2016 Kent State Golden Flashes Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 43 | 871 | 20.26 | 0 | 3.6 | 72.6 |
| at Home | 6 | 24 | 549 | 22.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 91.5 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 19 | 322 | 16.95 | 0 | 3.2 | 53.7 |
| in Wins | 3 | 16 | 287 | 17.94 | 0 | 5.3 | 95.7 |
| in Losses | 9 | 27 | 584 | 21.63 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.9 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 30 | 581 | 19.37 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.6 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 13 | 290 | 22.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 34 | 696 | 20.47 | 0 | 3.8 | 77.3 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 10 | 34 | 669 | 19.68 | 0 | 3.4 | 66.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 2 | 9 | 202 | 22.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 101.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 4 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 24 | 481 | 20.04 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.2 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 8 | 30 | 581 | 19.37 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.6 |
| in August/September | 4 | 13 | 290 | 22.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.5 |
| in October | 5 | 20 | 393 | 19.65 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.6 |
| in November | 3 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.7 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |