Punter, New Mexico, 2009–⁠13

Ben Skaer

Number: No. 35
Height: 6′0″
Hometown: Waterloo, IL

Ben Skaer played punter at New Mexico (2009–⁠13).

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record

3,442

2,896

2,368

2,152

1–⁠111–⁠114–⁠93–⁠9

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long
2010	New Mexico	85	3,442	40.5	59
2011	New Mexico	73	2,896	39.7	56
2012	New Mexico	54	2,368	43.9	69
2013	New Mexico	47	2,152	45.8	61
Career		259	10,858	41.9	69

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2009	New Mexico	35	P
2010	New Mexico	35	P
2011	New Mexico	35	P
2012	New Mexico	35	P
2013	New Mexico	35	P	6′0″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2013 New Mexico 10 games, 47 punts, 45.8 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Aug 31	vs.UTSA	L 13–⁠21	7	329	60
Sep 7	atUTEP	W 42–⁠35	1	42	42
Sep 14	atPittsburgh	L 27–⁠49	4	165	47
Sep 28	vs.UNLV	L 42–⁠56	3	135	50
Oct 5	vs.New Mexico State	W 66–⁠17	1	53	53
Oct 12	atWyoming	L 31–⁠38	5	256	59
Oct 19	vs.Utah State	L 10–⁠45	7	341	61
Nov 2	atSan Diego State	L 30–⁠35	3	122	44
Nov 23	atFresno State	L 28–⁠69	9	382	61
Nov 30	atBoise State	L 17–⁠45	7	327	57

2012 New Mexico 12 games, 54 punts, 43.9 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 8	atTexas	L 0–⁠45	5	196	51
Sep 15	atTexas Tech	L 14–⁠49	7	329	65
Sep 22	atNew Mexico State	W 27–⁠14	4	181	59
Sep 29	vs.Boise State	L 29–⁠32	3	120	51
Oct 6	vs.Texas State	W 35–⁠14	4	160	44
Oct 13	atHawai’i	W 35–⁠23	4	135	41
Oct 20	atAir Force	L 23–⁠28	2	85	45
Oct 27	vs.Fresno State	L 32–⁠49	6	273	60
Nov 3	atUNLV	L 7–⁠35	5	209	51
Nov 10	vs.Wyoming	L 23–⁠28	4	195	69
Nov 17	vs.Nevada	L 24–⁠31	5	233	55
Nov 24	atColorado State	L 20–⁠24	5	252	64

2011 New Mexico 12 games, 73 punts, 39.7 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 3	vs.Colorado State	L 10–⁠14	5	187	46
Sep 10	atArkansas	L 3–⁠52	9	331	48
Sep 17	vs.Texas Tech	L 13–⁠59	5	197	51
Sep 24	vs.Sam Houston	L 45–⁠48	6	265	51
Oct 1	vs.New Mexico State	L 28–⁠42	6	260	56
Oct 15	atNevada	L 7–⁠49	5	216	48
Oct 22	atTCU	L 0–⁠69	7	281	54
Oct 29	vs.Air Force	L 0–⁠42	4	167	48
Nov 5	atSan Diego State	L 7–⁠35	9	356	51
Nov 12	vs.UNLV	W 21–⁠14	3	114	48
Nov 19	atWyoming	L 10–⁠31	7	249	45
Dec 3	atBoise State	L 0–⁠45	7	273	56

2010 New Mexico 12 games, 85 punts, 40.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 4	atOregon	L 0–⁠72	6	246	52
Sep 11	vs.Texas Tech	L 17–⁠52	5	216	54
Sep 18	vs.Utah	L 14–⁠56	8	349	56
Sep 25	atUNLV	L 10–⁠45	11	434	55
Oct 2	vs.UTEP	L 20–⁠38	7	284	48
Oct 9	atNew Mexico State	L 14–⁠16	7	291	58
Oct 23	vs.San Diego State	L 20–⁠30	9	334	57
Oct 30	atColorado State	L 14–⁠38	7	304	59
Nov 6	vs.Wyoming	W 34–⁠31	6	205	38
Nov 13	atAir Force	L 23–⁠48	5	192	43
Nov 20	atBYU	L 7–⁠40	4	162	42
Nov 27	vs.TCU	L 17–⁠66	10	425	51

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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