2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff 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 | Central Michigan | 10 | 50 | 932 | 18.64 | 0 | 5.0 | 93.2 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 10 | 48 | 798 | 16.63 | 0 | 4.8 | 79.8 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 45 | 833 | 18.51 | 0 | 4.1 | 75.7 |
| 4 | Toledo | 12 | 48 | 879 | 18.31 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.3 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 43 | 992 | 23.07 | 1 | 3.9 | 90.2 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 39 | 754 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.9 | 75.4 |
| 5 | Kent State | 8 | 31 | 576 | 18.58 | 0 | 3.9 | 72.0 |
| 5 | Akron | 10 | 39 | 687 | 17.62 | 0 | 3.9 | 68.7 |
| 9 | Ball State | 10 | 38 | 805 | 21.18 | 0 | 3.8 | 80.5 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 10 | 37 | 657 | 17.76 | 0 | 3.7 | 65.7 |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 10 | 35 | 710 | 20.29 | 1 | 3.5 | 71.0 |
| 12 | Ohio | 11 | 36 | 761 | 21.14 | 0 | 3.3 | 69.2 |