2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | 2 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.5 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 4 | LSU | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 5 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 1 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 19 | Stanford | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 26 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 26 | Clemson | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| 31 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 31 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 33 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 40.0 |
| 34 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| 36 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 36 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.0 |
| 39 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 39 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 39 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 42 | Rutgers | 1 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 44 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 45 | Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 47 | South Alabama | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 2 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 35.5 |
| 51 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 52 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 53 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Navy | 2 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.5 |
| 55 | Baylor | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 56 | UCLA | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 57 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 58 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 59 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.5 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 60 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 60 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 63 | USC | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 64 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 73.0 |
| 65 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 39.0 |
| 66 | UCF | 2 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 27.0 |
| 67 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 79 | 79.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.0 |