2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 7 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Kent State | 7 | 22 | 71 | 3.23 | 0 | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 6 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.7 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.1 |
| 9 | Ohio | 7 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.1 |
| 10 | Ball State | 6 | 15 | 119 | 7.93 | 2 | 2.5 | 19.8 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 8 | 18 | 221 | 12.28 | 0 | 2.3 | 27.6 |
| 12 | Akron | 8 | 16 | 296 | 18.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 37.0 |