2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 19 | 108 | 5.68 | 2 | 2.4 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Toledo | 9 | 20 | 253 | 12.65 | 1 | 2.2 | 28.1 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 17 | 77 | 4.53 | 1 | 2.1 | 9.6 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 8 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 8 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| 5 | Kent State | 8 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Ohio | 8 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 8 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 10 | Ball State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 11 | Akron | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |