Players
Jake Ference
P · Northern Illinois
Jake Ference
P · #36 · Northern Illinois
Profile
- Measurements
- 6'0" · 195 lb
- Seasons
- 2
- Recruiting
- No record matched
- Class rank
- —
- Hometown
- St. Louis, MO
- School
- No record matched
Returning player.
Career
49 Punts · 42.8 Avg · 7 In 20
On a roster 2025–2026. Statistics held for 2025–2026.
2026
Inside the 20Touchbacks
−2
1
49
55
41
41.8
43.4
36.3
@ Iowa
Illinois State
@ Arizona
@ Georgia State
Air Force
@ Wyoming
Hawai'i
@ UNLV
@ San José State
Nevada
@ North Dakota State
UTEP
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
19 Punts · 41.4 Avg · 1 In 20
Punting
| Wk | Opponent | Result | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | @ Arizona | L 17–42 | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| 2 | vs Illinois State | L 24–28 | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| 1 | @ Iowa | L 0–40 | 11 | 460 | 41.8 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
2025
Inside the 20Touchbacks
2
1
1
1
1
−1
47
50
49
54
61
61
54
41.8
40.0
41.5
42.1
56.0
49.5
43.3
Holy Cross
@ Maryland
@ Mississippi State
San Diego State
Miami (OH)
@ Eastern Michigan
@ Ohio
Ball State
@ Toledo
@ Massachusetts
Western Michigan
Kent State
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
30 Punts · 43.7 Avg · 6 In 20
Punting
| Wk | Opponent | Result | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | vs Kent State | L 31–35 | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 13 | vs Western Michigan | L 19–35 | 4 | 198 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 12 | @ Massachusetts | W 45–3 | 2 | 112 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 11 | @ Toledo | L 3–42 | 8 | 337 | 42.1 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 9 | vs Ball State | W 21–7 | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 8 | @ Ohio | L 21–48 | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 7 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 10–16 | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 0 | 0 | 47 |