2011 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 2 | Louisville | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 8 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 5 | LSU | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Indiana | 10 | 18 | 38 | 2.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 7 | Washington | 8 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 9 | North Carolina State | 10 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| 10 | Navy | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 12 | 14 | 50 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 12 | North Texas | 10 | 19 | 68 | 3.58 | 0 | 1.9 | 6.8 |
| 13 | SMU | 10 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 10 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 15 | Auburn | 7 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 1 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| 17 | Utah | 12 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 1 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| 18 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 22 | 87 | 3.95 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.9 |
| 19 | Ohio | 14 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 20 | Iowa | 9 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 8 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Florida | 8 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| 23 | Wake Forest | 10 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 25 | UAB | 10 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 26 | Marshall | 9 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| 27 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.2 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 9 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| 28 | Penn State | 9 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| 28 | Illinois | 11 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| 31 | Stanford | 10 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 12 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 33 | Boston College | 9 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 33 | Colorado State | 10 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 10 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 33 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 11 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 10 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.5 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 6 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.5 |
| 40 | Iowa State | 9 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 1 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| 42 | Ball State | 11 | 19 | 107 | 5.63 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 43 | Missouri | 9 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| 44 | Akron | 11 | 20 | 115 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 45 | Purdue | 11 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 46 | Connecticut | 10 | 24 | 142 | 5.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.2 |
| 47 | Duke | 9 | 14 | 83 | 5.93 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| 48 | Temple | 13 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| 49 | Western Michigan | 12 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 50 | Rutgers | 11 | 22 | 133 | 6.05 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.1 |
| 51 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 16 | 98 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 52 | Arkansas | 9 | 17 | 105 | 6.18 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.7 |
| 53 | Rice | 9 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| 54 | Alabama | 10 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| 54 | Syracuse | 9 | 17 | 107 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.9 |
| 56 | UTEP | 10 | 18 | 122 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 11 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.9 |
| 57 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 27 | 184 | 6.81 | 1 | 2.3 | 15.3 |
| 59 | Kansas State | 9 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 60 | Tulsa | 9 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.9 |
| 61 | Oregon | 10 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 62 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 63 | TCU | 11 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 1 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 64 | Houston | 13 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 65 | Washington State | 10 | 17 | 124 | 7.29 | 1 | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| 65 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 21 | 153 | 7.29 | 1 | 1.9 | 13.9 |
| 67 | California | 10 | 13 | 96 | 7.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 68 | Hawai'i | 13 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 69 | Virginia | 10 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| 69 | Maryland | 9 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| 71 | Michigan | 10 | 18 | 145 | 8.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 9 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| 73 | Kentucky | 9 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 74 | Colorado | 10 | 22 | 181 | 8.23 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.1 |
| 75 | Mississippi | 8 | 16 | 132 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.5 |
| 76 | Bowling Green | 11 | 12 | 101 | 8.42 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 77 | Utah State | 13 | 24 | 204 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.7 |
| 78 | Northwestern | 10 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| 79 | UCLA | 10 | 23 | 199 | 8.65 | 1 | 2.3 | 19.9 |
| 80 | USC | 10 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| 81 | Tulane | 12 | 27 | 237 | 8.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 19.8 |
| 82 | Ohio State | 9 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 1 | 1.8 | 15.7 |
| 83 | Nevada | 10 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.9 |
| 84 | Florida State | 11 | 17 | 152 | 8.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 85 | UNLV | 9 | 19 | 171 | 9.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 19.0 |
| 86 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 14 | 129 | 9.21 | 1 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| 87 | Air Force | 11 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| 88 | Notre Dame | 8 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 88 | Florida International | 13 | 24 | 231 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.8 |
| 90 | Texas | 9 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 91 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 26 | 255 | 9.81 | 1 | 2.6 | 25.5 |
| 91 | Kent State | 10 | 37 | 363 | 9.81 | 1 | 3.7 | 36.3 |
| 93 | BYU | 12 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| 94 | Idaho | 12 | 31 | 310 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.6 | 25.8 |
| 95 | Army | 12 | 13 | 134 | 10.31 | 2 | 1.1 | 11.2 |
| 96 | Clemson | 9 | 18 | 187 | 10.39 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.8 |
| 97 | Boise State | 11 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
| 98 | Toledo | 12 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| 99 | Buffalo | 12 | 19 | 202 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
| 100 | Memphis | 11 | 43 | 466 | 10.84 | 0 | 3.9 | 42.4 |
| 101 | Fresno State | 11 | 12 | 135 | 11.25 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| 102 | West Virginia | 10 | 11 | 129 | 11.73 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.9 |
| 103 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 11 | 132 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.7 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 11 | 22 | 264 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 105 | New Mexico | 9 | 21 | 270 | 12.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 30.0 |
| 106 | Nebraska | 9 | 16 | 214 | 13.38 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 107 | San Diego State | 10 | 11 | 151 | 13.73 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.1 |
| 108 | Troy | 10 | 12 | 166 | 13.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.6 |
| 109 | Baylor | 9 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.9 |
| 110 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 30 | 419 | 13.97 | 2 | 2.7 | 38.1 |
| 111 | UCF | 11 | 14 | 204 | 14.57 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 20 | 301 | 15.05 | 2 | 2.0 | 30.1 |
| 113 | Kansas | 8 | 14 | 216 | 15.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.0 |
| 114 | Oklahoma | 9 | 8 | 126 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.0 |
| 115 | Georgia | 10 | 11 | 174 | 15.82 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.4 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 12 | 24 | 390 | 16.25 | 4 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 117 | East Carolina | 8 | 12 | 205 | 17.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.6 |
| 118 | Oregon State | 9 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 1 | 0.8 | 13.4 |
| 119 | Arizona | 8 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 1 | 0.9 | 15.5 |
| 120 | Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |