2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 28 | 153 | 5.46 | 2 | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 27 | 128 | 4.74 | 1 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| 3 | Toledo | 13 | 23 | 276 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.2 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 12 | 20 | 109 | 5.45 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.1 |
| 5 | Kent State | 11 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.1 |
| 6 | Buffalo | 11 | 15 | 137 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Ohio | 12 | 17 | 148 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.3 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 11 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 11 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Ball State | 11 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 12 | Akron | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |