University of Minnesota Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Ryan Santoso
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- P
- Hometown:
- Pace, Fla.
- High School:
- Pace HS
Career Stats
PUNTINGÂ CAREER (2015-17): Punted 144 times and averaged 41.8 yards (fourth-best in school history) - placed 46 punts inside the 20 - career long of 68 yards was against Michigan State in 2017. Â
KICKING CAREER (2014-15, 17):Â Made 29-of-39 field goals - career-long field goal of 52 yards came against Purdue on Oct. 18, 2014, with 4:59 left in the game and lifted Minnesota to a 39-38 home win - converted 76-of-77 point-after attempts - scored 163 points (29 FGs and 76 PATs) - kicked off 168 times and recorded 80 touchbacks.
2017 - SENIOR SEASON: Punted 66 times and averaged 43.0 yards (second-best in school history for a senior) - kicked off 52 times and recorded 17 touchbacks - made two tackles - named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention - received the Tony Dungy Character and Community Service Award (great character on and off the field) and Bobby Bell Award (outstanding special teams player) - Academic All-Big Ten. Game-by-Game: Averaged 44.7 yards on six punts against Buffalo and placed three punts inside the 20 - three of his four kickoffs went for touchbacks against Buffalo - punted two times and averaged 43.5 yards at Oregon State and also kicked off five times and recorced one touchback - averaged 47.0 yards on five punts against Middle Tennessee and four of his seven kickoffs were touchbacks - punted three times against Maryland and averaged 51.7 yards - punted six times, with a long of 54 yards, at Purdue - averaged 43.2 yards on five punts against Michigan State, which included a career high 68-yarder, and also notched a tackle on special teams - averaged 49.4 yards on five punts against Illinois - placed three of his nine punts inside the 20 and averaged 39.1 yards per punt at Iowa - punted eight times at Michigan and averaged 48.5 yards - made one tackle and punted one time (41 yards) against Nebraska - punted eight times for 293 yards at Northwestern - averaged 40.5 yards on eight punts against Wisconsin.Â
2016 - JUNIOR SEASON: Served as team's punter and averaged 40.9 yards on 77 punts - placed 29 punts inside the 20 and 13 of his punts were greater than 50 yards - Academic All-Big Ten. Game-by-Game: Punted six times against Oregon State and averaged 41.2 yards while placing four punts inside the 20 - punted one time for 46 yards (placed inside the 20 and not returned) against Indiana State - averaged 45 yards on four punts against Colorado State - punted six times and averaged 39.8 yards at Penn State - punted nine times against Iowa and averaged 42.9 yards while also connecting on a career best 55-yard punt - connected on a career long 60-yard punt at Maryland - averaged 41.4 yards on seven punts at Maryland and played three inside the 20 - punted three times against Rutgers and placed two inside the 20, while averaging 36.0 yards - placed four of eight punts inside the 20 and connected on a 54-yarder at Illinois - averaged 42.0 yards on eight punts against Purdue - punted five times and averaged 44.2 yards at Nebraska - averaged 40.3 yards on six punts against Northwestern - punted seven times at Wisconsin and averaged 41.3 yards - averaged 43.9 yards on seven punts against Washington State.Â
2015 - SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in 13 games and served as team's primary kicker and kickoff specialist - drilled 17-of-21 field goal attempts, including seven field goals over 40 yards - field goal percentage of .810 was second-highest in Big Ten - was a perfect 10-for-10 inside 40 yards - made all 32 point-after tries - led team in scoring with 82 points - tallied 58 kickoffs and had 27 touchbacks - named Lou Groza Award semifinalist (nation's top kicker) - named All-Big Ten Third Team by the conference media and honorable mention by the media - Academic All-Big Ten. Game-by-Game: Connected on a 42-yard field goal and converted both of his point-after attempts against TCU - made three field goals, including the game-winner in overtime and a 50-yard attempt, at Colorado State - named a Lou Groza National Collegiate Place-Kicker Award "Star of the Week" for his performance at Colorado State - drilled a 42-yard field goal and hit his lone extra point attempt versus Kent State - netted two field goals, including a 49-yard attempt, and recorded three touchbacks against Ohio - kicked off for 65 yards at Northwestern - made two field goals and tallied four touchbacks at Purdue - connected on a 39-yard field goal attempt and made three extra point tries versus Nebraska - drilled all four field goal attempts, including a 47-yard try, and tallied five touchbacks against Michigan - hit both extra-point attempts and recorded a touchback at Ohio State - made all five extra-point attempts and drilled three touchbacks at Iowa - netted a 46-yard field goal and went 3-for-3 on extra point tries versus Illinois - converted three extra-point attempts and recorded two touchbacks against Wisconsin - connected on two field goal attempts (42 and 22 yards) and drilled a pair of touchbacks versus Central Michigan.
2014 - FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in 13 games and served as the team's primary kicker - made 12-of-18 field goals, which included a career-long 52-yard attempt - converted 45-of-46 point-after attempts - led team in scoring with 81 points - kicked off 70 times and notched 38 touchbacks - Academic All-Big Ten. Game-by-Game: Converted all six of his point-after attempts as he made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against Eastern Illinois - made all five of his point-after attempts against Middle Tennessee - made his only point-after attempt at TCU - connected on a 38-yard field-goal attempt (his first made career field goal) against San Jose State - kicked three field goals, including a 48-yard attempt, at Michigan - named a Lou Groza National Collegiate Place-Kicker Award "Star of the Week" for his performance at Michigan - made a 25-yard field goal against Northwestern - kicked three-point after attempts and connected on two field goals, which included a career-long, 52-yard field goal against Purdue - earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week accolades after the game-winning field goal vs. Purdue - made three point-after attempts and a 44-yard field goal at Illinois - made six point-after attempts and a 35-yard field goal against Iowa - made his first career tackle and converted three point-after attempts and connected on a 34-yard field goal against Ohio State - kicked four point-after attempts at Nebraska - made a 37-yard field goal and three point-after attempts at Wisconsin - connected on two point-after attempts and made a 38-yard field goal against Missouri.
2013: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Pace High School and helped lead the team to a 7-4 record as a senior - connected on 14 of 17 field goals with his longest being 42 yards - was 29-for-29 in PATs - recorded 71 points - kicked off 48 times, recording 46 touchbakcs - averaged 39.26 yards on 35 punts - coached by Mickey Lindsey - ESPN ranked him as the seventh-best kicker in the nation and the 129th-best player in Florida - Rivals listed him as a two-star recruit and the 15th-best kicker in the nation - won the National Scholarship Camp's kick off competition by beating out more than 400 competitors - beat Harrison Butker (now at Georgia Tech) in the final round sudden death field goal contest for the last spot in the recent Under Armour All-American game (connected on a 45-yard field goal in game).
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 26, 1995 - son of Lori and Riyanto (Yudhie) Santoso - has two siblings.
