Punter, Clemson, 2008–⁠12

Spencer Benton

Number
No. 13
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Myrtle Beach, SC

Spencer Benton played punter at Clemson (2008–⁠12).

Team titles: ACC champions, 2011

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2011Clemson26633.0430
2012Clemson481,88039.2580
On file (2009–⁠12)501,94638.9580

Kicking

SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2009Clemson11100.02847
2010Clemson00–011
2012Clemson1333.36103
On file (2009–⁠12)2450.061511

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklFF
2009142240
2010134150
2011105161
2012134480
On file158231

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Clemson13P
2010Clemson13P
2011Clemson13P
2012Clemson13P6′1″

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

2012 Clemson 13 games, 48 punts, 39.2 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20FGMFGALong
Sep 1vs.AuburnW 26–⁠193115410010
Sep 8vs.Ball StateW 52–⁠272864601161
Sep 15vs.FurmanW 41–⁠73150580–––
Sep 22atFlorida StateL 37–⁠497287570–––
Sep 29atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠314137350–––
Oct 6vs.Georgia TechW 47–⁠31149490–––
Oct 20vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠177234410–––
Oct 25atWake ForestW 42–⁠134148430–––
Nov 3atDukeW 56–⁠20131310–––
Nov 10vs.MarylandW 45–⁠10283420010
Nov 17vs.NC StateW 62–⁠48392390–––
Nov 24vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠275208470–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.LSUW 25–⁠246260500–––
2011 Clemson 2 games, 2 punts, 33.0 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20FGMFGALong
Sep 10vs.WoffordW 35–⁠27–––––––
Sep 24vs.Florida StateW 35–⁠30266430–––
2010 Clemson 1 game, 1 of 2 extra points
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20FGMFGALong
Sep 11vs.PresbyterianW 58–⁠21––––000
2009 Clemson 3 games, 1 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20FGMFGALong
Oct 31vs.Coastal CarolinaW 49–⁠3––––000
Nov 7vs.Florida StateW 40–⁠24––––000
Nov 14atNC StateW 43–⁠23––––1128

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

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