Big Ten · B1G+A advanced report
HIDDEN YARDAGE
Punting, field position and the yards that never show up in total offense.
Weeks 1–7 (Aug 29 – Oct 17) · 85 games, 117 Big Ten team-games · public play-by-play feeds · built Oct 18, 2:51 PM CT
FIELD POSITION
sorted by field position edge (yds) · through Week 7| # | Team | G | Field position edge (yds) | Avg. starting field position (own yd line) | Opp. avg. starting field position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Minnesota | 6 | +10.4 (1) | 35.0 (1) | 24.6 (2) |
| 2 |  UCLA | 6 | +7.9 (2) | 34.6 (3) | 26.7 (8) |
| 3 |  Iowa | 6 | +7.5 (3) | 31.2 (10) | 23.7 (1) |
| 4 |  Penn State | 7 | +6.3 (4) | 31.6 (9) | 25.3 (3) |
| 5 |  Indiana | 7 | +5.8 (5) | 31.8 (6) | 26.0 (5) |
| 6 |  Ohio State | 7 | +5.5 (6) | 31.9 (5) | 26.5 (7) |
| 7 |  Wisconsin | 6 | +4.8 (7) | 30.8 (11) | 26.0 (4) |
| 8 |  Purdue | 7 | +3.3 (8) | 31.7 (8) | 28.4 (10) |
| 9 |  Oregon | 6 | +3.1 (9) | 34.8 (2) | 31.6 (18) |
| 10 |  Michigan State | 7 | +2.4 (10) | 32.5 (4) | 30.1 (14) |
| 11 |  USC | 7 | +2.2 (11) | 28.5 (16) | 26.3 (6) |
| 12 |  Nebraska | 7 | +0.7 (12) | 29.5 (13) | 28.8 (13) |
| 13 |  Maryland | 7 | +0.5 (13) | 31.7 (7) | 31.2 (17) |
| 14 |  Illinois | 6 | +0.3 (14) | 28.7 (14) | 28.4 (11) |
| 15 |  Northwestern | 6 | +0.2 (15) | 27.9 (18) | 27.7 (9) |
| 16 |  Michigan | 6 | -0.0 (16) | 28.5 (15) | 28.6 (12) |
| 17 |  Rutgers | 6 | -1.1 (17) | 29.8 (12) | 30.8 (16) |
| 18 |  Washington | 7 | -2.2 (18) | 28.3 (17) | 30.5 (15) |
PUNTING
sorted by net punt average · through Week 7| # | Team | G | Net punt average | Gross punt average | Punts per game | Punts inside the 20 % | Punts inside the 20 | Punts inside the 10 | Punts inside the 5 | Punt touchbacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 6 | 46.3 (1) | 46.9 (5) | 4.00 (11) | 33.3 (14) | 8 (T-9) | 4 (T-4) | 2 (T-3) | 1 (T-4) |
| 2 | USC | 7 | 44.0 (2) | 49.8 (1) | 1.71 (2) | 41.7 (9) | 5 (T-16) | 4 (T-4) | 1 (T-7) | 2 (T-9) |
| 3 | Michigan State | 7 | 43.9 (3) | 49.1 (2) | 2.71 (T-4) | 42.1 (T-7) | 8 (T-9) | 4 (T-4) | 1 (T-7) | 5 (18) |
| 4 | Purdue | 7 | 43.9 (4) | 47.0 (4) | 2.86 (T-6) | 35.0 (T-12) | 7 (T-13) | 1 (T-15) | 1 (T-7) | 1 (T-4) |
| 5 | Illinois | 6 | 43.7 (5) | 42.3 (12) | 1.67 (1) | 50.0 (T-4) | 5 (T-16) | 3 (T-8) | 1 (T-7) | 0 (T-1) |
| 6 | Rutgers | 6 | 42.9 (6) | 45.4 (6) | 2.67 (3) | 25.0 (T-17) | 4 (18) | 1 (T-15) | 0 (T-15) | 2 (T-9) |
| 7 | Washington | 7 | 42.6 (7) | 47.9 (3) | 4.71 (17) | 27.3 (16) | 9 (8) | 2 (T-13) | 2 (T-3) | 2 (T-9) |
| 8 | Nebraska | 7 | 42.2 (8) | 44.2 (8) | 3.71 (9) | 38.5 (11) | 10 (7) | 2 (T-13) | 1 (T-7) | 2 (T-9) |
| 9 | Iowa | 6 | 41.4 (9) | 43.0 (11) | 4.50 (14) | 63.0 (1) | 17 (1) | 8 (2) | 6 (1) | 2 (T-9) |
| 10 | UCLA | 6 | 40.3 (10) | 45.2 (7) | 4.17 (12) | 52.0 (3) | 13 (T-3) | 3 (T-8) | 0 (T-15) | 1 (T-4) |
| 11 | Minnesota | 6 | 39.8 (11) | 40.9 (15) | 4.67 (16) | 50.0 (T-4) | 14 (2) | 9 (1) | 5 (2) | 0 (T-1) |
| 12 | Ohio State | 7 | 39.6 (12) | 43.8 (9) | 2.71 (T-4) | 42.1 (T-7) | 8 (T-9) | 3 (T-8) | 0 (T-15) | 2 (T-9) |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 6 | 39.6 (13) | 43.1 (10) | 3.83 (10) | 52.2 (2) | 12 (T-5) | 3 (T-8) | 1 (T-7) | 2 (T-9) |
| 14 | Michigan | 6 | 39.3 (14) | 41.9 (13) | 5.00 (18) | 43.3 (6) | 13 (T-3) | 4 (T-4) | 2 (T-3) | 2 (T-9) |
| 15 | Maryland | 7 | 38.1 (15) | 40.1 (16) | 4.57 (15) | 25.0 (T-17) | 8 (T-9) | 1 (T-15) | 1 (T-7) | 1 (T-4) |
| 16 | Penn State | 7 | 37.4 (16) | 41.1 (14) | 4.43 (13) | 38.7 (10) | 12 (T-5) | 7 (3) | 2 (T-3) | 4 (17) |
| 17 | Indiana | 7 | 36.9 (17) | 38.5 (18) | 2.86 (T-6) | 35.0 (T-12) | 7 (T-13) | 3 (T-8) | 0 (T-15) | 0 (T-1) |
| 18 | Northwestern | 6 | 35.3 (18) | 38.8 (17) | 3.17 (8) | 31.6 (15) | 6 (15) | 1 (T-15) | 1 (T-7) | 1 (T-4) |
OPPONENT PUNTING
sorted by opp. net punt average · through Week 7| # | Team | G | Opp. net punt average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 6 | 33.9 (1) |
| 2 | USC | 7 | 34.8 (2) |
| 3 | Michigan State | 7 | 35.4 (3) |
| 4 | Maryland | 7 | 36.6 (4) |
| 5 | Purdue | 7 | 38.0 (5) |
| 6 | Iowa | 6 | 38.0 (6) |
| 7 | Michigan | 6 | 38.2 (7) |
| 8 | Rutgers | 6 | 38.6 (8) |
| 9 | Illinois | 6 | 38.8 (9) |
| 10 | Oregon | 6 | 38.9 (10) |
| 11 | Penn State | 7 | 39.2 (11) |
| 12 | Washington | 7 | 41.2 (12) |
| 13 | Indiana | 7 | 41.2 (13) |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 6 | 41.4 (14) |
| 15 | Nebraska | 7 | 41.4 (15) |
| 16 | UCLA | 6 | 41.7 (16) |
| — | Northwestern | 6 | — |
| — | Ohio State | 7 | — |
Oct 13, 2026: Michigan State's Week 5 punt fair-caught at the Wisconsin 15 is counted inside the 20; public feeds's box score omitted it.
How B1G+A counts it. Net punt average = gross punt yards minus return yards, with 20 yards off for each touchback (penalties after the play are ignored). Inside-the-20 counts are public box-score figures; inside the 10 and 5 are spots of the ball after the return. Starting field position = own yard line of a possession's first snap; field position edge = own average start minus opponents' average start. Rank in parentheses is among Big Ten teams with a published value.
Source: public feeds game summaries (play-by-play drives plus box score) for every final game involving a Big Ten team, Aug 29 – Oct 17. Every game is checked against the box score in the same feed: punts 170/170; punt yds 170/170; punt in20 168/170; punt tb 170/170; net n 170/170; punt vs drives 170/170; punt result drives have punt 170/170; rec yds 170/170; rush yds 164/170; off td 170/170; fg made vs drives 170/170; turnovers 170/170; ints thrown 170/170; fumbles lost 170/170; ret td vs scoring 170/170; score recon 170/170; scoring plays in pbp 170/170 team-games agree (rushing and receiving yardage within 10 yards, punt yardage within 1 yard; all other checks must match exactly). A team's figure is shown only if all of its games pass the checks that stat depends on; otherwise it shows — (hover for the reason). Withheld for at least one stat on this page: Northwestern, Ohio State.