2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders 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 | East Carolina | 5 | 20 | 342 | 17.10 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.4 |
| 2 | SMU | 4 | 15 | 275 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 68.8 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 8 | 24 | 502 | 20.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.8 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 6 | 18 | 361 | 20.06 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.2 |
| 5 | South Florida | 8 | 23 | 451 | 19.61 | 0 | 2.9 | 56.4 |
| 6 | Houston | 6 | 17 | 368 | 21.65 | 1 | 2.8 | 61.3 |
| 7 | Navy | 5 | 12 | 297 | 24.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 59.4 |
| 8 | Memphis | 6 | 14 | 346 | 24.71 | 1 | 2.3 | 57.7 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 5 | 11 | 193 | 17.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.6 |
| 10 | UCF | 6 | 12 | 267 | 22.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 44.5 |
| 11 | Tulane | 5 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.8 |
| 12 | Temple | 7 | 12 | 272 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.9 |