2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 33 | 668 | 20.24 | 0 | 4.1 | 83.5 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 8 | 32 | 621 | 19.41 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.6 |
| 3 | Tulane | 8 | 29 | 634 | 21.86 | 0 | 3.6 | 79.3 |
| 4 | Memphis | 9 | 31 | 571 | 18.42 | 0 | 3.4 | 63.4 |
| 5 | Temple | 8 | 25 | 587 | 23.48 | 1 | 3.1 | 73.4 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 8 | 24 | 413 | 17.21 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.6 |
| 7 | SMU | 8 | 23 | 548 | 23.83 | 1 | 2.9 | 68.5 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 8 | 22 | 445 | 20.23 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.6 |
| 9 | UCF | 9 | 20 | 376 | 18.80 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.8 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 8 | 17 | 288 | 16.94 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.0 |
| 11 | Navy | 8 | 14 | 244 | 17.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.5 |
| 12 | Houston | 8 | 13 | 239 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.9 |