2017 National Leaders Opponent Punting - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 6 | 261 | 43.50 | 6.0 | 261.0 |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | 7 | 326 | 46.57 | 7.0 | 326.0 |
| 3 | SMU | 8 | 24 | 945 | 39.38 | 3.0 | 118.1 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 8 | 22 | 978 | 44.45 | 2.8 | 122.3 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 9 | 24 | 1019 | 42.46 | 2.7 | 113.2 |
| 6 | Navy | 8 | 28 | 1030 | 36.79 | 3.5 | 128.8 |
| 7 | FIU | 8 | 25 | 1034 | 41.36 | 3.1 | 129.3 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 8 | 26 | 1064 | 40.92 | 3.3 | 133.0 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 8 | 24 | 1081 | 45.04 | 3.0 | 135.1 |
| 10 | UNLV | 8 | 27 | 1089 | 40.33 | 3.4 | 136.1 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 8 | 26 | 1134 | 43.62 | 3.3 | 141.8 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 27 | 1137 | 42.11 | 3.4 | 142.1 |
| 13 | Rice | 8 | 29 | 1163 | 40.10 | 3.6 | 145.4 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | 8 | 29 | 1174 | 40.48 | 3.6 | 146.8 |
| 15 | Tulane | 8 | 30 | 1222 | 40.73 | 3.8 | 152.8 |
| 16 | Stanford | 10 | 35 | 1269 | 36.26 | 3.5 | 126.9 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 8 | 31 | 1276 | 41.16 | 3.9 | 159.5 |
| 18 | Hawaii | 8 | 32 | 1288 | 40.25 | 4.0 | 161.0 |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 31 | 1289 | 41.58 | 3.9 | 161.1 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 8 | 30 | 1291 | 43.03 | 3.8 | 161.4 |
| 21 | Air Force | 8 | 33 | 1299 | 39.36 | 4.1 | 162.4 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 9 | 34 | 1308 | 38.47 | 3.8 | 145.3 |
| 23 | Colorado | 9 | 33 | 1311 | 39.73 | 3.7 | 145.7 |
| 24 | Nevada | 8 | 32 | 1316 | 41.13 | 4.0 | 164.5 |
| 25 | Maryland | 9 | 34 | 1319 | 38.79 | 3.8 | 146.6 |
| 26 | UTEP | 8 | 33 | 1338 | 40.55 | 4.1 | 167.3 |
| 27 | Charlotte | 8 | 35 | 1339 | 38.26 | 4.4 | 167.4 |
| 28 | California | 9 | 34 | 1340 | 39.41 | 3.8 | 148.9 |
| 28 | Ball State | 8 | 34 | 1340 | 39.41 | 4.3 | 167.5 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 32 | 1349 | 42.16 | 4.0 | 168.6 |
| 31 | UCLA | 9 | 34 | 1354 | 39.82 | 3.8 | 150.4 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 8 | 37 | 1367 | 36.95 | 4.6 | 170.9 |
| 33 | Arizona | 9 | 34 | 1378 | 40.53 | 3.8 | 153.1 |
| 34 | South Alabama | 8 | 32 | 1396 | 43.63 | 4.0 | 174.5 |
| 35 | Appalachian State | 8 | 35 | 1402 | 40.06 | 4.4 | 175.3 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 8 | 36 | 1446 | 40.17 | 4.5 | 180.8 |
| 37 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 35 | 1447 | 41.34 | 4.4 | 180.9 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 8 | 39 | 1457 | 37.36 | 4.9 | 182.1 |
| 39 | UTSA | 8 | 37 | 1489 | 40.24 | 4.6 | 186.1 |
| 40 | Akron | 9 | 40 | 1493 | 37.33 | 4.4 | 165.9 |
| 41 | Missouri | 8 | 35 | 1515 | 43.29 | 4.4 | 189.4 |
| 42 | Rutgers | 9 | 38 | 1545 | 40.66 | 4.2 | 171.7 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 8 | 35 | 1553 | 44.37 | 4.4 | 194.1 |
| 44 | Old Dominion | 8 | 35 | 1562 | 44.63 | 4.4 | 195.3 |
| 45 | North Texas | 9 | 41 | 1591 | 38.80 | 4.6 | 176.8 |
| 46 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 37 | 1597 | 43.16 | 4.6 | 199.6 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 9 | 39 | 1602 | 41.08 | 4.3 | 178.0 |
| 48 | Baylor | 9 | 38 | 1603 | 42.18 | 4.2 | 178.1 |
| 49 | Kansas State | 9 | 40 | 1611 | 40.28 | 4.4 | 179.0 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 38 | 1611 | 42.39 | 4.2 | 179.0 |
| 51 | Louisville | 8 | 36 | 1613 | 44.81 | 4.5 | 201.6 |
| 52 | Houston | 8 | 41 | 1621 | 39.54 | 5.1 | 202.6 |
| 53 | Louisiana | 8 | 36 | 1629 | 45.25 | 4.5 | 203.6 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | 8 | 39 | 1635 | 41.92 | 4.9 | 204.4 |
| 55 | Oregon | 9 | 45 | 1636 | 36.36 | 5.0 | 181.8 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 8 | 37 | 1639 | 44.30 | 4.6 | 204.9 |
| 57 | Syracuse | 8 | 38 | 1651 | 43.45 | 4.8 | 206.4 |
| 58 | NC State | 8 | 41 | 1659 | 40.46 | 5.1 | 207.4 |
| 59 | Utah | 9 | 39 | 1673 | 42.90 | 4.3 | 185.9 |
| 59 | Florida | 8 | 39 | 1673 | 42.90 | 4.9 | 209.1 |
| 61 | Idaho | 8 | 41 | 1677 | 40.90 | 5.1 | 209.6 |
| 62 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 43 | 1704 | 39.63 | 5.4 | 213.0 |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 9 | 39 | 1712 | 43.90 | 4.3 | 190.2 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | 8 | 44 | 1745 | 39.66 | 5.5 | 218.1 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 42 | 1750 | 41.67 | 5.3 | 218.8 |
| 66 | Virginia | 8 | 45 | 1769 | 39.31 | 5.6 | 221.1 |
| 67 | Temple | 8 | 42 | 1771 | 42.17 | 5.3 | 221.4 |
| 68 | Texas State | 8 | 42 | 1778 | 42.33 | 5.3 | 222.3 |
| 69 | Arizona State | 9 | 46 | 1781 | 38.72 | 5.1 | 197.9 |
| 70 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 43 | 1783 | 41.47 | 5.4 | 222.9 |
| 71 | Kansas | 9 | 45 | 1788 | 39.73 | 5.0 | 198.7 |
| 72 | Troy | 8 | 46 | 1791 | 38.93 | 5.8 | 223.9 |
| 73 | Buffalo | 8 | 43 | 1795 | 41.74 | 5.4 | 224.4 |
| 74 | Marshall | 8 | 46 | 1808 | 39.30 | 5.8 | 226.0 |
| 75 | Kent State | 8 | 42 | 1812 | 43.14 | 5.3 | 226.5 |
| 76 | New Mexico State | 8 | 43 | 1814 | 42.19 | 5.4 | 226.8 |
| 77 | Georgia State | 8 | 41 | 1821 | 44.41 | 5.1 | 227.6 |
| 78 | Memphis | 9 | 46 | 1830 | 39.78 | 5.1 | 203.3 |
| 78 | South Carolina | 8 | 42 | 1830 | 43.57 | 5.3 | 228.8 |
| 80 | Iowa | 9 | 45 | 1839 | 40.87 | 5.0 | 204.3 |
| 81 | Utah State | 8 | 47 | 1851 | 39.38 | 5.9 | 231.4 |
| 82 | Illinois | 9 | 44 | 1864 | 42.36 | 4.9 | 207.1 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 44 | 1889 | 42.93 | 5.5 | 236.1 |
| 84 | West Virginia | 9 | 45 | 1894 | 42.09 | 5.0 | 210.4 |
| 85 | Florida State | 8 | 46 | 1898 | 41.26 | 5.8 | 237.3 |
| 85 | UCF | 9 | 43 | 1898 | 44.14 | 4.8 | 210.9 |
| 87 | Mississippi State | 8 | 47 | 1905 | 40.53 | 5.9 | 238.1 |
| 88 | UAB | 8 | 45 | 1919 | 42.64 | 5.6 | 239.9 |
| 89 | USC | 10 | 46 | 1923 | 41.80 | 4.6 | 192.3 |
| 90 | Western Michigan | 8 | 50 | 1931 | 38.62 | 6.3 | 241.4 |
| 91 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 50 | 1958 | 39.16 | 6.3 | 244.8 |
| 92 | Wyoming | 8 | 42 | 1967 | 46.83 | 5.3 | 245.9 |
| 93 | Boise State | 9 | 50 | 1975 | 39.50 | 5.6 | 219.4 |
| 94 | New Mexico | 8 | 45 | 1977 | 43.93 | 5.6 | 247.1 |
| 95 | Duke | 8 | 44 | 1978 | 44.95 | 5.5 | 247.3 |
| 96 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 50 | 1997 | 39.94 | 5.6 | 221.9 |
| 97 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 45 | 2009 | 44.64 | 5.6 | 251.1 |
| 98 | Oklahoma | 10 | 48 | 2014 | 41.96 | 4.8 | 201.4 |
| 99 | Ohio | 8 | 52 | 2016 | 38.77 | 6.5 | 252.0 |
| 100 | LSU | 8 | 44 | 2023 | 45.98 | 5.5 | 252.9 |
| 101 | Central Michigan | 8 | 51 | 2027 | 39.75 | 6.4 | 253.4 |
| 102 | Texas A&M | 8 | 51 | 2073 | 40.65 | 6.4 | 259.1 |
| 103 | Iowa State | 9 | 50 | 2081 | 41.62 | 5.6 | 231.2 |
| 104 | USF | 8 | 54 | 2100 | 38.89 | 6.8 | 262.5 |
| 105 | San Diego State | 8 | 48 | 2103 | 43.81 | 6.0 | 262.9 |
| 106 | Toledo | 9 | 54 | 2177 | 40.31 | 6.0 | 241.9 |
| 107 | Washington | 9 | 54 | 2184 | 40.44 | 6.0 | 242.7 |
| 108 | Michigan State | 9 | 53 | 2190 | 41.32 | 5.9 | 243.3 |
| 109 | Auburn | 9 | 53 | 2245 | 42.36 | 5.9 | 249.4 |
| 110 | Purdue | 9 | 60 | 2263 | 37.72 | 6.7 | 251.4 |
| 111 | Boston College | 8 | 51 | 2303 | 45.16 | 6.4 | 287.9 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 56 | 2314 | 41.32 | 6.2 | 257.1 |
| 113 | Fresno State | 9 | 56 | 2317 | 41.38 | 6.2 | 257.4 |
| 114 | Northwestern | 9 | 56 | 2321 | 41.45 | 6.2 | 257.9 |
| 115 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 55 | 2327 | 42.31 | 6.9 | 290.9 |
| 116 | Penn State | 9 | 59 | 2352 | 39.86 | 6.6 | 261.3 |
| 117 | Arkansas State | 8 | 61 | 2395 | 39.26 | 7.6 | 299.4 |
| 118 | Washington State | 9 | 58 | 2422 | 41.76 | 6.4 | 269.1 |
| 119 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 64 | 2430 | 37.97 | 8.0 | 303.8 |
| 120 | Wisconsin | 10 | 59 | 2442 | 41.39 | 5.9 | 244.2 |
| 121 | Georgia | 10 | 60 | 2602 | 43.37 | 6.0 | 260.2 |
| 122 | Alabama | 9 | 65 | 2712 | 41.72 | 7.2 | 301.3 |
| 123 | Texas | 9 | 66 | 2741 | 41.53 | 7.3 | 304.6 |
| 124 | TCU | 10 | 64 | 2775 | 43.36 | 6.4 | 277.5 |
| 125 | Michigan | 9 | 67 | 2782 | 41.52 | 7.4 | 309.1 |
| 125 | Clemson | 9 | 64 | 2782 | 43.47 | 7.1 | 309.1 |
| 127 | Indiana | 9 | 66 | 2876 | 43.58 | 7.3 | 319.6 |
| 128 | Ohio State | 10 | 74 | 3125 | 42.23 | 7.4 | 312.5 |