2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 15 | 141 | 9.40 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.1 |
| 2 | Marshall | 5 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 3 | UTEP | 7 | 15 | 131 | 8.73 | 1 | 2.1 | 18.7 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 5 | Florida International | 8 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 6 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.7 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 7 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 0 | 2.1 | 13.7 |
| 9 | UTSA | 5 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.2 |
| 11 | Rice | 5 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 0 | 3.2 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |