Punter, Northwestern, 2013–17
Hunter Niswander
- Number
- No. 96
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 243 lb
- Hometown
- Peninsula, OH
- Born
- Nov 26, 1994, in Peninsula, Ohio
Wikipedia readers: about 141 a month over the past year
Hunter Niswander played punter at Northwestern (2013–17).
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Northwestern | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 43 | 1 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | 85 | 3,227 | 38.0 | 56 | 0 |
| 2016 | Northwestern | 73 | 3,015 | 41.3 | 62 | 0 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 67 | 2,883 | 43.0 | 80 | 0 |
| Career | 230 | 9,305 | 40.5 | 80 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Northwestern | 96 | P | ||
| 2014 | Northwestern | 96 | P | ||
| 2015 | Northwestern | 96 | P | ||
| 2016 | Northwestern | 96 | P | ||
| 2017 | Northwestern | 96 | P | 6′5″ | 243 |
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
2017 Northwestern 13 games, 67 punts, 43.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Nevada | W 31–20 | 3 | 143 | 54 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Duke | L 17–41 | 7 | 348 | 59 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Bowling Green | W 49–7 | 2 | 103 | 54 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Wisconsin | L 24–33 | 7 | 274 | 52 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Penn State | L 7–31 | 8 | 296 | 51 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Maryland | W 37–21 | 3 | 105 | 40 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Iowa | W 17–10 | 5 | 254 | 80 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Michigan State | W 39–31 | 6 | 222 | 45 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Nebraska | W 31–24 | 4 | 149 | 41 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Purdue | W 23–13 | 6 | 225 | 51 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Minnesota | W 39–0 | 6 | 291 | 73 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Illinois | W 42–7 | 6 | 290 | 61 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Kentucky | W 24–23 | 4 | 183 | 49 | 0 |
2016 Northwestern 13 games, 73 punts, 41.3 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Western Michigan | L 21–22 | 3 | 153 | 52 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Illinois State | L 7–9 | 7 | 317 | 62 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Duke | W 24–13 | 8 | 343 | 50 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Nebraska | L 13–24 | 6 | 243 | 50 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atIowa | W 38–31 | 7 | 307 | 48 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atMichigan State | W 54–40 | 5 | 214 | 62 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Indiana | W 24–14 | 8 | 317 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Ohio State | L 20–24 | 4 | 157 | 46 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Wisconsin | L 7–21 | 8 | 318 | 50 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atPurdue | W 45–17 | 2 | 59 | 38 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atMinnesota | L 12–29 | 6 | 217 | 51 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Illinois | W 42–21 | 6 | 250 | 60 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Pittsburgh | W 31–24 | 3 | 120 | 52 | 0 |
2015 Northwestern 13 games, 85 punts, 38.0 average
| Date | Opponent | Result | Punts | Yds | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Stanford | W 16–6 | 5 | 194 | 45 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 41–0 | 2 | 73 | 37 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | atDuke | W 19–10 | 10 | 413 | 49 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Ball State | W 24–19 | 5 | 175 | 41 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.Minnesota | W 27–0 | 6 | 235 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Michigan | L 0–38 | 8 | 280 | 47 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Iowa | L 10–40 | 9 | 344 | 53 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atNebraska | W 30–28 | 4 | 151 | 56 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Penn State | W 23–21 | 8 | 294 | 48 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Purdue | W 21–14 | 5 | 214 | 55 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atWisconsin | W 13–7 | 8 | 312 | 49 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Illinois | W 24–14 | 8 | 304 | 46 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | L 6–45 | 7 | 238 | 52 | 0 |
2014 Northwestern 2 games, 5 punts, 36.0 average
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | XFL | DC Defenders |
| 2023 | USFL | Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks |
| 2024 | UFL | Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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