2012 National Leaders Kickoffs - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | 13 | 77 | 4614 | 59.92 | 36 | 46.75 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 52 | 3040 | 58.46 | 3 | 5.77 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 12 | 78 | 4810 | 61.67 | 25 | 32.05 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 13 | 88 | 5315 | 60.40 | 23 | 26.14 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 74 | 4369 | 59.04 | 12 | 16.22 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Akron | 12 | 59 | 3266 | 55.36 | 21 | 35.59 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Stanford | 14 | 74 | 4732 | 63.95 | 32 | 43.24 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 13 | 64 | 4070 | 63.59 | 29 | 45.31 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 12 | 55 | 3497 | 63.58 | 36 | 65.45 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 13 | 82 | 5047 | 61.55 | 36 | 43.90 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | BYU | 13 | 72 | 4325 | 60.07 | 27 | 37.50 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 13 | 58 | 3376 | 58.21 | 10 | 17.24 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 13 | 88 | 4890 | 55.57 | 18 | 20.45 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | UCF | 14 | 89 | 5501 | 61.81 | 31 | 34.83 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Indiana | 12 | 68 | 4185 | 61.54 | 31 | 45.59 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 14 | 77 | 4730 | 61.43 | 28 | 36.36 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 13 | 93 | 5567 | 59.86 | 23 | 24.73 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 66 | 3941 | 59.71 | 10 | 15.15 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | UTSA | 10 | 59 | 3508 | 59.46 | 17 | 28.81 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Arizona | 13 | 87 | 5163 | 59.34 | 42 | 48.28 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Purdue | 13 | 70 | 4124 | 58.91 | 12 | 17.14 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 103 | 6055 | 58.79 | 21 | 20.39 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Baylor | 13 | 99 | 5768 | 58.26 | 39 | 39.39 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 12 | 63 | 3598 | 57.11 | 10 | 15.87 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | 13 | 61 | 3469 | 56.87 | 8 | 13.11 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Marshall | 12 | 83 | 4685 | 56.45 | 6 | 7.23 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 59 | 3211 | 54.42 | 15 | 25.42 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Tulane | 12 | 56 | 3585 | 64.02 | 31 | 55.36 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 13 | 60 | 3792 | 63.20 | 29 | 48.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Florida | 13 | 72 | 4538 | 63.03 | 33 | 45.83 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Florida State | 14 | 104 | 6546 | 62.94 | 43 | 41.35 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 13 | 75 | 4709 | 62.79 | 26 | 34.67 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Duke | 13 | 77 | 4823 | 62.64 | 29 | 37.66 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Houston | 12 | 75 | 4679 | 62.39 | 26 | 34.67 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 14 | 96 | 5940 | 61.88 | 57 | 59.38 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Wake Forest | 12 | 46 | 2845 | 61.85 | 25 | 54.35 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Toledo | 13 | 85 | 5234 | 61.58 | 23 | 27.06 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Penn State | 12 | 69 | 4247 | 61.55 | 27 | 39.13 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Fresno State | 13 | 90 | 5516 | 61.29 | 25 | 27.78 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | San Diego State | 13 | 78 | 4780 | 61.28 | 33 | 42.31 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Kansas State | 13 | 96 | 5880 | 61.25 | 34 | 35.42 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Arizona State | 13 | 90 | 5511 | 61.23 | 35 | 38.89 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Hawai'i | 12 | 54 | 3292 | 60.96 | 9 | 16.67 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Kent State | 14 | 90 | 5483 | 60.92 | 34 | 37.78 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Central Michigan | 13 | 73 | 4432 | 60.71 | 21 | 28.77 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | California | 12 | 60 | 3634 | 60.57 | 18 | 30.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Texas | 13 | 85 | 5137 | 60.44 | 30 | 35.29 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 65 | 3922 | 60.34 | 18 | 27.69 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Louisville | 13 | 79 | 4738 | 59.97 | 5 | 6.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | 13 | 74 | 4428 | 59.84 | 16 | 21.62 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | South Alabama | 13 | 54 | 3231 | 59.83 | 16 | 29.63 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 96 | 5663 | 58.99 | 32 | 33.33 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Boise State | 13 | 78 | 4587 | 58.81 | 14 | 17.95 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Troy | 12 | 71 | 4163 | 58.63 | 22 | 30.99 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 70 | 4098 | 58.54 | 12 | 17.14 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 69 | 4014 | 58.17 | 5 | 7.25 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | UNLV | 13 | 56 | 3255 | 58.13 | 13 | 23.21 | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Auburn | 12 | 48 | 3083 | 64.23 | 33 | 68.75 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Rice | 13 | 80 | 5102 | 63.78 | 49 | 61.25 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | South Florida | 12 | 56 | 3558 | 63.54 | 37 | 66.07 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Utah State | 13 | 82 | 5162 | 62.95 | 29 | 35.37 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Georgia | 14 | 92 | 5788 | 62.91 | 37 | 40.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | SMU | 13 | 77 | 4838 | 62.83 | 29 | 37.66 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | Army | 12 | 53 | 3327 | 62.77 | 29 | 54.72 | 1 | 5 |
| 58 | Mississippi | 13 | 80 | 5007 | 62.59 | 35 | 43.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 110 | 6870 | 62.45 | 75 | 68.18 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | Florida International | 12 | 58 | 3622 | 62.45 | 29 | 50.00 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | 13 | 93 | 5785 | 62.20 | 35 | 37.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Connecticut | 12 | 47 | 2900 | 61.70 | 16 | 34.04 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | TCU | 13 | 73 | 4491 | 61.52 | 34 | 46.58 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | USC | 13 | 77 | 4728 | 61.40 | 30 | 38.96 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | LSU | 13 | 79 | 4842 | 61.29 | 27 | 34.18 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Ohio State | 12 | 78 | 4766 | 61.10 | 19 | 24.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Colorado State | 12 | 53 | 3232 | 60.98 | 20 | 37.74 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | Massachusetts | 12 | 39 | 2366 | 60.67 | 10 | 25.64 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Wyoming | 12 | 59 | 3575 | 60.59 | 26 | 44.07 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Michigan | 13 | 78 | 4723 | 60.55 | 28 | 35.90 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | North Carolina | 12 | 91 | 5492 | 60.35 | 20 | 21.98 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Colorado | 12 | 45 | 2715 | 60.33 | 13 | 28.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Ball State | 13 | 84 | 5063 | 60.27 | 23 | 27.38 | 1 | 3 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 12 | 41 | 2468 | 60.20 | 15 | 36.59 | 1 | 3 |
| 58 | Missouri | 12 | 62 | 3726 | 60.10 | 16 | 25.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Boston College | 12 | 56 | 3361 | 60.02 | 17 | 30.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Maryland | 12 | 52 | 3114 | 59.88 | 5 | 9.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 72 | 4309 | 59.85 | 22 | 30.56 | 1 | 3 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 78 | 4660 | 59.74 | 22 | 28.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Air Force | 13 | 64 | 3781 | 59.08 | 25 | 39.06 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | Washington | 13 | 63 | 3714 | 58.95 | 11 | 17.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | New Mexico State | 12 | 43 | 2533 | 58.91 | 17 | 39.53 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | Kansas | 12 | 47 | 2682 | 57.06 | 7 | 14.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 49 | 2783 | 56.80 | 8 | 16.33 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 12 | 51 | 2700 | 52.94 | 13 | 25.49 | 1 | 2 |
| 93 | Arkansas | 12 | 58 | 3750 | 64.66 | 39 | 67.24 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | UCLA | 14 | 89 | 5717 | 64.24 | 68 | 76.40 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | North Carolina State | 13 | 73 | 4659 | 63.82 | 41 | 56.16 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | Temple | 11 | 56 | 3556 | 63.50 | 40 | 71.43 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Alabama | 14 | 99 | 6285 | 63.48 | 46 | 46.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | North Texas | 12 | 51 | 3229 | 63.31 | 25 | 49.02 | 0 | 3 |
| 93 | UAB | 12 | 65 | 4104 | 63.14 | 32 | 49.23 | 0 | 6 |
| 93 | Texas A&M | 13 | 103 | 6497 | 63.08 | 65 | 63.11 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Clemson | 13 | 97 | 6115 | 63.04 | 50 | 51.55 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Cincinnati | 13 | 82 | 5168 | 63.02 | 37 | 45.12 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Washington State | 12 | 48 | 3025 | 63.02 | 18 | 37.50 | 0 | 3 |
| 93 | Illinois | 12 | 43 | 2708 | 62.98 | 23 | 53.49 | 0 | 3 |
| 93 | Texas State | 12 | 64 | 4026 | 62.91 | 30 | 46.88 | 0 | 3 |
| 93 | Iowa | 12 | 51 | 3195 | 62.65 | 21 | 41.18 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | Iowa State | 13 | 64 | 4008 | 62.63 | 23 | 35.94 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | Notre Dame | 13 | 71 | 4445 | 62.61 | 26 | 36.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Minnesota | 13 | 55 | 3427 | 62.31 | 27 | 49.09 | 0 | 3 |
| 93 | Virginia | 12 | 54 | 3360 | 62.22 | 25 | 46.30 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | Ohio | 13 | 86 | 5348 | 62.19 | 33 | 38.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 50 | 3106 | 62.12 | 14 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Utah | 12 | 61 | 3774 | 61.87 | 25 | 40.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Tulsa | 14 | 89 | 5505 | 61.85 | 39 | 43.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | UTEP | 12 | 49 | 3010 | 61.43 | 26 | 53.06 | 0 | 4 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 85 | 5204 | 61.22 | 25 | 29.41 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | Idaho | 12 | 44 | 2682 | 60.95 | 12 | 27.27 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Navy | 13 | 63 | 3827 | 60.75 | 19 | 30.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 88 | 5309 | 60.33 | 22 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Nevada | 13 | 84 | 5057 | 60.20 | 29 | 34.52 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | Syracuse | 13 | 73 | 4365 | 59.79 | 29 | 39.73 | 0 | 3 |
| 93 | Texas Tech | 13 | 83 | 4954 | 59.69 | 29 | 34.94 | 0 | 3 |
| 93 | Northwestern | 13 | 84 | 5003 | 59.56 | 16 | 19.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Oregon | 13 | 109 | 6465 | 59.31 | 13 | 11.93 | 0 | 0 |