2017 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 9 | 123 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 112 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 168 | 14.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 11 | 167 | 15.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 33.4 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 13 | 198 | 15.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 39.6 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 13 | 198 | 15.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 49.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | 122 | 15.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 40.7 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 12 | 185 | 15.42 | 0 | 4.0 | 61.7 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.6 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 16 | 258 | 16.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 64.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 14 | 228 | 16.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 57.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 30 | 489 | 16.30 | 0 | 6.0 | 97.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 8 | 136 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 15 | 255 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 11 | 188 | 17.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 10 | 171 | 17.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.2 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.4 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 4 | 21 | 362 | 17.24 | 0 | 5.3 | 90.5 |
| 1 | Idaho | 4 | 12 | 207 | 17.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.8 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 10 | 174 | 17.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.5 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 24 | 418 | 17.42 | 0 | 6.0 | 104.5 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 11 | 193 | 17.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 25 | 439 | 17.56 | 0 | 5.0 | 87.8 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 12 | 212 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 19 | 336 | 17.68 | 0 | 3.8 | 67.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 18 | 319 | 17.72 | 0 | 4.5 | 79.8 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 24 | 429 | 17.88 | 0 | 6.0 | 107.3 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 9 | 161 | 17.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 15 | 269 | 17.93 | 0 | 3.8 | 67.3 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 21 | 377 | 17.95 | 0 | 5.3 | 94.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 26 | 470 | 18.08 | 0 | 5.2 | 94.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 13 | 236 | 18.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 19 | 347 | 18.26 | 0 | 4.8 | 86.8 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 32 | 585 | 18.28 | 0 | 6.4 | 117.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 14 | 257 | 18.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.3 |
| 1 | BYU | 12 | 30 | 553 | 18.43 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.1 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 16 | 295 | 18.44 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 13 | 240 | 18.46 | 0 | 3.3 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.5 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 15 | 280 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.4 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.4 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 19 | 360 | 18.95 | 0 | 4.8 | 90.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 16 | 304 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 19 | 362 | 19.05 | 0 | 6.3 | 120.7 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.8 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 25 | 480 | 19.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 96.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 14 | 270 | 19.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.5 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 10 | 195 | 19.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 13 | 254 | 19.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.5 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 20 | 391 | 19.55 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.2 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 21 | 411 | 19.57 | 0 | 4.2 | 82.2 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.3 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 20 | 395 | 19.75 | 0 | 5.0 | 98.8 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 13 | 257 | 19.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 64.3 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.7 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 16 | 320 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.2 | 64.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 21 | 426 | 20.29 | 0 | 4.2 | 85.2 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 13 | 265 | 20.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.3 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 9 | 184 | 20.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 15 | 309 | 20.60 | 0 | 3.8 | 77.3 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 19 | 392 | 20.63 | 0 | 4.8 | 98.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 15 | 311 | 20.73 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.2 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 21 | 443 | 21.10 | 0 | 4.2 | 88.6 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 19 | 401 | 21.11 | 0 | 3.8 | 80.2 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 11 | 234 | 21.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 18 | 383 | 21.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 76.6 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 10 | 214 | 21.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 9 | 193 | 21.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 18 | 386 | 21.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 96.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 17 | 366 | 21.53 | 0 | 4.3 | 91.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 12 | 259 | 21.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.8 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 18 | 389 | 21.61 | 0 | 3.6 | 77.8 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 17 | 372 | 21.88 | 0 | 4.3 | 93.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 13 | 285 | 21.92 | 0 | 3.3 | 71.3 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 13 | 288 | 22.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 11 | 244 | 22.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 57 | 1286 | 22.56 | 0 | 4.4 | 98.9 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 12 | 271 | 22.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.8 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 7 | 161 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 17 | 394 | 23.18 | 0 | 3.4 | 78.8 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 10 | 232 | 23.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.0 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 12 | 279 | 23.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 93.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 256 | 23.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 15 | 350 | 23.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 87.5 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 27 | 633 | 23.44 | 0 | 5.4 | 126.6 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 17 | 419 | 24.65 | 0 | 3.4 | 83.8 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 11 | 273 | 24.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 68.3 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 11 | 278 | 25.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 55.6 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 20 | 518 | 25.90 | 0 | 5.0 | 129.5 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 10 | 272 | 27.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 68.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 172 | 28.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 9 | 266 | 29.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 53.2 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 17.8 |
| 112 | Navy | 5 | 23 | 420 | 18.26 | 1 | 4.6 | 84.0 |
| 112 | Utah State | 5 | 18 | 366 | 20.33 | 1 | 3.6 | 73.2 |
| 112 | Army | 13 | 48 | 981 | 20.44 | 1 | 3.7 | 75.5 |
| 112 | North Carolina | 4 | 18 | 380 | 21.11 | 1 | 4.5 | 95.0 |
| 112 | North Carolina State | 5 | 22 | 482 | 21.91 | 1 | 4.4 | 96.4 |
| 112 | Texas A&M | 5 | 21 | 487 | 23.19 | 1 | 4.2 | 97.4 |
| 112 | Massachusetts | 11 | 45 | 1050 | 23.33 | 1 | 4.1 | 95.5 |
| 112 | UCF | 4 | 26 | 644 | 24.77 | 1 | 6.5 | 161.0 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 18 | 452 | 25.11 | 1 | 3.6 | 90.4 |
| 112 | Michigan State | 4 | 18 | 452 | 25.11 | 1 | 4.5 | 113.0 |
| 112 | New Mexico State | 5 | 15 | 382 | 25.47 | 1 | 3.0 | 76.4 |
| 112 | UAB | 5 | 14 | 372 | 26.57 | 1 | 2.8 | 74.4 |
| 112 | South Alabama | 4 | 14 | 372 | 26.57 | 1 | 3.5 | 93.0 |
| 112 | USC | 4 | 9 | 277 | 30.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 69.3 |
| 112 | Texas State | 4 | 7 | 220 | 31.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 55.0 |
| 112 | Arkansas State | 4 | 9 | 283 | 31.44 | 1 | 2.3 | 70.8 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 11 | 348 | 31.64 | 1 | 2.8 | 87.0 |
| 112 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 165 | 55.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 41.3 |
| 130 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 13 | 379 | 29.15 | 2 | 3.3 | 94.8 |