2016 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 10 | 120 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 35.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 19 | 292 | 15.37 | 0 | 3.8 | 58.4 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 13 | 200 | 15.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 50.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 22 | 339 | 15.41 | 0 | 4.4 | 67.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 17 | 263 | 15.47 | 0 | 4.3 | 65.8 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 10 | 157 | 15.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.4 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 12 | 189 | 15.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 37.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 13 | 207 | 15.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 41.4 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 17 | 278 | 16.35 | 0 | 4.3 | 69.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 14 | 230 | 16.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 57.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 25 | 417 | 16.68 | 0 | 5.0 | 83.4 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 24 | 405 | 16.88 | 0 | 4.8 | 81.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.4 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 20 | 339 | 16.95 | 0 | 5.0 | 84.8 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 18 | 306 | 17.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 76.5 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 15 | 260 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 65.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 16 | 278 | 17.38 | 0 | 3.2 | 55.6 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 20 | 350 | 17.50 | 0 | 5.0 | 87.5 |
| 1 | Army | 12 | 51 | 897 | 17.59 | 0 | 4.3 | 74.8 |
| 1 | BYU | 12 | 42 | 743 | 17.69 | 0 | 3.5 | 61.9 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 17 | 302 | 17.76 | 0 | 4.3 | 75.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 10 | 180 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 79.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 10 | 183 | 18.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.6 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 19 | 348 | 18.32 | 0 | 3.8 | 69.6 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 14 | 257 | 18.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.3 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 18 | 331 | 18.39 | 0 | 3.6 | 66.2 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 20 | 372 | 18.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 93.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 6 | 23 | 430 | 18.70 | 0 | 3.8 | 71.7 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 24 | 452 | 18.83 | 0 | 4.8 | 90.4 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 26 | 491 | 18.88 | 0 | 4.3 | 81.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 23 | 440 | 19.13 | 0 | 4.6 | 88.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 12 | 231 | 19.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.8 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 27 | 520 | 19.26 | 0 | 5.4 | 104.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 14 | 272 | 19.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 68.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 11 | 214 | 19.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 7 | 137 | 19.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.4 |
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 18 | 356 | 19.78 | 0 | 3.6 | 71.2 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 16 | 318 | 19.88 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.6 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 29 | 583 | 20.10 | 0 | 5.8 | 116.6 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 12 | 242 | 20.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.7 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 13 | 263 | 20.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 52.6 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 25 | 506 | 20.24 | 0 | 5.0 | 101.2 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 5 | 11 | 224 | 20.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.8 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 14 | 285 | 20.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 71.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 19 | 388 | 20.42 | 0 | 3.8 | 77.6 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 10 | 205 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 16 | 330 | 20.63 | 0 | 3.2 | 66.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Idaho | 5 | 22 | 455 | 20.68 | 0 | 4.4 | 91.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 26 | 538 | 20.69 | 0 | 5.2 | 107.6 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 17 | 352 | 20.71 | 0 | 3.4 | 70.4 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 18 | 375 | 20.83 | 0 | 4.5 | 93.8 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 20 | 419 | 20.95 | 0 | 5.0 | 104.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 24 | 503 | 20.96 | 0 | 4.8 | 100.6 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 9 | 189 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 12 | 252 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 21 | 444 | 21.14 | 0 | 4.2 | 88.8 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 11 | 233 | 21.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.6 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 19 | 407 | 21.42 | 0 | 6.3 | 135.7 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 16 | 343 | 21.44 | 0 | 3.2 | 68.6 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 23 | 496 | 21.57 | 0 | 4.6 | 99.2 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 18 | 390 | 21.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 130.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 6 | 21 | 457 | 21.76 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.2 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 11 | 44 | 964 | 21.91 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.6 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 13 | 288 | 22.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 12 | 266 | 22.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 13 | 290 | 22.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 9 | 201 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 24 | 538 | 22.42 | 0 | 6.0 | 134.5 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 18 | 406 | 22.56 | 0 | 3.6 | 81.2 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 15 | 339 | 22.60 | 0 | 3.8 | 84.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 11 | 249 | 22.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.3 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 10 | 227 | 22.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.8 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 5 | 17 | 386 | 22.71 | 0 | 3.4 | 77.2 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 14 | 319 | 22.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 79.8 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 10 | 233 | 23.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 21 | 490 | 23.33 | 0 | 4.2 | 98.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 10 | 234 | 23.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 11 | 259 | 23.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 86.3 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 9 | 212 | 23.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.4 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 21 | 495 | 23.57 | 0 | 4.2 | 99.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 13 | 307 | 23.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 76.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 18 | 433 | 24.06 | 0 | 3.6 | 86.6 |
| 1 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 148 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 6 | 149 | 24.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.7 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 14 | 350 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 87.5 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 30 | 750 | 25.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 150.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 24 | 612 | 25.50 | 0 | 4.8 | 122.4 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 8 | 205 | 25.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 14 | 361 | 25.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 72.2 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 10 | 259 | 25.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 86.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 17 | 447 | 26.29 | 0 | 3.4 | 89.4 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 10 | 281 | 28.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 70.3 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 9 | 270 | 30.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 67.5 |
| 113 | Rutgers | 3 | 20 | 410 | 20.50 | 1 | 6.7 | 136.7 |
| 113 | Ohio | 5 | 28 | 583 | 20.82 | 1 | 5.6 | 116.6 |
| 113 | Toledo | 5 | 30 | 625 | 20.83 | 1 | 6.0 | 125.0 |
| 113 | Georgia | 5 | 20 | 445 | 22.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 113 | Ohio State | 4 | 15 | 338 | 22.53 | 1 | 3.8 | 84.5 |
| 113 | California | 3 | 19 | 443 | 23.32 | 1 | 6.3 | 147.7 |
| 113 | Rice | 4 | 10 | 234 | 23.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 58.5 |
| 113 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 43.5 |
| 113 | Syracuse | 4 | 14 | 353 | 25.21 | 1 | 3.5 | 88.3 |
| 113 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 12 | 308 | 25.67 | 1 | 2.4 | 61.6 |
| 113 | Boise State | 5 | 16 | 440 | 27.50 | 1 | 3.2 | 88.0 |
| 113 | Texas State | 4 | 13 | 359 | 27.62 | 1 | 3.3 | 89.8 |
| 113 | South Carolina | 5 | 19 | 544 | 28.63 | 1 | 3.8 | 108.8 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 11 | 340 | 30.91 | 1 | 2.8 | 85.0 |
| 113 | Georgia State | 4 | 9 | 279 | 31.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 69.8 |
| 128 | Notre Dame | 11 | 36 | 805 | 22.36 | 2 | 3.3 | 73.2 |