2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 1 | 0.8 | 15.2 |
| 2 | Marshall | 8 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.9 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.7 |
| 4 | Florida International | 8 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 17 | 152 | 8.94 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 7 | UTSA | 8 | 13 | 114 | 8.77 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.3 |
| 8 | North Texas | 8 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 9 | UTEP | 8 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 1 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 8 | 17 | 94 | 5.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.8 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 8 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 13 | Rice | 8 | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 5.9 |