2012 National Leaders Punting - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Allen | La Tech | SR | P | 3 | 13 | 658 | 50.62 | 4.3 | 219.3 |
| 2 | Richie Leone | Houston | JR | P | 1 | 9 | 437 | 48.56 | 9.0 | 437.0 |
| 3 | Pete Kontodiakos | CSU | SR | P | 1 | 6 | 287 | 47.83 | 6.0 | 287.0 |
| 4 | Josh Hubner | Ariz St | SR | P | 11 | 49 | 2320 | 47.35 | 4.5 | 210.9 |
| 5 | Kyle Christy | Florida | SO | P | 10 | 51 | 2381 | 46.69 | 5.1 | 238.1 |
| 6 | Riley Stephenson | BYU | SR | K | 5 | 22 | 1021 | 46.41 | 4.4 | 204.2 |
| 7 | Chase Lansford | UNLV | SR | P | 2 | 11 | 508 | 46.18 | 5.5 | 254.0 |
| 8 | Quinn Sharp | Okla St | SR | P | 11 | 42 | 1939 | 46.17 | 3.8 | 176.3 |
| 9 | Jay Karutz | E Mich | SR | P | 2 | 16 | 734 | 45.88 | 8.0 | 367.0 |
| 10 | Zach Paul | Akron | FR | P | 1 | 5 | 227 | 45.40 | 5.0 | 227.0 |
| 11 | Dylan Breeding | Arkansas | SR | P | 9 | 41 | 1858 | 45.32 | 4.6 | 206.4 |
| 12 | Tom Hornsey | Memphis | JR | P | 1 | 8 | 362 | 45.25 | 8.0 | 362.0 |
| 13 | Zach Robinson | Texas St | JR | P | 1 | 4 | 180 | 45.00 | 4.0 | 180.0 |
| 14 | Brandon McManus | Temple | SR | K | 9 | 49 | 2204 | 44.98 | 5.4 | 244.9 |
| 15 | Brad Wing | LSU | SO | P | 9 | 50 | 2240 | 44.80 | 5.6 | 248.9 |
| 16 | Ethan Perry | TCU | FR | P | 11 | 56 | 2508 | 44.79 | 5.1 | 228.0 |
| 17 | Sean Kelley | FAU | FR | K | 2 | 16 | 715 | 44.69 | 8.0 | 357.5 |
| 17 | Will Monday | Duke | FR | K | 10 | 55 | 2458 | 44.69 | 5.5 | 245.8 |
| 17 | Cody Mandell | Alabama | JR | P | 11 | 42 | 1877 | 44.69 | 3.8 | 170.6 |
| 20 | Vince Penza | Toledo | JR | P | 2 | 12 | 536 | 44.67 | 6.0 | 268.0 |
| 21 | Richard Kent | Vanderbilt | SR | P | 11 | 56 | 2497 | 44.59 | 5.1 | 227.0 |
| 22 | Tress Way | Oklahoma | SR | P | 11 | 44 | 1938 | 44.05 | 4.0 | 176.2 |
| 23 | Michael Palardy | Tennessee | JR | K | 9 | 32 | 1409 | 44.03 | 3.6 | 156.6 |
| 24 | Ben Skaer | New Mexico | JR | P | 2 | 12 | 525 | 43.75 | 6.0 | 262.5 |
| 25 | Harrison Waid | SJSU | JR | P | 1 | 6 | 262 | 43.67 | 6.0 | 262.0 |
| 26 | Chase Tenpenny | Nevada | JR | P | 3 | 17 | 742 | 43.65 | 5.7 | 247.3 |
| 27 | Mike Sadler | Mich St | SO | P | 10 | 69 | 3009 | 43.61 | 6.9 | 300.9 |
| 28 | Trent Tignor | ECU | JR | K | 2 | 12 | 522 | 43.50 | 6.0 | 261.0 |
| 29 | Trey Barrow | Missouri | SR | P | 10 | 58 | 2518 | 43.41 | 5.8 | 251.8 |
| 30 | Daniel Zychlinski | Stanford | SR | P | 12 | 60 | 2603 | 43.38 | 5.0 | 216.9 |
| 31 | Kyle Dugandzic | Arizona | SR | P | 10 | 43 | 1865 | 43.37 | 4.3 | 186.5 |
| 32 | Cayle Chapman-Brown | NMSU | JR | P | 1 | 9 | 390 | 43.33 | 9.0 | 390.0 |
| 33 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | SR | P | 12 | 66 | 2858 | 43.30 | 5.5 | 238.2 |
| 34 | Tommy Hibbard | N Carolina | SO | P | 9 | 42 | 1818 | 43.29 | 4.7 | 202.0 |
| 35 | Darragh O'Neill | Colorado | SO | P | 9 | 54 | 2332 | 43.19 | 6.0 | 259.1 |
| 36 | Ian Campbell | UTEP | SR | P | 3 | 22 | 945 | 42.95 | 7.3 | 315.0 |
| 37 | Brett Baer | La-Lafytte | SR | K | 2 | 13 | 558 | 42.92 | 6.5 | 279.0 |
| 38 | Landon Foster | Kentucky | FR | K | 9 | 55 | 2360 | 42.91 | 6.1 | 262.2 |
| 39 | Matt Yoklic | Pittsburgh | JR | P | 10 | 52 | 2195 | 42.21 | 5.2 | 219.5 |
| 40 | Tyler Bennett | Utah State | SR | P | 2 | 19 | 801 | 42.16 | 9.5 | 400.5 |
| 41 | Cody Webster | Purdue | JR | P | 10 | 62 | 2602 | 41.97 | 6.2 | 260.2 |
| 42 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | SR | P | 11 | 56 | 2347 | 41.91 | 5.1 | 213.4 |
| 43 | Colter Johnson | U Mass | JR | K | 4 | 24 | 1005 | 41.88 | 6.0 | 251.3 |
| 44 | Ryan Erxleben | Texas Tech | JR | P | 10 | 38 | 1591 | 41.87 | 3.8 | 159.1 |
| 45 | Gerald Levano | BC | SR | P | 10 | 44 | 1840 | 41.82 | 4.4 | 184.0 |
| 46 | Andrew Shapiro | Fresno St | SR | P | 2 | 9 | 376 | 41.78 | 4.5 | 188.0 |
| 47 | Pat O'Donnell | Cincinnati | JR | P | 9 | 47 | 1961 | 41.72 | 5.2 | 217.9 |
| 48 | Hendrix Brakefield | Western Ky | JR | P | 2 | 10 | 416 | 41.60 | 5.0 | 208.0 |
| 49 | Justin DuVernois | Illinois | SO | P | 9 | 57 | 2366 | 41.51 | 6.3 | 262.9 |
| 50 | Bobby Cowan | Idaho | SR | P | 2 | 15 | 622 | 41.47 | 7.5 | 311.0 |
| 51 | Anthony Melchiori | Kent State | FR | K | 2 | 10 | 414 | 41.40 | 5.0 | 207.0 |
| 52 | Keith Kostol | Oregon St | SO | P | 11 | 53 | 2190 | 41.32 | 4.8 | 199.1 |
| 53 | Drew Meyer | Wisconsin | FR | P | 11 | 63 | 2602 | 41.30 | 5.7 | 236.5 |
| 54 | Brian Schmiedebusch | BGSU | JR | P | 2 | 14 | 578 | 41.29 | 7.0 | 289.0 |
| 55 | Alexander Kinal | Wk Forest | FR | P | 10 | 84 | 3467 | 41.27 | 8.4 | 346.7 |
| 56 | Cole Wagner | U Conn | JR | P | 9 | 62 | 2555 | 41.21 | 6.9 | 283.9 |
| 56 | Scott Kovanda | Ball State | SR | P | 3 | 14 | 577 | 41.21 | 4.7 | 192.3 |
| 58 | Kirby Van Der Kamp | Iowa State | JR | P | 10 | 56 | 2295 | 40.98 | 5.6 | 229.5 |
| 59 | Jackson Rice | Oregon | SR | P | 10 | 41 | 1676 | 40.88 | 4.1 | 167.6 |
| 60 | Ben Buchanan | Ohio State | SR | P | 9 | 44 | 1798 | 40.86 | 4.9 | 199.8 |
| 61 | Ben Turk | Notre Dame | SR | P | 11 | 47 | 1920 | 40.85 | 4.3 | 174.5 |
| 62 | Peter Picerelli | Tulane | FR | P | 2 | 11 | 449 | 40.82 | 5.5 | 224.5 |
| 63 | Collin Barber | Georgia | FR | P | 11 | 56 | 2284 | 40.79 | 5.1 | 207.6 |
| 64 | Cole Leininger | California | FR | P | 10 | 50 | 2033 | 40.66 | 5.0 | 203.3 |
| 65 | Alec Vozenilek | Virginia | SO | P | 10 | 60 | 2438 | 40.63 | 6.0 | 243.8 |
| 66 | Baker Swedenburg | Miss St | JR | P | 9 | 45 | 1825 | 40.56 | 5.0 | 202.8 |
| 67 | Chase Hover | SMU | JR | K | 3 | 13 | 527 | 40.54 | 4.3 | 175.7 |
| 68 | Michael Bowlin | Wash St | JR | K | 9 | 42 | 1701 | 40.50 | 4.7 | 189.0 |
| 69 | A.J. Hughes | Va Tech | FR | P | 11 | 68 | 2749 | 40.43 | 6.2 | 249.9 |
| 70 | Scott Garber | South Ala | JR | P | 2 | 14 | 565 | 40.36 | 7.0 | 282.5 |
| 71 | Justin Brockhaus-Kann | S Florida | SR | P | 9 | 41 | 1651 | 40.27 | 4.6 | 183.4 |
| 72 | Dalton Botts | Miami (Fl) | SR | P | 11 | 50 | 2012 | 40.24 | 4.5 | 182.9 |
| 73 | Jim Broadway | Miss | SR | K | 10 | 48 | 1926 | 40.13 | 4.8 | 192.6 |
| 74 | Steven Clark | Auburn | JR | P | 9 | 57 | 2277 | 39.95 | 6.3 | 253.0 |
| 75 | Peter Boehme | USM | SR | P | 2 | 8 | 319 | 39.88 | 4.0 | 159.5 |
| 76 | Tyler Hull | S Carolina | SO | P | 10 | 45 | 1783 | 39.62 | 4.5 | 178.3 |
| 77 | Travis Coons | Washington | JR | K | 10 | 51 | 2015 | 39.51 | 5.1 | 201.5 |
| 78 | Ron Doherty | Kansas | JR | K | 8 | 41 | 1615 | 39.39 | 5.1 | 201.9 |
| 79 | Erich Toth | Indiana | FR | K | 7 | 46 | 1810 | 39.35 | 6.6 | 258.6 |
| 80 | Cole Way | Tulsa | SO | P | 3 | 22 | 865 | 39.32 | 7.3 | 288.3 |
| 81 | Trevor Harman | Boise St | JR | P | 2 | 9 | 352 | 39.11 | 4.5 | 176.0 |
| 82 | J. Schroeder | W Mich | FR | P | 3 | 20 | 782 | 39.10 | 6.7 | 260.7 |
| 83 | Brandon Williams | N'western | JR | P | 12 | 61 | 2384 | 39.08 | 5.1 | 198.7 |
| 84 | Nathan Renfro | Maryland | FR | P | 11 | 71 | 2762 | 38.90 | 6.5 | 251.1 |
| 85 | Taylor Cook | Rice | SR | TE | 2 | 8 | 311 | 38.88 | 4.0 | 155.5 |
| 86 | Wil Baumann | NC State | SO | P | 11 | 67 | 2592 | 38.69 | 6.1 | 235.6 |
| 87 | Ryan Johnson | Louisville | SO | P | 10 | 39 | 1508 | 38.67 | 3.9 | 150.8 |
| 88 | Jonathan Fisher | Syracuse | SO | P | 12 | 49 | 1894 | 38.65 | 4.1 | 157.8 |
| 89 | Christian Eldred | Minnesota | SO | P | 10 | 54 | 2085 | 38.61 | 5.4 | 208.5 |
| 90 | Jamie Boyle | UCF | SR | K | 2 | 11 | 423 | 38.45 | 5.5 | 211.5 |
| 91 | Connor Kornbrath | Iowa | FR | P | 9 | 47 | 1805 | 38.40 | 5.2 | 200.6 |
| 92 | Will Atterberry | N Texas | SR | P | 2 | 13 | 499 | 38.38 | 6.5 | 249.5 |
| 93 | Spencer Benton | Clemson | SR | P | 11 | 43 | 1644 | 38.23 | 3.9 | 149.5 |
| 94 | Hunter Mullins | UAB | SO | P | 2 | 10 | 381 | 38.10 | 5.0 | 190.5 |
| 95 | Ryan Neir | N Illinois | SR | P | 3 | 18 | 679 | 37.72 | 6.0 | 226.3 |
| 96 | Alex Butterworth | Penn State | JR | P | 10 | 43 | 1620 | 37.67 | 4.3 | 162.0 |
| 97 | Zac Murphy | Miami (Oh) | JR | P | 2 | 11 | 414 | 37.64 | 5.5 | 207.0 |
| 98 | Tim Gleeson | Wyoming | FR | P | 1 | 5 | 188 | 37.60 | 5.0 | 188.0 |
| 99 | Scott Harding | Hawai'i | SO | WR | 1 | 7 | 260 | 37.14 | 7.0 | 260.0 |
| 100 | Justin Doerner | Rutgers | SR | P | 9 | 60 | 2215 | 36.92 | 6.7 | 246.1 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.6 punts per game played.