2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.8 |
| 2 | Akron | 6 | 11 | 236 | 21.45 | 2 | 1.8 | 39.3 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 6 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Kent State | 6 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Ball State | 8 | 13 | 77 | 5.92 | 1 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 7 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.9 |
| 8 | Toledo | 6 | 8 | 115 | 14.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.2 |
| 8 | Ohio | 8 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 8 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.3 |