2009 Football Roster
Ross Thevenot
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lake Charles, La.
- High School:
- St. Louis Catholic
• All-America Candidate
• Ray Guy Award Candidate
• Preseason All-Conference USA First Team Selection
• Named Preseason First Team All-America Punter by The Sporting News
• Named Preseason Third Team All-America Punter by Athlon and NationalChamps.net
TULANE: A three-year letterwinner who has played in 36 career games... has connected on 80-of-86 (.930) PAT attempts and 31-of-53 (.590) field goal attempts... his longest made field goal was 50 yards against UAB on Nov. 15, 2008... has connected on 19-of-25 field goal attempts inside the Louisiana Superdome... his 173 career points (80-pat/93-fg) and his 31 field goals each rank sixth all-time for most points kicking and most field goals, respectively, while his 80 PATs ranks fifth... his .930 PAT percentage ranks ninth on TU[apos]s career list... has 89 career punts for 3,774 yards (42.4) with 24 inside an opponents[apos] 20-yard line, 10 fair caught and 11 touchbacks... longest punt was a 71-yard effort against SMU on Sept. 25, 2008... will handle all the placekicking responsibilities this fall.
2008 (JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games and handled the majority of the team[apos]s placekicking and punting duties... ranked as the top punter in Conference USA and was second nationally with a 45.80 average... received honorable mention All-America honors by CollegeFootballNews.com and was named to the All Conference USA second team and to the LSWA All-Louisiana first team... punted 45 times for 2,061 yards (45.8 avg) and placed 15 inside the 20, had two fair caught and booted 15 50+ yards... registered a career long of 71 yards against SMU, which tied for the second longest among league players... the 45.8 per game average is the third-best in Conference USA history and the best single season average since East Carolina[apos]s Andrew Bayes averaged 48.1 in 1999, and ranks second on Tulane[apos]s single-season charts, trailing Brad Hill[apos]s 46.19 per game average in 1997... connected on 9-of-20 field goal attempts, including a career-long 50-yarder against UAB, the 16th longest in school history... hit 23-of-24 PAT attempts...
2007 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 12 games while handling the placekicking and sharing punting duties with Darren deRochemont... converted 13-of-18 field goals on the season and nailed all 34 PATs... connected on 6-of-8 field goal attempts on the year inside the Superdome... drilled a pair of field goals, including a 48-yarder vs. Memphis... nailed a 46-yard field goal and punted seven times for a career-best 41.1 average vs. Army... punted 10 times for 389 yards with four downed inside the 20 vs. LSU... was 2-for-2 on field goals, including a 47-yarder, and was good on all five PATs for a career-best 11 points vs. SMU... named the Louisiana Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 22 for his performance against SMU...
2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in every game handling kickoff, field goal and PAT duties... connected on 23-of-28 PATs and 9-of-15 field goal attempts... registered a career long 45-yard field goal against Rice... was a perfect 4-of-4 from 20-29 yards on the year... drilled two field goal attempts at UTEP (37, 29) and No. 8 Auburn (21, 31)... hit five straight field goals during a three-game stretch... drilled 7-of-9 attempts inside the Superdome... punted one time for 36 yards at Tulsa... averaged 56.0 yards per kickoff with six touchbacks.
HIGH SCHOOL: Special teams standout who lettered three years as a punter and placekicker where he earned first-team all-state recognition his final two prep seasons... claimed first-team all-district and all-Southwest Louisiana honors his last three years... helped his team to the 2004 district title and to a playoff appearance in each of his final two seasons... connected on 20-of-30 field goals during his career, including a 7-for-9 showing as a senior when he hit a career-best 42-yard attempt... averaged 47.1 yards per punt with 27 touchbacks in 29 kickoffs as a senior... connected on 9-of-13 field goals with a long of 37 yards as a junior, averaged 39.1 yards per punt and had 35 touchbacks on kickoffs... as a sophomore, hit 4-of-8 field goal attempts with a long of 32, and averaged 36.0 yards per punt... also played soccer at Saint Louis Catholic.
PERSONAL: Majoring in finance... born Ross Michael Thevenot on October 28, 1987, in Lake Charles, La.... the youngest of three sons of Robert and Terry Thevenot.
HIGH SCHOOL: Special teams standout who lettered three years as a punter and placekicker where he earned first-team all-state recognition his final two prep seasons... claimed first-team all-district and all-Southwest Louisiana honors his last three years... helped his team to the 2004 district title and to a playoff appearance in each of his final two seasons... connected on 20-of-30 field goals during his career, including a 7-for-9 showing as a senior when he hit a career-best 42-yard attempt... averaged 47.1 yards per punt with 27 touchbacks in 29 kickoffs as a senior... connected on 9-of-13 field goals with a long of 37 yards as a junior, averaged 39.1 yards per punt and had 35 touchbacks on kickoffs... as a sophomore, hit 4-of-8 field goal attempts with a long of 32, and averaged 36.0 yards per punt... also played soccer at Saint Louis Catholic. PERSONAL: Majoring in finance... born Ross Michael Thevenot on October 28, 1987, in Lake Charles, La.... the youngest of three sons of Robert and Terry Thevenot.
THEVENOT[apos]S CAREER KICKING STATS Year G/GS PATs FG-A 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Blk 2006 12/0 23-28 9-15 0-0 4-4 3-5 2-6 0-0 45 2 2007 12/0 34-34 13-18 0-0 3-4 6-9 4-4 0-1 48 0 2008 12/0 23-24 9-20 0-0 3-5 2-3 3-10 1-2 50 5 Career 36/0 80-86 31-53 0-0 10-13 11-17 9-20 1-3 50 7 THEVENOT[apos]S CAREER PUNTING STATS Year G/GS No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 BLK 2006 12/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 12/0 44 1,713 38.9 55 3 8 9 1 2008 12/0 45 2,061 45.8 71 8 2 15 0 Career 36/0 89 3,774 42.4 71 11 10 24 1
