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Scott Fulhage

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Scott Fulhage
No. 17
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1961-11-17) November 17, 1961 (age 63)
Beloit, Kansas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Beloit (Beloit, Kansas)
College:Kansas State
Undrafted:1985
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:399
Punting yards:16,513
Average punt:41.4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Scott Alan Fulhage (born November 17, 1961) is a former National Football League (NFL) punter who played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1987 to 1988 and the Atlanta Falcons from 1989 to 1992.

College career

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Scott played college football at Kansas State University[1] and is one of four players to be the starting punter four years straight.[2]

Professional career

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Scott Fulhage went undrafted in 1987 after a very successful college career and was signed in the off season by the Cincinnati Bengals. Fulhage was part of the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals team that made a run to Super Bowl XXIII, where the Bengals fell to the San Francisco 49ers 20–16. In the Super Bowl, Fulhage punted 5 times for 221 yards. Fulhage was considered one of the most consistent punters in 1989, leading the NFC with 24 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line, and finishing third in the NFL with 84 attempts. In 6 years of playing in the NFL, Fulhage successfully completed one fake punt against the San Francisco 49ers, a 12-yard pass for a successful first down, in the 1989 season during his time with the Atlanta Falcons. Fulhage is also credited with two rushing attempts, during the 1989 and 1992 seasons, but gained a total of 0 yards. Although he started with a slow career he picked up the pace.[3] The remainder of his statistics show consistency and a solid history as a punter, with only one fumble in those six years. He played in 88 games, punted 399 times for a total of 16,513 yards (averaging just over 41 yards per punt) with a long of 65 yards.

NFL career statistics

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Legend
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Regular season

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1987 CIN 11 52 2,168 1,852 58 41.7 35.6 0 10 5
1988 CIN 13 44 1,672 1,352 53 38.0 29.4 2 13 5
1989 ATL 16 84 3,472 2,832 65 41.3 33.3 1 24 9
1990 ATL 16 70 2,913 2,519 59 41.6 36.0 0 15 4
1991 ATL 16 81 3,470 2,963 60 42.8 36.6 0 21 6
1992 ATL 16 68 2,818 2,276 56 41.4 33.0 1 11 3
Career 88 399 16,513 13,794 65 41.4 34.2 4 94 32

Playoffs

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1991 ATL 2 5 211 183 47 42.2 36.6 0 2 0
Career 2 5 211 183 47 42.2 36.6 0 2 0

References

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