Punter, Morgan State, 2023–26
Shane Messenger
- Number
- No. 85
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Alexandria, VA
Shane Messenger plays punter for Morgan State.
2026 so far
20 punts, 38.3 average
Last game: at Tennessee State, L 16–25
Next game: vs. Howard, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Punting
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Morgan State | 46 | 1,582 | 34.4 | 50 | 15 |
| 2024* | Morgan State | 51 | 1,912 | 37.5 | 57 | 14 |
| 2025 | Morgan State | 21 | 786 | 37.4 | 50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Morgan State | 20 | 766 | 38.3 | 45 | 3 |
| Career | 138 | 5,046 | 36.6 | 57 | 36 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Morgan State | 85 | P | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Morgan State | 85 | P | So. | ||
| 2025 | Morgan State | 85 | P | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Morgan State | 85 | P | Sr. | 6′0″ | 200 |
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 Morgan State 5 games, 20 punts, 38.3 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at North Carolina A&T | W 17–7 | 3 | 120 | 44 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Arizona State | L 7–70 | 8 | 314 | 45 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs.Virginia Lynchburg | W 55–0 | 3 | 117 | 45 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | at Towson | W 41–26 | 2 | 66 | 37 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Tennessee State | L 16–25 | 4 | 149 | 42 | 1 |
2025 Morgan State 4 games, 21 punts, 37.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at South Alabama | L 21–38 | 4 | 146 | 42 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Towson | L 22–27 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at Toledo | L 0–60 | 12 | 463 | 50 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs.Central State | W 27–0 | 4 | 137 | 36 | 2 |
No box score in the source for Oct 25 at Howard, so that game is not listed.
2024 Morgan State 11 games, 51 punts, 37.5 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Hampton | W 30–28 | 4 | 134 | 42 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atTowson | L 9–14 | 4 | 151 | 43 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Ohio | L 6–21 | 5 | 207 | 56 | 4 |
| Sep 28 | at Stony Brook | L 3–22 | 6 | 224 | 45 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Lincoln (PA) | W 41–0 | 3 | 112 | 40 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Merrimack | L 24–32 | 3 | 98 | 44 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at North Carolina Central | L 7–16 | 7 | 276 | 50 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Norfolk State | W 38–37 | 3 | 142 | 57 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | at Delaware State | W 36–28 | 4 | 157 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs. South Carolina State | L 7–54 | 7 | 240 | 52 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Howard | W 35–21 | 5 | 171 | 47 | 1 |
2023 Morgan State 8 games, 46 punts, 34.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Richmond | W 17–10 | 6 | 250 | 50 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | at Akron | L 21–24 | 6 | 211 | 46 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs.Towson | L 10–20 | 5 | 157 | 38 | 3 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UAlbany | L 17–23 | 11 | 303 | 50 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | at Yale | L 3–45 | 8 | 296 | 46 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | vs.North Carolina Central | L 10–16 | 5 | 194 | 46 | 3 |
| Oct 28 | atNorfolk State | W 32–28 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Delaware State | W 24–17 | 4 | 137 | 45 | 2 |
No box score in the source for Oct 7 vs. Stony Brook, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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