2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Purdue | 9 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 23 | 88 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.6 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 9 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 10 | 19 | 110 | 5.79 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 9 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 9 | 12 | 75 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 20 | 126 | 6.30 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 10 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Iowa | 9 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 9 | 19 | 201 | 10.58 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.3 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 9 | 16 | 176 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.6 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 9 | 27 | 268 | 9.93 | 1 | 3.0 | 29.8 |
| 13 | Illinois | 9 | 19 | 241 | 12.68 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.8 |