2012 National Leaders Opponent Punting - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 12 | 55 | 2041 | 37.11 | 4.6 | 170.1 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 11 | 66 | 2451 | 37.14 | 6.0 | 222.8 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 11 | 58 | 2163 | 37.29 | 5.3 | 196.6 |
| 4 | Texas | 13 | 51 | 1904 | 37.33 | 3.9 | 146.5 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 56 | 2107 | 37.63 | 5.1 | 191.5 |
| 6 | UAB | 11 | 45 | 1705 | 37.89 | 4.1 | 155.0 |
| 7 | Army | 11 | 42 | 1593 | 37.93 | 3.8 | 144.8 |
| 8 | North Texas | 11 | 48 | 1823 | 37.98 | 4.4 | 165.7 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 12 | 46 | 1754 | 38.13 | 3.8 | 146.2 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 12 | 79 | 3012 | 38.13 | 6.6 | 251.0 |
| 11 | Boston College | 11 | 47 | 1796 | 38.21 | 4.3 | 163.3 |
| 12 | Temple | 10 | 45 | 1721 | 38.24 | 4.5 | 172.1 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 11 | 41 | 1570 | 38.29 | 3.7 | 142.7 |
| 14 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 39 | 1508 | 38.67 | 3.5 | 137.1 |
| 15 | Penn State | 12 | 65 | 2520 | 38.77 | 5.4 | 210.0 |
| 16 | North Carolina State | 12 | 88 | 3421 | 38.88 | 7.3 | 285.1 |
| 17 | Iowa | 11 | 55 | 2143 | 38.96 | 5.0 | 194.8 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 12 | 87 | 3399 | 39.07 | 7.3 | 283.3 |
| 19 | South Florida | 11 | 56 | 2194 | 39.18 | 5.1 | 199.5 |
| 20 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 42 | 1647 | 39.21 | 3.8 | 149.7 |
| 20 | Washington | 12 | 52 | 2039 | 39.21 | 4.3 | 169.9 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 13 | 93 | 3654 | 39.29 | 7.2 | 281.1 |
| 23 | Louisville | 12 | 47 | 1847 | 39.30 | 3.9 | 153.9 |
| 24 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 33 | 1298 | 39.33 | 3.0 | 118.0 |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 67 | 2635 | 39.33 | 5.2 | 202.7 |
| 26 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 52 | 2051 | 39.44 | 4.7 | 186.5 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 12 | 62 | 2445 | 39.44 | 5.2 | 203.8 |
| 26 | Clemson | 12 | 66 | 2603 | 39.44 | 5.5 | 216.9 |
| 29 | South Alabama | 12 | 59 | 2334 | 39.56 | 4.9 | 194.5 |
| 30 | Ohio | 12 | 67 | 2661 | 39.72 | 5.6 | 221.8 |
| 31 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 48 | 1910 | 39.79 | 4.0 | 159.2 |
| 32 | Syracuse | 12 | 61 | 2428 | 39.80 | 5.1 | 202.3 |
| 33 | Ball State | 13 | 61 | 2434 | 39.90 | 4.7 | 187.2 |
| 34 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 80 | 3196 | 39.95 | 6.7 | 266.3 |
| 35 | Memphis | 11 | 47 | 1880 | 40.00 | 4.3 | 170.9 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 12 | 59 | 2365 | 40.08 | 4.9 | 197.1 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 12 | 58 | 2326 | 40.10 | 4.8 | 193.8 |
| 38 | Georgia | 13 | 77 | 3089 | 40.12 | 5.9 | 237.6 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 12 | 57 | 2290 | 40.18 | 4.8 | 190.8 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 69 | 2777 | 40.25 | 5.8 | 231.4 |
| 41 | Missouri | 11 | 67 | 2698 | 40.27 | 6.1 | 245.3 |
| 42 | Rutgers | 12 | 67 | 2700 | 40.30 | 5.6 | 225.0 |
| 42 | Fresno State | 12 | 79 | 3184 | 40.30 | 6.6 | 265.3 |
| 44 | Duke | 12 | 47 | 1895 | 40.32 | 3.9 | 157.9 |
| 45 | Purdue | 12 | 55 | 2218 | 40.33 | 4.6 | 184.8 |
| 46 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 62 | 2504 | 40.39 | 4.8 | 192.6 |
| 47 | Kent State | 13 | 70 | 2830 | 40.43 | 5.4 | 217.7 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | 11 | 49 | 1983 | 40.47 | 4.5 | 180.3 |
| 49 | Florida International | 12 | 68 | 2753 | 40.49 | 5.7 | 229.4 |
| 50 | Ohio State | 12 | 68 | 2754 | 40.50 | 5.7 | 229.5 |
| 51 | USC | 13 | 62 | 2513 | 40.53 | 4.8 | 193.3 |
| 52 | Maryland | 11 | 62 | 2514 | 40.55 | 5.6 | 228.5 |
| 53 | Toledo | 12 | 52 | 2109 | 40.56 | 4.3 | 175.8 |
| 54 | California | 11 | 50 | 2030 | 40.60 | 4.5 | 184.5 |
| 54 | UCF | 14 | 65 | 2639 | 40.60 | 4.6 | 188.5 |
| 54 | Hawai'i | 11 | 58 | 2355 | 40.60 | 5.3 | 214.1 |
| 57 | UTEP | 12 | 56 | 2280 | 40.71 | 4.7 | 190.0 |
| 58 | Navy | 12 | 30 | 1224 | 40.80 | 2.5 | 102.0 |
| 59 | BYU | 12 | 77 | 3147 | 40.87 | 6.4 | 262.3 |
| 60 | Central Michigan | 12 | 44 | 1801 | 40.93 | 3.7 | 150.1 |
| 61 | Michigan State | 13 | 86 | 3522 | 40.95 | 6.6 | 270.9 |
| 62 | UTSA | 8 | 25 | 1027 | 41.08 | 3.1 | 128.4 |
| 63 | Illinois | 11 | 51 | 2097 | 41.12 | 4.6 | 190.6 |
| 64 | Wyoming | 11 | 39 | 1604 | 41.13 | 3.5 | 145.8 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 13 | 77 | 3168 | 41.14 | 5.9 | 243.7 |
| 66 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 45 | 1852 | 41.16 | 4.1 | 168.4 |
| 66 | Indiana | 11 | 63 | 2593 | 41.16 | 5.7 | 235.7 |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 54 | 2224 | 41.19 | 4.5 | 185.3 |
| 69 | Tulane | 12 | 46 | 1895 | 41.20 | 3.8 | 157.9 |
| 70 | Oregon | 12 | 64 | 2638 | 41.22 | 5.3 | 219.8 |
| 71 | Colorado | 11 | 42 | 1733 | 41.26 | 3.8 | 157.5 |
| 72 | Western Michigan | 11 | 53 | 2188 | 41.28 | 4.8 | 198.9 |
| 73 | SMU | 12 | 62 | 2571 | 41.47 | 5.2 | 214.3 |
| 74 | Rice | 13 | 69 | 2862 | 41.48 | 5.3 | 220.2 |
| 75 | Marshall | 11 | 44 | 1826 | 41.50 | 4.0 | 166.0 |
| 76 | Utah State | 12 | 85 | 3528 | 41.51 | 7.1 | 294.0 |
| 77 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 46 | 1914 | 41.61 | 3.8 | 159.5 |
| 78 | Arkansas | 11 | 55 | 2291 | 41.65 | 5.0 | 208.3 |
| 79 | Arizona State | 12 | 78 | 3251 | 41.68 | 6.5 | 270.9 |
| 80 | Utah | 11 | 57 | 2379 | 41.74 | 5.2 | 216.3 |
| 80 | Florida State | 12 | 88 | 3673 | 41.74 | 7.3 | 306.1 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 63 | 2632 | 41.78 | 5.3 | 219.3 |
| 83 | New Mexico State | 11 | 42 | 1757 | 41.83 | 3.8 | 159.7 |
| 84 | UCLA | 14 | 83 | 3480 | 41.93 | 5.9 | 248.6 |
| 85 | Florida | 12 | 68 | 2852 | 41.94 | 5.7 | 237.7 |
| 86 | LSU | 12 | 75 | 3147 | 41.96 | 6.3 | 262.3 |
| 87 | Northwestern | 12 | 58 | 2434 | 41.97 | 4.8 | 202.8 |
| 88 | West Virginia | 12 | 45 | 1891 | 42.02 | 3.8 | 157.6 |
| 89 | Troy | 12 | 61 | 2572 | 42.16 | 5.1 | 214.3 |
| 90 | Houston | 12 | 66 | 2784 | 42.18 | 5.5 | 232.0 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 13 | 95 | 4008 | 42.19 | 7.3 | 308.3 |
| 92 | Virginia | 11 | 64 | 2703 | 42.23 | 5.8 | 245.7 |
| 93 | Akron | 11 | 52 | 2198 | 42.27 | 4.7 | 199.8 |
| 94 | Nevada | 12 | 53 | 2241 | 42.28 | 4.4 | 186.8 |
| 95 | Cincinnati | 11 | 57 | 2414 | 42.35 | 5.2 | 219.5 |
| 96 | Michigan | 13 | 58 | 2457 | 42.36 | 4.5 | 189.0 |
| 97 | Kansas | 11 | 38 | 1612 | 42.42 | 3.5 | 146.5 |
| 97 | Texas Tech | 12 | 50 | 2121 | 42.42 | 4.2 | 176.8 |
| 99 | Mississippi | 12 | 63 | 2681 | 42.56 | 5.3 | 223.4 |
| 100 | Stanford | 14 | 91 | 3875 | 42.58 | 6.5 | 276.8 |
| 101 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 59 | 2515 | 42.63 | 4.9 | 209.6 |
| 102 | Washington State | 11 | 47 | 2004 | 42.64 | 4.3 | 182.2 |
| 102 | Oregon State | 12 | 69 | 2942 | 42.64 | 5.8 | 245.2 |
| 104 | Massachusetts | 12 | 45 | 1923 | 42.73 | 3.8 | 160.3 |
| 105 | South Carolina | 12 | 64 | 2743 | 42.86 | 5.3 | 228.6 |
| 105 | San Jose State | 12 | 69 | 2957 | 42.86 | 5.8 | 246.4 |
| 107 | Notre Dame | 13 | 68 | 2918 | 42.91 | 5.2 | 224.5 |
| 108 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 49 | 2107 | 43.00 | 3.8 | 162.1 |
| 108 | TCU | 12 | 70 | 3010 | 43.00 | 5.8 | 250.8 |
| 110 | Idaho | 11 | 41 | 1764 | 43.02 | 3.7 | 160.4 |
| 111 | Arkansas State | 12 | 48 | 2067 | 43.06 | 4.0 | 172.3 |
| 112 | UNLV | 12 | 46 | 1981 | 43.07 | 3.8 | 165.1 |
| 113 | Alabama | 13 | 75 | 3231 | 43.08 | 5.8 | 248.5 |
| 114 | Boise State | 13 | 60 | 2590 | 43.17 | 4.6 | 199.2 |
| 115 | Baylor | 12 | 43 | 1861 | 43.28 | 3.6 | 155.1 |
| 116 | Air Force | 12 | 42 | 1826 | 43.48 | 3.5 | 152.2 |
| 117 | Auburn | 11 | 50 | 2177 | 43.54 | 4.5 | 197.9 |
| 118 | Tennessee | 11 | 52 | 2288 | 44.00 | 4.7 | 208.0 |
| 119 | Texas State | 11 | 33 | 1460 | 44.24 | 3.0 | 132.7 |
| 120 | Arizona | 12 | 51 | 2271 | 44.53 | 4.3 | 189.3 |
| 121 | Oklahoma | 12 | 64 | 2867 | 44.80 | 5.3 | 238.9 |
| 122 | Colorado State | 11 | 42 | 1943 | 46.26 | 3.8 | 176.6 |
| 123 | Texas A&M | 11 | 64 | 2982 | 46.59 | 5.8 | 271.1 |
| 124 | New Mexico | 12 | 37 | 1764 | 47.68 | 3.1 | 147.0 |