Ray Guy Award Explained

Ray Guy Award
Description:	College football's top punter
Presenter:	Greater Augusta Sports Council
Country:	United States
Year:	2000
Holder:	Tory Taylor, Iowa
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. 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.^[1]

Winners

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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.

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Player !	School
2019	Alex Pechin	Bucknell
2020	D. J. Arnson	Northern Arizona
2021	Brian Buschini	Montana
2022	Patrick Rohrbach	Montana
2023	Aidan Laros	UT Martin

General references

• Web site: Ray Guy Award Winners. Sports Reference. April 27, 2017.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ray Guy Award information. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509103634/https://www.rayguyaward.com/about-award/ . May 9, 2018 . dead . Ray Guy Award . August 2, 2024.
2. News: Mallozzi. Vincent M.. Champions 2000; From Sydney To the Bronx, the Winners. May 3, 2017. The New York Times. December 31, 2000.
3. News: Dorsch wins Ray Guy Award. May 3, 2017. The Augusta Chronicle. December 7, 2001.
4. News: Colorado punter wins award. April 28, 2017. The Augusta Chronicle. December 13, 2002.
5. News: 2003 Home Depot College Football Awards. May 3, 2017. ESPN.com. December 11, 2003.
6. News: Sports Briefing. May 4, 2017. The New York Times. December 10, 2004.
7. News: Cagle. Spencer. Plackemeier Wins Ray Guy Award. May 4, 2017. Scout.com. December 8, 2005.
8. News: Sepulveda Earns Second Guy Award. May 4, 2017. baylorbears.com. Baylor Athletics.
9. News: College 2007 Award Winners. May 4, 2017. Indiana Gazette. December 7, 2007. 18.
10. News: Trotter. Jake. Jake Trotter. Oklahoma State punter Matt Fodge wins Ray Guy Award. May 4, 2017. The Oklahoman. December 11, 2008.
11. News: Weiszer. Mark. Butler named nation's top punter. May 4, 2017. Athens Banner-Herald. December 11, 2009.
12. News: English. Antonya. Florida Gators' Chas Henry wins Ray Guy Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20101213170544/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/florida-gators-chas-henry-wins-ray-guy-award/1139247. dead. December 13, 2010. May 4, 2017. Tampa Bay Times. December 10, 2010.
13. News: Louisiana Tech's Ryan Allen wins Ray Guy Award. May 4, 2017. USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2011.
14. News: Gay. Chris. Louisiana Tech punter Ryan Allen wins Ray Guy Award. May 4, 2017. The Augusta Chronicle. December 6, 2012.
15. News: Memphis punter Tom Hornsey wins Ray Guy Award. May 3, 2017. Boston Herald. Associated Press. December 13, 2013.
16. News: Hightower. Kyle. Utah punter Tom Hackett wins Ray Guy award. May 3, 2017. Yahoo Sports. December 11, 2014.
17. News: Utah punter Tom Hackett wins second consecutive Ray Guy Award. May 3, 2017. Fox News. December 10, 2015.
18. News: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: Utah's Wishnowsky wins Ray Guy Award. April 27, 2017. USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2016.
19. News: Texas P Michael Dickson wins the Ray Guy Award. December 7, 2017. Burnt Orange Nation. SB Nation. December 7, 2017.
20. News: Texas A&M's Braden Mann honored as nation's best punter, wins Ray Guy Award. December 6, 2018. Dallas Morning News. December 6, 2018.
21. News: Max Duffy wins Ray Guy Award for NCAA's best punter . Drew . Franklin . Kentucky Sports Radio . December 12, 2019 . December 12, 2019.
22. Web site: Bonagura. Kyle. January 8, 2021. Bama players take home several major awards. January 6, 2022. ESPN.com. en.
23. News: Kirk. Kenney. Aztecs' Matt Araiza wins Ray Guy Award as nation's top punter. December 9, 2021. The San Diego Union-Tribune. December 22, 2021.
24. News: Chris. Iseman. Rutgers' Adam Korsak named Ray Guy Award winner as college football's top punter. December 2, 2022. Ashbury Park Press. December 8, 2022.
25. News: Sports. Illustrated. Tory Taylor Wins Ray Guy Award. December 8, 2023. Sports Illustrated. December 8, 2022.