2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 4 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Temple | 5 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 4 | South Florida | 4 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.5 |
| 4 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 8 | SMU | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 9 | Navy | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Tulane | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |