2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders 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 | 23 | 276 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 22 | 140 | 6.36 | 2 | 2.4 | 15.6 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 19 | 89 | 4.68 | 1 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| 4 | Kent State | 9 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.1 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 9 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 6 | Ohio | 10 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 10 | 14 | 123 | 8.79 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.3 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 9 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.0 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 9 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.1 |
| 10 | Ball State | 10 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 12 | Akron | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |