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2014: Schaffer returns as Gannon’s starting punter.

2013: Played in every game … averaged 41.2 yards on 44 punts, breaking his own school record for single-season average … ranked fourth among PSAC punters and 27th among all NCAA Division II punters in average … broke the program’s single-game record for punting average with 50.2 yards on four punts against rival Edinboro, including a school-record 66-yard punt … boot six punts an average of 46 yards at California (Pa.), the fourth-highest single-game average in school history … recorded four punts worthy of Gannon’s all-time top 10 … punted the ball 63 yards at California (Pa.), representing the fifth-longest punt in program history … had punts of 61 yards against California (Pa.) and Bloomsburg, tying for the 10th-longest punt in school history … placed 15 punts inside the 20-yard line … had seven punts that traveled at least 50 yards.

2012: Saw action during the first 10 games of the season … broke Gannon’s single-season punting mark at the time with a 39.8 average on 41 punts, producing an average nearly one more yard than the next best Golden Knight in school history … ranked fourth among PSAC players and 46th among all NCAA Division II players in punting average … averaged 48.3 yards on three punts at West Chester, representing the best single-game average in school history at the time … booted a season-best punt 64 yards at Slippery Rock, marking the third-longest punt in school history … averaged 44.3 yards on three punts against Indiana (Pa.), representing the fourth-highest single-game average in school history … produced three punts worthy of Gannon’s all-time top 10, including a 60-yard blast against Indiana (Pa.) that ranks eighth and a 59-yard punt against Clarion that sits in 10th place … averaged at least 35 yards per punt in every game … placed 16 punts inside the 20-yard line, including a season-high four against Clarion … kicked multiple punts inside the 20-yard line during the same game five times.

2011: Played in eight games, serving as Gannon’s holder and back-up punter … averaged 32.5 yards on two punts … booted a 33-yard punt that resulted in a touchback against Shippensburg, before adding a 32-yard kick against Lock Haven.

2010: Redshirted.

High School: Played for head coach John Rodenberg at Moeller (Ohio) High School ... was a two-year varsity letterwinner ... played in the Ohio-USA game ... helped Moeller qualify for the postseason ... was a National Combine Series finalist ... selected as a Ray Guy Top 25 punter ... was a member of the honor roll ... received the Father Chaminade Service Award.

Personal: Sports Management and Marketing major ... is the son of Terri and Jim … has four brothers … is a member of the Gannon Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … serves as the President of the Sports Business Association at Gannon.

Career Highs
Punts: 9 vs. California (Pa.) (10/20/12)
Punt Yards: 330 vs. California (Pa.) (10/20/12)
Punt Average (Min. 3): 50.2 vs. Edinboro (10/12/13)
Long Punt: 66 vs. Edinboro (10/12/13)
50+ Punts: 2 at California (Pa.) (10/26/13); vs. Clarion (9/22/12)
Inside 20: 4 vs. Clarion (9/22/12)