2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.8 |
| 2 | Toledo | 9 | 22 | 206 | 9.36 | 2 | 2.4 | 22.9 |
| 3 | Kent State | 3 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 6 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Akron | 5 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.6 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 13 | 19 | 224 | 11.79 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.2 |
| 7 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 9 | Ohio | 8 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |