2016 Virginia Tech Hokies Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 14 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| at Home | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 8 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| in Wins | 10 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| in Losses | 4 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 12 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| in October | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| in November | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| in December/January | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |