2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Temple | 4 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 5 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| 8 | South Florida | 4 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.5 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| 10 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| 12 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.5 |