University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
Sam Kuhter
- Position:
- Punter
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Toledo, Iowa
- High School:
- South Tama
2015: Played in all 14 games as the Panthers primary punter … earned All-MVFC second-team honors … finished the season with 3,203 yards, ranking third all-time at UNI in punting yards in a season … averaged 42.7 yards per punt, landing seven for touchbacks, 26 inside the 20-yard-line and 15 of 50 yards-or-more … his 42.7 yards per punt in 2015 ranks No. 6 all-time as a Panther … averaged 44.0 yards per punt in UNI’s win over #7 Eastern Washington (9/12), recording four of his six punts inside the 20 … broke the UNI record for punting average in a game against South Dakota (10/31), averaging 52.4 yards on five punts, four of them ranging 50-or-more yards, including a career-long 68-yarder … averaged 48.0 yards per punt in UNI’s win over #23 Indiana State (11/7) … had a career-high eight punts in back-to-back games in the FCS playoffs against #5 Portland State (12/5) and #2 North Dakota State (12/12).
2014: Did not see action.
2013: Redshirted.
High School: Played football at South Tama High School as a three-time letterwinner and two-time team captain ... was an INA first team All-State Class 3A punter ... two-time first team All-District ... named to the Academic All-District team twice ... helped his team to the 2012 State Quarterfinals ... finished with 34 punts, averaging 39.1 yards in 2012 ... also threw for 874 yards and six TDs and rushing for 565 yards and 10 TDs ... also lettered in track and field, basketball and baseball.
Personal: Son of George and Ann Kuhter ... is a third generation UNI student.
