2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 27.8 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | 11 | 163 | 14.82 | 1 | 2.8 | 40.8 |
| 3 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 27.7 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.3 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Illinois | 4 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.5 |
| 7 | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 9 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 10 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 7.5 |