2005 College Football Punting Stats

2004 CFB Punting Stats 2006 CFB Punting Stats

Champions: Texas (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Reggie Bush (USC)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Charlie Weis (Notre Dame)

AP Preseason #1: USC

AP Final #1: Texas

120 Players

Players sorted by Yds/Punt (minimum 2.5 Punts/G, 75% of school games played).

120 Players Table
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
1	Danny Baugher	Arizona	Pac-10	7	37	1758	47.5
2	Ryan Plackemeier	Wake Forest	ACC	11	67	3165	47.2
3	Sam Koch	Nebraska	Big 12	12	71	3302	46.5
4	Daniel Sepulveda	Baylor	Big 12	11	62	2863	46.2
5	Jim Kaylor*	Colorado State	MWC	12	53	2400	45.3
6	Jimmie Kaylor*	Colorado State	MWC	12	53	2400	45.3
7	John Torp*	Colorado	Big 12	13	80	3613	45.2
8	Luke Johnson*	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	12	53	2378	44.9
9	Kody Bliss*	Auburn	SEC	12	44	1975	44.9
10	Michael Hughes	San Diego State	MWC	12	67	3003	44.8
11	Kenneth Debauche*	Wisconsin	Big Ten	13	57	2555	44.8
12	Joel Stelly	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	11	59	2634	44.6
13	Michael Gibson*	Memphis	CUSA	12	59	2632	44.6
14	Adam Podlesh	Maryland	ACC	11	44	1920	43.6
15	Nic Schmitt*	Virginia Tech	ACC	13	52	2244	43.2
16	Justin Brantly	Texas A&M	Big 12	11	46	1989	43.2
17	Sam Paulescu	Oregon State	Pac-10	11	56	2406	43.0
18	Chris Miller	Ball State	MAC	11	68	2917	42.9
19	Kyle Tucker*	Kansas	Big 12	12	66	2832	42.9
20	Gordon Ely-Kelso*	Georgia	SEC	13	57	2443	42.9
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
21	Alex Reyes*	Texas Tech	Big 12	12	49	2099	42.8
22	Jared Scruggs	Rice	CUSA	11	48	2056	42.8
23	Adam Crossett*	Missouri	Big 12	12	57	2432	42.7
24	Brendan Carney	Syracuse	Big East	11	82	3491	42.6
25	Troy Blankenship*	Iowa State	Big 12	12	68	2894	42.6
26	Steve Weatherford	Illinois	Big Ten	11	67	2856	42.6
27	Sean Douglas	Washington	Pac-10	11	51	2175	42.6
28	Joshua Brazen	Kent State	MAC	11	67	2844	42.4
29	Cody Freeby*	Oklahoma	Big 12	12	71	3004	42.3
30	Aaron Horne*	UCF	CUSA	13	52	2197	42.3
31	Chris Macdonald*	Arizona State	Pac-10	8	33	1396	42.3
32	Adam Graessle	Pitt	Big East	11	60	2532	42.2
33	Colby Smith	Middle Tennessee State	Sun Belt	11	59	2484	42.1
34	Mike Barrow	Idaho	WAC	11	43	1811	42.1
35	David Lonie*	California	Pac-10	12	61	2559	42.0
36	Blake McAdams	Mississippi State	SEC	11	69	2891	41.9
37	Brad Evans	New Mexico State	WAC	12	66	2761	41.8
38	Jacob Skinner	Arkansas	SEC	11	50	2091	41.8
39	Tyson Beattie	Indiana	Big Ten	11	75	3124	41.7
40	Eric Wilbur*	Florida	SEC	12	59	2459	41.7
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
41	Adam Brooks	Wyoming	MWC	11	31	1293	41.7
42	Brandon Fields	Michigan State	Big Ten	11	40	1664	41.6
43	Chris Jackson*	LSU	SEC	13	59	2447	41.5
44	Kyle Stringer*	Boise State	WAC	13	52	2159	41.5
45	Chris Sprague	Duke	ACC	11	76	3144	41.4
46	Johnny Ayers*	Boston College	ACC	12	62	2561	41.3
47	Jeremy Kapinos*	Penn State	Big Ten	12	61	2522	41.3
48	Justin Bergendahl*	Nevada	WAC	12	54	2229	41.3
49	Britton Colquitt	Tennessee	SEC	11	59	2431	41.2
50	David Wooldridge	North Carolina	ACC	11	66	2713	41.1
51	Bryant Hahnfeldt	Vanderbilt	SEC	11	36	1481	41.1
52	Kip Facer	UNLV	MWC	11	66	2709	41.0
53	Chris Beckman	Tulane	CUSA	9	53	2166	40.9
54	Todd Flannery*	Louisville	Big East	12	34	1389	40.9
55	Ryan Mentzel	SMU	CUSA	11	60	2450	40.8
56	Jim Laney	Western Michigan	MAC	11	60	2449	40.8
57	Ryan Dougherty	East Carolina	CUSA	11	58	2368	40.8
58	Tyler Gaus	New Mexico	MWC	11	52	2117	40.7
59	Jay Ottovegio	Stanford	Pac-10	11	67	2723	40.6
60	Kyle Basler	Washington State	Pac-10	11	50	2029	40.6
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
61	Brandon Baker*	South Florida	Big East	12	65	2630	40.5
62	Thomas Olmsted	Troy	Sun Belt	11	62	2506	40.4
63	A.J. Trapasso*	Ohio State	Big Ten	12	43	1738	40.4
64	Tim Reyer	Kansas State	Big 12	11	65	2620	40.3
65	D.J. Fitzpatrick*	Notre Dame	Ind	12	45	1815	40.3
66	Owen Tolson	Army	Ind	11	59	2370	40.2
67	John Deraney*	North Carolina State	ACC	12	72	2884	40.1
68	Josh Brown*	South Carolina	SEC	12	58	2322	40.0
69	Chris Gould*	Virginia	ACC	12	53	2122	40.0
70	Derek McLaughlin*	Brigham Young	MWC	12	48	1922	40.0
71	T.J. Conley	Idaho	WAC	4	28	1121	40.0
72	Matt Fodge	Oklahoma State	Big 12	11	65	2593	39.9
73	Aaron Perez*	UCLA	Pac-10	12	54	2157	39.9
74	Brian Monroe*	Miami (FL)	ACC	12	64	2549	39.8
75	Phil Brady*	West Virginia	Big East	12	51	2029	39.8
76	Ryan Pederson*	Northwestern	Big Ten	11	45	1783	39.6
77	Ben Arndt*	Georgia Tech	ACC	12	87	3433	39.5
78	Dave Brytus	Purdue	Big Ten	11	62	2446	39.5
79	Justin Laird*	Houston	CUSA	11	47	1858	39.5
80	Brett Kern*	Toledo	MAC	12	33	1305	39.5
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
81	Billy Sullivan*	Akron	MAC	13	77	3034	39.4
82	Chet Ervin	Cincinnati	Big East	10	68	2680	39.4
83	Joe Radigan*	Rutgers	Big East	12	60	2361	39.4
84	Justin Kucek*	Minnesota	Big Ten	12	37	1456	39.4
85	Waylon Prather	San Jose State	WAC	11	74	2908	39.3
86	Shane Hussar	Connecticut	Big East	8	50	1962	39.2
87	Donny Heaton	Air Force	MWC	11	28	1098	39.2
88	Matt Dragich*	Oregon	Pac-10	8	32	1246	38.9
89	Mike Brown	Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	11	72	2797	38.8
90	Jake Hendy	Temple	Ind	7	35	1356	38.7
91	Matthew Miller	Ohio	MAC	11	84	3245	38.6
92	Chris Hall*	Florida State	ACC	13	74	2859	38.6
93	Brian Cortney*	TCU	MWC	12	62	2394	38.6
94	Andy Dittbenner	Northern Illinois	MAC	12	54	2083	38.6
95	Ryan Hotchkiss*	UTEP	CUSA	10	45	1739	38.6
96	Parker Mullins	UAB	CUSA	11	44	1698	38.6
97	Nate Fry	Bowling Green State	MAC	11	51	1965	38.5
98	Andy Fenstermaker*	Iowa	Big Ten	12	49	1885	38.5
99	Marty Biagi	Marshall	CUSA	11	61	2343	38.4
100	Jacob Richardson	Miami (OH)	MAC	11	46	1766	38.4
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
101	Eric Shuey*	Navy	Ind	11	37	1420	38.4
102	Jeremy Schatz*	Alabama	SEC	11	60	2300	38.3
103	Andrew Wellock	Eastern Michigan	MAC	11	57	2183	38.3
104	Ross Ryan*	Michigan	Big Ten	12	52	1992	38.3
105	Brit Framel	Louisiana	Sun Belt	11	47	1801	38.3
106	Rob Park	Ole Miss	SEC	10	43	1641	38.2
107	Tony Mikulec	Central Michigan	MAC	11	72	2742	38.1
108	Chris Kindred*	Tulsa	CUSA	13	63	2385	37.9
109	Richmond McGee*	Texas	Big 12	13	35	1325	37.9
110	Truman Spencer	North Texas	Sun Belt	10	76	2859	37.6
111	Chris Keagle	Louisiana Tech	WAC	10	52	1946	37.4
112	Eric Neihouse*	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	12	37	1383	37.4
113	Justin Hamblin	Utah State	WAC	11	60	2234	37.2
114	Ben Woods	Buffalo	MAC	11	80	2967	37.1
115	Louie Sakoda*	Utah	MWC	12	54	2002	37.1
116	Tim Masthay	Kentucky	SEC	11	54	1965	36.4
117	Cole Chason*	Clemson	ACC	12	50	1822	36.4
118	Chris Patullo	Florida International	Sun Belt	11	43	1558	36.2
119	Kurt Milne	Hawaii	WAC	12	41	1479	36.1
120	Mike Lingua*	Fresno State	WAC	12	35	1230	35.1