COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- San Diego State football's Jack Browning (Lakeside, Calif./Grossmont College) has been named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It is the second weekly conference honor for the defending MW Special Teams Player of the Year and the fourth of his career.
Browning helped the Aztecs to a 41-34 win at Hawai'i on Saturday night, excelling in all three kicking duties. Browning punted four times for a 56.0 average and 54.2 net average, both career highs (min. 4 punts). The 56.0 average is the highest in the country this year by a FBS player (min. 4 punts). Out of his four punts, three were for at least 50 yards and two went for 60-plus yards, including a career-long 66 yarder and a career-long-tying 63 yarder earlier in the game. Three of Browning's four punts landed inside the 20-yard line (and 10-yard line) with Hawai'i's average starting position of those three punts at its own 5.3-yard line (8, 1 and 7). His other punt was muffed by a Rainbow Warrior returner and SDSU recovered it.
Browning also made a pair of field goals and all five PATs, accounting for 11 of San Diego State's 41 points in a seven-point win. Browning also kicked off eight times with a 64.9 kickoff average and six touchbacks, playing a big part in SDSU dominating the average starting field position against Hawai'i (SDSU 42 to UH 23).
On the season, Browning is averaging 45.44 yards per punt and has made 10 of his 15 field goal attempts. Browning is tied for the FBS lead in PAT percentage (100.00), and ranks ninth in net punt average (43.13, 1st in MW), tied for 10th in total field goal attempts (15, 2nd in MW), 16th in punt average (45.44, 2nd in MW), tied for 18th in field goal attempts per game (2.14, 3rd in MW), tied for 19th in total punts (32, T-1st in MW), 22nd in punt yards (1,454, 2nd in MW), tied for 22nd in punts inside the 20-yard line (11, 3rd in MW) and tied for third in made field goals (10, 3rd in FBS). He is also second in the Mountain West in kickoff average (63.20, T-39th in FBS), third in made field goals per game (1.43, T-29th in FBS) and total punt yards per game (207.71, 30th in FBS), tied for third in punts per game (4.57, T-32nd in FBS), eighth in kickoff touchback percentage (52.00, 72nd in FBS) and total kickoff touchbacks (13), 10th in kickoffs (25) and kickoff yards (1,580), and tied for 10th in field goal percentage (66.67).
For his career, Browning ranks first at SDSU in punt average (45.9), fourth in field goal percentage (.750, min. 25 att.) and eighth in made field goals (30). Additionally, Browning is 4-for-6 for his career on field goal attempts of at least 50 yards (2-for-3 this year). The 66.7 percent is tied for the third highest among all active kickers (min. 6, 50-yard attempts).
San Diego State (3-4, 1-2 MW) returns to Snapdragon Stadium to play host to Nevada (0-6, 0-2 MW) at 6 p.m. Saturday.