2016 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 22 | 473 | 21.50 | 0 | 4.4 | 94.6 |
| 2 | Florida International | 5 | 21 | 458 | 21.81 | 0 | 4.2 | 91.6 |
| 3 | Marshall | 5 | 18 | 451 | 25.06 | 1 | 3.6 | 90.2 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 16 | 326 | 20.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.5 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 19 | 326 | 17.16 | 0 | 4.8 | 81.5 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 16 | 403 | 25.19 | 1 | 3.2 | 80.6 |
| 7 | Rice | 4 | 14 | 300 | 21.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.0 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 4 | 16 | 295 | 18.44 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.8 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 4 | 14 | 261 | 18.64 | 0 | 3.5 | 65.3 |
| 10 | UTEP | 4 | 16 | 259 | 16.19 | 0 | 4.0 | 64.8 |
| 11 | UTSA | 4 | 10 | 235 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.8 |
| 12 | North Texas | 4 | 11 | 170 | 15.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 42.5 |
| 13 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.8 |