2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 21 | 251 | 11.95 | 1 | 2.3 | 27.9 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 9 | 9 | 230 | 25.56 | 2 | 1.0 | 25.6 |
| 3 | Michigan | 8 | 17 | 198 | 11.65 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.8 |
| 4 | Iowa | 11 | 23 | 265 | 11.52 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.1 |
| 5 | Indiana | 8 | 11 | 129 | 11.73 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.1 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 8 | 11 | 129 | 11.73 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.1 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 10 | 21 | 144 | 6.86 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.4 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 8 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 9 | Maryland | 7 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.9 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 8 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 11 | Illinois | 9 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 9 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.1 |
| 13 | Purdue | 10 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 10 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |