2016 Independent Leaders Opponent 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 | Army | 9 | 31 | 677 | 21.84 | 1 | 3.4 | 75.2 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 3 | 11 | 209 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.7 | 69.7 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 7 | 28 | 590 | 21.07 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.3 |
| 4 | BYU | 6 | 28 | 550 | 19.64 | 0 | 4.7 | 91.7 |