2012 National Leaders Punting - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Melchiori | Kent State | FR | K | 11 | 60 | 2574 | 42.90 | 5.5 | 234.0 |
| 2 | Cayle Chapman-Brown | NMSU | JR | P | 10 | 55 | 2410 | 43.82 | 5.5 | 241.0 |
| 3 | Peter Picerelli | Tulane | FR | P | 10 | 58 | 2397 | 41.33 | 5.8 | 239.7 |
| 4 | Zach Paul | Akron | FR | P | 10 | 59 | 2378 | 40.31 | 5.9 | 237.8 |
| 5 | Richie Leone | Houston | JR | P | 11 | 51 | 2293 | 44.96 | 4.6 | 208.5 |
| 6 | Alex Dunnachie | Hawai'i | SR | P | 9 | 49 | 2262 | 46.16 | 5.4 | 251.3 |
| 7 | Brian Schmiedebusch | BGSU | JR | P | 10 | 55 | 2260 | 41.09 | 5.5 | 226.0 |
| 8 | Pete Kontodiakos | CSU | SR | P | 10 | 48 | 2227 | 46.40 | 4.8 | 222.7 |
| 9 | Peter Boehme | USM | SR | P | 10 | 55 | 2201 | 40.02 | 5.5 | 220.1 |
| 10 | Will Atterberry | N Texas | SR | P | 9 | 51 | 2122 | 41.61 | 5.7 | 235.8 |
| 11 | Andrew Shapiro | Fresno St | SR | P | 10 | 50 | 2102 | 42.04 | 5.0 | 210.2 |
| 12 | Tim Gleeson | Wyoming | FR | P | 10 | 48 | 2097 | 43.69 | 4.8 | 209.7 |
| 13 | Trent Tignor | ECU | JR | K | 10 | 49 | 2079 | 42.43 | 4.9 | 207.9 |
| 14 | Bobby Cowan | Idaho | SR | P | 9 | 46 | 2068 | 44.96 | 5.1 | 229.8 |
| 15 | Tom Hornsey | Memphis | JR | P | 10 | 48 | 2067 | 43.06 | 4.8 | 206.7 |
| 16 | Tyler Grassman | Buffalo | FR | P | 8 | 57 | 2014 | 35.33 | 7.1 | 251.8 |
| 17 | Cole Way | Tulsa | SO | P | 10 | 51 | 2012 | 39.45 | 5.1 | 201.2 |
| 18 | Jamie Boyle | UCF | SR | K | 12 | 49 | 2011 | 41.04 | 4.1 | 167.6 |
| 19 | Will Scott | Troy | JR | P | 10 | 48 | 1991 | 41.48 | 4.8 | 199.1 |
| 20 | Scott Garber | South Ala | JR | P | 10 | 51 | 1982 | 38.86 | 5.1 | 198.2 |
| 21 | Jay Karutz | E Mich | SR | P | 9 | 47 | 1961 | 41.72 | 5.2 | 217.9 |
| 22 | Grant Venham | Ohio | FR | P | 11 | 48 | 1936 | 40.33 | 4.4 | 176.0 |
| 23 | Chase Lansford | UNLV | SR | P | 10 | 47 | 1896 | 40.34 | 4.7 | 189.6 |
| 24 | Colter Johnson | U Mass | JR | K | 8 | 42 | 1875 | 44.64 | 5.3 | 234.4 |
| 25 | Ian Campbell | UTEP | SR | P | 9 | 44 | 1872 | 42.55 | 4.9 | 208.0 |
| 26 | Sean Kelley | FAU | FR | K | 9 | 48 | 1868 | 38.92 | 5.3 | 207.6 |
| 27 | Ben Skaer | New Mexico | JR | P | 10 | 42 | 1843 | 43.88 | 4.2 | 184.3 |
| 28 | Hunter Mullins | UAB | SO | P | 9 | 39 | 1826 | 46.82 | 4.3 | 202.9 |
| 29 | Harrison Waid | SJSU | JR | P | 11 | 43 | 1811 | 42.12 | 3.9 | 164.6 |
| 30 | Mike Loftus | SMU | SO | P | 9 | 42 | 1805 | 42.98 | 4.7 | 200.6 |
| 31 | Brett Baer | La-Lafytte | SR | K | 10 | 43 | 1795 | 41.74 | 4.3 | 179.5 |
| 32 | Richie Hogan | C Mich | JR | K | 9 | 38 | 1692 | 44.53 | 4.2 | 188.0 |
| 33 | Zac Murphy | Miami (Oh) | JR | P | 9 | 41 | 1681 | 41.00 | 4.6 | 186.8 |
| 34 | Tyler Bennett | Utah State | SR | P | 10 | 40 | 1675 | 41.88 | 4.0 | 167.5 |
| 35 | Josh Brisk | FIU | SR | P | 8 | 41 | 1641 | 40.02 | 5.1 | 205.1 |
| 36 | Seamus McMorrow | SDSU | FR | K | 10 | 39 | 1614 | 41.38 | 3.9 | 161.4 |
| 37 | Justin Manton | La-Monroe | SO | K | 10 | 40 | 1601 | 40.03 | 4.0 | 160.1 |
| 38 | Tyler Williams | Marshall | FR | P | 9 | 35 | 1572 | 44.91 | 3.9 | 174.7 |
| 39 | Vince Penza | Toledo | JR | P | 10 | 40 | 1535 | 38.38 | 4.0 | 153.5 |
| 40 | Ryan Allen | La Tech | SR | P | 9 | 32 | 1504 | 47.00 | 3.6 | 167.1 |
| 41 | J. Schroeder | W Mich | FR | P | 8 | 36 | 1500 | 41.67 | 4.5 | 187.5 |
| 42 | Hendrix Brakefield | Western Ky | JR | P | 10 | 35 | 1480 | 42.29 | 3.5 | 148.0 |
| 43 | Riley Stephenson | BYU | SR | K | 7 | 32 | 1394 | 43.56 | 4.6 | 199.1 |
| 44 | Trevor Harman | Boise St | JR | P | 11 | 33 | 1379 | 41.79 | 3.0 | 125.4 |
| 45 | David Baska | Air Force | JR | DB | 11 | 36 | 1375 | 38.19 | 3.3 | 125.0 |
| 46 | Scott Kovanda | Ball State | SR | P | 10 | 33 | 1315 | 39.85 | 3.3 | 131.5 |
| 47 | Josh Davis | MTSU | JR | P | 9 | 31 | 1271 | 41.00 | 3.4 | 141.2 |
| 48 | Pablo Beltran | Navy | SO | P | 8 | 29 | 1262 | 43.52 | 3.6 | 157.8 |
| 49 | Chase Tenpenny | Nevada | JR | P | 9 | 27 | 1140 | 42.22 | 3.0 | 126.7 |
| 50 | Ryan Neir | N Illinois | SR | P | 10 | 30 | 1138 | 37.93 | 3.0 | 113.8 |
| 51 | Taylor Cook | Rice | SR | TE | 11 | 31 | 1108 | 35.74 | 2.8 | 100.7 |
| 52 | Zach Robinson | Texas St | JR | P | 7 | 20 | 922 | 46.10 | 2.9 | 131.7 |
| 53 | Will Johnson | Texas St | SO | K | 10 | 22 | 901 | 40.95 | 2.2 | 90.1 |
| 54 | Chris Boldt | Army | SR | P | 7 | 22 | 876 | 39.82 | 3.1 | 125.1 |
| 55 | Neely Sullivent | Ark St | SR | P | 10 | 20 | 732 | 36.60 | 2.0 | 73.2 |
| 56 | Darragh O'Neill | Colorado | SO | P | 2 | 16 | 712 | 44.50 | 8.0 | 356.0 |
| 57 | Kristian Stern | UTSA | SO | P | 7 | 18 | 706 | 39.22 | 2.6 | 100.9 |
| 58 | Jack Griffin | FIU | SR | K | 10 | 17 | 684 | 40.24 | 1.7 | 68.4 |
| 59 | Sean Sellwood | Utah | SR | P | 2 | 14 | 677 | 48.36 | 7.0 | 338.5 |
| 60 | Kirby Van Der Kamp | Iowa State | JR | P | 2 | 17 | 673 | 39.59 | 8.5 | 336.5 |
| 61 | Josh Ward | UTSA | SO | P | 8 | 20 | 659 | 32.95 | 2.5 | 82.4 |
| 62 | Ben Buchanan | Ohio State | SR | P | 3 | 15 | 623 | 41.53 | 5.0 | 207.7 |
| 63 | Ryan Wilbourn | Ark St | SR | K | 8 | 16 | 609 | 38.06 | 2.0 | 76.1 |
| 64 | Cole Wagner | U Conn | JR | P | 3 | 16 | 607 | 37.94 | 5.3 | 202.3 |
| 65 | Chris Boswell | Rice | JR | K | 11 | 14 | 567 | 40.50 | 1.3 | 51.5 |
| 66 | Drew Meyer | Wisconsin | FR | P | 2 | 13 | 554 | 42.62 | 6.5 | 277.0 |
| 67 | Justin Doerner | Rutgers | SR | P | 3 | 15 | 542 | 36.13 | 5.0 | 180.7 |
| 68 | Justin DuVernois | Illinois | SO | P | 2 | 12 | 519 | 43.25 | 6.0 | 259.5 |
| 69 | Dylan Breeding | Arkansas | SR | P | 2 | 10 | 500 | 50.00 | 5.0 | 250.0 |
| 70 | Baker Swedenburg | Miss St | JR | P | 3 | 11 | 487 | 44.27 | 3.7 | 162.3 |
| 71 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | SR | P | 2 | 11 | 479 | 43.55 | 5.5 | 239.5 |
| 72 | Kyle Christy | Florida | SO | P | 2 | 11 | 473 | 43.00 | 5.5 | 236.5 |
| 73 | Steven Clark | Auburn | JR | P | 2 | 11 | 454 | 41.27 | 5.5 | 227.0 |
| 74 | Mitchell Voss | Indiana | JR | K | 2 | 11 | 415 | 37.73 | 5.5 | 207.5 |
| 75 | Mike Sadler | Mich St | SO | P | 3 | 10 | 413 | 41.30 | 3.3 | 137.7 |
| 76 | Michael Bowlin | Wash St | JR | K | 2 | 9 | 385 | 42.78 | 4.5 | 192.5 |
| 77 | Ron Doherty | Kansas | JR | K | 2 | 9 | 380 | 42.22 | 4.5 | 190.0 |
| 78 | Justin Brockhaus-Kann | S Florida | SR | P | 2 | 9 | 373 | 41.44 | 4.5 | 186.5 |
| 79 | Will Monday | Duke | FR | K | 2 | 8 | 359 | 44.88 | 4.0 | 179.5 |
| 79 | Cody Webster | Purdue | JR | P | 2 | 8 | 359 | 44.88 | 4.0 | 179.5 |
| 81 | Trey Barrow | Missouri | SR | P | 1 | 8 | 343 | 42.88 | 8.0 | 343.0 |
| 81 | Ryan Epperson | Texas A&M | SR | P | 2 | 8 | 343 | 42.88 | 4.0 | 171.5 |
| 83 | Kyle Dugandzic | Arizona | SR | P | 2 | 8 | 335 | 41.88 | 4.0 | 167.5 |
| 83 | Andre Gautreaux | Rice | JR | WR | 11 | 9 | 335 | 37.22 | 0.8 | 30.5 |
| 85 | Pat O'Donnell | Cincinnati | JR | P | 2 | 8 | 332 | 41.50 | 4.0 | 166.0 |
| 86 | Tress Way | Oklahoma | SR | P | 1 | 7 | 325 | 46.43 | 7.0 | 325.0 |
| 87 | Tyler Hull | S Carolina | SO | P | 2 | 8 | 310 | 38.75 | 4.0 | 155.0 |
| 88 | Christian Eldred | Minnesota | SO | P | 2 | 9 | 302 | 33.56 | 4.5 | 151.0 |
| 89 | Ethan Perry | TCU | FR | P | 1 | 7 | 296 | 42.29 | 7.0 | 296.0 |
| 89 | Ryan Johnson | Louisville | SO | P | 2 | 7 | 296 | 42.29 | 3.5 | 148.0 |
| 91 | Alex Butterworth | Penn State | JR | P | 2 | 8 | 285 | 35.63 | 4.0 | 142.5 |
| 92 | Keith Kostol | Oregon St | SO | P | 1 | 6 | 284 | 47.33 | 6.0 | 284.0 |
| 93 | Ryan Rodwell | Ga Tech | FR | P | 2 | 7 | 282 | 40.29 | 3.5 | 141.0 |
| 94 | Jim Broadway | Miss | SR | K | 2 | 6 | 279 | 46.50 | 3.0 | 139.5 |
| 95 | Curtis Huge | C Mich | SR | P | 3 | 7 | 273 | 39.00 | 2.3 | 91.0 |
| 96 | Cole Leininger | California | FR | P | 1 | 7 | 270 | 38.57 | 7.0 | 270.0 |
| 97 | Spencer Roth | Baylor | SO | P | 2 | 6 | 268 | 44.67 | 3.0 | 134.0 |
| 98 | Tommy Hibbard | N Carolina | SO | P | 2 | 6 | 258 | 43.00 | 3.0 | 129.0 |
| 99 | Wil Baumann | NC State | SO | P | 1 | 6 | 257 | 42.83 | 6.0 | 257.0 |
| 100 | Cody Mandell | Alabama | JR | P | 2 | 6 | 253 | 42.17 | 3.0 | 126.5 |