2018 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | -13 | -3.25 | 0 | 0.8 | -2.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.3 |
| 1 | BYU | 11 | 13 | 52 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 6 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Army | 12 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 11 | 86 | 7.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.2 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 13 | 102 | 7.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 18 | 149 | 8.28 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Liberty | 8 | 12 | 129 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.1 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | 92 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.3 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.2 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 106 | Nevada | 5 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 1 | 2.6 | 14.2 |
| 106 | UTEP | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 106 | Duke | 5 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 106 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 15.2 |
| 106 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 106 | Massachusetts | 10 | 16 | 184 | 11.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.4 |
| 106 | Navy | 5 | 9 | 104 | 11.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 106 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 106 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 106 | Temple | 5 | 11 | 153 | 13.91 | 1 | 2.2 | 30.6 |
| 106 | Ball State | 4 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 31.8 |
| 106 | SMU | 4 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 31.8 |
| 106 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 25.0 |
| 106 | Arkansas | 4 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 106 | New Mexico State | 9 | 19 | 301 | 15.84 | 1 | 2.1 | 33.4 |
| 106 | Connecticut | 4 | 10 | 171 | 17.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 42.8 |
| 106 | UCF | 4 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.8 |
| 106 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 1 | 0.8 | 18.6 |
| 106 | Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 71 | 71.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 126 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 2 | 1.3 | 17.5 |
| 126 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 2 | 1.8 | 28.5 |
| 126 | Colorado State | 4 | 12 | 291 | 24.25 | 2 | 3.0 | 72.8 |
| 126 | Charlotte | 4 | 7 | 175 | 25.00 | 2 | 1.8 | 43.8 |