2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 10 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 11 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Ball State | 11 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 1 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 15 | 54 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 5 | Toledo | 12 | 16 | 177 | 11.06 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 5 | Ohio | 13 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| 7 | Akron | 11 | 13 | 290 | 22.31 | 3 | 1.2 | 26.4 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 13 | 14 | 110 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 12 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 11 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |