2012 National Leaders Long Punt Return Plays - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | South Carolina | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Florida State | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Alabama | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | UCLA | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Boston College | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Maryland | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Missouri | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | North Carolina State | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Oregon | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Penn State | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Temple | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | USC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Washington | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | BYU | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Baylor | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | California | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Duke | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Georgia | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Iowa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ohio State | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Stanford | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Syracuse | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | TCU | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Virginia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Arizona | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Army | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Florida | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Iowa State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Kansas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Kentucky | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | LSU | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Michigan State | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Nebraska | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Rutgers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Texas A&M | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Auburn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Ball State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Boise State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Clemson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Colorado | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Florida International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Idaho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Illinois | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Indiana | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Louisville | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Massachusetts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Mississippi State | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Navy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Notre Dame | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Purdue | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | SMU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | South Florida | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Texas | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Troy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Tulane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Tulsa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | UCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Utah | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Washington State | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |