Eastern Michigan Athletics
2015 Football Roster
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Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
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Barnes, Austin
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Jersey Number 17
Austin Barnes
- Position:
- P
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fairview Heights, Ill.
- High School:
- O'Fallon
Bio
PERSONAL: Full name: Austin William Barnes...Son of Angela Barnes...Has one sister, Caitlyn....Communication major...EMU: 2016: Named Second Team Preseason All-MAC by Athlon Sports...2015: Punted the ball 45 times in 10 games for the Eagles... Tied the EMU single-season mark for punting average at 43.6 yards per boot, with just one touchback... Recorded nine punts of 50-or-more yards... Pinned opponents inside their own 20 on a career-best 15 occasions... 2014: Punted the ball a total of 22 times in four games for the Eagles before receiving a medical redshirt...Averaged 44.6 yards per punt...Recorded four punts over 50 yards, three of which came against the Michigan State (Sept. 20), including a career-long 65-yard punt against the Spartans...Pinned the opposition inside the 20-yard line on four different occasions...2013: Played in nine games for the Green and White...Booted 50 punts, averaging 39.7 yards per punt...Pinned the opposition inside the 20-yard line on 12 occasions...Recorded six punts over 50 yards, including a career-long 57-yard blast against Ohio (Oct. 19)...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended O’Fallon High School in O’Fallon, Ill...Played under Head Coach Brandon Joggerst as a Panther...Considered by many kicking analysts as one of the top specialists in the nation for the class of 2013...Received a three-star ranking and was ranked as the 18th-best kicker in the nation by ESPN.com...Selected to the 2013 U.S Army All-American Bowl as a first alternate punter...Garnered 2012 all-state honorable mention accolades...During his high school career, he averaged 47.1 yards per punt and made 85 percent (69-of-81) of his point-after-touchdown kicks...As a senior, punted the ball 28 times for an average of 44.86 yards per kick...Notched 28 touchbacks on 55 kickoffs...Had a season-long punt of 66 yards and had 11 downed inside the 20-yard-line...Made 36-of-44 PATs to go along with 4-of-7 field goal attempts in 2012...As a junior, broke school records for PATs (43) and touchbacks (60) en route to earning first team all-conference accolades...Finished first in punting competitions at Auburn University and the University of Illinois...Started a fundraising drive called ‘Kickin’ it for Cans’ which donated 10 cans of food to the local pantry for every kick made...In total, more than 3,700 canned goods were donated to the Fairview Heights Food Pantry in Fairview, Ill. following the 2012 season...In the off-season, has gone on mission trips to Joplin, Mo. (tornado victims) and Nashville, Tenn. (flood victims)...Also was a member of the school’s wrestling team.
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