2011 College Punts Downed Percentage Leaders
The share of punts a member of the kicking team stopped or touched before they could roll into the end zone. It is a control and coverage stat as much as a leg stat.
Downed punts are rare, so one or two change the percentage. In 2011, Will Goggans (58.7%) led college football punters in punts downed percentage, ahead of Alex King (53.3%) and Zack Campbell (52.1%). 115 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 31.3%.
Final 2011 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | Downed % | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Goggans | Troy | 58.7% | 63 | 41.2 | 38.7 | 21 | 33% | 8% | 17% | +1.0 |
| 2 | Alex King | Duke | 53.3% | 50 | 42.1 | 39.7 | 18 | 35% | 8% | 20% | +0.7 |
| 3 | Zack Campbell | Akron | 52.1% | 77 | 38.1 | 37.5 | 16 | 23% | 4% | 25% | −18.5 |
| 4 | Scott Kovanda | Ball State | 51.5% | 57 | 43.6 | 41.5 | 23 | 39% | 7% | 27% | +10.3 |
| 5 | Kase Whitehead | Marshall | 51.3% | 69 | 40.0 | 38.4 | 19 | 31% | 5% | 33% | −11.1 |
| 6 | Shawn Powell | Florida State | 48.4% | 49 | 47.0 | 45.3 | 23 | 47% | 10% | 13% | +17.6 |
| 7 | Justin Doerner | Rutgers | 47.2% | 58 | 39.3 | 38.0 | 22 | 39% | 9% | 33% | −2.0 |
| 8 | Brett Baer | Louisiana | 46.3% | 75 | 40.5 | 38.6 | 28 | 38% | 7% | 26% | +2.6 |
| 9 | Peter Boehme | Southern Miss | 46.2% | 38 | 42.8 | 40.1 | 14 | 36% | 13% | 15% | +4.9 |
| 10 | Austin McCoy | Wyoming | 45.8% | 72 | 40.3 | 38.1 | 22 | 31% | 11% | 29% | −0.9 |
| 11 | Matt Stone | SMU | 45.0% | 51 | 36.9 | 35.6 | 12 | 29% | 5% | 25% | −16.1 |
| 12 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | 44.4% | 56 | 44.1 | 42.9 | 25 | 45% | 7% | 33% | +6.9 |
| 13 | Bryan Anger | California | 42.9% | 46 | 44.6 | 42.0 | 19 | 41% | 9% | 29% | +3.2 |
| 14 | Brandon Williams | Northwestern | 42.9% | 44 | 40.5 | 35.8 | 12 | 29% | 17% | 26% | +0.4 |
| 15 | Matt Darr | Tennessee | 42.9% | 40 | 38.1 | 37.3 | 12 | 33% | 6% | 43% | −1.6 |
| 16 | Hendrix Brakefield | Western Kentucky | 42.1% | 64 | 41.6 | 40.0 | 28 | 44% | 8% | 29% | +1.2 |
| 17 | Pat O'Donnell | Cincinnati | 41.7% | 56 | 43.9 | 41.0 | 25 | 46% | 13% | 19% | +11.4 |
| 18 | Richard Kent | Vanderbilt | 41.7% | 55 | 43.3 | 42.2 | 20 | 38% | 8% | 25% | +10.4 |
| 19 | Michael Molinari | West Virginia | 41.7% | 30 | 37.2 | 35.9 | 11 | 37% | 7% | 21% | −1.4 |
| 20 | Jimmy Howell | Virginia | 40.9% | 61 | 39.4 | 37.8 | 23 | 38% | 8% | 25% | −3.7 |
| 21 | Harrison Waid | San José State | 40.6% | 52 | 42.8 | 40.8 | 17 | 34% | 10% | 28% | +4.3 |
| 22 | Matt Rinehart | Kent State | 40.0% | 78 | 42.8 | 39.6 | 23 | 28% | 13% | 13% | −12.7 |
| 23 | Brian Schmiedebusch | Bowling Green | 40.0% | 57 | 45.3 | 42.4 | 19 | 34% | 14% | 25% | +12.2 |
| 24 | Pete Kontodiakos | Colorado State | 39.4% | 57 | 43.6 | 42.4 | 14 | 25% | 5% | 36% | +10.3 |
| 25 | Adam Pines | Indiana | 39.0% | 71 | 38.4 | 37.9 | 18 | 26% | 1% | 46% | −8.7 |
| 26 | Brad Wing | LSU | 38.9% | 50 | 43.9 | 41.6 | 26 | 51% | 8% | 36% | +15.5 |
| 27 | Justin DuVernois | Illinois | 38.5% | 53 | 38.3 | 37.3 | 18 | 33% | 5% | 38% | −9.5 |
| 28 | Brandon McManus | Temple | 38.5% | 43 | 46.2 | 40.8 | 15 | 35% | 26% | 8% | +3.2 |
| 29 | Daniel Wagner | Washington State | 38.2% | 55 | 40.8 | 38.7 | 16 | 29% | 4% | 26% | −4.4 |
| 30 | Ian Campbell | UTEP | 38.1% | 48 | 46.1 | 44.4 | 15 | 36% | 12% | 24% | +8.3 |
| 31 | Chris Boldt | Army | 38.1% | 31 | 39.8 | 38.6 | 11 | 37% | 7% | 10% | −1.3 |
| 32 | Brad Elkin | Boise State | 37.9% | 41 | 41.8 | 40.4 | 24 | 59% | 7% | 21% | +5.6 |
| 33 | Ryan Erxleben | Texas Tech | 37.8% | 57 | 41.7 | 39.2 | 20 | 36% | 11% | 41% | +2.8 |
| 34 | Tress Way | Oklahoma | 37.8% | 57 | 41.2 | 39.1 | 33 | 58% | 11% | 36% | +3.2 |
| 35 | Cole Way | Tulsa | 37.5% | 34 | 38.0 | 36.2 | 9 | 25% | 3% | 58% | −12.4 |
| 36 | Ryan Allen | Louisiana Tech | 37.0% | 78 | 46.3 | 44.5 | 39 | 53% | 7% | 50% | +16.3 |
| 37 | Ryan Tydlacka | Kentucky | 36.7% | 79 | 43.6 | 42.0 | 19 | 25% | 9% | 23% | +10.5 |
| 38 | Cody Webster | Purdue | 36.7% | 44 | 43.3 | 42.5 | 18 | 39% | 0% | 30% | +5.2 |
| 39 | Ben Turk | Notre Dame | 36.4% | 46 | 40.2 | 38.5 | 15 | 33% | 9% | 39% | −4.6 |
| 40 | Joey Scribner-Howard | South Carolina | 36.4% | 47 | 38.9 | 37.5 | 11 | 24% | 5% | 48% | −10.8 |
| 41 | Zac Murphy | Miami (OH) | 35.3% | 56 | 39.1 | 36.8 | 17 | 30% | 5% | 12% | −9.0 |
| 42 | Jake Hurst | Nevada | 35.3% | 48 | 41.9 | 40.3 | 22 | 46% | 8% | 26% | −2.9 |
| 43 | Nathaniel Toulson | Middle Tennessee | 35.0% | 49 | 40.2 | 36.9 | 17 | 39% | 5% | 35% | −6.6 |
| 44 | Ron Doherty | Kansas | 34.9% | 64 | 42.8 | 40.9 | 17 | 27% | 9% | 35% | −0.2 |
| 45 | Nick Ferrara | Maryland | 34.9% | 57 | 39.5 | 38.4 | 22 | 39% | 4% | 42% | +4.8 |
| 46 | Mike Sadler | Michigan State | 34.9% | 53 | 39.8 | 37.4 | 25 | 45% | 9% | 33% | −2.6 |
| 47 | Dylan Breeding | Arkansas | 34.8% | 49 | 45.2 | 44.6 | 18 | 38% | 4% | 57% | +5.5 |
| 48 | Tyler Campbell | Ole Miss | 34.7% | 72 | 43.6 | 41.5 | 28 | 39% | 10% | 35% | +8.4 |
| 49 | Josh Bleser | Louisville | 34.4% | 42 | 38.5 | 35.9 | 18 | 46% | 8% | 50% | +1.0 |
| 50 | Mickey Groody | Florida Atlantic | 34.0% | 68 | 42.0 | 40.1 | 18 | 23% | 7% | 49% | −5.2 |
| 51 | Ben Armer | Western Michigan | 33.3% | 39 | 41.2 | 39.0 | 23 | 56% | 12% | 33% | +5.1 |
| 52 | Justin Brockhaus-Kann | South Florida | 32.7% | 62 | 36.3 | 35.3 | 23 | 38% | 7% | 51% | −4.0 |
| 53 | Alex Wulfeck | Wake Forest | 32.4% | 62 | 39.7 | 38.4 | 15 | 25% | 7% | 49% | −8.5 |
| 54 | Thomas Hibbard | North Carolina | 32.4% | 47 | 38.4 | 37.5 | 14 | 30% | 4% | 41% | −6.4 |
| 55 | Eric Guthrie | Iowa | 32.4% | 47 | 40.8 | 40.0 | 21 | 46% | 7% | 56% | +4.9 |
| 56 | Kyle Dugandzic | Arizona | 32.0% | 40 | 46.0 | 41.0 | 15 | 38% | 25% | 16% | +7.8 |
| 57 | Chase Lansford | UNLV | 31.7% | 75 | 41.2 | 40.7 | 17 | 24% | 3% | 17% | −5.1 |
| 58 | Tyler Bennett | Utah State | 31.3% | 53 | 44.2 | 42.4 | 19 | 37% | 12% | 6% | +3.7 |
| 59 | Richie Leone | Houston | 31.3% | 45 | 41.1 | 37.9 | 12 | 27% | 16% | 34% | +0.8 |
| 60 | Drew Butler | Georgia | 31.0% | 51 | 44.3 | 42.7 | 20 | 39% | 8% | 38% | +10.8 |
| 61 | Jacob Schum | Buffalo | 30.8% | 61 | 39.0 | 38.4 | 13 | 22% | 2% | 54% | −9.7 |
| 62 | Aaron Munoz | UL Monroe | 30.8% | 51 | 37.3 | 35.4 | 13 | 23% | 4% | 42% | −25.2 |
| 63 | Ben Ryan | East Carolina | 30.4% | 42 | 40.0 | 38.1 | 13 | 33% | 10% | 13% | −4.5 |
| 64 | Baker Swedenburg | Mississippi State | 30.2% | 66 | 41.9 | 40.1 | 22 | 33% | 11% | 44% | +5.7 |
| 65 | Darragh O'Neill | Colorado | 30.0% | 74 | 42.6 | 41.7 | 26 | 36% | 3% | 38% | −0.5 |
| 66 | Justin Tucker | Texas | 29.7% | 55 | 38.5 | 37.6 | 17 | 30% | 2% | 59% | −13.9 |
| 67 | Johnny Hekker | Oregon State | 29.7% | 50 | 44.0 | 42.7 | 22 | 48% | 13% | 16% | +12.9 |
| 68 | Riley Stephenson | BYU | 29.6% | 38 | 42.8 | 39.5 | 15 | 39% | 16% | 30% | +1.6 |
| 69 | Jake Capraro | New Mexico State | 29.3% | 74 | 39.3 | 38.9 | 20 | 30% | 3% | 44% | −8.5 |
| 70 | Tom Hornsey | Memphis | 28.6% | 95 | 42.0 | 41.0 | 18 | 24% | 5% | 17% | −17.9 |
| 71 | Alex Dunnachie | Hawai'i | 28.6% | 56 | 39.7 | 40.3 | 21 | 41% | 0% | 62% | +7.4 |
| 72 | David Bohner | UCF | 28.6% | 42 | 41.2 | 38.5 | 17 | 41% | 15% | 29% | +1.1 |
| 73 | Sean Poole | Georgia Tech | 28.6% | 31 | 38.7 | 38.1 | 5 | 16% | 3% | 29% | −4.8 |
| 74 | Kyle Christy | Florida | 28.6% | 27 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 10 | 33% | 7% | 52% | −0.7 |
| 75 | Ben Skaer | New Mexico | 27.9% | 73 | 39.7 | 38.8 | 21 | 29% | 4% | 28% | −17.8 |
| 76 | Kirby Van Der Kamp | Iowa State | 27.9% | 64 | 42.7 | 39.8 | 21 | 33% | 16% | 26% | +2.3 |
| 77 | Matt Yoklic | Pittsburgh | 27.8% | 57 | 40.9 | 39.1 | 20 | 35% | 9% | 39% | +0.9 |
| 78 | David Green | Stanford | 26.9% | 32 | 41.7 | 37.9 | 15 | 43% | 14% | 46% | −0.4 |
| 79 | Quinn Sharp | Oklahoma State | 26.7% | 42 | 46.6 | 43.0 | 15 | 37% | 17% | 27% | +7.1 |
| 80 | Andrew Shapiro | Fresno State | 26.5% | 66 | 39.7 | 38.2 | 23 | 35% | 8% | 49% | −2.6 |
| 81 | Ryan Epperson | Texas A&M | 26.3% | 48 | 40.9 | 38.9 | 20 | 42% | 10% | 53% | +0.1 |
| 82 | Will Atterberry | North Texas | 26.1% | 74 | 43.5 | 41.6 | 29 | 39% | 9% | 37% | +7.5 |
| 83 | Wil Baumann | NC State | 26.1% | 64 | 37.4 | 36.6 | 21 | 33% | 5% | 63% | −7.2 |
| 84 | Jay Karutz | Eastern Michigan | 25.6% | 58 | 38.8 | 38.0 | 30 | 47% | 5% | 40% | +3.4 |
| 85 | Jonathan Ginsburgh | Tulane | 25.0% | 59 | 41.7 | 39.6 | 16 | 28% | 7% | 38% | +0.1 |
| 86 | Jackson Rice | Oregon | 25.0% | 45 | 45.8 | 45.2 | 20 | 44% | 4% | 54% | +10.4 |
| 87 | Trey Barrow | Missouri | 24.4% | 60 | 45.0 | 38.8 | 12 | 20% | 30% | 18% | +7.2 |
| 88 | Richie Hogan | Central Michigan | 24.3% | 64 | 39.4 | 37.9 | 22 | 35% | 6% | 46% | −16.1 |
| 89 | Ryan Neir | Northern Illinois | 24.3% | 47 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 15 | 28% | 0% | 68% | −6.6 |
| 90 | Kiel Rasp | Washington | 24.0% | 36 | 45.1 | 42.9 | 9 | 26% | 9% | 48% | +1.4 |
| 91 | Kyle Martens | Rice | 23.4% | 78 | 43.6 | 42.2 | 25 | 34% | 8% | 40% | +10.6 |
| 92 | Dalton Botts | Miami | 23.3% | 48 | 42.7 | 41.4 | 13 | 28% | 6% | 63% | +6.7 |
| 93 | Steven Clark | Auburn | 23.2% | 69 | 40.5 | 39.8 | 32 | 48% | 3% | 63% | +8.1 |
| 94 | Trey Ragland | UAB | 23.1% | 55 | 40.6 | 38.7 | 21 | 38% | 9% | 38% | −1.2 |
| 95 | Sean Sellwood | Utah | 22.6% | 42 | 44.2 | 41.3 | 14 | 33% | 14% | 42% | +9.5 |
| 96 | Cole Wagner | UConn | 22.5% | 80 | 41.1 | 39.9 | 27 | 34% | 6% | 55% | +3.6 |
| 97 | Ben Buchanan | Ohio State | 22.5% | 65 | 40.8 | 40.2 | 27 | 42% | 3% | 60% | +6.1 |
| 98 | Ryan Quigley | Boston College | 22.4% | 69 | 38.5 | 37.9 | 30 | 43% | 3% | 64% | −0.4 |
| 99 | Josh Hubner | Arizona State | 21.6% | 56 | 41.8 | 39.1 | 22 | 40% | 11% | 57% | +6.3 |
| 100 | Anson Kelton | TCU | 20.7% | 42 | 39.8 | 37.1 | 12 | 29% | 14% | 41% | −0.4 |
| 101 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | 20.0% | 54 | 45.0 | 43.8 | 26 | 49% | 6% | 27% | +8.1 |
| 102 | Josh Brisk | Florida International | 17.9% | 49 | 42.2 | 38.5 | 14 | 26% | 19% | 36% | −2.1 |
| 103 | Pablo Beltran | Navy | 17.9% | 35 | 37.5 | 35.9 | 11 | 31% | 6% | 46% | −2.1 |
| 104 | Brad Nortman | Wisconsin | 17.2% | 44 | 42.1 | 39.9 | 20 | 44% | 7% | 59% | +2.8 |
| 105 | Anthony Fera | Penn State | 17.1% | 55 | 42.0 | 37.9 | 21 | 39% | 20% | 37% | +4.5 |
| 106 | Dawson Zimmerman | Clemson | 16.7% | 59 | 42.0 | 38.6 | 21 | 36% | 17% | 53% | −4.4 |
| 107 | Brian Stahovich | San Diego State | 16.7% | 57 | 43.4 | 39.8 | 20 | 36% | 18% | 50% | +12.6 |
| 108 | Dan Orseske | Minnesota | 16.7% | 57 | 37.0 | 35.2 | 13 | 23% | 9% | 40% | −15.5 |
| 109 | Bobby Cowan | Idaho | 16.4% | 87 | 46.5 | 44.2 | 19 | 22% | 11% | 49% | +21.0 |
| 110 | Paul Hershey | Ohio | 16.2% | 48 | 39.5 | 36.7 | 24 | 49% | 10% | 49% | +4.7 |
| 111 | Ryan Doerr | Kansas State | 15.9% | 59 | 40.5 | 38.9 | 18 | 30% | 7% | 66% | −4.2 |
| 112 | Vince Penza | Toledo | 14.3% | 40 | 37.9 | 35.9 | 10 | 24% | 7% | 21% | −12.0 |
| 113 | Kyle Negrete | USC | 13.8% | 39 | 40.1 | 40.3 | 22 | 58% | 0% | 41% | +3.9 |
| 114 | Cody Mandell | Alabama | 12.5% | 36 | 38.9 | 37.7 | 11 | 32% | 6% | 67% | −1.3 |
| 115 | Jonathan Fisher | Syracuse | 12.0% | 43 | 39.3 | 38.0 | 10 | 23% | 7% | 44% | −7.8 |
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