2017 Purdue Boilermakers Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| at Home | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| in Wins | 7 | 7 | -8 | -1.14 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| in Losses | 6 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.2 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 5.92 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| in October | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| in November | 4 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| in December/January | 1 | 2 | -12 | -6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -12.0 |