2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 1 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 39.0 |
| 4 | Navy | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 7 | UCF | 2 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 7 | South Florida | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Temple | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 4 | 9 | 169 | 18.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 42.3 |
| 12 | Tulane | 2 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 25.5 |