2018 Independent Leaders Opponent Kickoff 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 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 7 | 24 | 363 | 15.13 | 0 | 3.4 | 51.9 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 9 | 34 | 667 | 19.62 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.1 |
| 1 | Army | 9 | 32 | 639 | 19.97 | 0 | 3.6 | 71.0 |
| 5 | Liberty | 8 | 26 | 540 | 20.77 | 1 | 3.3 | 67.5 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 10 | 20 | 527 | 26.35 | 1 | 2.0 | 52.7 |