Punter, Ohio State, 2008–⁠12

Ben Buchanan

Number: No. 17
Height: 5′11″
Hometown: Westerville, OH

Ben Buchanan played punter at Ohio State (2008–⁠12).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2009

Punting

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

171

1,801

2,889

2,421

11–⁠2AP 512–⁠1AP 56–⁠712–⁠0AP 3

Season	Team	Punts	Yds	Avg	Long
2009*	Ohio State	4	171	42.8	51
2010*	Ohio State	44	1,801	40.9	59
2011	Ohio State	70	2,889	41.3	60
2012	Ohio State	59	2,421	41.0	55
On file (2009–⁠12)		177	7,282	41.1	60

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
2009	Ohio State	17	P
2010	Ohio State	17	P
2011	Ohio State	17	P
2012	Ohio State	17	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

2012 Ohio State 12 games, 59 punts, 41.0 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 1	vs.Miami (OH)	W 56–⁠10	7	295	52
Sep 8	vs.UCF	W 31–⁠16	2	73	38
Sep 15	vs.California	W 35–⁠28	8	327	55
Sep 22	vs.UAB	W 29–⁠15	6	255	48
Sep 29	atMichigan State	W 17–⁠16	4	176	47
Oct 6	vs.Nebraska	W 63–⁠38	4	175	49
Oct 13	atIndiana	W 52–⁠49	3	137	50
Oct 20	vs.Purdue	W 29–⁠22	5	208	47
Oct 27	atPenn State	W 35–⁠23	5	205	50
Nov 3	vs.Illinois	W 52–⁠22	3	101	42
Nov 17	atWisconsin	W 21–⁠14	9	336	48
Nov 24	vs.Michigan	W 26–⁠21	3	133	50

2011 Ohio State 13 games, 70 punts, 41.3 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 3	vs.Akron	W 42–⁠0	3	126	49
Sep 10	vs.Toledo	W 27–⁠22	6	234	44
Sep 17	atMiami	L 6–⁠24	6	279	60
Sep 24	vs.Colorado	W 37–⁠17	4	157	45
Oct 1	vs.Michigan State	L 7–⁠10	10	406	47
Oct 8	atNebraska	L 27–⁠34	6	260	55
Oct 15	atIllinois	W 17–⁠7	7	273	54
Oct 29	vs.Wisconsin	W 33–⁠29	6	247	51
Nov 5	vs.Indiana	W 34–⁠20	2	84	43
Nov 12	atPurdue	L 23–⁠26	8	314	50
Nov 19	vs.Penn State	L 14–⁠20	4	153	43
Nov 26	atMichigan	L 34–⁠40	3	120	58
Jan 2 ✦	vs.Florida	L 17–⁠24	5	236	51

2010 Ohio State 13 games, 44 punts, 40.9 average

Date	Opponent	Result	Punts	Yds	Long
Sep 2	vs.Marshall	W 45–⁠7	4	163	52
Sep 11	vs.Miami	W 36–⁠24	4	152	46
Sep 18	vs.Ohio	W 43–⁠7	4	162	51
Sep 25	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 73–⁠20	1	39	39
Oct 2	atIllinois	W 24–⁠13	6	233	56
Oct 9	vs.Indiana	W 38–⁠10	3	150	53
Oct 16	atWisconsin	L 18–⁠31	3	110	39
Oct 23	vs.Purdue	W 49–⁠0	3	128	48
Oct 30	atMinnesota	W 52–⁠10	1	29	29
Nov 13	vs.Penn State	W 38–⁠14	4	175	47
Nov 20	atIowa	W 20–⁠17	3	126	43
Nov 27	vs.Michigan	W 37–⁠7	4	178	59
Jan 4 ✦	vs.Arkansas	W 31–⁠26	4	156	48