2012 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 5 | 342 | 68.40 | 1 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 1 | 6 | 394 | 65.67 | 4 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | 325 | 65.00 | 3 | 60.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 2 | 4 | 260 | 65.00 | 2 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 195 | 65.00 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 130 | 65.00 | 1 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 2 | 5 | 323 | 64.60 | 3 | 60.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Army | 4 | 18 | 1160 | 64.44 | 12 | 66.67 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | UAB | 2 | 7 | 451 | 64.43 | 6 | 85.71 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | North Texas | 2 | 6 | 386 | 64.33 | 3 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Auburn | 9 | 29 | 1865 | 64.31 | 21 | 72.41 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | UCLA | 12 | 72 | 4612 | 64.06 | 52 | 72.22 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 9 | 40 | 2558 | 63.95 | 25 | 62.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Stanford | 13 | 70 | 4476 | 63.94 | 31 | 44.29 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Rice | 2 | 11 | 703 | 63.91 | 8 | 72.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | South Florida | 9 | 39 | 2485 | 63.72 | 25 | 64.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Florida International | 2 | 7 | 446 | 63.71 | 3 | 42.86 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | UTEP | 3 | 9 | 573 | 63.67 | 6 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 191 | 63.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | North Carolina State | 11 | 59 | 3754 | 63.63 | 33 | 55.93 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | SMU | 3 | 10 | 636 | 63.60 | 3 | 30.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Utah State | 2 | 7 | 444 | 63.43 | 2 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | UCF | 2 | 8 | 507 | 63.38 | 3 | 37.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Florida | 10 | 54 | 3418 | 63.30 | 26 | 48.15 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Florida State | 11 | 77 | 4858 | 63.09 | 30 | 38.96 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Michigan State | 10 | 43 | 2712 | 63.07 | 21 | 48.84 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Alabama | 11 | 76 | 4791 | 63.04 | 34 | 44.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Duke | 10 | 54 | 3403 | 63.02 | 21 | 38.89 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Temple | 9 | 38 | 2393 | 62.97 | 26 | 68.42 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Clemson | 11 | 81 | 5100 | 62.96 | 37 | 45.68 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Texas A&M | 9 | 65 | 4092 | 62.95 | 37 | 56.92 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 9 | 54 | 3397 | 62.91 | 20 | 37.04 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Toledo | 2 | 11 | 692 | 62.91 | 5 | 45.45 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Iowa State | 10 | 46 | 2885 | 62.72 | 17 | 36.96 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Georgia | 11 | 67 | 4200 | 62.69 | 24 | 35.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 6 | 376 | 62.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Minnesota | 10 | 39 | 2441 | 62.59 | 19 | 48.72 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Mississippi | 10 | 59 | 3688 | 62.51 | 25 | 42.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 125 | 62.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Notre Dame | 11 | 58 | 3623 | 62.47 | 22 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Washington State | 9 | 36 | 2249 | 62.47 | 11 | 30.56 | 0 | 3 |
| 42 | Iowa | 9 | 33 | 2061 | 62.45 | 12 | 36.36 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 86 | 5364 | 62.37 | 56 | 65.12 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Tulsa | 3 | 14 | 872 | 62.29 | 6 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Illinois | 9 | 25 | 1557 | 62.28 | 11 | 44.00 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 | Idaho | 2 | 4 | 249 | 62.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | BYU | 5 | 27 | 1675 | 62.04 | 8 | 29.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Ball State | 3 | 18 | 1116 | 62.00 | 7 | 38.89 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | Virginia | 10 | 40 | 2478 | 61.95 | 19 | 47.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | 11 | 77 | 4763 | 61.86 | 30 | 38.96 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Utah | 9 | 45 | 2783 | 61.84 | 21 | 46.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | TCU | 11 | 59 | 3642 | 61.73 | 28 | 47.46 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Oregon State | 11 | 63 | 3880 | 61.59 | 28 | 44.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Connecticut | 9 | 30 | 1847 | 61.57 | 9 | 30.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Nebraska | 11 | 69 | 4241 | 61.46 | 40 | 57.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 12 | 736 | 61.33 | 6 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Penn State | 10 | 60 | 3677 | 61.28 | 23 | 38.33 | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 245 | 61.25 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | 10 | 34 | 2080 | 61.18 | 18 | 52.94 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | USC | 12 | 69 | 4221 | 61.17 | 27 | 39.13 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 | Wisconsin | 11 | 61 | 3729 | 61.13 | 23 | 37.70 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Nevada | 3 | 20 | 1221 | 61.05 | 8 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Tennessee | 9 | 50 | 3051 | 61.02 | 14 | 28.00 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | Ohio State | 9 | 58 | 3535 | 60.95 | 12 | 20.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Western Michigan | 3 | 13 | 792 | 60.92 | 5 | 38.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Kansas State | 11 | 80 | 4868 | 60.85 | 26 | 32.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Arizona State | 11 | 70 | 4258 | 60.83 | 29 | 41.43 | 2 | 2 |
| 68 | LSU | 10 | 54 | 3281 | 60.76 | 17 | 31.48 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | Michigan | 11 | 62 | 3766 | 60.74 | 22 | 35.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | California | 10 | 45 | 2732 | 60.71 | 15 | 33.33 | 2 | 1 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 16 | 971 | 60.69 | 6 | 37.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | North Carolina | 9 | 63 | 3820 | 60.63 | 14 | 22.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Kent State | 2 | 10 | 606 | 60.60 | 4 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | South Carolina | 10 | 56 | 3377 | 60.30 | 25 | 44.64 | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Indiana | 8 | 43 | 2593 | 60.30 | 18 | 41.86 | 2 | 3 |
| 76 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 70 | 4213 | 60.19 | 16 | 22.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Rutgers | 9 | 39 | 2346 | 60.15 | 9 | 23.08 | 3 | 1 |
| 78 | Louisville | 10 | 62 | 3728 | 60.13 | 4 | 6.45 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Missouri | 10 | 48 | 2886 | 60.13 | 12 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 10 | 601 | 60.10 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Texas | 11 | 70 | 4202 | 60.03 | 25 | 35.71 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 25 | 1500 | 60.00 | 7 | 28.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 82 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 6 | 360 | 60.00 | 2 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 360 | 60.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 51 | 3051 | 59.82 | 12 | 23.53 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Massachusetts | 4 | 9 | 538 | 59.78 | 3 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Maryland | 11 | 50 | 2987 | 59.74 | 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Northwestern | 12 | 77 | 4599 | 59.73 | 14 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 59 | 3524 | 59.73 | 17 | 28.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Syracuse | 12 | 68 | 4061 | 59.72 | 28 | 41.18 | 0 | 3 |
| 91 | Boston College | 10 | 43 | 2557 | 59.47 | 10 | 23.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | West Virginia | 11 | 74 | 4385 | 59.26 | 19 | 25.68 | 3 | 1 |
| 93 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 67 | 3968 | 59.22 | 12 | 17.91 | 5 | 1 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 52 | 3077 | 59.17 | 11 | 21.15 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Washington | 10 | 44 | 2589 | 58.84 | 10 | 22.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Navy | 4 | 15 | 879 | 58.60 | 3 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Oregon | 10 | 83 | 4857 | 58.52 | 5 | 6.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Texas Tech | 10 | 58 | 3384 | 58.34 | 25 | 43.10 | 0 | 1 |
| 99 | Kentucky | 9 | 24 | 1400 | 58.33 | 10 | 41.67 | 1 | 2 |
| 100 | Colorado | 9 | 33 | 1924 | 58.30 | 10 | 30.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 101 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 174 | 58.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Arizona | 10 | 68 | 3937 | 57.90 | 28 | 41.18 | 3 | 0 |
| 102 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 10 | 579 | 57.90 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 9 | 45 | 2602 | 57.82 | 6 | 13.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 104 | Purdue | 10 | 44 | 2544 | 57.82 | 7 | 15.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | Marshall | 2 | 12 | 692 | 57.67 | 2 | 16.67 | 1 | 2 |
| 107 | Boise State | 2 | 11 | 627 | 57.00 | 2 | 18.18 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | South Alabama | 2 | 5 | 284 | 56.80 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Baylor | 10 | 73 | 4133 | 56.62 | 26 | 35.62 | 3 | 1 |
| 110 | Akron | 1 | 7 | 396 | 56.57 | 2 | 28.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 111 | Kansas | 9 | 31 | 1726 | 55.68 | 6 | 19.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Bowling Green | 2 | 4 | 222 | 55.50 | 1 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Central Michigan | 2 | 9 | 497 | 55.22 | 2 | 22.22 | 0 | 1 |
| 114 | Troy | 2 | 14 | 761 | 54.36 | 3 | 21.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 115 | Buffalo | 3 | 10 | 543 | 54.30 | 3 | 30.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 116 | UNLV | 2 | 9 | 488 | 54.22 | 2 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 9 | 488 | 54.22 | 1 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 6 | 325 | 54.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Fresno State | 2 | 16 | 860 | 53.75 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 1 |
| 120 | Air Force | 1 | 5 | 257 | 51.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 121 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 154 | 51.33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Wyoming | 1 | 4 | 201 | 50.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Arkansas State | 2 | 11 | 495 | 45.00 | 2 | 18.18 | 0 | 0 |