Scott Fulhage

Scott Fulhage

No. 17
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	(1961-11-17) November 17, 1961 Beloit, Kansas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Beloit (Beloit, Kansas)
College:	Kansas State
Undrafted:	1985
Career history
Buffalo Bills (1985)* Washington Redskins (1986)* Green Bay Packers (1987) Cincinnati Bengals (1987–1988) Atlanta Falcons (1989–1992)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Eight (1983)
Career NFL statistics
Punts: 399 Punting yards: 16,513 Average punt: 41.4
Player stats at PFR

Scott Alan Fulhage (born November 17, 1961) is a former National Football League (NFL) punter who played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1987 to 1988 and the Atlanta Falcons from 1989 to 1992.

College career

Scott played college football at Kansas State University and is one of four players to be the starting punter four years straight.

Professional career

Scott Fulhage went undrafted in 1987 after a very successful college career and was signed in the off season by the Cincinnati Bengals. Fulhage was part of the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals team that made a run to Super Bowl XXIII, where the Bengals fell to the San Francisco 49ers 20-16. In the Super Bowl, Fulhage punted 5 times for 221 yards. Fulhage was considered one of the most consistent punters in 1989, leading the NFC with 24 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line, and finishing third in the NFL with 84 attempts. In 6 years of playing in the NFL, Fulhage successfully completed one fake punt against the San Francisco 49ers, a 12-yard pass for a successful first down, in the 1989 season during his time with the Atlanta Falcons. Fulhage is also credited with two rushing attempts, during the 1989 and 1992 seasons, but gained a total of 0 yards. Although he started with a slow career he picked up the pace. The remainder of his statistics show consistency and a solid history as a punter, with only one fumble in those six years. He played in 88 games, punted 399 times for a total of 16,513 yards (averaging just over 41 yards per punt) with a long of 65 yards.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Punting
		GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1987	CIN	11	52	2,168	1,852	58	41.7	35.6	0	10	5
1988	CIN	13	44	1,672	1,352	53	38.0	29.4	2	13	5
1989	ATL	16	84	3,472	2,832	65	41.3	33.3	1	24	9
1990	ATL	16	70	2,913	2,519	59	41.6	36.0	0	15	4
1991	ATL	16	81	3,470	2,963	60	42.8	36.6	0	21	6
1992	ATL	16	68	2,818	2,276	56	41.4	33.0	1	11	3
Career		88	399	16,513	13,794	65	41.4	34.2	4	94	32

Playoffs

Year	Team	Punting
		GP	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	Ins20	TB
1991	ATL	2	5	211	183	47	42.2	36.6	0	2	0
Career		2	5	211	183	47	42.2	36.6	0	2	0