2019 Football Roster
Mora, Ivan
Jersey Number 96/96
Ivan Mora
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Dalton, GA
- High School:
- Dalton
Bio
Career Accolades
Started in all 12 games during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons... Starting punter for the fifth consecutive season at Wake Forest... Finished the season with 52 punts for 2,236 yards (43.0 average) with 19 punts inside the 20 yard line and 12 punts of 50 or more yards... Hammered a career-best 66-yard punt against North Carolina A&T and averaged a season-best 57.67 yards-per-punt with 173 punt yards... Named the Ray Guy Punter of the Week after recording a season-high 286 punt yards on six punts against Clemson, with four punts inside the 20 yard line and three punts of 50 or more yards.
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Started in all 12 games for the Demon Deacons during the 2023 season… Starting punter for the fourth consecutive season at Wake Forest… Finished the season with 58 punts for 2,410 yards (34.1 average) with 18 punts inside the 20 yard line and nine punts of 50 or more yards… Hammered a 64-yard punt against Florida State and averaged 48.9 yards-per-punt with a season-long 440 yards punted.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Saw action in 12 games as the starting punter and kickoff specialist during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with 40 punts for 1630 total yards (40.8 average) with 15 punts inside of the 20 and five punts of 50 or more yards while also having 70 kickoff attempts for 3962 total yards (56.6 average) and 13 touchbacks…Boomed a season-long 55-yard punt in the victory over Boston College, finishing the game with a season-best 50.67 yards per punt…Ended the Louisville game with three punts of 50 or more yards on just four attempts…Recorded a season-high 224 total punting yards in the victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Member of the All-ACC Academic Team.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in all 14 games during the historic 2021 season that included ACC Atlantic Division and Gator Bowl titles...Starting punter for the second consecutive season while also serving as the primary kickoff specialist...Tallied 49 punts on the season for 2,151 total yards (43.9 avg.) including 13 punts of 50 or more yards and 14 punts inside of the 20-yard line...Had at least one punt of 50 or more yards in nine games...Launched a season-best 58-yard punt at Syracuse...Averaged a season-best 52.5 yards per punt against Duke...Tied a career high three punts inside of 20 yards versus Virginia...Finished with a season-best 343 total punt yards against Pitt in the ACC Championship game...Tallied 96 total kickoffs for 5,857 yards (61.0 avg.) and 38 touchbacks
2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
Completed the season with 40 total kicks for 1610 yards, with nine kicks over 50 yards 10 kicks pinned inside the 20 yard line ... Has punted 30 times on the year with an average of 40.8 yards pinning 8 within the 20 yard-line and 7 punts over 50 yards (11/14) ... Punted 5 times vs Virginia (10/17), averaging 47 yards per punt and 232 total yards ... Earned the starting punting job to start the season ... Recorded a season-best 59-yard punt in the season opener against Clemson, finishing with two 50-plus yard punts and two punts inside of the 20 ... Ray Guy Award nominee ... Earned first varsity letter.
2019 (True Freshman)
Earned a redshirt and retained four years of eligibility.
High School
Team captain at Dalton High School ... Ranked as the No. 3 kicker and No. 1 punter by Kohl’s Kicking ... Was the top-rated punter in a camp with 600 other punters ... Earned the Sam Foltz Award ... Selected to the Under Armour All-America game ... Member of the North Georgia Elite 80 by RecruitGeorgia.com ... Played for Coach Matt Land ... Career average of 37.3 yards on 160 punts in 45 games ... In his career, converted 116 of 119 PATs and 23 of 31 field goal attempts ... Handled all of Dalton’s kicking including kickoffs, field goals, extra points and punts ... Averaged 40.4 yards on 27 punts in 10 games as a senior ... Scored 51 points on 39-of-39 PATs and 4-of-5 field goal attempts with a long of 48 ... Hit 45-yard field goal vs. Sequoyah ... Named to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of Preps first team in 2018 ... First team All-Region 6-6A punter as a senior ... As a junior in 2017, averaged 36.2 yards on 44 punts in 11 games ... Scored 50 points on 29-of-31 PATs and 7-of-9 field goals with a long of 35 ... Put 48 of 77 kickoffs into the end zone ... Landed 19 of 44 punts inside the 20 ... Honorable mention all-state as a junior ... Named first team all-state Class 6A by the Georgia Sports Writers Association as a sophomore in 2016 ... Averaged 37.3 yards on 47 punts in 14 games ... Scored 84 points on 48-of-49 PATs and 12-of-17 field goals with a long of 48 ... Averaged 36.6 yards on 42 punts in 10 games as a freshman in 2015 ... Also an all-state soccer player and member of two region championship teams.
Personal
Son of David and Araceli Mora ... Cousin, Adrian Mora, kicked for Georgia Southern from 2008-11 ... Brother Eder played soccer at UAB ... High school soccer teammate of Wake Forest soccer senior Omar Hernandez ... Named a Scholar-Athlete three times in high school...Majoring in Education.
- 2024 Ray Guy Award Watch List
- 2023 Ray Guy Award Watch List
- 2022 Ray Guy Award Watch List
- 2022 Preseason Phil Steele Fourth Team All-ACC
- 2021 Ray Guy Award Watch List
- 2020 Ray Guy Award nominee
Started in all 12 games during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons... Starting punter for the fifth consecutive season at Wake Forest... Finished the season with 52 punts for 2,236 yards (43.0 average) with 19 punts inside the 20 yard line and 12 punts of 50 or more yards... Hammered a career-best 66-yard punt against North Carolina A&T and averaged a season-best 57.67 yards-per-punt with 173 punt yards... Named the Ray Guy Punter of the Week after recording a season-high 286 punt yards on six punts against Clemson, with four punts inside the 20 yard line and three punts of 50 or more yards.
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Started in all 12 games for the Demon Deacons during the 2023 season… Starting punter for the fourth consecutive season at Wake Forest… Finished the season with 58 punts for 2,410 yards (34.1 average) with 18 punts inside the 20 yard line and nine punts of 50 or more yards… Hammered a 64-yard punt against Florida State and averaged 48.9 yards-per-punt with a season-long 440 yards punted.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Saw action in 12 games as the starting punter and kickoff specialist during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with 40 punts for 1630 total yards (40.8 average) with 15 punts inside of the 20 and five punts of 50 or more yards while also having 70 kickoff attempts for 3962 total yards (56.6 average) and 13 touchbacks…Boomed a season-long 55-yard punt in the victory over Boston College, finishing the game with a season-best 50.67 yards per punt…Ended the Louisville game with three punts of 50 or more yards on just four attempts…Recorded a season-high 224 total punting yards in the victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Member of the All-ACC Academic Team.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in all 14 games during the historic 2021 season that included ACC Atlantic Division and Gator Bowl titles...Starting punter for the second consecutive season while also serving as the primary kickoff specialist...Tallied 49 punts on the season for 2,151 total yards (43.9 avg.) including 13 punts of 50 or more yards and 14 punts inside of the 20-yard line...Had at least one punt of 50 or more yards in nine games...Launched a season-best 58-yard punt at Syracuse...Averaged a season-best 52.5 yards per punt against Duke...Tied a career high three punts inside of 20 yards versus Virginia...Finished with a season-best 343 total punt yards against Pitt in the ACC Championship game...Tallied 96 total kickoffs for 5,857 yards (61.0 avg.) and 38 touchbacks
2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
Completed the season with 40 total kicks for 1610 yards, with nine kicks over 50 yards 10 kicks pinned inside the 20 yard line ... Has punted 30 times on the year with an average of 40.8 yards pinning 8 within the 20 yard-line and 7 punts over 50 yards (11/14) ... Punted 5 times vs Virginia (10/17), averaging 47 yards per punt and 232 total yards ... Earned the starting punting job to start the season ... Recorded a season-best 59-yard punt in the season opener against Clemson, finishing with two 50-plus yard punts and two punts inside of the 20 ... Ray Guy Award nominee ... Earned first varsity letter.
2019 (True Freshman)
Earned a redshirt and retained four years of eligibility.
High School
Team captain at Dalton High School ... Ranked as the No. 3 kicker and No. 1 punter by Kohl’s Kicking ... Was the top-rated punter in a camp with 600 other punters ... Earned the Sam Foltz Award ... Selected to the Under Armour All-America game ... Member of the North Georgia Elite 80 by RecruitGeorgia.com ... Played for Coach Matt Land ... Career average of 37.3 yards on 160 punts in 45 games ... In his career, converted 116 of 119 PATs and 23 of 31 field goal attempts ... Handled all of Dalton’s kicking including kickoffs, field goals, extra points and punts ... Averaged 40.4 yards on 27 punts in 10 games as a senior ... Scored 51 points on 39-of-39 PATs and 4-of-5 field goal attempts with a long of 48 ... Hit 45-yard field goal vs. Sequoyah ... Named to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of Preps first team in 2018 ... First team All-Region 6-6A punter as a senior ... As a junior in 2017, averaged 36.2 yards on 44 punts in 11 games ... Scored 50 points on 29-of-31 PATs and 7-of-9 field goals with a long of 35 ... Put 48 of 77 kickoffs into the end zone ... Landed 19 of 44 punts inside the 20 ... Honorable mention all-state as a junior ... Named first team all-state Class 6A by the Georgia Sports Writers Association as a sophomore in 2016 ... Averaged 37.3 yards on 47 punts in 14 games ... Scored 84 points on 48-of-49 PATs and 12-of-17 field goals with a long of 48 ... Averaged 36.6 yards on 42 punts in 10 games as a freshman in 2015 ... Also an all-state soccer player and member of two region championship teams.
Personal
Son of David and Araceli Mora ... Cousin, Adrian Mora, kicked for Georgia Southern from 2008-11 ... Brother Eder played soccer at UAB ... High school soccer teammate of Wake Forest soccer senior Omar Hernandez ... Named a Scholar-Athlete three times in high school...Majoring in Education.
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