Peter Mortell: P · Minnesota · #37.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Minnesota’s specialists
Peter Mortell
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Two seasons at Minnesota to date.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
43.4 gross, but 0 of 74 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 this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-23vs No. 2 TCU | 7 | 318 | 45.4 | 58 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-20@ Colorado State | 9 | 425 | 47.2 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 10-7vs Kent State | 7 | 293 | 41.9 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24vs Ohio | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-27@ No. 16 Northwestern | 7 | 299 | 42.7 | 65 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13@ Purdue | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-48vs Nebraska | 5 | 255 | 51.0 | 66 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-29vs No. 15 Michigan | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-28@ No. 1 Ohio State | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 35-40@ No. 8 Iowa | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 52 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-23vs Illinois | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-31vs Wisconsin | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 51 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 21-14vs Central Michigan | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 54 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 3215 | 43.4 | 66 | 0 |
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
0%0 of 74Touchback rate
0%0 of 74Yards / punt
43.474 puntsLong
66yards43.4 yards/punt on 74 punts · 0% placed inside the 20.
Minnesota carries three punters; Mortell has taken 74 of the 75.
How it ended
Two seasons at Minnesota — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jerry Kill → Tracy Claeys. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
