2016 Massachusetts Minutemen Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 33 | 229 | 6.94 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.1 |
| at Home | 6 | 19 | 128 | 6.74 | 0 | 3.2 | 21.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.8 |
| in Wins | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| in Losses | 10 | 28 | 212 | 7.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.2 |
| vs. Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 11 | 31 | 226 | 7.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 33.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 29 | 196 | 6.76 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 31 | 233 | 7.52 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 17 | 139 | 8.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.2 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.8 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 4 | 15 | 126 | 8.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 31.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 7 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.3 |
| in August/September | 4 | 16 | 134 | 8.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 33.5 |
| in October | 5 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| in November | 3 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 18.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |