2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 50 | 2016 | 40.32 | 5.6 | 224.0 |
| 2 | Maryland | 9 | 47 | 1868 | 39.74 | 5.2 | 207.6 |
| 3 | Iowa | 8 | 46 | 1859 | 40.41 | 5.8 | 232.4 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 10 | 45 | 1700 | 37.78 | 4.5 | 170.0 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 7 | 45 | 1679 | 37.31 | 6.4 | 239.9 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 7 | 44 | 1723 | 39.16 | 6.3 | 246.1 |
| 7 | Illinois | 7 | 43 | 1695 | 39.42 | 6.1 | 242.1 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 8 | 38 | 1493 | 39.29 | 4.8 | 186.6 |
| 9 | Purdue | 8 | 37 | 1487 | 40.19 | 4.6 | 185.9 |
| 9 | Indiana | 9 | 37 | 1460 | 39.46 | 4.1 | 162.2 |
| 11 | Penn State | 7 | 34 | 1381 | 40.62 | 4.9 | 197.3 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 7 | 30 | 1166 | 38.87 | 4.3 | 166.6 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 7 | 27 | 1204 | 44.59 | 3.9 | 172.0 |
| 14 | Michigan | 7 | 18 | 740 | 41.11 | 2.6 | 105.7 |