Punter, Bowling Green (from New Mexico), 2016–⁠21

Matt Naranjo

Lettered 2018–⁠21 (school media guide)

Number: No. 96
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 196 lb
Class (2021): Senior
Hometown: Skokie, IL

Matt Naranjo played punter at New Mexico (2016) and Bowling Green (2017–⁠21).

Punting

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

1,277

2,867

747

2,704

3–⁠93–⁠90–⁠54–⁠8

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2018	Bowling Green	31	1,277	41.2	72	6
2019	Bowling Green	71	2,867	40.4	72	7
2020	Bowling Green	19	747	39.3	63	5
2021	Bowling Green	65	2,704	41.6	77	20
Career		186	7,595	40.8	77	38

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2016	New Mexico	96	P	Yr 1
2017	Bowling Green	96	P	Yr 2
2018	Bowling Green	96	P	Yr 3
2019	Bowling Green	96	P	Yr 4
2020	Bowling Green	96	P	Yr 5
2021	Bowling Green	96	P	Sr. (Yr 6)	5′10″	196

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

2021 Bowling Green 12 games, 65 punts, 41.6 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 2	atTennessee	L 6–⁠38	8	348	49	0
Sep 11	vs.South Alabama	L 19–⁠22	7	310	59	5
Sep 18	vs.Murray State	W 27–⁠10	4	169	49	2
Sep 25	atMinnesota	W 14–⁠10	8	353	77	2
Oct 2	atKent State	L 20–⁠27	2	81	43	2
Oct 9	vs.Akron	L 20–⁠35	2	71	40	1
Oct 16	atNorthern Illinois	L 26–⁠34	4	170	51	2
Oct 23	vs.Eastern Michigan	L 24–⁠55	6	238	47	2
Oct 30	atBuffalo	W 56–⁠44	5	204	51	2
Nov 10	vs.Toledo	L 17–⁠49	8	328	48	0
Nov 16	atMiami (OH)	L 7–⁠34	9	359	47	1
Nov 26	vs.Ohio	W 21–⁠10	2	73	38	1

2020 Bowling Green 4 games, 19 punts, 39.3 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Nov 4	atToledo	L 3–⁠38	6	231	58	2
Nov 10	vs.Kent State	L 24–⁠62	6	228	63	2
Nov 17	vs.Buffalo	L 17–⁠42	2	77	43	0
Nov 28	atOhio	L 10–⁠52	5	211	50	1

2019 Bowling Green 12 games, 71 punts, 40.4 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 29	vs.Morgan State	W 46–⁠3	2	44	28	0
Sep 7	atKansas State	L 0–⁠52	9	396	72	0
Sep 14	vs.Louisiana Tech	L 7–⁠35	8	319	55	0
Sep 21	atKent State	L 20–⁠62	7	288	60	0
Oct 5	atNotre Dame	L 0–⁠52	8	346	52	0
Oct 12	vs.Toledo	W 20–⁠7	4	154	44	0
Oct 19	vs.Central Michigan	L 20–⁠38	4	171	54	0
Oct 26	atWestern Michigan	L 10–⁠49	6	277	53	0
Nov 2	vs.Akron	W 35–⁠6	6	203	39	3
Nov 13	atMiami (OH)	L 3–⁠44	4	149	44	0
Nov 19	vs.Ohio	L 24–⁠66	5	210	49	1
Nov 29	atBuffalo	L 7–⁠49	8	310	50	3

2018 Bowling Green 6 games, 31 punts, 41.2 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Oct 13	vs.Western Michigan	L 35–⁠42	5	199	48	1
Oct 20	atOhio	L 14–⁠49	4	176	53	0
Oct 30	vs.Kent State	L 28–⁠35	8	326	55	2
Nov 10	atCentral Michigan	W 24–⁠13	3	109	43	0
Nov 17	atAkron	W 21–⁠6	5	197	50	2
Nov 23	vs.Buffalo	L 14–⁠44	6	270	72	1

2017 Bowling Green 1 game, 1 tackle

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Nov 7	atBuffalo	L 28–⁠38	–	–	–	–

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

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