2016 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 1 | Rice | 11 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | UTEP | 12 | 26 | 168 | 6.46 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 13 | 36 | 247 | 6.86 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 10 | 16 | 124 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Florida International | 12 | 14 | 147 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 13 | 8 | 133 | 16.63 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.2 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 1 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 20 | 181 | 9.05 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.1 |
| 9 | Marshall | 10 | 15 | 149 | 9.93 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.9 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 12 | 180 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.9 |
| 13 | North Texas | 12 | 23 | 230 | 10.00 | 2 | 1.9 | 19.2 |