2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 3 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 3 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.3 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 3 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.3 |
| 7 | SMU | 2 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 9 | USF | 3 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.7 |
| 10 | Temple | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |