Punter, Mississippi State (from Southeast Missouri State, New Mexico State), 2021–24
Zach Haynes
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 83
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Potosi, MO
Zach Haynes played punter at Southeast Missouri State (2021–22), New Mexico State (2023) and Mississippi State (2024).
Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2022
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Southeast Missouri State | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 62 | 2 |
| 2022 | Southeast Missouri State | 41 | 1,612 | 39.3 | 59 | 19 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 52 | 2,140 | 41.2 | 56 | 20 |
| Career | 98 | 3,984 | 40.7 | 62 | 41 | |
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 | Southeast Missouri State | 83 | P | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Southeast Missouri State | 83 | P | So. | ||
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 83 | P | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 83 | P | Sr. | 6′1″ | 195 |
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
2023 New Mexico State 15 games, 52 punts, 41.2 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Massachusetts | L 30–41 | 4 | 170 | 54 | 2 |
| Sep 2 | vs. Western Illinois | W 58–21 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Liberty | L 17–33 | 2 | 84 | 44 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at New Mexico | W 27–17 | 3 | 139 | 56 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | at Hawai’i | L 17–20 | 3 | 106 | 46 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Florida International | W 34–17 | 5 | 220 | 47 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Sam Houston | W 27–13 | 6 | 250 | 50 | 4 |
| Oct 18 | at UTEP | W 28–7 | 3 | 128 | 44 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | at Louisiana Tech | W 27–24 | 3 | 108 | 42 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 13–7 | 6 | 250 | 49 | 4 |
| Nov 11 | at Western Kentucky | W 38–29 | 3 | 122 | 45 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at Auburn | W 31–10 | 2 | 80 | 44 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 20–17 | 3 | 108 | 46 | 1 |
| Dec 1 | atLiberty | L 35–49 | 3 | 123 | 47 | 1 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | L 10–37 | 5 | 205 | 46 | 0 |
2022 Southeast Missouri State 12 games, 41 punts, 39.3 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Iowa State | L 10–42 | 6 | 236 | 45 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | at Southern Illinois | W 34–31 | 3 | 128 | 49 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Nicholls | W 42–16 | 3 | 120 | 52 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 35–27 | 3 | 113 | 44 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at Lindenwood | W 49–28 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 34–20 | 4 | 155 | 48 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Northwestern State | W 51–16 | 3 | 110 | 50 | 3 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | L 23–28 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Tennessee State | W 42–0 | 4 | 151 | 46 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | at Eastern Illinois | W 31–7 | 3 | 120 | 59 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Murray State | W 52–22 | 4 | 154 | 42 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Montana | L 24–34 | 6 | 242 | 50 | 3 |
2021 Southeast Missouri State 1 game, 5 punts, 46.4 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Missouri | L 28–59 | 5 | 232 | 62 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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