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Matt Ference

Overall

	GP	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK
Career	59	310	12,943	41.8	70	1

Location

	GP	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK
Home	28	143	5,884	41.1	65	1
Road	31	167	7,059	42.3	70	0

Result

	GP	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK
Wins	30	145	6,005	41.4	65	1
Losses	29	165	6,938	42.0	70	0

Month

	GP	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK
August	1	8	356	44.5	51	0
September	16	101	4,207	41.7	65	0
October	15	79	3,228	40.9	56	1
November	21	103	4,298	41.7	70	0
December	6	19	854	44.9	60	0

Conference

	GP	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK
Atlantic Coast	4	28	1,140	40.7	52	0
Big 10	4	25	1,174	47.0	57	0
Conference USA	1	3	141	47.0	53	0
Independent	1	9	421	46.8	56	0
Mid-American	40	198	8,091	40.9	70	1
Mountain West	2	10	387	38.7	56	0
Pac-12	2	14	625	44.6	57	0
Southeastern	1	7	265	37.9	44	0
Sun Belt	1	0	0		0	0

Opponent

	GP	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK
AKR	2	9	360	40.0	57	0
BALL	5	23	939	40.8	53	0
BC	1	8	327	40.9	51	0
BGSU	2	5	193	38.6	49	0
BUFF	4	18	785	43.6	56	0
BYU	1	9	421	46.8	56	0
CCAR	1	0	0		0	0
CMU	5	32	1,301	40.7	70	0
DUKE	1	5	208	41.6	46	0
EIU	1	4	165	41.3	42	0
EMU	5	31	1,238	39.9	60	1
FSU	1	8	318	39.8	48	0
GT	1	7	287	41.0	52	0
ILST	1	8	356	44.5	51	0
IOWA	1	6	283	47.2	53	0
KENT	3	14	559	39.9	57	0
M-OH	2	13	480	36.9	56	0
MAINE	1	4	178	44.5	65	0
MICH	1	7	339	48.4	56	0
NEB	2	12	552	46.0	57	0
OHIO	2	9	353	39.2	50	0
SDSU	1	8	291	36.4	56	0
TOL	5	18	764	42.4	51	0
UAB	1	3	141	47.0	53	0
UTAH	2	14	625	44.6	57	0
VAN	1	7	265	37.9	44	0
WMU	5	26	1,119	43.0	63	0
WYO	1	2	96	48.0	52	0

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More Northern Illinois Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

977

Dickens

RUSH

300

Johnson

REC

333

Rogers

Team Rankings

PPG

12.4

171st

OPP PPG

34.6

147th

RUSH YDS/G

86.0

180th

PASS YDS/G

204.8

110th

2026 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
6	San Jose State	1-1	3-3
7	Nevada	1-1	2-3
8	Northern Illinois	0-1	0-5
9	UTEP	0-2	1-5
10	Hawai'i	0-3	1-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	NIU	@	WYO	3:30 PM
Sat 10/24	HAW	@	NIU	3:30 PM
Sat 10/31	NIU	@	UNLV	10:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NIU	@	SJSU	4:00 PM
Sat 11/14	NEV	@	NIU	3:30 PM

Last Game

Air Force

4 - 1

Final

Northern Illinois

0 - 5

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333