2026 National Leaders Opponent Punting - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/13/2026
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 1.0 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 1 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 1.0 | 46.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 1.0 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 1.0 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 49 | 49.00 | 1.0 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50.00 | 1.0 | 50.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 53 | 53.00 | 1.0 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 58 | 58.00 | 1.0 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62.00 | 1.0 | 62.0 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 2.0 | 71.0 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 79 | 39.50 | 2.0 | 79.0 |
| 14 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 80 | 40.00 | 2.0 | 80.0 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 1.0 | 41.0 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 84 | 42.00 | 2.0 | 84.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 2.0 | 87.0 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 88 | 44.00 | 2.0 | 88.0 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 89 | 44.50 | 2.0 | 89.0 |
| 14 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 2 | 92 | 46.00 | 2.0 | 92.0 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 97 | 48.50 | 2.0 | 97.0 |
| 14 | Akron | 1 | 2 | 98 | 49.00 | 2.0 | 98.0 |
| 14 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 104 | 52.00 | 2.0 | 104.0 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 1 | 3 | 108 | 36.00 | 3.0 | 108.0 |
| 26 | NC State | 1 | 3 | 124 | 41.33 | 3.0 | 124.0 |
| 26 | UTSA | 1 | 3 | 126 | 42.00 | 3.0 | 126.0 |
| 26 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 3 | 130 | 43.33 | 3.0 | 130.0 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 131 | 43.67 | 3.0 | 131.0 |
| 26 | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 133 | 44.33 | 1.5 | 66.5 |
| 26 | Florida State | 2 | 3 | 134 | 44.67 | 1.5 | 67.0 |
| 26 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 149 | 49.67 | 3.0 | 149.0 |
| 26 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 176 | 58.67 | 3.0 | 176.0 |
| 26 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 178 | 59.33 | 3.0 | 178.0 |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 4 | 134 | 33.50 | 4.0 | 134.0 |
| 36 | UCF | 2 | 4 | 153 | 38.25 | 2.0 | 76.5 |
| 36 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 4 | 178 | 44.50 | 4.0 | 178.0 |
| 36 | Ole Miss | 1 | 4 | 178 | 44.50 | 4.0 | 178.0 |
| 36 | Utah State | 2 | 4 | 180 | 45.00 | 2.0 | 90.0 |
| 36 | Indiana | 1 | 4 | 180 | 45.00 | 4.0 | 180.0 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 1 | 4 | 180 | 45.00 | 4.0 | 180.0 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 2 | 4 | 183 | 45.75 | 2.0 | 91.5 |
| 36 | Penn State | 2 | 4 | 189 | 47.25 | 2.0 | 94.5 |
| 36 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 4 | 195 | 48.75 | 4.0 | 195.0 |
| 36 | San Diego State | 1 | 4 | 199 | 49.75 | 4.0 | 199.0 |
| 47 | Georgia | 1 | 5 | 193 | 38.60 | 5.0 | 193.0 |
| 47 | Clemson | 2 | 5 | 203 | 40.60 | 2.5 | 101.5 |
| 47 | Ball State | 2 | 5 | 205 | 41.00 | 2.5 | 102.5 |
| 47 | LSU | 2 | 5 | 205 | 41.00 | 2.5 | 102.5 |
| 47 | California | 1 | 5 | 215 | 43.00 | 5.0 | 215.0 |
| 47 | Boston College | 1 | 5 | 228 | 45.60 | 5.0 | 228.0 |
| 47 | Arizona | 1 | 5 | 230 | 46.00 | 5.0 | 230.0 |
| 47 | Missouri | 1 | 5 | 232 | 46.40 | 5.0 | 232.0 |
| 47 | Wake Forest | 1 | 5 | 235 | 47.00 | 5.0 | 235.0 |
| 56 | Nebraska | 1 | 6 | 211 | 35.17 | 6.0 | 211.0 |
| 56 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | 254 | 42.33 | 6.0 | 254.0 |
| 56 | TCU | 1 | 6 | 259 | 43.17 | 6.0 | 259.0 |
| 56 | Auburn | 1 | 6 | 265 | 44.17 | 6.0 | 265.0 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 2 | 6 | 270 | 45.00 | 3.0 | 135.0 |
| 56 | Florida | 2 | 6 | 285 | 47.50 | 3.0 | 142.5 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 6 | 287 | 47.83 | 3.0 | 143.5 |
| 56 | Kansas | 2 | 6 | 294 | 49.00 | 3.0 | 147.0 |
| 56 | Colorado | 2 | 6 | 300 | 50.00 | 3.0 | 150.0 |
| 65 | Ohio State | 2 | 7 | 289 | 41.29 | 3.5 | 144.5 |
| 65 | Stanford | 3 | 7 | 308 | 44.00 | 2.3 | 102.7 |
| 65 | Purdue | 3 | 7 | 312 | 44.57 | 2.3 | 104.0 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 1 | 7 | 323 | 46.14 | 7.0 | 323.0 |
| 65 | Troy | 1 | 7 | 324 | 46.29 | 7.0 | 324.0 |
| 65 | Maryland | 2 | 7 | 340 | 48.57 | 3.5 | 170.0 |
| 71 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 339 | 42.38 | 4.0 | 169.5 |
| 71 | Arkansas | 3 | 8 | 377 | 47.13 | 2.7 | 125.7 |
| 73 | Louisville | 3 | 9 | 400 | 44.44 | 3.0 | 133.3 |
| 73 | Washington | 2 | 9 | 417 | 46.33 | 4.5 | 208.5 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 2 | 10 | 438 | 43.80 | 5.0 | 219.0 |
| 75 | Texas | 2 | 10 | 441 | 44.10 | 5.0 | 220.5 |
| 77 | Alabama | 3 | 12 | 503 | 41.92 | 4.0 | 167.7 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 3 | 12 | 507 | 42.25 | 4.0 | 169.0 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 2 | 13 | 542 | 41.69 | 6.5 | 271.0 |
| 80 | South Carolina | 3 | 14 | 575 | 41.07 | 4.7 | 191.7 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | 3 | 14 | 577 | 41.21 | 4.7 | 192.3 |
| 82 | Oregon | 4 | 18 | 774 | 43.00 | 4.5 | 193.5 |