2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 10 | 17 | 91 | 5.35 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.1 |
| 2 | Toledo | 12 | 16 | 177 | 11.06 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 3 | Kent State | 8 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 15 | 54 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 5 | Ohio | 11 | 14 | 82 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Ball State | 10 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 10 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.9 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 10 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Akron | 10 | 11 | 236 | 21.45 | 2 | 1.1 | 23.6 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 10 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |