2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punting - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Punts | Yards | Avg. | Punts/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 9 | 62 | 2356 | 38.00 | 6.9 | 261.8 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 11 | 64 | 2480 | 38.75 | 5.8 | 225.5 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 57 | 2205 | 38.68 | 5.7 | 220.5 |
| 4 | Ball State | 11 | 58 | 2344 | 40.41 | 5.3 | 213.1 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 11 | 58 | 2265 | 39.05 | 5.3 | 205.9 |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 61 | 2429 | 39.82 | 5.1 | 202.4 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 60 | 2598 | 43.30 | 5.0 | 216.5 |
| 7 | Ohio | 13 | 65 | 2620 | 40.31 | 5.0 | 201.5 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 11 | 54 | 2465 | 45.65 | 4.9 | 224.1 |
| 9 | Akron | 10 | 49 | 1740 | 35.51 | 4.9 | 174.0 |
| 11 | Toledo | 12 | 50 | 2147 | 42.94 | 4.2 | 178.9 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 13 | 41 | 1668 | 40.68 | 3.2 | 128.3 |