2012 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 4 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| 3 | LSU | 3 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.3 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 5 | 14 | 203 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 40.6 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 3 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.7 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 7 | Arizona | 5 | 9 | 144 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.8 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 4 | 9 | 145 | 16.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.3 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 2 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 64.5 |
| 10 | Akron | 11 | 28 | 455 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.5 | 41.4 |
| 11 | Florida State | 2 | 7 | 115 | 16.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 57.5 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 4 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.3 |
| 14 | Utah | 7 | 15 | 255 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.4 |
| 15 | Temple | 7 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.0 |
| 16 | Toledo | 4 | 14 | 241 | 17.21 | 0 | 3.5 | 60.3 |
| 17 | Louisville | 2 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 78.5 |
| 18 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 19 | Penn State | 4 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.3 |
| 20 | Alabama | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 21 | Syracuse | 5 | 13 | 240 | 18.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.0 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 10 | 15 | 280 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 22 | Stanford | 2 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 24 | Missouri | 7 | 22 | 412 | 18.73 | 0 | 3.1 | 58.9 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 15 | 282 | 18.80 | 0 | 3.8 | 70.5 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 3 | 15 | 284 | 18.93 | 0 | 5.0 | 94.7 |
| 27 | Air Force | 7 | 19 | 364 | 19.16 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.0 |
| 28 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.0 |
| 29 | Oregon State | 4 | 12 | 231 | 19.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.8 |
| 30 | Troy | 7 | 26 | 501 | 19.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 71.6 |
| 31 | Massachusetts | 11 | 24 | 463 | 19.29 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.1 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 8 | 24 | 467 | 19.46 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.4 |
| 33 | Memphis | 8 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.6 |
| 34 | Auburn | 9 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.6 |
| 35 | Arkansas State | 3 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.0 |
| 36 | TCU | 6 | 12 | 240 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 37 | UNLV | 11 | 31 | 622 | 20.06 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.5 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 3 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.0 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 6 | 15 | 305 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.8 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 21 | 428 | 20.38 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.1 |
| 41 | Navy | 5 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 42 | Iowa | 8 | 16 | 328 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 43 | Kansas | 11 | 33 | 685 | 20.76 | 1 | 3.0 | 62.3 |
| 44 | Boston College | 10 | 32 | 668 | 20.88 | 0 | 3.2 | 66.8 |
| 45 | Purdue | 7 | 22 | 463 | 21.05 | 0 | 3.1 | 66.1 |
| 46 | Texas Tech | 5 | 15 | 317 | 21.13 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.4 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 8 | 18 | 381 | 21.17 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.6 |
| 48 | Iowa State | 7 | 16 | 339 | 21.19 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.4 |
| 49 | Duke | 7 | 20 | 424 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.9 | 60.6 |
| 50 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.6 |
| 51 | New Mexico State | 11 | 24 | 514 | 21.42 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.7 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 12 | 257 | 21.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.4 |
| 53 | Texas State | 8 | 16 | 343 | 21.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.9 |
| 54 | USC | 6 | 18 | 387 | 21.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.5 |
| 55 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 16 | 346 | 21.63 | 0 | 5.3 | 115.3 |
| 56 | Maryland | 8 | 30 | 650 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.8 | 81.3 |
| 57 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 174 | 21.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.8 |
| 58 | Tennessee | 7 | 22 | 479 | 21.77 | 1 | 3.1 | 68.4 |
| 59 | Michigan State | 6 | 8 | 175 | 21.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.2 |
| 59 | New Mexico | 9 | 17 | 372 | 21.88 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.3 |
| 61 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 14 | 307 | 21.93 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.4 |
| 62 | Florida International | 9 | 23 | 507 | 22.04 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.3 |
| 63 | Tulane | 10 | 19 | 421 | 22.16 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.1 |
| 64 | Indiana | 8 | 22 | 488 | 22.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.0 |
| 65 | Georgia | 2 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.5 |
| 66 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 23 | 513 | 22.30 | 0 | 2.9 | 64.1 |
| 67 | Nevada | 6 | 18 | 404 | 22.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.3 |
| 68 | Kent State | 3 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.3 |
| 69 | Ball State | 4 | 20 | 460 | 23.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 115.0 |
| 70 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 26 | 599 | 23.04 | 1 | 4.3 | 99.8 |
| 71 | Rice | 6 | 11 | 254 | 23.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.3 |
| 72 | UTEP | 9 | 15 | 347 | 23.13 | 1 | 1.7 | 38.6 |
| 73 | Idaho | 11 | 27 | 625 | 23.15 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.8 |
| 74 | Colorado State | 8 | 15 | 349 | 23.27 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.6 |
| 74 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 26 | 605 | 23.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 86.4 |
| 76 | Washington State | 9 | 21 | 489 | 23.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 54.3 |
| 77 | Minnesota | 7 | 11 | 257 | 23.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 36.7 |
| 77 | Mississippi State | 5 | 14 | 327 | 23.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.4 |
| 79 | Connecticut | 7 | 12 | 282 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.3 |
| 80 | Washington | 6 | 16 | 377 | 23.56 | 0 | 2.7 | 62.8 |
| 81 | South Alabama | 11 | 28 | 664 | 23.71 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.4 |
| 82 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.5 |
| 83 | SMU | 6 | 14 | 334 | 23.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.7 |
| 84 | Illinois | 10 | 16 | 382 | 23.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.2 |
| 85 | Houston | 7 | 18 | 431 | 23.94 | 0 | 2.6 | 61.6 |
| 86 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 168 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.0 |
| 86 | North Carolina State | 6 | 12 | 288 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 88 | Michigan | 5 | 11 | 266 | 24.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 53.2 |
| 88 | Central Michigan | 6 | 22 | 532 | 24.18 | 0 | 3.7 | 88.7 |
| 90 | South Florida | 9 | 17 | 412 | 24.24 | 0 | 1.9 | 45.8 |
| 91 | Baylor | 5 | 14 | 343 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 68.6 |
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 25 | 618 | 24.72 | 1 | 2.8 | 68.7 |
| 93 | Ohio | 4 | 12 | 297 | 24.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.3 |
| 94 | Arizona State | 5 | 13 | 322 | 24.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 64.4 |
| 95 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 95 | San Diego State | 4 | 16 | 400 | 25.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 100.0 |
| 95 | North Carolina | 4 | 21 | 525 | 25.00 | 1 | 5.3 | 131.3 |
| 98 | Arkansas | 8 | 11 | 276 | 25.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.5 |
| 99 | Hawai'i | 9 | 22 | 554 | 25.18 | 1 | 2.4 | 61.6 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 8 | 14 | 353 | 25.21 | 2 | 1.8 | 44.1 |
| 101 | UTSA | 4 | 15 | 380 | 25.33 | 1 | 3.8 | 95.0 |
| 102 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 37 | 940 | 25.41 | 1 | 3.1 | 78.3 |
| 103 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 104 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 29 | 743 | 25.62 | 3 | 2.9 | 74.3 |
| 105 | Mississippi | 6 | 18 | 463 | 25.72 | 1 | 3.0 | 77.2 |
| 106 | Wake Forest | 7 | 9 | 233 | 25.89 | 1 | 1.3 | 33.3 |
| 107 | UAB | 9 | 17 | 448 | 26.35 | 0 | 1.9 | 49.8 |
| 108 | Colorado | 11 | 26 | 697 | 26.81 | 2 | 2.4 | 63.4 |
| 109 | Cincinnati | 3 | 9 | 242 | 26.89 | 1 | 3.0 | 80.7 |
| 110 | Texas | 4 | 14 | 380 | 27.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 95.0 |
| 111 | Virginia | 8 | 16 | 437 | 27.31 | 1 | 2.0 | 54.6 |
| 112 | West Virginia | 6 | 23 | 630 | 27.39 | 1 | 3.8 | 105.0 |
| 113 | East Carolina | 5 | 14 | 387 | 27.64 | 1 | 2.8 | 77.4 |
| 114 | Kansas State | 2 | 8 | 225 | 28.13 | 1 | 4.0 | 112.5 |
| 115 | Army | 10 | 17 | 490 | 28.82 | 1 | 1.7 | 49.0 |
| 116 | California | 9 | 23 | 666 | 28.96 | 2 | 2.6 | 74.0 |
| 117 | Marshall | 7 | 35 | 1019 | 29.11 | 3 | 5.0 | 145.6 |
| 118 | Boise State | 2 | 8 | 236 | 29.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 118.0 |
| 119 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 20 | 595 | 29.75 | 1 | 3.3 | 99.2 |
| 120 | Clemson | 2 | 9 | 280 | 31.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 140.0 |
| 121 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 133 | 33.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 66.5 |
| 122 | North Texas | 8 | 11 | 368 | 33.45 | 1 | 1.4 | 46.0 |
| 123 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 13 | 496 | 38.15 | 2 | 2.6 | 99.2 |