2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 17 | 74 | 4.35 | 2 | 2.4 | 10.6 |
| 2 | Toledo | 8 | 17 | 246 | 14.47 | 1 | 2.1 | 30.8 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 6 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.2 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 7 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 7 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.9 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 5 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Ohio | 8 | 13 | 60 | 4.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Kent State | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 3 | Akron | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 3 | Ball State | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |