2017 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 2 | UTEP | 5 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 6 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.3 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 94 | 23.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 6 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.6 |
| 8 | Florida | 6 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.0 |
| 9 | Illinois | 7 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.9 |
| 9 | Georgia | 6 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.3 |
| 11 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.4 |
| 12 | Nevada | 6 | 10 | 167 | 16.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.8 |
| 13 | Arizona | 6 | 6 | 171 | 28.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.5 |
| 14 | Boston College | 6 | 8 | 179 | 22.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.8 |
| 15 | Georgia State | 5 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.0 |
| 16 | Charlotte | 6 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.5 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 6 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.5 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 6 | 8 | 207 | 25.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 34.5 |
| 19 | FIU | 6 | 12 | 211 | 17.58 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.2 |
| 20 | Michigan | 6 | 15 | 213 | 14.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 35.5 |
| 21 | Florida State | 6 | 10 | 220 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.7 |
| 22 | Colorado | 6 | 11 | 224 | 20.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.3 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 5 | 13 | 236 | 18.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.2 |
| 24 | Air Force | 6 | 14 | 241 | 17.21 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.2 |
| 24 | Purdue | 6 | 12 | 241 | 20.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.2 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 11 | 244 | 22.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.9 |
| 27 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 11 | 257 | 23.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.8 |
| 28 | Marshall | 6 | 17 | 261 | 15.35 | 0 | 2.8 | 43.5 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 7 | 14 | 264 | 18.86 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.7 |
| 30 | Indiana | 6 | 13 | 270 | 20.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.0 |
| 31 | Utah State | 6 | 18 | 276 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 32 | Arizona State | 7 | 10 | 277 | 27.70 | 1 | 1.4 | 39.6 |
| 33 | South Carolina | 7 | 12 | 280 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.0 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 7 | 18 | 285 | 15.83 | 0 | 2.6 | 40.7 |
| 35 | Utah | 7 | 14 | 289 | 20.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.3 |
| 36 | Rutgers | 7 | 19 | 293 | 15.42 | 0 | 2.7 | 41.9 |
| 36 | BYU | 6 | 16 | 293 | 18.31 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.8 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 7 | 11 | 294 | 26.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 42.0 |
| 39 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 16 | 296 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.3 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 7 | 17 | 302 | 17.76 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.1 |
| 41 | East Carolina | 7 | 14 | 303 | 21.64 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.3 |
| 42 | Arkansas | 6 | 18 | 304 | 16.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.7 |
| 43 | Iowa | 7 | 19 | 305 | 16.05 | 0 | 2.7 | 43.6 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 7 | 16 | 305 | 19.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.6 |
| 43 | Boise State | 7 | 14 | 305 | 21.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.6 |
| 46 | Idaho | 6 | 14 | 306 | 21.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.0 |
| 47 | New Mexico State | 5 | 13 | 309 | 23.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 61.8 |
| 48 | Bowling Green | 5 | 18 | 311 | 17.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 62.2 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 7 | 19 | 317 | 16.68 | 0 | 2.7 | 45.3 |
| 50 | Stanford | 6 | 19 | 328 | 17.26 | 0 | 3.2 | 54.7 |
| 51 | UAB | 6 | 17 | 333 | 19.59 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.5 |
| 52 | Troy | 6 | 20 | 334 | 16.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 55.7 |
| 53 | Oregon State | 6 | 20 | 335 | 16.75 | 0 | 3.3 | 55.8 |
| 54 | Old Dominion | 6 | 17 | 339 | 19.94 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.5 |
| 54 | Auburn | 7 | 15 | 339 | 22.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 48.4 |
| 56 | UTSA | 5 | 18 | 350 | 19.44 | 0 | 3.6 | 70.0 |
| 57 | TCU | 6 | 20 | 355 | 17.75 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.2 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 7 | 16 | 356 | 22.25 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.9 |
| 59 | Texas State | 6 | 17 | 358 | 21.06 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.7 |
| 60 | Kansas State | 7 | 23 | 359 | 15.61 | 0 | 3.3 | 51.3 |
| 61 | Arkansas State | 5 | 23 | 365 | 15.87 | 1 | 4.6 | 73.0 |
| 61 | Tulane | 6 | 21 | 365 | 17.38 | 0 | 3.5 | 60.8 |
| 63 | LSU | 6 | 19 | 369 | 19.42 | 0 | 3.2 | 61.5 |
| 64 | Cincinnati | 6 | 16 | 379 | 23.69 | 1 | 2.7 | 63.2 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 20 | 404 | 20.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.3 |
| 66 | Missouri | 7 | 19 | 408 | 21.47 | 1 | 2.7 | 58.3 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 6 | 16 | 413 | 25.81 | 1 | 2.7 | 68.8 |
| 68 | Colorado State | 6 | 18 | 414 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 69 | Tulsa | 6 | 20 | 415 | 20.75 | 0 | 3.3 | 69.2 |
| 69 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 18 | 415 | 23.06 | 0 | 3.6 | 83.0 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 27 | 418 | 15.48 | 0 | 4.5 | 69.7 |
| 72 | NC State | 6 | 25 | 421 | 16.84 | 0 | 4.2 | 70.2 |
| 73 | Texas Tech | 6 | 15 | 425 | 28.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 70.8 |
| 74 | Fresno State | 6 | 22 | 427 | 19.41 | 0 | 3.7 | 71.2 |
| 75 | California | 6 | 19 | 428 | 22.53 | 0 | 3.2 | 71.3 |
| 76 | Akron | 6 | 24 | 429 | 17.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.5 |
| 77 | Texas A&M | 7 | 17 | 431 | 25.35 | 1 | 2.4 | 61.6 |
| 78 | UNLV | 6 | 22 | 434 | 19.73 | 0 | 3.7 | 72.3 |
| 79 | Buffalo | 6 | 23 | 438 | 19.04 | 0 | 3.8 | 73.0 |
| 80 | Ball State | 6 | 23 | 442 | 19.22 | 0 | 3.8 | 73.7 |
| 81 | Army | 6 | 25 | 443 | 17.72 | 0 | 4.2 | 73.8 |
| 82 | Wake Forest | 6 | 22 | 454 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 75.7 |
| 83 | Texas | 6 | 18 | 457 | 25.39 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.2 |
| 84 | Baylor | 6 | 19 | 459 | 24.16 | 0 | 3.2 | 76.5 |
| 85 | South Alabama | 6 | 21 | 460 | 21.90 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.7 |
| 86 | Minnesota | 7 | 21 | 463 | 22.05 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.1 |
| 87 | Maryland | 6 | 25 | 464 | 18.56 | 0 | 4.2 | 77.3 |
| 88 | Hawaii | 6 | 26 | 471 | 18.12 | 1 | 4.3 | 78.5 |
| 89 | Penn State | 7 | 23 | 475 | 20.65 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.9 |
| 90 | West Virginia | 6 | 26 | 478 | 18.38 | 0 | 4.3 | 79.7 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 19 | 479 | 25.21 | 1 | 2.7 | 68.4 |
| 92 | Southern Miss | 6 | 19 | 483 | 25.42 | 0 | 3.2 | 80.5 |
| 93 | Houston | 6 | 23 | 489 | 21.26 | 1 | 3.8 | 81.5 |
| 94 | Duke | 7 | 28 | 491 | 17.54 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.1 |
| 95 | Appalachian State | 6 | 25 | 493 | 19.72 | 0 | 4.2 | 82.2 |
| 96 | Temple | 6 | 24 | 494 | 20.58 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.3 |
| 97 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 22 | 495 | 22.50 | 0 | 4.4 | 99.0 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 7 | 22 | 502 | 22.82 | 0 | 3.1 | 71.7 |
| 99 | Kansas | 7 | 20 | 512 | 25.60 | 1 | 2.9 | 73.1 |
| 100 | San Diego State | 7 | 23 | 514 | 22.35 | 0 | 3.3 | 73.4 |
| 101 | Toledo | 6 | 28 | 519 | 18.54 | 0 | 4.7 | 86.5 |
| 102 | Kent State | 5 | 19 | 529 | 27.84 | 1 | 3.8 | 105.8 |
| 103 | Louisiana | 5 | 23 | 535 | 23.26 | 1 | 4.6 | 107.0 |
| 104 | Louisville | 6 | 28 | 539 | 19.25 | 0 | 4.7 | 89.8 |
| 105 | UCLA | 6 | 25 | 540 | 21.60 | 0 | 4.2 | 90.0 |
| 106 | Virginia | 7 | 20 | 550 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.9 | 78.6 |
| 107 | Michigan State | 7 | 23 | 556 | 24.17 | 1 | 3.3 | 79.4 |
| 108 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 25 | 560 | 22.40 | 0 | 4.2 | 93.3 |
| 109 | USF | 6 | 25 | 568 | 22.72 | 0 | 4.2 | 94.7 |
| 110 | Clemson | 7 | 30 | 584 | 19.47 | 0 | 4.3 | 83.4 |
| 111 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 27 | 593 | 21.96 | 1 | 3.9 | 84.7 |
| 112 | Western Michigan | 6 | 33 | 597 | 18.09 | 0 | 5.5 | 99.5 |
| 113 | Alabama | 7 | 28 | 599 | 21.39 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.6 |
| 114 | Massachusetts | 5 | 24 | 613 | 25.54 | 0 | 4.8 | 122.6 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 33 | 620 | 18.79 | 1 | 5.5 | 103.3 |
| 116 | Washington State | 7 | 28 | 632 | 22.57 | 0 | 4.0 | 90.3 |
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 22 | 648 | 29.45 | 3 | 3.7 | 108.0 |
| 118 | Ole Miss | 7 | 32 | 654 | 20.44 | 0 | 4.6 | 93.4 |
| 119 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 29 | 661 | 22.79 | 1 | 3.6 | 82.6 |
| 120 | Navy | 6 | 30 | 672 | 22.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 112.0 |
| 121 | Oregon | 7 | 31 | 689 | 22.23 | 0 | 4.4 | 98.4 |
| 122 | USC | 7 | 27 | 690 | 25.56 | 1 | 3.9 | 98.6 |
| 123 | Ohio | 6 | 39 | 704 | 18.05 | 0 | 6.5 | 117.3 |
| 124 | North Texas | 6 | 30 | 765 | 25.50 | 2 | 5.0 | 127.5 |
| 125 | SMU | 7 | 31 | 774 | 24.97 | 0 | 4.4 | 110.6 |
| 126 | Washington | 7 | 42 | 780 | 18.57 | 0 | 6.0 | 111.4 |
| 127 | Ohio State | 7 | 42 | 849 | 20.21 | 2 | 6.0 | 121.3 |
| 128 | Memphis | 8 | 49 | 908 | 18.53 | 0 | 6.1 | 113.5 |
| 129 | Notre Dame | 7 | 38 | 911 | 23.97 | 0 | 5.4 | 130.1 |
| 130 | UCF | 7 | 47 | 928 | 19.74 | 1 | 6.7 | 132.6 |