2012 National Leaders Opponent Punting - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 16 | 542 | 33.88 | 5.3 | 180.7 |
| 2 | Temple | 4 | 19 | 655 | 34.47 | 4.8 | 163.8 |
| 3 | Texas | 4 | 18 | 631 | 35.06 | 4.5 | 157.8 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 4 | 22 | 787 | 35.77 | 5.5 | 196.8 |
| 5 | Memphis | 4 | 13 | 470 | 36.15 | 3.3 | 117.5 |
| 6 | Georgia | 5 | 27 | 977 | 36.19 | 5.4 | 195.4 |
| 7 | Ohio | 5 | 28 | 1027 | 36.68 | 5.6 | 205.4 |
| 8 | Oregon | 4 | 29 | 1074 | 37.03 | 7.3 | 268.5 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 5 | 27 | 1000 | 37.04 | 5.4 | 200.0 |
| 10 | Marshall | 4 | 19 | 709 | 37.32 | 4.8 | 177.3 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 5 | 29 | 1083 | 37.34 | 5.8 | 216.6 |
| 12 | Kent State | 5 | 20 | 747 | 37.35 | 4.0 | 149.4 |
| 13 | Bowling Green | 5 | 31 | 1162 | 37.48 | 6.2 | 232.4 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 4 | 26 | 976 | 37.54 | 6.5 | 244.0 |
| 15 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 15 | 564 | 37.60 | 3.8 | 141.0 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 4 | 29 | 1093 | 37.69 | 7.3 | 273.3 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 4 | 37 | 1398 | 37.78 | 9.3 | 349.5 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 4 | 24 | 908 | 37.83 | 6.0 | 227.0 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 4 | 19 | 721 | 37.95 | 4.8 | 180.3 |
| 20 | Army | 11 | 38 | 1445 | 38.03 | 3.5 | 131.4 |
| 21 | South Florida | 5 | 26 | 989 | 38.04 | 5.2 | 197.8 |
| 22 | USC | 4 | 22 | 839 | 38.14 | 5.5 | 209.8 |
| 23 | San Diego State | 5 | 23 | 880 | 38.26 | 4.6 | 176.0 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 25 | 960 | 38.40 | 4.2 | 160.0 |
| 25 | Ball State | 5 | 18 | 694 | 38.56 | 3.6 | 138.8 |
| 26 | Illinois | 4 | 26 | 1003 | 38.58 | 6.5 | 250.8 |
| 27 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 25 | 965 | 38.60 | 5.0 | 193.0 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 38 | 1469 | 38.66 | 7.6 | 293.8 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 6 | 42 | 1625 | 38.69 | 7.0 | 270.8 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 31 | 1200 | 38.71 | 6.2 | 240.0 |
| 31 | Iowa | 4 | 21 | 814 | 38.76 | 5.3 | 203.5 |
| 32 | Florida | 5 | 25 | 971 | 38.84 | 5.0 | 194.2 |
| 33 | Duke | 5 | 26 | 1010 | 38.85 | 5.2 | 202.0 |
| 34 | UTSA | 4 | 11 | 429 | 39.00 | 2.8 | 107.3 |
| 35 | Rice | 5 | 23 | 900 | 39.13 | 4.6 | 180.0 |
| 36 | Syracuse | 6 | 32 | 1257 | 39.28 | 5.3 | 209.5 |
| 37 | UAB | 4 | 25 | 984 | 39.36 | 6.3 | 246.0 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 21 | 827 | 39.38 | 3.5 | 137.8 |
| 39 | SMU | 5 | 30 | 1182 | 39.40 | 6.0 | 236.4 |
| 40 | Louisville | 6 | 21 | 828 | 39.43 | 3.5 | 138.0 |
| 41 | Kentucky | 4 | 19 | 750 | 39.47 | 4.8 | 187.5 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 4 | 26 | 1029 | 39.58 | 6.5 | 257.3 |
| 43 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 10 | 396 | 39.60 | 2.5 | 99.0 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 5 | 43 | 1704 | 39.63 | 8.6 | 340.8 |
| 45 | Hawai'i | 4 | 24 | 955 | 39.79 | 6.0 | 238.8 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | 4 | 14 | 558 | 39.86 | 3.5 | 139.5 |
| 47 | Fresno State | 5 | 37 | 1477 | 39.92 | 7.4 | 295.4 |
| 48 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 15 | 599 | 39.93 | 3.8 | 149.8 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 27 | 1079 | 39.96 | 6.8 | 269.8 |
| 50 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 14 | 562 | 40.14 | 3.5 | 140.5 |
| 51 | Tulane | 4 | 13 | 522 | 40.15 | 3.3 | 130.5 |
| 51 | Nevada | 5 | 27 | 1084 | 40.15 | 5.4 | 216.8 |
| 53 | Florida State | 5 | 34 | 1368 | 40.24 | 6.8 | 273.6 |
| 54 | LSU | 5 | 36 | 1449 | 40.25 | 7.2 | 289.8 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 5 | 35 | 1415 | 40.43 | 7.0 | 283.0 |
| 56 | Akron | 4 | 25 | 1011 | 40.44 | 6.3 | 252.8 |
| 57 | Missouri | 4 | 30 | 1217 | 40.57 | 7.5 | 304.3 |
| 58 | Navy | 11 | 32 | 1306 | 40.81 | 2.9 | 118.7 |
| 59 | Toledo | 5 | 25 | 1021 | 40.84 | 5.0 | 204.2 |
| 60 | Houston | 4 | 23 | 940 | 40.87 | 5.8 | 235.0 |
| 61 | Minnesota | 5 | 25 | 1025 | 41.00 | 5.0 | 205.0 |
| 62 | Boston College | 4 | 15 | 616 | 41.07 | 3.8 | 154.0 |
| 62 | North Carolina State | 5 | 30 | 1232 | 41.07 | 6.0 | 246.4 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 25 | 1032 | 41.28 | 5.0 | 206.4 |
| 65 | UCF | 5 | 23 | 951 | 41.35 | 4.6 | 190.2 |
| 66 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 11 | 455 | 41.36 | 2.8 | 113.8 |
| 67 | Massachusetts | 4 | 12 | 497 | 41.42 | 3.0 | 124.3 |
| 68 | Florida International | 4 | 23 | 955 | 41.52 | 5.8 | 238.8 |
| 68 | Indiana | 4 | 25 | 1038 | 41.52 | 6.3 | 259.5 |
| 70 | Air Force | 5 | 16 | 665 | 41.56 | 3.2 | 133.0 |
| 71 | UCLA | 4 | 28 | 1168 | 41.71 | 7.0 | 292.0 |
| 72 | West Virginia | 4 | 20 | 836 | 41.80 | 5.0 | 209.0 |
| 73 | California | 3 | 21 | 878 | 41.81 | 7.0 | 292.7 |
| 74 | Kansas State | 4 | 18 | 753 | 41.83 | 4.5 | 188.3 |
| 74 | San Jose State | 7 | 40 | 1673 | 41.83 | 5.7 | 239.0 |
| 76 | Michigan | 5 | 20 | 837 | 41.85 | 4.0 | 167.4 |
| 77 | BYU | 12 | 83 | 3479 | 41.92 | 6.9 | 289.9 |
| 78 | Boise State | 5 | 22 | 924 | 42.00 | 4.4 | 184.8 |
| 78 | Arizona State | 4 | 22 | 924 | 42.00 | 5.5 | 231.0 |
| 80 | Tennessee | 4 | 21 | 883 | 42.05 | 5.3 | 220.8 |
| 80 | Auburn | 4 | 22 | 925 | 42.05 | 5.5 | 231.3 |
| 82 | Arkansas State | 5 | 28 | 1178 | 42.07 | 5.6 | 235.6 |
| 83 | Penn State | 4 | 15 | 632 | 42.13 | 3.8 | 158.0 |
| 84 | Baylor | 4 | 16 | 675 | 42.19 | 4.0 | 168.8 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 5 | 20 | 844 | 42.20 | 4.0 | 168.8 |
| 86 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 29 | 1224 | 42.21 | 5.8 | 244.8 |
| 87 | Notre Dame | 11 | 58 | 2452 | 42.28 | 5.3 | 222.9 |
| 88 | TCU | 4 | 35 | 1486 | 42.46 | 8.8 | 371.5 |
| 89 | Arizona | 4 | 25 | 1062 | 42.48 | 6.3 | 265.5 |
| 89 | Michigan State | 5 | 33 | 1402 | 42.48 | 6.6 | 280.4 |
| 91 | Purdue | 5 | 25 | 1063 | 42.52 | 5.0 | 212.6 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | 6 | 23 | 979 | 42.57 | 3.8 | 163.2 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 18 | 768 | 42.67 | 4.5 | 192.0 |
| 94 | UTEP | 4 | 20 | 854 | 42.70 | 5.0 | 213.5 |
| 95 | Washington | 4 | 16 | 685 | 42.81 | 4.0 | 171.3 |
| 96 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 23 | 986 | 42.87 | 4.6 | 197.2 |
| 96 | Colorado | 3 | 15 | 643 | 42.87 | 5.0 | 214.3 |
| 98 | Clemson | 5 | 30 | 1287 | 42.90 | 6.0 | 257.4 |
| 99 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 26 | 1116 | 42.92 | 5.2 | 223.2 |
| 100 | Texas Tech | 4 | 23 | 993 | 43.17 | 5.8 | 248.3 |
| 101 | South Carolina | 5 | 23 | 995 | 43.26 | 4.6 | 199.0 |
| 102 | South Alabama | 5 | 25 | 1083 | 43.32 | 5.0 | 216.6 |
| 103 | Tulsa | 5 | 36 | 1562 | 43.39 | 7.2 | 312.4 |
| 104 | Mississippi | 5 | 28 | 1219 | 43.54 | 5.6 | 243.8 |
| 105 | Utah State | 7 | 56 | 2444 | 43.64 | 8.0 | 349.1 |
| 106 | Texas State | 6 | 20 | 874 | 43.70 | 3.3 | 145.7 |
| 106 | Utah | 3 | 23 | 1005 | 43.70 | 7.7 | 335.0 |
| 108 | Oregon State | 4 | 23 | 1008 | 43.83 | 5.8 | 252.0 |
| 109 | Maryland | 4 | 25 | 1106 | 44.24 | 6.3 | 276.5 |
| 110 | Northwestern | 5 | 25 | 1108 | 44.32 | 5.0 | 221.6 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | 6 | 27 | 1197 | 44.33 | 4.5 | 199.5 |
| 112 | North Texas | 4 | 16 | 710 | 44.38 | 4.0 | 177.5 |
| 113 | New Mexico | 5 | 15 | 666 | 44.40 | 3.0 | 133.2 |
| 113 | Stanford | 4 | 25 | 1110 | 44.40 | 6.3 | 277.5 |
| 115 | Troy | 4 | 16 | 716 | 44.75 | 4.0 | 179.0 |
| 116 | Alabama | 5 | 33 | 1479 | 44.82 | 6.6 | 295.8 |
| 117 | Idaho | 6 | 25 | 1122 | 44.88 | 4.2 | 187.0 |
| 118 | Wyoming | 4 | 17 | 765 | 45.00 | 4.3 | 191.3 |
| 119 | UNLV | 5 | 26 | 1175 | 45.19 | 5.2 | 235.0 |
| 120 | Texas A&M | 5 | 39 | 1766 | 45.28 | 7.8 | 353.2 |
| 121 | Washington State | 3 | 14 | 635 | 45.36 | 4.7 | 211.7 |
| 122 | Virginia | 4 | 19 | 865 | 45.53 | 4.8 | 216.3 |
| 123 | Central Michigan | 5 | 20 | 911 | 45.55 | 4.0 | 182.2 |
| 124 | Colorado State | 4 | 17 | 815 | 47.94 | 4.3 | 203.8 |