Punter, BYU (from Pittsburgh), 2022–25
Sam Vander Haar
Lettered 2022 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 35
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Melbourne, VIC
Sam Vander Haar played punter at Pittsburgh (2022) and BYU (2024–25).
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 31 | 1,198 | 38.6 | 53 | 11 |
| 2024 | BYU | 34 | 1,460 | 42.9 | 70 | 14 |
| 2025 | BYU | 40 | 1,703 | 42.6 | 69 | 13 |
| Career | 105 | 4,361 | 41.5 | 70 | 38 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 35 | P | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | BYU | 35 | P | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | BYU | 35 | P | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′0″ | 220 |
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 BYU 13 games, 40 punts, 42.6 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Portland State | W 69–0 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Stanford | W 27–3 | 3 | 131 | 48 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | at East Carolina | W 34–13 | 4 | 174 | 49 | 2 |
| Sep 27 | at Colorado | W 24–21 | 3 | 121 | 47 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | vs. West Virginia | W 38–24 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Arizona | W 33–27 | 2 | 91 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Utah | W 24–21 | 5 | 212 | 50 | 2 |
| Oct 25 | at Iowa State | W 41–27 | 4 | 168 | 44 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Texas Tech | L 7–29 | 6 | 256 | 69 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at Cincinnati | W 26–14 | 4 | 155 | 42 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. UCF | W 41–21 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Texas Tech | L 7–34 | 4 | 161 | 44 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Georgia Tech | W 25–21 | 2 | 89 | 49 | 2 |
2024 BYU 13 games, 34 punts, 42.9 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 41–13 | 2 | 84 | 48 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at SMU | W 18–15 | 3 | 128 | 46 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Wyoming | W 34–14 | 3 | 134 | 45 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Kansas State | W 38–9 | 4 | 166 | 46 | 3 |
| Sep 28 | at Baylor | W 34–28 | 3 | 153 | 70 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Arizona | W 41–19 | 3 | 126 | 49 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 38–35 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | atUCF | W 37–24 | 2 | 83 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | atUtah | W 22–21 | 5 | 224 | 46 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Kansas | L 13–17 | 3 | 122 | 44 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | at Arizona State | L 23–28 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Houston | W 30–18 | 3 | 125 | 49 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs.Colorado | W 36–14 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
2022 Pittsburgh 11 games, 31 punts, 38.6 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.West Virginia | W 38–31 | 5 | 214 | 53 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Tennessee | L 27–34 | 3 | 111 | 42 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Western Michigan | W 34–13 | 2 | 77 | 42 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Rhode Island | W 45–24 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 21–26 | 6 | 228 | 42 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 45–29 | 6 | 236 | 49 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Syracuse | W 19–9 | 2 | 92 | 48 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Virginia | W 37–7 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Duke | W 28–26 | 3 | 112 | 38 | 3 |
| Nov 26 | at Miami | W 42–16 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. UCLA | W 37–35 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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