2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 145 | 36.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 36.3 |
| 2 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 94 | 31.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.5 |
| 3 | TCU | 4 | 10 | 239 | 23.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 59.8 |
| 4 | Missouri | 5 | 14 | 325 | 23.21 | 3 | 2.8 | 65.0 |
| 5 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 5 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 34.4 |
| 8 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.5 |
| 9 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.8 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 4 | 18 | 340 | 18.89 | 1 | 4.5 | 85.0 |
| 11 | Temple | 3 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.7 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 13 | 230 | 17.69 | 1 | 2.6 | 46.0 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 14 | Connecticut | 5 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 2 | 2.2 | 38.0 |
| 15 | Florida State | 5 | 15 | 246 | 16.40 | 2 | 3.0 | 49.2 |
| 16 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 4 | 9 | 138 | 15.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 34.5 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| 19 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 5 | 24 | 355 | 14.79 | 1 | 4.8 | 71.0 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 5 | 14 | 199 | 14.21 | 1 | 2.8 | 39.8 |
| 22 | Duke | 5 | 15 | 210 | 14.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 42.0 |
| 22 | Hawai'i | 4 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 24 | UCF | 4 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.3 |
| 24 | Bowling Green | 5 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.0 |
| 26 | USC | 4 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.8 |
| 27 | Oregon | 5 | 11 | 150 | 13.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 30.0 |
| 28 | California | 5 | 11 | 149 | 13.55 | 1 | 2.2 | 29.8 |
| 29 | BYU | 5 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 30 | Western Michigan | 5 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 29.0 |
| 31 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 5 | 16 | 205 | 12.81 | 0 | 3.2 | 41.0 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 5 | 10 | 128 | 12.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.6 |
| 34 | Baylor | 4 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.3 |
| 35 | Navy | 4 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 36 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.6 |
| 37 | Cincinnati | 3 | 13 | 161 | 12.38 | 0 | 4.3 | 53.7 |
| 38 | Maryland | 4 | 15 | 177 | 11.80 | 0 | 3.8 | 44.3 |
| 39 | Alabama | 5 | 17 | 192 | 11.29 | 0 | 3.4 | 38.4 |
| 40 | North Carolina State | 5 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.4 |
| 41 | Utah State | 5 | 14 | 153 | 10.93 | 1 | 2.8 | 30.6 |
| 42 | UTEP | 5 | 11 | 120 | 10.91 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.0 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 5 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| 44 | South Florida | 5 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.6 |
| 45 | Ohio | 5 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 27.8 |
| 46 | San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 47 | Washington State | 5 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.8 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 18 | 189 | 10.50 | 0 | 4.5 | 47.3 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.8 |
| 50 | Akron | 5 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.8 |
| 51 | LSU | 5 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 1 | 3.0 | 30.6 |
| 52 | Marshall | 5 | 10 | 98 | 9.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.6 |
| 53 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 54 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.8 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 5 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.0 |
| 56 | UCLA | 5 | 15 | 141 | 9.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.2 |
| 57 | South Alabama | 5 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 58 | Tulsa | 5 | 12 | 111 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 22.2 |
| 59 | Utah | 4 | 11 | 100 | 9.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 25.0 |
| 60 | Arizona State | 5 | 10 | 90 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 61 | Florida International | 5 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 1 | 2.4 | 21.2 |
| 62 | Fresno State | 5 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 63 | Georgia | 5 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.6 |
| 64 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.8 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 65 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 67 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.2 |
| 68 | UAB | 4 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 1 | 3.0 | 24.3 |
| 69 | Kansas | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | 4 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.8 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 5 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.4 |
| 72 | Penn State | 5 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.8 |
| 73 | Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 74 | Rutgers | 4 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 1 | 3.3 | 23.0 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 5 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 75 | SMU | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 75 | UTSA | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 78 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.0 |
| 79 | Iowa | 5 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.6 |
| 80 | Ball State | 5 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 81 | Toledo | 5 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.8 |
| 82 | Louisville | 5 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| 83 | Arizona | 5 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.4 |
| 84 | Arkansas | 5 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| 85 | Ohio State | 5 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| 86 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 87 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.0 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 89 | West Virginia | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 89 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 91 | Colorado | 5 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 91 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 91 | Clemson | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 94 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.8 |
| 95 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 95 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 95 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 98 | UNLV | 5 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| 99 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 100 | Houston | 4 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.5 |
| 101 | Notre Dame | 4 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| 101 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 101 | Colorado State | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 104 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 105 | Idaho | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 9.8 |
| 107 | Boise State | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| 108 | Troy | 5 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| 110 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 111 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 112 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 113 | Illinois | 5 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 114 | Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 115 | Virginia | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 116 | Mississippi | 5 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| 117 | North Texas | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 118 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 119 | Army | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| 121 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| 123 | Massachusetts | 5 | 8 | -11 | -1.38 | 0 | 1.6 | -2.2 |
| 124 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 7 | -22 | -3.14 | 0 | 1.8 | -5.5 |