2016 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| 3 | North Texas | 7 | 18 | 55 | 3.06 | 1 | 2.6 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.4 |
| 5 | Florida International | 5 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 6 | Marshall | 5 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 9 | 104 | 11.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 7 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.6 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 6 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
| 10 | UTEP | 5 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.8 |
| 11 | UTSA | 7 | 21 | 111 | 5.29 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.9 |
| 12 | Rice | 6 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.3 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 15 | 141 | 9.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 23.5 |