Last confirmed: UL Monroe, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · Eldora, IA
Dayton Balvanz: P · UL Monroe · #81.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
UL Monroe’s specialists
Dayton Balvanz
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.0 gross, but 1 of 63 inside the 20 (1.6%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Southern | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-59@ No. 14 Oklahoma | 8 | 375 | 46.9 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-23@ Georgia Southern | 8 | 344 | 43.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-58@ Auburn | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 54 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-34vs Idaho | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 40-34vs Texas State | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-59@ New Mexico | 8 | 337 | 42.1 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-51@ Arkansas State | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-35vs South Alabama | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-23@ Georgia State | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-42@ App State | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-30vs Louisiana | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 2586 | 41.0 | 54 | 1 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
2%1 of 63Touchback rate
0%0 of 63Yards / punt
41.063 puntsLong
54yards41.0 yards/punt on 63 punts · 2% placed inside the 20.
UL Monroe carries three punters; Balvanz has taken all 63 punts.
How it ended
One season at UL Monroe — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2016
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Gary Pinkel and Matt Viator.
