2012 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 90 | 45.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 22.5 |
| 2 | Florida State | 5 | 10 | 333 | 33.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 66.6 |
| 3 | Kent State | 4 | 15 | 496 | 33.07 | 2 | 3.8 | 124.0 |
| 4 | Auburn | 4 | 8 | 252 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 4 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 189 | 31.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 37.8 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 4 | 8 | 242 | 30.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 60.5 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 14 | 420 | 30.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 105.0 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 15 | 436 | 29.07 | 1 | 3.8 | 109.0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 4 | 11 | 312 | 28.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 78.0 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 169 | 28.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.3 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 169 | 28.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.3 |
| 12 | Texas | 4 | 9 | 253 | 28.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 63.3 |
| 13 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 196 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 65.3 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 11 | 307 | 27.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 76.8 |
| 15 | BYU | 5 | 7 | 194 | 27.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 38.8 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 5 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 16.6 |
| 17 | San Jose State | 5 | 16 | 442 | 27.63 | 1 | 3.2 | 88.4 |
| 18 | Air Force | 4 | 11 | 295 | 26.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 73.8 |
| 19 | USC | 4 | 9 | 240 | 26.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 60.0 |
| 20 | Texas State | 4 | 24 | 639 | 26.63 | 0 | 6.0 | 159.8 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 5 | 16 | 423 | 26.44 | 0 | 3.2 | 84.6 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 5 | 16 | 422 | 26.38 | 0 | 3.2 | 84.4 |
| 23 | Maryland | 4 | 9 | 236 | 26.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 59.0 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 16 | 418 | 26.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 104.5 |
| 25 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 21 | 548 | 26.10 | 1 | 4.2 | 109.6 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 208 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 27 | Hawai'i | 4 | 20 | 518 | 25.90 | 1 | 5.0 | 129.5 |
| 28 | UCLA | 5 | 9 | 233 | 25.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.6 |
| 29 | TCU | 4 | 7 | 181 | 25.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 45.3 |
| 30 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 13 | 333 | 25.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 83.3 |
| 31 | Boise State | 4 | 8 | 202 | 25.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.5 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 5 | 18 | 452 | 25.11 | 2 | 3.6 | 90.4 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | 199 | 24.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.8 |
| 34 | Kentucky | 5 | 18 | 447 | 24.83 | 0 | 3.6 | 89.4 |
| 35 | Stanford | 4 | 12 | 296 | 24.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.0 |
| 36 | Washington State | 5 | 23 | 562 | 24.43 | 0 | 4.6 | 112.4 |
| 37 | Utah State | 5 | 10 | 239 | 23.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.8 |
| 38 | Missouri | 5 | 13 | 310 | 23.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 62.0 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 17 | 404 | 23.76 | 0 | 4.3 | 101.0 |
| 40 | San Diego State | 5 | 24 | 566 | 23.58 | 1 | 4.8 | 113.2 |
| 41 | Ball State | 5 | 17 | 398 | 23.41 | 0 | 3.4 | 79.6 |
| 42 | Michigan | 4 | 17 | 397 | 23.35 | 0 | 4.3 | 99.3 |
| 43 | Michigan State | 5 | 12 | 280 | 23.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 56.0 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | 5 | 22 | 513 | 23.32 | 0 | 4.4 | 102.6 |
| 45 | Memphis | 4 | 21 | 487 | 23.19 | 0 | 5.3 | 121.8 |
| 46 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 324 | 23.14 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.8 |
| 47 | Colorado State | 5 | 17 | 389 | 22.88 | 0 | 3.4 | 77.8 |
| 48 | North Carolina | 5 | 12 | 274 | 22.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 54.8 |
| 49 | Virginia | 5 | 26 | 592 | 22.77 | 0 | 5.2 | 118.4 |
| 50 | New Mexico State | 5 | 17 | 386 | 22.71 | 1 | 3.4 | 77.2 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 4 | 9 | 203 | 22.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.8 |
| 52 | LSU | 5 | 10 | 225 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 53 | Navy | 4 | 14 | 313 | 22.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 78.3 |
| 54 | Connecticut | 5 | 13 | 290 | 22.31 | 0 | 2.6 | 58.0 |
| 55 | UAB | 4 | 11 | 244 | 22.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.0 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 18 | 399 | 22.17 | 0 | 3.6 | 79.8 |
| 56 | Mississippi | 5 | 12 | 266 | 22.17 | 1 | 2.4 | 53.2 |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 16 | 354 | 22.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 70.8 |
| 59 | UTEP | 5 | 20 | 435 | 21.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 87.0 |
| 60 | Buffalo | 4 | 14 | 304 | 21.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.0 |
| 60 | Army | 4 | 14 | 304 | 21.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.0 |
| 60 | Toledo | 5 | 14 | 304 | 21.71 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.8 |
| 63 | Georgia | 5 | 15 | 325 | 21.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 65.0 |
| 64 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 237 | 21.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.3 |
| 65 | South Alabama | 5 | 12 | 257 | 21.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.4 |
| 66 | Washington | 4 | 12 | 255 | 21.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.8 |
| 67 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.5 |
| 68 | Tennessee | 5 | 16 | 339 | 21.19 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.8 |
| 69 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 18 | 381 | 21.17 | 0 | 3.6 | 76.2 |
| 70 | Arkansas | 5 | 14 | 296 | 21.14 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.2 |
| 71 | Fresno State | 5 | 20 | 422 | 21.10 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.4 |
| 72 | Ohio State | 5 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.6 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 13 | 272 | 20.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.4 |
| 74 | Temple | 3 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.3 |
| 75 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 208 | 20.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.0 |
| 76 | Central Michigan | 4 | 16 | 332 | 20.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.0 |
| 77 | Florida International | 5 | 26 | 538 | 20.69 | 0 | 5.2 | 107.6 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.8 |
| 79 | Arizona State | 5 | 11 | 224 | 20.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.8 |
| 80 | Baylor | 4 | 21 | 425 | 20.24 | 0 | 5.3 | 106.3 |
| 81 | Marshall | 5 | 25 | 505 | 20.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 101.0 |
| 82 | California | 5 | 22 | 444 | 20.18 | 0 | 4.4 | 88.8 |
| 83 | Colorado | 5 | 23 | 462 | 20.09 | 0 | 4.6 | 92.4 |
| 84 | West Virginia | 4 | 12 | 240 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 85 | Clemson | 5 | 17 | 337 | 19.82 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.4 |
| 86 | North Carolina State | 5 | 15 | 296 | 19.73 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.2 |
| 87 | Tulane | 4 | 17 | 334 | 19.65 | 0 | 4.3 | 83.5 |
| 88 | Florida | 4 | 8 | 156 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 89 | Ohio | 5 | 18 | 346 | 19.22 | 0 | 3.6 | 69.2 |
| 90 | North Texas | 5 | 11 | 211 | 19.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.2 |
| 91 | Utah | 4 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.8 |
| 92 | Rice | 5 | 20 | 382 | 19.10 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.4 |
| 93 | Nevada | 5 | 14 | 267 | 19.07 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.4 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 5 | 19 | 361 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.2 |
| 94 | Arkansas State | 5 | 16 | 304 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.2 | 60.8 |
| 94 | East Carolina | 5 | 13 | 247 | 19.00 | 1 | 2.6 | 49.4 |
| 97 | Wisconsin | 5 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.6 |
| 98 | Bowling Green | 5 | 17 | 319 | 18.76 | 0 | 3.4 | 63.8 |
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 18 | 337 | 18.72 | 0 | 4.5 | 84.3 |
| 100 | Houston | 4 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.3 |
| 101 | Troy | 5 | 14 | 260 | 18.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.0 |
| 102 | Louisville | 5 | 12 | 219 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.8 |
| 103 | UCF | 4 | 14 | 249 | 17.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 62.3 |
| 104 | Minnesota | 5 | 14 | 247 | 17.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.4 |
| 105 | Illinois | 5 | 13 | 228 | 17.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.6 |
| 106 | UNLV | 5 | 13 | 227 | 17.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.4 |
| 107 | Akron | 5 | 17 | 296 | 17.41 | 0 | 3.4 | 59.2 |
| 108 | Duke | 5 | 18 | 310 | 17.22 | 0 | 3.6 | 62.0 |
| 109 | Wake Forest | 5 | 16 | 273 | 17.06 | 0 | 3.2 | 54.6 |
| 110 | Kansas | 4 | 9 | 153 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.3 |
| 111 | Idaho | 5 | 23 | 388 | 16.87 | 0 | 4.6 | 77.6 |
| 112 | Iowa | 5 | 14 | 235 | 16.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.0 |
| 113 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 114 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 16 | 260 | 16.25 | 0 | 3.2 | 52.0 |
| 114 | Penn State | 5 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.0 |
| 116 | Syracuse | 4 | 15 | 243 | 16.20 | 0 | 3.8 | 60.8 |
| 117 | Arizona | 5 | 11 | 175 | 15.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.0 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 10 | 157 | 15.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.3 |
| 119 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.6 |
| 120 | Boston College | 4 | 20 | 308 | 15.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 77.0 |
| 121 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 106 | 15.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.5 |
| 122 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 98 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.5 |
| 123 | South Florida | 5 | 16 | 218 | 13.63 | 0 | 3.2 | 43.6 |
| 124 | Oregon | 5 | 12 | 138 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 27.6 |