2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Cole Stumbaugh
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
44.2 gross, but 15 of 37 inside the 20 (40.5%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ball State’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ No. 1 Ohio State | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 64 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 15-51@ Liberty | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-26@ Kent State | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 54 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-39vs Toledo | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-45@ Northwestern | 4 | 204 | 51.0 | 60 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-31@ Bowling Green | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-17vs Sacramento State | 4 | 207 | 51.8 | 70 | 4 | |
| Total | 37 | 1634 | 44.2 | 70 | 15 |
Last game (Wk 8): 4 punts, 4 punts 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
41%15 of 37Touchback rate
5%2 of 37Yards / punt
44.237 puntsLong
70yards44.2 yards/punt on 37 punts · 41% placed inside the 20 · 2 touchbacks.
Ball State carries two punters; Stumbaugh has taken all 37 punts.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
