2016 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Virginia Tech 13 38 327 8.61 1 2.9 25.2
2 Iowa 12 33 412 12.48 1 2.8 34.3
3 Arkansas State 12 32 260 8.13 2 2.7 21.7
3 Florida 13 32 242 7.56 0 2.5 18.6
5 Alabama 14 31 508 16.39 4 2.2 36.3
5 Utah 12 31 218 7.03 1 2.6 18.2
7 Tennessee 12 30 255 8.50 0 2.5 21.3
7 Penn State 14 30 194 6.47 0 2.1 13.9
7 Wyoming 13 30 185 6.17 1 2.3 14.2
10 Clemson 14 28 187 6.68 0 2.0 13.4
10 UCLA 12 28 182 6.50 1 2.3 15.2
10 Texas 12 28 182 6.50 0 2.3 15.2
13 USC 13 27 414 15.33 2 2.1 31.8
13 Colorado 13 27 280 10.37 1 2.1 21.5
13 San Diego State 13 27 255 9.44 0 2.1 19.6
13 Ohio State 13 27 139 5.15 0 2.1 10.7
17 Washington 13 26 292 11.23 2 2.0 22.5
17 Louisville 13 26 211 8.12 1 2.0 16.2
19 Michigan 13 25 357 14.28 2 1.9 27.5
20 Boston College 12 24 264 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
20 Maryland 12 24 202 8.42 1 2.0 16.8
20 Indiana 13 24 179 7.46 0 1.8 13.8
20 Boise State 13 24 159 6.63 0 1.8 12.2
24 Missouri 11 23 224 9.74 1 2.1 20.4
24 Nebraska 13 23 168 7.30 0 1.8 12.9
24 UCF 12 23 157 6.83 1 1.9 13.1
27 Rutgers 11 22 168 7.64 1 2.0 15.3
27 Southern Mississippi 12 22 162 7.36 0 1.8 13.5
27 Minnesota 12 22 129 5.86 0 1.8 10.8
30 Georgia 12 21 197 9.38 1 1.8 16.4
30 Notre Dame 12 21 191 9.10 0 1.8 15.9
30 Wisconsin 14 21 143 6.81 0 1.5 10.2
30 LSU 11 21 127 6.05 0 1.9 11.5
30 Wake Forest 12 21 76 3.62 0 1.8 6.3
30 Florida State 12 21 74 3.52 0 1.8 6.2
36 Washington State 12 20 269 13.45 1 1.7 22.4
36 Virginia 11 20 205 10.25 0 1.8 18.6
36 Texas State 11 20 190 9.50 0 1.8 17.3
36 Iowa State 11 20 182 9.10 0 1.8 16.5
36 Troy 12 20 169 8.45 1 1.7 14.1
36 TCU 12 20 135 6.75 0 1.7 11.3
36 Illinois 11 20 81 4.05 0 1.8 7.4
43 Arizona State 11 19 205 10.79 1 1.7 18.6
43 South Florida 12 19 200 10.53 1 1.6 16.7
43 Northwestern 12 19 134 7.05 0 1.6 11.2
43 New Mexico 12 19 113 5.95 0 1.6 9.4
43 Tulsa 12 19 80 4.21 0 1.6 6.7
43 West Virginia 12 19 22 1.16 0 1.6 1.8
49 UTEP 11 18 168 9.33 1 1.6 15.3
49 Colorado State 12 18 163 9.06 1 1.5 13.6
49 Fresno State 11 18 140 7.78 0 1.6 12.7
49 Vanderbilt 12 18 138 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
49 BYU 12 18 136 7.56 0 1.5 11.3
49 Old Dominion 12 18 103 5.72 0 1.5 8.6
49 Mississippi State 12 18 71 3.94 0 1.5 5.9
56 Appalachian State 13 17 185 10.88 0 1.3 14.2
56 Miami (Florida) 12 17 166 9.76 0 1.4 13.8
56 Oregon State 11 17 139 8.18 0 1.5 12.6
56 Duke 11 17 135 7.94 0 1.5 12.3
56 Middle Tennessee 12 17 129 7.59 0 1.4 10.8
56 Baylor 12 17 128 7.53 0 1.4 10.7
56 Utah State 11 17 92 5.41 1 1.5 8.4
56 Bowling Green 11 17 91 5.35 0 1.5 8.3
56 Ball State 11 17 83 4.88 1 1.5 7.5
56 Kent State 10 17 73 4.29 0 1.7 7.3
56 Ohio 13 17 73 4.29 0 1.3 5.6
56 California 12 17 65 3.82 0 1.4 5.4
56 Rice 11 17 47 2.76 0 1.5 4.3
69 Syracuse 11 16 292 18.25 0 1.5 26.5
69 Toledo 12 16 177 11.06 1 1.3 14.8
69 Louisiana Tech 13 16 166 10.38 0 1.2 12.8
69 Kansas State 12 16 156 9.75 1 1.3 13.0
69 North Texas 12 16 138 8.63 0 1.3 11.5
69 UTSA 12 16 131 8.19 0 1.3 10.9
69 Memphis 12 16 129 8.06 0 1.3 10.8
69 Army 11 16 127 7.94 0 1.5 11.5
69 Arkansas 12 16 110 6.88 0 1.3 9.2
69 Oregon 11 16 53 3.31 0 1.5 4.8
79 Florida International 12 15 148 9.87 0 1.3 12.3
79 Michigan State 11 15 109 7.27 0 1.4 9.9
79 Cincinnati 11 15 92 6.13 0 1.4 8.4
79 Northern Illinois 11 15 54 3.60 0 1.4 4.9
83 Marshall 11 14 138 9.86 0 1.3 12.5
83 Kentucky 12 14 130 9.29 1 1.2 10.8
83 Navy 13 14 128 9.14 0 1.1 9.8
83 North Carolina State 12 14 119 8.50 1 1.2 9.9
83 Western Michigan 13 14 110 7.86 0 1.1 8.5
83 North Carolina 11 14 96 6.86 0 1.3 8.7
83 Texas Tech 11 14 96 6.86 0 1.3 8.7
83 San Jose State 11 14 91 6.50 0 1.3 8.3
83 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 14 80 5.71 0 1.2 6.7
83 Tulane 11 14 62 4.43 0 1.3 5.6
83 Houston 12 14 59 4.21 0 1.2 4.9
94 Akron 11 13 290 22.31 3 1.2 26.4
94 Pittsburgh 12 13 195 15.00 1 1.1 16.3
94 Auburn 12 13 139 10.69 0 1.1 11.6
94 Temple 13 13 109 8.38 0 1.0 8.4
94 South Carolina 12 13 89 6.85 0 1.1 7.4
94 Stanford 13 13 88 6.77 0 1.0 6.8
94 Central Michigan 12 13 54 4.15 0 1.1 4.5
94 SMU 11 13 48 3.69 0 1.2 4.4
94 Charlotte 11 13 32 2.46 1 1.2 2.9
103 Texas A&M 12 12 279 23.25 3 1.0 23.3
103 Western Kentucky 13 12 201 16.75 2 0.9 15.5
103 Georgia Southern 11 12 188 15.67 0 1.1 17.1
103 Oklahoma 13 12 122 10.17 1 0.9 9.4
103 Idaho 12 12 121 10.08 2 1.0 10.1
103 Massachusetts 11 12 92 7.67 0 1.1 8.4
103 Oklahoma State 12 12 92 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
110 Louisiana-Monroe 11 11 98 8.91 0 1.0 8.9
110 Buffalo 11 11 87 7.91 0 1.0 7.9
110 South Alabama 11 11 50 4.55 0 1.0 4.5
110 Florida Atlantic 11 11 34 3.09 0 1.0 3.1
110 UNLV 11 11 6 0.55 1 1.0 0.5
115 Georgia Tech 12 10 108 10.80 0 0.8 9.0
115 Purdue 11 10 97 9.70 0 0.9 8.8
117 Nevada 11 9 101 11.22 0 0.8 9.2
117 Air Force 12 9 99 11.00 1 0.8 8.3
117 Mississippi 11 9 54 6.00 0 0.8 4.9
117 Arizona 11 9 28 3.11 0 0.8 2.5
121 Eastern Michigan 12 8 22 2.75 0 0.7 1.8
121 East Carolina 11 8 16 2.00 0 0.7 1.5
123 Hawai'i 13 7 63 9.00 0 0.5 4.8
124 New Mexico State 12 6 19 3.17 0 0.5 1.6
124 Miami (Ohio) 12 6 18 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
124 Georgia State 11 6 12 2.00 0 0.5 1.1
127 Kansas 11 5 -27 -5.40 0 0.5 -2.5
128 Connecticut 11 3 21 7.00 0 0.3 1.9