2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| 3 | Houston | 6 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 4 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 6 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.2 |
| 5 | South Florida | 4 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.8 |
| 7 | Tulane | 6 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 5 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Temple | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 10 | UCF | 6 | 12 | 113 | 9.42 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 6 | 13 | 174 | 13.38 | 1 | 2.2 | 29.0 |
| 12 | SMU | 7 | 15 | 103 | 6.87 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.7 |