2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 8 | 12 | -21 | -1.75 | 0 | 1.5 | -2.6 |
| 3 | BYU | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| 5 | Ball State | 8 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Auburn | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 8 | 13 | 26 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 7 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 9 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 11 | Troy | 8 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| 12 | Florida | 8 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 0 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Temple | 7 | 16 | 47 | 2.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 14 | Florida International | 8 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| 14 | UTEP | 8 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Oregon | 9 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 17 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| 18 | Florida State | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 19 | Kent State | 9 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| 19 | Iowa | 8 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.6 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 9 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 22 | Ohio | 8 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| 23 | UTSA | 6 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 9 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 25 | Utah State | 6 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 25 | Clemson | 8 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 8 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.9 |
| 28 | Northwestern | 8 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.4 |
| 29 | SMU | 8 | 18 | 83 | 4.61 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.4 |
| 30 | Rice | 8 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 7 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 0 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| 33 | Utah | 9 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.4 |
| 34 | North Texas | 8 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 35 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| 36 | Rutgers | 7 | 18 | 92 | 5.11 | 0 | 2.6 | 13.1 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 7 | 21 | 110 | 5.24 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.7 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Indiana | 8 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.4 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 41 | Ohio State | 8 | 15 | 88 | 5.87 | 1 | 1.9 | 11.0 |
| 42 | LSU | 8 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 42 | Washington | 9 | 16 | 96 | 6.00 | 2 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 8 | 22 | 132 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 16.5 |
| 45 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| 46 | South Alabama | 8 | 16 | 99 | 6.19 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.4 |
| 47 | North Carolina | 8 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 8 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 21 | 142 | 6.76 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.8 |
| 50 | Tulane | 8 | 22 | 150 | 6.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.8 |
| 51 | Boise State | 8 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| 51 | Washington State | 9 | 21 | 144 | 6.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| 53 | Toledo | 8 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 8 | 16 | 113 | 7.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.1 |
| 55 | West Virginia | 9 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 56 | Illinois | 8 | 19 | 137 | 7.21 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.1 |
| 57 | Purdue | 8 | 14 | 102 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 58 | UCLA | 10 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 59 | Air Force | 8 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 60 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 61 | Baylor | 9 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 62 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
| 63 | San Diego State | 8 | 11 | 86 | 7.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 64 | Idaho | 6 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.5 |
| 65 | USC | 9 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | 9 | 19 | 150 | 7.89 | 1 | 2.1 | 16.7 |
| 67 | Stanford | 10 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 68 | Alabama | 9 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 69 | Colorado | 9 | 26 | 212 | 8.15 | 1 | 2.9 | 23.6 |
| 70 | Boston College | 8 | 17 | 141 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.1 | 17.6 |
| 71 | Mississippi | 8 | 19 | 158 | 8.32 | 1 | 2.4 | 19.8 |
| 72 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 21 | 175 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.9 |
| 74 | Akron | 8 | 17 | 145 | 8.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.1 |
| 75 | UCF | 9 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.7 |
| 76 | Buffalo | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 77 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | 8 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.8 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 8 | 29 | 266 | 9.17 | 1 | 3.6 | 33.3 |
| 80 | Arizona | 9 | 15 | 139 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.4 |
| 81 | Nevada | 8 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| 81 | California | 9 | 14 | 130 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| 83 | Michigan | 8 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 8 | 15 | 144 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.0 |
| 85 | North Carolina State | 8 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| 86 | Houston | 8 | 11 | 109 | 9.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 87 | Iowa State | 9 | 13 | 129 | 9.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.3 |
| 88 | Maryland | 8 | 29 | 289 | 9.97 | 0 | 3.6 | 36.1 |
| 89 | Texas | 9 | 14 | 140 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.6 |
| 89 | Louisville | 7 | 13 | 130 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 18.6 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 8 | 13 | 132 | 10.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.5 |
| 92 | Georgia | 9 | 11 | 112 | 10.18 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.1 |
| 93 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
| 95 | Duke | 8 | 20 | 208 | 10.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 9 | 16 | 170 | 10.63 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.9 |
| 97 | Missouri | 8 | 25 | 272 | 10.88 | 0 | 3.1 | 34.0 |
| 98 | Memphis | 8 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 99 | Nebraska | 9 | 17 | 188 | 11.06 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.9 |
| 100 | TCU | 9 | 15 | 169 | 11.27 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.8 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 17 | 193 | 11.35 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.1 |
| 102 | Texas State | 6 | 10 | 115 | 11.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.2 |
| 103 | Penn State | 8 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.1 |
| 104 | Kansas | 9 | 15 | 177 | 11.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.7 |
| 105 | Massachusetts | 8 | 16 | 190 | 11.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.8 |
| 106 | South Florida | 7 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.3 |
| 107 | UNLV | 8 | 12 | 145 | 12.08 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.1 |
| 108 | East Carolina | 8 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 8 | 16 | 196 | 12.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 110 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 111 | Western Michigan | 8 | 15 | 191 | 12.73 | 0 | 1.9 | 23.9 |
| 112 | Hawai'i | 8 | 23 | 293 | 12.74 | 0 | 2.9 | 36.6 |
| 113 | Fresno State | 8 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 113 | San Jose State | 6 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 14 | 179 | 12.79 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.9 |
| 116 | Colorado State | 8 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 117 | Virginia | 8 | 11 | 146 | 13.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.3 |
| 118 | Marshall | 8 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.6 |
| 119 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 120 | Texas Tech | 9 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.1 |
| 121 | Central Michigan | 8 | 15 | 227 | 15.13 | 1 | 1.9 | 28.4 |
| 122 | New Mexico State | 6 | 12 | 190 | 15.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 31.7 |
| 123 | UAB | 8 | 18 | 307 | 17.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.4 |