Punter, Kent State, 2020–⁠24

Josh Smith

Number: No. 96
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 197 lb
Class (2024): Freshman
Hometown: Narre Warren, VIC

Josh Smith played punter at Kent State (2020–⁠24).

Punting

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

1,881

1,732

2,052

3,468

7–⁠75–⁠71–⁠110–⁠12

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2021	Kent State	52	1,881	36.2	57	16
2022	Kent State	43	1,732	40.3	53	13
2023	Kent State	50	2,052	41.0	67	14
2024	Kent State	83	3,468	41.8	61	26
Career		228	9,133	40.1	67	69

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2020	Kent State	96	P	Yr 1
2021	Kent State	96	P	Yr 2
2022	Kent State	96	P	Yr 3
2023	Kent State	96	P	Yr 4
2024	Kent State	96	P	Fr. (Yr 5)	6′0″	197

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

2024 Kent State 12 games, 83 punts, 41.8 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 31	atPittsburgh	L 24–⁠55	5	219	52	0
Sep 7	vs.Saint Francis	L 17–⁠23	7	301	53	2
Sep 14	atTennessee	L 0–⁠71	8	334	49	1
Sep 21	atPenn State	L 0–⁠56	10	422	55	5
Sep 28	vs.Eastern Michigan	L 33–⁠52	5	218	52	3
Oct 12	vs.Ball State	L 35–⁠37	2	77	41	0
Oct 19	atBowling Green	L 6–⁠27	5	243	61	3
Oct 26	atWestern Michigan	L 21–⁠52	6	247	46	2
Nov 6	vs.Ohio	L 0–⁠41	10	403	50	2
Nov 13	atMiami (OH)	L 7–⁠34	8	326	46	2
Nov 19	vs.Akron	L 17–⁠38	8	342	55	4
Nov 26	atBuffalo	L 7–⁠43	9	336	57	2

2023 Kent State 10 games, 50 punts, 41.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 31	atUCF	L 6–⁠56	5	170	42	1
Sep 9	atArkansas	L 6–⁠28	5	182	41	2
Sep 16	vs.Central Connecticut	W 38–⁠10	2	75	39	1
Oct 7	atOhio	L 17–⁠42	2	85	44	0
Oct 14	atEastern Michigan	L 14–⁠28	7	318	67	4
Oct 21	vs.Buffalo	L 6–⁠24	8	344	53	1
Nov 1	atAkron	L 27–⁠31	6	241	47	2
Nov 8	vs.Bowling Green	L 19–⁠49	4	192	55	1
Nov 18	atBall State	L 3–⁠34	8	334	59	1
Nov 25	vs.Northern Illinois	L 27–⁠37	3	111	39	1

2022 Kent State 10 games, 43 punts, 40.3 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 3	atWashington	L 20–⁠45	2	83	47	2
Sep 10	atOklahoma	L 3–⁠33	6	260	49	2
Sep 24	atGeorgia	L 22–⁠39	3	119	45	0
Oct 8	atMiami (OH)	L 24–⁠27	5	205	49	0
Oct 15	atToledo	L 31–⁠52	5	170	53	1
Oct 22	vs.Akron	W 33–⁠27	4	169	44	2
Nov 1	vs.Ball State	L 20–⁠27	5	221	47	2
Nov 9	atBowling Green	W 40–⁠6	–	–	–	–
Nov 16	vs.Eastern Michigan	L 24–⁠31	8	334	51	2
Nov 26	atBuffalo	W 30–⁠27	5	171	43	2

2021 Kent State 13 games, 52 punts, 36.2 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 4	atTexas A&M	L 10–⁠41	8	322	57	4
Sep 11	vs.VMI	W 60–⁠10	1	44	44	0
Sep 18	atIowa	L 7–⁠30	7	221	38	2
Sep 25	atMaryland	L 16–⁠37	3	110	46	2
Oct 2	vs.Bowling Green	W 27–⁠20	5	184	41	2
Oct 9	vs.Buffalo	W 48–⁠38	4	153	47	1
Oct 16	atWestern Michigan	L 31–⁠64	7	245	42	1
Oct 23	atOhio	W 34–⁠27	4	179	50	0
Nov 3	vs.Northern Illinois	W 52–⁠47	5	173	42	3
Nov 10	atCentral Michigan	L 30–⁠54	4	135	44	0
Nov 27	vs.Miami (OH)	W 48–⁠47	2	53	34	1
Dec 4	vs.Northern Illinois	L 23–⁠41	1	36	36	0
Dec 21 ✦	vs.Wyoming	L 38–⁠52	1	26	26	0

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

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