Cincinnati senior kicker Ryan Coe and sophomore punter Mason Fletcher each earned weekly recognition from the Lou Groza and Ray Guy Awards, respectively, following their school-record performances Saturday at SMU.
Coe kicked a school-record five field goals on six attempts in Cincinnati's 29-27 victory over SMU on the road in Dallas on Saturday. The junior from McDonald, Pa. connected from 44, 31, 30, 25 and a season-long 52 yards out. It was the fourth field goal from 50 yards of his career. A blocked try into the wind is all that kept him from the first six-field goal game in the FBS since 2019. He made both his extra point attempts for a 17-point game. Coe is 33-for-33 on PATs and his 60 points lead all Bearcats in scoring.
Coe entered the day 4-for-7 on the year, and the 52-yarder was his first 50-plus attempt of the season. He also has 31 touchbacks on 48 kickoffs.
The banner weekend for Cincinnati specialists included Fletcher earning AAC Player of the Week honors (for the second time) as well as his Ray Guy spot.
Fletcher, already a National Punter of the Week winner following the Tulsa game, 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.
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.
Cincinnati (6-1) returns to action Saturday at UCF (3:30 PM ET on ESPN).
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