Punter, UAB (from West Virginia), 2022–⁠26

Oliver Straw

Number: No. 41
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 210 lb
Class (2026): Senior
Hometown: Melbourne, VIC

Oliver Straw plays punter for UAB, after West Virginia (2022–⁠25).

2026 so far

21 punts, 45.4 average

Last game: vs. East Carolina, W 30–⁠17

Next game: at South Florida, Oct 31

Game by game this season, punting yards

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Punting

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

2,084

1,853

1,530

2,802

953

5–⁠79–⁠46–⁠74–⁠84–⁠3*

* The season in progress, so far.

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2022	West Virginia	49	2,084	42.5	63	18
2023	West Virginia	43	1,853	43.1	61	21
2024	West Virginia	35	1,530	43.7	57	15
2025	West Virginia	66	2,802	42.5	61	15
2026	UAB	21	953	45.4	59	9
Career		214	9,222	43.1	63	78

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2022	West Virginia	41	P	Yr 1
2023	West Virginia	41	P	Yr 2
2024	West Virginia	41	P	Yr 3
2025	West Virginia	41	P	Yr 4
2026	UAB	41	P	Sr. (Yr 5)	6′2″	210

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

2026 UAB 5 games, 21 punts, 45.4 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 19	atLouisiana	L 14–⁠21	5	185	52	0
Sep 25	vs.Navy	W 24–⁠20	4	191	53	2
Oct 3	vs.Samford	W 33–⁠14	3	163	58	2
Oct 10	atMemphis	L 13–⁠38	3	141	56	3
Oct 15	vs.East Carolina	W 30–⁠17	6	273	59	2

2025 West Virginia 12 games, 66 punts, 42.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 30	vs.Robert Morris	W 45–⁠3	3	113	42	1
Sep 6	atOhio	L 10–⁠17	8	328	55	2
Sep 13	vs.Pittsburgh	W 31–⁠24	6	274	52	1
Sep 20	atKansas	L 10–⁠41	8	350	50	2
Sep 27	vs.Utah	L 14–⁠48	3	110	50	1
Oct 3	atBYU	L 24–⁠38	3	140	50	3
Oct 18	atUCF	L 13–⁠45	9	420	61	3
Oct 25	vs.TCU	L 17–⁠23	3	100	42	0
Nov 1	atHouston	W 45–⁠35	6	275	55	0
Nov 8	vs.Colorado	W 29–⁠22	5	211	53	1
Nov 15	atArizona State	L 23–⁠25	4	136	48	0
Nov 29	vs.Texas Tech	L 0–⁠49	8	345	53	1

2024 West Virginia 12 games, 35 punts, 43.7 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 31	vs.Penn State	L 12–⁠34	4	176	46	2
Sep 7	vs.UAlbany	W 49–⁠14	1	46	46	1
Sep 14	atPittsburgh	L 34–⁠38	3	135	57	1
Sep 21	vs.Kansas	W 32–⁠28	4	154	41	2
Oct 12	vs.Iowa State	L 16–⁠28	2	90	46	2
Oct 19	vs.Kansas State	L 18–⁠45	2	99	54	0
Oct 26	atArizona	W 31–⁠26	3	138	47	1
Nov 9	atCincinnati	W 31–⁠24	5	218	46	3
Nov 16	vs.Baylor	L 35–⁠49	3	89	45	1
Nov 23	vs.UCF	W 31–⁠21	4	200	57	2
Nov 30	atTexas Tech	L 15–⁠52	2	96	52	0
Dec 17 ✦	vs.Memphis	L 37–⁠42	2	89	48	0

2023 West Virginia 13 games, 43 punts, 43.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 2	atPenn State	L 15–⁠38	4	170	50	2
Sep 9	vs.Duquesne	W 56–⁠17	1	52	52	1
Sep 16	vs.Pittsburgh	W 17–⁠6	3	133	50	2
Sep 23	vs.Texas Tech	W 20–⁠13	6	246	50	4
Sep 30	atTCU	W 24–⁠21	5	230	58	3
Oct 12	atHouston	L 39–⁠41	4	158	47	0
Oct 21	vs.Oklahoma State	L 34–⁠48	3	136	53	0
Oct 28	atUCF	W 41–⁠28	2	84	43	2
Nov 4	vs.BYU	W 37–⁠7	1	37	37	1
Nov 11	atOklahoma	L 20–⁠59	6	248	47	3
Nov 18	vs.Cincinnati	W 42–⁠21	1	56	56	0
Nov 25	atBaylor	W 34–⁠31	4	158	42	2
Dec 27 ✦	vs.North Carolina	W 30–⁠10	3	145	61	1

2022 West Virginia 11 games, 49 punts, 42.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 1	atPittsburgh	L 31–⁠38	6	247	48	3
Sep 10	vs.Kansas	L 42–⁠55	1	35	35	0
Sep 22	atVirginia Tech	W 33–⁠10	2	77	42	0
Oct 1	atTexas	L 20–⁠38	4	160	45	2
Oct 13	vs.Baylor	W 43–⁠40	3	121	45	1
Oct 22	atTexas Tech	L 10–⁠48	5	233	63	1
Oct 29	vs.TCU	L 31–⁠41	3	130	55	1
Nov 5	atIowa State	L 14–⁠31	9	385	61	4
Nov 12	vs.Oklahoma	W 23–⁠20	6	263	51	4
Nov 19	vs.Kansas State	L 31–⁠48	2	81	43	0
Nov 26	atOklahoma State	W 24–⁠19	8	352	55	2

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

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