2016 Mid-American 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 | Western Michigan | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Toledo | 7 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.9 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 7 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| 4 | Ball State | 7 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.3 |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| 7 | Ohio | 8 | 14 | 64 | 4.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Kent State | 6 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.3 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 6 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 9 | Akron | 6 | 12 | 89 | 7.42 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 15 | 11 | 0.73 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 12 | Buffalo | 6 | 14 | 95 | 6.79 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.8 |