2026 National Leaders Punting - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Punts Yards Avg. Punts/G Yards/G
1 Connecticut 8 30 1283 42.77 3.8 160.4
2 Buffalo 4 27 1247 46.19 6.8 311.8
3 East Carolina 4 24 1136 47.33 6.0 284.0
4 Tulane 4 23 1082 47.04 5.8 270.5
5 Sam Houston State 4 24 1058 44.08 6.0 264.5
6 Bowling Green 4 25 1007 40.28 6.3 251.8
7 Western Kentucky 4 23 1000 43.48 5.8 250.0
8 Middle Tennessee State 4 20 995 49.75 5.0 248.8
9 Louisiana-Monroe 4 22 952 43.27 5.5 238.0
10 Delaware 4 24 944 39.33 6.0 236.0
11 Troy 4 21 939 44.71 5.3 234.8
12 Ball State 4 21 938 44.67 5.3 234.5
13 Kent State 4 22 935 42.50 5.5 233.8
14 San Diego State 4 20 928 46.40 5.0 232.0
15 Northern Illinois 4 23 924 40.17 5.8 231.0
16 Southern Miss 4 23 923 40.13 5.8 230.8
17 Tulsa 4 20 869 43.45 5.0 217.3
18 Washington State 4 19 858 45.16 4.8 214.5
18 Coastal Carolina 4 20 858 42.90 5.0 214.5
20 Georgia Southern 4 20 856 42.80 5.0 214.0
21 Eastern Michigan 4 20 854 42.70 5.0 213.5
22 UNLV 4 21 852 40.57 5.3 213.0
23 San Jose State 4 20 849 42.45 5.0 212.3
24 Utah State 4 20 843 42.15 5.0 210.8
25 Charlotte 4 19 837 44.05 4.8 209.3
26 Central Michigan 4 19 814 42.84 4.8 203.5
27 Marshall 4 18 807 44.83 4.5 201.8
28 Stanford 3 18 792 44.00 6.0 264.0
29 Western Michigan 4 18 789 43.83 4.5 197.3
30 Hawaii 3 18 785 43.61 6.0 261.7
31 Akron 4 18 779 43.28 4.5 194.8
32 UTEP 4 19 771 40.58 4.8 192.8
33 Massachusetts 4 17 764 44.94 4.3 191.0
34 UTSA 4 18 751 41.72 4.5 187.8
35 Kennesaw State 4 17 726 42.71 4.3 181.5
36 Clemson 3 18 719 39.94 6.0 239.7
37 Louisiana 4 18 715 39.72 4.5 178.8
38 Notre Dame 8 16 702 43.88 2.0 87.8
39 Colorado State 4 16 685 42.81 4.0 171.3
40 Fresno State 4 16 684 42.75 4.0 171.0
40 Missouri State 4 16 684 42.75 4.0 171.0
42 New Mexico 4 17 680 40.00 4.3 170.0
43 Appalachian State 4 16 654 40.88 4.0 163.5
44 UCLA 3 14 642 45.86 4.7 214.0
45 Nevada 4 15 636 42.40 3.8 159.0
46 Rice 4 14 633 45.21 3.5 158.3
47 Missouri 3 13 613 47.15 4.3 204.3
48 Old Dominion 3 15 611 40.73 5.0 203.7
49 Michigan 3 14 609 43.50 4.7 203.0
50 Texas Tech 3 13 607 46.69 4.3 202.3
51 Miami (OH) 4 14 605 43.21 3.5 151.3
52 Wyoming 3 12 582 48.50 4.0 194.0
53 Louisiana Tech 4 13 578 44.46 3.3 144.5
54 Boise State 4 13 577 44.38 3.3 144.3
55 Iowa 3 13 573 44.08 4.3 191.0
56 West Virginia 3 14 572 40.86 4.7 190.7
57 Navy 3 12 566 47.17 4.0 188.7
58 Liberty 4 13 564 43.38 3.3 141.0
59 Colorado 3 13 559 43.00 4.3 186.3
60 USF 4 12 557 46.42 3.0 139.3
61 Washington 3 12 550 45.83 4.0 183.3
62 Oregon State 4 13 549 42.23 3.3 137.3
63 Memphis 4 12 538 44.83 3.0 134.5
64 Iowa State 3 13 534 41.08 4.3 178.0
65 Sacramento State 3 13 533 41.00 4.3 177.7
66 Temple 4 12 532 44.33 3.0 133.0
67 Vanderbilt 3 12 530 44.17 4.0 176.7
68 Jacksonville State 4 11 521 47.36 2.8 130.3
69 UCF 3 11 513 46.64 3.7 171.0
70 Air Force 3 10 507 50.70 3.3 169.0
71 Minnesota 3 12 506 42.17 4.0 168.7
72 Florida Atlantic 4 12 503 41.92 3.0 125.8
73 UAB 4 11 494 44.91 2.8 123.5
73 Arkansas State 4 13 494 38.00 3.3 123.5
75 Oklahoma 3 11 492 44.73 3.7 164.0
76 Pittsburgh 3 12 491 40.92 4.0 163.7
77 James Madison 3 11 484 44.00 3.7 161.3
78 Georgia Tech 3 11 476 43.27 3.7 158.7
79 California 3 10 464 46.40 3.3 154.7
80 Virginia 3 10 460 46.00 3.3 153.3
81 Purdue 3 9 452 50.22 3.0 150.7
82 Oregon 3 9 437 48.56 3.0 145.7
83 Ohio 4 10 431 43.10 2.5 107.8
84 Georgia State 4 10 430 43.00 2.5 107.5
85 Arkansas 3 10 428 42.80 3.3 142.7
86 South Alabama 4 11 422 38.36 2.8 105.5
87 Duke 3 8 421 52.63 2.7 140.3
88 New Mexico State 4 10 401 40.10 2.5 100.3
89 Toledo 4 9 384 42.67 2.3 96.0
90 Kansas State 3 8 383 47.88 2.7 127.7
91 Boston College 3 9 373 41.44 3.0 124.3
92 TCU 3 8 372 46.50 2.7 124.0
93 Penn State 3 9 370 41.11 3.0 123.3
94 Cincinnati 3 8 368 46.00 2.7 122.7
95 North Carolina 3 8 363 45.38 2.7 121.0
96 Baylor 3 7 356 50.86 2.3 118.7
97 Michigan State 3 8 340 42.50 2.7 113.3
97 Arizona State 3 9 340 37.78 3.0 113.3
99 FIU 4 8 338 42.25 2.0 84.5
100 Northwestern 3 10 335 33.50 3.3 111.7
101 Texas A&M 3 7 330 47.14 2.3 110.0
102 Wisconsin 3 7 318 45.43 2.3 106.0
103 LSU 3 8 317 39.63 2.7 105.7
104 Tennessee 3 8 315 39.38 2.7 105.0
105 Louisville 2 7 303 43.29 3.5 151.5
106 Arizona 3 7 296 42.29 2.3 98.7
107 Ohio State 3 7 287 41.00 2.3 95.7
108 North Texas 4 7 281 40.14 1.8 70.3
109 Maryland 3 7 271 38.71 2.3 90.3
110 NC State 3 7 270 38.57 2.3 90.0
111 Rutgers 3 6 269 44.83 2.0 89.7
112 Virginia Tech 3 6 268 44.67 2.0 89.3
113 Oklahoma State 3 6 258 43.00 2.0 86.0
114 Georgia 2 5 249 49.80 2.5 124.5
115 Texas 3 6 248 41.33 2.0 82.7
116 Utah 3 5 241 48.20 1.7 80.3
116 Kansas 3 6 241 40.17 2.0 80.3
118 Texas State 4 7 240 34.29 1.8 60.0
119 Auburn 2 6 239 39.83 3.0 119.5
120 Nebraska 3 6 237 39.50 2.0 79.0
121 Indiana 3 6 234 39.00 2.0 78.0
121 North Dakota State 3 6 234 39.00 2.0 78.0
123 Ole Miss 2 5 227 45.40 2.5 113.5
124 BYU 3 5 223 44.60 1.7 74.3
125 Florida State 3 5 220 44.00 1.7 73.3
126 Army 2 4 201 50.25 2.0 100.5
127 Alabama 2 4 189 47.25 2.0 94.5
128 SMU 2 4 185 46.25 2.0 92.5
129 Wake Forest 2 4 183 45.75 2.0 91.5
130 Houston 3 4 175 43.75 1.3 58.3
131 Illinois 3 4 172 43.00 1.3 57.3
132 Syracuse 2 4 168 42.00 2.0 84.0
133 USC 3 3 140 46.67 1.0 46.7
134 Mississippi State 2 3 133 44.33 1.5 66.5
135 South Carolina 2 3 124 41.33 1.5 62.0
136 Kentucky 2 3 116 38.67 1.5 58.0
137 Florida 2 2 104 52.00 1.0 52.0
138 Miami (FL) 2 1 36 36.00 0.5 18.0