2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | 8 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 1 | 1.3 | 24.9 |
| 2 | Toledo | 8 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.0 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 8 | 15 | 94 | 6.27 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.8 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 8 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 9 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 6 | Kent State | 8 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 8 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 8 | Ohio | 9 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 11 | Ball State | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |