Nick Mihalic: P · Western Michigan · #39.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Western Michigan’s specialists
Nick Mihalic
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Fifth season at Western Michigan. First career honor, 2020: All-MAC.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.4 gross, but 11 of 71 inside the 20 (15.5%) — a flipper. flipper
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-35@ No. 15 Michigan State | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-30@ Ball State | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-34vs No. 23 Pittsburgh | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 50 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-34@ San José State | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-7vs New Hampshire | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 43 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-45vs Eastern Michigan | 8 | 342 | 42.8 | 51 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-33vs Ohio | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 16-10@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 46 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 9-13@ Bowling Green | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 51 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 56 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 12-10@ Central Michigan | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 49 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-14vs Toledo | 14 | 592 | 42.3 | 59 | 3 | |
| Total | 71 | 2937 | 41.4 | 59 | 11 |
Week 13 · 2022
W 20-14
vs Toledo
42.3 yards per punt · 14 punts · 3 inside the 20
A close one, won by 6 at home.
Season context: team record and system
5 seasons under Tim Lester — 31-26 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
15%11 of 71Touchback rate
10%7 of 71Yards / punt
41.471 puntsLong
59yards41.4 yards/punt on 71 punts · 15% placed inside the 20 · 7 touchbacks.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer touches a game than most FBS offensive players who play every week.
Western Michigan carries three punters; Mihalic has taken all 71 punts.
How it ended
Five seasons at Western Michigan — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 55 games over five seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tim Lester.
