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90 Joey Bowers
2004 Preseason - Will be counted on to handle at least a portion of the punting during the season ... Does a good job of punting while on the run ... Excelled in the Spring Game, with four punts for a 48.5 average, including a long of 53 yards ... Three of his punts were downed inside the 20 during the Spring Game ... CoSIDA Academic All-America with a 3.748 GPA while majoring in Public Relations. 2003 - Kicking specialist who handled the kickoff chores and doubled as a situational punter for the Gamecocks ... Punted 21 times for a 39.6 average ... Has developed into an effective punter with his unusual style of kicking the ball on the run ... Had a long punt of 54 yards vs. Georgia ... Had 11 of his punts downed inside the opponents' 20-yard line ... Rushed 24 yards for a first down while successfully executing a fake punt against Georgia. 2002 -For the second straight year, he handled the kickoff chores for the Gamecocks ... Improved as the season progressed ... His average kickoff was at the two-yard line ... Served as USC's "poocher" punter, with eight punts for 272 yards and a 34-yard average ... Five of his eight punts were downed inside the 20-yard line ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2001 -Redshirt freshman who handled kickoff chores in 2001 ... Did a solid job, with 10 of his 59 kickoffs going for touchbacks and the average starting position for the opposing team being approximately at the 26-yard line ... Also contributed six tackles while on kickoff coverage. HIGH SCHOOL - Played for the legendary coach John McKissick at Summerville High School. PERSONAL - Born Sept. 18, 1982 ... He is majoring in Public Relations ... Member of the President's List twice (4.0) and Dean's List twice (3.5+).
STATISTICS Year Punts Yds. Avg. LP FG LG PAT Pts. 2001 2 56 28.0 29 0-0 - 0-0 0 2002 8 272 34.0 42 0-0 - 0-0 0 2003 21 832 39.6 54 0-2 - 0-0 0 TOTAL 31 1160 37.4 54 0-2 - 0-0 0 |
