2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 12 | 44 | 985 | 22.39 | 1 | 3.7 | 82.1 |
| 2 | Memphis | 10 | 37 | 943 | 25.49 | 3 | 3.7 | 94.3 |
| 3 | SMU | 11 | 41 | 798 | 19.46 | 0 | 3.7 | 72.5 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 11 | 41 | 764 | 18.63 | 0 | 3.7 | 69.5 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 8 | 33 | 705 | 21.36 | 0 | 4.1 | 88.1 |
| 6 | Navy | 12 | 35 | 694 | 19.83 | 0 | 2.9 | 57.8 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 10 | 32 | 676 | 21.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.6 |
| 8 | UCF | 10 | 26 | 633 | 24.35 | 1 | 2.6 | 63.3 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 9 | 31 | 617 | 19.90 | 0 | 3.4 | 68.6 |
| 10 | Houston | 10 | 28 | 563 | 20.11 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.3 |
| 11 | Tulane | 10 | 24 | 464 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.4 |
| 12 | South Florida | 9 | 21 | 413 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.9 |