2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 2 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 2 | 1.8 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Ball State | 4 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 21.5 |
| 4 | Toledo | 4 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.5 |
| 6 | Kent State | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Ohio | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |