2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 1 | 2.6 | 21.8 |
| 2 | Ohio | 5 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 5 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.4 |
| 3 | Ball State | 4 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 2 | 1.8 | 24.8 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Kent State | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |