2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 14 | 21 | 146 | 6.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
| at Home | 7 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| in Wins | 11 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.5 |
| in Losses | 3 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.7 |
| vs. Conference | 10 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 7 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 14 | 21 | 146 | 6.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 12 | 19 | 144 | 7.58 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| in October | 4 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| in November | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| in December/January | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |