2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 31.5 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 31.2 |
| 5 | Florida International | 8 | 11 | 213 | 19.36 | 1 | 1.4 | 26.6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 11 | 15 | 259 | 17.27 | 1 | 1.4 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 4 | 11 | 188 | 17.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.0 |
| 8 | Texas | 8 | 12 | 193 | 16.08 | 1 | 1.5 | 24.1 |
| 9 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 6 | 14 | 214 | 15.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 35.7 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 7 | 21 | 318 | 15.14 | 1 | 3.0 | 45.4 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 11 | 29 | 414 | 14.28 | 4 | 2.6 | 37.6 |
| 13 | Tulane | 2 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.5 |
| 14 | LSU | 13 | 38 | 523 | 13.76 | 2 | 2.9 | 40.2 |
| 15 | Nevada | 7 | 14 | 192 | 13.71 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.4 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 8 | 13 | 174 | 13.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.8 |
| 17 | North Carolina State | 8 | 14 | 186 | 13.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.3 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 19 | Temple | 9 | 13 | 172 | 13.23 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.1 |
| 20 | Houston | 13 | 24 | 317 | 13.21 | 2 | 1.8 | 24.4 |
| 21 | Troy | 3 | 10 | 130 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 43.3 |
| 21 | Alabama | 12 | 39 | 507 | 13.00 | 1 | 3.3 | 42.3 |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 24 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 31 | 392 | 12.65 | 4 | 2.6 | 32.7 |
| 24 | SMU | 8 | 17 | 215 | 12.65 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.9 |
| 26 | Utah State | 7 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 14.4 |
| 27 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 20 | 251 | 12.55 | 1 | 2.5 | 31.4 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | 7 | 22 | 275 | 12.50 | 2 | 3.1 | 39.3 |
| 28 | UTEP | 5 | 14 | 175 | 12.50 | 1 | 2.8 | 35.0 |
| 28 | Air Force | 7 | 10 | 125 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.9 |
| 31 | Stanford | 11 | 15 | 186 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| 31 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 33 | Boise State | 12 | 33 | 394 | 11.94 | 0 | 2.8 | 32.8 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 10 | 23 | 271 | 11.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.1 |
| 35 | Oregon | 12 | 27 | 314 | 11.63 | 2 | 2.3 | 26.2 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 25 | 288 | 11.52 | 1 | 2.8 | 32.0 |
| 37 | Texas Tech | 5 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.4 |
| 38 | Rice | 4 | 14 | 158 | 11.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 39.5 |
| 39 | Florida State | 9 | 29 | 326 | 11.24 | 1 | 3.2 | 36.2 |
| 39 | Toledo | 9 | 17 | 191 | 11.24 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.2 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 25 | 271 | 10.84 | 1 | 2.3 | 24.6 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 5 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 43 | TCU | 11 | 28 | 297 | 10.61 | 1 | 2.5 | 27.0 |
| 44 | Michigan State | 11 | 27 | 284 | 10.52 | 2 | 2.5 | 25.8 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 7 | 18 | 189 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.6 | 27.0 |
| 46 | Colorado State | 3 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.0 |
| 47 | Florida | 7 | 13 | 133 | 10.23 | 2 | 1.9 | 19.0 |
| 48 | Ohio State | 6 | 16 | 163 | 10.19 | 1 | 2.7 | 27.2 |
| 49 | Ball State | 6 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| 50 | Marshall | 7 | 18 | 170 | 9.44 | 0 | 2.6 | 24.3 |
| 51 | Utah | 8 | 21 | 198 | 9.43 | 0 | 2.6 | 24.8 |
| 52 | BYU | 10 | 19 | 179 | 9.42 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| 53 | Arkansas State | 10 | 24 | 222 | 9.25 | 2 | 2.4 | 22.2 |
| 53 | Idaho | 2 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| 55 | Hawai'i | 6 | 13 | 120 | 9.23 | 1 | 2.2 | 20.0 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 10 | 20 | 184 | 9.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.4 |
| 57 | Iowa | 7 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| 58 | Michigan | 11 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 59 | USC | 10 | 22 | 194 | 8.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.4 |
| 59 | Kansas State | 10 | 17 | 150 | 8.82 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.0 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 13 | 113 | 8.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 62 | UCF | 5 | 15 | 130 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 63 | Auburn | 8 | 16 | 135 | 8.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.9 |
| 64 | Missouri | 8 | 15 | 121 | 8.07 | 1 | 1.9 | 15.1 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.7 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 9 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 67 | Tennessee | 5 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
| 68 | Ohio | 10 | 31 | 242 | 7.81 | 1 | 3.1 | 24.2 |
| 69 | South Carolina | 11 | 20 | 156 | 7.80 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.2 |
| 70 | Georgia | 10 | 17 | 131 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.1 |
| 71 | Iowa State | 6 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 72 | Baylor | 10 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.4 |
| 73 | South Florida | 5 | 16 | 121 | 7.56 | 1 | 3.2 | 24.2 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.7 |
| 75 | Virginia | 8 | 17 | 123 | 7.24 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.4 |
| 76 | Rutgers | 9 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 1 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
| 77 | Bowling Green | 5 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.6 |
| 78 | Cincinnati | 10 | 25 | 176 | 7.04 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.6 |
| 79 | Buffalo | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 79 | San Jose State | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 81 | Washington | 7 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 1 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| 83 | Tulsa | 8 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.1 |
| 83 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 85 | UCLA | 6 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 86 | Kent State | 5 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| 87 | North Texas | 5 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 1 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 88 | Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 89 | Louisville | 7 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 90 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 90 | Maryland | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 92 | Penn State | 9 | 29 | 170 | 5.86 | 0 | 3.2 | 18.9 |
| 92 | Arizona | 4 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 94 | San Diego State | 8 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.6 |
| 95 | Clemson | 10 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 96 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 17 | 94 | 5.53 | 0 | 2.4 | 13.4 |
| 97 | Wake Forest | 6 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
| 98 | Central Michigan | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 99 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 14 | 68 | 4.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
| 100 | California | 7 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
| 101 | Washington State | 4 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.0 |
| 102 | Illinois | 7 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.9 |
| 103 | New Mexico State | 4 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| 104 | North Carolina | 7 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 104 | Navy | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| 104 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 107 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| 108 | Syracuse | 5 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| 109 | Duke | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 110 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 19 | 65 | 3.42 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| 111 | Purdue | 7 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| 112 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
| 114 | Kentucky | 5 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| 115 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 116 | Army | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 118 | Notre Dame | 8 | 5 | -5 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 119 | Akron | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -10.0 |