2016 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -8.0 |
| 2 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -6.0 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
| 5 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 22 | Toledo | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 24 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Troy | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 29 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 32 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 33 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 34 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 35 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 35 | Kent State | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 37 | Bowling Green | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 37 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 37 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 37 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 41 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 44 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 45 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 45 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 48 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 49 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 52 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 53 | Alabama | 1 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| 54 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 29.0 |
| 55 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 57 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 58 | Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 77.0 |
| 59 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 109 | 54.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 109.0 |