2016 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 47 | 1035 | 22.02 | 0 | 5.2 | 115.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 45 | 1120 | 24.89 | 3 | 4.1 | 101.8 |
| 2 | Marshall | 9 | 45 | 964 | 21.42 | 1 | 5.0 | 107.1 |
| 4 | North Texas | 11 | 44 | 834 | 18.95 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.8 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 43 | 1172 | 27.26 | 1 | 3.9 | 106.5 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 41 | 742 | 18.10 | 0 | 4.1 | 74.2 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 10 | 40 | 798 | 19.95 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.8 |
| 8 | UTEP | 10 | 36 | 658 | 18.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 65.8 |
| 9 | Florida International | 10 | 35 | 710 | 20.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 71.0 |
| 10 | UTSA | 10 | 32 | 740 | 23.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 74.0 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 11 | 29 | 623 | 21.48 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.6 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 25 | 464 | 18.56 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.4 |
| 13 | Rice | 9 | 23 | 455 | 19.78 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.6 |