2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 17 | 87 | 5.12 | 1 | 2.8 | 14.5 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.8 |
| 3 | Kent State | 6 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 5 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| 5 | Toledo | 5 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Ohio | 4 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 6 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Akron | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |