11/13/26 | Football
EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon's Bailey Ettridge was announced on Friday as one of 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award, presented annually to the nation's most outstanding punter.
Ettridge is the third Duck ever to be a Ray Guy Award semifinalist and first since Jackson Rice was a finalist in 2011. Kurtis Doerr was also a semifinalist in 2000.Â
A transfer from Nevada, Ettridge has been terrific through his first nine games with the Ducks. He ranks 12th among qualified FBS punters with a 46.1-yard average, punting 37 times for 1,706 yards with seven punts of 50-plus yards and 16 pinned inside the 20-yard line. Only two of his 37 attempts have resulted in a touchback.
Behind Ettridge, Oregon leads the nation in fewest punt return yards allowed with minus-5 on eight returns.Â
The Australia native was named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week for his performance against UCLA on Oct. 10, when he punted six times with a 48.17-yard average including a 67-yarder that pinned the Bruins at their own 2-yard line. That matched his career long after he also had a 67-yard punt at Oklahoma State on Sept. 12, becoming the first Duck to have multiple 65-yard punts in the same season and the fifth to have multiple in a career.Â
Ettridge and the No. 16 Ducks (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) host Michigan in Autzen Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 12:30 p.m. PT (FS1).Â
 A national voting body of sports writers, sport information directors and previous Ray Guy Award winners will determine the three finalists and then the winner for the 2026 Ray Guy Award.Â
2026 Ray Guy Award Semifinalists
Bailey Ettridge (Oregon)
Max Fletcher (Cincinnati)
Ethan Hyams (Wake Forest)
Will Karoll (Texas Tech)
Simon McClannan (Kansas State)
Fuller Shurtz (BYU)
James Wagenseller (Army)
Tyler White (Texas A&M)
Palmer Williams (Baylor)
Archie Wilson (Nebraska)
Ettridge is the third Duck ever to be a Ray Guy Award semifinalist and first since Jackson Rice was a finalist in 2011. Kurtis Doerr was also a semifinalist in 2000.Â
A transfer from Nevada, Ettridge has been terrific through his first nine games with the Ducks. He ranks 12th among qualified FBS punters with a 46.1-yard average, punting 37 times for 1,706 yards with seven punts of 50-plus yards and 16 pinned inside the 20-yard line. Only two of his 37 attempts have resulted in a touchback.
Behind Ettridge, Oregon leads the nation in fewest punt return yards allowed with minus-5 on eight returns.Â
The Australia native was named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week for his performance against UCLA on Oct. 10, when he punted six times with a 48.17-yard average including a 67-yarder that pinned the Bruins at their own 2-yard line. That matched his career long after he also had a 67-yard punt at Oklahoma State on Sept. 12, becoming the first Duck to have multiple 65-yard punts in the same season and the fifth to have multiple in a career.Â
Ettridge and the No. 16 Ducks (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) host Michigan in Autzen Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 12:30 p.m. PT (FS1).Â
 A national voting body of sports writers, sport information directors and previous Ray Guy Award winners will determine the three finalists and then the winner for the 2026 Ray Guy Award.Â
2026 Ray Guy Award Semifinalists
Bailey Ettridge (Oregon)
Max Fletcher (Cincinnati)
Ethan Hyams (Wake Forest)
Will Karoll (Texas Tech)
Simon McClannan (Kansas State)
Fuller Shurtz (BYU)
James Wagenseller (Army)
Tyler White (Texas A&M)
Palmer Williams (Baylor)
Archie Wilson (Nebraska)
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