Punter, Northern State (from Western Kentucky), 2021–24
Tom Ellard
- Number
- No. 47
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Class (2024)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Melbourne, VIC
Tom Ellard played punter at Western Kentucky (2021–23) and Northern State (2024).
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 44 | 1,862 | 42.3 | 64 | 19 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 46 | 1,886 | 41.0 | 60 | 15 |
| 2024* | Northern State | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 47 | 0 |
| Career | 95 | 3,960 | 41.7 | 64 | 34 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 47 | P | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 47 | P | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 47 | P | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Northern State | 47 | P | So. (Yr 4) | 5′10″ | 170 |
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
2024 Northern State 1 game, 5 punts, 42.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at South Dakota | L 3–45 | 5 | 212 | 47 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Sioux Falls; Sep 14 at Minot State; Sep 21 at Augustana (SD); Sep 28 vs. Winona State; Oct 5 vs. Bemidji State; Oct 12 at Minnesota Duluth; Oct 19 vs. Southwest Minnesota State; Oct 26 at Concordia St. Paul; Nov 2 vs. Minnesota State; Nov 9 at Wayne State (NE), so those games are not listed.
2023 Western Kentucky 9 games, 46 punts, 41.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. South Florida | W 41–24 | 6 | 261 | 51 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Houston Christian | W 52–22 | 3 | 117 | 41 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Ohio State | L 10–63 | 4 | 166 | 49 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | at Troy | L 24–27 | 5 | 189 | 44 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 31–10 | 6 | 251 | 46 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | at Louisiana Tech | W 35–28 | 7 | 285 | 45 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Jacksonville State | L 17–20 | 7 | 275 | 54 | 4 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Liberty | L 29–42 | 3 | 136 | 50 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | at UTEP | W 21–13 | 5 | 206 | 60 | 1 |
2022 Western Kentucky 13 games, 44 punts, 42.3 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Austin Peay | W 38–27 | 6 | 274 | 61 | 4 |
| Sep 3 | at Hawai’i | W 49–17 | 3 | 125 | 46 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Indiana | L 30–33 | 3 | 134 | 60 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Florida International | W 73–0 | 2 | 77 | 39 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Troy | L 27–34 | 2 | 97 | 49 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | at UTSA | L 28–31 | 3 | 135 | 54 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atMiddle Tennessee | W 35–17 | 5 | 233 | 64 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UAB | W 20–17 | 5 | 176 | 42 | 3 |
| Oct 29 | vs. North Texas | L 13–40 | 4 | 184 | 57 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Charlotte | W 59–7 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Auburn | L 17–41 | 4 | 154 | 43 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Florida Atlantic | W 32–31 | 4 | 149 | 43 | 2 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. South Alabama | W 44–23 | 2 | 77 | 43 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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