2026 games, yards per punt per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Dusty Zimmer
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
39.7 gross, but 11 of 39 inside the 20 (28.2%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Southern Miss’s specialists
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 44 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 6 | 267 | 44.5 | 52 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 45 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Tulane | 9 | 377 | 41.9 | 56 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-55@ Troy | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23vs Arkansas State | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 57 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31vs Louisiana | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 42 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-21@ UL Monroe | 7 | 294 | 42.0 | 54 | 3 | |
| Total | 39 | 1547 | 39.7 | 57 | 11 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 punts, 3 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
28%11 of 39Touchback rate
0%0 of 39Yards / punt
39.739 puntsLong
57yards39.7 yards/punt on 39 punts · 28% placed inside the 20.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Southern Miss carries three punters; Zimmer has taken all 39 punts.
From Gold Coast, QLD — one of 84 Australians punting in FBS this season.
