kent state player most punts inside the 20 in a game

Anthony Melchiori and Matt Rinehart are tied for the most punts for Kent State in a game, with 12 punts.

Showing

Assumption:All-time
Data note: Punts: player game data may be incomplete before 2000

	NAME	PUNT	DATE	TM		OPP	YDS	AVG
1	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	12	9/26/2015	KENT	vs	MRSH	515	42.9
2	Matt Rinehart M. Rinehart	12	9/3/2011	KENT	@	ALA	528	44.0
3	Matthew Trickett M. Trickett	11	9/15/2018	KENT	@	PSU	405	36.8
4	Derek Adams D. Adams	11	9/2/2017	KENT	@	CLEM	511	46.5
5	Josh Smith J. Smith	10	11/6/2024	KENT	vs	OHIO	403	40.3
6	Josh Smith J. Smith	10	9/21/2024	KENT	@	PSU	423	42.3
7	Derek Adams D. Adams	10	11/25/2016	KENT	vs	NIU	406	40.6
8	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	10	10/10/2015	KENT	@	TOL	404	40.4
9	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	10	9/19/2015	KENT	@	MINN	385	38.5
10	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	10	9/13/2014	KENT	@	OSU	478	47.8
11	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	10	9/21/2013	KENT	@	PSU	465	46.5
12	Matt Rinehart M. Rinehart	10	11/27/2009	KENT	vs	BUFF	431	43.1
13	Matt Rinehart M. Rinehart	10	9/12/2009	KENT	@	BC	386	38.6
14	Joshua Brazen J. Brazen	10	10/22/2005	KENT	vs	NIU	433	43.3
15	Joshua Brazen J. Brazen	10	9/20/2003	KENT	@	PSU	425	42.5
16	Derek Adams D. Adams	9	8/29/2019	KENT	@	ASU	401	44.6
17	Derek Adams D. Adams	9	11/6/2018	KENT	@	BUFF	293	32.6
18	Derek Adams D. Adams	9	10/30/2018	KENT	@	BGSU	372	41.3
19	Derek Adams D. Adams	9	10/21/2017	KENT	@	OHIO	392	43.6
20	Derek Adams D. Adams	9	10/7/2017	KENT	@	NIU	412	45.8
21	Derek Adams D. Adams	9	11/15/2016	KENT	@	BGSU	381	42.3
22	Derek Adams D. Adams	9	9/24/2016	KENT	@	ALA	414	46.0
23	Derek Adams D. Adams	9	9/10/2016	KENT	vs	NCAT	316	35.1
24	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	9	11/10/2015	KENT	@	OHIO	395	43.9
25	Anthony Melchiori A. Melchiori	9	10/24/2015	KENT	vs	BGSU	382	42.4

Unlock 2x data

More CFB News

Demond Williams Jr. likely to be Washington's starting quarterback vs. Penn State

Nov 3, 2026

Oklahoma fires OC Ben Arbuckle with Sooners struggling on offense a year after making CFP

Nov 2, 2026

Freeman and Cristobal keeping messages smart and simple heading into Notre Dame-Miami showdown

Nov 2, 2026

One of Bobby Bowden's first QBs, Rick Stockstill in driver's seat as Florida State's interim coach

Nov 2, 2026

Nebraska's Rhule urges calm after another blown lead but blasts fan who 'cussed out' his daughter

Nov 2, 2026

No. 4 Notre Dame rules out LB Drayk Bowen for showdown against No. 1 Miami

Nov 2, 2026

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