Ray Guy Award

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Ray Guy Award
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Awarded forCollege football's top punter
CountryUnited States
Presented byGreater Augusta Sports Council
History
First award2000
Most recentAdam Korsak, Rutgers
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.

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Nominees are evaluated on their overall statistics and contribution to the team. Particular emphasis is placed on the following statistics: 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. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline, and have a positive impact on the team’s success. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerSchoolRef
2000 Kevin Stemke Wisconsin [3]
2001 Travis Dorsch Purdue [4]
2002 Mark Mariscal Colorado [5]
2003 B. J. Sander Ohio State [6]
2004 Daniel Sepulveda Baylor [7]
2005 Ryan Plackemeier Wake Forest [8]
2006 Daniel Sepulveda (2) Baylor [9]
2007 Durant Brooks Georgia Tech [10]
2008 Matt Fodge Oklahoma State [11]
2009 Drew Butler Georgia [12]
2010 Chas Henry Florida [13]
2011 Ryan Allen (2) Louisiana Tech [14]
2012 [15]
2013 Tom Hornsey Memphis [16]
2014 Tom Hackett (2) Utah [17]
2015 [18]
2016 Mitch Wishnowsky [19]
2017 Michael Dickson Texas [20]
2018 Braden Mann Texas A&M [21]
2019 Max Duffy Kentucky [22]
2020 Pressley Harvin III Georgia Tech [23]
2021 Matt Araiza San Diego State [24]
2022 Adam Korsak Rutgers [25]

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References

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Footnotes
  1. ↑ Fulton, Maureen (November 20, 2007). "UT punter one of three finalists for Ray Guy Award". Toledo Blade. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ray Guy Award information". Ray Guy Award. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 31, 2000). "Champions 2000; From Sydney To the Bronx, the Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dorsch wins Ray Guy Award". The Augusta Chronicle. December 7, 2001. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Colorado punter wins award". The Augusta Chronicle. December 13, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2003 Home Depot College Football Awards". ESPN.com. December 11, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
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  8. ↑ Cagle, Spencer (December 8, 2005). "Plackemeier Wins Ray Guy Award". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sepulveda Earns Second Guy Award". baylorbears.com. Baylor Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ "College 2007 Award Winners". Indiana Gazette. December 7, 2007. p. 18. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ Trotter, Jake (December 11, 2008). "Oklahoma State punter Matt Fodge wins Ray Guy Award". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ Weiszer, Mark (December 11, 2009). "Butler named nation's top punter". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ English, Antonya (December 10, 2010). "Florida Gators' Chas Henry wins Ray Guy Award". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Louisiana Tech's Ryan Allen wins Ray Guy Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  15. ↑ Gay, Chris (December 6, 2012). "Louisiana Tech punter Ryan Allen wins Ray Guy Award". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Memphis punter Tom Hornsey wins Ray Guy Award". Boston Herald. Associated Press. December 13, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  17. ↑ Hightower, Kyle (December 11, 2014). "Utah punter Tom Hackett wins Ray Guy award". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Utah punter Tom Hackett wins second consecutive Ray Guy Award". Fox News. December 10, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: Utah's Wishnowsky wins Ray Guy Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Texas P Michael Dickson wins the Ray Guy Award". Burnt Orange Nation. SB Nation. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ Franklin, Drew (December 12, 2019). "Max Duffy wins Ray Guy Award for NCAA's best punter". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  23. ↑ Bonagura, Kyle (January 8, 2021). "Bama players take home several major awards". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ 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.
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