2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| 2 | Toledo | 6 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 3 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 10.8 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Ohio | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Kent State | 4 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Ball State | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |