2012 National Leaders Punting - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 14 | 80 | 3009 | 37.61 | 5.7 | 214.9 |
| 2 | Tulane | 12 | 71 | 2919 | 41.11 | 5.9 | 243.3 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 13 | 74 | 2889 | 39.04 | 5.7 | 222.2 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 12 | 76 | 2864 | 37.68 | 6.3 | 238.7 |
| 5 | Kent State | 13 | 67 | 2827 | 42.19 | 5.2 | 217.5 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 70 | 2792 | 39.89 | 6.4 | 253.8 |
| 7 | Houston | 12 | 61 | 2769 | 45.39 | 5.1 | 230.8 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 11 | 68 | 2724 | 40.06 | 6.2 | 247.6 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 63 | 2708 | 42.98 | 5.7 | 246.2 |
| 10 | Virginia | 12 | 67 | 2690 | 40.15 | 5.6 | 224.2 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 10 | 61 | 2640 | 43.28 | 6.1 | 264.0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 12 | 61 | 2615 | 42.87 | 5.1 | 217.9 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 12 | 60 | 2547 | 42.45 | 5.0 | 212.3 |
| 14 | Colorado | 10 | 59 | 2545 | 43.14 | 5.9 | 254.5 |
| 15 | SMU | 12 | 61 | 2535 | 41.56 | 5.1 | 211.3 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 9 | 59 | 2516 | 42.64 | 6.6 | 279.6 |
| 16 | Hawai'i | 11 | 59 | 2516 | 42.64 | 5.4 | 228.7 |
| 18 | Florida International | 11 | 63 | 2512 | 39.87 | 5.7 | 228.4 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 11 | 60 | 2507 | 41.78 | 5.5 | 227.9 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 10 | 59 | 2454 | 41.59 | 5.9 | 245.4 |
| 21 | UTEP | 11 | 58 | 2450 | 42.24 | 5.3 | 222.7 |
| 22 | Maryland | 10 | 62 | 2435 | 39.27 | 6.2 | 243.5 |
| 23 | Rice | 13 | 65 | 2407 | 37.03 | 5.0 | 185.2 |
| 24 | Utah State | 12 | 58 | 2405 | 41.47 | 4.8 | 200.4 |
| 25 | North Texas | 10 | 57 | 2389 | 41.91 | 5.7 | 238.9 |
| 26 | Akron | 11 | 60 | 2385 | 39.75 | 5.5 | 216.8 |
| 27 | North Carolina State | 10 | 61 | 2361 | 38.70 | 6.1 | 236.1 |
| 28 | UCF | 13 | 59 | 2356 | 39.93 | 4.5 | 181.2 |
| 29 | Temple | 10 | 52 | 2322 | 44.65 | 5.2 | 232.2 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 8 | 57 | 2318 | 40.67 | 7.1 | 289.8 |
| 31 | Fresno State | 11 | 54 | 2301 | 42.61 | 4.9 | 209.2 |
| 32 | Illinois | 9 | 55 | 2295 | 41.73 | 6.1 | 255.0 |
| 33 | Stanford | 10 | 54 | 2289 | 42.39 | 5.4 | 228.9 |
| 34 | Wyoming | 10 | 53 | 2282 | 43.06 | 5.3 | 228.2 |
| 35 | Cincinnati | 12 | 55 | 2276 | 41.38 | 4.6 | 189.7 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 54 | 2268 | 42.00 | 4.9 | 206.2 |
| 37 | UCLA | 10 | 52 | 2250 | 43.27 | 5.2 | 225.0 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 10 | 64 | 2243 | 35.05 | 6.4 | 224.3 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 54 | 2242 | 41.52 | 4.5 | 186.8 |
| 39 | UNLV | 11 | 56 | 2242 | 40.04 | 5.1 | 203.8 |
| 41 | Troy | 12 | 56 | 2221 | 39.66 | 4.7 | 185.1 |
| 42 | Ohio | 13 | 59 | 2202 | 37.32 | 4.5 | 169.4 |
| 43 | Indiana | 10 | 57 | 2194 | 38.49 | 5.7 | 219.4 |
| 44 | Central Michigan | 12 | 53 | 2177 | 41.08 | 4.4 | 181.4 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 55 | 2149 | 39.07 | 4.2 | 165.3 |
| 46 | Purdue | 10 | 54 | 2144 | 39.70 | 5.4 | 214.4 |
| 47 | Ohio State | 10 | 55 | 2113 | 38.42 | 5.5 | 211.3 |
| 48 | Western Michigan | 11 | 51 | 2086 | 40.90 | 4.6 | 189.6 |
| 49 | TCU | 10 | 47 | 2078 | 44.21 | 4.7 | 207.8 |
| 50 | New Mexico | 11 | 46 | 2052 | 44.61 | 4.2 | 186.5 |
| 51 | North Carolina | 11 | 47 | 2046 | 43.53 | 4.3 | 186.0 |
| 52 | Toledo | 11 | 50 | 2038 | 40.76 | 4.5 | 185.3 |
| 53 | Utah | 10 | 48 | 2023 | 42.15 | 4.8 | 202.3 |
| 54 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 50 | 2022 | 40.44 | 5.6 | 224.7 |
| 55 | Idaho | 9 | 51 | 2016 | 39.53 | 5.7 | 224.0 |
| 56 | Arizona State | 11 | 45 | 2013 | 44.73 | 4.1 | 183.0 |
| 57 | Marshall | 12 | 46 | 2004 | 43.57 | 3.8 | 167.0 |
| 58 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 52 | 1996 | 38.38 | 5.2 | 199.6 |
| 59 | Minnesota | 10 | 52 | 1991 | 38.29 | 5.2 | 199.1 |
| 60 | Louisville | 12 | 52 | 1978 | 38.04 | 4.3 | 164.8 |
| 61 | Oregon State | 10 | 48 | 1977 | 41.19 | 4.8 | 197.7 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 11 | 47 | 1959 | 41.68 | 4.3 | 178.1 |
| 63 | Boise State | 13 | 50 | 1940 | 38.80 | 3.8 | 149.2 |
| 64 | Washington State | 9 | 48 | 1939 | 40.40 | 5.3 | 215.4 |
| 65 | Michigan State | 7 | 45 | 1899 | 42.20 | 6.4 | 271.3 |
| 66 | South Florida | 10 | 47 | 1879 | 39.98 | 4.7 | 187.9 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 48 | 1867 | 38.90 | 4.0 | 155.6 |
| 68 | UAB | 10 | 42 | 1858 | 44.24 | 4.2 | 185.8 |
| 69 | Syracuse | 11 | 50 | 1846 | 36.92 | 4.5 | 167.8 |
| 70 | Colorado State | 9 | 41 | 1834 | 44.73 | 4.6 | 203.8 |
| 71 | Boston College | 8 | 45 | 1823 | 40.51 | 5.6 | 227.9 |
| 71 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 45 | 1823 | 40.51 | 4.5 | 182.3 |
| 73 | Duke | 10 | 39 | 1816 | 46.56 | 3.9 | 181.6 |
| 74 | Iowa | 8 | 48 | 1793 | 37.35 | 6.0 | 224.1 |
| 75 | Nevada | 12 | 43 | 1790 | 41.63 | 3.6 | 149.2 |
| 76 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 46 | 1764 | 38.35 | 3.5 | 135.7 |
| 77 | Georgia | 9 | 42 | 1722 | 41.00 | 4.7 | 191.3 |
| 78 | San Diego State | 11 | 42 | 1697 | 40.40 | 3.8 | 154.3 |
| 79 | Nebraska | 10 | 41 | 1693 | 41.29 | 4.1 | 169.3 |
| 80 | Northwestern | 10 | 42 | 1675 | 39.88 | 4.2 | 167.5 |
| 81 | LSU | 8 | 37 | 1666 | 45.03 | 4.6 | 208.3 |
| 82 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 40 | 1664 | 41.60 | 3.3 | 138.7 |
| 83 | Kansas | 8 | 40 | 1653 | 41.33 | 5.0 | 206.6 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 37 | 1641 | 44.35 | 4.1 | 182.3 |
| 84 | Arizona | 10 | 40 | 1641 | 41.03 | 4.0 | 164.1 |
| 86 | Arkansas | 8 | 36 | 1612 | 44.78 | 4.5 | 201.5 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 34 | 1607 | 47.26 | 3.8 | 178.6 |
| 88 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 40 | 1588 | 39.70 | 4.4 | 176.4 |
| 89 | Oklahoma | 9 | 36 | 1574 | 43.72 | 4.0 | 174.9 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | 8 | 40 | 1574 | 39.35 | 5.0 | 196.8 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 34 | 1573 | 46.26 | 3.4 | 157.3 |
| 92 | Texas State | 10 | 36 | 1558 | 43.28 | 3.6 | 155.8 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 40 | 1558 | 38.95 | 3.6 | 141.6 |
| 94 | Kentucky | 7 | 34 | 1509 | 44.38 | 4.9 | 215.6 |
| 95 | California | 8 | 37 | 1492 | 40.32 | 4.6 | 186.5 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 11 | 42 | 1491 | 35.50 | 3.8 | 135.5 |
| 97 | Navy | 11 | 35 | 1488 | 42.51 | 3.2 | 135.3 |
| 98 | Ball State | 11 | 38 | 1484 | 39.05 | 3.5 | 134.9 |
| 99 | Clemson | 10 | 39 | 1480 | 37.95 | 3.9 | 148.0 |
| 100 | Mississippi State | 9 | 37 | 1477 | 39.92 | 4.1 | 164.1 |
| 101 | USC | 10 | 35 | 1466 | 41.89 | 3.5 | 146.6 |
| 102 | Air Force | 12 | 38 | 1460 | 38.42 | 3.2 | 121.7 |
| 103 | West Virginia | 10 | 38 | 1445 | 38.03 | 3.8 | 144.5 |
| 104 | Notre Dame | 9 | 35 | 1427 | 40.77 | 3.9 | 158.6 |
| 105 | Washington | 8 | 38 | 1416 | 37.26 | 4.8 | 177.0 |
| 106 | BYU | 8 | 32 | 1411 | 44.09 | 4.0 | 176.4 |
| 107 | Florida State | 11 | 38 | 1394 | 36.68 | 3.5 | 126.7 |
| 108 | Penn State | 9 | 38 | 1372 | 36.11 | 4.2 | 152.4 |
| 109 | Florida | 6 | 33 | 1369 | 41.48 | 5.5 | 228.2 |
| 110 | Oregon | 10 | 36 | 1364 | 37.89 | 3.6 | 136.4 |
| 111 | Kansas State | 10 | 31 | 1315 | 42.42 | 3.1 | 131.5 |
| 112 | Auburn | 6 | 32 | 1304 | 40.75 | 5.3 | 217.3 |
| 113 | Texas Tech | 10 | 32 | 1300 | 40.63 | 3.2 | 130.0 |
| 114 | Missouri | 6 | 31 | 1258 | 40.58 | 5.2 | 209.7 |
| 115 | Baylor | 10 | 29 | 1253 | 43.21 | 2.9 | 125.3 |
| 116 | UTSA | 8 | 32 | 1199 | 37.47 | 4.0 | 149.9 |
| 117 | Texas | 10 | 27 | 1194 | 44.22 | 2.7 | 119.4 |
| 118 | Army | 11 | 31 | 1183 | 38.16 | 2.8 | 107.5 |
| 119 | Alabama | 9 | 26 | 1078 | 41.46 | 2.9 | 119.8 |
| 120 | Tennessee | 7 | 27 | 1055 | 39.07 | 3.9 | 150.7 |
| 121 | Mississippi | 7 | 25 | 1042 | 41.68 | 3.6 | 148.9 |
| 122 | South Carolina | 7 | 26 | 1011 | 38.88 | 3.7 | 144.4 |
| 123 | Texas A&M | 9 | 24 | 1010 | 42.08 | 2.7 | 112.2 |
| 124 | Michigan | 7 | 23 | 884 | 38.43 | 3.3 | 126.3 |