Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 64 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 52 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 499 | 46.8 | 64 | 5 |
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Cole Stumbaugh
Sophomore punter for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 223 lb · Montini Catholic HS
Returning to Ball State for 2026
The numbers
45.4
yards per punt · 2026
11 punts · long of 64 · 5 inside the 20
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 punts, 43.8 avg, at Ohio State
Cole Stumbaugh
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Ball State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Ball State1-1HC: Mike Uremovich · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Ball State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Punter · Ball State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (24 in / 18 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ball State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #113 · 2026 recruiting class #113
Background
Awards and Honors: Co-nominee with Caden Britton & Carson Holmer (in Britton's name) for AFCA Good Works Team and Allstate Wuerffel Trophy 2026 Heart of the Cardinal Award at Ball State "Chirpies" Awards Show Academic All-MAC (2025) Ball State Daily News (Oct. 3, 2025): Cards Kick Cancer: The Sto...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology