2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent Punt 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 | Western Michigan | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Ohio | 8 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 5 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.8 |
| 4 | Toledo | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 6 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 1 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Ball State | 8 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| 8 | Kent State | 6 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| 9 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Akron | 6 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.7 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 7 | 12 | 154 | 12.83 | 1 | 1.7 | 22.0 |