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