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Jersey Number 15
Matt Hayball
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Adelaide, Australia
- High School:
- Sacred Heart
- Major:
- Finance
- Birthday:
- 3/12/1997
Bio
Redshirt Junior (2021)
Redshirt Sophomore (2020)
Redshirt Freshman (2019)
- Called into action five times at Florida and tallied 237 yards for an average of 47.4 yards per punt, two of the five were inside the 20 and another was a TB, also added a potential score with a tackle
- Tallied three punts for a total of 139 yards, an average of 56.3 yards per punt, his long was 57 yards and three were downed In20
- Recorded five punts for a total of 28 yards, an average of 41.6 yards, none were returned
- Had six punts for a total of 265 yards, an average of 44.2 yards per punt at Air Force, with a long of 50 yards, and four were downed inside the 20
- Named one of Ray's 8 for the week
- Worked with the team in the Owls Shula Bowl XX win over FIU with three punts for 135 yards, including one inside the 20
- Called into action four times at UAB and tallied 216 yards, with a long of 68 yards...one punt was downed inside the 20 and one was credited as a TB
- Booted to punts for an average of 46.5 yards per punt in the Owls' 38-9 road win over Charlotte, his long was a 51-yarder and one of the two was downed inside the 20
- Met his career high nine punts for a total of 465 yards, an average of 51.7 ypp, with a long of 62 yards...four were for 50+ yards, four were touchbacks and one dropped inside the 20 in the Owls' 28-25 win over UTEP
- Provided seven punts versus Marshall for an average of 41.4 yards per punt...long of the day was 50 yards, two were TBs and two were downed inside the 20
- Called into action a total of six times, including four punts for a total of 174 yards, an average of 43.5 yards per punt, and provided the kick duties following two safeties versus ODU as well as all holding needs and added one tackle
- Had five punts for a total of 194 yards at WKU
- Tallied eight punts tallying 374 yards for an average of 46.8 yards per punt...his night included dropping five inside the 20, just one was a TB, and only two were returned by MT...he also was credited with a solo tackle
- Named to hte 2021 Conference USA All-Academic Team
- Named C-USA Honorable Mention
Redshirt Sophomore (2020)
- Tallied five punts for a total of 238 yards for an average of 47.6 yards per punt and just two were returned for a total of 10 yards, in the Charlotte victory
- His longest Charlotte was for 60 yards and earned the team's special teams player of the week honors
- Recorded seven punts versus No. 22/25 Marshall for a total of 286 yards for an average of 40.9 yards per punt. His longest was a 51 yard punt, three were downed inside the 20 and none were returned
- Had six punts for a total of 278 yards, an averaged of 46.3 yards per punt in the Owls' 24-3 win over UTSA...work included a 53 yarder, two downed inside the 20 and another that had the potential to be downed at the one, but rolled into the end zone surrounded by FAU players
- Had five punts in the Owls' 10-6 victory over WKU, including a 70-yarder...his punts totaled 229 yards for an average of 45.8 yards...three of the five were downed inside the 20 and the lone attempted return was for no yards and he added a solo tackle
- Named to Ray's Four following WKU
- Hayball's Shula Bowl work included four punts for 193 yards...his average was 48.2 yards, boosted by his 52 yard boot...one was a TB and FIU return one for minus three yards
- Repeated a spot on Ray's Four following FIU
- Booted five punts, but saw his the first of his collegiate career blocked in the end zone for a safety. Averaged 42.6 yards pur punt with a long of 52 yards and two TB. Also recorded his first free kick of 2020 a 55 yarder versus UMass
- Tallied two punts at Georgia Southern for a total of 83 yards, including one for 47 yards and left inside the 20 at Georgia Southern
- Recorded six receptions for a total of 259 yards for an average of 43.2 yards at Southern Miss...his longest of the day was a 58-yard boot and half of his punts were downed inside the 20
- Earned a spot on the 11 member C-USA Academic All-Conference team
- Received C-USA honorable mention honors
- Called into action five times and punted for 209 yards for an average of 41.8 yards in the 2020 Montgomery Bowl with a long of 51 yards ... his night's work included on TB and leaving one inside the 20
Redshirt Freshman (2019)
- Joined the team for preseason camp
- Made his collegiate debut at Ohio State and did so in a strong fashion with nine punt, eight in the first half, for a total of 425 yards for an average of 47.2 yards per punt. Longest of the day was a 70-yarder, none were touchbacks and one was downed inside the 20
- Tallied nine punts for the second time in his young two-game career totaling 358 yards, one touchback and depositing two inside the 20 versus UCF
- After averaging nine punts a game through his first two collegiate games, was only called into action six times versus Ball State and averaged 40.7 yards, with a long of 49 yards, and left two inside the 20
- Averaged 38.6 yards through four punts in the Wagner win and hit his first PAT attempt
- Had five punts for a total of 194 yards for a 38.3 ypp average
- Served as the team's only punter versus MT, a game that he tallied six punts for 252 yards for an average of 42.0 yards, with four being downed inside the 20
- Recorded five punts for a total of 209 yards for an average of 41.8 versus Marshall, longest for 45 yards, and he handled all of the holding duties as well has attempted is first collegiate kickoff, a 44-yarder
- Called into action just three-times in the ODU contest, a game that he averaged 47.0 yards with a long of 53 and left two inside the 20. He also provided all the holding duties
- Had a huge game at WKU with a 77-yard punt penning down WKU on their two. He tallied 250 yards in five punts and had an eight-yard carry
- Easy night called into action just once with a 47 yard punt in the Owls' 37-7 win over FIU
- Called to punt just once in the first half and a total of three times in the Owls' 40-26 win at UTSA...tallied 26 yards and one TD for an average of 42.0 yards per punt...also continued to handled the holding duties
- Punted four times for a total of 157 yards in the Owls' 34-17 win over USM to secure the C-USA East Division title ... two of the four punts were downed inside the 20
- Recorded three punts for an average of 56.0 yards per punt in the Owls' 49-6 win over USA in the C-USA Championship game
- Earned a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman team
- Closed out his first collegiate campaign with five punts totaling 240 yards, with a long of 60 yards, in the Owls' 52-28 Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl win over SMU...a game that he earned the Bowl Special Team MVP honors
- Finished his first collegiate campaign No. 33 nationally averaging 43.5 yards per punt
- Attended Sacred Heart College, which is a school grades 7-12 in Australia
- Also took part in Prokick (Australia)
- Finance major
- Son of Karen and Geoff Hayball
- Born March 12, 1997
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