George Georgopoulos

George Georgopolous - 2018 Football Preseason Camp

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Position:
Punter
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Greenville, S.C.
High School:
J.L. Mann

Georgopoulos In The UMass Record Book (Entering 2021)

Single Game • Longest Punt: Tied-6th (73 yards, at Liberty, 11/27/20)
Single Game • Punt Average: Tied-1st (53.0 yards (5-265), at Liberty, 11/27/20)
Single Season • Punts Attempted: Tied-1st (79; 2019)
Single Season • Punt Yards: 1st (3,116; 2019)
Single Season • Average Yards Per Punt: 7th (41.86; 2020)
Career • Punts Attempted: 5th (212)
Career • Punt Yards: 5th (8,723)
Career • Average Yards Per Punt: 3rd (41.10)

2021 • Junior

• Served as the team's punter in all 12 contests
• Posted 65 punts covering 2,864 yards for an 44.06 average yards per attempt
• Sailed a season-high nine punts for 367 yards, an average of 40.8 per punt, at Pittsburgh (09/04)
• 19 of his punts traveled for 50 or more yards, while 21 landed inside the 20-yard line
• Seven punts were fair caught and one landed for a touchback
• Recorded a season best 66-yard punt against Toledo (10/02)
• Had two of his nine punts travel 50+ yards, with a long of 56 yards at Pitt (9/4), average was 40.8 yards per attempt
• Punted three times for 121 yards with a long of 52 yards vs. Boston College (9/11), averaging 40.3 yards per attempt
• Punted twice for 77 yards wih a long of 43 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/18)
• Punted five times for 215 yards, landing two inside the 20-yard line at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (9/25)
• Sent eight punts a total of 423 yards with five going 50+ yards and three landing inside the 20 vs. Toledo (10/2)
• Punted six times for a total of 250 yards, a 41.7 average, vs. UConn (10/9)
• Punted six times for 280 yards, with a long of 57 yards at Florida State (10/23), averaging 46.7 yards per attempt
• Sent five punts a total of 228 yards for a 45.6 average vs. Rhode Island (11/6)

2020 • Junior

• Served as the team's punter throughout the four-game season
• Totaled 29 punts covering 1,214 yards for an average of 41.9 yards per attempt
• Six of his punts traveled 50 or more yards, five landed inside the 20 yard line, two were fair caught and two more landed for touchbacks
• Sent five punts for 265 yards, an average of 53.0 per punt, at Liberty (11/27)
• His 53.0 yards per punt average tied the program's single-game individual record
• Boomed one of his punts at Liberty for 73 yards, tied for the sixth-longest punt in the history of the program

2019 • Sophomore

• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second Team (Punter)
• Sent 79 punts for 3,116 yards, an average of 39.4 yards per punt
• Downed 22 of his punts inside the 20 yard line, had 15 fair caught and eight went for 50 or more yards
• Also sent four kickoffs for 242 yards, an average of 60.5 per kickoff
• Five punts against Southern Illinois (9/7) covered 223 yards (44.6 ypp) with two downed inside the 20 yard line and a long of 52 yards
• Sent four punts for 162 yards (40.5 ypp) with two downed inside the 20 yard line during the win over Akron (9/28)
• Punted nine times covering 415 yards (46.1 ypp) with three of 50 or more yards, two sent for touchbacks and one downed inside the 20 yard line at FIU (10/5)
• Provided a single-game career high 11 punts for 463 yards (42.1 ypp) against Liberty (11/2) with two downed inside the 20 yard line

2018 • Freshman

• Appeared in 11 games as the team's primary punter
• Booted 39 punts for 1,529 total yards (39.2 per attempt)
• Sent seven of his punts for 50 or more yards, seven for fair catches and four downed inside the 20 yard line
• Also kicked off once for 63 yards
• Averaged 43.6 yards per punt over five attempts for 218 total yards, including one 50-yarder at FIU (9/15)
• Two punts covered 85 yards (42.5 per attempt) at Ohio (9/29), with one fair catch
• Punted twice for 106 yards (53.0 per attempt) against Coastal Carolina (10/20) on punts of 50 and 53 yards
• Had a career-long 54-yard punt among six total punts against BYU (11/10)

Before Massachusetts

• Was a punter, kicker and tight end for J.L. Mann High School and head coach Kevin Burnette
• Rated a 4.5-star kicking and punting recruit via Kohl's Football Kicking and Punting Camps
• Ranked a 5-star recruit and No. 10 in the 2018 class by Chris Sailer Kicking
• 2016 and 2017 First Team All-Region at punter
• Averaged 70.3 yards per kickoff at the 2017 National Scholarship Camp
• Averaged 70.0 yards per kickoff and 48.0 yards per punt as a senior
• Also a standout on the J.L. Mann High School soccer team
• Won the 2015 5A State Championship and finished runners up at the 2017 5A State Championship in soccer

Personal

• Is the son of Tasos and Irene Georgopoulos
• Brother to Eleni and Philip