2019 Football Roster
Bennett, Thomas
Jersey Number 33
Thomas Bennett
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Carlsbad, Calif.
- High School:
- Baylor
- Prev School:
- Baylor
Bio
TULSA – A two-year letterwinner … has handled the punting chores both seasons since … transferring to Tulsa prior to the 2017 spring semester … has a 44.3 career punting average … his 46.6 punting average as a junior is the second-highest in school history, behind Glenn Dobbs’ nation-leading 48.3 average in 1942 … for his career, placed 28 punts inside the 20-yard line with 26 punts traveling 50 yards or more … has a career-long 68-yard punt … was immediately eligible for the 2017 season since he was a non-recruited walk-on at Baylor.
2018 – Punted in all 12 games … ranked 5th nationally with a 46.6-yard punting average on 53 punts ... earned second-team all-conference honors … his 46.6 average was the first time since 1975 that a Tulsa punter averaged over 46 yards (Rick Engles, 46.5) … had four punts of 60+ yards ... punted four times for a 49.2 average … had a career-long 68-yarder in the opener vs. UCA ... for his performance in the opener was named the American Athletic Conference's Special Teams Player of the Week ... had a career-best 54.5 average on four punts at Houston with 2 inside the 20-yard line ... averaged 46.0 yards on three punts at Texas ... his only punt vs. UConn went for 67 yards to the 11-yard line ... totaled seven punts for a 50.7 average with two inside the 20 and a long of 66 yards against #23 USF ...
2017 – Played in all 12 games … handled the punting duties and was also the holder on placements … had a 42.3 average on 61 punts … handled the holding duties in the final 9 games … had 11 punts that traveled 50+ yards and also placed 16 inside the 20-yard line … averaged 44.1 yards on 9 punts with a long of 61 yards and three inside the 20-yard line vs. #21 Memphis … averaged a career-high 50.8 yards, including three over 50 yards (54, 67, 55) and 2 placed inside the 20-yard line against UConn … averaged 44.5 yards on four punts vs. New Mexico, including a long of 59 yards and two inside the 20 … made his first collegiate appearance in the opener at Oklahoma State, and punted seven times for a 44.6 average … vs. OSU, his longest punt of 60 yards traveled over the head of the returner and resulted in a fumble and Tulsa recovery for a TD.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE – Was a non-recruited player at Baylor … was on the Baylor roster in 2015.
HIGH SCHOOL – Lettered two seasons at La Costa Canyon High School … punted 52 times for 42.7 yards with 19 punts inside the 20-yard line his senior season … named the Avocado West Conference Kicker of the Year as a senior … selected his team’s Special Teams Player of the Year … also lettered two years in track … won the conference’s triple jump with a jump of 44’7” and high jumped 6’7” to place as runner-up at the San Diego Sectional Championship … high school football coach was Sean Sovacool.
PERSONAL – Favorite NFL team is the Carolina Panthers … favorite food is sushi … enjoys fishing, golfing and playing video games … this favorite NFL player is Seattle place-kicker Jason Myers … his favorite sports movie is We Are Marshall … favorite sports team is the NHL’s San Jose Sharks … favorite actor is Tom Cruise … lists M&M’s as his favorite candy and Ben & Jerry’s as his favorite ice cream … parents are Darren and Rosemary Bennett … his dad punted in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers and the Minnesota Vikings … majoring in marketing … born September 18, 1997.
2018 – Punted in all 12 games … ranked 5th nationally with a 46.6-yard punting average on 53 punts ... earned second-team all-conference honors … his 46.6 average was the first time since 1975 that a Tulsa punter averaged over 46 yards (Rick Engles, 46.5) … had four punts of 60+ yards ... punted four times for a 49.2 average … had a career-long 68-yarder in the opener vs. UCA ... for his performance in the opener was named the American Athletic Conference's Special Teams Player of the Week ... had a career-best 54.5 average on four punts at Houston with 2 inside the 20-yard line ... averaged 46.0 yards on three punts at Texas ... his only punt vs. UConn went for 67 yards to the 11-yard line ... totaled seven punts for a 50.7 average with two inside the 20 and a long of 66 yards against #23 USF ...
2017 – Played in all 12 games … handled the punting duties and was also the holder on placements … had a 42.3 average on 61 punts … handled the holding duties in the final 9 games … had 11 punts that traveled 50+ yards and also placed 16 inside the 20-yard line … averaged 44.1 yards on 9 punts with a long of 61 yards and three inside the 20-yard line vs. #21 Memphis … averaged a career-high 50.8 yards, including three over 50 yards (54, 67, 55) and 2 placed inside the 20-yard line against UConn … averaged 44.5 yards on four punts vs. New Mexico, including a long of 59 yards and two inside the 20 … made his first collegiate appearance in the opener at Oklahoma State, and punted seven times for a 44.6 average … vs. OSU, his longest punt of 60 yards traveled over the head of the returner and resulted in a fumble and Tulsa recovery for a TD.
PREVIOUS COLLEGE – Was a non-recruited player at Baylor … was on the Baylor roster in 2015.
HIGH SCHOOL – Lettered two seasons at La Costa Canyon High School … punted 52 times for 42.7 yards with 19 punts inside the 20-yard line his senior season … named the Avocado West Conference Kicker of the Year as a senior … selected his team’s Special Teams Player of the Year … also lettered two years in track … won the conference’s triple jump with a jump of 44’7” and high jumped 6’7” to place as runner-up at the San Diego Sectional Championship … high school football coach was Sean Sovacool.
PERSONAL – Favorite NFL team is the Carolina Panthers … favorite food is sushi … enjoys fishing, golfing and playing video games … this favorite NFL player is Seattle place-kicker Jason Myers … his favorite sports movie is We Are Marshall … favorite sports team is the NHL’s San Jose Sharks … favorite actor is Tom Cruise … lists M&M’s as his favorite candy and Ben & Jerry’s as his favorite ice cream … parents are Darren and Rosemary Bennett … his dad punted in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers and the Minnesota Vikings … majoring in marketing … born September 18, 1997.
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