Punter, Nebraska, Oregon State and Idaho, 2015–⁠21

Caleb Lightbourn

Number: No. 30
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 231 lb
Class (2021): Senior
Hometown: Washougal, WA

Caleb Lightbourn played punter at Nebraska (2015–⁠18), Oregon State (2019–⁠20), Idaho (2021), Oregon State (2021) and Idaho (2021).

Punting

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

2,578

2,486

998

540

483

9–⁠44–⁠84–⁠82–⁠54–⁠7

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2016	Nebraska	65	2,578	39.7	58	0
2017	Nebraska	59	2,486	42.1	69	0
2018	Nebraska	24	998	41.6	52	3
2020	Oregon State	14	540	38.6	56	2
2021	Idaho	10	483	48.3	65	2
Career		172	7,085	41.2	69	7

Defense

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo
2016	Nebraska	2	2
2018	Nebraska	1	1
2020	Oregon State	3	3
Career		6	6

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2015	Nebraska	30	P	Yr 1
2016	Nebraska	30	P	Yr 2
2017	Nebraska	30	P	Yr 3
2018	Nebraska	30	P	Yr 4
2019	Oregon State	30	P	Yr 5
2020	Oregon State	30	P	Yr 6
2021	Idaho	30	P	Sr. (Yr 7)
2021	Oregon State	30	P	Sr. (Yr 7)	6′3″	231

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

2021 Idaho 2 games, 10 punts, 48.3 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 11	atIndiana	L 14–⁠56	7	351	65	2
Sep 18	atOregon State	L 0–⁠42	3	132	49	0

No box score in the source for Oct 3 at UC Davis; Oct 9 vs. Portland State, so those games are not listed.

2020 Oregon State 5 games, 14 punts, 38.6 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Nov 7	vs.Washington State	L 28–⁠38	5	170	46	0
Nov 14	atWashington	L 21–⁠27	4	175	50	1
Nov 21	vs.California	W 31–⁠27	4	182	56	1
Nov 27	vs.Oregon	W 41–⁠38	1	13	13	0
Dec 12	vs.Stanford	L 24–⁠27	–	–	–	–

2018 Nebraska 5 games, 24 punts, 41.6 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 8	vs.Colorado	L 28–⁠33	3	128	47	1
Sep 15	vs.Troy	L 19–⁠24	5	208	51	1
Sep 22	atMichigan	L 10–⁠56	9	402	52	1
Sep 29	vs.Purdue	L 28–⁠42	5	201	52	0
Oct 6	atWisconsin	L 24–⁠41	2	59	36	0

2017 Nebraska 12 games, 59 punts, 42.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 2	vs.Arkansas State	W 43–⁠36	5	212	54
Sep 9	atOregon	L 35–⁠42	7	282	46
Sep 16	vs.Northern Illinois	L 17–⁠21	6	284	55
Sep 23	vs.Rutgers	W 27–⁠17	5	194	64
Sep 29	atIllinois	W 28–⁠6	2	67	35
Oct 7	vs.Wisconsin	L 17–⁠38	5	237	69
Oct 14	vs.Ohio State	L 14–⁠56	4	192	57
Oct 28	atPurdue	W 25–⁠24	4	150	43
Nov 4	vs.Northwestern	L 24–⁠31	5	199	46
Nov 11	atMinnesota	L 21–⁠54	3	117	42
Nov 18	atPenn State	L 44–⁠56	8	339	53
Nov 24	vs.Iowa	L 14–⁠56	5	213	52

2016 Nebraska 12 games, 65 punts, 39.7 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 3	vs.Fresno State	W 43–⁠10	4	145	43
Sep 10	vs.Wyoming	W 52–⁠17	3	94	44
Sep 17	vs.Oregon	W 35–⁠32	5	236	58
Sep 24	atNorthwestern	W 24–⁠13	5	193	47
Oct 15	atIndiana	W 27–⁠22	5	189	45
Oct 22	vs.Purdue	W 27–⁠14	4	172	56
Oct 29	atWisconsin	L 17–⁠23	7	291	51
Nov 5	atOhio State	L 3–⁠62	6	251	53
Nov 12	vs.Minnesota	W 24–⁠17	4	122	44
Nov 19	vs.Maryland	W 28–⁠7	5	222	54
Nov 25	atIowa	L 10–⁠40	10	364	47
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Tennessee	L 24–⁠38	7	299	52

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

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