2017 Rice Owls Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 23 | 266 | 11.57 | 1 | 1.9 | 22.2 |
| at Home | 5 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.0 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 14 | 111 | 7.93 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.9 |
| in Wins | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| in Losses | 11 | 21 | 259 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.5 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 13 | 164 | 12.62 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.5 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.5 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 20 | 234 | 11.70 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.3 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 23 | 266 | 11.57 | 1 | 1.9 | 22.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 9 | 17 | 197 | 11.59 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.9 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 35.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 18 | 196 | 10.89 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.6 |
| in August/September | 5 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.4 |
| in October | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| in November | 4 | 5 | 129 | 25.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.3 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |