1997 College Football Special Teams

1996 CFB Special Teams 1998 CFB Special Teams

Champions:
Michigan (AP, FWAA, NFF)
Nebraska (USA-ESPN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Charles Woodson (Michigan)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Mike Price (Washington State)

AP Preseason #1: Penn State

AP Final #1: Michigan

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Special Teams

Most values are per game averages

Special Teams Table
			Kicking							Punting			Kick Ret				Punt Ret
Rk	School	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Punts	Yds	Avg	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
1	Air Force	13				0.8
2	Akron	11				0.5
3	Alabama	11				1.1
4	Arizona	12				0.5
5	Arizona State	12				1.4
6	Arkansas	11				0.6
7	Arkansas State	11				0.7
8	Army	11				1.1
9	Auburn	13				1.3
10	Ball State	11				0.9
11	Baylor	11				0.8
12	Boise State	11				1.4
13	Boston College	11				0.9
14	Bowling Green State	11				0.7
15	Brigham Young	11				0.7
16	California	11				0.5
17	Central Michigan	11				1.0
18	Cincinnati	12				1.0
19	Clemson	12				1.5
20	Colorado	11				1.2
			Kicking							Punting			Kick Ret				Punt Ret
Rk	School	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Punts	Yds	Avg	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
21	Colorado State	13				0.8
22	Duke	11				1.4
23	East Carolina	11				0.7
24	Eastern Michigan	11				1.1
25	Florida	12				0.5
26	Florida State	12				1.6
27	Fresno State	12				1.0
28	Georgia	12				0.7
29	Georgia Tech	12				1.3
30	Hawaii	12				1.1
31	Houston	11				1.5
32	Idaho	11				1.1
33	Illinois	11				0.4
34	Indiana	11				1.4
35	Iowa	12				0.6
36	Iowa State	11				0.8
37	Kansas	11				1.0
38	Kansas State	12				1.4
39	Kent State	11				0.8
40	Kentucky	11				0.5
			Kicking							Punting			Kick Ret				Punt Ret
Rk	School	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Punts	Yds	Avg	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
41	Louisiana	11				0.3
42	Louisiana Tech	11				0.8
43	Louisiana-Monroe	12				0.8
44	Louisville	11				0.5
45	LSU	12				0.5
46	Marshall	13				0.4
47	Maryland	11				0.5
48	Memphis	11				0.6
49	Miami (FL)	11				0.8
50	Miami (OH)	11				0.8
51	Michigan	12				1.2
52	Michigan State	12				1.0
53	Minnesota	12				1.3
54	Mississippi State	11				1.5
55	Missouri	12				0.9
56	Navy	11				1.3
57	Nebraska	13				1.4
58	Nevada	11				1.1
59	New Mexico	13				1.7
60	New Mexico State	11				0.7
			Kicking							Punting			Kick Ret				Punt Ret
Rk	School	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Punts	Yds	Avg	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
61	North Carolina	12				1.3
62	North Carolina State	11				0.9
63	North Texas	11				1.3
64	Northern Illinois	11				0.5
65	Northwestern	12				1.7
66	Notre Dame	13				0.8
67	Ohio	11				0.6
68	Ohio State	13				1.2
69	Oklahoma	12				0.7
70	Oklahoma State	12				1.4
71	Ole Miss	12				0.8
72	Oregon	12				0.8
73	Oregon State	11				1.0
74	Penn State	12				0.7
75	Pitt	12				0.4
76	Purdue	12				0.8
77	Rice	11				0.7
78	Rutgers	11				0.2
79	San Diego State	12				1.0
80	San Jose State	11				0.5
			Kicking							Punting			Kick Ret				Punt Ret
Rk	School	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Punts	Yds	Avg	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
81	SMU	11				1.1
82	South Carolina	11				0.8
83	Southern Mississippi	12				1.1
84	Stanford	11				0.5
85	Syracuse	13				1.1
86	TCU	11				1.0
87	Temple	11				0.5
88	Tennessee	13				1.3
89	Texas	11				1.1
90	Texas A&M	13				1.2
91	Texas Tech	11				0.9
92	Toledo	12				0.9
93	Tulane	11				2.1
94	Tulsa	11				0.5
95	UAB	11				0.5
96	UCF	11				1.0
97	UCLA	12				1.5
98	UNLV	11				0.8
99	USC	11				0.9
100	Utah	11				1.3
			Kicking							Punting			Kick Ret				Punt Ret
Rk	School	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Punts	Yds	Avg	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
101	Utah State	12				0.8
102	UTEP	11				0.7
103	Vanderbilt	11				0.7
104	Virginia	11				0.7
105	Virginia Tech	12				1.6
106	Wake Forest	11				1.3
107	Washington	12				0.7
108	Washington State	12				1.0
109	West Virginia	12				1.0
110	Western Michigan	11				0.9
111	Wisconsin	13				1.1
112	Wyoming	13				1.1