2016 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 62 | 1386 | 22.35 | 0 | 5.2 | 115.5 |
| 2 | Marshall | 10 | 46 | 989 | 21.50 | 1 | 4.6 | 98.9 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 57 | 1436 | 25.19 | 3 | 4.1 | 102.6 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 48 | 858 | 17.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.5 |
| 5 | North Texas | 12 | 47 | 922 | 19.62 | 0 | 3.9 | 76.8 |
| 6 | Florida International | 12 | 45 | 893 | 19.84 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.4 |
| 7 | UTEP | 12 | 44 | 809 | 18.39 | 0 | 3.7 | 67.4 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 45 | 1219 | 27.09 | 1 | 3.5 | 93.8 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 10 | 34 | 693 | 20.38 | 0 | 3.4 | 69.3 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 13 | 40 | 881 | 22.03 | 0 | 3.1 | 67.8 |
| 11 | UTSA | 13 | 37 | 847 | 22.89 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.2 |
| 11 | Rice | 11 | 31 | 604 | 19.48 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.9 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 30 | 569 | 18.97 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.8 |