2012 Tennessee Volunteers Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 46 | 949 | 20.63 | 1 | 3.8 | 79.1 |
| at Home | 7 | 29 | 628 | 21.66 | 1 | 4.1 | 89.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 17 | 321 | 18.88 | 0 | 3.4 | 64.2 |
| in Wins | 5 | 24 | 470 | 19.58 | 0 | 4.8 | 94.0 |
| in Losses | 7 | 22 | 479 | 21.77 | 1 | 3.1 | 68.4 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 27 | 580 | 21.48 | 1 | 3.4 | 72.5 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 19 | 369 | 19.42 | 0 | 4.8 | 92.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 15 | 267 | 17.80 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.4 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 31 | 682 | 22.00 | 1 | 4.4 | 97.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 41 | 861 | 21.00 | 1 | 3.7 | 78.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 88.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 23 | 441 | 19.17 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 18 | 420 | 23.33 | 1 | 4.5 | 105.0 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 31 | 674 | 21.74 | 1 | 3.4 | 74.9 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 5.0 | 93.5 |
| in August/September | 5 | 20 | 381 | 19.05 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.2 |
| in October | 3 | 9 | 182 | 20.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.7 |
| in November | 4 | 17 | 386 | 22.71 | 1 | 4.3 | 96.5 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |