2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 7 | 12 | 270 | 22.50 | 2 | 1.7 | 38.6 |
| 2 | Texas State | 7 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.7 |
| 3 | Nevada | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 7 | 15 | 258 | 17.20 | 2 | 2.1 | 36.9 |
| 5 | Toledo | 7 | 9 | 150 | 16.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.4 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 11 | 179 | 16.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.9 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 6 | 13 | 209 | 16.08 | 2 | 2.2 | 34.8 |
| 8 | Florida | 9 | 11 | 174 | 15.82 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.3 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 7 | 9 | 134 | 14.89 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.1 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 11 | Baylor | 10 | 12 | 172 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 6 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.7 |
| 13 | Duke | 7 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 1 | 1.3 | 18.1 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 9 | 14 | 194 | 13.86 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.6 |
| 15 | Arizona | 10 | 12 | 164 | 13.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 8 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.1 |
| 17 | Missouri | 9 | 18 | 224 | 12.44 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.9 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 5 | 13 | 157 | 12.08 | 1 | 2.6 | 31.4 |
| 19 | Boston College | 7 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 20 | SMU | 7 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.0 |
| 21 | UAB | 5 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.4 |
| 21 | Troy | 6 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.8 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| 25 | South Alabama | 7 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.4 |
| 26 | Temple | 5 | 12 | 130 | 10.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 26.0 |
| 27 | UCLA | 9 | 15 | 157 | 10.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.4 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 8 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 29 | Florida State | 6 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.8 |
| 30 | Michigan State | 9 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 |
| 31 | Marshall | 6 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 31 | Ball State | 7 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 9 | 15 | 148 | 9.87 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.4 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 15 | 147 | 9.80 | 1 | 2.1 | 21.0 |
| 35 | Arizona State | 6 | 16 | 153 | 9.56 | 0 | 2.7 | 25.5 |
| 36 | UTEP | 8 | 15 | 140 | 9.33 | 1 | 1.9 | 17.5 |
| 37 | Utah State | 6 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.5 |
| 38 | UCF | 6 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.2 |
| 39 | Georgia | 6 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.2 |
| 40 | Stanford | 10 | 14 | 126 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.6 |
| 41 | Texas A&M | 8 | 19 | 170 | 8.95 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.3 |
| 42 | Iowa | 7 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 43 | Michigan | 7 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 44 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 45 | Tulane | 8 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.5 |
| 46 | LSU | 8 | 22 | 184 | 8.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 23.0 |
| 47 | TCU | 9 | 17 | 142 | 8.35 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.8 |
| 48 | Alabama | 8 | 14 | 113 | 8.07 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.1 |
| 49 | Tulsa | 5 | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 19.2 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 7 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| 49 | San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 49 | Iowa State | 10 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 53 | California | 9 | 14 | 108 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 54 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 13 | 100 | 7.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.3 |
| 55 | Boise State | 6 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 6 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.7 |
| 58 | Wyoming | 6 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 59 | Army | 6 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 60 | Nebraska | 10 | 16 | 108 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.8 |
| 60 | Navy | 6 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 62 | Cincinnati | 5 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 63 | Texas | 9 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 20 | 131 | 6.55 | 1 | 2.2 | 14.6 |
| 65 | San Jose State | 8 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| 65 | Air Force | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 7 | 15 | 97 | 6.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 13.9 |
| 68 | Oregon State | 9 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 69 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 70 | Kentucky | 8 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 71 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 26 | 162 | 6.23 | 0 | 3.7 | 23.1 |
| 72 | Washington | 8 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| 73 | Memphis | 6 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 1 | 2.0 | 12.2 |
| 74 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 75 | Utah | 8 | 17 | 101 | 5.94 | 0 | 2.1 | 12.6 |
| 76 | Florida International | 7 | 11 | 65 | 5.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| 77 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 78 | Colorado State | 5 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 79 | Oregon | 9 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 80 | BYU | 6 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| 80 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 9 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.9 |
| 83 | USC | 8 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.0 |
| 84 | Mississippi | 7 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 85 | Washington State | 7 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 86 | Colorado | 8 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 87 | Kansas | 10 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 88 | Clemson | 6 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 89 | North Texas | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 89 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 91 | Buffalo | 6 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 92 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.6 |
| 93 | Auburn | 9 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 94 | Indiana | 7 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| 96 | South Florida | 8 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 97 | Maryland | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| 98 | Kent State | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 99 | Penn State | 6 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 1 | 2.5 | 8.8 |
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| 100 | North Carolina State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 100 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 103 | Virginia | 7 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| 104 | Rutgers | 5 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 8.0 |
| 105 | Purdue | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| 106 | Notre Dame | 9 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| 107 | Fresno State | 6 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| 108 | Bowling Green | 6 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| 109 | Akron | 7 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.6 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 6 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| 110 | Central Michigan | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 112 | Houston | 6 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.0 |
| 112 | Ohio | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| 114 | Louisville | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 115 | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 117 | Massachusetts | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 118 | Connecticut | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 119 | Wake Forest | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 120 | Illinois | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 121 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 122 | Western Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 123 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| 124 | Idaho | 8 | 9 | -19 | -2.11 | 0 | 1.1 | -2.4 |