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Whitford, Joel
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Jersey Number 32
Joel Whitford
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Neerim South, Australia
- Prev School:
- Santa Barbara CC
- High School:
- Warragul
Bio
2019 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2018 Academic All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2019: UW's primary punter once again in 2019 ... earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention, as well as third-team All-Pac-12 from Phil Steele ... handled 44 of 50 punts during the season, only two of which went for touchbacks ... 45.0-yard average ranked second-highest in UW history ... also helped UW set a school record for team punt average (44.6 yards per punt) ... against Eastern Washington, had two punts for a 50-yard average ... punted just once vs. Cal, when his 44-yard boot was downed at the 11 ... punted three times for a 43.7-yard average in the UW win over Hawai'i ... only one punt at BYU, a 37-yarder that was downed inside the 20 ... six punts for a 43.3-yard average, with only six yards of returns allowed, in the victory over USC ... four punts for a 44.0-yard average at Stanford ... 48.3-yard average on three punts, including a career-long-tying 67-yarder, in the win at Arizona ... 44.0-yard average on four punts vs. Oregon ... punted three times vs. Utah, for a 44.7-yard average ... punted four times for a 41.2-yard average, and his first touchback of the season (in game 10) at Oregon State ... seven punts for a 48.0-yard average at Colorado ... three punts for an average of 42.3 yards in the Apple Cup ... three punts for a 47.3-yard average in the Las Vegas Bowl win over Boise State.
2018: Played in 12 of 14 games during the season, missing the North Dakota and Utah (regular season) games due to injury ... had a 43-yard punt and made the tackle on the return in the season opener vs. Auburn ... after missing two games, returned to his punting duties against Arizona State, when he had three punts for a 49.3-yard average ... lone punt of the BYU game was a 40-yarder ... two punts for a 47.5-yard average in the win at UCLA ... two punts for a 33.5-yard average at Oregon ... three punts averaged 42.7 yards in the Husky win over Colorado ... five punts for an average of 45.8 yards, including a 59-yarder, at California ... five punts for a 34.8-yard average in the Husky win over Stanford ... two punts for a 41.5-yard average in the Husky win over Oregon State ... had just one punt in the Apple Cup, good for 48 yards ... punted three times for a 36.3-yard average (with two of three downed inside the 20) against Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game ... five punts for a 40.0-yard average against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
2017: Handled all of the regular punting for the Huskies, playing in all 13 games ... enrolled at the UW for the start of the winter, 2017 academic quarter (Jan., 2017) ... 15 of 37 punts were downed inside the opponents' 20-yard line and one two of 37 went for touchbacks ... also, opponents returned only eight punts all season, for a total of just 43 yards ... made his UW debut as the Husky punter in the Dawgs' win at Rutgers ... had five punts for an average of 35.4 yards against the Scarlet Knights, including two that were downed inside the two-yard line ... only punted twice in the Montana game, and both were downed inside the 20 ... three punts for a 40.0-yard average in the Husky win over Fresno State ... lone punt of the Colorado game was a 51-yarder ... averaged 47.0 yards on three punts, with no returns, at Oregon State ... average 42.5 yards, with no returns, on four punts against Cal ... six punts for a 46.0-yard average, including a 56-yarder, three downed inside the 20 and no touchbacks, in the Arizona State game ... two punts for a 34.5-yard average in the win over UCLA ... two punts for a 38.5-yard average vs. Oregon, with both punts downed inside the 20 ... three punts for a 38.7-yard average at Stanford ... 43.5-yard average on two punts against Utah ... in the Apple Cup win over WSU, punted four times for an average of 45.5 yards, including two downed inside the 20 ... five punts for a 49.0-yard average, including a long of 54 yards, against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl.
AT SANTA BARBARA CC: Played at Santa Barbara City College as a freshman in 2015, when he replaced fellow Aussie Mitch Wishnowsky, who won the Ray Guy Award for Utah in 2016 ... earned first-team SCFA All-American Division Pacific League and all-state Region IV ... did not play in 2016, essentially redshirting the season ... punted 47 times for a 37.6-yard average and had 23 of 47 punts downed inside the 20, with just three touchbacks ... opponents managed just nine punt returns for 47 yards over the season ... grew up playing Aussie rules football in Australia ... played for coach Craig Moropoulos at Santa Barbara.
2018 Academic All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
2019: UW's primary punter once again in 2019 ... earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention, as well as third-team All-Pac-12 from Phil Steele ... handled 44 of 50 punts during the season, only two of which went for touchbacks ... 45.0-yard average ranked second-highest in UW history ... also helped UW set a school record for team punt average (44.6 yards per punt) ... against Eastern Washington, had two punts for a 50-yard average ... punted just once vs. Cal, when his 44-yard boot was downed at the 11 ... punted three times for a 43.7-yard average in the UW win over Hawai'i ... only one punt at BYU, a 37-yarder that was downed inside the 20 ... six punts for a 43.3-yard average, with only six yards of returns allowed, in the victory over USC ... four punts for a 44.0-yard average at Stanford ... 48.3-yard average on three punts, including a career-long-tying 67-yarder, in the win at Arizona ... 44.0-yard average on four punts vs. Oregon ... punted three times vs. Utah, for a 44.7-yard average ... punted four times for a 41.2-yard average, and his first touchback of the season (in game 10) at Oregon State ... seven punts for a 48.0-yard average at Colorado ... three punts for an average of 42.3 yards in the Apple Cup ... three punts for a 47.3-yard average in the Las Vegas Bowl win over Boise State.
2018: Played in 12 of 14 games during the season, missing the North Dakota and Utah (regular season) games due to injury ... had a 43-yard punt and made the tackle on the return in the season opener vs. Auburn ... after missing two games, returned to his punting duties against Arizona State, when he had three punts for a 49.3-yard average ... lone punt of the BYU game was a 40-yarder ... two punts for a 47.5-yard average in the win at UCLA ... two punts for a 33.5-yard average at Oregon ... three punts averaged 42.7 yards in the Husky win over Colorado ... five punts for an average of 45.8 yards, including a 59-yarder, at California ... five punts for a 34.8-yard average in the Husky win over Stanford ... two punts for a 41.5-yard average in the Husky win over Oregon State ... had just one punt in the Apple Cup, good for 48 yards ... punted three times for a 36.3-yard average (with two of three downed inside the 20) against Utah in the Pac-12 Championship Game ... five punts for a 40.0-yard average against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
2017: Handled all of the regular punting for the Huskies, playing in all 13 games ... enrolled at the UW for the start of the winter, 2017 academic quarter (Jan., 2017) ... 15 of 37 punts were downed inside the opponents' 20-yard line and one two of 37 went for touchbacks ... also, opponents returned only eight punts all season, for a total of just 43 yards ... made his UW debut as the Husky punter in the Dawgs' win at Rutgers ... had five punts for an average of 35.4 yards against the Scarlet Knights, including two that were downed inside the two-yard line ... only punted twice in the Montana game, and both were downed inside the 20 ... three punts for a 40.0-yard average in the Husky win over Fresno State ... lone punt of the Colorado game was a 51-yarder ... averaged 47.0 yards on three punts, with no returns, at Oregon State ... average 42.5 yards, with no returns, on four punts against Cal ... six punts for a 46.0-yard average, including a 56-yarder, three downed inside the 20 and no touchbacks, in the Arizona State game ... two punts for a 34.5-yard average in the win over UCLA ... two punts for a 38.5-yard average vs. Oregon, with both punts downed inside the 20 ... three punts for a 38.7-yard average at Stanford ... 43.5-yard average on two punts against Utah ... in the Apple Cup win over WSU, punted four times for an average of 45.5 yards, including two downed inside the 20 ... five punts for a 49.0-yard average, including a long of 54 yards, against Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl.
AT SANTA BARBARA CC: Played at Santa Barbara City College as a freshman in 2015, when he replaced fellow Aussie Mitch Wishnowsky, who won the Ray Guy Award for Utah in 2016 ... earned first-team SCFA All-American Division Pacific League and all-state Region IV ... did not play in 2016, essentially redshirting the season ... punted 47 times for a 37.6-yard average and had 23 of 47 punts downed inside the 20, with just three touchbacks ... opponents managed just nine punt returns for 47 yards over the season ... grew up playing Aussie rules football in Australia ... played for coach Craig Moropoulos at Santa Barbara.
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