2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 27 | 227 | 8.41 | 1 | 2.1 | 17.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 15 | 134 | 8.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.3 |
| in Wins | 10 | 18 | 140 | 7.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| in Losses | 3 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| vs. Conference | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. Non-Conference | 13 | 27 | 227 | 8.41 | 1 | 2.1 | 17.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 7 | 18 | 161 | 8.94 | 1 | 2.6 | 23.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 6 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 27 | 227 | 8.41 | 1 | 2.1 | 17.5 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 11 | 23 | 182 | 7.91 | 1 | 2.1 | 16.5 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 2 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 10 | 25 | 225 | 9.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 22.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| in August/September | 5 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| in October | 3 | 10 | 115 | 11.50 | 1 | 3.3 | 38.3 |
| in November | 4 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |