2009 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2010

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 LSU 13 27 509 18.85 2 2.1 39.2
2 Florida State 13 23 390 16.96 1 1.8 30.0
3 Oklahoma 13 43 699 16.26 1 3.3 53.8
4 Arizona 13 16 245 15.31 2 1.2 18.8
5 Alabama 14 39 587 15.05 1 2.8 41.9
6 Clemson 14 26 374 14.38 2 1.9 26.7
7 Tulsa 12 20 282 14.10 1 1.7 23.5
8 USC 13 28 381 13.61 2 2.2 29.3
9 Central Michigan 14 20 270 13.50 2 1.4 19.3
10 Georgia Tech 14 21 281 13.38 2 1.5 20.1
11 Wyoming 13 17 227 13.35 1 1.3 17.5
12 North Carolina 13 30 399 13.30 1 2.3 30.7
12 Oklahoma State 13 27 359 13.30 2 2.1 27.6
14 Minnesota 13 10 132 13.20 1 0.8 10.2
15 TCU 13 47 619 13.17 2 3.6 47.6
15 Texas 14 30 395 13.17 4 2.1 28.2
17 SMU 13 21 275 13.10 1 1.6 21.2
18 Cincinnati 13 19 247 13.00 1 1.5 19.0
19 Notre Dame 12 18 232 12.89 1 1.5 19.3
20 Florida International 12 25 322 12.88 0 2.1 26.8
21 Air Force 13 24 308 12.83 1 1.8 23.7
22 Kentucky 13 27 338 12.52 1 2.1 26.0
23 California 13 20 247 12.35 1 1.5 19.0
23 Rice 12 17 210 12.35 0 1.4 17.5
25 Louisiana Tech 12 12 148 12.33 1 1.0 12.3
26 Boston College 13 14 171 12.21 1 1.1 13.2
27 Oregon 13 28 336 12.00 2 2.2 25.8
27 Marshall 13 26 312 12.00 1 2.0 24.0
29 UCF 13 26 311 11.96 0 2.0 23.9
30 Nebraska 14 44 510 11.59 2 3.1 36.4
31 Southern Mississippi 13 32 367 11.47 1 2.5 28.2
32 Temple 13 23 263 11.43 2 1.8 20.2
33 Louisville 12 17 193 11.35 1 1.4 16.1
34 Boise State 14 35 391 11.17 0 2.5 27.9
35 Georgia 13 23 255 11.09 0 1.8 19.6
36 Baylor 12 21 232 11.05 0 1.8 19.3
37 Idaho 13 14 153 10.93 0 1.1 11.8
38 Kent State 12 22 240 10.91 0 1.8 20.0
39 Connecticut 13 38 412 10.84 1 2.9 31.7
40 Virginia Tech 13 34 368 10.82 2 2.6 28.3
41 East Carolina 14 17 183 10.76 0 1.2 13.1
42 Mississippi 13 28 292 10.43 0 2.2 22.5
43 Kansas State 12 25 260 10.40 0 2.1 21.7
44 West Virginia 13 25 259 10.36 0 1.9 19.9
45 Indiana 12 10 103 10.30 0 0.8 8.6
46 Ohio 14 43 437 10.16 4 3.1 31.2
47 Mississippi State 12 15 151 10.07 1 1.3 12.6
48 Fresno State 13 29 289 9.97 1 2.2 22.2
49 Texas Tech 13 25 245 9.80 0 1.9 18.8
50 San Diego State 12 16 156 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
51 Northern Illinois 13 23 224 9.74 1 1.8 17.2
52 Arizona State 12 29 277 9.55 0 2.4 23.1
53 Missouri 13 25 238 9.52 0 1.9 18.3
54 North Carolina State 12 29 274 9.45 0 2.4 22.8
55 Tennessee 13 12 112 9.33 0 0.9 8.6
56 UCLA 13 34 309 9.09 0 2.6 23.8
57 New Mexico State 13 24 218 9.08 0 1.8 16.8
58 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 16 144 9.00 1 1.3 12.0
58 Washington 12 11 99 9.00 0 0.9 8.3
60 Miami (Florida) 13 25 223 8.92 2 1.9 17.2
61 Ball State 12 22 192 8.73 1 1.8 16.0
62 Michigan 12 27 234 8.67 1 2.3 19.5
63 Arkansas State 12 30 254 8.47 0 2.5 21.2
63 Arkansas 13 15 127 8.47 1 1.2 9.8
65 UTEP 12 13 110 8.46 0 1.1 9.2
66 Colorado State 12 13 108 8.31 0 1.1 9.0
67 Purdue 12 26 215 8.27 1 2.2 17.9
68 Utah 13 42 344 8.19 0 3.2 26.5
69 Bowling Green 13 28 224 8.00 0 2.2 17.2
70 Ohio State 13 40 319 7.98 0 3.1 24.5
71 Oregon State 13 24 191 7.96 0 1.8 14.7
72 Toledo 12 15 119 7.93 0 1.3 9.9
73 Michigan State 13 23 182 7.91 0 1.8 14.0
74 South Carolina 13 23 181 7.87 0 1.8 13.9
75 Miami (Ohio) 12 19 149 7.84 0 1.6 12.4
76 Pittsburgh 13 22 169 7.68 0 1.7 13.0
77 Stanford 13 30 229 7.63 1 2.3 17.6
78 Florida 14 40 300 7.50 1 2.9 21.4
78 Iowa 13 30 225 7.50 1 2.3 17.3
78 Western Kentucky 12 8 60 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
81 Western Michigan 12 23 172 7.48 0 1.9 14.3
82 Wisconsin 13 24 175 7.29 3 1.8 13.5
83 Kansas 12 24 171 7.13 0 2.0 14.3
84 Houston 14 17 120 7.06 0 1.2 8.6
85 Syracuse 12 21 145 6.90 0 1.8 12.1
86 Washington State 12 9 62 6.89 0 0.8 5.2
87 Navy 14 16 109 6.81 1 1.1 7.8
88 UNLV 12 9 59 6.56 0 0.8 4.9
89 Hawai'i 13 23 150 6.52 0 1.8 11.5
90 Middle Tennessee 13 24 155 6.46 1 1.8 11.9
91 Akron 12 19 122 6.42 1 1.6 10.2
92 South Florida 13 19 121 6.37 0 1.5 9.3
93 Virginia 12 30 189 6.30 1 2.5 15.8
93 Northwestern 13 20 126 6.30 0 1.5 9.7
95 BYU 13 28 174 6.21 0 2.2 13.4
96 Duke 12 19 117 6.16 0 1.6 9.8
97 Utah State 12 22 135 6.14 0 1.8 11.3
98 Texas A&M 13 26 158 6.08 0 2.0 12.2
99 Iowa State 13 27 164 6.07 0 2.1 12.6
100 North Texas 12 11 65 5.91 0 0.9 5.4
101 Maryland 12 28 164 5.86 0 2.3 13.7
101 Rutgers 13 21 123 5.86 1 1.6 9.5
103 Buffalo 12 19 110 5.79 0 1.6 9.2
104 Tulane 12 9 52 5.78 0 0.8 4.3
105 Army 12 26 139 5.35 0 2.2 11.6
106 Wake Forest 12 12 64 5.33 0 1.0 5.3
107 Penn State 13 29 144 4.97 0 2.2 11.1
108 Eastern Michigan 12 15 74 4.93 0 1.3 6.2
109 Vanderbilt 12 31 149 4.81 0 2.6 12.4
110 Florida Atlantic 12 21 100 4.76 0 1.8 8.3
111 UAB 12 13 59 4.54 0 1.1 4.9
112 Louisiana-Monroe 12 24 108 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
113 Auburn 13 24 107 4.46 0 1.8 8.2
114 Illinois 12 12 50 4.17 0 1.0 4.2
115 New Mexico 12 19 68 3.58 0 1.6 5.7
116 Troy 13 30 106 3.53 0 2.3 8.2
117 Colorado 12 30 100 3.33 0 2.5 8.3
118 Memphis 12 20 60 3.00 0 1.7 5.0
119 San Jose State 12 15 26 1.73 0 1.3 2.2
120 Nevada 13 18 3 0.17 0 1.4 0.2