2017 New Mexico Lobos Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.8 |
| at Home | 6 | 4 | -7 | -1.75 | 0 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.7 |
| in Wins | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| in Losses | 9 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 1 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 1 | 90 | 90.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 22.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 90.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 90.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| in August/September | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| in October | 3 | 3 | -18 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| in November | 4 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |