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Brandon McManus Earns 2012 CFPA Specialist Trophy
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Owl Receives National Honor
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Temple senior PK/P Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.) has been named the recipient of the 2012 College Football Performance Awards Specialist Trophy, the CFPA announced on Friday.
“After an extensive review of the existing data, literature, and evidence, it has been determined that Temple's Brandon McManus finished the 2012 season with the strongest combined placekicking, kickoff, and punting performance in Division I FBS college football,” said Bradley C. Smith, Executive Director of the CFPA.
McManus ended his collegiate career as Temple's career leader in scoring (338), punting average (45.4), field goals made (60), and field goals attempted (83). The 2012 first-team All-BIG EAST punter and 2012 second-team All-BIG EAST kicker set the season record for field goal accuracy (82.4) and set game records at Army for extra points made (9) and attempted (9). McManus played in EVERY game of his collegiate career.
In 2012, McManus led the Owls in scoring (74) and went 32-of-33 in PAT. He punted 54 times for 2,433 yards (45.1 average), including a career-long 68-yard punt against No. 19/17 Rutgers, while 15 punts longer than 50 yards. McManus went 6-of-7 on field goals of 40+ yards, including a 50-yarder in the win over South Florida. He also kicked the game-winning field goal at Connecticut in overtime and contributed 40 touchbacks on 56 kickoffs (71.4 percent).
Throughout the 2012 season, McManus was recognized with 11 weekly CFPA honors.
Last fall, McManus was named to the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for his community service efforts and was recognized earlier this week at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
McManus will be honored by the CFPA on Sunday, March 10 during the Temple men's basketball game against Virginia Commonwealth at Noon at the Liacouras Center.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Temple senior PK/P Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.) has been named the recipient of the 2012 College Football Performance Awards Specialist Trophy, the CFPA announced on Friday.
“After an extensive review of the existing data, literature, and evidence, it has been determined that Temple's Brandon McManus finished the 2012 season with the strongest combined placekicking, kickoff, and punting performance in Division I FBS college football,” said Bradley C. Smith, Executive Director of the CFPA.
McManus ended his collegiate career as Temple's career leader in scoring (338), punting average (45.4), field goals made (60), and field goals attempted (83). The 2012 first-team All-BIG EAST punter and 2012 second-team All-BIG EAST kicker set the season record for field goal accuracy (82.4) and set game records at Army for extra points made (9) and attempted (9). McManus played in EVERY game of his collegiate career.
In 2012, McManus led the Owls in scoring (74) and went 32-of-33 in PAT. He punted 54 times for 2,433 yards (45.1 average), including a career-long 68-yard punt against No. 19/17 Rutgers, while 15 punts longer than 50 yards. McManus went 6-of-7 on field goals of 40+ yards, including a 50-yarder in the win over South Florida. He also kicked the game-winning field goal at Connecticut in overtime and contributed 40 touchbacks on 56 kickoffs (71.4 percent).
Throughout the 2012 season, McManus was recognized with 11 weekly CFPA honors.
Last fall, McManus was named to the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for his community service efforts and was recognized earlier this week at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
McManus will be honored by the CFPA on Sunday, March 10 during the Temple men's basketball game against Virginia Commonwealth at Noon at the Liacouras Center.
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