2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.5 |
| 3 | Marshall | 5 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.8 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 4 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 155 | 25.83 | 2 | 1.2 | 31.0 |
| 6 | Florida International | 5 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.4 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Rice | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 10 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |