2012 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 8 | 315 | 39.38 | 2 | 2.0 | 78.8 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 12 | 442 | 36.83 | 3 | 3.0 | 110.5 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 3 | 9 | 297 | 33.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 99.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 230 | 32.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 76.7 |
| 5 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 160 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 40.0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 4 | 11 | 325 | 29.55 | 1 | 2.8 | 81.3 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 175 | 29.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 43.8 |
| 8 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.7 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 3 | 9 | 256 | 28.44 | 1 | 3.0 | 85.3 |
| 10 | Texas State | 3 | 9 | 251 | 27.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 83.7 |
| 11 | Missouri | 3 | 8 | 223 | 27.88 | 1 | 2.7 | 74.3 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 3 | 19 | 525 | 27.63 | 1 | 6.3 | 175.0 |
| 13 | San Jose State | 3 | 12 | 324 | 27.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 108.0 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 4 | 14 | 371 | 26.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 92.8 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 185 | 26.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 46.3 |
| 16 | USC | 4 | 11 | 289 | 26.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 72.3 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | 4 | 18 | 469 | 26.06 | 0 | 4.5 | 117.3 |
| 18 | Toledo | 4 | 18 | 466 | 25.89 | 2 | 4.5 | 116.5 |
| 19 | Colorado State | 3 | 12 | 310 | 25.83 | 0 | 4.0 | 103.3 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 13 | 332 | 25.54 | 1 | 4.3 | 110.7 |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 12 | 305 | 25.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.3 |
| 22 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 10 | 253 | 25.30 | 0 | 3.3 | 84.3 |
| 23 | Florida International | 4 | 19 | 480 | 25.26 | 0 | 4.8 | 120.0 |
| 24 | Florida | 4 | 11 | 276 | 25.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 69.0 |
| 25 | Alabama | 3 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 14 | 349 | 24.93 | 0 | 3.5 | 87.3 |
| 27 | Ball State | 4 | 11 | 274 | 24.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 68.5 |
| 28 | BYU | 4 | 10 | 249 | 24.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 62.3 |
| 29 | Temple | 4 | 15 | 370 | 24.67 | 0 | 3.8 | 92.5 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 3 | 18 | 441 | 24.50 | 1 | 6.0 | 147.0 |
| 30 | New Mexico | 4 | 8 | 196 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 32 | UCLA | 3 | 11 | 268 | 24.36 | 0 | 3.7 | 89.3 |
| 33 | Georgia | 3 | 7 | 168 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.0 |
| 34 | Ohio | 3 | 9 | 215 | 23.89 | 1 | 3.0 | 71.7 |
| 35 | Rice | 4 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.5 |
| 36 | Navy | 4 | 11 | 261 | 23.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.3 |
| 37 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.3 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 12 | 282 | 23.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 94.0 |
| 39 | Washington | 4 | 18 | 422 | 23.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 105.5 |
| 40 | Air Force | 4 | 12 | 281 | 23.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.3 |
| 41 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 22 | 515 | 23.41 | 0 | 5.5 | 128.8 |
| 42 | Purdue | 4 | 24 | 561 | 23.38 | 1 | 6.0 | 140.3 |
| 42 | Texas A&M | 4 | 13 | 304 | 23.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 76.0 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 4 | 17 | 388 | 22.82 | 1 | 4.3 | 97.0 |
| 45 | Syracuse | 4 | 9 | 205 | 22.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.3 |
| 46 | Washington State | 3 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.7 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 15 | 338 | 22.53 | 0 | 3.8 | 84.5 |
| 48 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 11 | 247 | 22.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.8 |
| 49 | Texas | 4 | 19 | 424 | 22.32 | 0 | 4.8 | 106.0 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 3 | 8 | 178 | 22.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 59.3 |
| 51 | UTEP | 4 | 17 | 378 | 22.24 | 0 | 4.3 | 94.5 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 16 | 355 | 22.19 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.8 |
| 53 | Maryland | 4 | 12 | 265 | 22.08 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.3 |
| 54 | Memphis | 4 | 17 | 374 | 22.00 | 0 | 4.3 | 93.5 |
| 55 | Tennessee | 3 | 14 | 306 | 21.86 | 1 | 4.7 | 102.0 |
| 56 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.7 |
| 57 | Mississippi State | 4 | 14 | 303 | 21.64 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.8 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.8 |
| 59 | Michigan | 4 | 10 | 213 | 21.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.3 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 4 | 12 | 255 | 21.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.8 |
| 61 | Nevada | 4 | 14 | 297 | 21.21 | 0 | 3.5 | 74.3 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.5 |
| 63 | California | 4 | 12 | 254 | 21.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.5 |
| 63 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.8 |
| 65 | Indiana | 4 | 14 | 296 | 21.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 74.0 |
| 66 | TCU | 4 | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.5 |
| 67 | Baylor | 3 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.7 |
| 68 | LSU | 3 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 69 | Idaho | 3 | 13 | 267 | 20.54 | 1 | 4.3 | 89.0 |
| 70 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 0 | 3.7 | 75.0 |
| 71 | Troy | 3 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.3 |
| 72 | Auburn | 4 | 12 | 245 | 20.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.3 |
| 72 | UAB | 4 | 12 | 245 | 20.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.3 |
| 74 | Western Michigan | 4 | 16 | 325 | 20.31 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.3 |
| 75 | Louisville | 3 | 9 | 182 | 20.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.7 |
| 76 | Ohio State | 4 | 15 | 303 | 20.20 | 0 | 3.8 | 75.8 |
| 77 | Fresno State | 4 | 11 | 222 | 20.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.5 |
| 78 | Oregon | 3 | 8 | 161 | 20.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.7 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.3 |
| 80 | Marshall | 3 | 15 | 299 | 19.93 | 0 | 5.0 | 99.7 |
| 81 | Boston College | 4 | 18 | 358 | 19.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 89.5 |
| 81 | Mississippi | 3 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.7 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.5 |
| 84 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
| 85 | Clemson | 3 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.7 |
| 86 | Massachusetts | 3 | 18 | 355 | 19.72 | 0 | 6.0 | 118.3 |
| 87 | Kent State | 4 | 12 | 236 | 19.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 88 | North Texas | 3 | 12 | 235 | 19.58 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.3 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 4 | 16 | 313 | 19.56 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.3 |
| 90 | South Alabama | 3 | 11 | 215 | 19.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 71.7 |
| 91 | Utah State | 4 | 13 | 252 | 19.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.0 |
| 92 | Army | 4 | 19 | 367 | 19.32 | 0 | 4.8 | 91.8 |
| 93 | North Carolina State | 3 | 14 | 268 | 19.14 | 0 | 4.7 | 89.3 |
| 94 | UNLV | 4 | 24 | 453 | 18.88 | 0 | 6.0 | 113.3 |
| 94 | Colorado | 3 | 17 | 321 | 18.88 | 0 | 5.7 | 107.0 |
| 96 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 13 | 240 | 18.46 | 0 | 4.3 | 80.0 |
| 97 | Wyoming | 4 | 15 | 276 | 18.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 69.0 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 3 | 13 | 239 | 18.38 | 0 | 4.3 | 79.7 |
| 99 | Duke | 4 | 17 | 311 | 18.29 | 0 | 4.3 | 77.8 |
| 100 | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | 163 | 18.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.8 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | 4 | 13 | 235 | 18.08 | 0 | 3.3 | 58.8 |
| 102 | Michigan State | 4 | 11 | 198 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.5 |
| 103 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 24 | 431 | 17.96 | 0 | 6.0 | 107.8 |
| 104 | South Carolina | 4 | 12 | 214 | 17.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.5 |
| 105 | Penn State | 3 | 13 | 231 | 17.77 | 0 | 4.3 | 77.0 |
| 106 | Kentucky | 4 | 16 | 279 | 17.44 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.8 |
| 107 | Tulane | 4 | 14 | 243 | 17.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 60.8 |
| 108 | Houston | 4 | 10 | 173 | 17.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.3 |
| 109 | Oregon State | 4 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.5 |
| 110 | Nebraska | 3 | 16 | 276 | 17.25 | 0 | 5.3 | 92.0 |
| 110 | Kansas | 4 | 16 | 276 | 17.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.0 |
| 112 | Minnesota | 3 | 10 | 172 | 17.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.3 |
| 113 | South Florida | 3 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 114 | UTSA | 3 | 15 | 253 | 16.87 | 0 | 5.0 | 84.3 |
| 115 | Connecticut | 3 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.7 |
| 116 | Virginia | 3 | 14 | 231 | 16.50 | 0 | 4.7 | 77.0 |
| 117 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 115 | 16.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.8 |
| 118 | Northwestern | 4 | 10 | 163 | 16.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 40.8 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 4 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.8 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 3 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.3 |
| 121 | Illinois | 3 | 13 | 192 | 14.77 | 0 | 4.3 | 64.0 |
| 122 | Akron | 4 | 14 | 205 | 14.64 | 0 | 3.5 | 51.3 |
| 123 | Buffalo | 4 | 16 | 223 | 13.94 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.8 |
| 124 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |