2012 National Leaders Punting - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Sellwood | Utah | SR | P | 3 | 16 | 782 | 48.88 | 5.3 | 260.7 |
| 2 | Richie Leone | Houston | JR | P | 4 | 21 | 1016 | 48.38 | 5.3 | 254.0 |
| 3 | Ryan Allen | La Tech | SR | P | 6 | 25 | 1194 | 47.76 | 4.2 | 199.0 |
| 4 | Brandon McManus | Temple | SR | K | 4 | 16 | 759 | 47.44 | 4.0 | 189.8 |
| 5 | Dylan Breeding | Arkansas | SR | P | 4 | 18 | 853 | 47.39 | 4.5 | 213.3 |
| 6 | Will Monday | Duke | FR | K | 5 | 20 | 942 | 47.10 | 4.0 | 188.4 |
| 7 | Pete Kontodiakos | CSU | SR | P | 4 | 24 | 1102 | 45.92 | 6.0 | 275.5 |
| 8 | Michael Bowlin | Wash St | JR | K | 3 | 16 | 732 | 45.75 | 5.3 | 244.0 |
| 9 | Trent Tignor | ECU | JR | K | 5 | 26 | 1188 | 45.69 | 5.2 | 237.6 |
| 10 | Kyle Negrete | USC | SR | P | 4 | 17 | 774 | 45.53 | 4.3 | 193.5 |
| 11 | Riley Stephenson | BYU | SR | K | 12 | 53 | 2400 | 45.28 | 4.4 | 200.0 |
| 12 | Tom Hornsey | Memphis | JR | P | 4 | 22 | 992 | 45.09 | 5.5 | 248.0 |
| 13 | Tress Way | Oklahoma | SR | P | 4 | 20 | 901 | 45.05 | 5.0 | 225.3 |
| 14 | Cayle Chapman-Brown | NMSU | JR | P | 6 | 41 | 1839 | 44.85 | 6.8 | 306.5 |
| 15 | Gerald Levano | BC | SR | P | 4 | 19 | 844 | 44.42 | 4.8 | 211.0 |
| 16 | Darragh O'Neill | Colorado | SO | P | 3 | 22 | 975 | 44.32 | 7.3 | 325.0 |
| 17 | Vince Penza | Toledo | JR | P | 5 | 27 | 1196 | 44.30 | 5.4 | 239.2 |
| 18 | Jay Karutz | E Mich | SR | P | 4 | 25 | 1105 | 44.20 | 6.3 | 276.3 |
| 19 | Daniel Zychlinski | Stanford | SR | P | 4 | 21 | 926 | 44.10 | 5.3 | 231.5 |
| 20 | Chase Lansford | UNLV | SR | P | 5 | 28 | 1224 | 43.71 | 5.6 | 244.8 |
| 21 | Ron Doherty | Kansas | JR | K | 3 | 15 | 655 | 43.67 | 5.0 | 218.3 |
| 22 | Harrison Waid | SJSU | JR | P | 7 | 27 | 1173 | 43.44 | 3.9 | 167.6 |
| 23 | Zach Paul | Akron | FR | P | 4 | 20 | 868 | 43.40 | 5.0 | 217.0 |
| 24 | Alec Vozenilek | Virginia | SO | P | 4 | 16 | 693 | 43.31 | 4.0 | 173.3 |
| 25 | Ben Skaer | New Mexico | JR | P | 5 | 20 | 866 | 43.30 | 4.0 | 173.2 |
| 26 | Tyler Bennett | Utah State | SR | P | 7 | 40 | 1729 | 43.23 | 5.7 | 247.0 |
| 27 | Nathan Renfro | Maryland | FR | P | 4 | 21 | 906 | 43.14 | 5.3 | 226.5 |
| 28 | Spencer Benton | Clemson | SR | P | 5 | 19 | 819 | 43.11 | 3.8 | 163.8 |
| 29 | Brett Baer | La-Lafytte | SR | K | 5 | 23 | 991 | 43.09 | 4.6 | 198.2 |
| 30 | Keith Kostol | Oregon St | SO | P | 3 | 16 | 689 | 43.06 | 5.3 | 229.7 |
| 31 | Cody Webster | Purdue | JR | P | 5 | 19 | 817 | 43.00 | 3.8 | 163.4 |
| 32 | Justin DuVernois | Illinois | SO | P | 4 | 21 | 902 | 42.95 | 5.3 | 225.5 |
| 33 | Ethan Perry | TCU | FR | P | 3 | 18 | 770 | 42.78 | 6.0 | 256.7 |
| 34 | Matt Yoklic | Pittsburgh | JR | P | 6 | 26 | 1112 | 42.77 | 4.3 | 185.3 |
| 35 | Ian Campbell | UTEP | SR | P | 4 | 27 | 1154 | 42.74 | 6.8 | 288.5 |
| 36 | Kyle Christy | Florida | SO | P | 5 | 23 | 980 | 42.61 | 4.6 | 196.0 |
| 37 | Mike Sadler | Mich St | SO | P | 5 | 29 | 1234 | 42.55 | 5.8 | 246.8 |
| 38 | A.J. Hughes | Va Tech | FR | P | 5 | 33 | 1403 | 42.52 | 6.6 | 280.6 |
| 38 | Tim Gleeson | Wyoming | FR | P | 4 | 21 | 893 | 42.52 | 5.3 | 223.3 |
| 40 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | SR | P | 4 | 23 | 977 | 42.48 | 5.8 | 244.3 |
| 40 | Brandon Williams | N'western | JR | P | 5 | 21 | 892 | 42.48 | 4.2 | 178.4 |
| 42 | Anthony Melchiori | Kent State | FR | K | 5 | 24 | 1018 | 42.42 | 4.8 | 203.6 |
| 43 | Drew Meyer | Wisconsin | FR | P | 5 | 31 | 1312 | 42.32 | 6.2 | 262.4 |
| 44 | Chase Tenpenny | Nevada | JR | P | 5 | 22 | 925 | 42.05 | 4.4 | 185.0 |
| 45 | Colter Johnson | U Mass | JR | K | 4 | 24 | 1005 | 41.88 | 6.0 | 251.3 |
| 46 | Dalton Botts | Miami (Fl) | SR | P | 4 | 16 | 667 | 41.69 | 4.0 | 166.8 |
| 47 | Andrew Shapiro | Fresno St | SR | P | 5 | 30 | 1250 | 41.67 | 6.0 | 250.0 |
| 48 | Ryan Epperson | Texas A&M | SR | P | 5 | 19 | 785 | 41.32 | 3.8 | 157.0 |
| 49 | Ben Buchanan | Ohio State | SR | P | 4 | 23 | 950 | 41.30 | 5.8 | 237.5 |
| 50 | Trey Barrow | Missouri | SR | P | 4 | 21 | 866 | 41.24 | 5.3 | 216.5 |
| 51 | Sean Kelley | FAU | FR | K | 4 | 23 | 944 | 41.04 | 5.8 | 236.0 |
| 52 | Bobby Cowan | Idaho | SR | P | 6 | 36 | 1474 | 40.94 | 6.0 | 245.7 |
| 53 | Ben Turk | Notre Dame | SR | P | 11 | 47 | 1920 | 40.85 | 4.3 | 174.5 |
| 54 | Trevor Harman | Boise St | JR | P | 5 | 19 | 776 | 40.84 | 3.8 | 155.2 |
| 55 | Peter Picerelli | Tulane | FR | P | 4 | 28 | 1142 | 40.79 | 7.0 | 285.5 |
| 55 | Will Atterberry | N Texas | SR | P | 4 | 24 | 979 | 40.79 | 6.0 | 244.8 |
| 57 | Hunter Mullins | UAB | SO | P | 4 | 15 | 608 | 40.53 | 3.8 | 152.0 |
| 58 | Scott Garber | South Ala | JR | P | 5 | 31 | 1253 | 40.42 | 6.2 | 250.6 |
| 59 | Scott Kovanda | Ball State | SR | P | 5 | 19 | 766 | 40.32 | 3.8 | 153.2 |
| 60 | Jack Griffin | FIU | SR | K | 4 | 17 | 685 | 40.29 | 4.3 | 171.3 |
| 61 | Cole Wagner | U Conn | JR | P | 5 | 31 | 1243 | 40.10 | 6.2 | 248.6 |
| 62 | Kirby Van Der Kamp | Iowa State | JR | P | 4 | 27 | 1082 | 40.07 | 6.8 | 270.5 |
| 63 | Zac Murphy | Miami (Oh) | JR | P | 4 | 21 | 839 | 39.95 | 5.3 | 209.8 |
| 64 | Cole Way | Tulsa | SO | P | 5 | 35 | 1383 | 39.51 | 7.0 | 276.6 |
| 65 | Jonathan Fisher | Syracuse | SO | P | 6 | 23 | 907 | 39.43 | 3.8 | 151.2 |
| 66 | Chase Hover | SMU | JR | K | 5 | 18 | 709 | 39.39 | 3.6 | 141.8 |
| 67 | J. Schroeder | W Mich | FR | P | 3 | 20 | 782 | 39.10 | 6.7 | 260.7 |
| 68 | Brian Schmiedebusch | BGSU | JR | P | 5 | 29 | 1133 | 39.07 | 5.8 | 226.6 |
| 69 | Justin Brockhaus-Kann | S Florida | SR | P | 5 | 24 | 936 | 39.00 | 4.8 | 187.2 |
| 69 | Steven Clark | Auburn | JR | P | 4 | 16 | 624 | 39.00 | 4.0 | 156.0 |
| 71 | Tyler Hull | S Carolina | SO | P | 5 | 19 | 739 | 38.89 | 3.8 | 147.8 |
| 72 | Wil Baumann | NC State | SO | P | 5 | 23 | 894 | 38.87 | 4.6 | 178.8 |
| 73 | Alexander Kinal | Wk Forest | FR | P | 4 | 26 | 1010 | 38.85 | 6.5 | 252.5 |
| 74 | Peter Boehme | USM | SR | P | 4 | 19 | 736 | 38.74 | 4.8 | 184.0 |
| 75 | Jamie Boyle | UCF | SR | K | 5 | 22 | 852 | 38.73 | 4.4 | 170.4 |
| 76 | Cole Leininger | California | FR | P | 3 | 13 | 503 | 38.69 | 4.3 | 167.7 |
| 77 | Ryan Neir | N Illinois | SR | P | 5 | 22 | 849 | 38.59 | 4.4 | 169.8 |
| 78 | Justin Doerner | Rutgers | SR | P | 6 | 37 | 1415 | 38.24 | 6.2 | 235.8 |
| 79 | Richie Hogan | C Mich | JR | K | 4 | 15 | 568 | 37.87 | 3.8 | 142.0 |
| 80 | Korey Durkee | Washington | FR | P | 4 | 15 | 553 | 36.87 | 3.8 | 138.3 |
| 81 | Mitchell Voss | Indiana | JR | K | 3 | 15 | 543 | 36.20 | 5.0 | 181.0 |
| 82 | Christian Eldred | Minnesota | SO | P | 5 | 22 | 790 | 35.91 | 4.4 | 158.0 |
| 83 | Tyler Grassman | Buffalo | FR | P | 4 | 23 | 814 | 35.39 | 5.8 | 203.5 |
| 84 | Alex Butterworth | Penn State | JR | P | 4 | 16 | 562 | 35.13 | 4.0 | 140.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.6 punts per game played.