2012 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 2 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 48.5 |
| 4 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 1 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 93.0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 2 | 11 | 151 | 13.73 | 0 | 5.5 | 75.5 |
| 9 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 2 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.0 |
| 11 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 73.0 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 59.0 |
| 14 | USC | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Bowling Green | 1 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 61.0 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 17 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 |
| 17 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 77.0 |
| 21 | Baylor | 2 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 0 | 5.5 | 97.5 |
| 22 | Toledo | 1 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 89.0 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 89.0 |
| 24 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.0 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 26 | East Carolina | 1 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 129.0 |
| 27 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 28 | Cincinnati | 2 | 13 | 244 | 18.77 | 0 | 6.5 | 122.0 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.0 |
| 30 | Boise State | 2 | 8 | 157 | 19.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.5 |
| 31 | SMU | 1 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 139.0 |
| 32 | Navy | 2 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.5 |
| 33 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 33 | TCU | 2 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.0 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 35 | Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 35 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 |
| 39 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.0 |
| 40 | UCF | 2 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.5 |
| 41 | Texas | 2 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 1 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.0 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 2 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 94.0 |
| 44 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Army | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 44 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 48 | Florida State | 2 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 2 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.5 |
| 51 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 111.0 |
| 52 | Georgia | 2 | 8 | 179 | 22.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.5 |
| 53 | Hawai'i | 1 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 115.0 |
| 54 | Tulsa | 2 | 7 | 162 | 23.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 81.0 |
| 55 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 56 | Kent State | 1 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.0 |
| 57 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 58 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | 145 | 24.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 145.0 |
| 59 | Texas State | 1 | 7 | 171 | 24.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 171.0 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 123 | 24.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 123.0 |
| 61 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 7 | 173 | 24.71 | 1 | 7.0 | 173.0 |
| 62 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 12 | 304 | 25.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 152.0 |
| 64 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 79.0 |
| 65 | San Jose State | 1 | 6 | 161 | 26.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 161.0 |
| 66 | Washington | 1 | 5 | 135 | 27.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 135.0 |
| 67 | Utah State | 1 | 7 | 192 | 27.43 | 1 | 7.0 | 192.0 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 8 | 220 | 27.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 110.0 |
| 69 | Nevada | 2 | 6 | 167 | 27.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 83.5 |
| 70 | Arizona State | 1 | 9 | 251 | 27.89 | 1 | 9.0 | 251.0 |
| 71 | Oregon | 1 | 7 | 205 | 29.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 205.0 |
| 72 | Kansas State | 2 | 10 | 304 | 30.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 152.0 |
| 73 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 96 | 32.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 96.0 |
| 74 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 105.0 |
| 75 | Louisville | 1 | 6 | 218 | 36.33 | 1 | 6.0 | 218.0 |
| 76 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 119 | 39.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 119.0 |