Punter, Middle Tennessee (from Marshall), 2005–⁠09

David DeFatta

Number: No. 37
Height: 5′10″
Hometown: Franklin, TN

David DeFatta played punter at Marshall (2005) and Middle Tennessee (2007–⁠09).

Punting

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

2,987

2,293

3,131

5–⁠75–⁠710–⁠3

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long
2007*	Middle Tennessee	73	2,987	40.9	70
2008*	Middle Tennessee	56	2,293	40.9	71
2009	Middle Tennessee	81	3,131	38.7	55
Career		210	8,411	40.1	71

Kicking

Season	Team	FGM	FGA	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
2005*	Marshall	1	3	33.3	22	2	5
2007*	Middle Tennessee	4	6	66.7	47	4	16
Career		5	9	55.6	47	6	21

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2005	Marshall	37	P
2007	Middle Tennessee	37	P
2008	Middle Tennessee	37	P
2009	Middle Tennessee	37	P	5′10″

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

2009 Middle Tennessee 13 games, 81 punts, 38.7 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 5	atClemson	L 14–⁠37	7	269	52
Sep 12	vs.Memphis	W 31–⁠14	7	274	52
Sep 19	atMaryland	W 32–⁠31	8	281	47
Sep 26	atNorth Texas	W 37–⁠21	10	412	55
Oct 6	atTroy	L 7–⁠31	11	417	49
Oct 17	vs.Mississippi State	L 6–⁠27	7	246	53
Oct 24	vs.Western Kentucky	W 62–⁠24	4	159	47
Oct 31	atFlorida Atlantic	W 27–⁠20	4	165	46
Nov 7	vs.Florida International	W 48–⁠21	5	205	54
Nov 14	vs.Louisiana	W 34–⁠17	5	189	44
Nov 21	vs.Arkansas State	W 38–⁠14	6	248	53
Nov 28	atUL Monroe	W 38–⁠19	3	125	44
Dec 20 ✦	vs.Southern Miss	W 42–⁠32	4	141	47

2008 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 56 punts, 40.9 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 6	vs.Maryland	W 24–⁠14	4	168	46
Sep 13	atKentucky	L 14–⁠20	8	345	57
Sep 20	atArkansas State	L 14–⁠31	4	181	51
Sep 30	vs.Florida Atlantic	W 14–⁠13	8	285	45
Oct 11	atFlorida International	L 21–⁠31	5	205	54
Oct 18	atLouisville	L 23–⁠42	7	256	45
Oct 25	atMississippi State	L 22–⁠31	5	181	40
Nov 8	vs.UL Monroe	W 24–⁠21	4	189	64
Nov 15	atWestern Kentucky	W 21–⁠10	6	280	71
Nov 22	vs.North Texas	W 52–⁠13	4	156	49
Dec 3	atLouisiana	L 28–⁠42	1	47	47

2007 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 73 punts, 40.9 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 1	atFlorida Atlantic	L 14–⁠27	8	288	48
Sep 6	atLouisville	L 42–⁠58	2	78	39
Sep 15	atLSU	L 0–⁠44	8	299	52
Sep 20	vs.Western Kentucky	L 17–⁠20	4	154	48
Sep 29	vs.Florida International	W 47–⁠6	7	275	56
Oct 6	vs.Virginia	L 21–⁠23	8	320	54
Oct 13	atMemphis	W 21–⁠7	4	149	40
Oct 20	vs.Arkansas State	W 24–⁠7	4	152	47
Oct 27	atNorth Texas	W 48–⁠28	8	378	58
Nov 3	atUL Monroe	W 43–⁠40	4	166	57
Nov 10	vs.Louisiana	L 24–⁠34	7	371	68
Nov 20	atTroy	L 7–⁠45	9	357	70

2005 Marshall 2 games, 1 of 3 field goals

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Nov 8	vs.Southern Miss	L 24–⁠27	–	–	–	–
Nov 19	vs.East Carolina	L 29–⁠34	–	–	–	–

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

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