2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 16 | 105 | 6.56 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.1 |
| 2 | Temple | 5 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.6 |
| 3 | Memphis | 6 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 4 | Houston | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 5 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.3 |
| 5 | Navy | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 9 | Tulane | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 4 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.3 |