2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 35 | 768 | 21.94 | 0 | 2.9 | 64.0 |
| at Home | 7 | 21 | 463 | 22.05 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.1 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 14 | 305 | 21.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.0 |
| in Wins | 5 | 19 | 390 | 20.53 | 0 | 3.8 | 78.0 |
| in Losses | 7 | 16 | 378 | 23.63 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.0 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 26 | 589 | 22.65 | 0 | 2.9 | 65.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 3 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.7 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 5 | 139 | 27.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 46.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 30 | 629 | 20.97 | 0 | 3.3 | 69.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 35 | 768 | 21.94 | 0 | 2.9 | 64.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 17 | 401 | 23.59 | 0 | 2.4 | 57.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 18 | 367 | 20.39 | 0 | 3.6 | 73.4 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 31 | 691 | 22.29 | 0 | 3.1 | 69.1 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 11 | 215 | 19.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.8 |
| in October | 4 | 12 | 305 | 25.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.3 |
| in November | 4 | 12 | 248 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.0 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |