2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 10 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Memphis | 11 | 11 | 124 | 11.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 3 | SMU | 9 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 4 | Tulane | 10 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| 5 | Temple | 9 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.7 |
| 6 | Houston | 10 | 15 | 134 | 8.93 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.4 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 10 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 10 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.7 |
| 9 | Navy | 12 | 23 | 230 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 9 | 17 | 209 | 12.29 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.2 |
| 11 | South Florida | 10 | 21 | 222 | 10.57 | 1 | 2.1 | 22.2 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 9 | 21 | 241 | 11.48 | 1 | 2.3 | 26.8 |