Punter, Mercer (from Marshall), 2021–25
John McConnell
- Number
- No. 19
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Morgantown, WV
John McConnell played punter at Marshall (2021–23) and Mercer (2024–25).
Team titles: Southern champions, 2024 and 2025
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Marshall | 19 | P | RS | ||
| 2022 | Marshall | 19 | P | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Marshall | 19 | P | So. | ||
| 2024 | Mercer | 19 | P | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Mercer | 19 | P | Sr. | 6′3″ | 190 |
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
2025 Mercer 12 games, 49 punts, 45.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Presbyterian | L 10–15 | 6 | 242 | 45 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Wofford | W 22–21 | 4 | 221 | 60 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | at The Citadel | W 38–0 | 3 | 140 | 55 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | at East Tennessee State | W 38–34 | 3 | 136 | 53 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Samford | W 45–21 | 4 | 182 | 52 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Princeton | W 38–14 | 3 | 146 | 52 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. VMI | W 62–0 | 3 | 150 | 51 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Furman | W 52–28 | 5 | 191 | 44 | 4 |
| Nov 8 | at Western Carolina | W 49–47 | 6 | 278 | 56 | 3 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Chattanooga | W 63–17 | 2 | 95 | 55 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | at Auburn | L 17–62 | 5 | 202 | 49 | 2 |
| Dec 6 | vs. South Dakota | L 0–47 | 5 | 225 | 53 | 2 |
2024 Mercer 14 games, 75 punts, 43.2 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.Presbyterian | W 63–10 | 2 | 95 | 48 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Bethune-Cookman | W 31–2 | 2 | 97 | 52 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | atChattanooga | W 10–3 | 6 | 263 | 52 | 3 |
| Sep 21 | vs.The Citadel | W 38–21 | 4 | 170 | 52 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | atWofford | W 22–3 | 5 | 227 | 50 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Princeton | W 34–7 | 4 | 181 | 55 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | atSamford | L 35–55 | 7 | 281 | 53 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Western Carolina | W 44–34 | 3 | 157 | 62 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.East Tennessee State | W 37–31 | 10 | 437 | 58 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | atVMI | W 34–0 | 6 | 266 | 52 | 3 |
| Nov 16 | at Alabama | L 7–52 | 6 | 260 | 51 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Furman | W 49–23 | 4 | 151 | 52 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs. Rhode Island | W 17–10 | 9 | 371 | 49 | 5 |
| Dec 14 | at North Dakota State | L 7–31 | 7 | 281 | 43 | 1 |
2023 Marshall 11 games, 55 punts, 43.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UAlbany | W 21–17 | 4 | 187 | 62 | 3 |
| Sep 9 | at East Carolina | W 31–13 | 4 | 146 | 42 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 24–17 | 5 | 207 | 48 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Old Dominion | W 41–35 | 4 | 165 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at NC State | L 41–48 | 5 | 208 | 51 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Georgia State | L 24–41 | 4 | 189 | 56 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | vs. James Madison | L 9–20 | 8 | 391 | 74 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | at Coastal Carolina | L 6–34 | 3 | 124 | 43 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | at App State | L 9–31 | 5 | 204 | 46 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at South Alabama | L 0–28 | 7 | 299 | 53 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Arkansas State | W 35–21 | 6 | 252 | 46 | 0 |
2022 Marshall 13 games, 71 punts, 38.6 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Norfolk State | W 55–3 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at Notre Dame | W 26–21 | 5 | 184 | 43 | 3 |
| Sep 17 | at Bowling Green | L 31–34 | 6 | 254 | 51 | 5 |
| Sep 24 | at Troy | L 7–16 | 6 | 236 | 48 | 4 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 28–7 | 8 | 328 | 54 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Louisiana | L 13–23 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atJames Madison | W 26–12 | 10 | 405 | 64 | 3 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 13–24 | 5 | 192 | 52 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | atOld Dominion | W 12–0 | 6 | 195 | 46 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs.App State | W 28–21 | 6 | 231 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Georgia Southern | W 23–10 | 6 | 234 | 51 | 4 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Georgia State | W 28–23 | 4 | 157 | 45 | 2 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. UConn | W 28–14 | 7 | 238 | 41 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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