2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 3 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | -10 | -2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.5 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | -8 | -1.14 | 0 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Florida International | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Texas State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kent State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 13 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Clemson | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 17 | Mississippi | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 20 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 20 | Florida | 4 | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| 22 | Temple | 4 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Oregon | 3 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| 24 | Marshall | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 24 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 26 | Indiana | 4 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 28 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 30 | BYU | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 31 | Northwestern | 4 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.3 |
| 32 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 33 | New Mexico | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 34 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| 35 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 36 | Colorado State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 37 | Rutgers | 4 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 13.0 |
| 38 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 3 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 17.7 |
| 40 | Iowa | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| 41 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 41 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| 43 | UTEP | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| 44 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 46 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.7 |
| 47 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 47 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 49 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 50 | Toledo | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 51 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 52 | Fresno State | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 53 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.3 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 4 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.3 |
| 55 | North Carolina | 4 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 56 | Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 56 | Army | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 59 | Troy | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 59 | Ohio State | 4 | 10 | 75 | 7.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 18.8 |
| 62 | Connecticut | 3 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.7 |
| 63 | South Florida | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 64 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 65 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 66 | Tulane | 4 | 11 | 86 | 7.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.5 |
| 67 | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 68 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 68 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 70 | New Mexico State | 3 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 3.3 | 27.7 |
| 71 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 72 | Boston College | 4 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.0 |
| 73 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 73 | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.7 |
| 76 | Texas | 4 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| 77 | Akron | 4 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.8 |
| 78 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 79 | USC | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 80 | Illinois | 3 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.3 |
| 81 | Nevada | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 81 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 83 | UTSA | 3 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| 84 | Missouri | 3 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 25.7 |
| 85 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 86 | UNLV | 4 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 87 | Idaho | 3 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 34.0 |
| 88 | South Alabama | 3 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.0 |
| 89 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 89 | Michigan State | 4 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.8 |
| 91 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 92 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 93 | California | 4 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 93 | Louisville | 3 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 95 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 95 | Maryland | 4 | 16 | 180 | 11.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 97 | San Diego State | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 98 | East Carolina | 4 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 99 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 100 | Nebraska | 3 | 8 | 98 | 12.25 | 1 | 2.7 | 32.7 |
| 101 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 102 | Memphis | 4 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.0 |
| 103 | Massachusetts | 3 | 15 | 201 | 13.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 67.0 |
| 104 | North Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 31.3 |
| 105 | Duke | 4 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 34.0 |
| 106 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
| 107 | Washington | 4 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 2 | 1.5 | 21.3 |
| 108 | Arkansas | 3 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.0 |
| 109 | Tennessee | 3 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.7 |
| 110 | Houston | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 110 | Central Michigan | 4 | 11 | 165 | 15.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 41.3 |
| 112 | San Jose State | 3 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 113 | Colorado | 3 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.7 |
| 114 | UAB | 4 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.3 |
| 115 | LSU | 3 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 116 | Hawai'i | 3 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.0 |
| 117 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.7 |
| 118 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.7 |
| 119 | Kansas | 4 | 8 | 167 | 20.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 41.8 |
| 120 | Western Michigan | 4 | 9 | 195 | 21.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.8 |
| 121 | Wyoming | 4 | 9 | 201 | 22.33 | 1 | 2.3 | 50.3 |
| 122 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.7 |
| 123 | Penn State | 3 | 1 | 75 | 75.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 25.0 |