2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 13 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 2 | Memphis | 12 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Houston | 12 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 11 | 12 | 133 | 11.08 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| 5 | Tulane | 11 | 15 | 31 | 2.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 12 | 17 | 141 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 7 | Temple | 13 | 20 | 65 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 11 | 16 | 157 | 9.81 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 7 | UCF | 12 | 18 | 191 | 10.61 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.9 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 11 | 17 | 192 | 11.29 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 11 | South Florida | 12 | 20 | 185 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.4 |
| 11 | SMU | 11 | 19 | 177 | 9.32 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.1 |