Punter, Indiana (from UCF), 2022–25
Mitch McCarthy
- Number
- No. 44
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Melbourne, VIC
Mitch McCarthy played punter at UCF (2022–24) and Indiana (2025).
Team titles: National champions, 2025 (Indiana); Big Ten champions, 2025
Punting
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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 Indiana 12 games, 37 punts, 41.6 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Old Dominion | W 27–14 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Iowa | W 20–15 | 4 | 155 | 44 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | at Oregon | W 30–20 | 5 | 192 | 41 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. UCLA | W 56–6 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Maryland | W 55–10 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Penn State | W 27–24 | 4 | 162 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Wisconsin | W 31–7 | 4 | 137 | 48 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Purdue | W 56–3 | 4 | 189 | 52 | 2 |
| Dec 6 | vs. Ohio State | W 13–10 | 3 | 107 | 44 | 3 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 38–3 | 2 | 83 | 44 | 1 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs.Oregon | W 56–22 | 3 | 142 | 49 | 2 |
| Jan 19 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 27–21 | 5 | 241 | 55 | 2 |
2024 UCF 12 games, 40 punts, 44.1 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. New Hampshire | W 57–3 | 2 | 75 | 41 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Sam Houston | W 45–14 | 2 | 78 | 42 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at TCU | W 35–34 | 3 | 152 | 51 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Colorado | L 21–48 | 3 | 127 | 47 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | at Florida | L 13–24 | 3 | 139 | 49 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Cincinnati | L 13–19 | 3 | 139 | 52 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Iowa State | L 35–38 | 9 | 407 | 56 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs. BYU | L 24–37 | 4 | 174 | 46 | 3 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Arizona | W 56–12 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Arizona State | L 31–35 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at West Virginia | L 21–31 | 4 | 176 | 47 | 2 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Utah | L 14–28 | 5 | 210 | 49 | 3 |
2023 UCF 13 games, 37 punts, 41.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Kent State | W 56–6 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Boise State | W 18–16 | 2 | 93 | 54 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Villanova | W 48–14 | 3 | 144 | 52 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Kansas State | L 31–44 | 2 | 78 | 42 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Baylor | L 35–36 | 3 | 113 | 49 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Kansas | L 22–51 | 4 | 148 | 42 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Oklahoma | L 29–31 | 7 | 273 | 49 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs.West Virginia | L 28–41 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atCincinnati | W 28–26 | 4 | 172 | 64 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 45–3 | 3 | 133 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at Texas Tech | L 23–24 | 3 | 131 | 50 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Houston | W 27–13 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Georgia Tech | L 17–30 | 3 | 134 | 47 | 0 |
2022 UCF 12 games, 40 punts, 43.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Florida Atlantic | W 40–14 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 27–10 | 3 | 131 | 54 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. SMU | W 41–19 | 5 | 207 | 48 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Temple | W 70–13 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at East Carolina | L 13–34 | 2 | 86 | 43 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Cincinnati | W 25–21 | 5 | 203 | 52 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | at Memphis | W 35–28 | 4 | 177 | 53 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Tulane | W 38–31 | 3 | 97 | 39 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Navy | L 14–17 | 4 | 193 | 56 | 3 |
| Nov 26 | at South Florida | W 46–39 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | atTulane | L 28–45 | 7 | 322 | 52 | 2 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Duke | L 13–30 | 4 | 189 | 60 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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