2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 10 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 1 | Houston | 10 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Temple | 11 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 1 | South Florida | 9 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 11 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 1 | SMU | 9 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 8 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 10 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| 1 | Navy | 13 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 11 | UCF | 10 | 16 | 145 | 9.06 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.5 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 10 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.8 |