2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 12 | 142 | 11.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.5 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 95 | 11.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 3 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 7 | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.2 |