Temple University Athletics
2015 Football Roster
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Mayes, Tyler

Jersey Number 95
Tyler Mayes
- Position:
- Punter / Kicker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 204
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Downingtown, Pa.
- High School:
- Downingtown East
Bio
A one-year letter winner ('15).
Local 215 member who joined the team in the Fall of 2011.
Honors: 2015 - Special Teams Co-Player of the Game (East Carolina) ... 2014 - Temple Teammates Community Service Award ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2013 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... 2012 - Big East All-Academic Team honoree … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2015 (Redshirt Senior): Served as the kick-off specialist for all but one game ... recovered a successful onside kick and made one tackle at Cincinnati ... game captain at Charlotte, handled kickoffs and punted once, hitting a career-long 45 yard punt ... ran eight yards out of punt formation at SMU for a first down.
2014 (Redshirt Junior): Was the backup at all three kicking positions - placekicker, punter and kick offs ... attempted a 25-yard FG in the 4th quater at Vanderbilt and scored his first collegiate points ... relieved Alex Starzyk vs. Memphis and punted twice for a 33-yard average.
2013 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action is just two games as a kickoff specialist vs. Army and UCF.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not play.
2011 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at punter for coach Mike Matta at Downingtown East HS … 2010 All-Ches-Mont Conference selection at punter … All-Southeastern PA pick … participated in the 2011 Valor Bowl … as a senior, made 51-of-52 PATs and two-for-two field goals for the Ches-Mont champions who finished 9-3 … punted 17 times, averaging 39.7 yards and a career-long of 49 yards … also lettered in wrestling and lacrosse … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Tyler David Mayes on 9/17/92 in Downingtown, PA …. parents are Karen and Dave Mayes … has an older sister Lindsey (23) and a younger brother Brennan (18) … earned degree in mechanical engineering ... coached lacrosse at a middle school.
Local 215 member who joined the team in the Fall of 2011.
Honors: 2015 - Special Teams Co-Player of the Game (East Carolina) ... 2014 - Temple Teammates Community Service Award ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2013 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll... 2012 - Big East All-Academic Team honoree … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2015 (Redshirt Senior): Served as the kick-off specialist for all but one game ... recovered a successful onside kick and made one tackle at Cincinnati ... game captain at Charlotte, handled kickoffs and punted once, hitting a career-long 45 yard punt ... ran eight yards out of punt formation at SMU for a first down.
2014 (Redshirt Junior): Was the backup at all three kicking positions - placekicker, punter and kick offs ... attempted a 25-yard FG in the 4th quater at Vanderbilt and scored his first collegiate points ... relieved Alex Starzyk vs. Memphis and punted twice for a 33-yard average.
2013 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action is just two games as a kickoff specialist vs. Army and UCF.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not play.
2011 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at punter for coach Mike Matta at Downingtown East HS … 2010 All-Ches-Mont Conference selection at punter … All-Southeastern PA pick … participated in the 2011 Valor Bowl … as a senior, made 51-of-52 PATs and two-for-two field goals for the Ches-Mont champions who finished 9-3 … punted 17 times, averaging 39.7 yards and a career-long of 49 yards … also lettered in wrestling and lacrosse … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Tyler David Mayes on 9/17/92 in Downingtown, PA …. parents are Karen and Dave Mayes … has an older sister Lindsey (23) and a younger brother Brennan (18) … earned degree in mechanical engineering ... coached lacrosse at a middle school.
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