2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 33 | 717 | 21.73 | 0 | 4.7 | 102.4 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 7 | 32 | 656 | 20.50 | 0 | 4.6 | 93.7 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 6 | 26 | 498 | 19.15 | 0 | 4.3 | 83.0 |
| 4 | Akron | 6 | 25 | 487 | 19.48 | 0 | 4.2 | 81.2 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 6 | 25 | 404 | 16.16 | 0 | 4.2 | 67.3 |
| 6 | Toledo | 7 | 29 | 531 | 18.31 | 0 | 4.1 | 75.9 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 25 | 481 | 19.24 | 0 | 3.6 | 68.7 |
| 8 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 22 | 465 | 21.14 | 0 | 3.1 | 66.4 |
| 9 | Ohio | 8 | 24 | 505 | 21.04 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.1 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 8 | 22 | 428 | 19.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.5 |
| 10 | Kent State | 6 | 17 | 294 | 17.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.0 |
| 12 | Ball State | 7 | 18 | 363 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.6 | 51.9 |