2009 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2010
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 14 | 30 | 395 | 13.17 | 4 | 2.1 | 28.2 |
| 1 | Ohio | 14 | 43 | 437 | 10.16 | 4 | 3.1 | 31.2 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 13 | 24 | 175 | 7.29 | 3 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 4 | LSU | 13 | 27 | 509 | 18.85 | 2 | 2.1 | 39.2 |
| 4 | Arizona | 13 | 16 | 245 | 15.31 | 2 | 1.2 | 18.8 |
| 4 | Clemson | 14 | 26 | 374 | 14.38 | 2 | 1.9 | 26.7 |
| 4 | USC | 13 | 28 | 381 | 13.61 | 2 | 2.2 | 29.3 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 14 | 20 | 270 | 13.50 | 2 | 1.4 | 19.3 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 21 | 281 | 13.38 | 2 | 1.5 | 20.1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 27 | 359 | 13.30 | 2 | 2.1 | 27.6 |
| 4 | TCU | 13 | 47 | 619 | 13.17 | 2 | 3.6 | 47.6 |
| 4 | Oregon | 13 | 28 | 336 | 12.00 | 2 | 2.2 | 25.8 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 14 | 44 | 510 | 11.59 | 2 | 3.1 | 36.4 |
| 4 | Temple | 13 | 23 | 263 | 11.43 | 2 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 34 | 368 | 10.82 | 2 | 2.6 | 28.3 |
| 4 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 25 | 223 | 8.92 | 2 | 1.9 | 17.2 |
| 17 | Florida State | 13 | 23 | 390 | 16.96 | 1 | 1.8 | 30.0 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 13 | 43 | 699 | 16.26 | 1 | 3.3 | 53.8 |
| 17 | Alabama | 14 | 39 | 587 | 15.05 | 1 | 2.8 | 41.9 |
| 17 | Tulsa | 12 | 20 | 282 | 14.10 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.5 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 13 | 17 | 227 | 13.35 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.5 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 13 | 30 | 399 | 13.30 | 1 | 2.3 | 30.7 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 13 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 1 | 0.8 | 10.2 |
| 17 | SMU | 13 | 21 | 275 | 13.10 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.2 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 13 | 19 | 247 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 12 | 18 | 232 | 12.89 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
| 17 | Air Force | 13 | 24 | 308 | 12.83 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.7 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 13 | 27 | 338 | 12.52 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.0 |
| 17 | California | 13 | 20 | 247 | 12.35 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 12 | 148 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 17 | Boston College | 13 | 14 | 171 | 12.21 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.2 |
| 17 | Marshall | 13 | 26 | 312 | 12.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 17 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 32 | 367 | 11.47 | 1 | 2.5 | 28.2 |
| 17 | Louisville | 12 | 17 | 193 | 11.35 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.1 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 13 | 38 | 412 | 10.84 | 1 | 2.9 | 31.7 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 12 | 15 | 151 | 10.07 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 13 | 29 | 289 | 9.97 | 1 | 2.2 | 22.2 |
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 23 | 224 | 9.74 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| 17 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 16 | 144 | 9.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 17 | Ball State | 12 | 22 | 192 | 8.73 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Michigan | 12 | 27 | 234 | 8.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 19.5 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 13 | 15 | 127 | 8.47 | 1 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 17 | Purdue | 12 | 26 | 215 | 8.27 | 1 | 2.2 | 17.9 |
| 17 | Stanford | 13 | 30 | 229 | 7.63 | 1 | 2.3 | 17.6 |
| 17 | Florida | 14 | 40 | 300 | 7.50 | 1 | 2.9 | 21.4 |
| 17 | Iowa | 13 | 30 | 225 | 7.50 | 1 | 2.3 | 17.3 |
| 17 | Navy | 14 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 17 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 24 | 155 | 6.46 | 1 | 1.8 | 11.9 |
| 17 | Akron | 12 | 19 | 122 | 6.42 | 1 | 1.6 | 10.2 |
| 17 | Virginia | 12 | 30 | 189 | 6.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 15.8 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 13 | 21 | 123 | 5.86 | 1 | 1.6 | 9.5 |
| 52 | Florida International | 12 | 25 | 322 | 12.88 | 0 | 2.1 | 26.8 |
| 52 | Rice | 12 | 17 | 210 | 12.35 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.5 |
| 52 | UCF | 13 | 26 | 311 | 11.96 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.9 |
| 52 | Boise State | 14 | 35 | 391 | 11.17 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.9 |
| 52 | Georgia | 13 | 23 | 255 | 11.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.6 |
| 52 | Baylor | 12 | 21 | 232 | 11.05 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.3 |
| 52 | Idaho | 13 | 14 | 153 | 10.93 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.8 |
| 52 | Kent State | 12 | 22 | 240 | 10.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 52 | East Carolina | 14 | 17 | 183 | 10.76 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.1 |
| 52 | Mississippi | 13 | 28 | 292 | 10.43 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.5 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 12 | 25 | 260 | 10.40 | 0 | 2.1 | 21.7 |
| 52 | West Virginia | 13 | 25 | 259 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
| 52 | Indiana | 12 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 52 | Texas Tech | 13 | 25 | 245 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.8 |
| 52 | San Diego State | 12 | 16 | 156 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Arizona State | 12 | 29 | 277 | 9.55 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.1 |
| 52 | Missouri | 13 | 25 | 238 | 9.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.3 |
| 52 | North Carolina State | 12 | 29 | 274 | 9.45 | 0 | 2.4 | 22.8 |
| 52 | Tennessee | 13 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| 52 | UCLA | 13 | 34 | 309 | 9.09 | 0 | 2.6 | 23.8 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | 13 | 24 | 218 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.8 |
| 52 | Washington | 12 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.3 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | 12 | 30 | 254 | 8.47 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.2 |
| 52 | UTEP | 12 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 52 | Colorado State | 12 | 13 | 108 | 8.31 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.0 |
| 52 | Utah | 13 | 42 | 344 | 8.19 | 0 | 3.2 | 26.5 |
| 52 | Bowling Green | 13 | 28 | 224 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.2 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 13 | 40 | 319 | 7.98 | 0 | 3.1 | 24.5 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 13 | 24 | 191 | 7.96 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.7 |
| 52 | Toledo | 12 | 15 | 119 | 7.93 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 13 | 23 | 182 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 13 | 23 | 181 | 7.87 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.9 |
| 52 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 19 | 149 | 7.84 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 22 | 169 | 7.68 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 12 | 23 | 172 | 7.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.3 |
| 52 | Kansas | 12 | 24 | 171 | 7.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 52 | Houston | 14 | 17 | 120 | 7.06 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| 52 | Syracuse | 12 | 21 | 145 | 6.90 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.1 |
| 52 | Washington State | 12 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 52 | UNLV | 12 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| 52 | Hawai'i | 13 | 23 | 150 | 6.52 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 52 | South Florida | 13 | 19 | 121 | 6.37 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 13 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.7 |
| 52 | BYU | 13 | 28 | 174 | 6.21 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.4 |
| 52 | Duke | 12 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| 52 | Utah State | 12 | 22 | 135 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | 13 | 26 | 158 | 6.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.2 |
| 52 | Iowa State | 13 | 27 | 164 | 6.07 | 0 | 2.1 | 12.6 |
| 52 | North Texas | 12 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| 52 | Maryland | 12 | 28 | 164 | 5.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.7 |
| 52 | Buffalo | 12 | 19 | 110 | 5.79 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| 52 | Tulane | 12 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 52 | Army | 12 | 26 | 139 | 5.35 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.6 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | 12 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 52 | Penn State | 13 | 29 | 144 | 4.97 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.1 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 15 | 74 | 4.93 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 31 | 149 | 4.81 | 0 | 2.6 | 12.4 |
| 52 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 21 | 100 | 4.76 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| 52 | UAB | 12 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 24 | 108 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 52 | Auburn | 13 | 24 | 107 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| 52 | Illinois | 12 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 52 | New Mexico | 12 | 19 | 68 | 3.58 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| 52 | Troy | 13 | 30 | 106 | 3.53 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.2 |
| 52 | Colorado | 12 | 30 | 100 | 3.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
| 52 | Memphis | 12 | 20 | 60 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| 52 | San Jose State | 12 | 15 | 26 | 1.73 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 52 | Nevada | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0.17 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.2 |