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Travis Dorsch
Travis Edward Dorsch (born September 4, 1979) is an American former professional football punter who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he won the Ray Guy Award and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft.
Dorsch was born in San Diego, California. He attended Bozeman High School in Bozeman, Montana, and was a letterman in high school football, basketball, and track and field for the Bozeman Hawks. He also played four years of American Legion baseball for the Bozeman Bucks as a starting first baseman and pitcher. He holds several state records including the longest field goal in state history (fifth-longest in the national high school annals) at 63 yards.
While attending Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Dorsch played for both the Purdue Boilermakers football team and the Boilermakers baseball team. While playing for the Boilermakers football team from 1998 to 2001, Dorsch set many records including career scoring (355 points), career field goals (69), and career punting average (48.4). He became the first Big Ten Conference athlete to be named as a first-team all-conference selection as both a punter and a placekicker. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American punter, having received first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Walter Camp Foundation and CNNSI. He also and won the Ray Guy Award for the nation's outstanding punter, and received first-team All-American honors as a placekicker from Football News and The Sporting News. He is the only athlete in Purdue history to have kicked a field goal and thrown a touchdown in football, and hit a home run and recorded a win as a pitcher in baseball.
Dorsch was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, with the 111th overall pick, of the 2002 NFL draft. He officially signed with the team on July 25, 2002. His only NFL game came with the Bengals in 2002. He had 5 punts, averaging just 32.4 as an injury replacement for starter Nick Harris. Dorsch was waived on August 31, 2003.
Dorsch was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots on December 10, 2003. He was released on December 15, 2003.
Dorsch signed with the Green Bay Packers on January 10, 2004, during the playoffs. However, he did not play in any games and was waived on July 30, 2004.
Dorsch was signed by the Minnesota Vikings on August 3, 2004. He was waived on August 31 and signed to the practice squad on September 7 before being released on September 21, 2004.
Dorsch signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 31, 2005. He was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played for the Rhein Fire during the 2005 NFL Europe season. He played in all 10 games for the Fire, punting 39 times for 1,676 yards and an average of 43.0, earning All-NFL Europe honors. Dorsch was waived by the Vikings on September 3, 2005.
Travis Dorsch
Travis Edward Dorsch (born September 4, 1979) is an American former professional football punter who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he won the Ray Guy Award and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft.
Dorsch was born in San Diego, California. He attended Bozeman High School in Bozeman, Montana, and was a letterman in high school football, basketball, and track and field for the Bozeman Hawks. He also played four years of American Legion baseball for the Bozeman Bucks as a starting first baseman and pitcher. He holds several state records including the longest field goal in state history (fifth-longest in the national high school annals) at 63 yards.
While attending Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Dorsch played for both the Purdue Boilermakers football team and the Boilermakers baseball team. While playing for the Boilermakers football team from 1998 to 2001, Dorsch set many records including career scoring (355 points), career field goals (69), and career punting average (48.4). He became the first Big Ten Conference athlete to be named as a first-team all-conference selection as both a punter and a placekicker. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American punter, having received first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Walter Camp Foundation and CNNSI. He also and won the Ray Guy Award for the nation's outstanding punter, and received first-team All-American honors as a placekicker from Football News and The Sporting News. He is the only athlete in Purdue history to have kicked a field goal and thrown a touchdown in football, and hit a home run and recorded a win as a pitcher in baseball.
Dorsch was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, with the 111th overall pick, of the 2002 NFL draft. He officially signed with the team on July 25, 2002. His only NFL game came with the Bengals in 2002. He had 5 punts, averaging just 32.4 as an injury replacement for starter Nick Harris. Dorsch was waived on August 31, 2003.
Dorsch was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots on December 10, 2003. He was released on December 15, 2003.
Dorsch signed with the Green Bay Packers on January 10, 2004, during the playoffs. However, he did not play in any games and was waived on July 30, 2004.
Dorsch was signed by the Minnesota Vikings on August 3, 2004. He was waived on August 31 and signed to the practice squad on September 7 before being released on September 21, 2004.
Dorsch signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 31, 2005. He was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played for the Rhein Fire during the 2005 NFL Europe season. He played in all 10 games for the Fire, punting 39 times for 1,676 yards and an average of 43.0, earning All-NFL Europe honors. Dorsch was waived by the Vikings on September 3, 2005.