2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent Punt 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 | Toledo | 12 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 9 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 10 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 9 | 21 | 64 | 3.05 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.1 |
| 6 | Kent State | 9 | 19 | 64 | 3.37 | 0 | 2.1 | 7.1 |
| 8 | Ohio | 10 | 14 | 104 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.3 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 9 | 21 | 117 | 5.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Akron | 11 | 14 | 181 | 12.93 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.5 |
| 12 | Ball State | 10 | 20 | 229 | 11.45 | 3 | 2.0 | 22.9 |