Erich Toth

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

Weight:
206
Height:
6-3
Position:
P
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Brebeuf Jesuit

Toth finished his career third on Indiana’s all-time list with 240 punts. He averaged 40.7 yards per punt in 45 games with a long of 64.

2015 Honors: Earned the team’s Ted Whereatt “Senior Academic Excellence” Award.

2015 (Senior): Punted 63 times and averaged 41.7 yards (5^th in the Big Ten) … placed 21 punts inside the 20-yard line and had six kicks of 50-or-more yards … also served as the team’s holder … averaged 47.8 yards on four punts at No. 7 Michigan State, including a season-long 62-yarder … recorded 47.7 yards on three punts in the Old Oaken Bucket win at Purdue … punted four times in the season-opening Southern Illinois victory for 162 yards (40.5 average) … had four punts in the Florida International win for 173 yards (43.2 average) … matched a career-high with four punts inside the 20 in the victory at Wake Forest … averaged 41.9 yards on 10 punts with a long of 51 and three inside the 20 against No. 1 Ohio State … matched a career-high with 11 punts and four inside the 20 at Penn State … punted five times for an average of 41.8 yards with two inside the 20 against No. 10 Iowa … delivered a long kick of 52 yards and knocked two inside the 20 in the win at Maryland … collected a 42.4 average on five punts in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Duke … five-time IU special teams player of the week (Wake Forest, Michigan State, Maryland, Purdue and Duke) … Southern Illinois game captain ... earned a scholarship for the 2015 season during preseason camp … Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2014 (Junior): Punted a school record 77 times and averaged 40.7 yards ... placed 18 punts inside the 20-yard line and eight inside the 10-yard line ... kicked seven 50-yarders with a career-long 64-yarder at Iowa ... 34 of the 77 punts (44.2 percent) resulted in a fair catch ... also served as the team’s holder ... averaged a season-high 45.5 yards on four punts against Maryland ... punted nine times with a 44.8 average and three inside the 20 vs. the Hawkeyes ... recorded 10 punts, a 44.9 average and a 57-yarder and dropped three inside the 20 (1, 4 and 17) at No. 7 Ohio State ... on eight punts, averaged 44.0 yards with a 52-yarder and three inside the 20 (6, 8 and 18) in the win at No. 18 Missouri ... collected a career-high 11 punts against Penn State and forced seven fair catches on 10 punts against No. 8 Michigan State ... four-time IU special teams player of the week (Indiana State, Missouri, Maryland and North Texas) ... earned a scholarship for the 2014 season during preseason camp ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2013 (Sophomore): Averaged 40.6 yards on 52 punts ... recorded 18 punts inside the 20-yard line, seven inside the 10-yard line and seven 50-yarders with a long of 57 ... also served as the team’s holder ... averaged 41.3 on seven punts with three inside the 20 against Minnesota ... punted nine times with a 41.2 average and the 57-yarder against Missouri ... dropped a career-high four inside the 20 at No. 17 Wisconsin ... IU special teams player of the week (Wisconsin) ... earned a scholarship for the 2013 season during preseason camp ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2012 (Freshman): Took over the punting duties in week five ... punted 48 times for a 39.5 average ... placed seven punts inside the 20-yard line and recorded two 50-yarders ... also served as the team’s holder ... averaged 41.3 on seven punts with a long of 50 in his collegiate debut against Michigan State ... IU special teams player of the week (Michigan State) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2011: Redshirted the 2011 season.

Prep/Personal: Kicker and punter for head coach Ryan Gallogly at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School ... all-state honorable mention and all-county selection ... academic all-state honoree ... owned a 90-percent touchback rate his senior season ... led the state in punting average as a junior ... two-year football, four-year soccer and one-year lacrosse letterwinner ... all-state soccer selection as a senior ... honor roll student ... parents are John Toth and Stacy Reifeis ... brother, Jon, is an offensive lineman at the University of Kentucky ... born on Nov. 2, 1992, Erich Andrew Toth graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport marketing and management and is currently working toward his master’s degree in athletic administration and sport management.