2012 National Leaders Opponent Kickoffs - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 16 | 771 | 48.19 | 1 | 6.25 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 4 | 9 | 435 | 48.33 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio | 3 | 17 | 867 | 51.00 | 5 | 29.41 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Boise State | 4 | 10 | 554 | 55.40 | 3 | 30.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 3 | 23 | 1291 | 56.13 | 8 | 34.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 4 | 15 | 844 | 56.27 | 3 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 3 | 25 | 1413 | 56.52 | 6 | 24.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 3 | 16 | 914 | 57.13 | 5 | 31.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 14 | 802 | 57.29 | 4 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Illinois | 3 | 20 | 1150 | 57.50 | 6 | 30.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Michigan | 4 | 14 | 806 | 57.57 | 2 | 14.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Florida International | 4 | 23 | 1324 | 57.57 | 4 | 17.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | USC | 4 | 19 | 1097 | 57.74 | 7 | 36.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 3 | 21 | 1213 | 57.76 | 2 | 9.52 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | UNLV | 4 | 29 | 1679 | 57.90 | 4 | 13.79 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Toledo | 4 | 24 | 1394 | 58.08 | 4 | 16.67 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 14 | 814 | 58.14 | 3 | 21.43 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Maryland | 4 | 18 | 1047 | 58.17 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 4 | 16 | 931 | 58.19 | 2 | 12.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | LSU | 3 | 11 | 641 | 58.27 | 3 | 27.27 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Florida State | 4 | 11 | 642 | 58.36 | 5 | 45.45 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Florida | 4 | 14 | 819 | 58.50 | 3 | 21.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 25 | 1464 | 58.56 | 9 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Texas | 4 | 32 | 1874 | 58.56 | 12 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Texas State | 3 | 14 | 820 | 58.57 | 3 | 21.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Purdue | 4 | 29 | 1704 | 58.76 | 5 | 17.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Penn State | 3 | 13 | 764 | 58.77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Nevada | 4 | 26 | 1533 | 58.96 | 10 | 38.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Oregon State | 4 | 15 | 888 | 59.20 | 4 | 26.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 4 | 22 | 1304 | 59.27 | 8 | 36.36 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 4 | 22 | 1308 | 59.45 | 13 | 59.09 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Oregon | 3 | 10 | 595 | 59.50 | 2 | 20.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | North Carolina State | 3 | 18 | 1072 | 59.56 | 4 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Buffalo | 4 | 25 | 1489 | 59.56 | 8 | 32.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 31 | 1848 | 59.61 | 6 | 19.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 3 | 19 | 1133 | 59.63 | 2 | 10.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Virginia | 3 | 18 | 1074 | 59.67 | 3 | 16.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | San Jose State | 3 | 18 | 1075 | 59.72 | 5 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Army | 4 | 28 | 1675 | 59.82 | 9 | 32.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 4 | 18 | 1077 | 59.83 | 3 | 16.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 22 | 1317 | 59.86 | 9 | 40.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | South Alabama | 3 | 18 | 1081 | 60.06 | 7 | 38.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Akron | 4 | 26 | 1564 | 60.15 | 10 | 38.46 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Wyoming | 4 | 25 | 1506 | 60.24 | 10 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ball State | 4 | 20 | 1207 | 60.35 | 6 | 30.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Utah State | 4 | 14 | 848 | 60.57 | 1 | 7.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 18 | 1092 | 60.67 | 4 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Troy | 3 | 20 | 1214 | 60.70 | 8 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 18 | 1096 | 60.89 | 8 | 44.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Houston | 4 | 23 | 1403 | 61.00 | 12 | 52.17 | 0 | 3 |
| 51 | Western Michigan | 4 | 24 | 1467 | 61.13 | 8 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 4 | 23 | 1407 | 61.17 | 8 | 34.78 | 0 | 2 |
| 53 | San Diego State | 4 | 15 | 918 | 61.20 | 6 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | North Carolina | 4 | 24 | 1469 | 61.21 | 7 | 29.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Air Force | 4 | 21 | 1288 | 61.33 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | UCF | 4 | 17 | 1044 | 61.41 | 5 | 29.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Hawai'i | 3 | 21 | 1290 | 61.43 | 2 | 9.52 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 27 | 1660 | 61.48 | 3 | 11.11 | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Auburn | 4 | 25 | 1538 | 61.52 | 12 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Arkansas State | 3 | 15 | 923 | 61.53 | 6 | 40.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 | Rice | 4 | 15 | 924 | 61.60 | 6 | 40.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 62 | Idaho | 3 | 21 | 1295 | 61.67 | 8 | 38.10 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Marshall | 3 | 21 | 1296 | 61.71 | 6 | 28.57 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 21 | 1296 | 61.71 | 7 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Notre Dame | 4 | 12 | 741 | 61.75 | 3 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Indiana | 4 | 25 | 1544 | 61.76 | 10 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Clemson | 3 | 14 | 865 | 61.79 | 6 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Michigan State | 4 | 17 | 1051 | 61.82 | 5 | 29.41 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Missouri | 3 | 14 | 866 | 61.86 | 6 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 21 | 1299 | 61.86 | 11 | 52.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Temple | 4 | 23 | 1423 | 61.87 | 6 | 26.09 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | South Florida | 3 | 18 | 1114 | 61.89 | 12 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Navy | 4 | 19 | 1176 | 61.89 | 7 | 36.84 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Cincinnati | 4 | 21 | 1300 | 61.90 | 7 | 33.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 74 | Colorado | 3 | 29 | 1795 | 61.90 | 11 | 37.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Rutgers | 4 | 14 | 867 | 61.93 | 6 | 42.86 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Kansas | 4 | 28 | 1734 | 61.93 | 12 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | New Mexico State | 3 | 19 | 1177 | 61.95 | 6 | 31.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Northwestern | 4 | 21 | 1301 | 61.95 | 11 | 52.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Alabama | 3 | 9 | 558 | 62.00 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Wisconsin | 4 | 10 | 620 | 62.00 | 5 | 50.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 80 | Iowa | 3 | 16 | 992 | 62.00 | 9 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | UTSA | 3 | 25 | 1550 | 62.00 | 8 | 32.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Arizona | 3 | 18 | 1118 | 62.11 | 13 | 72.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Kentucky | 4 | 25 | 1554 | 62.16 | 9 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Colorado State | 3 | 18 | 1119 | 62.17 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Georgia | 3 | 14 | 871 | 62.21 | 6 | 42.86 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Oklahoma | 4 | 18 | 1120 | 62.22 | 7 | 38.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Boston College | 4 | 26 | 1618 | 62.23 | 8 | 30.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Wake Forest | 3 | 15 | 935 | 62.33 | 9 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 4 | 27 | 1686 | 62.44 | 8 | 29.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | East Carolina | 4 | 26 | 1625 | 62.50 | 10 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Utah | 4 | 20 | 1251 | 62.55 | 12 | 60.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 17 | 1065 | 62.65 | 3 | 17.65 | 0 | 1 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 19 | 1191 | 62.68 | 8 | 42.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Washington | 4 | 27 | 1694 | 62.74 | 9 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | BYU | 4 | 17 | 1067 | 62.76 | 6 | 35.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | TCU | 4 | 25 | 1571 | 62.84 | 13 | 52.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 99 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 20 | 1257 | 62.85 | 9 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 23 | 1446 | 62.87 | 11 | 47.83 | 0 | 1 |
| 101 | Mississippi | 3 | 16 | 1006 | 62.88 | 7 | 43.75 | 0 | 1 |
| 102 | New Mexico | 4 | 21 | 1322 | 62.95 | 12 | 57.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Tulane | 4 | 27 | 1700 | 62.96 | 13 | 48.15 | 0 | 1 |
| 104 | Stanford | 4 | 17 | 1071 | 63.00 | 9 | 52.94 | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | North Texas | 3 | 21 | 1324 | 63.05 | 8 | 38.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | UCLA | 3 | 19 | 1199 | 63.11 | 7 | 36.84 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 21 | 1326 | 63.14 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | South Carolina | 4 | 22 | 1389 | 63.14 | 10 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Texas Tech | 4 | 29 | 1832 | 63.17 | 16 | 55.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 110 | Connecticut | 3 | 17 | 1076 | 63.29 | 11 | 64.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Duke | 4 | 27 | 1709 | 63.30 | 10 | 37.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 4 | 21 | 1332 | 63.43 | 11 | 52.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 113 | Memphis | 4 | 26 | 1650 | 63.46 | 9 | 34.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Washington State | 3 | 16 | 1018 | 63.63 | 10 | 62.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 115 | Baylor | 3 | 22 | 1402 | 63.73 | 13 | 59.09 | 0 | 1 |
| 116 | UAB | 4 | 29 | 1852 | 63.86 | 17 | 58.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | California | 4 | 20 | 1279 | 63.95 | 8 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Louisville | 3 | 16 | 1024 | 64.00 | 6 | 37.50 | 1 | 1 |
| 119 | Arizona State | 3 | 18 | 1153 | 64.06 | 9 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Tulsa | 3 | 15 | 961 | 64.07 | 5 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 121 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 9 | 577 | 64.11 | 4 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | SMU | 4 | 16 | 1035 | 64.69 | 10 | 62.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 123 | UTEP | 4 | 24 | 1553 | 64.71 | 7 | 29.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Arkansas | 3 | 10 | 653 | 65.30 | 8 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |