2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 10 | 122 | 12.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.4 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 4 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 3 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.8 |
| 4 | Toledo | 5 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.8 |
| 6 | Kent State | 4 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 12 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |