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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 TCU 13 19 330 17.37 2 1.5 25.4
2 Texas A&M 12 14 240 17.14 2 1.2 20.0
3 Missouri 12 13 222 17.08 2 1.1 18.5
4 Washington 12 24 391 16.29 3 2.0 32.6
5 Kentucky 12 7 113 16.14 0 0.6 9.4
6 Miami (Florida) 12 13 208 16.00 0 1.1 17.3
7 UCF 12 14 219 15.64 1 1.2 18.3
8 UAB 12 11 156 14.18 0 0.9 13.0
9 Arkansas State 11 25 334 13.36 1 2.3 30.4
10 Boston College 13 27 354 13.11 0 2.1 27.2
11 Indiana 11 25 325 13.00 2 2.3 29.5
12 North Texas 13 15 194 12.93 2 1.2 14.9
13 Clemson 13 25 319 12.76 1 1.9 24.5
14 Arkansas 11 4 51 12.75 0 0.4 4.6
15 North Carolina State 12 16 197 12.31 2 1.3 16.4
16 Penn State 13 27 329 12.19 1 2.1 25.3
17 Toledo 13 23 276 12.00 1 1.8 21.2
18 Pittsburgh 11 22 263 11.95 2 2.0 23.9
19 Kansas State 12 28 333 11.89 0 2.3 27.8
20 San Diego State 12 23 255 11.09 1 1.9 21.3
21 Maryland 11 13 144 11.08 1 1.2 13.1
22 USC 14 21 229 10.90 2 1.5 16.4
23 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 17 181 10.65 0 1.5 16.5
24 Utah 12 26 273 10.50 0 2.2 22.8
25 Boise State 14 30 310 10.33 2 2.1 22.1
26 Georgia 14 27 275 10.19 0 1.9 19.6
27 Iowa State 12 17 170 10.00 1 1.4 14.2
27 Nevada 11 12 120 10.00 1 1.1 10.9
29 Mississippi State 12 21 209 9.95 2 1.8 17.4
30 California 11 9 89 9.89 0 0.8 8.1
31 Virginia Tech 12 36 354 9.83 1 3.0 29.5
32 Florida Atlantic 13 16 156 9.75 0 1.2 12.0
33 Georgia Southern 11 14 135 9.64 0 1.3 12.3
34 Colorado 11 17 160 9.41 1 1.5 14.5
35 Syracuse 11 14 130 9.29 0 1.3 11.8
36 Air Force 11 8 74 9.25 0 0.7 6.7
37 Mississippi 11 5 46 9.20 0 0.5 4.2
38 Wake Forest 12 27 247 9.15 1 2.3 20.6
38 Wyoming 12 20 183 9.15 0 1.7 15.3
40 North Carolina 11 16 146 9.13 0 1.5 13.3
40 Buffalo 11 15 137 9.13 0 1.4 12.5
42 Appalachian State 12 21 191 9.10 0 1.8 15.9
43 Utah State 12 25 227 9.08 1 2.1 18.9
43 Army 12 12 109 9.08 1 1.0 9.1
45 Texas 13 20 179 8.95 1 1.5 13.8
46 Old Dominion 11 20 175 8.75 0 1.8 15.9
47 Ohio 12 17 148 8.71 0 1.4 12.3
48 Bowling Green 11 10 87 8.70 0 0.9 7.9
49 Stanford 14 20 172 8.60 1 1.4 12.3
50 Wisconsin 14 24 206 8.58 1 1.7 14.7
51 Georgia Tech 10 14 120 8.57 0 1.4 12.0
51 Baylor 11 7 60 8.57 0 0.6 5.5
53 Ball State 11 9 77 8.56 0 0.8 7.0
54 Auburn 13 16 132 8.25 1 1.2 10.2
54 Western Michigan 11 12 99 8.25 0 1.1 9.0
56 Colorado State 12 13 105 8.08 0 1.1 8.8
57 Temple 12 20 158 7.90 1 1.7 13.2
58 Michigan 13 42 328 7.81 1 3.2 25.2
59 Texas State 11 16 118 7.38 0 1.5 10.7
60 Rice 12 14 103 7.36 0 1.2 8.6
61 Navy 13 8 58 7.25 0 0.6 4.5
62 Northwestern 13 13 94 7.23 0 1.0 7.2
63 Middle Tennessee 13 18 130 7.22 1 1.4 10.0
64 Arizona 12 16 115 7.19 1 1.3 9.6
65 Louisiana-Monroe 12 14 99 7.07 0 1.2 8.3
66 South Carolina 12 20 141 7.05 0 1.7 11.8
67 LSU 12 17 118 6.94 1 1.4 9.8
68 Alabama 13 36 249 6.92 0 2.8 19.2
69 Coastal Carolina 11 22 149 6.77 0 2.0 13.5
70 South Florida 11 21 141 6.71 0 1.9 12.8
70 UNLV 11 7 47 6.71 0 0.6 4.3
72 Georgia State 11 13 86 6.62 0 1.2 7.8
73 Memphis 12 16 105 6.56 0 1.3 8.8
74 New Mexico State 13 12 77 6.42 0 0.9 5.9
75 Miami (Ohio) 11 5 32 6.40 0 0.5 2.9
76 San Jose State 12 13 82 6.31 0 1.1 6.8
77 Notre Dame 13 25 156 6.24 0 1.9 12.0
77 Troy 12 21 131 6.24 0 1.8 10.9
79 Nebraska 12 15 93 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
80 Illinois 12 12 74 6.17 0 1.0 6.2
81 Iowa 13 20 123 6.15 0 1.5 9.5
82 Texas Tech 12 16 98 6.13 0 1.3 8.2
82 Connecticut 11 8 49 6.13 0 0.7 4.5
84 Arizona State 13 19 115 6.05 1 1.5 8.8
85 Duke 12 16 95 5.94 0 1.3 7.9
86 Tennessee 11 10 59 5.90 0 0.9 5.4
87 Kansas 11 9 53 5.89 0 0.8 4.8
88 Kent State 11 17 100 5.88 0 1.5 9.1
89 Oregon State 11 6 35 5.83 0 0.5 3.2
90 Oregon 12 16 92 5.75 0 1.3 7.7
91 West Virginia 12 18 102 5.67 1 1.5 8.5
92 BYU 12 22 123 5.59 0 1.8 10.3
92 Oklahoma 14 17 95 5.59 0 1.2 6.8
94 Ohio State 14 30 166 5.53 0 2.1 11.9
95 Northern Illinois 12 28 153 5.46 2 2.3 12.8
96 Central Michigan 12 20 109 5.45 0 1.7 9.1
97 Idaho 11 10 54 5.40 0 0.9 4.9
97 Hawai'i 11 5 27 5.40 0 0.5 2.5
99 Cincinnati 11 10 53 5.30 0 0.9 4.8
100 Vanderbilt 11 11 58 5.27 0 1.0 5.3
101 Louisville 12 19 99 5.21 0 1.6 8.3
101 UCLA 13 14 73 5.21 0 1.1 5.6
103 Florida 11 13 66 5.08 0 1.2 6.0
104 UTSA 10 15 74 4.93 0 1.5 7.4
105 Oklahoma State 13 17 83 4.88 0 1.3 6.4
106 Tulane 11 5 24 4.80 0 0.5 2.2
107 Charlotte 11 13 62 4.77 0 1.2 5.6
108 Southern Mississippi 12 17 81 4.76 0 1.4 6.8
109 Eastern Michigan 12 27 128 4.74 1 2.3 10.7
110 Virginia 12 20 91 4.55 0 1.7 7.6
111 Florida State 12 26 117 4.50 0 2.2 9.8
111 Rutgers 11 14 63 4.50 0 1.3 5.7
113 Florida International 12 11 49 4.45 0 0.9 4.1
114 Houston 12 16 70 4.38 0 1.3 5.8
115 New Mexico 11 16 69 4.31 0 1.5 6.3
116 South Alabama 11 5 21 4.20 0 0.5 1.9
117 Massachusetts 11 16 64 4.00 0 1.5 5.8
117 Fresno State 13 11 44 4.00 0 0.8 3.4
117 Minnesota 12 9 36 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
120 Michigan State 13 21 82 3.90 0 1.6 6.3
121 UTEP 12 14 54 3.86 0 1.2 4.5
122 SMU 12 3 11 3.67 0 0.3 0.9
123 Washington State 12 19 69 3.63 0 1.6 5.8
124 Purdue 13 18 62 3.44 0 1.4 4.8
125 Western Kentucky 12 13 37 2.85 0 1.1 3.1
126 Akron 13 4 9 2.25 0 0.3 0.7
127 Marshall 13 22 41 1.86 0 1.7 3.2
128 Tulsa 12 3 4 1.33 0 0.3 0.3
129 Louisiana Tech 12 10 8 0.80 0 0.8 0.7
130 East Carolina 11 5 -5 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5