2008 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/08/2009
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 12 | 47 | 1250 | 26.60 | 2 | 3.9 | 104.2 |
| 2 | USC | 13 | 23 | 610 | 26.52 | 1 | 1.8 | 46.9 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 13 | 44 | 1161 | 26.39 | 2 | 3.4 | 89.3 |
| 4 | TCU | 13 | 32 | 823 | 25.72 | 1 | 2.5 | 63.3 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 55 | 1376 | 25.02 | 0 | 4.6 | 114.7 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 14 | 52 | 1301 | 25.02 | 0 | 3.7 | 92.9 |
| 7 | UCF | 12 | 47 | 1172 | 24.94 | 2 | 3.9 | 97.7 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 14 | 64 | 1577 | 24.64 | 1 | 4.6 | 112.6 |
| 9 | BYU | 13 | 53 | 1304 | 24.60 | 0 | 4.1 | 100.3 |
| 10 | Penn State | 13 | 37 | 908 | 24.54 | 2 | 2.8 | 69.8 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 12 | 36 | 883 | 24.53 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.6 |
| 12 | Auburn | 12 | 39 | 956 | 24.51 | 2 | 3.3 | 79.7 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 12 | 59 | 1428 | 24.20 | 0 | 4.9 | 119.0 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 14 | 54 | 1306 | 24.19 | 2 | 3.9 | 93.3 |
| 15 | Florida State | 13 | 53 | 1280 | 24.15 | 1 | 4.1 | 98.5 |
| 16 | UCLA | 12 | 53 | 1272 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.4 | 106.0 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 13 | 57 | 1363 | 23.91 | 1 | 4.4 | 104.8 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 59 | 1408 | 23.86 | 2 | 4.5 | 108.3 |
| 19 | San Jose State | 12 | 41 | 974 | 23.76 | 0 | 3.4 | 81.2 |
| 20 | Ohio | 12 | 57 | 1345 | 23.60 | 3 | 4.8 | 112.1 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 13 | 54 | 1274 | 23.59 | 0 | 4.2 | 98.0 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 12 | 44 | 1037 | 23.57 | 0 | 3.7 | 86.4 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 13 | 47 | 1102 | 23.45 | 1 | 3.6 | 84.8 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 52 | 1218 | 23.42 | 1 | 4.0 | 93.7 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 12 | 60 | 1404 | 23.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 117.0 |
| 26 | Purdue | 12 | 48 | 1112 | 23.17 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.7 |
| 27 | Utah | 13 | 37 | 851 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.5 |
| 28 | South Florida | 13 | 49 | 1126 | 22.98 | 0 | 3.8 | 86.6 |
| 29 | Baylor | 12 | 52 | 1194 | 22.96 | 1 | 4.3 | 99.5 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 13 | 48 | 1101 | 22.94 | 0 | 3.7 | 84.7 |
| 31 | Ball State | 14 | 52 | 1188 | 22.85 | 0 | 3.7 | 84.9 |
| 32 | Texas | 13 | 40 | 905 | 22.63 | 1 | 3.1 | 69.6 |
| 33 | Maryland | 13 | 54 | 1212 | 22.44 | 1 | 4.2 | 93.2 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 13 | 51 | 1144 | 22.43 | 0 | 3.9 | 88.0 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | 13 | 52 | 1166 | 22.42 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.7 |
| 36 | Stanford | 12 | 57 | 1274 | 22.35 | 0 | 4.8 | 106.2 |
| 37 | North Carolina State | 13 | 60 | 1333 | 22.22 | 2 | 4.6 | 102.5 |
| 38 | Texas Tech | 13 | 45 | 999 | 22.20 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.8 |
| 39 | New Mexico State | 12 | 54 | 1198 | 22.19 | 1 | 4.5 | 99.8 |
| 40 | Syracuse | 12 | 73 | 1609 | 22.04 | 1 | 6.1 | 134.1 |
| 41 | UNLV | 12 | 60 | 1320 | 22.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 110.0 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 13 | 48 | 1056 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.7 | 81.2 |
| 43 | Colorado | 12 | 65 | 1429 | 21.98 | 1 | 5.4 | 119.1 |
| 44 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 43 | 942 | 21.91 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.5 |
| 45 | Clemson | 13 | 42 | 919 | 21.88 | 1 | 3.2 | 70.7 |
| 46 | Boise State | 13 | 27 | 590 | 21.85 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.4 |
| 47 | Nebraska | 13 | 57 | 1245 | 21.84 | 1 | 4.4 | 95.8 |
| 48 | Troy | 13 | 47 | 1025 | 21.81 | 1 | 3.6 | 78.8 |
| 49 | Oregon | 13 | 56 | 1217 | 21.73 | 0 | 4.3 | 93.6 |
| 50 | Rutgers | 13 | 47 | 1021 | 21.72 | 0 | 3.6 | 78.5 |
| 51 | Akron | 12 | 63 | 1368 | 21.71 | 0 | 5.3 | 114.0 |
| 52 | Duke | 12 | 41 | 887 | 21.63 | 0 | 3.4 | 73.9 |
| 53 | Texas A&M | 12 | 64 | 1380 | 21.56 | 1 | 5.3 | 115.0 |
| 53 | Notre Dame | 13 | 52 | 1121 | 21.56 | 1 | 4.0 | 86.2 |
| 55 | West Virginia | 13 | 41 | 881 | 21.49 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.8 |
| 56 | Florida | 14 | 38 | 815 | 21.45 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.2 |
| 57 | Michigan | 12 | 64 | 1372 | 21.44 | 0 | 5.3 | 114.3 |
| 58 | Colorado State | 13 | 47 | 999 | 21.26 | 1 | 3.6 | 76.8 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 12 | 52 | 1104 | 21.23 | 1 | 4.3 | 92.0 |
| 60 | Connecticut | 13 | 54 | 1145 | 21.20 | 0 | 4.2 | 88.1 |
| 61 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 62 | 1309 | 21.11 | 0 | 5.2 | 109.1 |
| 62 | Georgia | 13 | 51 | 1076 | 21.10 | 0 | 3.9 | 82.8 |
| 63 | Illinois | 12 | 49 | 1031 | 21.04 | 1 | 4.1 | 85.9 |
| 64 | Washington State | 13 | 78 | 1640 | 21.03 | 0 | 6.0 | 126.2 |
| 65 | Marshall | 12 | 64 | 1338 | 20.91 | 0 | 5.3 | 111.5 |
| 66 | East Carolina | 14 | 47 | 982 | 20.89 | 1 | 3.4 | 70.1 |
| 67 | Arkansas State | 12 | 49 | 1020 | 20.82 | 0 | 4.1 | 85.0 |
| 68 | Wyoming | 12 | 46 | 955 | 20.76 | 0 | 3.8 | 79.6 |
| 69 | Bowling Green | 12 | 44 | 911 | 20.70 | 0 | 3.7 | 75.9 |
| 70 | UTEP | 12 | 66 | 1365 | 20.68 | 0 | 5.5 | 113.8 |
| 71 | Virginia | 12 | 49 | 1013 | 20.67 | 0 | 4.1 | 84.4 |
| 72 | Idaho | 12 | 78 | 1607 | 20.60 | 0 | 6.5 | 133.9 |
| 72 | Tulane | 12 | 63 | 1298 | 20.60 | 0 | 5.3 | 108.2 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 46 | 947 | 20.59 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.6 |
| 75 | San Diego State | 12 | 59 | 1209 | 20.49 | 1 | 4.9 | 100.8 |
| 76 | Houston | 13 | 61 | 1249 | 20.48 | 1 | 4.7 | 96.1 |
| 77 | Iowa | 13 | 39 | 798 | 20.46 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.4 |
| 78 | Hawai'i | 14 | 67 | 1370 | 20.45 | 1 | 4.8 | 97.9 |
| 79 | Florida International | 12 | 59 | 1206 | 20.44 | 1 | 4.9 | 100.5 |
| 80 | Toledo | 12 | 62 | 1266 | 20.42 | 0 | 5.2 | 105.5 |
| 81 | Missouri | 14 | 61 | 1245 | 20.41 | 1 | 4.4 | 88.9 |
| 82 | California | 13 | 43 | 877 | 20.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.5 |
| 82 | Alabama | 14 | 40 | 816 | 20.40 | 0 | 2.9 | 58.3 |
| 84 | Rice | 13 | 58 | 1182 | 20.38 | 0 | 4.5 | 90.9 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 54 | 1096 | 20.30 | 0 | 4.2 | 84.3 |
| 86 | Arizona State | 12 | 45 | 909 | 20.20 | 0 | 3.8 | 75.8 |
| 87 | SMU | 12 | 69 | 1392 | 20.17 | 0 | 5.8 | 116.0 |
| 87 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 52 | 1049 | 20.17 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.7 |
| 89 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 55 | 1109 | 20.16 | 1 | 4.6 | 92.4 |
| 90 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 68 | 1363 | 20.04 | 1 | 5.7 | 113.6 |
| 91 | Indiana | 12 | 73 | 1456 | 19.95 | 0 | 6.1 | 121.3 |
| 92 | Wake Forest | 13 | 46 | 916 | 19.91 | 0 | 3.5 | 70.5 |
| 93 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 55 | 1093 | 19.87 | 0 | 4.2 | 84.1 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 57 | 1132 | 19.86 | 0 | 4.4 | 87.1 |
| 95 | Central Michigan | 13 | 56 | 1109 | 19.80 | 0 | 4.3 | 85.3 |
| 96 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 45 | 883 | 19.62 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.9 |
| 97 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 49 | 961 | 19.61 | 0 | 3.8 | 73.9 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | 12 | 53 | 1039 | 19.60 | 0 | 4.4 | 86.6 |
| 98 | Northwestern | 13 | 47 | 921 | 19.60 | 0 | 3.6 | 70.8 |
| 100 | LSU | 13 | 54 | 1053 | 19.50 | 0 | 4.2 | 81.0 |
| 101 | Boston College | 14 | 52 | 1009 | 19.40 | 0 | 3.7 | 72.1 |
| 102 | Nevada | 13 | 60 | 1162 | 19.37 | 0 | 4.6 | 89.4 |
| 103 | Michigan State | 13 | 53 | 1026 | 19.36 | 0 | 4.1 | 78.9 |
| 104 | Army | 12 | 52 | 1003 | 19.29 | 0 | 4.3 | 83.6 |
| 105 | UAB | 12 | 61 | 1176 | 19.28 | 1 | 5.1 | 98.0 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 51 | 983 | 19.27 | 1 | 4.3 | 81.9 |
| 107 | Navy | 13 | 46 | 885 | 19.24 | 0 | 3.5 | 68.1 |
| 108 | Ohio State | 13 | 33 | 633 | 19.18 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.7 |
| 109 | Arizona | 13 | 47 | 898 | 19.11 | 0 | 3.6 | 69.1 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 64 | 1219 | 19.05 | 0 | 5.3 | 101.6 |
| 111 | Memphis | 13 | 57 | 1073 | 18.82 | 0 | 4.4 | 82.5 |
| 112 | Louisville | 12 | 52 | 975 | 18.75 | 1 | 4.3 | 81.3 |
| 113 | Washington | 12 | 67 | 1253 | 18.70 | 0 | 5.6 | 104.4 |
| 114 | Utah State | 12 | 50 | 930 | 18.60 | 0 | 4.2 | 77.5 |
| 115 | North Texas | 12 | 85 | 1576 | 18.54 | 0 | 7.1 | 131.3 |
| 116 | Air Force | 13 | 46 | 839 | 18.24 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.5 |
| 117 | Kent State | 12 | 64 | 1156 | 18.06 | 0 | 5.3 | 96.3 |
| 118 | Buffalo | 14 | 57 | 1013 | 17.77 | 1 | 4.1 | 72.4 |
| 119 | Kansas | 13 | 49 | 842 | 17.18 | 0 | 3.8 | 64.8 |
| 120 | Wisconsin | 13 | 58 | 994 | 17.14 | 0 | 4.5 | 76.5 |