2012 College Inside-20 to Touchback Ratio Leaders
Punts inside the 20 divided by touchbacks. It rewards a punter who gets close to the goal line without going through it. Punters with no touchbacks cannot be scored, so they are left out.
Higher is better. A punter with one touchback and ten punts inside the 20 scores 10.0. In 2012, Scott Kovanda (25.0) led college football punters in inside-20 to touchback ratio, ahead of Cole Way (22.0) and Kyle Dugandzic (21.0). 116 punters qualify (minimum 30 punts). The median qualified punter had 4.7.
Final 2012 regular-season numbers, updated October 23, 2026.
| Rk | Player | Team | I20:TB | Punts | Avg | Net | In 20 | In 20 % | TB % | FC % | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Kovanda | Ball State | 25.0 | 44 | 40.2 | 39.7 | 25 | 57% | 2% | 43% | +4.3 |
| 2 | Cole Way | Tulsa | 22.0 | 69 | 39.4 | 38.0 | 22 | 31% | 1% | 42% | −8.0 |
| 3 | Kyle Dugandzic | Arizona | 21.0 | 48 | 43.4 | 42.8 | 21 | 44% | 2% | 39% | +5.0 |
| 4 | Brandon Williams | Northwestern | 19.0 | 59 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 19 | 33% | 2% | 47% | −1.7 |
| 5 | Cole Leininger | California | 17.0 | 60 | 40.0 | 39.8 | 17 | 29% | 2% | 59% | −7.1 |
| 6 | Alex King | Texas | 16.0 | 38 | 45.3 | 44.8 | 16 | 42% | 3% | 50% | +6.9 |
| 7 | Michael Palardy | Tennessee | 16.0 | 36 | 43.1 | 42.3 | 16 | 46% | 3% | 39% | −0.7 |
| 8 | Richie Hogan | Central Michigan | 16.0 | 47 | 40.8 | 40.4 | 16 | 40% | 3% | 30% | −3.2 |
| 9 | Tom Hornsey | Memphis | 14.5 | 60 | 43.4 | 42.3 | 29 | 47% | 3% | 23% | +6.3 |
| 10 | Spencer Benton | Clemson | 14.0 | 42 | 38.6 | 38.5 | 14 | 34% | 2% | 48% | −2.2 |
| 11 | Kirby Van Der Kamp | Iowa State | 13.5 | 69 | 41.6 | 41.0 | 27 | 40% | 3% | 46% | +10.3 |
| 12 | Ryan Epperson | Texas A&M | 13.0 | 37 | 42.8 | 42.6 | 13 | 37% | 3% | 46% | +8.7 |
| 13 | A.J. Hughes | Virginia Tech | 12.5 | 68 | 40.3 | 39.5 | 25 | 36% | 3% | 41% | −1.7 |
| 14 | Connor Kornbrath | Iowa | 11.0 | 53 | 37.9 | 37.3 | 11 | 22% | 2% | 45% | −9.2 |
| 15 | Josh Brisk | Florida International | 11.0 | 47 | 40.0 | 39.4 | 11 | 24% | 2% | 74% | −6.4 |
| 16 | Cason Beatty | Florida State | 10.5 | 42 | 38.4 | 36.6 | 21 | 49% | 5% | 56% | +1.1 |
| 17 | Will Scott | Troy | 10.5 | 54 | 41.0 | 40.1 | 21 | 40% | 4% | 22% | +0.1 |
| 18 | Trey Barrow | Missouri | 10.3 | 68 | 43.0 | 41.1 | 31 | 44% | 4% | 49% | +1.1 |
| 19 | Tyler Bennett | Utah State | 10.0 | 57 | 41.8 | 40.4 | 30 | 54% | 5% | 46% | +6.2 |
| 20 | Alex Butterworth | Penn State | 10.0 | 51 | 37.4 | 36.6 | 20 | 39% | 4% | 48% | −7.0 |
| 21 | Brett Baer | Louisiana | 10.0 | 54 | 42.0 | 41.3 | 20 | 40% | 4% | 47% | +1.1 |
| 22 | Taylor Cook | Rice | 10.0 | 37 | 36.4 | 35.7 | 10 | 28% | 3% | 69% | −9.5 |
| 23 | Dalton Botts | Miami | 9.7 | 54 | 40.5 | 39.3 | 29 | 54% | 6% | 39% | +11.3 |
| 24 | Jonathan Fisher | Syracuse | 9.5 | 50 | 39.2 | 38.4 | 19 | 38% | 4% | 45% | +0.1 |
| 25 | Justin DuVernois | Illinois | 9.5 | 73 | 41.9 | 41.4 | 19 | 26% | 3% | 34% | −1.3 |
| 26 | Quinn Sharp | Oklahoma State | 9.5 | 41 | 45.8 | 44.8 | 19 | 46% | 5% | 48% | +7.9 |
| 27 | Scott Garber | South Alabama | 9.5 | 72 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 19 | 28% | 3% | 38% | −12.2 |
| 28 | Darragh O'Neill | Colorado | 9.3 | 76 | 43.5 | 42.6 | 28 | 37% | 4% | 53% | +3.6 |
| 29 | David Baska | Air Force | 9.0 | 33 | 40.5 | 39.8 | 9 | 27% | 3% | 39% | −3.9 |
| 30 | Richard Kent | Vanderbilt | 8.7 | 54 | 44.8 | 43.8 | 26 | 48% | 6% | 44% | +14.6 |
| 31 | Jay Karutz | Eastern Michigan | 8.0 | 69 | 42.7 | 41.3 | 24 | 34% | 4% | 45% | −0.2 |
| 32 | Keith Kostol | Oregon State | 8.0 | 55 | 42.1 | 40.9 | 24 | 44% | 5% | 51% | +9.7 |
| 33 | Bobby Cowan | Idaho | 8.0 | 65 | 42.8 | 41.5 | 16 | 25% | 3% | 46% | +0.3 |
| 34 | Collin Barber | Georgia | 7.3 | 57 | 41.6 | 40.5 | 22 | 38% | 5% | 64% | +6.8 |
| 35 | Drew Meyer | Wisconsin | 7.0 | 73 | 41.2 | 39.9 | 35 | 48% | 7% | 60% | +12.2 |
| 36 | Baker Swedenburg | Mississippi State | 7.0 | 52 | 40.8 | 39.7 | 21 | 40% | 6% | 72% | +7.9 |
| 37 | Vince Penza | Toledo | 7.0 | 52 | 40.6 | 39.4 | 21 | 40% | 6% | 26% | +1.4 |
| 38 | Dylan Breeding | Arkansas | 6.7 | 53 | 45.6 | 43.6 | 20 | 37% | 6% | 38% | +13.0 |
| 39 | Ben Turk | Notre Dame | 6.5 | 48 | 40.6 | 39.7 | 13 | 27% | 4% | 50% | +1.8 |
| 40 | Jim Broadway | Ole Miss | 6.5 | 54 | 41.2 | 39.9 | 13 | 27% | 4% | 55% | −5.1 |
| 41 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | 6.3 | 58 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 19 | 33% | 5% | 24% | −4.0 |
| 42 | Tyler Grassman | Buffalo | 6.3 | 80 | 35.4 | 34.0 | 19 | 26% | 4% | 41% | −28.4 |
| 43 | Cayle Chapman-Brown | New Mexico State | 6.0 | 70 | 44.3 | 43.2 | 24 | 38% | 6% | 42% | +3.1 |
| 44 | Peter Boehme | Southern Miss | 6.0 | 63 | 40.0 | 39.1 | 18 | 32% | 5% | 35% | −8.7 |
| 45 | Tommy Hibbard | North Carolina | 5.7 | 50 | 43.0 | 41.8 | 17 | 34% | 6% | 31% | +0.6 |
| 46 | Zach Paul | Akron | 5.7 | 65 | 40.9 | 39.5 | 17 | 30% | 5% | 34% | −3.4 |
| 47 | Riley Stephenson | BYU | 5.6 | 51 | 47.3 | 45.0 | 28 | 55% | 10% | 33% | +25.4 |
| 48 | Christian Eldred | Minnesota | 5.5 | 63 | 38.5 | 37.2 | 22 | 37% | 7% | 50% | −3.5 |
| 49 | Anthony Melchiori | Kent State | 5.4 | 66 | 42.5 | 41.0 | 27 | 42% | 8% | 52% | +16.5 |
| 50 | Grant Venham | Ohio | 5.3 | 53 | 39.4 | 36.8 | 21 | 47% | 9% | 41% | −3.6 |
| 51 | Alexander Kinal | Wake Forest | 5.2 | 95 | 40.7 | 40.1 | 26 | 30% | 6% | 49% | −4.2 |
| 52 | Mike Sadler | Michigan State | 5.2 | 68 | 43.3 | 41.2 | 26 | 38% | 7% | 38% | −1.6 |
| 53 | Kyle Christy | Florida | 5.0 | 62 | 46.1 | 43.5 | 30 | 48% | 10% | 49% | +16.7 |
| 54 | Ian Campbell | UTEP | 5.0 | 66 | 42.6 | 41.4 | 20 | 34% | 7% | 31% | +8.0 |
| 55 | Justin Manton | UL Monroe | 5.0 | 43 | 40.2 | 39.7 | 15 | 38% | 8% | 50% | −0.6 |
| 56 | Mike Loftus | SMU | 5.0 | 47 | 42.5 | 41.2 | 10 | 23% | 5% | 22% | +2.3 |
| 57 | Alec Vozenilek | Virginia | 4.8 | 66 | 40.6 | 39.2 | 19 | 29% | 6% | 35% | +3.5 |
| 58 | Steven Clark | Auburn | 4.8 | 70 | 39.8 | 38.6 | 19 | 28% | 6% | 58% | +4.8 |
| 59 | Jeff Locke | UCLA | 4.7 | 71 | 43.4 | 41.5 | 33 | 47% | 10% | 56% | +7.6 |
| 60 | Josh Davis | Middle Tennessee | 4.7 | 42 | 40.2 | 37.7 | 14 | 34% | 8% | 41% | −6.1 |
| 61 | Landon Foster | Kentucky | 4.5 | 61 | 42.9 | 41.5 | 18 | 30% | 7% | 35% | +3.8 |
| 62 | Ron Doherty | Kansas | 4.5 | 56 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 18 | 33% | 7% | 42% | −4.9 |
| 63 | Erich Toth | Indiana | 4.5 | 48 | 39.5 | 38.7 | 9 | 19% | 4% | 47% | −4.2 |
| 64 | Ben Buchanan | Ohio State | 4.3 | 59 | 41.0 | 39.0 | 17 | 29% | 7% | 60% | +3.4 |
| 65 | Tyler Williams | Marshall | 4.3 | 43 | 45.2 | 42.4 | 17 | 39% | 9% | 26% | +4.5 |
| 66 | Pat O'Donnell | Cincinnati | 4.2 | 55 | 42.0 | 39.8 | 25 | 45% | 11% | 23% | +3.1 |
| 67 | Cody Webster | Purdue | 4.0 | 66 | 42.5 | 39.4 | 28 | 43% | 11% | 43% | +3.9 |
| 68 | Tim Gleeson | Wyoming | 4.0 | 62 | 43.0 | 41.1 | 24 | 39% | 10% | 30% | −8.2 |
| 69 | Gerald Levano | Boston College | 4.0 | 57 | 42.0 | 40.5 | 12 | 20% | 5% | 20% | −8.0 |
| 70 | Spencer Roth | Baylor | 4.0 | 32 | 44.2 | 42.3 | 12 | 38% | 9% | 35% | +5.1 |
| 71 | Daniel Zychlinski | Stanford | 3.9 | 60 | 42.9 | 40.6 | 27 | 45% | 12% | 42% | +8.6 |
| 72 | Justin Brockhaus-Kann | South Florida | 3.8 | 54 | 40.6 | 37.9 | 19 | 35% | 9% | 65% | +3.9 |
| 73 | Wil Baumann | NC State | 3.8 | 71 | 39.3 | 37.3 | 19 | 27% | 7% | 62% | −11.1 |
| 74 | Jamie Boyle | UCF | 3.7 | 59 | 40.7 | 38.3 | 26 | 44% | 12% | 33% | +6.5 |
| 75 | Ryan Allen | Louisiana Tech | 3.7 | 45 | 48.0 | 45.4 | 22 | 49% | 13% | 23% | +15.2 |
| 76 | Cole Wagner | UConn | 3.6 | 78 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 29 | 37% | 10% | 37% | +6.0 |
| 77 | Matt Yoklic | Pittsburgh | 3.6 | 55 | 41.1 | 38.6 | 18 | 33% | 9% | 24% | −6.4 |
| 78 | Ryan Erxleben | Texas Tech | 3.5 | 37 | 42.1 | 38.3 | 7 | 19% | 6% | 46% | −7.1 |
| 79 | Cody Mandell | Alabama | 3.4 | 46 | 43.8 | 41.7 | 17 | 37% | 11% | 43% | +7.5 |
| 80 | Nathan Renfro | Maryland | 3.4 | 75 | 39.7 | 38.3 | 17 | 23% | 7% | 47% | −17.1 |
| 81 | Pablo Beltran | Navy | 3.3 | 40 | 43.9 | 40.9 | 20 | 50% | 15% | 46% | +3.7 |
| 82 | Will Monday | Duke | 3.3 | 66 | 44.1 | 42.3 | 20 | 30% | 9% | 27% | +4.4 |
| 83 | Jackson Rice | Oregon | 3.3 | 48 | 39.6 | 38.0 | 13 | 27% | 8% | 58% | −0.8 |
| 84 | Sean Sellwood | Utah | 3.3 | 38 | 46.5 | 44.5 | 13 | 34% | 11% | 62% | +9.3 |
| 85 | Brandon McManus | Temple | 3.2 | 54 | 45.1 | 42.5 | 16 | 29% | 9% | 43% | +6.5 |
| 86 | Harrison Waid | San José State | 3.2 | 51 | 42.4 | 40.2 | 16 | 34% | 11% | 23% | −0.3 |
| 87 | Josh Hubner | Arizona State | 3.1 | 52 | 47.1 | 44.4 | 22 | 43% | 14% | 43% | +15.6 |
| 88 | Richie Leone | Houston | 3.0 | 60 | 45.5 | 43.6 | 18 | 31% | 10% | 57% | +7.2 |
| 89 | Ryan Johnson | Louisville | 3.0 | 48 | 39.5 | 35.4 | 18 | 36% | 13% | 45% | −13.1 |
| 90 | Tyler Hull | South Carolina | 3.0 | 51 | 39.4 | 37.5 | 15 | 29% | 10% | 53% | −6.5 |
| 91 | Colter Johnson | Massachusetts | 3.0 | 66 | 43.6 | 41.4 | 12 | 24% | 8% | 23% | −0.2 |
| 92 | Hendrix Brakefield | Western Kentucky | 3.0 | 40 | 40.9 | 38.9 | 12 | 30% | 10% | 27% | +2.7 |
| 93 | Chris Boldt | Army | 3.0 | 34 | 38.1 | 36.4 | 9 | 26% | 9% | 43% | −8.4 |
| 94 | Chase Lansford | UNLV | 2.9 | 65 | 41.8 | 39.8 | 23 | 35% | 12% | 29% | +3.3 |
| 95 | Ben Skaer | New Mexico | 2.8 | 54 | 43.9 | 41.5 | 17 | 33% | 12% | 33% | +4.9 |
| 96 | Ryan Doerr | Kansas State | 2.8 | 36 | 41.7 | 39.0 | 14 | 38% | 14% | 52% | +3.7 |
| 97 | Travis Coons | Washington | 2.8 | 51 | 39.5 | 36.9 | 14 | 27% | 10% | 58% | −3.1 |
| 98 | Michael Bowlin | Washington State | 2.8 | 58 | 41.9 | 40.5 | 11 | 20% | 7% | 32% | +2.7 |
| 99 | Alex Dunnachie | Hawai'i | 2.7 | 49 | 46.2 | 43.7 | 16 | 33% | 12% | 42% | +11.1 |
| 100 | Sean Kelly | Florida Atlantic | 2.5 | 68 | 39.9 | 36.5 | 10 | 25% | 10% | 21% | −12.7 |
| 101 | Andrew Shapiro | Fresno State | 2.4 | 58 | 42.4 | 40.0 | 17 | 29% | 12% | 22% | +2.9 |
| 102 | Justin Doerner | Rutgers | 2.4 | 71 | 37.4 | 35.3 | 17 | 24% | 10% | 30% | −25.5 |
| 103 | Will Atterberry | North Texas | 2.4 | 70 | 41.3 | 38.1 | 26 | 37% | 16% | 38% | +2.4 |
| 104 | Tress Way | Oklahoma | 2.3 | 48 | 43.6 | 39.3 | 18 | 38% | 17% | 31% | +7.3 |
| 105 | Brad Wing | LSU | 2.2 | 59 | 44.8 | 41.4 | 22 | 37% | 17% | 39% | +12.7 |
| 106 | Ethan Perry | TCU | 2.2 | 56 | 45.2 | 41.6 | 22 | 39% | 18% | 38% | +6.7 |
| 107 | Seamus McMorrow | San Diego State | 2.2 | 35 | 41.9 | 38.6 | 13 | 38% | 18% | 21% | +1.2 |
| 108 | Hunter Mullins | UAB | 2.1 | 50 | 44.8 | 42.1 | 15 | 30% | 14% | 39% | −4.1 |
| 109 | Zac Murphy | Miami (OH) | 2.0 | 57 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 12 | 21% | 11% | 31% | −7.9 |
| 110 | Brian Schmiedebusch | Bowling Green | 1.9 | 65 | 41.8 | 38.3 | 23 | 35% | 18% | 18% | +0.8 |
| 111 | J. Schroeder | Western Michigan | 1.8 | 56 | 40.8 | 38.1 | 11 | 23% | 13% | 40% | −12.5 |
| 112 | Chase Tenpenny | Nevada | 1.7 | 43 | 42.9 | 39.6 | 12 | 28% | 16% | 20% | +1.6 |
| 113 | Pete Kontodiakos | Colorado State | 1.4 | 59 | 46.5 | 40.0 | 19 | 35% | 26% | 26% | +1.1 |
| 114 | Trent Tignor | East Carolina | 1.3 | 59 | 42.4 | 38.7 | 12 | 24% | 18% | 23% | −4.0 |
| 115 | Trevor Harman | Boise State | 1.3 | 38 | 41.6 | 38.0 | 9 | 24% | 18% | 25% | −2.6 |
| 116 | Will Hagerup | Michigan | 1.3 | 33 | 45.0 | 42.3 | 5 | 15% | 12% | 29% | −5.3 |
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