2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 33 | 934 | 28.30 | 3 | 4.1 | 116.8 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 8 | 44 | 805 | 18.30 | 0 | 5.5 | 100.6 |
| 3 | SMU | 8 | 39 | 679 | 17.41 | 0 | 4.9 | 84.9 |
| 4 | Navy | 9 | 31 | 733 | 23.65 | 0 | 3.4 | 81.4 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 8 | 30 | 590 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.8 | 73.8 |
| 6 | UCF | 8 | 25 | 550 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.1 | 68.8 |
| 7 | South Florida | 8 | 30 | 518 | 17.27 | 0 | 3.8 | 64.8 |
| 8 | Tulane | 8 | 24 | 502 | 20.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.8 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 8 | 24 | 492 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.5 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 8 | 23 | 473 | 20.57 | 0 | 2.9 | 59.1 |
| 11 | Houston | 8 | 26 | 429 | 16.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 53.6 |
| 12 | Temple | 9 | 15 | 323 | 21.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.9 |