2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | 10 | 15 | 244 | 16.27 | 2 | 1.5 | 24.4 |
| 2 | Toledo | 12 | 24 | 237 | 9.88 | 2 | 2.0 | 19.8 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 13 | 19 | 224 | 11.79 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.2 |
| 4 | Kent State | 9 | 19 | 119 | 6.26 | 0 | 2.1 | 13.2 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 11 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 11 | 20 | 99 | 4.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Ball State | 11 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 1 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Ohio | 13 | 19 | 90 | 4.74 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 11 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |