Per GoBearcats:
After shattering a pair of Cincinnati and American Athletic Conference records on Saturday in the No. 20/19-ranked Bearcats’ 29-27 win at SMU on Saturday, UC sophomore punter Mason Fletcher collected AAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors on Monday.
Fletcher booted an incredible 84-yard punt in the first quarter against the Mustangs, breaking the 46-year-old Cincinnati record by six yards as well as the AAC record by five yards. The previous UC mark of 78 yards was set by Mike Connell in 1976.
LINK to SportsCenter Tweet of Record-Breaking Punt
The Melbourne, Australia native sent each of his three punts at least 50 yards with two dropping inside the 20-yard line. His 65.0 average also shattered the UC and AAC marks. Current Cincinnati Bengals punter Kevin Huber held the old UC mark of 58.7 – set in 2007.
Following his 84-yarder, which is the longest punt by any FBS player in 2022, Fletcher added a 57-yard boot that dropped at the 8-yard line and a 54-yarder with under three minutes left in the game that pinned SMU back at its own 18.
On the season, Fletcher ranks third in the nation with a 47.7 punting average. He has booted 16 of his 31 punts inside the 20 with 10 50-yarders.
He is now a two-time AAC Special Teams Player of the Week honoree. A member of the Ray Guy Award Watch List, Fletcher was also named the National Punter of the Week following UC’s win over Tulsa earlier this season.
