2016 Northwestern Wildcats Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 24 | 229 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.6 |
| at Home | 7 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 13 | 155 | 11.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 25.8 |
| in Wins | 7 | 18 | 191 | 10.61 | 0 | 2.6 | 27.3 |
| in Losses | 6 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 19 | 201 | 10.58 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.3 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 6 | 10 | 149 | 14.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.8 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 14 | 80 | 5.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.4 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 23 | 223 | 9.70 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.8 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 23 | 223 | 9.70 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.3 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| in October | 4 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.0 |
| in November | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |