Luke Bauer: P · Missouri · #93.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Missouri’s specialists
Luke Bauer
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Now in a second season at Missouri.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.8 gross, but 13 of 49 inside the 20 (26.5%) — 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 · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs Murray State | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-0vs Buffalo | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-21vs No. 24 Boston College | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 42 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 40 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-41@ No. 25 Texas A&M | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 57 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-3@ Massachusetts | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 47 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-17vs Auburn | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-34@ No. 15 Alabama | 7 | 313 | 44.7 | 50 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-23vs Oklahoma | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 60 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-34@ No. 23 South Carolina | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 39-20@ Mississippi State | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 39 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-21vs Arkansas | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 43 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-24vs Iowa | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 62 | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 2047 | 41.8 | 62 | 13 |
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz, all run-leaning offenses — 21-5 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
27%13 of 49Touchback rate
10%5 of 49Yards / punt
41.849 puntsLong
62yards41.8 yards/punt on 49 punts · 27% placed inside the 20 · 5 touchbacks.
Missouri carries two punters; Bauer has taken all 49 punts.
How it ended
Two seasons at Missouri — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Eli Drinkwitz.
