2017 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 12 | 148 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 13 | UTEP | 5 | 12 | 138 | 11.50 | 1 | 2.4 | 27.6 |