2016 Northern Illinois Huskies Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 24 | 93 | 3.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| at Home | 5 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.4 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 15 | 11 | 0.73 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| in Wins | 5 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| in Losses | 7 | 17 | 51 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 20 | 90 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 22 | 79 | 3.59 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 11 | 22 | 79 | 3.59 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.2 |
| in August/September | 4 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
| in October | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| in November | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |