2017 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -5.0 |
| 2 | Utah | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -7.0 |
| 3 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | -12 | -6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -12.0 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 5 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Navy | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 8 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 8 | Toledo | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 12 | North Texas | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 14 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 23 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 25 | USC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 26 | New Mexico State | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 27 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 30 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 13.0 |
| 32 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 33 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 33 | Louisville | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 36 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 37 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 37 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 40 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 41 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 42 | Troy | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 43 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 44 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 45 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 45 | Georgia | 3 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 18.7 |
| 47 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 48 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 50 | Georgia State | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 51 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 52 | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 53 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 46.0 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 57 | Idaho | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 58 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | 2 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.5 |
| 60 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 60 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 62 | Akron | 2 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 63 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 64 | Stanford | 2 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 44.5 |
| 65 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 57.0 |
| 66 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.5 |
| 67 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 59 | 59.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 59.0 |