2012 National Leaders Long Kickoff Return Plays - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas State | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Rice | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | UCF | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Ball State | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Colorado | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Purdue | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stanford | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Air Force | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | BYU | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Boise State | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Buffalo | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Florida International | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Kent State | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Maryland | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | San Jose State | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Temple | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UCLA | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Utah State | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Cincinnati | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Florida State | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Houston | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Memphis | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | New Mexico State | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | SMU | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | San Diego State | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | TCU | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Texas | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Utah | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Akron | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Arkansas State | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Army | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Colorado State | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Fresno State | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Georgia | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Kansas | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | LSU | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Navy | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Nebraska | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Nevada | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Ohio | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Rutgers | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Toledo | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | UNLV | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | USC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | UTEP | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | Virginia | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Auburn | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Baylor | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Clemson | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Connecticut | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Iowa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Massachusetts | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | North Carolina State | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Texas Tech | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 70 | Troy | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Alabama | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Arizona State | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | California | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Louisville | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Marshall | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Minnesota | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Mississippi State | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Ohio State | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Oregon State | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Tulane | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | UAB | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | UTSA | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Washington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Washington State | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Wisconsin | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Wyoming | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Duke | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Idaho | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 104 | Illinois | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Indiana | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Iowa State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Michigan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | North Texas | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Northwestern | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Oregon | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | South Carolina | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | South Florida | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Arizona | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Arkansas | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Boston College | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Florida | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Michigan State | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Penn State | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Syracuse | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Bowling Green | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Wake Forest | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |