Jack Dawson: P · Jacksonville State · #87.
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Jacksonville State’s specialists
Jack Dawson
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Now in a second season at Jacksonville State. The first one came in 2023: All-Conference USA.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.2 gross, but 15 of 53 inside the 20 (28.3%) — 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 this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-55vs Coastal Carolina | 6 | 282 | 47.0 | 59 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-49@ No. 22 Louisville | 8 | 320 | 40.0 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-37@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-7vs Southern Miss | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 42 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 63-24@ Kennesaw State | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 54-13vs New Mexico State | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 44 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-20vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 48 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-21@ Liberty | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 54 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-37@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-31vs Florida International | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 21-11vs Sam Houston | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-19@ Western Kentucky | 8 | 302 | 37.8 | 46 | 3 | |
| Wk 15 | W 52-12vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 27-30vs Ohio | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 52 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 2237 | 42.2 | 59 | 15 |
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Rich Rodriguez — 18-9 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
28%15 of 53Touchback rate
8%4 of 53Yards / punt
42.253 puntsLong
59yards42.2 yards/punt on 53 punts · 28% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Jacksonville State carries two punters; Dawson has taken all 53 punts.
How it ended
Two seasons at Jacksonville State — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2023)
Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chip Lindsey and Rich Rodriguez.
From Sydney, NSW — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
