2016 Independent Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 2 | BYU | 6 | 8 | 21 | 2.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 9 | 19 | 309 | 16.26 | 2 | 2.1 | 34.3 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 4 | 15 | 126 | 8.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 31.5 |