2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 29 | 170 | 5.86 | 0 | 3.2 | 18.9 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 9 | 23 | 232 | 10.09 | 1 | 2.6 | 25.8 |
| 3 | Illinois | 11 | 22 | 62 | 2.82 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.6 |
| 4 | Purdue | 11 | 19 | 111 | 5.84 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.1 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 10 | 16 | 233 | 14.56 | 1 | 1.6 | 23.3 |
| 6 | Michigan | 10 | 15 | 143 | 9.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 9 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.8 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 9 | 13 | 167 | 12.85 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.6 |
| 9 | Iowa | 9 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 10 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 10 | Indiana | 10 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 7.9 |