Punter, Western Michigan, 2007–⁠11

Ben Armer

Number: No. 37
Height: 5′11″
Hometown: Janesville, WI

Ben Armer played punter at Western Michigan (2007–⁠11).

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record

2,032

2,302

2,349

1,631

9–⁠45–⁠76–⁠67–⁠6

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long
2008*	Western Michigan	50	2,032	40.6	57
2009	Western Michigan	59	2,302	39.0	62
2010	Western Michigan	57	2,349	41.2	65
2011	Western Michigan	40	1,631	40.8	66
On file (2008–⁠11)		206	8,314	40.4	66

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht
2008	Western Michigan	37	P
2009	Western Michigan	37	P
2010	Western Michigan	37	P
2011	Western Michigan	37	P	5′11″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2011 Western Michigan 12 games, 40 punts, 40.8 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 10	vs.Nicholls	W 38–⁠7	2	100	51
Sep 17	vs.Central Michigan	W 44–⁠14	2	65	38
Sep 24	atIllinois	L 20–⁠23	4	170	48
Oct 1	atUConn	W 38–⁠31	6	246	65
Oct 8	vs.Bowling Green	W 45–⁠21	2	75	40
Oct 15	atNorthern Illinois	L 22–⁠51	5	241	66
Oct 22	atEastern Michigan	L 10–⁠14	6	259	53
Oct 29	vs.Ball State	W 45–⁠35	2	44	23
Nov 8	atToledo	L 63–⁠66	5	187	42
Nov 16	atMiami (OH)	W 24–⁠21	4	154	47
Nov 25	vs.Akron	W 68–⁠19	1	66	66
Dec 27 ✦	vs.Purdue	L 32–⁠37	1	24	24

No box score in the source for Sep 3 at Michigan, so that game is not listed.

2010 Western Michigan 12 games, 57 punts, 41.2 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 4	atMichigan State	L 14–⁠38	8	327	62
Sep 11	vs.Nicholls	W 49–⁠14	3	110	51
Sep 18	vs.Toledo	L 24–⁠37	5	215	52
Oct 2	vs.Idaho	L 13–⁠33	7	344	65
Oct 9	atBall State	W 45–⁠16	4	159	49
Oct 16	atNotre Dame	L 20–⁠44	6	212	46
Oct 23	atAkron	W 56–⁠10	4	167	54
Oct 30	vs.Northern Illinois	L 21–⁠28	3	153	56
Nov 5	atCentral Michigan	L 22–⁠26	6	192	53
Nov 13	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 45–⁠30	2	90	46
Nov 20	vs.Kent State	W 38–⁠3	5	221	60
Nov 26	atBowling Green	W 41–⁠7	4	159	52

2009 Western Michigan 12 games, 59 punts, 39.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 5	atMichigan	L 7–⁠31	6	239	44
Sep 12	atIndiana	L 19–⁠23	6	211	40
Sep 19	vs.Miami (OH)	W 48–⁠26	3	114	40
Sep 26	vs.Hofstra	W 24–⁠10	3	118	48
Oct 3	atNorthern Illinois	L 3–⁠38	6	274	62
Oct 10	atToledo	W 58–⁠26	1	34	34
Oct 17	vs.Central Michigan	L 23–⁠34	4	136	55
Oct 24	vs.Buffalo	W 34–⁠31	6	269	57
Oct 31	atKent State	L 14–⁠26	5	155	43
Nov 7	atMichigan State	L 14–⁠49	10	389	49
Nov 14	atEastern Michigan	W 35–⁠14	4	151	45
Nov 24	vs.Ball State	L 17–⁠22	5	212	52

2008 Western Michigan 13 games, 50 punts, 40.6 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Aug 30	atNebraska	L 24–⁠47	5	181	41
Sep 6	vs.Northern Illinois	W 29–⁠26	3	127	47
Sep 13	atIdaho	W 51–⁠28	2	86	48
Sep 20	vs.Tennessee Tech	W 41–⁠7	1	46	46
Sep 27	atTemple	W 7–⁠3	8	319	52
Oct 4	vs.Ohio	W 41–⁠20	2	104	54
Oct 11	atBuffalo	W 34–⁠28	4	167	57
Oct 18	atCentral Michigan	L 28–⁠38	3	99	52
Nov 1	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 31–⁠10	2	101	56
Nov 8	vs.Illinois	W 23–⁠17	5	211	52
Nov 15	vs.Toledo	W 27–⁠17	4	182	52
Nov 25	atBall State	L 22–⁠45	6	227	43
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Rice	L 14–⁠38	5	182	42

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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