Last confirmed: Iowa State, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Grinnell, IA
Joe Rivera: P · Iowa State · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Iowa State’s specialists
Joe Rivera
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. He has spent three seasons at Iowa State.
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
40.8 gross, but 13 of 42 inside the 20 (31.0%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-31vs Louisiana | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 56 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-34@ TCU | 5 | 251 | 50.2 | 64 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-30vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-15vs Texas Tech | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 55 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ No. 6 Oklahoma State | 8 | 341 | 42.6 | 53 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-22@ Kansas | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31vs Baylor | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 49 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-0vs Kansas State | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 23-20@ No. 20 Texas | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 43 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-6vs West Virginia | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | L 21-27vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 53 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 1715 | 40.8 | 64 | 13 |
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Matt Campbell — 24-14 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
33%15 of 45Touchback rate
9%4 of 45Yards / punt
40.645 puntsLong
64yards40.6 yards/punt on 45 punts · 33% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
Iowa State carries three punters; Rivera has taken 45 of the 47.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa State — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
