The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Michael Davidson
- Position:
- PK
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- High School:
- Strake Jesuit
A three-year punter/place-kicker ... played in six career games ... 2014 Academic All-Big 12 ... three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... named to the 2015 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (players from all divisions who maintained a 3.2-plus cumulative GPA throughout their career).
SENIOR (2014)
Played in five games, starting as the punter vs. Oklahoma State, TCU and Arkansas ... first-team Academic All-Big 12 choice ... averaged 42.0 yards per punt .. recorded his first career punt, a 39-yarder, against Kansas State in his first game action of the year ... served as a game captain vs. Texas Tech ... punted six times for 262 yards (43.7 avg.), including a career-long 63-yarder, against West Virginia ... three of the six punts pinned West Virginia inside the 20-yard line, including two inside the 5 ... shared the team’s special teams player of the game award with Adrian Colbert ... received honorable mention recognition from the College Football Performance Awards for his game against the Mountaineers ... punted four times for 159 yards (39.8 avg.) against Oklahoma State ... punted three times for 135 yards (45.0 avg.) against TCU ... punted a career-high seven times for 292 yards (41.7 avg.) against Arkansas in the Texas Bowl.
JUNIOR (2013)
Played in the opening game vs. New Mexico State ... had one kickoff in the game.
SOPHOMORE (2012)
Redshirted ... member of Athletic Director's Honor Roll in his first season on the team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Did not play football in high school ... two-time letterman in soccer ... recorded five goals and 19 assists his senior year ... four-time Principal's Honor Roll member.
PERSONAL
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland ... lived in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 1997-2000 ... parents are Bruce and Laura ... has two brothers, Christian and Ben ... father played golf at The University of St. Thomas in the late ‘70s and is currently a professional golfer ... brother, Christian, played soccer at UNC-Wilmington (2008-12) ... volunteered at the Houston Food Bank (2009), Camp Champions (2010), and Helping Hands foster home (2013) ... graduated in December, 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering ... three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2012; spring 2013; fall 2014) ... named to the 2015 NFF Hampshire Honor Society (players from all divisions who maintained a 3.2-plus cumulative GPA throughout their career).
DAVIDSON'S CAREER STATISTICS
2014
| Opponent | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Long | Blk | TB | FC | I20 |
| North Texas | DNP | |||||||
| BYU | DNP | |||||||
| UCLA | DNP | |||||||
| Kansas | DNP | |||||||
| Baylor | DNP | |||||||
| Oklahoma | DNP | |||||||
| Iowa State | DNP | |||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | 39 | 39.10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | DNP | |||||||
| West Virginia | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Oklahoma State | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TCU | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 292 | 41.7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Year | G | Punt | Yards | Avg. | Lg | Blk | 50+ | I20 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 21 | 883 | 42.0 | 63/WVU | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Career | 6 | 21 | 883 | 42.0 | 63/WVU | 0 | 1 | 5 |
KICKOFFS
| Year | G | KO | Yards | Avg. | TB |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Punting Average: 45.0 (on three attempts), vs. TCU (Sr.)
Most punts: 7, vs. Arkansas (Sr.)
Long punt: 63 yards, vs. West Virginia (Sr.)
