2016 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -3.0 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -4.0 |
| 3 | LSU | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
| 3 | Idaho | 2 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 6 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Temple | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 12 | TCU | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 17 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 18 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 26 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 9.0 |
| 27 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.5 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 30 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 30 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 30 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 30 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 30 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 37 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 38 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 40 | Penn State | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 41 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 41 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 41 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 41 | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 41 | Kansas State | 2 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 46 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 46 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 48 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 48 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 50 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 51 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 51 | Indiana | 1 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 53 | Troy | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 54 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 56 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 50.0 |
| 57 | UCF | 1 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 1 | 6.0 | 61.0 |
| 58 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| 59 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 60 | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 61 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 62 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 63 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 63 | USC | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 65 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 66 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 67 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 68 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 69 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 70 | Florida | 2 | 5 | 136 | 27.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 68.0 |
| 71 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 71 | 71.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 71.0 |