2012 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 12 | 791 | 65.92 | 3 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 4 | 24 | 1567 | 65.29 | 19 | 79.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | UCLA | 4 | 28 | 1818 | 64.93 | 25 | 89.29 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Washington State | 3 | 12 | 776 | 64.67 | 7 | 58.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 5 | 26 | 1679 | 64.58 | 15 | 57.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 5 | 26 | 1678 | 64.54 | 13 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Alabama | 5 | 38 | 2448 | 64.42 | 16 | 42.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rice | 5 | 30 | 1932 | 64.40 | 20 | 66.67 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Auburn | 4 | 25 | 1608 | 64.32 | 16 | 64.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | UAB | 4 | 21 | 1348 | 64.19 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Stanford | 4 | 22 | 1412 | 64.18 | 8 | 36.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 4 | 21 | 1346 | 64.10 | 13 | 61.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | North Texas | 4 | 17 | 1086 | 63.88 | 9 | 52.94 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Georgia | 5 | 39 | 2490 | 63.85 | 22 | 56.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Florida International | 4 | 18 | 1147 | 63.72 | 9 | 50.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Indiana | 4 | 25 | 1592 | 63.68 | 13 | 52.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Houston | 4 | 22 | 1401 | 63.68 | 8 | 36.36 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 5 | 45 | 2860 | 63.56 | 32 | 71.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Toledo | 5 | 29 | 1843 | 63.55 | 13 | 44.83 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | South Florida | 5 | 24 | 1525 | 63.54 | 15 | 62.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Virginia | 4 | 19 | 1207 | 63.53 | 9 | 47.37 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 5 | 23 | 1459 | 63.43 | 10 | 43.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Arizona | 4 | 30 | 1901 | 63.37 | 18 | 60.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 4 | 24 | 1518 | 63.25 | 7 | 29.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | UTEP | 4 | 16 | 1012 | 63.25 | 12 | 75.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 41 | 2588 | 63.12 | 29 | 70.73 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 4 | 19 | 1198 | 63.05 | 6 | 31.58 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Iowa | 4 | 21 | 1323 | 63.00 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Utah State | 7 | 34 | 2141 | 62.97 | 10 | 29.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | LSU | 5 | 38 | 2391 | 62.92 | 18 | 47.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Tulane | 4 | 12 | 755 | 62.92 | 6 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Mississippi | 5 | 33 | 2076 | 62.91 | 14 | 42.42 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Clemson | 5 | 32 | 2012 | 62.88 | 21 | 65.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 25 | 1572 | 62.88 | 11 | 44.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Temple | 4 | 29 | 1822 | 62.83 | 22 | 75.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Texas State | 6 | 26 | 1631 | 62.73 | 9 | 34.62 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Cincinnati | 6 | 43 | 2697 | 62.72 | 20 | 46.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | East Carolina | 5 | 23 | 1441 | 62.65 | 6 | 26.09 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 5 | 20 | 1253 | 62.65 | 6 | 30.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Army | 11 | 50 | 3132 | 62.64 | 27 | 54.00 | 1 | 5 |
| 41 | Connecticut | 5 | 24 | 1503 | 62.63 | 11 | 45.83 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | SMU | 5 | 26 | 1628 | 62.62 | 7 | 26.92 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | USC | 4 | 21 | 1315 | 62.62 | 7 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 4 | 35 | 2191 | 62.60 | 14 | 40.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 4 | 32 | 2001 | 62.53 | 10 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Notre Dame | 11 | 58 | 3623 | 62.47 | 22 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Colorado State | 4 | 17 | 1062 | 62.47 | 8 | 47.06 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | Florida State | 5 | 37 | 2310 | 62.43 | 16 | 43.24 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | Maryland | 4 | 17 | 1061 | 62.41 | 2 | 11.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Ohio State | 4 | 26 | 1619 | 62.27 | 10 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Boston College | 4 | 20 | 1245 | 62.25 | 10 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 4 | 29 | 1805 | 62.24 | 11 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Minnesota | 5 | 26 | 1617 | 62.19 | 12 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Iowa State | 4 | 21 | 1305 | 62.14 | 6 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Idaho | 6 | 19 | 1179 | 62.05 | 8 | 42.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Ohio | 5 | 38 | 2357 | 62.03 | 14 | 36.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Texas Tech | 4 | 31 | 1922 | 62.00 | 5 | 16.13 | 0 | 2 |
| 58 | Oregon State | 4 | 28 | 1735 | 61.96 | 11 | 39.29 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Memphis | 4 | 18 | 1115 | 61.94 | 12 | 66.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | 4 | 17 | 1053 | 61.94 | 8 | 47.06 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Utah | 3 | 16 | 991 | 61.94 | 4 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 5 | 31 | 1917 | 61.84 | 13 | 41.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | TCU | 4 | 25 | 1546 | 61.84 | 8 | 32.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Penn State | 4 | 18 | 1113 | 61.83 | 6 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Texas | 4 | 32 | 1975 | 61.72 | 10 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Duke | 5 | 33 | 2036 | 61.70 | 11 | 33.33 | 1 | 2 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | 5 | 34 | 2095 | 61.62 | 11 | 32.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 26 | 1602 | 61.62 | 10 | 38.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 25 | 1539 | 61.56 | 8 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 29 | 1785 | 61.55 | 11 | 37.93 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Nevada | 5 | 35 | 2153 | 61.51 | 14 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 12 | 738 | 61.50 | 2 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Florida | 5 | 28 | 1721 | 61.46 | 11 | 39.29 | 1 | 3 |
| 74 | California | 3 | 20 | 1225 | 61.25 | 6 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Nebraska | 5 | 41 | 2510 | 61.22 | 23 | 56.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Kent State | 5 | 27 | 1652 | 61.19 | 10 | 37.04 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 35 | 2141 | 61.17 | 10 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | UCF | 5 | 30 | 1835 | 61.17 | 10 | 33.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | UTSA | 4 | 25 | 1529 | 61.16 | 7 | 28.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Hawai'i | 4 | 20 | 1220 | 61.00 | 5 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Michigan | 5 | 29 | 1766 | 60.90 | 13 | 44.83 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Missouri | 4 | 25 | 1519 | 60.76 | 7 | 28.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Navy | 11 | 57 | 3463 | 60.75 | 18 | 31.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Baylor | 4 | 34 | 2065 | 60.74 | 14 | 41.18 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Louisville | 6 | 38 | 2304 | 60.63 | 3 | 7.89 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Northwestern | 5 | 34 | 2060 | 60.59 | 7 | 20.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 21 | 1270 | 60.48 | 4 | 19.05 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Oregon | 4 | 33 | 1995 | 60.45 | 8 | 24.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Western Michigan | 4 | 22 | 1330 | 60.45 | 6 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | North Carolina | 4 | 34 | 2054 | 60.41 | 8 | 23.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | South Carolina | 5 | 33 | 1993 | 60.39 | 19 | 57.58 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Purdue | 5 | 33 | 1987 | 60.21 | 6 | 18.18 | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Ball State | 5 | 28 | 1685 | 60.18 | 10 | 35.71 | 0 | 2 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 23 | 1382 | 60.09 | 1 | 4.35 | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | Fresno State | 5 | 32 | 1922 | 60.06 | 7 | 21.88 | 0 | 1 |
| 96 | San Jose State | 7 | 42 | 2521 | 60.02 | 8 | 19.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | BYU | 12 | 69 | 4136 | 59.94 | 26 | 37.68 | 4 | 1 |
| 98 | West Virginia | 4 | 30 | 1798 | 59.93 | 4 | 13.33 | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | Wyoming | 4 | 21 | 1258 | 59.90 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 53 | 3169 | 59.79 | 15 | 28.30 | 3 | 3 |
| 101 | Massachusetts | 4 | 9 | 538 | 59.78 | 3 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | Washington | 4 | 21 | 1255 | 59.76 | 1 | 4.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Kansas | 3 | 16 | 956 | 59.75 | 1 | 6.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | South Alabama | 5 | 17 | 1013 | 59.59 | 6 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Boise State | 5 | 28 | 1665 | 59.46 | 6 | 21.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | New Mexico State | 6 | 25 | 1480 | 59.20 | 12 | 48.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 25 | 1479 | 59.16 | 2 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Central Michigan | 5 | 25 | 1477 | 59.08 | 8 | 32.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 109 | San Diego State | 5 | 28 | 1653 | 59.04 | 11 | 39.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 40 | 2361 | 59.03 | 12 | 30.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 111 | Air Force | 5 | 22 | 1296 | 58.91 | 8 | 36.36 | 1 | 2 |
| 112 | Marshall | 4 | 26 | 1531 | 58.88 | 3 | 11.54 | 2 | 2 |
| 113 | Syracuse | 6 | 31 | 1821 | 58.74 | 8 | 25.81 | 0 | 3 |
| 114 | Buffalo | 4 | 19 | 1115 | 58.68 | 6 | 31.58 | 0 | 2 |
| 115 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 16 | 938 | 58.63 | 4 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | UNLV | 5 | 23 | 1346 | 58.52 | 7 | 30.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Troy | 4 | 28 | 1604 | 57.29 | 7 | 25.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 118 | Bowling Green | 5 | 22 | 1260 | 57.27 | 3 | 13.64 | 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Rutgers | 6 | 28 | 1603 | 57.25 | 4 | 14.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 120 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 33 | 1889 | 57.24 | 2 | 6.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 121 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 18 | 1003 | 55.72 | 1 | 5.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 122 | Akron | 4 | 28 | 1517 | 54.18 | 9 | 32.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 123 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 15 | 809 | 53.93 | 2 | 13.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 124 | Arkansas State | 5 | 31 | 1574 | 50.77 | 3 | 9.68 | 3 | 0 |