Punter, Clemson, 2008–11
Dawson Zimmerman
- Number
- No. 96
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Lawrenceville, GA
Dawson Zimmerman played punter at Clemson (2008–11).
Team titles: ACC champions, 2011
Punting
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
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
2011 Clemson 14 games, 65 punts, 41.8 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Troy | W 43–19 | 6 | 255 | 51 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Wofford | W 35–27 | 4 | 166 | 47 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Auburn | W 38–24 | 3 | 138 | 56 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Florida State | W 35–30 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Virginia Tech | W 23–3 | 8 | 331 | 50 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Boston College | W 36–14 | 3 | 146 | 58 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Maryland | W 56–45 | 4 | 173 | 45 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. North Carolina | W 59–38 | 6 | 241 | 55 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Georgia Tech | L 17–31 | 3 | 115 | 54 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Wake Forest | W 31–28 | 3 | 116 | 40 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at NC State | L 13–37 | 7 | 320 | 59 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at South Carolina | L 13–34 | 6 | 227 | 44 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 38–10 | 5 | 208 | 53 | 0 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | L 33–70 | 6 | 238 | 48 | 0 |
2010 Clemson 13 games, 60 punts, 42.7 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. North Texas | W 35–10 | 6 | 309 | 79 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Presbyterian | W 58–21 | 3 | 139 | 49 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atAuburn | L 24–27 | 7 | 289 | 52 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Miami | L 21–30 | 6 | 287 | 57 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atNorth Carolina | L 16–21 | 5 | 201 | 51 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Maryland | W 31–7 | 7 | 272 | 49 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 27–13 | 2 | 79 | 44 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atBoston College | L 10–16 | 2 | 108 | 76 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.NC State | W 14–13 | 4 | 147 | 48 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atFlorida State | L 13–16 | 3 | 121 | 53 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atWake Forest | W 30–10 | 2 | 91 | 48 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.South Carolina | L 7–29 | 9 | 345 | 45 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. South Florida | L 26–31 | 4 | 175 | 49 | 0 |
2009 Clemson 13 games, 55 punts, 39.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 37–14 | 3 | 129 | 51 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atGeorgia Tech | L 27–30 | 5 | 161 | 37 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs.Boston College | W 25–7 | 5 | 224 | 55 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. TCU | L 10–14 | 5 | 195 | 48 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | atMaryland | L 21–24 | 7 | 274 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Wake Forest | W 38–3 | 4 | 155 | 42 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atMiami | W 40–37 | 3 | 136 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 49–3 | 3 | 115 | 49 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Florida State | W 40–24 | 3 | 127 | 55 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atNC State | W 43–23 | 3 | 112 | 40 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Virginia | W 34–21 | 3 | 115 | 48 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atSouth Carolina | L 17–34 | 7 | 264 | 46 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 21–13 | 4 | 146 | 47 | 0 |
2008 Clemson 3 games, 12 punts, 38.5 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Alabama | L 10–34 | 4 | 160 | 51 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atWake Forest | L 7–12 | 5 | 192 | 54 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 17–21 | 3 | 110 | 40 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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