Last confirmed: UCLA, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Harbor City, CA
Matt Mengel: P · UCLA · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
UCLA’s specialists
Matt Mengel
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. He has spent two seasons at UCLA.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.1 gross, but 0 of 54 inside the 20 (0.0%) — 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 17
Sports Illustrated Oct 11Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-16vs Virginia | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-3@ UNLV | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-23vs No. 19 BYU | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-30@ No. 16 Arizona | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 40 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-38vs Arizona State | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-56@ No. 15 Stanford | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 46 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-31vs Colorado | 7 | 325 | 46.4 | 64 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-0@ Oregon State | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-31vs Washington State | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-9@ No. 18 Utah | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-40@ USC | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 44 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 29-37@ Nebraska | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 2163 | 40.1 | 64 | 0 |
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Jim Mora, all balanced offenses — 18-8 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
0%0 of 54Touchback rate
0%0 of 54Yards / punt
40.154 puntsLong
64yards40.1 yards/punt on 54 punts · 0% placed inside the 20.
UCLA carries three punters; Mengel has taken 54 of the 59.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCLA — his college career is complete.
