2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 91 | 30.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 91.0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 8 | 26 | 781 | 30.04 | 0 | 3.3 | 97.6 |
| 3 | UCF | 8 | 35 | 1006 | 28.74 | 1 | 4.4 | 125.8 |
| 4 | Florida International | 8 | 26 | 747 | 28.73 | 0 | 3.3 | 93.4 |
| 5 | TCU | 7 | 18 | 507 | 28.17 | 1 | 2.6 | 72.4 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 30 | 823 | 27.43 | 2 | 3.8 | 102.9 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 7 | 20 | 541 | 27.05 | 1 | 2.9 | 77.3 |
| 8 | Oregon | 10 | 39 | 1039 | 26.64 | 2 | 3.9 | 103.9 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 9 | 41 | 1061 | 25.88 | 2 | 4.6 | 117.9 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 31 | 799 | 25.77 | 1 | 3.9 | 99.9 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 7 | 29 | 737 | 25.41 | 0 | 4.1 | 105.3 |
| 12 | Texas | 9 | 41 | 1023 | 24.95 | 2 | 4.6 | 113.7 |
| 13 | Temple | 8 | 24 | 593 | 24.71 | 1 | 3.0 | 74.1 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 8 | 39 | 960 | 24.62 | 2 | 4.9 | 120.0 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 8 | 20 | 489 | 24.45 | 0 | 2.5 | 61.1 |
| 16 | Penn State | 8 | 23 | 562 | 24.43 | 0 | 2.9 | 70.3 |
| 17 | UTEP | 8 | 31 | 754 | 24.32 | 0 | 3.9 | 94.3 |
| 18 | Louisville | 7 | 26 | 622 | 23.92 | 1 | 3.7 | 88.9 |
| 18 | Tulsa | 8 | 25 | 598 | 23.92 | 1 | 3.1 | 74.8 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 7 | 32 | 765 | 23.91 | 1 | 4.6 | 109.3 |
| 21 | San Jose State | 7 | 31 | 739 | 23.84 | 1 | 4.4 | 105.6 |
| 22 | Hawai'i | 7 | 34 | 810 | 23.82 | 0 | 4.9 | 115.7 |
| 23 | Alabama | 9 | 14 | 333 | 23.79 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.0 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 9 | 33 | 779 | 23.61 | 0 | 3.7 | 86.6 |
| 25 | Utah State | 7 | 39 | 920 | 23.59 | 0 | 5.6 | 131.4 |
| 26 | Florida | 8 | 35 | 824 | 23.54 | 1 | 4.4 | 103.0 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 8 | 38 | 893 | 23.50 | 1 | 4.8 | 111.6 |
| 28 | Auburn | 8 | 37 | 869 | 23.49 | 1 | 4.6 | 108.6 |
| 29 | Ohio State | 8 | 27 | 632 | 23.41 | 0 | 3.4 | 79.0 |
| 30 | Iowa State | 9 | 45 | 1052 | 23.38 | 0 | 5.0 | 116.9 |
| 31 | UNLV | 7 | 42 | 981 | 23.36 | 1 | 6.0 | 140.1 |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 7 | 33 | 763 | 23.12 | 0 | 4.7 | 109.0 |
| 33 | Clemson | 9 | 37 | 854 | 23.08 | 1 | 4.1 | 94.9 |
| 34 | Houston | 9 | 26 | 599 | 23.04 | 1 | 2.9 | 66.6 |
| 35 | Navy | 2 | 13 | 299 | 23.00 | 0 | 6.5 | 149.5 |
| 36 | Washington | 9 | 50 | 1143 | 22.86 | 0 | 5.6 | 127.0 |
| 37 | Marshall | 8 | 34 | 774 | 22.76 | 0 | 4.3 | 96.8 |
| 38 | New Mexico State | 7 | 44 | 993 | 22.57 | 2 | 6.3 | 141.9 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 8 | 31 | 699 | 22.55 | 0 | 3.9 | 87.4 |
| 40 | Arizona State | 9 | 48 | 1082 | 22.54 | 1 | 5.3 | 120.2 |
| 41 | Washington State | 9 | 51 | 1149 | 22.53 | 0 | 5.7 | 127.7 |
| 42 | Florida State | 8 | 20 | 449 | 22.45 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.1 |
| 43 | Syracuse | 7 | 32 | 716 | 22.38 | 1 | 4.6 | 102.3 |
| 44 | Iowa | 8 | 29 | 648 | 22.34 | 0 | 3.6 | 81.0 |
| 45 | Idaho | 7 | 43 | 954 | 22.19 | 1 | 6.1 | 136.3 |
| 46 | Stanford | 9 | 36 | 798 | 22.17 | 1 | 4.0 | 88.7 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 8 | 27 | 597 | 22.11 | 1 | 3.4 | 74.6 |
| 48 | Bowling Green | 8 | 37 | 813 | 21.97 | 1 | 4.6 | 101.6 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 8 | 32 | 702 | 21.94 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.8 |
| 50 | Ball State | 8 | 37 | 811 | 21.92 | 0 | 4.6 | 101.4 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 35 | 766 | 21.89 | 1 | 4.4 | 95.8 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 9 | 42 | 919 | 21.88 | 0 | 4.7 | 102.1 |
| 53 | Colorado State | 7 | 35 | 763 | 21.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 109.0 |
| 54 | Missouri | 9 | 33 | 716 | 21.70 | 0 | 3.7 | 79.6 |
| 55 | Virginia | 8 | 30 | 643 | 21.43 | 0 | 3.8 | 80.4 |
| 56 | SMU | 8 | 26 | 557 | 21.42 | 0 | 3.3 | 69.6 |
| 57 | Nevada | 7 | 30 | 642 | 21.40 | 0 | 4.3 | 91.7 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 9 | 31 | 663 | 21.39 | 0 | 3.4 | 73.7 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | 9 | 30 | 641 | 21.37 | 0 | 3.3 | 71.2 |
| 60 | Utah | 9 | 33 | 702 | 21.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 78.0 |
| 61 | South Florida | 7 | 34 | 721 | 21.21 | 0 | 4.9 | 103.0 |
| 62 | USC | 9 | 33 | 695 | 21.06 | 1 | 3.7 | 77.2 |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 9 | 48 | 1007 | 20.98 | 0 | 5.3 | 111.9 |
| 64 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 35 | 734 | 20.97 | 2 | 3.9 | 81.6 |
| 65 | UCLA | 10 | 52 | 1087 | 20.90 | 0 | 5.2 | 108.7 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 31 | 648 | 20.90 | 1 | 3.4 | 72.0 |
| 67 | Mississippi | 8 | 41 | 848 | 20.68 | 0 | 5.1 | 106.0 |
| 67 | Air Force | 7 | 19 | 393 | 20.68 | 0 | 2.7 | 56.1 |
| 69 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 33 | 680 | 20.61 | 0 | 4.1 | 85.0 |
| 70 | Kent State | 8 | 31 | 636 | 20.52 | 0 | 3.9 | 79.5 |
| 71 | Fresno State | 7 | 41 | 840 | 20.49 | 0 | 5.9 | 120.0 |
| 72 | Oklahoma | 9 | 32 | 655 | 20.47 | 0 | 3.6 | 72.8 |
| 73 | Northwestern | 8 | 31 | 634 | 20.45 | 0 | 3.9 | 79.3 |
| 73 | Georgia | 9 | 29 | 593 | 20.45 | 0 | 3.2 | 65.9 |
| 75 | Indiana | 8 | 54 | 1100 | 20.37 | 1 | 6.8 | 137.5 |
| 76 | Arkansas State | 8 | 25 | 509 | 20.36 | 0 | 3.1 | 63.6 |
| 77 | Colorado | 10 | 51 | 1038 | 20.35 | 0 | 5.1 | 103.8 |
| 78 | North Carolina State | 8 | 31 | 630 | 20.32 | 0 | 3.9 | 78.8 |
| 79 | Michigan | 8 | 20 | 406 | 20.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.8 |
| 80 | UAB | 8 | 56 | 1133 | 20.23 | 1 | 7.0 | 141.6 |
| 80 | Boston College | 8 | 31 | 627 | 20.23 | 0 | 3.9 | 78.4 |
| 82 | LSU | 10 | 26 | 525 | 20.19 | 0 | 2.6 | 52.5 |
| 83 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 33 | 666 | 20.18 | 0 | 3.7 | 74.0 |
| 84 | Kentucky | 8 | 38 | 762 | 20.05 | 0 | 4.8 | 95.3 |
| 85 | Rice | 8 | 34 | 677 | 19.91 | 0 | 4.3 | 84.6 |
| 86 | Duke | 8 | 41 | 813 | 19.83 | 0 | 5.1 | 101.6 |
| 87 | Western Michigan | 8 | 41 | 812 | 19.80 | 0 | 5.1 | 101.5 |
| 88 | Maryland | 8 | 48 | 948 | 19.75 | 0 | 6.0 | 118.5 |
| 89 | Arizona | 9 | 46 | 906 | 19.70 | 0 | 5.1 | 100.7 |
| 90 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 27 | 529 | 19.59 | 0 | 3.4 | 66.1 |
| 91 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 23 | 450 | 19.57 | 0 | 3.3 | 64.3 |
| 92 | Mississippi State | 8 | 29 | 566 | 19.52 | 0 | 3.6 | 70.8 |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 31 | 603 | 19.45 | 0 | 3.9 | 75.4 |
| 94 | Memphis | 8 | 43 | 835 | 19.42 | 0 | 5.4 | 104.4 |
| 95 | New Mexico | 7 | 30 | 578 | 19.27 | 0 | 4.3 | 82.6 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 8 | 40 | 766 | 19.15 | 0 | 5.0 | 95.8 |
| 97 | Ohio | 9 | 39 | 744 | 19.08 | 0 | 4.3 | 82.7 |
| 98 | Kansas | 9 | 51 | 967 | 18.96 | 0 | 5.7 | 107.4 |
| 99 | Baylor | 9 | 41 | 776 | 18.93 | 0 | 4.6 | 86.2 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 7 | 23 | 435 | 18.91 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.1 |
| 101 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 30 | 566 | 18.87 | 0 | 4.3 | 80.9 |
| 102 | Tulane | 8 | 47 | 880 | 18.72 | 0 | 5.9 | 110.0 |
| 103 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 43 | 801 | 18.63 | 0 | 5.4 | 100.1 |
| 104 | San Diego State | 7 | 32 | 595 | 18.59 | 1 | 4.6 | 85.0 |
| 105 | California | 10 | 41 | 752 | 18.34 | 0 | 4.1 | 75.2 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 44 | 802 | 18.23 | 0 | 5.5 | 100.3 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | 8 | 45 | 816 | 18.13 | 0 | 5.6 | 102.0 |
| 108 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 35 | 634 | 18.11 | 0 | 4.4 | 79.3 |
| 109 | Wake Forest | 8 | 39 | 704 | 18.05 | 0 | 4.9 | 88.0 |
| 110 | East Carolina | 8 | 40 | 717 | 17.93 | 0 | 5.0 | 89.6 |
| 111 | Troy | 8 | 37 | 663 | 17.92 | 0 | 4.6 | 82.9 |
| 112 | Boise State | 7 | 17 | 304 | 17.88 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.4 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 40 | 714 | 17.85 | 0 | 5.0 | 89.3 |
| 113 | North Texas | 8 | 40 | 714 | 17.85 | 0 | 5.0 | 89.3 |
| 115 | Army | 1 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 106.0 |
| 116 | Toledo | 8 | 30 | 525 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.8 | 65.6 |
| 117 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 32 | 548 | 17.13 | 0 | 3.6 | 60.9 |
| 118 | Akron | 8 | 40 | 624 | 15.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 78.0 |
| 119 | Illinois | 8 | 22 | 313 | 14.23 | 0 | 2.8 | 39.1 |