After punting for over 250 total yards in a 27-20 loss to No. 1 Georgia, Auburn’s Oscar Chapman was named the Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week.

Chapman had five punts against Georgia, highlighted by a 71-yard boot at the end of the first half — albeit that was aided by Georgia selling out for the block and getting some fortunate bounces. He had an average punt of just over 50 yards and only had one punt returned. It was returned for -6 yards.

His punts were downed inside the Georgia 20-yard line three times and inside the Georgia 5-yard line twice.

After a punt in the second half that forced Georgia to start the ball on its own two-yard line, Georgia quarterback Carson Beck led a 98-yard touchdown drive that wound up as one of the most crucial moments in the game.

This is the second time in Chapman’s career with more than 50 yards per punt in a single game. He averaged 56 yards per punt against Ole Miss in 2021 but only punted three times that day.

So far in 2023, his last season with Auburn, Chapman has 22 punts for 941 total yards. That comes out to about 43 yards per punt. He had five punts this year of more than 50 yards and nine downed inside the 20-yard line.

Chapman was on the preseason Ray Guy Award Watch List, given to the best punter in the nation at the end of each season.

Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @Matt_Cohen_ or email him at [email protected]