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