2016 Sun Belt Conference 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 | Arkansas State | 9 | 27 | 235 | 8.70 | 2 | 3.0 | 26.1 |
| 2 | Texas State | 4 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Troy | 6 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 1 | 2.2 | 18.2 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 10 | 173 | 17.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.8 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 7 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| 6 | Idaho | 7 | 10 | 118 | 11.80 | 2 | 1.4 | 16.9 |
| 7 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.0 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 6 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 9 | Georgia State | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 11 | New Mexico State | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |