2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 9 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 2 | Ohio | 6 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Ball State | 8 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 1 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 10 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Akron | 7 | 8 | 195 | 24.38 | 2 | 1.1 | 27.9 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 8 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Toledo | 4 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 7 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |