James Foug

Class:
Senior
Position:
K
Height:
5-11
Weight:
178
Hometown:
Palo Alto, Calif.
High School:
Palo Alto

At Michigan
• Recipient of the team's 2017 Most Improved Special Teams Player award
• Two-time letterman (2016-17)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2017)
• Appeared in 16 games as a Wolverine

Senior (2017)
• Recipient of the team's Most Improved Special Teams Player award
• Received his second varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Earned National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society recognition for his work in the classroom
• Earned his first career start, handling kickoff duties against Florida at the Advocare Classic (Sept. 2) and knocked four of eight kickoffs for touchbacks
• Drilled six touchbacks on seven kickoff attempts against Cincinnati (Sept. 9), totaling 447 yards
• Earned his first career Special Teams Player of the Game honor for his performance against Cincinnati
• Drilled eight kickoffs for a total of 514 yards with five touchbacks against Air Force (Sept. 16)
• Knocked five kickoffs for 325 yards with a 65.0-yard average and four touchbacks against Purdue (Sept. 23)
• Hit three kickoffs for 193 yards (64.3 average) with two touch backs against Michigan State (Oct. 7)
• Kicked off five times at Indiana (Oct. 14) for 309 yards in total, averaging a 61.8-yard boot with two touchbacks and three returns coming to the 16, 13 and 16-yard lines
• Kicked off three times for 195 yards at Penn State (Oct. 21), collecting two touch- backs and allowing just 15 yards to be gained on the one kickoff that was returned
• Totaled 378 yards on six kickoff attempts against Rutgers (Oct. 28) with three touchbacks with 31 total return yards allowed
• Amassed 357 kickoff yards on six kicks against Minnesota (Nov. 4), totaling one touchback with 64 total return yards allowed
• Kicked off six times at Maryland (Nov. 11) for a total of 369 yards, and was credited with his first career tackle
• Kicked off three times for a 60.7 yard average, allowing just 18 total return yards at Wisconsin (Nov. 18)
• Averaged 62.0 yards on his four kickoffs against Ohio State (Nov. 25), totaling 248 yards with two touchbacks, yielding just 27 total return yards
• Kicked off five times in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1), totaling 296 yards for an average of 59.2 yards with one touchback, allowing 45 total return yards

Sophomore (2016)
• Played in four games to earn his first varsity letter
• Was named the team's Scout Special Teams Player of the Week following the Maryland game (Nov. 5)
• Made collegiate debut vs. Hawaii (Sept. 3), gaining one touchback in four kickoffs
• Had one touchback in three kickoffs against UCF (Sept. 10)
• Booted a 57-yard kickoff against Illinois (Oct. 22)

Prep
• Attended Palo Alto High School (2013) coached by Earl Hansen

Other Sports
• Lettered in baseball, basketball and cross country

Personal
• James Foug was born on August 18, 1995
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in sport management
• Sister, Katie, is a member of the women's soccer team