Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 49 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 253 | 34.1 | 49 | 1 |
#92
Nikola Dugandzic
Freshman punter for Northwestern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 215 lb · Winnetka, IL · New Trier
The numbers
31.6
yards per punt · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 punts, 44.3 avg, vs Colorado
Inside the 20 · 12%
0%field median 33%60%
1 of his 8 punts died inside the 20. The field median is about one in three, among 134 FBS punters with 5+ punts this season.
The story
Freshman punter for Northwestern. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northwestern in 2025.
From Winnetka, IL.
Northwestern’s specialists
- #60Evan BoutorwickLong snapper · So.
- #59Jack FlorentineLong snapper · So.
- #49Liam ReardonLong snapper · Sr.
- #92Nikola DugandzicPunter · Fr.8 punts · 31.6 avg · 1 inside the 20
- #95Marko DubakPunter · Sr.
- #90Jackson KleatherKicker · Sr.4 of 4 on field goals
- #94Henry HelmsKicker · Jr.
- #98Noah SurKicker · Fr.
His career
2025
- Signed with Northwestern3-star out of New Trier
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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Game log
Signature game
2026 snapshot
Since week 1: +3 punts, +1 punt inside the 20.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Northwestern2-0HC: David Braun · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Starter
Northwestern carries two punters; Dugandzic has taken all eight punts. The No. 2,434 recruit in the country is punting in the Big Ten as a freshman.
The battery
Northwestern’s specialists
- #60Evan BoutorwickLong snapper · So.
- #59Jack FlorentineLong snapper · So.
- #49Liam ReardonLong snapper · Sr.
- #92Nikola DugandzicPunter · Fr.8 punts · 31.6 avg · 1 inside the 20
- #95Marko DubakPunter · Sr.
- #90Jackson KleatherKicker · Sr.4 of 4 on field goals
- #94Henry HelmsKicker · Jr.
- #98Noah SurKicker · Fr.
Background
2025 First-Year: Appeared in five games … Handled kickoffs in first career action at Tulane (8/30) … Notched six touchbacks on 21 kickoff attempts throughout the season. High School: Ranked the No. 1 punter in the nation for the 2025 class according to 247Sports and Chris Sailer Kicking ……
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology