2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 26.4 |
| 2 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.8 |
| 3 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Texas State | 4 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 1 | 2.8 | 54.3 |
| 5 | Memphis | 5 | 12 | 230 | 19.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.0 |
| 6 | Oregon | 3 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 44.3 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.7 |
| 8 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 9 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.0 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 7 | 17 | 268 | 15.76 | 3 | 2.4 | 38.3 |
| 12 | Stanford | 4 | 11 | 173 | 15.73 | 1 | 2.8 | 43.3 |
| 13 | UTSA | 4 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.3 |
| 14 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 3 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 1 | 3.0 | 45.7 |
| 16 | Florida State | 6 | 20 | 304 | 15.20 | 2 | 3.3 | 50.7 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 20 | 294 | 14.70 | 3 | 3.3 | 49.0 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | 6 | 10 | 140 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 23.3 |
| 20 | Auburn | 2 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 34.5 |
| 21 | Hawai'i | 5 | 13 | 176 | 13.54 | 1 | 2.6 | 35.2 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 6 | 14 | 180 | 12.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 30.0 |
| 23 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 24 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 25 | Alabama | 5 | 16 | 200 | 12.50 | 0 | 3.2 | 40.0 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 5 | 10 | 125 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 27 | Boise State | 7 | 16 | 198 | 12.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.3 |
| 28 | Ohio | 7 | 18 | 222 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.6 | 31.7 |
| 29 | Colorado State | 6 | 8 | 98 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 4 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 31 | Nevada | 8 | 10 | 118 | 11.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 32 | UCF | 8 | 15 | 175 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 21.9 |
| 33 | Duke | 5 | 11 | 126 | 11.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 25.2 |
| 34 | Ball State | 6 | 12 | 137 | 11.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.8 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 5 | 15 | 169 | 11.27 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.8 |
| 35 | UAB | 6 | 11 | 124 | 11.27 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.7 |
| 37 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
| 38 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.0 |
| 39 | Bowling Green | 6 | 17 | 169 | 9.94 | 0 | 2.8 | 28.2 |
| 40 | Utah State | 6 | 18 | 175 | 9.72 | 1 | 3.0 | 29.2 |
| 41 | Florida International | 5 | 14 | 136 | 9.71 | 1 | 2.8 | 27.2 |
| 42 | Maryland | 6 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 25.7 |
| 43 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 44 | LSU | 4 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 1 | 2.8 | 25.5 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 6 | 11 | 100 | 9.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.7 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 4 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.3 |
| 46 | Michigan | 6 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 49 | East Carolina | 7 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.0 |
| 50 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | 5 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| 52 | Penn State | 6 | 15 | 129 | 8.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.5 |
| 53 | BYU | 6 | 16 | 136 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.7 |
| 53 | Northwestern | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.2 |
| 55 | North Carolina State | 7 | 25 | 212 | 8.48 | 0 | 3.6 | 30.3 |
| 56 | Arkansas | 2 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.5 |
| 57 | SMU | 5 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.0 |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 19 | 154 | 8.11 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.3 |
| 59 | Michigan State | 4 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.3 |
| 60 | UCLA | 5 | 18 | 145 | 8.06 | 0 | 3.6 | 29.0 |
| 61 | Washington | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 61 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 63 | Mississippi State | 6 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 64 | Air Force | 6 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 65 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 66 | Georgia | 7 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.0 |
| 67 | Florida | 3 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.7 |
| 68 | USC | 5 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.2 |
| 69 | Tulsa | 8 | 17 | 120 | 7.06 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.0 |
| 70 | California | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 71 | Arizona State | 6 | 15 | 103 | 6.87 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.2 |
| 72 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 18 | 123 | 6.83 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.6 |
| 72 | Kent State | 7 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| 74 | New Mexico | 7 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| 75 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 77 | Minnesota | 5 | 13 | 85 | 6.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.0 |
| 78 | Colorado | 3 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 78 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| 80 | UNLV | 7 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.1 |
| 81 | Houston | 6 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.5 |
| 82 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 83 | Louisville | 7 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.6 |
| 84 | Cincinnati | 6 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 85 | North Carolina | 6 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.2 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 3 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.0 |
| 86 | San Diego State | 6 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 88 | Idaho | 3 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 15.3 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| 89 | Iowa State | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 91 | Mississippi | 5 | 13 | 73 | 5.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 14.6 |
| 92 | Syracuse | 6 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 94 | Temple | 5 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.4 |
| 95 | Ohio State | 6 | 14 | 71 | 5.07 | 1 | 2.3 | 11.8 |
| 96 | Texas A&M | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 96 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 98 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.3 |
| 99 | South Florida | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 100 | Navy | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 101 | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.8 |
| 102 | Rutgers | 7 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.4 |
| 103 | Rice | 8 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.9 |
| 104 | Virginia | 4 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.3 |
| 105 | Utah | 3 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 12.3 |
| 106 | Troy | 6 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 107 | Clemson | 6 | 15 | 54 | 3.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.0 |
| 108 | Missouri | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| 109 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 110 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| 111 | Army | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 112 | Purdue | 6 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| 112 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 114 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| 115 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
| 116 | North Texas | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 117 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 118 | Notre Dame | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 120 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| 121 | Illinois | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 122 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 123 | Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 124 | Baylor | 2 | 3 | -16 | -5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | -8.0 |