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Jersey Number 96
Chad Cunningham
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dawsonville, Ga.
- High School:
- Dawson County
Bio
Career Statistics
PUNTING
| Season | G | Punts | Yards | Avg | TB | FC | Inside 20 | 50+ | Block | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 | 66 | 2,791 | 42.3 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 11 | -- | 56-Ala |
| 2009 | 13 | 55 | 2,313 | 42.1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 58-Ala |
| 2008 | 12 | 25 | 988 | 39.5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 57-Aub |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | -- | 3 | 1 | -- | -- | 46-USM |
| Totals | 43 | 149 | 6,214 | 41.7 | 18 | 34 | 41 | 26 | 3 | 58-Ala |
Honors
- 2009 Academic All-SEC
- 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
2010
- Games/Starts: 13/11
- Finished eighth on UT[apos]s career punting chart with 41.7-yard average
- Punted 66 times for 42.3-yard average -- both career highs
- Eight punts in Music City Bowl (43.5-yard average) tied for second most in UT[apos]s 49-game bowl history
- Top games were 48.5-yard average on two punts at South Carolina, 48.2-yard mark on six attempts against Alabama and 47.5-yard eff ort on four punts at LSU
- Didn[apos]t punt in regular season finale against Kentucky after injuring left hand at Vanderbilt
- Kicked off 23 times over six diff erent games
- Finished seventh among SEC punting leaders
- Seventeen punts downed inside opponents[apos] 20-yard line against just nine touchbacks
- Sixteen fair catches nearly doubled previous season-high
- Eleven punts went for 50-plus yards, including season-long of 56 against Alabama
- Three punts of 50-plus yards against Alabama
- Forced Tide to start inside own 20 season-high three times, including two punts placed inside 10
- Executed UT[apos]s first successful fake punt in six years by running 25 yards at South Carolina for first down to set up third-quarter touchdown
- One of two punts at Carolina forced Gamecocks to start at 6-yard line
- Booted 54-yarder against Oregon and forced NCAA[apos]s top punt return unit to call for five fair catches
- Punted season-high nine times against UAB, featuring game-long punt of 54 yards
- Added five special teams tackles to tie for seventh on team
2009
- Games/Starts: 13/13
- Handled punting duties for Vols and finished with 55 attempts for 42.1-yard average
- Had 12 punts downed inside 20-yard line against only six touchbacks
- Launched career-long boot of 58 yards against Alabama
- Also handled kickoff duties
- Didn[apos]t merely watch after kicking either as he was third on team in special teams tackles with seven
- Also booted 39-yard field against South Carolina
- Finished season 1-of-3 on field goals (two misses were from 40-plus yards) and made all four of his extra point attempts
2008
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2008 - Games/Starts: 12/5
- Started Vols first five games and punted 25 times for 39.5-yard average
- Best effort was final start, punting three times against Northern Illinois for 45.3- yard average
- Finished with 11 punts downed inside 20-yard line against only three touchbacks
- Also handled 40 of team[apos]s 46 kickoffs, sending three for touchbacks
- UT opponents finished with 21.0-yard kickoff return average
2007
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2007 - Games/Starts: 5/1
- Capable dual threat who handled kickoff duties during five games and punting duties in one game last season
- Finished with one kickoff touchback in 22 attempts
- Punted three times against Southern Miss for 40.7-yard average in first career start
2006
- 2006 - Redshirted
High School
- 2005 All-State and twice named All-Area
- Averaged 46 and 41 yards per punt, respectively, during final two seasons
- Made 19-of-24 field goal tries over last three years
- Set school record for longest punt (71)
- Made 60-of-65 PATs as junior
- During career at quarterback, threw for more than 4,100 yards and accounted for better than 40 touchdowns
- Four-year starter at quarterback, kicker and safety
- Also played soccer three years and basketball two
- Coach at Dawson County High School - Jeff Lee
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Willie Martinez Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Joey Halzle Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01
