2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 6 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 8 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 9 | 6 | -4 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 9 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Houston | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 6 | Tulane | 7 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 6 | South Florida | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 10 | Navy | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |