Morstead named CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:11 pmSMU punter Thomas Morstead earned Conference USA special teams player of the week honors today.
Morstead punted five times for 278 yards against North Texas, giving him a 55.6 yard punting average, the fourth-highest single-game average in SMU history.
He also had a career-long 72-yard punt, which ties for the 10th-longest at SMU. All 10 of his punts this season have either been 50-plus yards or inside the 20 (six 50-plus, six inside the 20, and two that were both).
Morstead's first PAT of the game set a new SMU record for consecutive PAT makes at 35 (previous was Eddie Garcia, 34 from 1978-81). He was 6-for-6 on the night and has now converted 40 in a row.
Morstead punted five times for 278 yards against North Texas, giving him a 55.6 yard punting average, the fourth-highest single-game average in SMU history.
He also had a career-long 72-yard punt, which ties for the 10th-longest at SMU. All 10 of his punts this season have either been 50-plus yards or inside the 20 (six 50-plus, six inside the 20, and two that were both).
Morstead's first PAT of the game set a new SMU record for consecutive PAT makes at 35 (previous was Eddie Garcia, 34 from 1978-81). He was 6-for-6 on the night and has now converted 40 in a row.