2013 Football Roster
Tripucka, Shane
vs
Utah State
Sep 6 (Sat)
11:45 AM
Jersey Number 46
Shane Tripucka
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Position:
- Punter
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Allen, Texas
- High School:
- Allen
Bio
- Average distance of 46.1 yards on 2017 punts, which ranks fifth all-time in school history
- Leads the SEC in net punting at 43.4 yards, which also ranks second in the NCAA
- Shifted his jersey number to #18 for his senior season, which is the same number as his grandfather, Frank Tripucka, who is a member of the Denver Broncos’ “Ring of Fame”
2017 (Senior)
Punted 76 times with an average distance of 46.1 yards, which ranks fifth all-time in program history … lead the SEC in net punting at 43.4 yards, which also ranks second in the NCAA … had 23 punts downed inside the 20 … 33 fair catches … 30 punts of 50+ yards … booted a career-long punt of 64 yards against Louisiana … had five punts downed inside the 20 at Ole Miss … named to the NFLPA All-Star Bowl … member of the The All-American’s inaugural All-America Team … named the Special Teams MVP at the team’s annual banquet … was named to the Phil Steele Publications All-SEC First Team.2016 (Junior)
Set a school record with 27 inside-the-20 punts and did not have a single touchback on 69 punt attempts ... helped the team average 41.6 on net punting, which ranked No. 7 nationally ... finished the year with a 42.9 punt average while forcing 27 fair catches and deposting 27 punts inside the opponent 20-yard line ... 16 of his punts traveled 50 or more yards ... averaged 47-plus yards in three games with a season high of 47.8 on six boots against Ole Miss ... put six punts inside the 20 against Tennessee ... forced a season-high five fair catches against UTSA ... matched his season long of 59 yards three times.2015 (Sophomore)
Handled the punting duties against Ball State in place of the injured Drew Kaser ... averaged 44.0 on two punts against the Cardinals ... had a long of 46 yards and put one punt inside the BSU 20-yard line.2014 (Freshman)
Did not see any action.2013
Redshirted.High School
Under Armour All-American ... played for Tom Westerburg at Allen High School ... in his two seasons as a starter, teams totaled zero return yards against his punts.Personal
Shane Tripucka is the son of Chris and Nancy Tripucka of Allen, Texas ... born April 10, 1995 in Caldwell, N.J. ... sport management major ... his father played football at Boston College ... his uncle, Kelly Tripucka, played basketball for Notre Dame and 10 seasons in the NBA ... his grandfather, Frank Tripucka, played football at Notre Dame and 15 seasons as a professional. He was named to the 1962 AFL All Star team, is a member of the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame and his number 18 was retired by the team (Peyton Manning wore the jersey, with permission).One-on-One: Holmon Wiggins
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