2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 10 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.3 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 11 | 15 | 218 | 14.53 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.8 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 11 | 22 | 263 | 11.95 | 2 | 2.0 | 23.9 |
| 4 | Michigan | 10 | 16 | 155 | 9.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Penn State | 9 | 25 | 178 | 7.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.8 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 11 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 11 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| 8 | Indiana | 9 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 10 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 9 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 11 | Purdue | 9 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Illinois | 10 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |