2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Kickoff 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 | Connecticut | 6 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
| 2 | Memphis | 6 | 13 | 181 | 13.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 30.2 |
| 3 | Tulane | 5 | 14 | 305 | 21.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.0 |
| 4 | UCF | 6 | 18 | 382 | 21.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.7 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 5 | 15 | 323 | 21.53 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.6 |
| 6 | Houston | 6 | 19 | 391 | 20.58 | 0 | 3.2 | 65.2 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 5 | 18 | 467 | 25.94 | 1 | 3.6 | 93.4 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 17 | 313 | 18.41 | 0 | 4.3 | 78.3 |
| 9 | Navy | 5 | 26 | 391 | 15.04 | 0 | 5.2 | 78.2 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 8 | 42 | 1032 | 24.57 | 0 | 5.3 | 129.0 |
| 11 | South Florida | 8 | 43 | 885 | 20.58 | 0 | 5.4 | 110.6 |
| 12 | Temple | 7 | 41 | 828 | 20.20 | 0 | 5.9 | 118.3 |