2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 93 | 46.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 93.0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 133 | 44.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 133.0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 43.0 |
| 4 | Missouri | 1 | 5 | 180 | 36.00 | 2 | 5.0 | 180.0 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 102 | 34.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 102.0 |
| 6 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 160 | 32.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 160.0 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 64 | 32.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 64.0 |
| 6 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.0 |
| 9 | California | 1 | 3 | 94 | 31.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 94.0 |
| 10 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | 88 | 29.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 88.0 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 1 | 9 | 260 | 28.89 | 1 | 9.0 | 260.0 |
| 13 | North Carolina State | 1 | 3 | 83 | 27.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 83.0 |
| 14 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 105 | 26.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 105.0 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 2 | 10 | 257 | 25.70 | 1 | 5.0 | 128.5 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 114.0 |
| 17 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.0 |
| 19 | Temple | 1 | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.0 |
| 19 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 2 | 6 | 124 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| 22 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 1 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 99.0 |
| 25 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 26 | Florida State | 2 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 1 | 3.5 | 65.5 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 74.0 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 29 | Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 90.0 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 88.0 |
| 31 | BYU | 1 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.0 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 9 | 153 | 17.00 | 0 | 9.0 | 153.0 |
| 33 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 34 | Auburn | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 34 | Washington State | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 37 | LSU | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 38 | South Florida | 1 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 67.0 |
| 39 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 40 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 41 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 41 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 43 | Toledo | 1 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 71.0 |
| 44 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 47.0 |
| 45 | Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 46 | Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 68.0 |
| 47 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 47 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 50 | Hawai'i | 1 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 1 | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| 53 | Rutgers | 1 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 1 | 6.0 | 48.0 |
| 53 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 55 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 56 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 58 | Mississippi | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 58 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 60 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 61 | Mississippi State | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 61 | Alabama | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 61 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 64 | Arkansas | 1 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 29.0 |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 34.0 |
| 65 | Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 67 | Illinois | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 67 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 69 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 21.0 |
| 70 | UAB | 1 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 25.0 |
| 70 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 72 | UNLV | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 73 | Wisconsin | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 73 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 75 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 76 | Akron | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 77 | Utah | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 12.0 |
| 78 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 10.0 |
| 79 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 79 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 81 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 82 | Arizona | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 83 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 83 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 83 | Army | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 86 | Marshall | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 87 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 87 | Buffalo | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 89 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 89 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
| 91 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 92 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |