Punter, Virginia, 2008–⁠11

Jimmy Howell

Number: No. 8
Height: 6′6″
Hometown: Florence, SC

Jimmy Howell played punter at Virginia (2008–⁠11).

Punting

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

2,494

2,647

2,066

2,442

5–⁠73–⁠94–⁠88–⁠5

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long
2008*	Virginia	64	2,494	39.0	58
2009	Virginia	66	2,647	40.1	53
2010	Virginia	49	2,066	42.2	58
2011	Virginia	62	2,442	39.4	55
Career		241	9,649	40.0	58

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
2008	Virginia	8	P
2009	Virginia	8	P
2010	Virginia	8	P
2011	Virginia	8	P	6′6″

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 Virginia 13 games, 62 punts, 39.4 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 3	vs.William & Mary	W 40–⁠3	3	121	45
Sep 10	atIndiana	W 34–⁠31	4	181	51
Sep 17	atNorth Carolina	L 17–⁠28	4	153	47
Sep 24	vs.Southern Miss	L 24–⁠30	4	158	50
Oct 1	vs.Idaho	W 21–⁠20	6	245	48
Oct 15	vs.Georgia Tech	W 24–⁠21	2	79	40
Oct 22	vs.NC State	L 14–⁠28	8	299	49
Oct 27	atMiami	W 28–⁠21	3	112	39
Nov 5	atMaryland	W 31–⁠13	5	205	55
Nov 12	vs.Duke	W 31–⁠21	8	326	49
Nov 19	atFlorida State	W 14–⁠13	8	289	44
Nov 26	vs.Virginia Tech	L 0–⁠38	6	235	48
Dec 31 ✦	vs.Auburn	L 24–⁠43	1	39	39

2010 Virginia 12 games, 49 punts, 42.2 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 4	vs.Richmond	W 34–⁠13	5	201	50
Sep 11	atUSC	L 14–⁠17	6	261	51
Sep 25	vs.VMI	W 48–⁠7	1	41	41
Oct 2	vs.Florida State	L 14–⁠34	7	304	51
Oct 9	atGeorgia Tech	L 21–⁠33	4	180	49
Oct 16	vs.North Carolina	L 10–⁠44	2	102	58
Oct 23	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 48–⁠21	3	133	54
Oct 30	vs.Miami	W 24–⁠19	5	213	52
Nov 6	atDuke	L 48–⁠55	1	39	39
Nov 13	vs.Maryland	L 23–⁠42	4	135	38
Nov 20	atBoston College	L 13–⁠17	5	216	55
Nov 27	atVirginia Tech	L 7–⁠37	6	241	46

2009 Virginia 11 games, 66 punts, 40.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 5	vs.William & Mary	L 14–⁠26	7	273	46
Sep 12	vs.TCU	L 14–⁠30	7	301	51
Sep 19	atSouthern Miss	L 34–⁠37	5	229	52
Oct 3	atNorth Carolina	W 16–⁠3	9	367	53
Oct 10	vs.Indiana	W 47–⁠7	3	151	53
Oct 17	atMaryland	W 20–⁠9	9	295	52
Oct 24	vs.Georgia Tech	L 9–⁠34	4	152	43
Nov 7	atMiami	L 17–⁠52	5	213	45
Nov 14	vs.Boston College	L 10–⁠14	6	248	49
Nov 21	atClemson	L 21–⁠34	5	199	48
Nov 28	vs.Virginia Tech	L 13–⁠42	6	219	50

2008 Virginia 12 games, 64 punts, 39.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Aug 30	vs.USC	L 7–⁠52	8	306	49
Sep 6	vs.Richmond	W 16–⁠0	5	201	48
Sep 13	atUConn	L 10–⁠45	5	199	43
Sep 27	atDuke	L 3–⁠31	6	229	54
Oct 4	vs.Maryland	W 31–⁠0	3	98	43
Oct 11	vs.East Carolina	W 35–⁠20	6	206	49
Oct 18	vs.North Carolina	W 16–⁠13	7	280	49
Oct 25	atGeorgia Tech	W 24–⁠17	1	49	49
Nov 1	vs.Miami	L 17–⁠24	7	299	58
Nov 8	atWake Forest	L 17–⁠28	6	257	51
Nov 22	vs.Clemson	L 3–⁠13	5	179	38
Nov 29	atVirginia Tech	L 14–⁠17	5	191	51

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

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