2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | 12 | 28 | 421 | 15.04 | 3 | 2.3 | 35.1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 14 | 37 | 536 | 14.49 | 3 | 2.6 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 12 | 22 | 274 | 12.45 | 3 | 1.8 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 35 | 366 | 10.46 | 3 | 2.7 | 28.2 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 12 | 27 | 280 | 10.37 | 3 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 13 | 20 | 331 | 16.55 | 2 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 6 | Duke | 13 | 24 | 358 | 14.92 | 2 | 1.8 | 27.5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 13 | 27 | 387 | 14.33 | 2 | 2.1 | 29.8 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 13 | 30 | 427 | 14.23 | 2 | 2.3 | 32.8 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 12 | 35 | 496 | 14.17 | 2 | 2.9 | 41.3 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 12 | 25 | 321 | 12.84 | 2 | 2.1 | 26.8 |
| 6 | UAB | 12 | 26 | 261 | 10.04 | 2 | 2.2 | 21.8 |
| 6 | LSU | 13 | 36 | 327 | 9.08 | 2 | 2.8 | 25.2 |
| 14 | Boston College | 12 | 13 | 282 | 21.69 | 1 | 1.1 | 23.5 |
| 14 | Texas State | 12 | 18 | 363 | 20.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 30.3 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 13 | 19 | 360 | 18.95 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.7 |
| 14 | Florida | 13 | 18 | 249 | 13.83 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.2 |
| 14 | Oregon | 13 | 20 | 270 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 20.8 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 13 | 34 | 452 | 13.29 | 1 | 2.6 | 34.8 |
| 14 | TCU | 13 | 26 | 322 | 12.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.8 |
| 14 | Memphis | 12 | 25 | 300 | 12.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 25.0 |
| 14 | Stanford | 14 | 25 | 299 | 11.96 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.4 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 12 | 22 | 261 | 11.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.8 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 36 | 412 | 11.44 | 1 | 2.8 | 31.7 |
| 14 | California | 12 | 19 | 216 | 11.37 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.0 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 13 | 15 | 165 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
| 14 | UTSA | 10 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 22 | 234 | 10.64 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Arizona | 13 | 16 | 170 | 10.63 | 1 | 1.2 | 13.1 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 37 | 382 | 10.32 | 1 | 2.8 | 29.4 |
| 14 | Utah State | 13 | 30 | 308 | 10.27 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.7 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 22 | 226 | 10.27 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.4 |
| 14 | Toledo | 13 | 22 | 226 | 10.27 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.4 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | 13 | 27 | 277 | 10.26 | 1 | 2.1 | 21.3 |
| 14 | UTEP | 12 | 19 | 191 | 10.05 | 1 | 1.6 | 15.9 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 14 | 29 | 270 | 9.31 | 1 | 2.1 | 19.3 |
| 14 | North Carolina State | 13 | 34 | 316 | 9.29 | 1 | 2.6 | 24.3 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 13 | 25 | 228 | 9.12 | 1 | 1.9 | 17.5 |
| 14 | Marshall | 12 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 14 | 31 | 254 | 8.19 | 1 | 2.2 | 18.1 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 14 | 26 | 212 | 8.15 | 1 | 1.9 | 15.1 |
| 14 | Florida International | 12 | 25 | 201 | 8.04 | 1 | 2.1 | 16.8 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 20 | 127 | 6.35 | 1 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 14 | USC | 13 | 26 | 158 | 6.08 | 1 | 2.0 | 12.2 |
| 14 | Penn State | 12 | 30 | 182 | 6.07 | 1 | 2.5 | 15.2 |
| 14 | Rice | 13 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 1 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 14 | Buffalo | 12 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 1 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 13 | 30 | 140 | 4.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 10.8 |
| 49 | Nevada | 13 | 16 | 242 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.6 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 12 | 14 | 188 | 13.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.7 |
| 49 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 20 | 252 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.0 |
| 49 | Iowa State | 13 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 49 | Tulane | 12 | 13 | 147 | 11.31 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| 49 | Western Michigan | 12 | 17 | 190 | 11.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.8 |
| 49 | Ball State | 13 | 16 | 177 | 11.06 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
| 49 | UCF | 14 | 25 | 266 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| 49 | Boise State | 13 | 27 | 281 | 10.41 | 0 | 2.1 | 21.6 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 13 | 17 | 176 | 10.35 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 49 | Temple | 11 | 27 | 271 | 10.04 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.6 |
| 49 | Alabama | 14 | 34 | 337 | 9.91 | 0 | 2.4 | 24.1 |
| 49 | SMU | 13 | 21 | 205 | 9.76 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.8 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | 12 | 16 | 156 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 13 | 26 | 252 | 9.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.4 |
| 49 | Ohio | 13 | 30 | 287 | 9.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.1 |
| 49 | Colorado State | 12 | 13 | 123 | 9.46 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 49 | Baylor | 13 | 16 | 151 | 9.44 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| 49 | UCLA | 14 | 33 | 302 | 9.15 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.6 |
| 49 | Michigan State | 13 | 23 | 208 | 9.04 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 49 | Auburn | 12 | 18 | 161 | 8.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.4 |
| 49 | Maryland | 12 | 26 | 232 | 8.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.3 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 13 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 49 | Michigan | 13 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 49 | Texas | 13 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.5 |
| 49 | Navy | 13 | 12 | 105 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| 49 | BYU | 13 | 30 | 258 | 8.60 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.8 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 13 | 22 | 188 | 8.55 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.5 |
| 49 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 32 | 263 | 8.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.8 |
| 49 | Kansas | 12 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.5 |
| 49 | Arizona State | 13 | 33 | 269 | 8.15 | 0 | 2.5 | 20.7 |
| 49 | Troy | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | 12 | 20 | 154 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.8 |
| 49 | San Diego State | 13 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 49 | Air Force | 13 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 49 | Georgia | 14 | 27 | 203 | 7.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.5 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 12 | 22 | 165 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 49 | Iowa | 12 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 13 | 23 | 171 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.2 |
| 49 | Minnesota | 13 | 31 | 229 | 7.39 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.6 |
| 49 | Akron | 12 | 24 | 165 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 49 | Washington State | 12 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 49 | Washington | 13 | 20 | 135 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
| 49 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 49 | South Florida | 12 | 20 | 133 | 6.65 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.1 |
| 49 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 22 | 143 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.9 |
| 49 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 23 | 149 | 6.48 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 13 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 49 | UNLV | 13 | 17 | 103 | 6.06 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 49 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 17 | 102 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| 49 | Indiana | 12 | 14 | 83 | 5.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 12 | 21 | 124 | 5.90 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 49 | New Mexico | 13 | 14 | 82 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| 49 | Kent State | 14 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 13 | 24 | 134 | 5.58 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 49 | Colorado | 12 | 16 | 89 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| 49 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 49 | Utah | 12 | 31 | 150 | 4.84 | 0 | 2.6 | 12.5 |
| 49 | Army | 12 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 28 | 132 | 4.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.0 |
| 49 | Clemson | 13 | 23 | 99 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 13 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 49 | Louisville | 13 | 24 | 102 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
| 49 | Syracuse | 13 | 29 | 119 | 4.10 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.2 |
| 49 | Houston | 12 | 24 | 93 | 3.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| 49 | San Jose State | 13 | 17 | 66 | 3.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| 49 | Virginia | 12 | 23 | 89 | 3.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 49 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 49 | Purdue | 13 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| 49 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 49 | Central Michigan | 13 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| 49 | Notre Dame | 13 | 21 | 46 | 2.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 49 | North Texas | 12 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 49 | Idaho | 12 | 17 | 27 | 1.59 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| 49 | Illinois | 12 | 16 | 25 | 1.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| 49 | New Mexico State | 12 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |