2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 6 | 16 | 23 | 1.44 | 0 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 6 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 5 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 8 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Iowa | 6 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Maryland | 7 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Illinois | 5 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
| 10 | Indiana | 6 | 16 | 100 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.7 |
| 11 | Penn State | 7 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 6 | 13 | 155 | 11.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 25.8 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 6 | 14 | 168 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.0 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 5 | 18 | 280 | 15.56 | 2 | 3.6 | 56.0 |