2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 10 | 166 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.2 |
| 12 | Akron | 5 | 13 | 207 | 15.92 | 1 | 2.6 | 41.4 |