2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 1 | Memphis | 10 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 10 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 1 | Navy | 12 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 8 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 12 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Tulane | 10 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 10 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 1 | SMU | 11 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 1 | South Florida | 9 | 14 | 108 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 11 | 22 | 201 | 9.14 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 9 | 12 | 172 | 14.33 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.1 |