2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0.46 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 2 | Ball State | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 13 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 6 | Troy | 12 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| 7 | Rice | 13 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 13 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Oregon | 13 | 17 | 55 | 3.24 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| 10 | Ohio | 13 | 18 | 59 | 3.28 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.5 |
| 10 | LSU | 13 | 17 | 59 | 3.47 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Air Force | 13 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 13 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 14 | UTEP | 12 | 21 | 68 | 3.24 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 13 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| 16 | Boise State | 13 | 13 | 76 | 5.85 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 17 | Kent State | 14 | 19 | 83 | 4.37 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 18 | Florida State | 14 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| 19 | South Florida | 12 | 10 | 75 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 13 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 1 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 22 | 98 | 4.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 12 | 17 | 84 | 4.94 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Indiana | 12 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 1 | 1.6 | 7.2 |
| 26 | Army | 12 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| 27 | New Mexico | 13 | 22 | 102 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.8 |
| 27 | San Diego State | 13 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 29 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 21 | 95 | 4.52 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.9 |
| 30 | Iowa | 12 | 22 | 97 | 4.41 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.1 |
| 31 | Northwestern | 13 | 22 | 107 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.2 |
| 31 | Oregon State | 13 | 15 | 106 | 7.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 33 | Toledo | 13 | 15 | 108 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 34 | Alabama | 14 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 35 | Bowling Green | 13 | 20 | 111 | 5.55 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 35 | Arkansas State | 13 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 1 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| 35 | UCLA | 14 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 13 | 13 | 113 | 8.69 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 39 | Utah State | 13 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| 40 | Clemson | 13 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| 40 | Penn State | 12 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| 42 | North Texas | 12 | 11 | 110 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.2 |
| 43 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 19 | 112 | 5.89 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| 43 | Arizona State | 13 | 12 | 121 | 10.08 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| 45 | Buffalo | 12 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| 46 | Washington | 13 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 2 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 47 | UTSA | 10 | 18 | 99 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.9 |
| 47 | Iowa State | 13 | 17 | 129 | 7.59 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 49 | BYU | 13 | 20 | 132 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 50 | Navy | 13 | 12 | 135 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| 51 | Stanford | 14 | 22 | 149 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 12 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 2 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 53 | UCF | 14 | 16 | 151 | 9.44 | 2 | 1.1 | 10.8 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 13 | 21 | 142 | 6.76 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | 13 | 12 | 142 | 11.83 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.9 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 13 | 19 | 143 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 57 | Temple | 11 | 24 | 122 | 5.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.1 |
| 57 | Tennessee | 12 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| 57 | Georgia | 14 | 14 | 156 | 11.14 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.1 |
| 60 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 20 | 149 | 7.45 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 61 | Texas State | 12 | 16 | 140 | 8.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| 62 | Fresno State | 13 | 16 | 156 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 63 | Nevada | 13 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
| 64 | USC | 13 | 14 | 160 | 11.43 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| 65 | Florida | 13 | 22 | 161 | 7.32 | 1 | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| 65 | Arizona | 13 | 21 | 161 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 67 | Kentucky | 12 | 25 | 150 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 12.5 |
| 68 | Arkansas | 12 | 25 | 152 | 6.08 | 0 | 2.1 | 12.7 |
| 69 | California | 12 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 69 | Baylor | 13 | 12 | 166 | 13.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.8 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | 14 | 28 | 180 | 6.43 | 1 | 2.0 | 12.9 |
| 72 | Illinois | 12 | 26 | 157 | 6.04 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.1 |
| 73 | Louisville | 13 | 21 | 171 | 8.14 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 73 | Texas | 13 | 17 | 172 | 10.12 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| 75 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 15 | 159 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| 76 | Utah | 12 | 17 | 161 | 9.47 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 77 | TCU | 13 | 19 | 178 | 9.37 | 1 | 1.5 | 13.7 |
| 78 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 17 | 181 | 10.65 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| 79 | Mississippi | 13 | 24 | 189 | 7.88 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 79 | San Jose State | 13 | 20 | 188 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 81 | Virginia | 12 | 18 | 175 | 9.72 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.6 |
| 82 | Marshall | 12 | 18 | 176 | 9.78 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.7 |
| 83 | Boston College | 12 | 24 | 180 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 83 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 22 | 180 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
| 85 | Cincinnati | 13 | 26 | 196 | 7.54 | 1 | 2.0 | 15.1 |
| 86 | Washington State | 12 | 27 | 182 | 6.74 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.2 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 16 | 197 | 12.31 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
| 88 | East Carolina | 13 | 20 | 199 | 9.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 89 | Michigan | 13 | 20 | 203 | 10.15 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.6 |
| 90 | Rutgers | 13 | 30 | 204 | 6.80 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.7 |
| 90 | Syracuse | 13 | 17 | 204 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 92 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 21 | 190 | 9.05 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.8 |
| 93 | Memphis | 12 | 22 | 191 | 8.68 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.9 |
| 93 | Kansas | 12 | 20 | 191 | 9.55 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.9 |
| 95 | Tulsa | 14 | 23 | 226 | 9.83 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.1 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 20 | 214 | 10.70 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 13 | 34 | 217 | 6.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 16.7 |
| 98 | Tulane | 12 | 35 | 202 | 5.77 | 0 | 2.9 | 16.8 |
| 99 | Michigan State | 13 | 25 | 221 | 8.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.0 |
| 100 | Houston | 12 | 21 | 205 | 9.76 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.1 |
| 101 | Connecticut | 12 | 32 | 214 | 6.69 | 0 | 2.7 | 17.8 |
| 102 | Western Michigan | 12 | 20 | 224 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 103 | Purdue | 13 | 26 | 252 | 9.69 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.4 |
| 104 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 37 | 257 | 6.95 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.8 |
| 105 | Nebraska | 14 | 24 | 284 | 11.83 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.3 |
| 105 | UNLV | 13 | 21 | 264 | 12.57 | 2 | 1.6 | 20.3 |
| 107 | Central Michigan | 13 | 22 | 272 | 12.36 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.9 |
| 108 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 21 | 275 | 13.10 | 2 | 1.6 | 21.2 |
| 109 | Idaho | 12 | 36 | 256 | 7.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.3 |
| 110 | Florida International | 12 | 25 | 258 | 10.32 | 0 | 2.1 | 21.5 |
| 111 | Colorado | 12 | 30 | 261 | 8.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 21.8 |
| 112 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 34 | 274 | 8.06 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.8 |
| 113 | Colorado State | 12 | 23 | 277 | 12.04 | 0 | 1.9 | 23.1 |
| 114 | Wyoming | 12 | 26 | 293 | 11.27 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.4 |
| 115 | Duke | 13 | 25 | 323 | 12.92 | 2 | 1.9 | 24.8 |
| 116 | SMU | 13 | 34 | 324 | 9.53 | 0 | 2.6 | 24.9 |
| 117 | Missouri | 12 | 33 | 313 | 9.48 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.1 |
| 118 | Hawai'i | 12 | 30 | 350 | 11.67 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.2 |
| 119 | Akron | 12 | 32 | 354 | 11.06 | 1 | 2.7 | 29.5 |
| 120 | UAB | 12 | 22 | 358 | 16.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.8 |
| 121 | Maryland | 12 | 37 | 383 | 10.35 | 1 | 3.1 | 31.9 |
| 122 | Wake Forest | 12 | 41 | 402 | 9.80 | 3 | 3.4 | 33.5 |
| 123 | Massachusetts | 12 | 29 | 412 | 14.21 | 3 | 2.4 | 34.3 |
| 124 | New Mexico State | 12 | 35 | 432 | 12.34 | 1 | 2.9 | 36.0 |