2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| 2 | UCF | 4 | 8 | 105 | 13.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 3 | South Florida | 5 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
| 4 | Memphis | 5 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 6 | Temple | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Navy | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 9 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 5 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.4 |