2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Cal Joseph
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Jake Dickert and Phil Longo.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.8 gross, but 18 of 50 inside the 20 (36.0%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Sam Houston’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Oct 28Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 7 | 288 | 41.1 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 5 | 233 | 46.6 | 67 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 9 | 419 | 46.6 | 71 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-35@ Liberty | 5 | 222 | 44.4 | 53 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-16vs Western Kentucky | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 60 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs New Mexico State | 8 | 343 | 42.9 | 55 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 5 | 251 | 50.2 | 70 | 2 | |
| Total | 50 | 2239 | 44.8 | 71 | 18 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 punts, 2 punts inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
36%18 of 50Touchback rate
12%6 of 50Yards / punt
44.850 puntsLong
71yards44.8 yards/punt on 50 punts · 36% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jake Dickert and Phil Longo.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Sam Houston
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
