2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 1 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 7.0 | 112.0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.5 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 5 | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Maryland | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |