The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Football Roster
Roster
Anthony Fera
- Position:
- PK/P
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
- High School:
- St. Pius X
Fifth-year kicker who transferred to Texas from Penn State in August 2012 ... named to the 2012 Lou Groza Award watch list ... has connected on 16 of 21 field goals (76 percent) and is 43-for-45 on extra-point attempts during his career ... has punted 110 times for 4,590 yards for an average of 41.7 yards, including 31 inside the 20 and 21 of 50-plus yards ... has also kicked off 94 times for 6,242 yards (66.4 average) with 29 touchbacks ... chosen as a semifinalist for the 2011 Lou Groza Award ... was also a candidate for the 2011 Ray Guy Award ... named first-team All-Big Ten at punter by ESPN.com and second-team all-conference by the media and coaches in 2011 ... connected on 14 of 17 field goals (82.4 percent) and was 20 of 20 on extra points, scoring a team-high 62 points that season ... averaged 42.0 yards on 64 punts, with 18 inside the 20 and 12 of 50 or more yards ... also handled 45 of the team's 55 kickoffs, with 10 touchbacks ... named second-team freshman All-America in 2010 ... punted 46 times for an average of 41.4 yards, including 13 inside the 20-yard line, 19 fair catches, and nine of 50-plus yards ... also kicked off 49 times with 19 touchbacks.
JUNIOR (2012)
Played in six games ... missed the first four games with a groin injury ... saw his first action vs. West Virginia, connecting on 1 of 2 field goals and hitting all six extra-point attempts .. made a 38-yard field goal and missed from 41 yards ... hit all eight of his point-after attempts vs. Baylor and all three vs. Kansas ... made all four point-after attempts and added a 42-yard field goal against Texas Tech ... was 2 of 3 on point-after attempts and had a 32-yard field goal attempt blocked against Iowa State ... missed the Kansas State game with a hip injury ... did not see action vs. TCU and Oregon State.
SOPHOMORE (2011)
Selected as a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award ... named first-team All-Big Ten by ESPN.com as a punter ... chosen second-team All-Big 10 by the media and coaches ... also a candidate for the Ray Guy Award ... connected on 14 of 17 field goals (82.4 percent) and was 20 of 20 on extra points, scoring a team-high 62 points ... was 11 of 11 on field goal attempts inside 40 yards ... averaged 42.0 yards on 64 punts, with 18 inside the 20 and 12 of 50 or more yards ... also handled 45 of the team[apos]s 55 kickoffs, with 10 touchbacks ... ranked third in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (82.4), fourth in punting average (42.0) and fifth in field goals made (1.17 per game) ... became the first Nittany Lion since Chris Bahr in 1975 to be the starter for field goals, kickoffs and punts when he did so against Eastern Michigan in the fourth game ... maintained those roles the rest of the season ... also became the first Nittany Lion to be selected Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week three times in a season ... booted three punts for a 47-yard average against Alabama and dropped two punts inside the 20 against Temple, averaging 43.2 yards per kick, including a game-long punt of 55 ... was 3-for-4 on field goals and placed three punts inside the 20 at Indiana to earn Big Ten Special Teams Player-of-the-Week honors for the first time ... had five punts that averaged 43.8 yards, including a 58-yard effort against Iowa ... gained his second conference honor in three weeks by averaging 44.5 yards on six punts, including a 69-yard punt in the final three minutes to pin Purdue at the one-yard line ... made a 30-yard field goal with seven minutes to play and punted eight times, with two inside the 20 against Illinois ... broke his career-long for field goals twice in the win at Ohio State, connecting from 43 yards and 46 yards, the latter on the final play of the first half, for a 20-14 lead and the eventual winning score ... also placed three punts inside the 20 against the Buckeyes to claim Big Ten weekly honors for the third time in seven games ... punted five times for a 46.2-yard average, with a long of 55 yards and three punts inside the 20 in rainy conditions at Wisconsin ... punted nine times against Houston in the TicketCity Bowl, averaging 41.6 yards with a long of 55.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2010)
Selected a 2010 second-team Rivals.com Freshman All-American ... punted during the first 10 games, including handling kickoff duties ... missed the last two regular-season games against Indiana and Michigan State following an emergency appendectomy on Nov. 17 ... punted 46 times for an average of 41.4 yards, including 13 inside the 20-yard line, 19 fair catches, and nine of 50-plus yards ... also kicked of 49 times with 19 touchbacks ... launched a career-long 74-yard punt, the fourth-longest attempt in Penn State history and the team[apos]s longest since 2004, in the fourth quarter against Iowa ... punted a career-high nine times vs. the Hawkeyes ... averaged 44 yards on six punts against Illinois, including a long of 53 yards ... averaged just over 45 yards per punt at Minnesota, including a 61-yarder ... four of his six punts against the Golden Gophers were downed inside the 20-yard line ... knocked two punts inside the 20 against Northwestern, including one that landed at the Wildcats[apos] seven-yard line in the fourth quarter to assist a comeback ... averaged 44.2 yards on six punts at Ohio State, with a long of 54 yards and one punt downed at the Ohio State 4 ... returned against Florida in the Outback Bowl following his appendectomy, punting three times for a 38.7-yard average with a long of 52 yards.
FRESHMAN (2009)
Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Robin Kirk at St. Pius X ... selected as a 2008 Under Armour All-American ... earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior ... connected on 37-of-39 on PAT attempts and 8-of-9 on field goals, with a long of 58 yards as a senior ... registered touchbacks on 55 of his 60 kickoffs ... also averaged 44.1 yards on 36 punts.
PERSONAL
Born in Philadelphia ... majoring in kinesiology ... father, Tony, played football and wrestled at Widener University in Chester, Penn. ... hobbies include working out, hunting and watching movies.
CAREER HIGHS
Points scored: 9, West Virginia, Oct 06, 2012
Kick PATs: 6, West Virginia, Oct 06, 2012
Field goals made: 1, West Virginia, Oct 06, 2012
Field goal attempts: 2, West Virginia, Oct 06, 2012
Longest field goal: 46 vs. Ohio State (So. at Penn State)
Most punts: 9 vs. Houston (Jr. at Penn State)
Longest punt: 74 vs. Iowa (Fr. at Penn State)
PUNTING
| Year | G | Punt | Yards | Avg. | Lg | Blk | 50+ | I20 |
| 2009# | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010# | 11 | 46 | 1,905 | 41.4 | 74 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 2011# | 12 | 64 | 2,685 | 42.0 | 69 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
| 2012 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 110 | 4,590 | 41.7 | 74 | 2 | 21 |
31 |
KICKOFFS
| Year | G | KO | Yards | Avg. | TB |
| 2009# | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010# | 11 | 34 | 2,299 | 68.2 | 15 |
| 2011# | 12 | 45 | 2,936 | 65.2 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 79 | 5,235 | 66.7 | 25 |
FIELD GOALS
| Year | G | 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Total | Pct. | Long |
| 2009# | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 2010# | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 2011# | 12 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 4-4 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 14-17 | 82.4 | 46/OSU |
| 2012 | 6 | - | - | 1-2 | 1-2 | - | 2-4 | 50.0 | 42/TTU |
| Total | 29 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 5-6 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 16-21 | 76.2 | 46/OSU |
SCORING
| Year | G | PAT-A | FG-A | PTS | PPG | HI FG | HI PTS |
| 2009# | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 2010# | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 2011# | 12 | 20-20 | 14-17 | 62 | 5.1 | 3/2x | 11/PU |
| 2012 | 6 | 23-25 | 2-4 | 29 | 4.8 | 1/2x | 9/WVU |
| Total | 29 | 43-45 | 16-21 | 91 | 3.1 | 3/2x |
11/PU |
CAREER HIGHS
Points scored: 11 vs. Purdue (So. at Penn State)
Kick PATs: 8 vs. Baylor (Jr.)
Field goals made: 3, two times, vs. Purdue (So.) and at Indiana (So. at Penn State)
Field goal attempts: 4 vs. Indiana (So. at Penn State)
Longest field goal: 46 vs. Ohio State (So. at Penn State)
Most punts: 9, two times, vs. Houston (So.) and at Indiana (So. at Penn State)
Punting Average: 46.0 vs. Kent State (Fr. at Penn State)
Longest punt: 74 vs. Iowa (Fr. at Penn State)
