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

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