Punter, Louisiana, 2018–⁠22

Rhys Byrns

Number: No. 47
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 191 lb
Class (2022): Senior
Hometown: Melbourne, VIC

Rhys Byrns played punter at Louisiana (2018–⁠22).

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2020 and 2021

Punting

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

2,124

1,991

1,567

2,722

2,258

7–⁠711–⁠310–⁠1AP 1513–⁠1AP 166–⁠7

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long	In 20
2018	Louisiana	53	2,124	40.1	68	21
2019	Louisiana	45	1,991	44.2	70	6
2020	Louisiana	36	1,567	43.5	74	16
2021	Louisiana	59	2,722	46.1	70	24
2022	Louisiana	52	2,258	43.4	60	12
Career		245	10,662	43.5	74	79

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2018	Louisiana	47	P	Yr 1
2019	Louisiana	47	P	Yr 2
2020	Louisiana	47	P	Yr 3
2021	Louisiana	47	P	Yr 4
2022	Louisiana	47	P	Sr. (Yr 5)	6′0″	191

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

2022 Louisiana 13 games, 52 punts, 43.4 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 3	vs.SE Louisiana	W 24–⁠7	4	185	49	1
Sep 10	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 49–⁠21	5	228	54	2
Sep 17	atRice	L 21–⁠33	4	178	55	0
Sep 24	atUL Monroe	L 17–⁠21	6	270	50	3
Oct 1	vs.South Alabama	L 17–⁠20	5	206	44	0
Oct 12	atMarshall	W 23–⁠13	4	156	41	1
Oct 22	vs.Arkansas State	W 38–⁠18	5	204	52	2
Oct 27	atSouthern Miss	L 24–⁠39	2	97	49	0
Nov 5	vs.Troy	L 17–⁠23	5	221	60	1
Nov 10	vs.Georgia Southern	W 36–⁠17	2	98	53	0
Nov 19	atFlorida State	L 17–⁠49	5	221	51	1
Nov 26	atTexas State	W 41–⁠13	2	106	57	0
Dec 23 ✦	vs.Houston	L 16–⁠23	3	88	43	1

2021 Louisiana 14 games, 59 punts, 46.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 4	atTexas	L 18–⁠38	4	212	62	2
Sep 11	vs.Nicholls	W 27–⁠24	4	178	54	2
Sep 16	vs.Ohio	W 49–⁠14	3	120	43	1
Sep 25	atGeorgia Southern	W 28–⁠20	7	289	51	4
Oct 2	atSouth Alabama	W 20–⁠18	5	254	55	0
Oct 12	vs.App State	W 41–⁠13	3	148	56	1
Oct 21	atArkansas State	W 28–⁠27	3	151	52	2
Oct 30	vs.Texas State	W 45–⁠0	2	85	47	1
Nov 4	vs.Georgia State	W 21–⁠17	3	139	61	1
Nov 13	atTroy	W 35–⁠21	6	295	70	3
Nov 20	atLiberty	W 42–⁠14	5	220	52	2
Nov 27	vs.UL Monroe	W 21–⁠16	3	120	42	2
Dec 4	vs.App State	W 24–⁠16	6	284	55	2
Dec 18 ✦	vs.Marshall	W 36–⁠21	5	227	51	1

2020 Louisiana 11 games, 36 punts, 43.5 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 12	atIowa State	W 31–⁠14	5	210	48	2
Sep 19	atGeorgia State	W 34–⁠31	7	315	53	3
Sep 26	vs.Georgia Southern	W 20–⁠18	3	129	49	0
Oct 14	vs.Coastal Carolina	L 27–⁠30	4	169	47	3
Oct 23	atUAB	W 24–⁠20	3	144	74	2
Oct 31	atTexas State	W 44–⁠34	3	141	52	1
Nov 7	vs.Arkansas State	W 27–⁠20	2	86	49	1
Nov 14	vs.South Alabama	W 38–⁠10	2	86	48	1
Nov 28	atUL Monroe	W 70–⁠20	3	135	48	1
Dec 4	atApp State	W 24–⁠21	2	79	40	0
Dec 26 ✦	vs.UTSA	W 31–⁠24	2	73	41	2

2019 Louisiana 12 games, 45 punts, 44.2 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Aug 31	vs.Mississippi State	L 28–⁠38	3	133	46	0
Sep 7	vs.Liberty	W 35–⁠14	1	39	39	0
Sep 21	atOhio	W 45–⁠25	6	294	70	0
Sep 28	atGeorgia Southern	W 37–⁠24	1	34	34	0
Oct 9	vs.App State	L 7–⁠17	6	296	61	0
Oct 17	atArkansas State	W 37–⁠20	4	158	44	0
Nov 2	vs.Texas State	W 31–⁠3	4	150	42	1
Nov 16	atSouth Alabama	W 37–⁠27	3	127	44	1
Nov 23	vs.Troy	W 53–⁠3	4	194	55	1
Nov 30	vs.UL Monroe	W 31–⁠30	6	252	52	1
Dec 7	atApp State	L 38–⁠45	3	133	49	0
Jan 6 ✦	vs.Miami (OH)	W 27–⁠17	4	181	48	2

2018 Louisiana 14 games, 53 punts, 40.1 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long	In 20
Sep 1	vs.Grambling	W 49–⁠17	2	63	42	0
Sep 15	atMississippi State	L 10–⁠56	4	169	51	2
Sep 22	vs.Coastal Carolina	L 28–⁠30	4	175	51	2
Sep 29	atAlabama	L 14–⁠56	6	228	42	1
Oct 6	atTexas State	W 42–⁠27	4	143	38	1
Oct 13	vs.New Mexico State	W 66–⁠38	1	35	35	0
Oct 20	atApp State	L 17–⁠27	7	291	51	2
Oct 27	vs.Arkansas State	W 47–⁠43	2	107	68	1
Nov 3	atTroy	L 16–⁠26	4	137	38	3
Nov 10	vs.Georgia State	W 36–⁠22	4	148	42	3
Nov 17	vs.South Alabama	W 48–⁠38	2	66	38	1
Nov 24	atUL Monroe	W 31–⁠28	3	139	62	1
Dec 1	atApp State	L 19–⁠30	3	142	55	1
Dec 15 ✦	vs.Tulane	L 24–⁠41	7	281	47	3

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

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