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2016 Football Roster

36 Chris Fraser

  • Position Punter
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 211
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Potomac, Md.
  • Highschool Saint Albans School For Boys

Biography

As a junior (2015)
• Fraser was named to the STATS FCS All-America third team, joining Erik Bernstein as the lone punters in school history to earn All-America honors
• Fraser became just the sixth Cornellian to earn first-team All-Ivy honors three times with his unanimous selection.
• He ranked fourth in the FCS and first in the Ivy League in punting average at 45.1 yards per kick.
• It was the third straight year Fraser led the Ivy League in punting average - each year by at least two full yards per punt.
• Fraser had 16 punts of longer than 50 yards and pinned nine kicks inside the 20.
• He posted a single-game school record 52.4 yards on seven punts with three punts of longer than 60 yards with two inside the 20, against Harvard.
• Despite punting into the wind on seven of his eight kicks, averaged 41.2 yards with one kick inside the 5 in the Big Red's 3-0 victory over Columbia.
• His five punts averaged 42.6 yards against Dartmouth.
• Punted four times for a 41.8 yard average with one kick inside the 10 vs. Brown.
• Averaged 45.3 yards on six punts at Sacred Heart with one punt downed at the 2.
• Averaged 45.0 yards on three punts in the 2015 season opener against Bucknell with a long of 53 yards.
• Punted four times for a 43.8 yard average with one kick placed inside the 20 and another that went 59 yards.
• Averaged 47.0 yards on five punts with one inside the 20 and a season-long 60-yard kick against Colgate.
• Had a pair of 50-yard punts and averaged 43.5 yards on four kicks at Princeton.

As a sophomore (2014)
• Fraser became the first Cornellian to earn first-team All-Ivy accolades in consecutive seasons since Kevin Boothe '05 did so three straight years from 2003-05 and the first to accomplish it as both a freshman and sophomore.
• He finished 19th nationally and first in the Ivy League in punting average (41.7) by nearly three full yards per kick (2.8).
• Fraser had Ivy league's longest punt (72 yards) among his 10 kicks of 50+ yards and led the Ancient Eight with 21 kicks placed inside the 20, two more than any other punter in the league.
• He earned Special Teams Player of the Week accolades once during the year and averaged at least 40 yards per punt in nine of the team's 10 games and at least 42.0 yards in six of them.

As a freshman (2013)
• Fraser had an outstanding freshman campaign, becoming the fourth Cornell football player to capture Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors.
• A first-team All-Ivy pick, he led the Ancient Eight in punting average (42.9 yards per punt), setting a school record for a season in that category.
• He ranked 17th nationally and third among freshmen in punting.
• As a unit, Cornell ranked 11th in net punting (38.12) yards per punt, a mark that also led the Ivy League. In 49 punts, he pinned opponents inside the 20 a total of 16 times (33 percent) with nine going at least 50 yards.
• Fraser averaged 40.9 yards on seven punts at Penn, pinning the Quakers inside the 8-yard line three different times.
• He had a career-high seven punts at Dartmouth, averaging 43.7 yards with three dumped inside the Big Green 20.
• Fraser averaged 45.3 yards (43.8 yards net) on six punts at Princeton with two punts downed inside the 20.
• He had a pair of 50+ yard punts against Harvard and averaged 47.3 net yards on three kicks.

Saint Albans School For Boys
• Fraser was a three-sport athlete at Saint Albans School for Boys, competing in football, basketball and track.
• The three-time all-league selection lettered three seasons on the gridiron, playing wide receiver, safety and punting and kicking.
• He was an all-district pick as a junior and was part of a league championship team his sophomore season.
• As a senior, Fraser's 18 punts yielded a 47.7 yard per kick average. He caught 33 passes for 616 yards and eight touchdowns and made 72 tackles with four interceptions and eight pass breakups.
• Fraser was a sprinter in track and lettered once in basketball.

Personal
• Christopher Montgomery Fraser is the son of John and Kimberley Fraser and has an older and younger sister.
• He is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2013-14Freshman

    Punter
    6'2" 207 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2014-15Sophomore

    Punter
    6'2" 208 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2015-16Junior

    Punter
    6'2" 211 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2016-17Senior

    Punter
    6'2" 211 lbs
    36