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2023 Football Roster

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13 Joshua Sloan

  • Position Punter
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 189
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Melbourne, Australia
  • Highschool Mackillop College

Biography

All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (2022)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)
Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist (2021, 2022, 2023)

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Starting punter in all 12 games.
  • Ranked third in Conference USA and 19th nationally in punting average (44.0).
  • Booted 45 punts for 1,998 yards (166.5 yards per game).
  • Recorded 11 punts of 50+ yards and placed 15 inside the 20-yards line. 
  • Added two tackles (one solo) and a forced fumble. 
  • Tallied season highs in punts (six), yards (298), long punt (64), and average (49.7) in a win over rival NM State.
  • Placed a trio of punts inside the 20-yard line in an upset win over Boise State on national television. 
  • Booted three punts inside the 20 in a dominating win over FIU. 
  • Tallied a season-high three punts of 50+ yards in win over Florida Atlantic. 
  • Booted five punts for 247 yards (49.4) against Middle Tennessee
  • Tallied a solo stop and forced fumble at Rice on national television. 
  • Registered 146 yards on three punts (48.7 avg.) at New Mexico.

2021 (FRESHMAN)
  • Has handled punting duties for the Miners.
  • Punted 64 times for 2526 yards (39.5 avg.) with a long of 62.
  • Of the 64 punts, four have resulted in touchbacks, 25 have been fair caught and 20 have landed inside the 20-yard line.
  • Booted 10 punts of 50+ yards this season.
  • Averaged 42 yards on two punts in the season opener at NM State.
  • Punted five times for 212 yards (42.4 avg.) at Boise State.
  • Averaged 44.7 yards on six punts (long of 57) versus New Mexico.
  • Boomed a 55-yard punt at Southern Miss, part of a 42.2-yard average that night.
  • Season-long 62-yard punt came against LA Tech, when he went 5-219 (43.8 ypp).
  • Punted six times for 249 yards (41.5 avg.) at Florida Atlantic.
  • Had a 57-yard punt at North Texas, finishing 8-333 (41.6 ypp) with five punts inside the 20. 

2020 (FRESHMAN)
  • Played in all eight games as the Miners' starting punter. 
  • Had 32 punts on the season for 1,251 yards and an average of 39.1 yards per punt. 
  • Booted a season-long 63-yard punt in UTEP's road game at UTSA. 
  • Had five punts land inside the 20-yard line and forced 11 fair catches. 
  • Only had one touchback on the campaign and booted three punts of 50-plus yards. 

PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Troy Sloan ... born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ... son of Bradley and Charmaine Sloan ... has two siblings Lucien and Shania ... business major.

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2020Freshman

    Punter
    5'11" 180 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021Freshman

    Punter
    5'11" 180 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2022Sophomore

    Punter
    6'2" 189 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2023Junior

    Punter
    6'2" 189 lbs
    13