2012 Tennessee Volunteers Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| at Home | 7 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| in Wins | 5 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| in Losses | 7 | 12 | 134 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.1 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 13 | 132 | 10.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.5 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 5 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.4 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.1 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 15 | 129 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.3 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| in October | 3 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.7 |
| in November | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |