2017 National Leaders Opponent Kickoffs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 13 | 688 | 52.92 | 3 | 23.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 3 | 11 | 585 | 53.18 | 2 | 18.18 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Missouri | 5 | 26 | 1427 | 54.88 | 8 | 30.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ohio | 5 | 25 | 1376 | 55.04 | 9 | 36.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | North Texas | 5 | 33 | 1819 | 55.12 | 8 | 24.24 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 4 | 21 | 1159 | 55.19 | 5 | 23.81 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | TCU | 4 | 17 | 949 | 55.82 | 4 | 23.53 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | UCF | 4 | 19 | 1065 | 56.05 | 4 | 21.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | UTSA | 3 | 10 | 562 | 56.20 | 2 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 4 | 14 | 797 | 56.93 | 3 | 21.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Virginia | 5 | 25 | 1426 | 57.04 | 6 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 5 | 25 | 1430 | 57.20 | 4 | 16.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Marshall | 5 | 23 | 1322 | 57.48 | 5 | 21.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | UNLV | 4 | 26 | 1499 | 57.65 | 6 | 23.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 5 | 23 | 1327 | 57.70 | 7 | 30.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida State | 5 | 18 | 1039 | 57.72 | 10 | 55.56 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Boston College | 5 | 25 | 1443 | 57.72 | 5 | 20.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Utah | 4 | 16 | 928 | 58.00 | 8 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Kansas | 3 | 20 | 1160 | 58.00 | 6 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | LSU | 5 | 17 | 988 | 58.12 | 6 | 35.29 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | New Mexico State | 5 | 26 | 1519 | 58.42 | 13 | 50.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Memphis | 4 | 21 | 1230 | 58.57 | 6 | 28.57 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Maryland | 3 | 17 | 1000 | 58.82 | 1 | 5.88 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Duke | 5 | 17 | 1002 | 58.94 | 3 | 17.65 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | UAB | 5 | 31 | 1828 | 58.97 | 6 | 19.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 4 | 22 | 1298 | 59.00 | 6 | 27.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | UCLA | 4 | 27 | 1597 | 59.15 | 3 | 11.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Army | 13 | 57 | 3375 | 59.21 | 18 | 31.58 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Idaho | 4 | 32 | 1895 | 59.22 | 10 | 31.25 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 14 | 830 | 59.29 | 7 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | USF | 4 | 19 | 1127 | 59.32 | 6 | 31.58 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Texas A&M | 5 | 29 | 1721 | 59.34 | 10 | 34.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 26 | 1544 | 59.38 | 13 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 4 | 18 | 1069 | 59.39 | 4 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | UTEP | 4 | 32 | 1904 | 59.50 | 10 | 31.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Charlotte | 4 | 26 | 1549 | 59.58 | 5 | 19.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Texas | 4 | 17 | 1013 | 59.59 | 6 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Georgia | 5 | 22 | 1313 | 59.68 | 9 | 40.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | San Jose State | 5 | 39 | 2330 | 59.74 | 20 | 51.28 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 13 | 61 | 3644 | 59.74 | 20 | 32.79 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | West Virginia | 4 | 21 | 1255 | 59.76 | 7 | 33.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Massachusetts | 11 | 73 | 4366 | 59.81 | 28 | 38.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Georgia State | 4 | 17 | 1017 | 59.82 | 8 | 47.06 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Ole Miss | 4 | 21 | 1257 | 59.86 | 8 | 38.10 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 4 | 20 | 1198 | 59.90 | 8 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | California | 3 | 12 | 719 | 59.92 | 2 | 16.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 31 | 1858 | 59.94 | 14 | 45.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Navy | 5 | 21 | 1260 | 60.00 | 9 | 42.86 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 22 | 1320 | 60.00 | 9 | 40.91 | 0 | 3 |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 22 | 1321 | 60.05 | 10 | 45.45 | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | SMU | 5 | 32 | 1926 | 60.19 | 8 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Louisville | 5 | 18 | 1084 | 60.22 | 9 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Kent State | 4 | 27 | 1627 | 60.26 | 12 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Cincinnati | 4 | 21 | 1266 | 60.29 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | 5 | 22 | 1328 | 60.36 | 7 | 31.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | South Carolina | 5 | 24 | 1450 | 60.42 | 7 | 29.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 16 | 968 | 60.50 | 6 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Nebraska | 3 | 17 | 1030 | 60.59 | 8 | 47.06 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Louisiana | 4 | 33 | 2000 | 60.61 | 14 | 42.42 | 1 | 2 |
| 60 | Auburn | 5 | 17 | 1034 | 60.82 | 3 | 17.65 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Iowa State | 4 | 19 | 1157 | 60.89 | 5 | 26.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 18 | 1097 | 60.94 | 5 | 27.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 27 | 1649 | 61.07 | 8 | 29.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Northwestern | 4 | 20 | 1222 | 61.10 | 6 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Iowa | 4 | 17 | 1039 | 61.12 | 2 | 11.76 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 4 | 18 | 1101 | 61.17 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Akron | 5 | 32 | 1958 | 61.19 | 22 | 68.75 | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 23 | 1408 | 61.22 | 7 | 30.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 14 | 858 | 61.29 | 6 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 19 | 1166 | 61.37 | 7 | 36.84 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | South Alabama | 4 | 26 | 1596 | 61.38 | 14 | 53.85 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Wyoming | 5 | 20 | 1228 | 61.40 | 12 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Temple | 5 | 21 | 1290 | 61.43 | 5 | 23.81 | 0 | 2 |
| 74 | Michigan State | 4 | 16 | 983 | 61.44 | 5 | 31.25 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Air Force | 4 | 22 | 1352 | 61.45 | 11 | 50.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 4 | 29 | 1782 | 61.45 | 13 | 44.83 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 26 | 1600 | 61.54 | 12 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 4 | 22 | 1354 | 61.55 | 15 | 68.18 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Utah State | 5 | 30 | 1847 | 61.57 | 11 | 36.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Connecticut | 4 | 29 | 1788 | 61.66 | 11 | 37.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | USC | 4 | 23 | 1419 | 61.70 | 4 | 17.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Hawaii | 4 | 26 | 1605 | 61.73 | 7 | 26.92 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Arkansas State | 4 | 25 | 1546 | 61.84 | 10 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 4 | 29 | 1795 | 61.90 | 14 | 48.28 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Southern Miss | 5 | 24 | 1487 | 61.96 | 9 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Boise State | 5 | 24 | 1488 | 62.00 | 8 | 33.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 26 | 1612 | 62.00 | 11 | 42.31 | 0 | 1 |
| 86 | Fresno State | 5 | 27 | 1674 | 62.00 | 5 | 18.52 | 0 | 1 |
| 89 | Oregon State | 3 | 26 | 1613 | 62.04 | 9 | 34.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Bowling Green | 4 | 25 | 1552 | 62.08 | 11 | 44.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 9 | 559 | 62.11 | 6 | 66.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Troy | 5 | 19 | 1180 | 62.11 | 5 | 26.32 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | Toledo | 5 | 32 | 1989 | 62.16 | 14 | 43.75 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | NC State | 5 | 24 | 1492 | 62.17 | 8 | 33.33 | 2 | 4 |
| 94 | Nevada | 4 | 29 | 1803 | 62.17 | 12 | 41.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 4 | 16 | 995 | 62.19 | 8 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 | Purdue | 4 | 19 | 1182 | 62.21 | 9 | 47.37 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Arizona | 4 | 18 | 1120 | 62.22 | 7 | 38.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Appalachian State | 5 | 20 | 1245 | 62.25 | 11 | 55.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Illinois | 3 | 14 | 872 | 62.29 | 5 | 35.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 101 | FIU | 5 | 27 | 1683 | 62.33 | 8 | 29.63 | 1 | 1 |
| 102 | Rice | 4 | 32 | 1995 | 62.34 | 11 | 34.38 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | Central Michigan | 5 | 32 | 1995 | 62.34 | 11 | 34.38 | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | Oklahoma | 4 | 16 | 999 | 62.44 | 7 | 43.75 | 0 | 1 |
| 105 | Alabama | 5 | 13 | 812 | 62.46 | 5 | 38.46 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | Arizona State | 4 | 30 | 1880 | 62.67 | 17 | 56.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Minnesota | 3 | 7 | 439 | 62.71 | 2 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Baylor | 3 | 21 | 1318 | 62.76 | 14 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Michigan | 4 | 18 | 1131 | 62.83 | 7 | 38.89 | 2 | 0 |
| 109 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 29 | 1822 | 62.83 | 17 | 58.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 111 | BYU | 12 | 64 | 4022 | 62.84 | 26 | 40.63 | 0 | 1 |
| 112 | Penn State | 4 | 12 | 755 | 62.92 | 4 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Washington State | 4 | 15 | 945 | 63.00 | 6 | 40.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 114 | Old Dominion | 4 | 22 | 1387 | 63.05 | 12 | 54.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Stanford | 4 | 20 | 1262 | 63.10 | 6 | 30.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | 5 | 29 | 1833 | 63.21 | 10 | 34.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 117 | Washington | 4 | 16 | 1013 | 63.31 | 7 | 43.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Houston | 4 | 21 | 1330 | 63.33 | 12 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Tulane | 4 | 22 | 1398 | 63.55 | 15 | 68.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Clemson | 5 | 14 | 890 | 63.57 | 4 | 28.57 | 1 | 1 |
| 121 | Oregon | 4 | 21 | 1336 | 63.62 | 13 | 61.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Ohio State | 4 | 15 | 956 | 63.73 | 8 | 53.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 123 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 23 | 1466 | 63.74 | 10 | 43.48 | 2 | 0 |
| 124 | Ball State | 4 | 22 | 1409 | 64.05 | 14 | 63.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | Florida | 3 | 17 | 1091 | 64.18 | 7 | 41.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Texas State | 4 | 26 | 1672 | 64.31 | 17 | 65.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Indiana | 3 | 9 | 580 | 64.44 | 5 | 55.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Colorado State | 5 | 26 | 1683 | 64.73 | 19 | 73.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Colorado | 3 | 8 | 520 | 65.00 | 8 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | Wisconsin | 4 | 14 | 914 | 65.29 | 5 | 35.71 | 0 | 0 |