2012 National Leaders Punting - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 23 | 1111 | 48.30 | 5.8 | 277.8 |
| 2 | Air Force | 4 | 8 | 378 | 47.25 | 2.0 | 94.5 |
| 3 | Navy | 4 | 13 | 613 | 47.15 | 3.3 | 153.3 |
| 4 | Temple | 3 | 15 | 707 | 47.13 | 5.0 | 235.7 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 5 | 28 | 1314 | 46.93 | 5.6 | 262.8 |
| 6 | BYU | 5 | 24 | 1125 | 46.88 | 4.8 | 225.0 |
| 7 | Marshall | 5 | 18 | 842 | 46.78 | 3.6 | 168.4 |
| 8 | Baylor | 4 | 12 | 561 | 46.75 | 3.0 | 140.3 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 4 | 17 | 794 | 46.71 | 4.3 | 198.5 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 18 | 833 | 46.28 | 4.5 | 208.3 |
| 11 | Texas | 4 | 9 | 410 | 45.56 | 2.3 | 102.5 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 5 | 25 | 1138 | 45.52 | 5.0 | 227.6 |
| 13 | Duke | 5 | 24 | 1088 | 45.33 | 4.8 | 217.6 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 20 | 903 | 45.15 | 5.0 | 225.8 |
| 15 | Memphis | 4 | 22 | 992 | 45.09 | 5.5 | 248.0 |
| 16 | USC | 4 | 14 | 628 | 44.86 | 3.5 | 157.0 |
| 17 | San Jose State | 5 | 19 | 852 | 44.84 | 3.8 | 170.4 |
| 18 | LSU | 5 | 23 | 1027 | 44.65 | 4.6 | 205.4 |
| 19 | Michigan | 4 | 13 | 580 | 44.62 | 3.3 | 145.0 |
| 20 | UNLV | 5 | 29 | 1290 | 44.48 | 5.8 | 258.0 |
| 21 | Utah | 4 | 26 | 1154 | 44.38 | 6.5 | 288.5 |
| 21 | Virginia | 5 | 21 | 932 | 44.38 | 4.2 | 186.4 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 16 | 707 | 44.19 | 4.0 | 176.8 |
| 24 | Akron | 5 | 24 | 1060 | 44.17 | 4.8 | 212.0 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 353 | 44.13 | 2.0 | 88.3 |
| 26 | Toledo | 5 | 24 | 1058 | 44.08 | 4.8 | 211.6 |
| 27 | New Mexico State | 5 | 27 | 1188 | 44.00 | 5.4 | 237.6 |
| 28 | Iowa State | 4 | 25 | 1092 | 43.68 | 6.3 | 273.0 |
| 29 | Florida | 4 | 18 | 786 | 43.67 | 4.5 | 196.5 |
| 29 | Arizona | 5 | 21 | 917 | 43.67 | 4.2 | 183.4 |
| 31 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 30 | 1308 | 43.60 | 7.5 | 327.0 |
| 32 | Colorado | 5 | 36 | 1557 | 43.25 | 7.2 | 311.4 |
| 33 | Oregon State | 3 | 18 | 778 | 43.22 | 6.0 | 259.3 |
| 34 | Maryland | 4 | 21 | 906 | 43.14 | 5.3 | 226.5 |
| 35 | Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 301 | 43.00 | 1.8 | 75.3 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 5 | 24 | 1030 | 42.92 | 4.8 | 206.0 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | 3 | 12 | 515 | 42.92 | 4.0 | 171.7 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 5 | 23 | 986 | 42.87 | 4.6 | 197.2 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 5 | 31 | 1327 | 42.81 | 6.2 | 265.4 |
| 39 | UAB | 4 | 21 | 899 | 42.81 | 5.3 | 224.8 |
| 41 | TCU | 4 | 14 | 599 | 42.79 | 3.5 | 149.8 |
| 42 | UCLA | 5 | 31 | 1323 | 42.68 | 6.2 | 264.6 |
| 42 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 22 | 939 | 42.68 | 5.5 | 234.8 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 5 | 18 | 766 | 42.56 | 3.6 | 153.2 |
| 45 | Utah State | 5 | 31 | 1318 | 42.52 | 6.2 | 263.6 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 4 | 21 | 893 | 42.52 | 5.3 | 223.3 |
| 47 | UTEP | 5 | 33 | 1402 | 42.48 | 6.6 | 280.4 |
| 48 | Alabama | 5 | 15 | 634 | 42.27 | 3.0 | 126.8 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 4 | 16 | 676 | 42.25 | 4.0 | 169.0 |
| 50 | North Carolina | 5 | 16 | 675 | 42.19 | 3.2 | 135.0 |
| 51 | Missouri | 5 | 29 | 1222 | 42.14 | 5.8 | 244.4 |
| 52 | Bowling Green | 5 | 26 | 1095 | 42.12 | 5.2 | 219.0 |
| 53 | Kansas | 4 | 18 | 758 | 42.11 | 4.5 | 189.5 |
| 54 | Ball State | 5 | 21 | 883 | 42.05 | 4.2 | 176.6 |
| 55 | Illinois | 5 | 27 | 1134 | 42.00 | 5.4 | 226.8 |
| 56 | Washington State | 5 | 27 | 1129 | 41.81 | 5.4 | 225.8 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 5 | 32 | 1337 | 41.78 | 6.4 | 267.4 |
| 57 | San Diego State | 5 | 18 | 752 | 41.78 | 3.6 | 150.4 |
| 59 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 28 | 1169 | 41.75 | 5.6 | 233.8 |
| 59 | Boston College | 4 | 20 | 835 | 41.75 | 5.0 | 208.8 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 20 | 834 | 41.70 | 4.0 | 166.8 |
| 62 | Army | 4 | 10 | 416 | 41.60 | 2.5 | 104.0 |
| 63 | Nevada | 5 | 21 | 870 | 41.43 | 4.2 | 174.0 |
| 64 | Clemson | 5 | 24 | 994 | 41.42 | 4.8 | 198.8 |
| 65 | Boise State | 4 | 11 | 455 | 41.36 | 2.8 | 113.8 |
| 66 | Texas State | 4 | 17 | 703 | 41.35 | 4.3 | 175.8 |
| 67 | Nebraska | 5 | 15 | 620 | 41.33 | 3.0 | 124.0 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 5 | 20 | 826 | 41.30 | 4.0 | 165.2 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 28 | 1156 | 41.29 | 5.6 | 231.2 |
| 69 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 17 | 702 | 41.29 | 3.4 | 140.4 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 5 | 24 | 986 | 41.08 | 4.8 | 197.2 |
| 72 | Syracuse | 4 | 18 | 739 | 41.06 | 4.5 | 184.8 |
| 73 | Fresno State | 5 | 30 | 1230 | 41.00 | 6.0 | 246.0 |
| 74 | North Texas | 5 | 31 | 1269 | 40.94 | 6.2 | 253.8 |
| 75 | Stanford | 4 | 23 | 941 | 40.91 | 5.8 | 235.3 |
| 76 | Louisville | 5 | 16 | 653 | 40.81 | 3.2 | 130.6 |
| 77 | Notre Dame | 4 | 19 | 774 | 40.74 | 4.8 | 193.5 |
| 77 | South Florida | 5 | 23 | 937 | 40.74 | 4.6 | 187.4 |
| 79 | South Alabama | 5 | 34 | 1382 | 40.65 | 6.8 | 276.4 |
| 80 | Florida International | 5 | 32 | 1299 | 40.59 | 6.4 | 259.8 |
| 81 | Kent State | 4 | 19 | 771 | 40.58 | 4.8 | 192.8 |
| 82 | Tulane | 4 | 32 | 1296 | 40.50 | 8.0 | 324.0 |
| 82 | Auburn | 4 | 22 | 891 | 40.50 | 5.5 | 222.8 |
| 84 | Massachusetts | 5 | 33 | 1334 | 40.42 | 6.6 | 266.8 |
| 84 | Troy | 5 | 26 | 1051 | 40.42 | 5.2 | 210.2 |
| 86 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 25 | 1008 | 40.32 | 5.0 | 201.6 |
| 87 | Kentucky | 5 | 19 | 765 | 40.26 | 3.8 | 153.0 |
| 88 | North Carolina State | 5 | 24 | 966 | 40.25 | 4.8 | 193.2 |
| 89 | California | 5 | 28 | 1126 | 40.21 | 5.6 | 225.2 |
| 89 | Ohio State | 5 | 28 | 1126 | 40.21 | 5.6 | 225.2 |
| 91 | Mississippi | 5 | 18 | 723 | 40.17 | 3.6 | 144.6 |
| 92 | Connecticut | 5 | 31 | 1243 | 40.10 | 6.2 | 248.6 |
| 93 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 23 | 921 | 40.04 | 4.6 | 184.2 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | 5 | 35 | 1391 | 39.74 | 7.0 | 278.2 |
| 95 | Oklahoma | 3 | 13 | 515 | 39.62 | 4.3 | 171.7 |
| 96 | Hawai'i | 4 | 23 | 911 | 39.61 | 5.8 | 227.8 |
| 97 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 22 | 869 | 39.50 | 5.5 | 217.3 |
| 98 | Rutgers | 4 | 23 | 907 | 39.43 | 5.8 | 226.8 |
| 99 | Kansas State | 4 | 12 | 473 | 39.42 | 3.0 | 118.3 |
| 100 | UCF | 4 | 21 | 820 | 39.05 | 5.3 | 205.0 |
| 101 | Purdue | 4 | 17 | 662 | 38.94 | 4.3 | 165.5 |
| 102 | Georgia | 5 | 26 | 1012 | 38.92 | 5.2 | 202.4 |
| 103 | Tennessee | 5 | 21 | 817 | 38.90 | 4.2 | 163.4 |
| 104 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 19 | 734 | 38.63 | 3.8 | 146.8 |
| 105 | SMU | 4 | 29 | 1120 | 38.62 | 7.3 | 280.0 |
| 106 | Tulsa | 5 | 31 | 1192 | 38.45 | 6.2 | 238.4 |
| 107 | Idaho | 5 | 33 | 1265 | 38.33 | 6.6 | 253.0 |
| 108 | West Virginia | 4 | 12 | 457 | 38.08 | 3.0 | 114.3 |
| 109 | Minnesota | 5 | 26 | 987 | 37.96 | 5.2 | 197.4 |
| 110 | Washington | 4 | 24 | 903 | 37.63 | 6.0 | 225.8 |
| 111 | Oregon | 5 | 18 | 675 | 37.50 | 3.6 | 135.0 |
| 112 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 11 | 409 | 37.18 | 2.8 | 102.3 |
| 113 | Indiana | 4 | 21 | 777 | 37.00 | 5.3 | 194.3 |
| 114 | Rice | 5 | 28 | 1035 | 36.96 | 5.6 | 207.0 |
| 115 | South Carolina | 5 | 21 | 773 | 36.81 | 4.2 | 154.6 |
| 115 | Arkansas State | 5 | 21 | 773 | 36.81 | 4.2 | 154.6 |
| 117 | Iowa | 5 | 24 | 883 | 36.79 | 4.8 | 176.6 |
| 118 | Ohio | 5 | 19 | 698 | 36.74 | 3.8 | 139.6 |
| 119 | Penn State | 5 | 19 | 692 | 36.42 | 3.8 | 138.4 |
| 120 | Central Michigan | 4 | 16 | 580 | 36.25 | 4.0 | 145.0 |
| 121 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 16 | 578 | 36.13 | 4.0 | 144.5 |
| 122 | Florida State | 5 | 16 | 575 | 35.94 | 3.2 | 115.0 |
| 123 | UTSA | 3 | 12 | 418 | 34.83 | 4.0 | 139.3 |
| 124 | Buffalo | 4 | 28 | 975 | 34.82 | 7.0 | 243.8 |