2016 Ball State Cardinals Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 16 | 129 | 8.06 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| at Home | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.3 |
| in Wins | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| in Losses | 8 | 11 | 105 | 9.55 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.1 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 1 | 1.1 | 12.5 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 16 | 129 | 8.06 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 3 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 8 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 10.6 |
| in August/September | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| in October | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| in November | 4 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |