2026 National Leaders Punting - Games in August/September Only through 10/13/2026

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 Delaware 4 24 944 39.33 6.0 236.0
3 Clemson 4 24 942 39.25 6.0 235.5
7 Tulane 4 23 1082 47.04 5.8 270.5
7 Western Kentucky 4 23 1000 43.48 5.8 250.0
7 Kent State 4 23 963 41.87 5.8 240.8
7 Northern Illinois 4 23 924 40.17 5.8 231.0
7 Southern Miss 4 23 923 40.13 5.8 230.8
12 Louisiana-Monroe 4 22 952 43.27 5.5 238.0
12 Stanford 4 22 936 42.55 5.5 234.0
12 Old Dominion 4 22 935 42.50 5.5 233.8
12 Ball State 4 22 924 42.00 5.5 231.0
12 Hawaii 4 22 914 41.55 5.5 228.5
17 Eastern Michigan 5 27 1108 41.04 5.4 221.6
18 Colorado 4 21 955 45.48 5.3 238.8
18 Troy 4 21 939 44.71 5.3 234.8
20 San Diego State 4 20 928 46.40 5.0 232.0
20 UNLV 4 20 873 43.65 5.0 218.3
20 Tulsa 4 20 869 43.45 5.0 217.3
20 Coastal Carolina 4 20 858 42.90 5.0 214.5
20 Georgia Southern 4 20 856 42.80 5.0 214.0
20 San Jose State 4 20 849 42.45 5.0 212.3
20 Utah State 4 20 843 42.15 5.0 210.8
27 Washington State 4 19 858 45.16 4.8 214.5
27 Charlotte 4 19 837 44.05 4.8 209.3
27 Iowa 4 19 827 43.53 4.8 206.8
27 Central Michigan 4 19 814 42.84 4.8 203.5
27 UTEP 4 19 771 40.58 4.8 192.8
27 Sacramento State 5 24 973 40.54 4.8 194.6
33 Washington 4 18 834 46.33 4.5 208.5
33 Marshall 4 18 807 44.83 4.5 201.8
33 Western Michigan 4 18 789 43.83 4.5 197.3
33 Akron 4 18 779 43.28 4.5 194.8
33 Michigan 4 18 779 43.28 4.5 194.8
33 UTSA 4 18 751 41.72 4.5 187.8
33 Boston College 4 18 745 41.39 4.5 186.3
33 Minnesota 4 18 721 40.06 4.5 180.3
33 Louisiana 4 18 715 39.72 4.5 178.8
42 Missouri 4 17 805 47.35 4.3 201.3
42 Oklahoma 4 17 785 46.18 4.3 196.3
42 West Virginia 4 17 726 42.71 4.3 181.5
42 Kennesaw State 4 17 726 42.71 4.3 181.5
42 Connecticut 4 17 723 42.53 4.3 180.8
42 Arizona State 3 13 548 42.15 4.3 182.7
42 Iowa State 4 17 685 40.29 4.3 171.3
42 New Mexico 4 17 680 40.00 4.3 170.0
50 Texas Tech 4 16 783 48.94 4.0 195.8
50 Middle Tennessee State 4 16 775 48.44 4.0 193.8
50 Colorado State 4 16 685 42.81 4.0 171.3
50 Fresno State 4 16 684 42.75 4.0 171.0
50 Missouri State 4 16 684 42.75 4.0 171.0
50 Penn State 4 16 669 41.81 4.0 167.3
50 Vanderbilt 4 16 664 41.50 4.0 166.0
50 Appalachian State 4 16 654 40.88 4.0 163.5
50 Northwestern 3 12 433 36.08 4.0 144.3
59 Texas A&M 4 15 750 50.00 3.8 187.5
59 UCF 4 15 725 48.33 3.8 181.3
59 Virginia 4 15 687 45.80 3.8 171.8
59 UCLA 4 15 686 45.73 3.8 171.5
59 James Madison 4 15 641 42.73 3.8 160.3
59 Tennessee 4 15 639 42.60 3.8 159.8
59 Pittsburgh 4 15 636 42.40 3.8 159.0
59 Maryland 4 15 629 41.93 3.8 157.3
59 Arkansas 4 15 611 40.73 3.8 152.8
59 Louisville 4 15 599 39.93 3.8 149.8
69 Louisiana Tech 3 11 483 43.91 3.7 161.0
70 Baylor 4 14 709 50.64 3.5 177.3
70 Wyoming 4 14 675 48.21 3.5 168.8
70 Massachusetts 4 14 640 45.71 3.5 160.0
70 Rice 4 14 633 45.21 3.5 158.3
70 California 4 14 616 44.00 3.5 154.0
70 Miami (OH) 4 14 605 43.21 3.5 151.3
70 NC State 4 14 597 42.64 3.5 149.3
70 LSU 4 14 563 40.21 3.5 140.8
78 Duke 4 13 668 51.38 3.3 167.0
78 Wisconsin 4 13 603 46.38 3.3 150.8
78 USF 4 13 582 44.77 3.3 145.5
78 Boise State 4 13 577 44.38 3.3 144.3
78 Texas 4 13 571 43.92 3.3 142.8
78 Liberty 4 13 564 43.38 3.3 141.0
78 Georgia Tech 4 13 563 43.31 3.3 140.8
78 Oregon State 4 13 549 42.23 3.3 137.3
78 Auburn 4 13 519 39.92 3.3 129.8
78 Arkansas State 4 13 494 38.00 3.3 123.5
88 Georgia 4 12 586 48.83 3.0 146.5
88 Kansas State 4 12 583 48.58 3.0 145.8
88 Army 3 9 420 46.67 3.0 140.0
88 North Carolina 3 9 418 46.44 3.0 139.3
88 Cincinnati 4 12 554 46.17 3.0 138.5
88 Memphis 4 12 538 44.83 3.0 134.5
88 UAB 4 12 522 43.50 3.0 130.5
88 Nevada 4 12 511 42.58 3.0 127.8
88 Navy 3 9 342 38.00 3.0 114.0
88 Kansas 3 9 338 37.56 3.0 112.7
98 Purdue 4 11 540 49.09 2.8 135.0
98 Oregon 4 11 531 48.27 2.8 132.8
98 Wake Forest 4 11 512 46.55 2.8 128.0
98 Temple 4 11 506 46.00 2.8 126.5
98 Florida State 4 11 489 44.45 2.8 122.3
98 TCU 4 11 485 44.09 2.8 121.3
98 Virginia Tech 4 11 483 43.91 2.8 120.8
98 Mississippi State 4 11 479 43.55 2.8 119.8
98 Arizona 4 11 472 42.91 2.8 118.0
98 Florida Atlantic 4 11 456 41.45 2.8 114.0
98 Kentucky 4 11 448 40.73 2.8 112.0
98 South Alabama 4 11 422 38.36 2.8 105.5
110 Air Force 3 8 416 52.00 2.7 138.7
110 Syracuse 3 8 316 39.50 2.7 105.3
112 Ole Miss 4 10 472 47.20 2.5 118.0
112 Alabama 4 10 460 46.00 2.5 115.0
112 South Carolina 4 10 443 44.30 2.5 110.8
112 Michigan State 4 10 441 44.10 2.5 110.3
112 Ohio 4 10 431 43.10 2.5 107.8
112 New Mexico State 4 10 401 40.10 2.5 100.3
112 Georgia State 4 10 388 38.80 2.5 97.0
119 BYU 3 7 337 48.14 2.3 112.3
119 Utah 4 9 396 44.00 2.3 99.0
119 North Dakota State 4 9 390 43.33 2.3 97.5
119 Toledo 4 9 384 42.67 2.3 96.0
119 Ohio State 4 9 374 41.56 2.3 93.5
119 Nebraska 4 9 368 40.89 2.3 92.0
125 Jacksonville State 5 11 521 47.36 2.2 104.2
126 Miami (FL) 4 8 360 45.00 2.0 90.0
126 Houston 4 8 355 44.38 2.0 88.8
126 SMU 4 8 353 44.13 2.0 88.3
126 Oklahoma State 4 8 347 43.38 2.0 86.8
126 Notre Dame 4 8 342 42.75 2.0 85.5
126 FIU 4 8 338 42.25 2.0 84.5
126 Indiana 4 8 313 39.13 2.0 78.3
133 Rutgers 4 7 339 48.43 1.8 84.8
133 North Texas 4 7 281 40.14 1.8 70.3
133 Texas State 4 7 240 34.29 1.8 60.0
136 Illinois 4 6 267 44.50 1.5 66.8
137 Florida 4 5 245 49.00 1.3 61.3
138 USC 5 5 244 48.80 1.0 48.8