Last confirmed: West Virginia, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 199 lb · Sydney · ProKick Australia
Josh Growden: P · West Virginia · #96.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
West Virginia’s specialists
Josh Growden
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Josh Growden has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.1 gross, but 6 of 68 inside the 20 (8.8%) — 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
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs James Madison | 8 | 323 | 40.4 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-38@ Missouri | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-27vs NC State | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-24@ Kansas | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-42vs No. 11 Texas | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-38vs Iowa State | 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 62 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-52@ No. 5 Oklahoma | 9 | 374 | 41.6 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-17@ No. 12 Baylor | 9 | 376 | 41.8 | 47 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-38vs Texas Tech | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-20@ Kansas State | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-20vs No. 22 Oklahoma State | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-17@ TCU | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 56 | 2 | |
| Total | 68 | 2864 | 42.1 | 62 | 6 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
9%6 of 68Touchback rate
0%0 of 68Yards / punt
42.168 puntsLong
62yards42.1 yards/punt on 68 punts · 9% placed inside the 20.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Player standing · 2019
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
West Virginia carries five punters; Growden has taken all 68 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons, at LSU and West Virginia — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 43 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Les Miles, Ed Orgeron and Neal Brown.
From Sydney, Australia — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
