2012 National Leaders Punting - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | 10 | 85 | 3467 | 40.79 | 8.5 | 346.7 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 10 | 70 | 3009 | 42.99 | 7.0 | 300.9 |
| 3 | Stanford | 13 | 69 | 2973 | 43.09 | 5.3 | 228.7 |
| 4 | UCLA | 12 | 67 | 2895 | 43.21 | 5.6 | 241.3 |
| 5 | Maryland | 11 | 72 | 2785 | 38.68 | 6.5 | 253.2 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 70 | 2775 | 39.64 | 6.4 | 252.3 |
| 7 | LSU | 10 | 59 | 2641 | 44.76 | 5.9 | 264.1 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 11 | 57 | 2602 | 45.65 | 5.2 | 236.5 |
| 8 | Purdue | 10 | 63 | 2602 | 41.30 | 6.3 | 260.2 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 11 | 64 | 2602 | 40.66 | 5.8 | 236.5 |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 11 | 68 | 2589 | 38.07 | 6.2 | 235.4 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 9 | 62 | 2555 | 41.21 | 6.9 | 283.9 |
| 13 | TCU | 11 | 57 | 2552 | 44.77 | 5.2 | 232.0 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 57 | 2530 | 44.39 | 5.2 | 230.0 |
| 15 | Missouri | 10 | 59 | 2518 | 42.68 | 5.9 | 251.8 |
| 16 | Duke | 10 | 55 | 2458 | 44.69 | 5.5 | 245.8 |
| 17 | Virginia | 10 | 61 | 2451 | 40.18 | 6.1 | 245.1 |
| 18 | Georgia | 11 | 59 | 2402 | 40.71 | 5.4 | 218.4 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 12 | 61 | 2384 | 39.08 | 5.1 | 198.7 |
| 20 | Florida | 10 | 51 | 2381 | 46.69 | 5.1 | 238.1 |
| 21 | Illinois | 9 | 57 | 2366 | 41.51 | 6.3 | 262.9 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 9 | 55 | 2360 | 42.91 | 6.1 | 262.2 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 11 | 57 | 2347 | 41.18 | 5.2 | 213.4 |
| 24 | Colorado | 9 | 54 | 2332 | 43.19 | 6.0 | 259.1 |
| 25 | Washington | 10 | 60 | 2316 | 38.60 | 6.0 | 231.6 |
| 26 | Iowa State | 10 | 56 | 2295 | 40.98 | 5.6 | 229.5 |
| 27 | Auburn | 9 | 57 | 2277 | 39.95 | 6.3 | 253.0 |
| 28 | Temple | 9 | 50 | 2215 | 44.30 | 5.6 | 246.1 |
| 28 | Rutgers | 9 | 60 | 2215 | 36.92 | 6.7 | 246.1 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 53 | 2209 | 41.68 | 5.3 | 220.9 |
| 31 | Oregon State | 11 | 54 | 2190 | 40.56 | 4.9 | 199.1 |
| 32 | Iowa | 9 | 58 | 2168 | 37.38 | 6.4 | 240.9 |
| 33 | Boston College | 10 | 53 | 2162 | 40.79 | 5.3 | 216.2 |
| 34 | California | 10 | 52 | 2108 | 40.54 | 5.2 | 210.8 |
| 35 | Indiana | 8 | 54 | 2086 | 38.63 | 6.8 | 260.8 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 10 | 54 | 2085 | 38.61 | 5.4 | 208.5 |
| 37 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 51 | 2049 | 40.18 | 4.6 | 186.3 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 9 | 49 | 2020 | 41.22 | 5.4 | 224.4 |
| 39 | Syracuse | 12 | 52 | 1984 | 38.15 | 4.3 | 165.3 |
| 40 | Cincinnati | 9 | 48 | 1961 | 40.85 | 5.3 | 217.9 |
| 41 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 42 | 1939 | 46.17 | 3.8 | 176.3 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 11 | 44 | 1938 | 44.05 | 4.0 | 176.2 |
| 43 | Mississippi | 10 | 49 | 1931 | 39.41 | 4.9 | 193.1 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 11 | 47 | 1920 | 40.85 | 4.3 | 174.5 |
| 45 | Alabama | 11 | 42 | 1877 | 44.69 | 3.8 | 170.6 |
| 46 | Arizona | 10 | 45 | 1875 | 41.67 | 4.5 | 187.5 |
| 47 | Kansas | 9 | 47 | 1861 | 39.60 | 5.2 | 206.8 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 9 | 42 | 1858 | 44.24 | 4.7 | 206.4 |
| 49 | Utah | 9 | 44 | 1851 | 42.07 | 4.9 | 205.7 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 9 | 45 | 1825 | 40.56 | 5.0 | 202.8 |
| 51 | North Carolina | 9 | 42 | 1818 | 43.29 | 4.7 | 202.0 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 9 | 46 | 1798 | 39.09 | 5.1 | 199.8 |
| 53 | South Carolina | 10 | 46 | 1790 | 38.91 | 4.6 | 179.0 |
| 54 | Washington State | 9 | 46 | 1783 | 38.76 | 5.1 | 198.1 |
| 55 | Clemson | 11 | 47 | 1780 | 37.87 | 4.3 | 161.8 |
| 56 | USC | 12 | 42 | 1762 | 41.95 | 3.5 | 146.8 |
| 57 | Texas | 11 | 39 | 1737 | 44.54 | 3.5 | 157.9 |
| 58 | Oregon | 10 | 41 | 1676 | 40.88 | 4.1 | 167.6 |
| 59 | South Florida | 9 | 42 | 1651 | 39.31 | 4.7 | 183.4 |
| 60 | Michigan | 11 | 38 | 1636 | 43.05 | 3.5 | 148.7 |
| 60 | West Virginia | 11 | 42 | 1636 | 38.95 | 3.8 | 148.7 |
| 62 | Penn State | 10 | 43 | 1620 | 37.67 | 4.3 | 162.0 |
| 63 | Kansas State | 11 | 39 | 1599 | 41.00 | 3.5 | 145.4 |
| 64 | Louisville | 10 | 43 | 1592 | 37.02 | 4.3 | 159.2 |
| 65 | Texas Tech | 10 | 40 | 1591 | 39.78 | 4.0 | 159.1 |
| 66 | Florida State | 11 | 40 | 1475 | 36.88 | 3.6 | 134.1 |
| 67 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 36 | 1402 | 38.94 | 3.3 | 127.5 |
| 68 | Massachusetts | 4 | 34 | 1383 | 40.68 | 8.5 | 345.8 |
| 69 | Baylor | 10 | 28 | 1201 | 42.89 | 2.8 | 120.1 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | 9 | 26 | 1075 | 41.35 | 2.9 | 119.4 |
| 71 | BYU | 5 | 22 | 1021 | 46.41 | 4.4 | 204.2 |
| 72 | UTEP | 3 | 22 | 945 | 42.95 | 7.3 | 315.0 |
| 73 | SMU | 3 | 22 | 868 | 39.45 | 7.3 | 289.3 |
| 74 | Tulsa | 3 | 22 | 865 | 39.32 | 7.3 | 288.3 |
| 75 | Utah State | 2 | 20 | 820 | 41.00 | 10.0 | 410.0 |
| 76 | Western Michigan | 3 | 20 | 782 | 39.10 | 6.7 | 260.7 |
| 77 | Buffalo | 3 | 22 | 755 | 34.32 | 7.3 | 251.7 |
| 78 | Nevada | 3 | 17 | 742 | 43.65 | 5.7 | 247.3 |
| 79 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 17 | 740 | 43.53 | 8.5 | 370.0 |
| 80 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 19 | 731 | 38.47 | 6.3 | 243.7 |
| 81 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 16 | 715 | 44.69 | 8.0 | 357.5 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 13 | 658 | 50.62 | 4.3 | 219.3 |
| 83 | Idaho | 2 | 17 | 622 | 36.59 | 8.5 | 311.0 |
| 84 | Bowling Green | 2 | 14 | 578 | 41.29 | 7.0 | 289.0 |
| 85 | Ball State | 3 | 14 | 577 | 41.21 | 4.7 | 192.3 |
| 86 | South Alabama | 2 | 14 | 565 | 40.36 | 7.0 | 282.5 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 14 | 560 | 40.00 | 7.0 | 280.0 |
| 88 | Toledo | 2 | 12 | 536 | 44.67 | 6.0 | 268.0 |
| 89 | New Mexico | 2 | 13 | 525 | 40.38 | 6.5 | 262.5 |
| 90 | East Carolina | 2 | 12 | 522 | 43.50 | 6.0 | 261.0 |
| 90 | Tulane | 2 | 13 | 522 | 40.15 | 6.5 | 261.0 |
| 92 | Navy | 4 | 12 | 519 | 43.25 | 3.0 | 129.8 |
| 93 | UNLV | 2 | 11 | 508 | 46.18 | 5.5 | 254.0 |
| 94 | North Texas | 2 | 13 | 499 | 38.38 | 6.5 | 249.5 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 13 | 488 | 37.54 | 4.3 | 162.7 |
| 96 | Fresno State | 2 | 12 | 458 | 38.17 | 6.0 | 229.0 |
| 97 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 12 | 447 | 37.25 | 6.0 | 223.5 |
| 98 | Houston | 1 | 9 | 437 | 48.56 | 9.0 | 437.0 |
| 99 | UCF | 2 | 11 | 423 | 38.45 | 5.5 | 211.5 |
| 100 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 10 | 416 | 41.60 | 5.0 | 208.0 |
| 101 | Kent State | 2 | 10 | 414 | 41.40 | 5.0 | 207.0 |
| 102 | Rice | 2 | 11 | 397 | 36.09 | 5.5 | 198.5 |
| 103 | New Mexico State | 1 | 9 | 390 | 43.33 | 9.0 | 390.0 |
| 104 | Boise State | 2 | 10 | 385 | 38.50 | 5.0 | 192.5 |
| 105 | UAB | 2 | 10 | 381 | 38.10 | 5.0 | 190.5 |
| 106 | Army | 4 | 11 | 371 | 33.73 | 2.8 | 92.8 |
| 107 | Memphis | 1 | 8 | 362 | 45.25 | 8.0 | 362.0 |
| 108 | Central Michigan | 2 | 10 | 351 | 35.10 | 5.0 | 175.5 |
| 109 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 9 | 343 | 38.11 | 4.5 | 171.5 |
| 110 | Marshall | 2 | 7 | 334 | 47.71 | 3.5 | 167.0 |
| 111 | Arkansas State | 2 | 9 | 322 | 35.78 | 4.5 | 161.0 |
| 112 | Colorado State | 1 | 6 | 287 | 47.83 | 6.0 | 287.0 |
| 113 | Florida International | 2 | 7 | 277 | 39.57 | 3.5 | 138.5 |
| 114 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 8 | 263 | 32.88 | 4.0 | 131.5 |
| 115 | San Jose State | 1 | 6 | 262 | 43.67 | 6.0 | 262.0 |
| 116 | Hawai'i | 1 | 7 | 260 | 37.14 | 7.0 | 260.0 |
| 117 | Troy | 2 | 7 | 240 | 34.29 | 3.5 | 120.0 |
| 118 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 228 | 45.60 | 5.0 | 228.0 |
| 119 | Akron | 1 | 5 | 227 | 45.40 | 5.0 | 227.0 |
| 120 | Wyoming | 1 | 5 | 188 | 37.60 | 5.0 | 188.0 |
| 121 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 127 | 42.33 | 3.0 | 127.0 |
| 121 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 127 | 31.75 | 4.0 | 127.0 |
| 123 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 107 | 53.50 | 2.0 | 107.0 |