Ray Guy Award

Ray Guy Award
Awarded forCollege football's top punter
CountryUnited States
Presented byGreater Augusta Sports Council
History
First award2000
Most recentBrett Thorson, Georgia
Websitehttp://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. 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.

Winners

YearWinnerSchoolRef
2000Kevin StemkeWisconsin
2001Travis DorschPurdue
2002Mark MariscalColorado
2003B. J. SanderOhio State
2004Daniel SepulvedaBaylor
2005Ryan PlackemeierWake Forest
2006Daniel Sepulveda (2)Baylor (2)
2007Durant BrooksGeorgia Tech
2008Matt FodgeOklahoma State
2009Drew ButlerGeorgia
2010Chas HenryFlorida
2011Ryan AllenLouisiana Tech
2012Ryan Allen (2)Louisiana Tech (2)
2013Tom HornseyMemphis
2014Tom HackettUtah
2015Tom Hackett (2)Utah (2)
2016Mitch WishnowskyUtah (3)
2017Michael DicksonTexas
2018Braden MannTexas A&M
2019Max DuffyKentucky
2020Pressley Harvin IIIGeorgia Tech (2)
2021Matt AraizaSan Diego State
2022Adam KorsakRutgers
2023Tory TaylorIowa
2024Eddie CzaplickiUSC
2025Brett ThorsonGeorgia (2)

FCS Punter of the Year

FCS Punter of the Year Award was created in 2019 to honor FCS punters with leadership qualities as well as outstanding statistics.

Winners
SeasonPlayerSchool
2019 Alex Pechin Bucknell
2020 D. J. Arnson Northern Arizona
2021 Brian Buschini Montana
2022 Patrick Rohrbach Montana
2023 Aidan Laros UT Martin
2024 Brendon Kilpatrick Youngstown State
2025 James Platte The Citadel

Footnotes

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  2. ↑ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (December 31, 2000). "Champions 2000; From Sydney To the Bronx, the Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dorsch wins Ray Guy Award". The Augusta Chronicle. December 7, 2001. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Colorado punter wins award". The Augusta Chronicle. December 13, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2003 Home Depot College Football Awards". ESPN.com. December 11, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sports Briefing". The New York Times. December 10, 2004. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Cagle, Spencer (December 8, 2005). "Plackemeier Wins Ray Guy Award". Scout.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sepulveda Earns Second Guy Award". baylorbears.com. Baylor Athletics. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ "College 2007 Award Winners". Indiana Gazette. December 7, 2007. p. 18. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  10. ↑ Trotter, Jake (December 11, 2008). "Oklahoma State punter Matt Fodge wins Ray Guy Award". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ Weiszer, Mark (December 11, 2009). "Butler named nation's top punter". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Louisiana Tech's Ryan Allen wins Ray Guy Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ Gay, Chris (December 6, 2012). "Louisiana Tech punter Ryan Allen wins Ray Guy Award". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Memphis punter Tom Hornsey wins Ray Guy Award". Boston Herald. Associated Press. December 13, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  16. ↑ Hightower, Kyle (December 11, 2014). "Utah punter Tom Hackett wins Ray Guy award". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Utah punter Tom Hackett wins second consecutive Ray Guy Award". Fox News. December 10, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: Utah's Wishnowsky wins Ray Guy Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Texas P Michael Dickson wins the Ray Guy Award". Burnt Orange Nation. SB Nation. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ Franklin, Drew (December 12, 2019). "Max Duffy wins Ray Guy Award for NCAA's best punter". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  22. ↑ Bonagura, Kyle (January 8, 2021). "Bama players take home several major awards". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ Illustrated, Sports (December 8, 2023). "Tory Taylor Wins Ray Guy Award". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  26. ↑ On Sports, Last Word (December 12, 2024). "USC's Eddie Czaplicki Wins 2024 Ray Guy Award". Last Word On Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Thorson Wins Ray Guy Award As Nation's Top Punter". georgiadogs.com. University of Georgia. December 12, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  28. 1 2 "The FCS Punter of the Year". rayguyaward.com. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

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