Billy Gowers

6BLOOMINGTON, IN - August 25, 2026 - punter Billy Gowers #19 of the Indiana Hoosiers during practice at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Position:
P
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 205
Year:
2nd
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
High School:
Xavier College
Prev School:
Hawai’i

Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 17 career games ... Played in 13 games in one season at Hawai’i (2025) ... Collegiate debut game against Stanford (8/23) in 2025 ... Pinned 28 career punts inside the 20-yard line – with nine inside the opposition’s 10-yard line ... Earned All-America honors (Pro Football Focus) and Freshman All-America (Football Writers Association of America) in 2025 at Hawai’i ... Played eight seasons of Australian Rules Football ... Spent five seasons in the Australian Football League and three seasons in the Victorian Football League ... Leading goalkicker for Western Bulldogs of the AFL in 2018 ... Leading goalkicker and Jim ‘Frosty’ Miller Medal winner in the VFL in 2024 ... Also played professional Kabaddi - a high-energy contact team sport combining elements of tag and wrestling ... Father, Andy, and grandfather, Trevor, also played professional Australian Rules Football ... Father, Andy, is the president of Hawthron Football Club.

2026 (Second Season)
Season: Appeared in four games ... Made Indiana debut against North Texas (9/5) in the season opener.

North Texas (9/5): Hit one punt for 40 yards that was fair caught. Howard (9/12): Lone punt traveled 39 yards. Western Kentucky (9/19): Hit four punts for 154 yards (38.5 ypp) and two inside the 20-yard line ... Final punt of the game was fair caught on the 8-yard line. Northwestern (9/25): Punted twice for a 39.5-yard average ... Pinned two punts inside the Northwestern 20-yard line ... One punt landed inside the Wildcat 10-yard line.

2025 (First Season – Hawai’i)
Season: Appeared in 13 games as the primary punter … Made collegiate debut against Stanford (8/23) … Highest-graded punter in FBS (93.2) per Pro Football Focus … Set Hawai’i single-season record for punting average (46.2) … Pinned seven punts inside the opposition 10-yard line … Made one tackle … Lone rush gained 9 yards versus Utah State (10/11) … Earned Academic All-Mountain West.

Awards: Earned first-team All-America honors from Pro Football Focus … Named Freshman All-America by the Football Writers Association of America.

Prep/Personal
Did not participate in American football prior to arriving at Hawai’i in 2025 … Trained with Prokick Australia … Prepped at Xavier College in Melbourne, Australia … Also participated in gold, cricket, and volleyball … Played eight seasons of Australian Rules Football … Spent five seasons in the Australian Football League (AFL) and three seasons in the Victorian Football League (VFL) … Leading goalkicker for Western Bulldogs of the AFL in 2018 … Leading goalkicker and Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal winner in the VFL in 2024 … Also played professional Kabaddi - a high-energy contact team sport combining elements of tag and wrestling … Son of Anna and Andy Gowers … Has one brother and one sister … Father, Andy, and grandfather, Trevor, also played Australian Rules Football, with all three spending time with the Victorian Amateur Football Association’s Old Xaverians … Father, Andy, is the president of the Hawthorn Football Club of the AFL.