2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
“Jesus Christ gowers shanked it”
Billy Gowers
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Timmy Chang and Curt Cignetti. First career honor, 2025: All-America (PFF).
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
39.6 gross, but 11 of 32 inside the 20 (34.4%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Indiana’s specialists
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-0vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 43 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-23vs Northwestern | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-15@ Rutgers | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 39 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17@ Nebraska | 6 | 211 | 35.2 | 48 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-19vs No. 4 Ohio State | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 58 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 13-6@ Michigan | 7 | 316 | 45.1 | 59 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-16vs Minnesota | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 48 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1267 | 39.6 | 59 | 11 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 13-6
at Michigan
45.1 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Last game (Wk 9): 5 punts, 1 punt inside the 20.
Season context: team record and system
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
34%11 of 32Touchback rate
3%1 of 32Yards / punt
39.632 puntsLong
59yards39.6 yards/punt on 32 punts · 34% placed inside the 20 · 1 touchback.
Player standing · 2025
First team on a list outside the NCAA-recognized selectors.
Selector Grid · 2025
2026 is in progress.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2025)
named by 1 selector
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Timmy Chang and Curt Cignetti.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Indiana
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
