2020 Delta State University Statemen Football Roster

Brett Farmer
Brett Farmer

Sam Barge

  • Height 5-6
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Carrollton, Ga.
  • Highschool Carrollton High School
  • Prev School Carrollton High School

Biography

2019 RS Sophomore Year



ACCOLADES: GSC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM, GSC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
  • Kicked in 10 games handling punting, kickoff, and holding duties on special teams
  • Helped the Statesmen to a 6-4 record and punted 52 times for 2,043 yards
  • Finished third in the GSC with a 39.3 yard per punt average
  • Booted six punts of 50-plus yards
  • Had 18 punts fair caught, ranking second in the GSC
  • Ranked fourth with 20 punts inside the opponents 20-yard line
  • Kicked off 24 times for 1,302 yards
  • Punted three times for a 51.0-yard average against No. 8 Grand Valley State (9.14) and punted a season-high nine times for a 40.7 yard average in the season-opener against Tusculum (9.5)
  • Punted six times against eventual national champion West Florida (10.5)
2018 Sophomore Bio Header



ACCOLADES: GSC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
  • Punted one time for 51 yards versus Grand Valley State before sustaining a season-ending injury
  • Earned a medical redshirt
2017 Freshman Bio Header



ACCOLADES: SECOND TEAM ALL-GSC
  • Named All-Gulf South Conference (Second Team)
  • Played in all 13 games, making 13 starts at punter, for the Statesmen on the offensive line
  • Helped the Statesmen to a 9-4 overall record and a second round appearance in the NCAA Division II Football Championship Playoff
  • Punted 65 times for 3,172 yards and averaged 37.3 yards per punt
  • Had a long of 57 yards versus North Alabama
  • Opposing teams returned 28 punts for a mere 120 yards, averaged less than 10 yards per game in punt return yardage
  • Established new Delta State records for punts in a season (85) and punt yardage (3,172)
High School Bio Heading

 
  • Played for Sean Calhoun at Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ga.
  • Lettered in baseball, and in football as a place kicker/punter
  • Ranked the No. 26 kicker coming out of the state of Ga.
  • Punted 69 times with 23 punts downed inside the 20 over his junior and senior years
  • Kicked off 109 times with 45 touchbacks as a junior and senior
  • Connected on 9-of-12 field goals and 13-of-14 extra points
  • Had a long field goal of 47 yards and his career longest punt was 62 yards
Personal Bio Heading

 
  • Samuel "Sam" Barge
  • Son of Cindy Barge
  • Has four brothers, AJ., Joshua, Christian and Isaiah, and two sisters, Ansley and Neziah
  • Majoring in commercial aviation

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    5'6" 190 lbs
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  • 22

    2018Sophomore

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    5'6" 190 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    P/K
    5'6" 190 lbs
    22
  • 2020Redshirt Junior

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    5'6" 190 lbs