2016 Tennessee Volunteers Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.7 |
| at Home | 7 | 10 | 141 | 14.10 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.1 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| in Wins | 9 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| in Losses | 4 | 4 | 108 | 27.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 9 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.9 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 9 | 116 | 12.89 | 1 | 0.9 | 11.6 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| in October | 4 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| in November | 4 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| in December/January | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |