2026 National Leaders Opponent Punting - Games in August/September Only through 11/07/2026

Name G Punts Yards Avg. Punts/G Yards/G
1 Bowling Green 4 6 273 45.50 1.5 68.3
2 South Alabama 4 10 397 39.70 2.5 99.3
2 Missouri State 4 10 455 45.50 2.5 113.8
2 UTEP 4 10 464 46.40 2.5 116.0
5 Central Michigan 4 11 425 38.64 2.8 106.3
5 Louisiana-Monroe 4 11 507 46.09 2.8 126.8
7 Northwestern 3 9 359 39.89 3.0 119.7
7 Florida State 4 12 506 42.17 3.0 126.5
7 Purdue 4 12 507 42.25 3.0 126.8
7 Temple 4 12 556 46.33 3.0 139.0
7 Rice 4 12 562 46.83 3.0 140.5
12 USC 5 16 679 42.44 3.2 135.8
13 UAB 4 13 481 37.00 3.3 120.3
13 North Texas 4 13 496 38.15 3.3 124.0
13 North Carolina 3 10 396 39.60 3.3 132.0
13 UTSA 4 13 541 41.62 3.3 135.3
13 Northern Illinois 4 13 554 42.62 3.3 138.5
13 Kentucky 4 13 557 42.85 3.3 139.3
13 Middle Tennessee State 4 13 560 43.08 3.3 140.0
13 Texas State 4 13 566 43.54 3.3 141.5
13 Florida Atlantic 4 13 573 44.08 3.3 143.3
13 Marshall 4 13 609 46.85 3.3 152.3
13 Colorado State 4 13 627 48.23 3.3 156.8
24 Ohio 4 14 535 38.21 3.5 133.8
24 Rutgers 4 14 595 42.50 3.5 148.8
24 Michigan State 4 14 612 43.71 3.5 153.0
24 Wake Forest 4 14 617 44.07 3.5 154.3
24 Illinois 4 14 620 44.29 3.5 155.0
24 Boston College 4 14 648 46.29 3.5 162.0
24 Arkansas State 4 14 665 47.50 3.5 166.3
31 Navy 3 11 469 42.64 3.7 156.3
32 Miami (OH) 4 15 536 35.73 3.8 134.0
32 Ball State 4 15 592 39.47 3.8 148.0
32 Wyoming 4 15 593 39.53 3.8 148.3
32 Auburn 4 15 637 42.47 3.8 159.3
32 Houston 4 15 639 42.60 3.8 159.8
32 Ole Miss 4 15 646 43.07 3.8 161.5
32 Fresno State 4 15 647 43.13 3.8 161.8
32 Jacksonville State 5 19 833 43.84 3.8 166.6
40 San Diego State 4 16 607 37.94 4.0 151.8
40 Kennesaw State 4 16 633 39.56 4.0 158.3
40 Utah State 4 16 664 41.50 4.0 166.0
40 Louisiana 4 16 682 42.63 4.0 170.5
40 Kent State 4 16 686 42.88 4.0 171.5
40 Memphis 4 16 698 43.63 4.0 174.5
40 New Mexico State 4 16 700 43.75 4.0 175.0
40 Old Dominion 4 16 709 44.31 4.0 177.3
40 Boise State 4 16 719 44.94 4.0 179.8
49 USF 4 17 668 39.29 4.3 167.0
49 Charlotte 4 17 696 40.94 4.3 174.0
49 Stanford 4 17 724 42.59 4.3 181.0
49 Tulsa 4 17 731 43.00 4.3 182.8
49 Western Michigan 4 17 736 43.29 4.3 184.0
49 Louisville 4 17 753 44.29 4.3 188.3
49 Western Kentucky 4 17 778 45.76 4.3 194.5
49 Florida 4 17 780 45.88 4.3 195.0
49 Cincinnati 4 17 785 46.18 4.3 196.3
49 Air Force 3 13 615 47.31 4.3 205.0
59 Eastern Michigan 5 22 895 40.68 4.4 179.0
60 Georgia Tech 4 18 726 40.33 4.5 181.5
60 Washington 4 18 756 42.00 4.5 189.0
60 FIU 4 18 775 43.06 4.5 193.8
60 Oregon 4 18 778 43.22 4.5 194.5
60 Hawaii 4 18 779 43.28 4.5 194.8
60 UNLV 4 18 793 44.06 4.5 198.3
60 North Dakota State 4 18 802 44.56 4.5 200.5
60 Akron 4 18 828 46.00 4.5 207.0
60 Tulane 4 18 852 47.33 4.5 213.0
69 Massachusetts 4 19 679 35.74 4.8 169.8
69 California 4 19 719 37.84 4.8 179.8
69 Toledo 4 19 735 38.68 4.8 183.8
69 Texas 4 19 766 40.32 4.8 191.5
69 Texas A&M 4 19 777 40.89 4.8 194.3
69 Delaware 4 19 815 42.89 4.8 203.8
69 Mississippi State 4 19 823 43.32 4.8 205.8
69 Arizona 4 19 825 43.42 4.8 206.3
69 Appalachian State 4 19 830 43.68 4.8 207.5
69 Liberty 4 19 830 43.68 4.8 207.5
69 West Virginia 4 19 831 43.74 4.8 207.8
69 Nebraska 4 19 832 43.79 4.8 208.0
69 Alabama 4 19 851 44.79 4.8 212.8
69 Southern Miss 4 19 901 47.42 4.8 225.3
83 Vanderbilt 4 20 765 38.25 5.0 191.3
83 Louisiana Tech 3 15 601 40.07 5.0 200.3
83 Wisconsin 4 20 815 40.75 5.0 203.8
83 Nevada 4 20 834 41.70 5.0 208.5
83 Army 3 15 628 41.87 5.0 209.3
83 Arkansas 4 20 872 43.60 5.0 218.0
83 Clemson 4 20 873 43.65 5.0 218.3
83 New Mexico 4 20 901 45.05 5.0 225.3
83 Colorado 4 20 914 45.70 5.0 228.5
83 UCLA 4 20 934 46.70 5.0 233.5
93 Georgia State 4 21 776 36.95 5.3 194.0
93 Connecticut 4 21 797 37.95 5.3 199.3
93 Washington State 4 21 881 41.95 5.3 220.3
93 Ohio State 4 21 894 42.57 5.3 223.5
93 San Jose State 4 21 897 42.71 5.3 224.3
93 Georgia Southern 4 21 901 42.90 5.3 225.3
93 BYU 3 16 687 42.94 5.3 229.0
93 Oregon State 4 21 920 43.81 5.3 230.0
93 Oklahoma State 4 21 1063 50.62 5.3 265.8
102 Sacramento State 5 27 892 33.04 5.4 178.4
103 Maryland 4 22 901 40.95 5.5 225.3
103 Duke 4 22 922 41.91 5.5 230.5
103 Indiana 4 22 939 42.68 5.5 234.8
103 Coastal Carolina 4 22 941 42.77 5.5 235.3
103 Buffalo 4 22 950 43.18 5.5 237.5
103 Notre Dame 4 22 1008 45.82 5.5 252.0
109 Arizona State 3 17 706 41.53 5.7 235.3
110 Michigan 4 23 932 40.52 5.8 233.0
110 TCU 4 23 955 41.52 5.8 238.8
110 Missouri 4 23 956 41.57 5.8 239.0
110 Utah 4 23 967 42.04 5.8 241.8
110 NC State 4 23 985 42.83 5.8 246.3
110 Tennessee 4 23 991 43.09 5.8 247.8
110 Texas Tech 4 23 1001 43.52 5.8 250.3
117 SMU 4 24 992 41.33 6.0 248.0
117 Oklahoma 4 24 994 41.42 6.0 248.5
117 Syracuse 3 18 750 41.67 6.0 250.0
117 Iowa State 4 24 1035 43.13 6.0 258.8
121 UCF 4 25 937 37.48 6.3 234.3
121 Troy 4 25 1033 41.32 6.3 258.3
121 East Carolina 4 25 1036 41.44 6.3 259.0
121 LSU 4 25 1145 45.80 6.3 286.3
125 Baylor 4 26 1061 40.81 6.5 265.3
125 Virginia 4 26 1081 41.58 6.5 270.3
125 Minnesota 4 26 1170 45.00 6.5 292.5
128 Kansas 3 20 870 43.50 6.7 290.0
129 James Madison 4 27 1057 39.15 6.8 264.3
129 Pittsburgh 4 27 1078 39.93 6.8 269.5
129 South Carolina 4 27 1120 41.48 6.8 280.0
129 Kansas State 4 27 1122 41.56 6.8 280.5
129 Sam Houston State 4 27 1153 42.70 6.8 288.3
134 Penn State 4 28 1294 46.21 7.0 323.5
135 Miami (FL) 4 29 1197 41.28 7.3 299.3
136 Virginia Tech 4 30 1148 38.27 7.5 287.0
136 Georgia 4 30 1311 43.70 7.5 327.8
138 Iowa 4 31 1346 43.42 7.8 336.5