Punter, Michigan State, 2010–⁠14

Mike Sadler

Lettered 2011–⁠14 (school media guide)

Number: No. 3
Height: 6′0″
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI

Mike Sadler played punter at Michigan State (2010–⁠14).

Honors

2012, 2013First-team All-Big Ten

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2010 and 2013

All-America: CBS Sports 2013; ESPN 2013

Punting

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

2,509

3,422

3,233

2,143

11–⁠3AP 117–⁠613–⁠1AP 311–⁠2AP 5

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2011	Michigan State	61	2,509	41.1	57	0
2012	Michigan State	79	3,422	43.3	70	0
2013	Michigan State	76	3,233	42.5	69	0
2014	Michigan State	52	2,143	41.2	66	15
Career		268	11,307	42.2	70	15

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2010	Michigan State	3	P
2011	Michigan State	3	P
2012	Michigan State	3	P
2013	Michigan State	3	P
2014	Michigan State	3	P	6′0″

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

2014 Michigan State 13 games, 52 punts, 41.2 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 29	vs.Jacksonville State	W 45–⁠7	4	131	45	2
Sep 6	atOregon	L 27–⁠46	6	256	49	1
Sep 20	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 73–⁠14	5	217	55	3
Sep 27	vs.Wyoming	W 56–⁠14	1	43	43	0
Oct 4	vs.Nebraska	W 27–⁠22	9	346	44	3
Oct 11	atPurdue	W 45–⁠31	2	84	42	1
Oct 18	atIndiana	W 56–⁠17	4	182	53	1
Oct 25	vs.Michigan	W 35–⁠11	4	150	46	1
Nov 8	vs.Ohio State	L 37–⁠49	3	127	48	0
Nov 15	atMaryland	W 37–⁠15	6	278	66	2
Nov 22	vs.Rutgers	W 45–⁠3	2	84	43	0
Nov 29	atPenn State	W 34–⁠10	3	126	49	0
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Baylor	W 42–⁠41	3	119	46	1

2013 Michigan State 14 games, 76 punts, 42.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Aug 30	vs.Western Michigan	W 26–⁠13	11	423	48
Sep 7	vs.South Florida	W 21–⁠6	7	319	54
Sep 14	vs.Youngstown State	W 55–⁠17	2	81	42
Sep 21	atNotre Dame	L 13–⁠17	5	207	54
Oct 5	atIowa	W 26–⁠14	5	222	51
Oct 12	vs.Indiana	W 42–⁠28	4	237	69
Oct 19	vs.Purdue	W 14–⁠0	7	266	53
Oct 26	atIllinois	W 42–⁠3	1	54	54
Nov 2	vs.Michigan	W 29–⁠6	5	204	51
Nov 16	atNebraska	W 41–⁠28	7	284	56
Nov 23	atNorthwestern	W 30–⁠6	5	206	53
Nov 30	vs.Minnesota	W 14–⁠3	6	251	47
Dec 7	vs.Ohio State	W 34–⁠24	5	206	52
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Stanford	W 24–⁠20	6	273	55

2012 Michigan State 13 games, 79 punts, 43.3 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Aug 31	vs.Boise State	W 17–⁠13	2	77	41
Sep 8	atCentral Michigan	W 41–⁠7	2	99	56
Sep 15	vs.Notre Dame	L 3–⁠20	8	340	56
Sep 22	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 23–⁠7	6	237	48
Sep 29	vs.Ohio State	L 16–⁠17	5	277	70
Oct 6	atIndiana	W 31–⁠27	7	319	59
Oct 13	vs.Iowa	L 16–⁠19	9	362	59
Oct 20	atMichigan	L 10–⁠12	7	290	49
Oct 27	atWisconsin	W 16–⁠13	7	271	52
Nov 3	vs.Nebraska	L 24–⁠28	7	326	60
Nov 17	vs.Northwestern	L 20–⁠23	5	213	47
Nov 24	atMinnesota	W 26–⁠10	3	130	56
Dec 29 ✦	vs.TCU	W 17–⁠16	11	481	55

2011 Michigan State 13 games, 61 punts, 41.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 2	vs.Youngstown State	W 28–⁠6	3	115	41
Sep 10	vs.Florida Atlantic	W 44–⁠0	1	36	36
Sep 17	atNotre Dame	L 13–⁠31	6	238	55
Sep 24	vs.Central Michigan	W 45–⁠7	2	87	46
Oct 1	atOhio State	W 10–⁠7	6	245	51
Oct 15	vs.Michigan	W 28–⁠14	5	205	45
Oct 22	vs.Wisconsin	W 37–⁠31	7	266	49
Oct 29	atNebraska	L 3–⁠24	5	182	40
Nov 5	vs.Minnesota	W 31–⁠24	5	175	44
Nov 12	atIowa	W 37–⁠21	6	277	54
Nov 26	atNorthwestern	W 31–⁠17	4	156	44
Dec 3	vs.Wisconsin	L 39–⁠42	3	126	45
Jan 2 ✦	vs.Georgia	W 33–⁠30	8	401	57

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

Before the draft

Drill	Pro day 2015
Height	5′11½″
Weight	182 lb
Arm length	29″
Hand size	8⅛″
40-yard dash	4.86 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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