Fields Named Walter Camp All-American
12/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 9, 2004
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Michigan State sophomore Brandon Fields, who leads the nation in punting with his 47.9-yard average, has been named to the Walter Camp All-America Team, which is selected by NCAA I-A head coaches and sports information directors. The Walter Camp All-America Team, the nation's oldest all-star lineup, was introduced live on ESPN's 2004 College Football Awards Show Thursday night from the Atlantic Dance Hall on Disney's Boardwalk.
Fields, a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the league's media panel and finalist for the Ray Guy Award, hit 23 punts 50 or more yards and had 13 kicks downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. The Toledo, Ohio, native earned Midseason All-America honors from SI.com and Collegefootballnews.com.
The 6-foot-6, 234-pound Fields averaged 51.0 yards on four punts vs. Wisconsin, including a 49-yarder that went out of bounds at the Badger 4 late in the third quarter. Fields averaged 54.0 yards on three punts vs. Ohio State, including a 62-yarder in the third quarter that was downed at the OSU 1-yard line. He averaged 55.7 yards on three punts vs. Illinois, including two kicks downed inside the Illini 20. Fields averaged 53.0 yards on four punts vs. Indiana, including a season-long 65-yarder, with two kicks downed inside the Hoosier 20. He averaged 55.3 yards on six punts vs. Central Michigan, including a 62-yarder.
His career 47.1-yard punting average ranks No. 1 on MSU's and the Big Ten's all-time lists.
A two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, Fields sports a 3.41 grade-point average in kinesiology.
