2016 Purdue Boilermakers Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 44 | 743 | 16.89 | 0 | 3.7 | 61.9 |
| at Home | 7 | 27 | 432 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.9 | 61.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 17 | 311 | 18.29 | 0 | 3.4 | 62.2 |
| in Wins | 3 | 16 | 305 | 19.06 | 0 | 5.3 | 101.7 |
| in Losses | 9 | 28 | 438 | 15.64 | 0 | 3.1 | 48.7 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 31 | 506 | 16.32 | 0 | 3.4 | 56.2 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 79.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 11 | 192 | 17.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 33 | 551 | 16.70 | 0 | 4.1 | 68.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 37 | 583 | 15.76 | 0 | 3.4 | 53.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 160.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 19 | 306 | 16.11 | 0 | 3.2 | 51.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 18 | 277 | 15.39 | 0 | 3.6 | 55.4 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 31 | 506 | 16.32 | 0 | 3.4 | 56.2 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.5 |
| in August/September | 3 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 79.0 |
| in October | 5 | 13 | 258 | 19.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 51.6 |
| in November | 4 | 18 | 248 | 13.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 62.0 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |