2002 College Football Punting Stats

2001 CFB Punting Stats 2003 CFB Punting Stats

Champions: Ohio State (AP, BCS, FWAA, NFF, USA-ESPN)

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Carson Palmer (USC)

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award: Jim Tressel (Ohio State)

AP Preseason #1: Miami (FL)

AP Final #1: Ohio State

116 Players

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

116 Players Table
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
1	Mark Mariscal*	Colorado	Big 12	14	67	3186	47.6
2	Matt Payne	Brigham Young	MWC	12	51	2427	47.6
3	Glenn Pakulak	Kentucky	SEC	12	66	3008	45.6
4	Andy Groom*	Ohio State	Big Ten	14	60	2697	45.0
5	Mat McBriar*	Hawaii	WAC	14	48	2148	44.8
6	Donnie Jones*	LSU	SEC	13	64	2813	44.0
7	Greg Johnson	Vanderbilt	SEC	12	66	2891	43.8
8	Cody Scates	Texas A&M	Big 12	12	67	2931	43.7
9	Dustin Colquitt*	Tennessee	SEC	13	65	2833	43.6
10	Jarad Preston	East Carolina	CUSA	12	73	3170	43.4
11	Damon Duval*	Auburn	SEC	13	54	2344	43.4
12	Kyle Larson*	Nebraska	Big 12	14	73	3156	43.2
13	Andy Lee*	Pitt	Big East	13	73	3147	43.1
14	Brooks Barnard*	Maryland	ACC	14	55	2373	43.1
15	Curtis Head*	Marshall	MAC	13	42	1809	43.1
16	Luke Donovan	Wyoming	MWC	12	58	2493	43.0
17	Seth Marler*	Tulane	CUSA	13	72	3090	42.9
18	Tim Parker*	Arizona State	Pac-10	14	79	3372	42.7
19	Brad Kadlubar	North Texas	Sun Belt	13	85	3619	42.6
20	Robert Billings	Middle Tennessee State	Sun Belt	12	61	2599	42.6
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
21	Brian Lewis	Utah	MWC	11	58	2471	42.6
22	Brock Harvey	Missouri	Big 12	12	54	2295	42.5
23	Cody Ridgeway*	Ole Miss	SEC	13	67	2840	42.4
24	Tyeler Dean	South Carolina	SEC	11	45	1909	42.4
25	Jonathan Kilgo*	Georgia	SEC	14	64	2708	42.3
26	Tony Yelk*	Iowa State	Big 12	14	46	1945	42.3
27	Chris Morehouse*	Georgia Tech	ACC	10	33	1396	42.3
28	Curtis Ansel	Kansas	Big 12	12	82	3459	42.2
29	Jose Arroyo*	Oregon	Pac-10	13	77	3250	42.2
30	Adam Finley*	Michigan	Big Ten	13	69	2909	42.2
31	Jared Cook	Mississippi State	SEC	10	48	2024	42.2
32	Ross Stewart	UAB	CUSA	12	75	3154	42.1
33	Tom Malone*	USC	Pac-10	13	62	2609	42.1
34	Brian Simnjanovski	San Diego State	MWC	13	60	2524	42.1
35	Nate Fikse*	UCLA	Pac-10	13	71	2975	41.9
36	Devin Sanderson	South Florida	Ind	11	66	2768	41.9
37	Mark Haulman*	Southern Mississippi	CUSA	13	80	3344	41.8
38	Ryan Downes	Idaho	Sun Belt	12	56	2338	41.8
39	Ryan Flinn	UCF	MAC	12	40	1673	41.8
40	Michael Wafzig	Miami (OH)	MAC	12	40	1666	41.7
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
41	Mike Wafzig	Miami (OH)	MAC	12	40	1666	41.7
42	David Rysko	Eastern Michigan	MAC	12	64	2660	41.6
43	Brian Huffman	Northwestern	Big Ten	12	66	2737	41.5
44	Lane Bearden	Alabama	SEC	12	50	2074	41.5
45	Cole Farden*	Oklahoma State	Big 12	13	57	2358	41.4
46	Freddie Capshaw*	Miami (FL)	Big East	13	54	2225	41.2
47	John Skaggs	Navy	Ind	12	46	1896	41.2
48	Kevin Kerr	Ohio	MAC	12	55	2258	41.1
49	David Royer*	Penn State	Big Ten	13	50	2053	41.1
50	Kyle Basler*	Washington State	Pac-10	13	50	2053	41.1
51	Travis Brown*	Kansas State	Big 12	13	49	2015	41.1
52	Derek Jones	Nevada	WAC	12	63	2579	40.9
53	Bryce Benekos	UTEP	WAC	12	70	2855	40.8
54	Jared Fritz	Kent State	MAC	12	59	2409	40.8
55	Tyler Gaus	New Mexico	MWC	13	73	2971	40.7
56	Jason Simpson*	Fresno State	WAC	14	74	3007	40.6
57	Travis Hale	Rice	WAC	11	58	2352	40.6
58	Vinnie Burns*	Virginia Tech	Big East	14	64	2591	40.5
59	Jason Daily	Michigan State	Big Ten	12	66	2668	40.4
60	Mike Barr	Rutgers	Big East	12	92	3707	40.3
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
61	Carl Tobey*	Oregon State	Pac-10	13	74	2981	40.3
62	Reggie Hodges	Ball State	MAC	12	57	2299	40.3
63	Joey Huber*	Colorado State	MWC	14	53	2135	40.3
64	Andy Jerdon	Akron	MAC	12	46	1856	40.3
65	James Gaither	Memphis	CUSA	8	35	1411	40.3
66	Scott McMahan	Buffalo	MAC	12	81	3258	40.2
67	Cort Moffitt	Tulsa	WAC	12	75	3016	40.2
68	Brian Bradford*	Texas	Big 12	13	67	2685	40.1
69	Preston Gruening*	Minnesota	Big Ten	13	57	2282	40.0
70	Adam Coles	Connecticut	Ind	12	76	3030	39.9
71	Thomas Olmsted	Troy	Ind	12	72	2871	39.9
72	Grant Autrey	Louisiana	Sun Belt	12	78	3108	39.8
73	Chance Gwaltney*	Florida State	ACC	14	72	2862	39.8
74	Eric Johnson	Stanford	Pac-10	11	58	2306	39.8
75	Joey Biasatti*	TCU	CUSA	12	77	3060	39.7
76	Steve Mullins	Utah State	Ind	11	63	2500	39.7
77	Clinton Greathouse*	Texas Tech	Big 12	14	47	1867	39.7
78	Brian Brandt	Central Michigan	MAC	11	71	2815	39.6
79	Tyler Fredrickson	California	Pac-10	12	62	2450	39.5
80	David Bradley*	Iowa	Big Ten	13	53	2093	39.5
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
81	Brent Slaton*	Purdue	Big Ten	13	63	2485	39.4
82	Richie Butler*	Arkansas	SEC	14	69	2715	39.3
83	Dan Dyke*	Georgia Tech	ACC	13	39	1531	39.3
84	Mike Shafer	Syracuse	Big East	12	69	2707	39.2
85	Pat Fleming	Bowling Green State	MAC	12	51	2000	39.2
86	Patrick Fleming	Bowling Green State	MAC	12	51	2000	39.2
87	Trey McDonald	Duke	ACC	12	49	1923	39.2
88	Joey Hildbold*	Notre Dame	Ind	13	78	3038	38.9
89	Jimmy McClary	Houston	CUSA	12	62	2411	38.9
90	Garvin Ringwelski	Temple	Big East	12	47	1819	38.7
91	Mike Alexander	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	12	64	2469	38.6
92	Blake Ferguson*	Oklahoma	Big 12	14	74	2851	38.5
93	Derek McLaughlin*	Washington	Pac-10	12	57	2194	38.5
94	Gary Cook	UNLV	MWC	12	70	2680	38.3
95	Jimmy Erwin	Northern Illinois	MAC	12	63	2412	38.3
96	Ryan Mentzel	SMU	WAC	12	70	2673	38.2
97	Ryan Hamre	Indiana	Big Ten	12	58	2214	38.2
98	Michael Carr	San Jose State	WAC	13	57	2174	38.1
99	Chet Ervin*	Cincinnati	CUSA	14	66	2511	38.0
100	Matt Steffen	Western Michigan	MAC	8	41	1550	37.8
Rk	Player	School	Conf	G	Punts	Yds	Avg
101	Brian Copple	New Mexico State	Sun Belt	12	42	1585	37.7
102	Danny Baugher	Arizona	Pac-10	12	38	1434	37.7
103	Matt Minnes	Illinois	Big Ten	12	33	1244	37.7
104	Dustin Upton	Louisiana Tech	WAC	12	64	2405	37.6
105	Nate Smith*	Louisville	CUSA	13	50	1875	37.5
106	R.J. Morse*	Wisconsin	Big Ten	14	74	2765	37.4
107	Kevin McMyler*	Boston College	Big East	13	57	2125	37.3
108	Austin Herbert*	North Carolina State	ACC	14	61	2268	37.2
109	Mark Fazzolari*	West Virginia	Big East	13	53	1969	37.2
110	Wynn Kopp*	Clemson	ACC	13	63	2340	37.1
111	Chris Castelli	Army	CUSA	12	65	2383	36.7
112	Tom Hagan*	Virginia	ACC	14	62	2273	36.7
113	John Lafferty	North Carolina	ACC	12	61	2235	36.6
114	Kjell Nesen	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	9	56	2048	36.6
115	Jeremy Parker	Baylor	Big 12	12	73	2599	35.6
116	Ingle Martin*	Florida	SEC	12	46	1619	35.2