2016 Mid-American 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 | Western Michigan | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 8 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| 2 | Toledo | 8 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.4 |
| 4 | Ball State | 8 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 8 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Kent State | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Ohio | 9 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 9 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Akron | 8 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.3 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 8 | 14 | 148 | 10.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.5 |