2012 National Leaders Opponent Kickoffs - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 21 | 1009 | 48.05 | 2 | 9.52 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 23 | 1284 | 55.83 | 3 | 13.04 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgia | 5 | 24 | 1364 | 56.83 | 4 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | LSU | 5 | 17 | 967 | 56.88 | 5 | 29.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 5 | 19 | 1089 | 57.32 | 2 | 10.53 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | TCU | 4 | 8 | 460 | 57.50 | 1 | 12.50 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 4 | 15 | 867 | 57.80 | 6 | 40.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Purdue | 4 | 17 | 986 | 58.00 | 5 | 29.41 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | UTEP | 5 | 26 | 1509 | 58.04 | 4 | 15.38 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Boston College | 4 | 26 | 1509 | 58.04 | 6 | 23.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | California | 5 | 29 | 1686 | 58.14 | 6 | 20.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 4 | 27 | 1586 | 58.74 | 2 | 7.41 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 25 | 1470 | 58.80 | 8 | 32.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Iowa | 5 | 21 | 1237 | 58.90 | 6 | 28.57 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 4 | 14 | 825 | 58.93 | 4 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 21 | 1239 | 59.00 | 5 | 23.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Western Michigan | 5 | 27 | 1597 | 59.15 | 8 | 29.63 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Michigan | 4 | 21 | 1244 | 59.24 | 2 | 9.52 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | UCF | 4 | 18 | 1068 | 59.33 | 4 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | East Carolina | 5 | 23 | 1366 | 59.39 | 11 | 47.83 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 5 | 16 | 951 | 59.44 | 2 | 12.50 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 4 | 14 | 835 | 59.64 | 7 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 4 | 22 | 1313 | 59.68 | 9 | 40.91 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 34 | 2032 | 59.76 | 12 | 35.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Temple | 3 | 15 | 897 | 59.80 | 1 | 6.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 29 | 1742 | 60.07 | 10 | 34.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Florida International | 5 | 34 | 2043 | 60.09 | 8 | 23.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 5 | 23 | 1384 | 60.17 | 7 | 30.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Washington State | 5 | 30 | 1808 | 60.27 | 7 | 23.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Kent State | 4 | 19 | 1147 | 60.37 | 4 | 21.05 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 21 | 1268 | 60.38 | 6 | 28.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | 4 | 11 | 665 | 60.45 | 6 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Hawai'i | 4 | 28 | 1695 | 60.54 | 8 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Louisville | 5 | 18 | 1091 | 60.61 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | South Florida | 5 | 27 | 1637 | 60.63 | 11 | 40.74 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Washington | 4 | 17 | 1031 | 60.65 | 5 | 29.41 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Stanford | 4 | 14 | 850 | 60.71 | 2 | 14.29 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Florida | 4 | 12 | 729 | 60.75 | 3 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 20 | 1218 | 60.90 | 13 | 65.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | North Texas | 5 | 21 | 1279 | 60.90 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Nevada | 5 | 26 | 1585 | 60.96 | 10 | 38.46 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Buffalo | 4 | 26 | 1587 | 61.04 | 12 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Michigan State | 5 | 17 | 1038 | 61.06 | 5 | 29.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Colorado | 5 | 37 | 2260 | 61.08 | 13 | 35.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Syracuse | 4 | 22 | 1344 | 61.09 | 6 | 27.27 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 5 | 25 | 1528 | 61.12 | 8 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 24 | 1467 | 61.13 | 7 | 29.17 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Florida State | 5 | 14 | 856 | 61.14 | 3 | 21.43 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Virginia | 5 | 32 | 1957 | 61.16 | 5 | 15.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 5 | 31 | 1900 | 61.29 | 13 | 41.94 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | North Carolina State | 5 | 21 | 1289 | 61.38 | 5 | 23.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Clemson | 5 | 27 | 1658 | 61.41 | 10 | 37.04 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Minnesota | 5 | 20 | 1229 | 61.45 | 5 | 25.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Central Michigan | 4 | 29 | 1782 | 61.45 | 13 | 44.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 24 | 1475 | 61.46 | 8 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Ball State | 5 | 32 | 1967 | 61.47 | 12 | 37.50 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Idaho | 5 | 36 | 2214 | 61.50 | 13 | 36.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | UCLA | 5 | 23 | 1415 | 61.52 | 12 | 52.17 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Illinois | 5 | 26 | 1600 | 61.54 | 12 | 46.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Oklahoma | 3 | 11 | 677 | 61.55 | 5 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Air Force | 4 | 20 | 1231 | 61.55 | 7 | 35.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Massachusetts | 5 | 38 | 2339 | 61.55 | 14 | 36.84 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Akron | 5 | 38 | 2339 | 61.55 | 19 | 50.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 29 | 1786 | 61.59 | 11 | 37.93 | 2 | 2 |
| 65 | Tulane | 4 | 30 | 1849 | 61.63 | 11 | 36.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Duke | 5 | 25 | 1541 | 61.64 | 7 | 28.00 | 1 | 3 |
| 67 | Auburn | 4 | 20 | 1233 | 61.65 | 11 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Cincinnati | 3 | 10 | 617 | 61.70 | 3 | 30.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | San Diego State | 5 | 30 | 1853 | 61.77 | 5 | 16.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | UAB | 4 | 28 | 1732 | 61.86 | 16 | 57.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | SMU | 4 | 23 | 1424 | 61.91 | 12 | 52.17 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Texas | 4 | 19 | 1178 | 62.00 | 9 | 47.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Toledo | 5 | 21 | 1302 | 62.00 | 7 | 33.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Missouri | 5 | 24 | 1488 | 62.00 | 10 | 41.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 5 | 26 | 1613 | 62.04 | 9 | 34.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 19 | 1180 | 62.11 | 6 | 31.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Baylor | 4 | 28 | 1740 | 62.14 | 7 | 25.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | Marshall | 5 | 37 | 2299 | 62.14 | 11 | 29.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Kansas | 4 | 21 | 1306 | 62.19 | 12 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Fresno State | 5 | 26 | 1617 | 62.19 | 6 | 23.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | New Mexico State | 5 | 33 | 2053 | 62.21 | 16 | 48.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Arizona State | 5 | 16 | 998 | 62.38 | 4 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Rice | 5 | 35 | 2185 | 62.43 | 15 | 42.86 | 0 | 1 |
| 84 | Penn State | 5 | 17 | 1062 | 62.47 | 9 | 52.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Maryland | 4 | 21 | 1314 | 62.57 | 10 | 47.62 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 4 | 12 | 751 | 62.58 | 4 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | UTSA | 3 | 12 | 751 | 62.58 | 5 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Houston | 4 | 26 | 1627 | 62.58 | 16 | 61.54 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Ohio | 5 | 23 | 1441 | 62.65 | 5 | 21.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Indiana | 4 | 21 | 1317 | 62.71 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Arkansas State | 5 | 28 | 1756 | 62.71 | 12 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Mississippi | 5 | 28 | 1759 | 62.82 | 15 | 53.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | South Alabama | 5 | 28 | 1761 | 62.89 | 15 | 53.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Northwestern | 5 | 23 | 1447 | 62.91 | 16 | 69.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Arkansas | 5 | 36 | 2265 | 62.92 | 22 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Texas State | 4 | 27 | 1701 | 63.00 | 3 | 11.11 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 | USC | 4 | 14 | 883 | 63.07 | 5 | 35.71 | 0 | 2 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 5 | 18 | 1136 | 63.11 | 5 | 27.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Ohio State | 5 | 21 | 1326 | 63.14 | 11 | 52.38 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 | Kentucky | 5 | 29 | 1832 | 63.17 | 9 | 31.03 | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 19 | 1201 | 63.21 | 2 | 10.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | New Mexico | 5 | 27 | 1707 | 63.22 | 9 | 33.33 | 0 | 2 |
| 102 | Army | 4 | 27 | 1707 | 63.22 | 12 | 44.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | Troy | 5 | 23 | 1456 | 63.30 | 7 | 30.43 | 1 | 2 |
| 105 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 23 | 1458 | 63.39 | 10 | 43.48 | 0 | 4 |
| 106 | UNLV | 5 | 26 | 1649 | 63.42 | 13 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Utah | 4 | 17 | 1079 | 63.47 | 11 | 64.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Utah State | 5 | 19 | 1206 | 63.47 | 8 | 42.11 | 1 | 1 |
| 109 | Wisconsin | 5 | 21 | 1334 | 63.52 | 11 | 52.38 | 0 | 1 |
| 110 | Navy | 4 | 22 | 1399 | 63.59 | 8 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 20 | 1272 | 63.60 | 9 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Arizona | 5 | 27 | 1718 | 63.63 | 16 | 59.26 | 0 | 1 |
| 113 | Rutgers | 4 | 15 | 958 | 63.87 | 12 | 80.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 114 | Alabama | 5 | 10 | 639 | 63.90 | 4 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | BYU | 5 | 12 | 767 | 63.92 | 5 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 31 | 1982 | 63.94 | 13 | 41.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Wyoming | 4 | 25 | 1601 | 64.04 | 18 | 72.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Texas A&M | 4 | 13 | 833 | 64.08 | 5 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 5 | 29 | 1861 | 64.17 | 11 | 37.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 120 | Boise State | 4 | 15 | 963 | 64.20 | 6 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Wake Forest | 5 | 32 | 2055 | 64.22 | 15 | 46.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 122 | South Carolina | 5 | 16 | 1038 | 64.88 | 13 | 81.25 | 0 | 1 |
| 123 | Oregon State | 3 | 11 | 715 | 65.00 | 8 | 72.73 | 0 | 2 |
| 124 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 20 | 1323 | 66.15 | 10 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |