2012 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.0 |
| 3 | UNLV | 2 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 43.0 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 40.0 |
| 6 | Akron | 1 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 54.0 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 2 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 52.0 |
| 8 | Florida International | 2 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 38.5 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.5 |
| 11 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 65.0 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.5 |
| 13 | Syracuse | 12 | 40 | 667 | 16.68 | 0 | 3.3 | 55.6 |
| 14 | Florida State | 11 | 46 | 771 | 16.76 | 0 | 4.2 | 70.1 |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 16 | 273 | 17.06 | 0 | 5.3 | 91.0 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 11 | 25 | 430 | 17.20 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.1 |
| 17 | Arizona | 10 | 36 | 624 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.6 | 62.4 |
| 18 | Iowa | 9 | 21 | 366 | 17.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.7 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 9 | 13 | 230 | 17.69 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.6 |
| 19 | Temple | 9 | 13 | 230 | 17.69 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.6 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 11 | 46 | 842 | 18.30 | 0 | 4.2 | 76.5 |
| 22 | Stanford | 13 | 36 | 662 | 18.39 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.9 |
| 23 | TCU | 11 | 31 | 573 | 18.48 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.1 |
| 24 | Toledo | 2 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.5 |
| 25 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.5 |
| 26 | Rutgers | 9 | 27 | 503 | 18.63 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.9 |
| 27 | Florida | 10 | 27 | 504 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.4 |
| 28 | Ball State | 3 | 12 | 225 | 18.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.0 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 9 | 28 | 527 | 18.82 | 0 | 3.1 | 58.6 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 2 | 12 | 226 | 18.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 113.0 |
| 31 | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.7 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 10 | 33 | 627 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.7 |
| 31 | Boise State | 2 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 34 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 50 | 959 | 19.18 | 0 | 4.5 | 87.2 |
| 35 | LSU | 10 | 35 | 674 | 19.26 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.4 |
| 36 | Missouri | 10 | 35 | 675 | 19.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.5 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 10 | 195 | 19.50 | 0 | 5.0 | 97.5 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 9 | 176 | 19.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.7 |
| 39 | Troy | 2 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 98.0 |
| 40 | Duke | 10 | 32 | 628 | 19.63 | 0 | 3.2 | 62.8 |
| 41 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 42 | Auburn | 9 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.6 |
| 43 | Boston College | 10 | 33 | 654 | 19.82 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.4 |
| 44 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 44 | Kansas | 9 | 25 | 500 | 20.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 55.6 |
| 46 | Georgia | 11 | 42 | 841 | 20.02 | 0 | 3.8 | 76.5 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | 11 | 37 | 742 | 20.05 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.5 |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 40 | 803 | 20.08 | 1 | 3.6 | 73.0 |
| 49 | Indiana | 8 | 23 | 464 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.9 | 58.0 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 12 | 63 | 1271 | 20.17 | 1 | 5.3 | 105.9 |
| 51 | Oregon State | 11 | 32 | 646 | 20.19 | 0 | 2.9 | 58.7 |
| 52 | Arizona State | 11 | 37 | 753 | 20.35 | 0 | 3.4 | 68.5 |
| 53 | Western Michigan | 3 | 8 | 163 | 20.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.3 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 10 | 20 | 409 | 20.45 | 1 | 2.0 | 40.9 |
| 55 | Marshall | 2 | 9 | 187 | 20.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 93.5 |
| 56 | Kent State | 2 | 5 | 104 | 20.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.0 |
| 57 | Cincinnati | 9 | 34 | 708 | 20.82 | 0 | 3.8 | 78.7 |
| 58 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 8 | 167 | 20.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.5 |
| 59 | Utah | 9 | 23 | 482 | 20.96 | 1 | 2.6 | 53.6 |
| 60 | Maryland | 11 | 44 | 928 | 21.09 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.4 |
| 61 | USC | 12 | 40 | 846 | 21.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 70.5 |
| 62 | Nevada | 3 | 12 | 254 | 21.17 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.7 |
| 63 | Navy | 4 | 11 | 234 | 21.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 58.5 |
| 64 | UTEP | 3 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 64 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.7 |
| 66 | Ohio State | 9 | 44 | 943 | 21.43 | 1 | 4.9 | 104.8 |
| 67 | North Carolina State | 11 | 26 | 559 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.8 |
| 68 | Rice | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 69 | Washington | 10 | 32 | 695 | 21.72 | 0 | 3.2 | 69.5 |
| 70 | Tennessee | 9 | 31 | 674 | 21.74 | 1 | 3.4 | 74.9 |
| 71 | Purdue | 10 | 36 | 790 | 21.94 | 0 | 3.6 | 79.0 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | 9 | 36 | 793 | 22.03 | 2 | 4.0 | 88.1 |
| 73 | Arkansas | 9 | 15 | 331 | 22.07 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.8 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 38 | 841 | 22.13 | 0 | 3.8 | 84.1 |
| 75 | UCLA | 12 | 20 | 443 | 22.15 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.9 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | 10 | 15 | 333 | 22.20 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.3 |
| 77 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 78 | Notre Dame | 11 | 36 | 802 | 22.28 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.9 |
| 79 | Oregon | 10 | 78 | 1742 | 22.33 | 0 | 7.8 | 174.2 |
| 80 | Washington State | 9 | 24 | 537 | 22.38 | 1 | 2.7 | 59.7 |
| 81 | Alabama | 11 | 42 | 957 | 22.79 | 1 | 3.8 | 87.0 |
| 82 | Iowa State | 10 | 29 | 670 | 23.10 | 0 | 2.9 | 67.0 |
| 83 | Michigan | 11 | 40 | 926 | 23.15 | 0 | 3.6 | 84.2 |
| 84 | Army | 4 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.0 |
| 85 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 54 | 1277 | 23.65 | 0 | 4.9 | 116.1 |
| 86 | South Florida | 9 | 13 | 309 | 23.77 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.3 |
| 87 | Penn State | 10 | 34 | 812 | 23.88 | 1 | 3.4 | 81.2 |
| 88 | Baylor | 10 | 38 | 908 | 23.89 | 1 | 3.8 | 90.8 |
| 89 | Michigan State | 10 | 20 | 478 | 23.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.8 |
| 90 | BYU | 5 | 19 | 456 | 24.00 | 1 | 3.8 | 91.2 |
| 91 | South Carolina | 10 | 25 | 602 | 24.08 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.2 |
| 92 | Massachusetts | 4 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 92 | Clemson | 11 | 44 | 1065 | 24.20 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.8 |
| 94 | Illinois | 9 | 14 | 339 | 24.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.7 |
| 95 | West Virginia | 11 | 51 | 1242 | 24.35 | 1 | 4.6 | 112.9 |
| 96 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 37 | 908 | 24.54 | 1 | 3.4 | 82.5 |
| 97 | Connecticut | 9 | 20 | 493 | 24.65 | 0 | 2.2 | 54.8 |
| 98 | Texas | 11 | 41 | 1011 | 24.66 | 1 | 3.7 | 91.9 |
| 99 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 101 | Louisville | 10 | 56 | 1401 | 25.02 | 2 | 5.6 | 140.1 |
| 102 | Mississippi | 10 | 32 | 805 | 25.16 | 2 | 3.2 | 80.5 |
| 102 | Kansas State | 11 | 51 | 1283 | 25.16 | 3 | 4.6 | 116.6 |
| 104 | UCF | 2 | 4 | 101 | 25.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.5 |
| 105 | SMU | 3 | 7 | 182 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 60.7 |
| 106 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 30 | 787 | 26.23 | 2 | 2.7 | 71.5 |
| 107 | North Carolina | 9 | 45 | 1190 | 26.44 | 3 | 5.0 | 132.2 |
| 108 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.5 |
| 109 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 139 | 27.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 69.5 |
| 110 | Virginia | 10 | 21 | 593 | 28.24 | 2 | 2.1 | 59.3 |
| 111 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 8 | 226 | 28.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 113.0 |
| 112 | California | 10 | 27 | 767 | 28.41 | 2 | 2.7 | 76.7 |
| 113 | Colorado | 9 | 21 | 606 | 28.86 | 2 | 2.3 | 67.3 |
| 114 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 89.0 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 115 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 4 | 120 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 60.0 |
| 117 | Buffalo | 3 | 5 | 156 | 31.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 52.0 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 2 | 4 | 131 | 32.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 65.5 |
| 119 | Idaho | 2 | 4 | 132 | 33.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 66.0 |
| 120 | North Texas | 2 | 3 | 145 | 48.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 72.5 |
| 121 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 27.5 |
| 121 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 55 | 55.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 55.0 |
| 123 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 |