quarter. He added a 58-yard punt to the Michigan 15 and a 42-yard punt to the Michigan 11. He also dropped a 49-yard punt at the Michigan 1 in the fourth quarter.
- Stout averaged 51.0 yards on four punts. It was Stout's fifth game averaging at least 50.0 yards per punt.
Jordan Stout Season Notes
- In 2021, Jordan Stout is a Ray Guy Award semifinalist, two-time Ray Guy Award National Punter of the Week and three-time Big Ten Special teams player of the week.
- Led by Stout, Penn State ranks second in the country in net punting (45.53).
- Stout has served as Penn State's kicker, for both field goals and extra points, punter and kickoff specialist in all 10 games this season.
- He owns Penn State's best career punt average (44.88), leading by 1.75 yards per punt.
- Stout also holds Penn State's highest season punt average (47.04), ahead by 3.09 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 (45.53), touchbacks (48) and kickoffs returned (1).
- Stout is second among the four in opponent drive start average (27.80 yard-line), 50+ yard punts (22) and punts inside the 20 (25).
- Stout is ninth in the country, and second in the Big Ten, with a 47.0 punt average.
- Stout averaged at least 50.0 yards per punt in five games this season.
- Twenty-two of Stout's 51 punts this season have been 50 or more yards.
- Stout now has five career field goals of 50+ yards. He is second all-time at Penn State behind Chris Bahr (6; 1973-75).
- Stout has two field goals of 50+ yards this season. He hit a 50-yard kick against Indiana.
- Eleven of Stout's 19 career field goals have come from 40 or more yards.
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