2016 Rice Owls Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 20 | 124 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| at Home | 6 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.3 |
| in Wins | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| in Losses | 9 | 16 | 113 | 7.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 20 | 124 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 9 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| in August/September | 4 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| in October | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| in November | 4 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |