2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Louisville 3 6 141 23.50 1 2.0 47.0
2 Michigan 6 13 228 17.54 2 2.2 38.0
3 Tennessee 4 11 138 12.55 0 2.8 34.5
4 Virginia 3 6 90 15.00 0 2.0 30.0
5 Akron 2 2 54 27.00 1 1.0 27.0
5 North Texas 1 3 27 9.00 0 3.0 27.0
7 Wyoming 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
8 Georgia 2 3 49 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
9 Utah 3 6 72 12.00 1 2.0 24.0
10 Iowa 5 11 118 10.73 0 2.2 23.6
11 Miami (FL) 4 9 91 10.11 0 2.3 22.8
12 Alabama 6 12 134 11.17 1 2.0 22.3
13 USC 5 9 109 12.11 0 1.8 21.8
14 Washington State 3 2 64 32.00 0 0.7 21.3
15 South Carolina 3 6 58 9.67 0 2.0 19.3
16 Tulsa 1 2 18 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
17 Syracuse 6 8 106 13.25 0 1.3 17.7
18 Virginia Tech 2 5 35 7.00 0 2.5 17.5
19 Fresno State 1 2 17 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
20 California 3 5 50 10.00 0 1.7 16.7
21 BYU 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
22 Penn State 7 18 107 5.94 0 2.6 15.3
23 Colorado 5 8 76 9.50 0 1.6 15.2
24 Auburn 4 2 60 30.00 0 0.5 15.0
24 Wake Forest 4 7 60 8.57 0 1.8 15.0
26 Washington 4 6 59 9.83 0 1.5 14.8
27 Nebraska 3 7 44 6.29 0 2.3 14.7
28 Cincinnati 2 3 28 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
28 UCF 3 7 42 6.00 0 2.3 14.0
30 Indiana 4 5 55 11.00 0 1.3 13.8
31 Oregon State 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
31 Western Kentucky 1 2 13 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
33 LSU 5 8 64 8.00 0 1.6 12.8
34 Florida State 5 11 63 5.73 0 2.2 12.6
35 Louisiana-Monroe 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
36 Arizona State 3 6 36 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
37 Florida 4 3 43 14.33 0 0.8 10.8
38 Georgia Tech 3 4 32 8.00 0 1.3 10.7
39 Oklahoma State 4 5 41 8.20 0 1.3 10.3
40 Iowa State 4 6 40 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
40 Houston 2 4 20 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
42 Texas Tech 3 3 29 9.67 0 1.0 9.7
43 SMU 2 4 18 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
43 Massachusetts 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
45 Northwestern 6 4 53 13.25 0 0.7 8.8
46 Duke 3 3 26 8.67 0 1.0 8.7
47 Minnesota 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
48 Wisconsin 7 7 59 8.43 0 1.0 8.4
49 Maryland 4 7 30 4.29 0 1.8 7.5
50 Vanderbilt 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
50 Notre Dame 3 5 21 4.20 0 1.7 7.0
52 Purdue 4 3 26 8.67 0 0.8 6.5
52 Ole Miss 4 4 26 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
54 Arkansas 5 5 31 6.20 0 1.0 6.2
54 Illinois 5 8 31 3.88 0 1.6 6.2
56 Texas 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
57 Kansas State 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
58 Northern Illinois 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
58 North Carolina 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
58 Temple 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
61 Memphis 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
61 Southern Miss 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
63 Connecticut 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
63 USF 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
63 Oregon 5 4 20 5.00 0 0.8 4.0
63 Troy 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
67 Michigan State 4 5 15 3.00 0 1.3 3.8
68 Marshall 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
68 Charlotte 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
68 West Virginia 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
71 Navy 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
72 Mississippi State 3 5 8 1.60 0 1.7 2.7
73 Ohio State 6 11 15 1.36 0 1.8 2.5
74 Pittsburgh 4 2 8 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
74 Missouri 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
74 Rutgers 5 5 10 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
74 Baylor 3 4 6 1.50 0 1.3 2.0
78 Arizona 4 4 6 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
79 UCLA 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
79 Kent State 3 3 4 1.33 0 1.0 1.3
81 Western Michigan 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
82 Clemson 7 10 6 0.60 0 1.4 0.9
83 Texas A&M 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
83 East Carolina 3 4 2 0.50 0 1.3 0.7
85 Oklahoma 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5
86 Miami (OH) 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
86 Utah State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
88 Stanford 3 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
89 TCU 3 5 -4 -0.80 0 1.7 -1.3
90 Central Michigan 2 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.5 -3.0