2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 6 | 12 | 158 | 13.17 | 2 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 6 | 13 | 154 | 11.85 | 1 | 2.2 | 25.7 |
| 3 | Kent State | 6 | 15 | 97 | 6.47 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.2 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 6 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Ohio | 6 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 6 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Akron | 6 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 6 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Ball State | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |