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AT TECH: Left-footed punter who shared the starting job for one season and then backed up starter Ben Arndt as a senior . . . Serves as Tech's holder on extra points and field goals in 2004 . . . Joined the program as walk-on in 2002.
2003: Punted in seven games, starting the last five . . . Averaged 39.8 yards per kick . . . Had his best game in the Humanitarian Bowl, averaging 47 yards on four punts, including a career-long 56-yarder . . . Averaged 41.4 yards on five punts against Duke.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner as a placekicker and punter at Coral Springs High . . . Earned all-county honors from the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and the Miami Herald . . . Team captain for coach Terry Dunn.
PERSONAL: Full name is Andrew Thomson . . . Born August 18, 1982 . . . Parents are Tom and Pat Thomson . . . Majoring in Electrical Engineering . . . Named to the 2003-04 ACC Academic Honor Roll . . . Graduated with honor, Dec. 11, 2004.
GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2003 Punts Yds Avg LP Ret Yds Net TB I20 Wake 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 37.0 1 0 Maryland 6 211 35.2 53 5 23 31.3 0 0 Duke* 5 207 41.4 47 5 9 39.6 0 0 Carolina* 2 88 44.0 45 0 0 44.0 1 1 Virginia* 5 190 38.0 44 3 73 23.4 1 0 Georgia* 1 33 33.0 33 0 0 33.0 0 0 Tulsa* 4 188 47.0 56 2 13 43.8 1 0
CAREER STATISTICS Year Punts Yards Avg LP Ret Yds Net TB I20 2003 24 954 39.8 56 15 118 34.8 4 1
CAREER HIGHS Punts: 6 vs. Maryland, 2003 Punting Yards: 211 vs. Maryland, 2003 Punting Average: 47.0 vs. Tulsa (4 punts) Long Punt: 56 vs. Tulsa, 2003
