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Northern Illinois's best punters since 2004
Matt Ference leads with 310 punts in 58 games at Northern Illinois; Andy Dittbenner had 209.
Every punter with 5 or more games at Northern Illinois since 2004, ranked by punts; the lines are each player's punts game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
9 punters with 5+ games at Northern Illinoispunts
| # | player | seasons | games | punts | punting yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Ference | 2017–2021 | 58 | 310 | 12,992 |
| 2 | Andy Dittbenner | 2005–2008 | 46 | 209 | 8,337 |
| 3 | Jacob Ambrose | 2015–2016 | 26 | 144 | 5,543 |
| 4 | Tom Foley | 2022–2024 | 38 | 137 | 5,502 |
| 5 | Tyler Wedel | 2012–2014 | 29 | 115 | 4,727 |
| 6 | Ryan Neir | 2011–2012 | 27 | 106 | 3,905 |
| 7 | Josh Wilber | 2009–2010 | 22 | 66 | 2,646 |
| 8 | Jake Ference | 2025–2026 | 13 | 59 | 2,521 |
| 9 | Anthony Gallagher | 2004 | 12 | 45 | 1,719 |
Also at Northern Illinois: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defenders, kickers. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.