2017 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Arkansas State 11 2 1 0.50 0 0.2 0.1
2 Miami (Ohio) 11 11 15 1.36 0 1.0 1.4
3 Michigan State 13 12 31 2.58 0 0.9 2.4
4 Syracuse 11 9 24 2.67 0 0.8 2.2
5 UTSA 10 8 23 2.88 0 0.8 2.3
6 Baylor 11 20 59 2.95 0 1.8 5.4
7 North Texas 13 9 27 3.00 0 0.7 2.1
8 Washington State 12 17 52 3.06 0 1.4 4.3
9 Toledo 13 4 14 3.50 0 0.3 1.1
9 Memphis 12 4 14 3.50 0 0.3 1.2
11 Arkansas 11 11 40 3.64 0 1.0 3.6
12 Boise State 14 17 63 3.71 0 1.2 4.5
13 Kent State 11 26 98 3.77 0 2.4 8.9
14 Virginia Tech 12 11 42 3.82 0 0.9 3.5
15 Utah 12 7 27 3.86 0 0.6 2.3
16 Marshall 13 16 62 3.88 0 1.2 4.8
16 BYU 12 16 62 3.88 0 1.3 5.2
18 Western Michigan 11 26 102 3.92 0 2.4 9.3
19 Connecticut 11 15 59 3.93 0 1.4 5.4
20 Oregon State 11 7 29 4.14 0 0.6 2.6
21 Penn State 13 17 73 4.29 0 1.3 5.6
22 Bowling Green 11 13 58 4.46 0 1.2 5.3
23 Florida Atlantic 13 12 54 4.50 0 0.9 4.2
24 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 5 23 4.60 0 0.5 2.1
25 Iowa 13 17 79 4.65 0 1.3 6.1
26 Boston College 13 29 135 4.66 0 2.2 10.4
27 Cincinnati 11 14 66 4.71 0 1.3 6.0
28 Kentucky 12 18 85 4.72 0 1.5 7.1
28 Wyoming 12 25 118 4.72 0 2.1 9.8
30 Illinois 12 30 143 4.77 0 2.5 11.9
31 Mississippi State 12 9 43 4.78 0 0.8 3.6
32 Navy 13 14 69 4.93 0 1.1 5.3
33 Indiana 11 25 124 4.96 1 2.3 11.3
34 Washington 12 11 58 5.27 0 0.9 4.8
35 Houston 12 9 48 5.33 0 0.8 4.0
36 Colorado 11 14 75 5.36 0 1.3 6.8
37 Arizona State 13 28 156 5.57 0 2.2 12.0
38 Texas Tech 12 12 67 5.58 0 1.0 5.6
39 South Carolina 12 15 84 5.60 0 1.3 7.0
40 Kansas State 12 17 97 5.71 0 1.4 8.1
41 Miami (Florida) 12 12 69 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
42 Northwestern 13 19 110 5.79 0 1.5 8.5
43 Southern Mississippi 12 15 87 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
44 Middle Tennessee 13 9 54 6.00 0 0.7 4.2
44 Western Kentucky 12 12 72 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
44 Iowa State 12 14 84 6.00 0 1.2 7.0
44 Minnesota 12 19 114 6.00 0 1.6 9.5
48 Florida International 12 12 73 6.08 0 1.0 6.1
49 Charlotte 11 18 110 6.11 0 1.6 10.0
50 Oregon 12 19 117 6.16 2 1.6 9.8
51 Eastern Michigan 12 16 99 6.19 0 1.3 8.3
52 Ohio 12 17 106 6.24 0 1.4 8.8
53 New Mexico State 13 32 200 6.25 0 2.5 15.4
54 Louisville 12 19 119 6.26 0 1.6 9.9
55 LSU 12 11 69 6.27 0 0.9 5.8
56 Temple 12 13 82 6.31 0 1.1 6.8
57 Tulane 11 6 38 6.33 0 0.5 3.5
58 Coastal Carolina 11 22 140 6.36 0 2.0 12.7
59 Georgia 14 16 102 6.38 0 1.1 7.3
60 Alabama 13 6 39 6.50 0 0.5 3.0
61 Old Dominion 11 19 125 6.58 1 1.7 11.4
62 Texas 13 17 112 6.59 0 1.3 8.6
63 UCF 12 6 41 6.83 0 0.5 3.4
64 Purdue 13 13 89 6.85 0 1.0 6.8
64 Oklahoma State 13 13 89 6.85 1 1.0 6.8
66 South Alabama 11 21 145 6.90 0 1.9 13.2
67 Duke 12 25 178 7.12 1 2.1 14.8
68 Northern Illinois 12 18 129 7.17 1 1.5 10.8
69 Tennessee 11 29 212 7.31 0 2.6 19.3
70 Wisconsin 14 18 132 7.33 0 1.3 9.4
71 Hawai'i 11 26 193 7.42 0 2.4 17.5
72 Buffalo 11 10 75 7.50 0 0.9 6.8
73 SMU 12 9 69 7.67 0 0.8 5.8
74 Ohio State 14 7 54 7.71 0 0.5 3.9
75 Louisiana-Monroe 12 19 148 7.79 0 1.6 12.3
76 Louisiana Tech 12 11 86 7.82 1 0.9 7.2
76 South Florida 11 17 133 7.82 0 1.5 12.1
78 Utah State 12 16 128 8.00 0 1.3 10.7
79 TCU 13 8 66 8.25 0 0.6 5.1
80 Colorado State 12 12 100 8.33 1 1.0 8.3
80 Appalachian State 12 15 125 8.33 0 1.3 10.4
82 Texas A&M 12 15 126 8.40 2 1.3 10.5
83 Notre Dame 13 27 227 8.41 1 2.1 17.5
84 Tulsa 12 24 204 8.50 1 2.0 17.0
85 Texas State 11 29 251 8.66 1 2.6 22.8
86 Army 12 7 61 8.71 0 0.6 5.1
87 Missouri 12 10 88 8.80 0 0.8 7.3
88 Michigan 13 22 198 9.00 1 1.7 15.2
89 Central Michigan 12 29 268 9.24 0 2.4 22.3
90 Troy 12 17 160 9.41 1 1.4 13.3
91 Rutgers 11 26 245 9.42 1 2.4 22.3
92 Georgia Tech 10 21 198 9.43 1 2.1 19.8
93 USC 14 19 181 9.53 0 1.4 12.9
94 UTEP 12 33 315 9.55 1 2.8 26.3
95 Wake Forest 12 28 269 9.61 1 2.3 22.4
96 Clemson 13 21 206 9.81 0 1.6 15.8
97 Stanford 14 19 187 9.84 1 1.4 13.4
98 Georgia State 11 19 190 10.00 0 1.7 17.3
99 Nebraska 12 11 111 10.09 1 0.9 9.3
100 Vanderbilt 11 15 156 10.40 1 1.4 14.2
101 Mississippi 11 10 106 10.60 0 0.9 9.6
102 New Mexico 11 11 117 10.64 1 1.0 10.6
103 San Diego State 12 15 162 10.80 1 1.3 13.5
104 UAB 12 25 273 10.92 1 2.1 22.8
105 Florida 11 28 306 10.93 0 2.5 27.8
106 Georgia Southern 11 13 143 11.00 1 1.2 13.0
107 California 11 16 178 11.13 0 1.5 16.2
108 West Virginia 12 20 223 11.15 0 1.7 18.6
109 Maryland 11 13 146 11.23 1 1.2 13.3
110 Auburn 13 14 160 11.43 1 1.1 12.3
111 Rice 12 23 266 11.57 1 1.9 22.2
112 Ball State 11 23 284 12.35 3 2.1 25.8
113 Florida State 12 19 238 12.53 0 1.6 19.8
114 Pittsburgh 11 20 251 12.55 1 1.8 22.8
115 UCLA 13 19 240 12.63 2 1.5 18.5
116 East Carolina 11 16 205 12.81 1 1.5 18.6
117 North Carolina 11 23 302 13.13 1 2.1 27.5
118 North Carolina State 12 18 237 13.17 1 1.5 19.8
119 Arizona 12 15 204 13.60 1 1.3 17.0
120 Virginia 12 24 328 13.67 2 2.0 27.3
121 Massachusetts 11 30 426 14.20 1 2.7 38.7
122 UNLV 11 16 228 14.25 0 1.5 20.7
123 San Jose State 12 19 275 14.47 1 1.6 22.9
124 Akron 13 22 328 14.91 1 1.7 25.2
125 Idaho 11 22 334 15.18 1 2.0 30.4
126 Air Force 11 8 124 15.50 1 0.7 11.3
127 Fresno State 13 11 177 16.09 1 0.8 13.6
128 Oklahoma 14 8 131 16.38 0 0.6 9.4
129 Kansas 11 17 287 16.88 2 1.5 26.1
130 Nevada 11 8 161 20.13 1 0.7 14.6