Punter, Texas, 2008–⁠10

John Gold

Number
No. 47
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Palestine, TX

John Gold played punter at Texas (2008–⁠10).

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2009

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2008*Texas2194545.0590
2009Texas1566244.1530
2010*Texas241,04743.6630
Career602,65444.2630

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008Texas47P
2009Texas47P
2010Texas47P6′3″

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

2010 Texas 9 games, 24 punts, 43.6 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 4vs.RiceW 34–⁠17284450
Sep 11vs.WyomingW 34–⁠74142410
Sep 18atTexas TechW 24–⁠14155550
Sep 25vs.UCLAL 12–⁠34162620
Oct 2vs.OklahomaL 20–⁠285214570
Oct 16atNebraskaW 20–⁠133138540
Oct 23vs.Iowa StateL 21–⁠28295630
Nov 6atKansas StateL 14–⁠393128500
Nov 13vs.Oklahoma StateL 16–⁠333129470
2009 Texas 8 games, 15 punts, 44.1 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 5vs.UL MonroeW 59–⁠20287530
Sep 12atWyomingW 41–⁠102100510
Sep 26vs.UTEPW 64–⁠7139390
Oct 24atMissouriW 41–⁠7137370
Oct 31atOklahoma StateW 41–⁠14133330
Nov 14atBaylorW 47–⁠143141510
Nov 21vs.KansasW 51–⁠20137370
Jan 7 ✦vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠374188530
2008 Texas 8 games, 21 punts, 45.0 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Aug 30vs.Florida AtlanticW 52–⁠103128440
Sep 6atUTEPW 42–⁠134161460
Sep 27vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠103141540
Oct 4atColoradoW 38–⁠143117490
Oct 11vs.OklahomaW 45–⁠354186510
Oct 18vs.MissouriW 56–⁠31295550
Nov 15atKansasW 35–⁠7158580
Nov 27vs.Texas A&MW 49–⁠9159590

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

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