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Anderson Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List
Oct 31 | Football
Rutgers punter leads the Big Ten with a 44.3 average
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers football fifth-year senior Ryan Anderson was named to the Ray Guy Award watch list, the Augusta Sports Council announced Tuesday. The award is annually presented to the top punter in college football.
Anderson leads the Big Ten and is No. 19 nationally with a 44.3 gross average per punt with 2,478 yards on 56 attempts through eight games. The mark is on pace to set the school record for a single season, which is currently held by Joe Radigan at 44.1 in 2006. In addition, Anderson is first with a 45.2 average in Big Ten play.
Anderson has 22 punts of at least 50 yards, matching the number for Rutgers of at least that distance from the previous three seasons combined. He has also booted six attempts of 60 or more yards with a long of 64 in the game versus Eastern Michigan.
In the field position battle, Anderson has helped the Scarlet Knights improve by nearly five yards and 57 spots in the national rankings from the same point last season with a 38.2 net average. He has had 16 pinned inside the 20-yard line and 35-of-56 kicks have not been returned. In the win over Purdue, Anderson had a net average of 40.1 yards on 12 attempts.
A transfer from Olivet College, he finished 2016 season with an NCAA Division III single-season record 46.2-yard punting average to earn All-America honors. The DeWitt, Michigan, native started his career at Division II Saginaw Valley State.
The Ray Guy Award watch list will be narrowed down to 10 semifinalists on Nov. 16. Click here for more information.
Rutgers will be back in action on Saturday versus Maryland at High Point Solutions Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding football, follow the program on Twitter @RFootball.
Anderson leads the Big Ten and is No. 19 nationally with a 44.3 gross average per punt with 2,478 yards on 56 attempts through eight games. The mark is on pace to set the school record for a single season, which is currently held by Joe Radigan at 44.1 in 2006. In addition, Anderson is first with a 45.2 average in Big Ten play.
Anderson has 22 punts of at least 50 yards, matching the number for Rutgers of at least that distance from the previous three seasons combined. He has also booted six attempts of 60 or more yards with a long of 64 in the game versus Eastern Michigan.
In the field position battle, Anderson has helped the Scarlet Knights improve by nearly five yards and 57 spots in the national rankings from the same point last season with a 38.2 net average. He has had 16 pinned inside the 20-yard line and 35-of-56 kicks have not been returned. In the win over Purdue, Anderson had a net average of 40.1 yards on 12 attempts.
A transfer from Olivet College, he finished 2016 season with an NCAA Division III single-season record 46.2-yard punting average to earn All-America honors. The DeWitt, Michigan, native started his career at Division II Saginaw Valley State.
The Ray Guy Award watch list will be narrowed down to 10 semifinalists on Nov. 16. Click here for more information.
Rutgers will be back in action on Saturday versus Maryland at High Point Solutions Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding football, follow the program on Twitter @RFootball.
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