Blake O'Neill

Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
P
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
High School:
Peninsula School

At Michigan
• Appeared in 13 games.
• 2015 All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media)
• Ray Guy Award (Candidate)

Fifth-year senior (2015)
• Appeared in 13 games at punter
• at Utah (Sept. 3): Punted three times for 130 yards for an average of 43.3 yards per punt; posted a long of 50 yards with one inside the 20-yard line
• Oregon State (Sept. 12): Punted three times for 127 yards, averaging 42.3 yards per punt; recorded a long of 49 yards with one inside the 20-yard line
• UNLV (Sept. 19): Punted five times for 193 yards, averaging 38.6 yards per punt; posted a long of 59 yards with four inside the 20-yard line
• BYU (Sept. 26): Punted four times for 163 yards, averaging 40.8 yards per punt; posted a long of 49 yards with three inside the 20-yard line
• at Maryland (Oct. 3): Punted six times for 252 yards, averaging 40.3 yards per punt; had a long of 59 yards and two punts inside the 20-yard line
• Northwestern (Oct. 10): Punted five times for 190 yards, averaging 38 yards per punt; had a long of 59 yards and three punts inside the 20-yard line
• Michigan State (Oct. 17): Punted seven times for 312 yards, averaging 44.6 yards per punt, with a career-best punt of 80 yards; Had three punts downed inside the 20-yard line
• at Minnesota (Oct. 31): Punted five times for 220 yards, averaging 44 yards per punt with a long of 61 yards
• Rutgers (Nov. 7): Punted three times for 133 yards, averaging 44.3 yards per punt with a long of 54 yards
• at Penn State (Nov. 21): Punted five times for 198 yards, averaging 39.6 yards per punt with a long of 50 yards
• Ohio State (Nov. 28): Punted four times for 157 yards, averaging 39.2 yards per punt with a long of 46 yards

Junior (2014)
• Big Sky Academic All- Conference
• Appeared in all 12 games at punter
• Finished the year sixth nationally in punting average (44.1 avg.)
• 44.1-yard average set a single-season school record
• Punted 62 times for 2,737 yards
• Had a career-best punt of 74 yards against Cal Poly
• Boomed 18 punts of 50 or more yards and placed 25 punts inside the 20 yard line
• Converted two fake punts during the season
• Rushed 23 yards for a first down at Montana State and tossed a 17-yard completion for a first down in that same game

Prep
• Graduated from the Peninsula School in 2010
• Played Australian football and was team captain
• Threw the shot put for the track and field team

Personal
• Blake O'Neill was born Feb. 19, 1993 in Melbourne
• Son of Michael and Roslyn O'Neill
• Has one brother, Nathan
• Enrolled in the Master of Professional Communication program at Weber State
• Earned a bachelor's degree in communication from RMIT University in Melbourne
• Earned master's degree in Sport Management