2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 15
Billy Kinney
- Position:
- Kicker/Punter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 221
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- High School:
- University HS
- Has played in 26 career games
Preseason Honors
- All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (Phil Steele)
2017 (r-Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First-Team
- Finished with 70 punts for 2,863 yards, averaging 40.9 yards per punt with a long of 58 yards
- Ranked No. 4 in the Big 12 in punting
- Had nine punts of more than 50 yards on the season and placed 22 punts inside the opponents 20
- Best game of the season came against Utah, finishing with nine punts for 424 yards and an average of 47.1
- Had four punts of 50 or more yards, placed three inside the Utah 20 and had a long punt of 51 yards
- Averaged 40.7 yards per punt; long of 49 yards at Oklahoma
- Solid effort vs. Texas averaging 40.4 yards on eight punts
- Placed two punts inside the 20 and had long of 54 yards
- WVU Special Teams Champion: Kansas State, averaging almost 40 yards per punt in rain at and placing two inside the Wildcat 20
- Good day vs. Iowa State with a 44.3 punting average, a long of 51 yards and two punts inside the 20, including one inside the five
- Averaged 43.6 yards per punt against Oklahoma State with a season-long punt of 58 yards
- Long punt went for 48 yards at Baylor and placed two punts inside the 20
- Long punt went for 48 yards vs. Texas Tech
- Averaged 41.2 yards per punt at TCU with a long punt of 48 yards. Also placed two punts inside the TCU 20
- Strong day punting against Delaware State with three punts for 148 yards and a 49.3 average. Long punt went for 56 yards and placed two punts inside the Hornet 20
- Punted a career-high nine times for 324 yards against Virginia Tech, placing two inside the 20
2016 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Saw action in 13 games
- WVU Special Teams Champion: Youngstown State, Texas
- Finished with 59 punts for 2,462 yards, an average of 41.7 yards per punt and a long of 63 yards
- Ranked No. 4 in the Big 12 in punting (41.7); No. 48 nationally
- Had seven punts of 50 or more yards on the season and placed 17 punts inside the opponents 20
- Also had 22 punts which were fair caught and seven of more than 50 yards
- Strong bowl game against Miami, averaging 44.1 yards on eight punts with a career-long 63-yard punt
- Also placed three punts inside the 20
- Averaged 40.0 yards in the snow, wind and cold vs. Oklahoma with a long punt of 47 yards
- Great effort at Texas swinging field position for the Mountaineers. Finished with five punts for a 44.6 avg., two punts of 50 yards and placed two inside the Longhorn 20
- Three punts for a 42. 7 avg. vs. Kansas with a long of 47 yards
- Three punts at Oklahoma State for 136 yards at a 45.3 average; long punt went for 49 yards
- Five punts vs. TCU for a 43.2 avg. with a long of 47 yards and placed two punts inside the 20
- One punt at Texas Tech for 45 yards
- Three punts for a 41.0 avg. and a long of 46 yards vs. BYU
- Great day punting against Youngstown State with four punts for a 49.2 avg. Long punt went for 55 yards
- Booted five punts vs. Missouri for 227 yards and a 45.4 average
- Long punt went for 53 yards, and placed one punt inside the 20 vs. Missouri
2015 (r-Fr.)
- Did not see game action
2014 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for coach John Kelley at University High
- Had severe ankle injury as a senior
- Punted 18 times for 754 yards, an average of 41.9 yards per punt
- Selected to play in the Chesapeake Bowl
- Earned first-team All-State honors as a junior
- Made 34 PATs and 9-of-10 field goal attempts with a long of 43 yards
- Averaged 54.8 yards on 59 kickoffs and 33.5 yards on 33 punts
Personal
- Son of Scott and Jayne Kinney
- One of two children
- Graduated in May 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in management
- Currently pursuing a master’s degree in corporate and organizational communications
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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