2011 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 3 | South Florida | 12 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 4 | Navy | 12 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 13 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Ohio | 14 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 12 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 8 | Alabama | 13 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 13 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Auburn | 13 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 11 | Iowa | 13 | 14 | 64 | 4.57 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Utah | 13 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 1 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| 14 | LSU | 14 | 20 | 73 | 3.65 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 15 | Arkansas State | 13 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| 15 | North Carolina State | 13 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 17 | Stanford | 13 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 18 | UAB | 12 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 13 | 16 | 74 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 19 | Boston College | 12 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 22 | Washington | 13 | 17 | 82 | 4.82 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 18 | 85 | 4.72 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.5 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 23 | 89 | 3.87 | 1 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 25 | Air Force | 13 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 27 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 16 | 98 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Missouri | 13 | 17 | 97 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 29 | Florida | 13 | 18 | 99 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 13 | 19 | 101 | 5.32 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 30 | Maryland | 12 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 32 | Boise State | 13 | 12 | 108 | 9.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 8.3 |
| 32 | Houston | 14 | 11 | 116 | 10.55 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 13 | 16 | 111 | 6.94 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 35 | Temple | 13 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| 35 | USC | 12 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
| 37 | Arizona State | 13 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 38 | Texas Tech | 12 | 21 | 109 | 5.19 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.1 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 13 | 24 | 119 | 4.96 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.2 |
| 39 | California | 13 | 17 | 119 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| 39 | TCU | 13 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 1 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 42 | Bowling Green | 12 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 43 | Purdue | 13 | 20 | 124 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 43 | Oregon | 14 | 17 | 133 | 7.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
| 45 | Toledo | 13 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 13 | 10 | 126 | 12.60 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.7 |
| 47 | Penn State | 13 | 17 | 128 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 47 | BYU | 13 | 12 | 127 | 10.58 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.8 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 14 | 18 | 138 | 7.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 50 | SMU | 13 | 28 | 130 | 4.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| 51 | North Texas | 12 | 27 | 126 | 4.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.5 |
| 51 | Rutgers | 13 | 23 | 137 | 5.96 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 51 | Oregon State | 12 | 9 | 126 | 14.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 54 | Oklahoma | 13 | 12 | 139 | 11.58 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.7 |
| 55 | Ball State | 12 | 24 | 129 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.8 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 13 | 21 | 144 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| 57 | Army | 12 | 13 | 134 | 10.31 | 2 | 1.1 | 11.2 |
| 58 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 26 | 135 | 5.19 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.3 |
| 58 | Illinois | 13 | 21 | 147 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| 60 | Rice | 12 | 22 | 137 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.4 |
| 60 | San Diego State | 13 | 16 | 148 | 9.25 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
| 62 | Duke | 12 | 19 | 138 | 7.26 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.5 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | 13 | 26 | 151 | 5.81 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.6 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 13 | 18 | 154 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 12 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.9 |
| 66 | Iowa State | 13 | 24 | 157 | 6.54 | 1 | 1.8 | 12.1 |
| 67 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 17 | 146 | 8.59 | 1 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 68 | Texas | 13 | 18 | 161 | 8.94 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 68 | Notre Dame | 13 | 15 | 161 | 10.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 70 | UTEP | 12 | 22 | 150 | 6.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 71 | Virginia | 13 | 20 | 164 | 8.20 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.6 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 12 | 19 | 153 | 8.05 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 15 | 167 | 11.13 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 13 | 16 | 169 | 10.56 | 1 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| 75 | Ohio State | 13 | 26 | 171 | 6.58 | 1 | 2.0 | 13.2 |
| 75 | Baylor | 13 | 15 | 171 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
| 77 | Washington State | 12 | 20 | 159 | 7.95 | 2 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 78 | Marshall | 13 | 22 | 177 | 8.05 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.6 |
| 79 | Indiana | 12 | 25 | 166 | 6.64 | 1 | 2.1 | 13.8 |
| 80 | Akron | 12 | 23 | 167 | 7.26 | 0 | 1.9 | 13.9 |
| 81 | San Jose State | 12 | 19 | 170 | 8.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| 82 | Florida State | 13 | 21 | 188 | 8.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 82 | Fresno State | 13 | 16 | 188 | 11.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
| 84 | Kansas State | 13 | 19 | 191 | 10.05 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.7 |
| 85 | Michigan | 13 | 21 | 193 | 9.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.8 |
| 86 | Michigan State | 14 | 13 | 211 | 16.23 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.1 |
| 87 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 27 | 184 | 6.81 | 1 | 2.3 | 15.3 |
| 88 | Utah State | 13 | 24 | 204 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.7 |
| 89 | Syracuse | 12 | 25 | 189 | 7.56 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.8 |
| 89 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 25 | 189 | 7.56 | 1 | 2.1 | 15.8 |
| 91 | Texas A&M | 13 | 12 | 207 | 17.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 15.9 |
| 92 | Clemson | 14 | 24 | 224 | 9.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| 93 | Troy | 12 | 17 | 195 | 11.47 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| 94 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 18 | 197 | 10.94 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.4 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 12 | 23 | 199 | 8.65 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.6 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 12 | 19 | 202 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
| 97 | UCF | 12 | 14 | 204 | 14.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 98 | Nevada | 13 | 17 | 229 | 13.47 | 3 | 1.3 | 17.6 |
| 99 | Connecticut | 12 | 33 | 214 | 6.48 | 0 | 2.8 | 17.8 |
| 99 | Florida International | 13 | 24 | 231 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.8 |
| 101 | Arizona | 12 | 16 | 217 | 13.56 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.1 |
| 102 | Mississippi | 12 | 24 | 219 | 9.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 103 | Colorado | 13 | 31 | 250 | 8.06 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.2 |
| 104 | UCLA | 14 | 31 | 283 | 9.13 | 1 | 2.2 | 20.2 |
| 105 | Central Michigan | 12 | 26 | 283 | 10.88 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.6 |
| 106 | Nebraska | 13 | 27 | 318 | 11.78 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.5 |
| 107 | Idaho | 12 | 31 | 310 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.6 | 25.8 |
| 108 | Georgia | 14 | 25 | 373 | 14.92 | 2 | 1.8 | 26.6 |
| 109 | Arkansas | 13 | 25 | 349 | 13.96 | 2 | 1.9 | 26.8 |
| 110 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 29 | 352 | 12.14 | 2 | 2.2 | 27.1 |
| 111 | Kansas | 12 | 23 | 329 | 14.30 | 1 | 1.9 | 27.4 |
| 112 | UNLV | 12 | 31 | 337 | 10.87 | 1 | 2.6 | 28.1 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 33 | 350 | 10.61 | 1 | 2.8 | 29.2 |
| 114 | Tulane | 13 | 30 | 388 | 12.93 | 3 | 2.3 | 29.8 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 13 | 26 | 409 | 15.73 | 4 | 2.0 | 31.5 |
| 116 | New Mexico | 12 | 32 | 383 | 11.97 | 1 | 2.7 | 31.9 |
| 117 | East Carolina | 12 | 24 | 439 | 18.29 | 3 | 2.0 | 36.6 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 33 | 459 | 13.91 | 2 | 2.8 | 38.3 |
| 119 | Kent State | 12 | 50 | 553 | 11.06 | 1 | 4.2 | 46.1 |
| 120 | Memphis | 12 | 48 | 557 | 11.60 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.4 |