SENIOR (2016)
• Saw action in 13 games as the primary holder on field goals.
• Punted the ball five times for 170 yards with two being fair caught.
• Registered a season-long 42-yard punt against UTEP (10/1).
• Punted a season-high three times for 92 yards versus WKU (12/3) in the C-USA Championship.
JUNIOR (2015)
• Saw action in three games, punting four times for 133 yards, averaging 33.2 yards per punt.
• Recorded a season-long 47-yard punt against Kansas State (9/19).
• Punted twice against FIU (9/26) for a total of 62 yards with one of the two punts being downed inside the 20.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
• Punted 62 times for 2,280 yards on the season, averaging 36.8 yards per punt.
• Registered 14 punts landing inside the 20 and three punts over 50 yards.
• Punted the ball four times at UL-Lafayette (9/6), averaging 37.5 yards with a season-high three punts being fair caught.
• Had eight punts at No. 5/5 Auburn (9/27) for a season-high 325 yards with a long punt of 48 yards, sending two inside the 20.
• Punted five times for 187 yards, including a career-long 54-yard punt, at Southern Miss (10/25).
• Set a new C-USA Championship game record with a career-high 10 punts that went for 301 yards at Marshall (12/6).
FRESHMAN (2013)
• Played in all 12 games as he punted for 2,392 yards on 63 attempts to average 38.0 yards per punt.
• Sent 21 punts inside the 20 with two going over 50 yards while 17 of his punts were fair caught.
• Also recorded 12 kickoffs for 688 yards and one touchback.
• Averaged 36.2 yards on a season-high eight punts in his first collegiate game at NC State (8/31) with two landing inside the 20.
• Punted seven times against Lamar (9/7) averaging 43.1 yards per punt with a long punt of 53 yards.
• Sent four of his six punts inside the 20 and averaged 39.7 yards per punt at Kansas (9/21).
• Averaged 40 yards on his three punts at UTEP (10/5) while matching a season-long 53-yard punt and sending one inside the 20.
• Put one of his three punts inside the 20 at Rice (11/16) while also successfully running for five yards and a first down on a fake punt.
• Tied his season-high with eight punts for a season-high 323 yards at UTSA (11/30), sending one inside the 20.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Fort Payne High School in 2013.
• Earned three letters in football and soccer and two letters in cross country.
• A first team all-state honoree his senior year and all-state honorable mention honoree his sophomore and junior years.
• Averaged 40 yards per punt and set a new high school record with a 57-yard field goal.
• Graduated high school holding all of the kicking records at Fort Payne.
• Helped guide his team to a 10-1 record his senior season.
• Coached by Paul Ellis.
PERSONAL
Gary Logan McPherson ... Son of LaDon and Amber McPherson ... Born on March 4, 1995 in Fort Payne, Ala. ... Has two younger siblings: Evan and Alex ... Chose Louisiana Tech over Alabama A&M and Elon.
