kent state player most punt yards in a game

Matt Rinehart has the most punt yards for Kent State in a game, with 528 yards against Alabama on September 3, 2011.

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	NAME	YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	PUNT	AVG
1	Matt Rinehart M. Rinehart	528	9/3/2011	KENT	@	ALA	12	44.0
2	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	515	9/26/2015	KENT	vs	MRSH	12	42.9
3	Derek Adams D. Adams	511	9/2/2017	KENT	@	CLEM	11	46.5
4	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	478	9/13/2014	KENT	@	OSU	10	47.8
5	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	465	9/21/2013	KENT	@	PSU	10	46.5
6	Joshua Brazen J. Brazen	433	10/22/2005	KENT	vs	NIU	10	43.3
7	Matt Rinehart M. Rinehart	431	11/27/2009	KENT	vs	BUFF	10	43.1
8	Joshua Brazen J. Brazen	425	9/20/2003	KENT	@	PSU	10	42.5
9	Josh Smith J. Smith	423	9/21/2024	KENT	@	PSU	10	42.3
10	Derek Adams D. Adams	414	9/24/2016	KENT	@	ALA	9	46.0
11	Derek Adams D. Adams	412	10/7/2017	KENT	@	NIU	9	45.8
12	Joshua Brazen J. Brazen	411	9/3/2005	KENT	@	MSU	9	45.7
13	Derek Adams D. Adams	406	11/25/2016	KENT	vs	NIU	10	40.6
14	Matthew Trickett M. Trickett	405	9/15/2018	KENT	@	PSU	11	36.8
15	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	404	10/10/2015	KENT	@	TOL	10	40.4
16	Josh Smith J. Smith	403	11/6/2024	KENT	vs	OHIO	10	40.3
17	Derek Adams D. Adams	401	8/29/2019	KENT	@	ASU	9	44.6
18	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	395	11/10/2015	KENT	@	OHIO	9	43.9
19	Derek Adams D. Adams	392	10/21/2017	KENT	@	OHIO	9	43.6
20	Matt Rinehart M. Rinehart	386	9/10/2011	KENT	vs	UL	9	42.9
21	Matt Rinehart M. Rinehart	386	9/12/2009	KENT	@	BC	10	38.6
22	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	385	9/19/2015	KENT	@	MINN	10	38.5
23	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	382	10/24/2015	KENT	vs	BGSU	9	42.4
24	Derek Adams D. Adams	381	11/15/2016	KENT	@	BGSU	9	42.3
25	Derek Adams D. Adams	372	10/30/2018	KENT	@	BGSU	9	41.3

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More Kent State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,629

DeShields

RUSH

268

White

REC

662

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

14.3

159th

OPP PPG

30.6

125th

RUSH YDS/G

99.2

168th

PASS YDS/G

188.6

133rd

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	Eastern Michigan	3-2	4-5
7	Ball State	2-2	3-5
8	Kent State	2-3	3-6
9	Bowling Green	2-3	2-7
10	UMass	1-3	4-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	KENT	@	BGSU	7:00 PM
Tue 11/17	M-OH	@	KENT	7:00 PM
Tue 11/24	KENT	@	EMU	7:00 PM

Last Game

Kent State

3 - 6

Final

Sacramento State

2 - 7

Fri 30 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	5	3	.625
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375