2018 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 13 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 
| 2 | LSU | 8 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 
| 4 | Stanford | 10 | 4 | 154 | 38.50 | 1 | 0.4 | 15.4 | 
| 5 | Arizona | 11 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.5 | 
| 6 | San Diego State | 11 | 11 | 211 | 19.18 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.2 | 
| 7 | Rice | 12 | 15 | 237 | 15.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.8 | 
| 8 | Rutgers | 8 | 13 | 181 | 13.92 | 0 | 1.6 | 22.6 | 
| 9 | UTEP | 12 | 13 | 276 | 21.23 | 0 | 1.1 | 23.0 | 
| 10 | Georgia | 9 | 7 | 219 | 31.29 | 1 | 0.8 | 24.3 | 
| 11 | Miami (OH) | 10 | 14 | 253 | 18.07 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.3 | 
| 12 | New Mexico | 9 | 16 | 233 | 14.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.9 | 
| 13 | Wisconsin | 9 | 11 | 234 | 21.27 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.0 | 
| 14 | Texas A&M | 9 | 15 | 239 | 15.93 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.6 | 
| 15 | Oregon State | 9 | 12 | 247 | 20.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.4 | 
| 16 | East Carolina | 10 | 13 | 280 | 21.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 | 
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 11 | 257 | 23.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 28.6 | 
| 18 | Iowa | 11 | 22 | 319 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 
| 18 | South Carolina | 8 | 11 | 232 | 21.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.0 | 
| 18 | Akron | 11 | 14 | 319 | 22.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.0 | 
| 21 | Kentucky | 9 | 17 | 287 | 16.88 | 0 | 1.9 | 31.9 | 
| 22 | Auburn | 8 | 14 | 256 | 18.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.0 | 
| 23 | Florida State | 8 | 10 | 258 | 25.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.3 | 
| 24 | FIU | 13 | 22 | 426 | 19.36 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.8 | 
| 25 | Wyoming | 8 | 17 | 263 | 15.47 | 0 | 2.1 | 32.9 | 
| 26 | Ohio State | 10 | 22 | 338 | 15.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 33.8 | 
| 27 | Syracuse | 10 | 18 | 340 | 18.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.0 | 
| 28 | Colorado State | 9 | 16 | 309 | 19.31 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.3 | 
| 29 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 16 | 312 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.7 | 
| 30 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 17 | 420 | 24.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 35.0 | 
| 31 | Georgia State | 12 | 22 | 429 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.8 | 
| 32 | North Carolina | 10 | 18 | 359 | 19.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.9 | 
| 33 | Tennessee | 7 | 12 | 257 | 21.42 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.7 | 
| 33 | Charlotte | 12 | 20 | 440 | 22.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 36.7 | 
| 35 | Southern Miss | 11 | 21 | 405 | 19.29 | 0 | 1.9 | 36.8 | 
| 36 | Colorado | 10 | 21 | 369 | 17.57 | 0 | 2.1 | 36.9 | 
| 37 | UTSA | 12 | 23 | 445 | 19.35 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.1 | 
| 38 | Kansas | 9 | 18 | 338 | 18.78 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.6 | 
| 38 | Central Michigan | 11 | 20 | 414 | 20.70 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.6 | 
| 40 | USC | 9 | 15 | 351 | 23.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.0 | 
| 41 | Memphis | 12 | 28 | 472 | 16.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.3 | 
| 42 | Boise State | 10 | 20 | 397 | 19.85 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.7 | 
| 43 | Texas State | 12 | 27 | 477 | 17.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.8 | 
| 43 | Tulane | 11 | 23 | 438 | 19.04 | 0 | 2.1 | 39.8 | 
| 45 | New Mexico State | 11 | 22 | 440 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 
| 46 | California | 11 | 21 | 445 | 21.19 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.5 | 
| 47 | Utah | 10 | 19 | 418 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.8 | 
| 47 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 22 | 502 | 22.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.8 | 
| 49 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 27 | 503 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.9 | 
| 50 | Tulsa | 11 | 24 | 466 | 19.42 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.4 | 
| 51 | Arizona State | 11 | 21 | 472 | 22.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.9 | 
| 52 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 27 | 476 | 17.63 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.3 | 
| 53 | San Jose State | 8 | 19 | 350 | 18.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.8 | 
| 54 | Texas Tech | 9 | 18 | 398 | 22.11 | 1 | 2.0 | 44.2 | 
| 55 | UNLV | 10 | 22 | 445 | 20.23 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.5 | 
| 56 | TCU | 9 | 21 | 404 | 19.24 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.9 | 
| 57 | Arkansas | 9 | 20 | 406 | 20.30 | 1 | 2.2 | 45.1 | 
| 58 | Air Force | 9 | 24 | 408 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 45.3 | 
| 59 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 29 | 593 | 20.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.6 | 
| 59 | Texas | 10 | 21 | 456 | 21.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 45.6 | 
| 61 | Illinois | 9 | 18 | 412 | 22.89 | 1 | 2.0 | 45.8 | 
| 61 | Oklahoma | 9 | 16 | 412 | 25.75 | 1 | 1.8 | 45.8 | 
| 63 | Virginia | 13 | 24 | 599 | 24.96 | 1 | 1.8 | 46.1 | 
| 64 | Purdue | 10 | 20 | 467 | 23.35 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.7 | 
| 65 | UCLA | 8 | 17 | 378 | 22.24 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.3 | 
| 66 | Michigan State | 8 | 22 | 381 | 17.32 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.6 | 
| 67 | Kent State | 11 | 33 | 528 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 | 
| 68 | Missouri | 9 | 23 | 433 | 18.83 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.1 | 
| 69 | Troy | 12 | 26 | 578 | 22.23 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.2 | 
| 70 | Nevada | 11 | 25 | 538 | 21.52 | 1 | 2.3 | 48.9 | 
| 71 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 32 | 492 | 15.38 | 0 | 3.2 | 49.2 | 
| 72 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 22 | 444 | 20.18 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.3 | 
| 73 | Indiana | 8 | 19 | 401 | 21.11 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.1 | 
| 74 | Buffalo | 13 | 30 | 676 | 22.53 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.0 | 
| 75 | Michigan | 8 | 22 | 420 | 19.09 | 1 | 2.8 | 52.5 | 
| 76 | Baylor | 10 | 23 | 531 | 23.09 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.1 | 
| 77 | BYU | 10 | 31 | 532 | 17.16 | 0 | 3.1 | 53.2 | 
| 78 | Clemson | 11 | 29 | 593 | 20.45 | 1 | 2.6 | 53.9 | 
| 79 | Louisville | 8 | 25 | 433 | 17.32 | 0 | 3.1 | 54.1 | 
| 79 | Minnesota | 9 | 25 | 487 | 19.48 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.1 | 
| 81 | Bowling Green | 12 | 35 | 652 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.3 | 
| 81 | Ball State | 11 | 30 | 597 | 19.90 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.3 | 
| 81 | Penn State | 9 | 24 | 489 | 20.38 | 1 | 2.7 | 54.3 | 
| 84 | Old Dominion | 12 | 32 | 653 | 20.41 | 1 | 2.7 | 54.4 | 
| 85 | Utah State | 12 | 30 | 656 | 21.87 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.7 | 
| 86 | North Texas | 12 | 35 | 657 | 18.77 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.8 | 
| 87 | Alabama | 10 | 28 | 552 | 19.71 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.2 | 
| 88 | Toledo | 12 | 33 | 666 | 20.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.5 | 
| 89 | Notre Dame | 9 | 24 | 515 | 21.46 | 1 | 2.7 | 57.2 | 
| 90 | Florida | 9 | 27 | 516 | 19.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.3 | 
| 91 | Northwestern | 10 | 33 | 612 | 18.55 | 0 | 3.3 | 61.2 | 
| 92 | Marshall | 13 | 38 | 800 | 21.05 | 0 | 2.9 | 61.5 | 
| 93 | Ohio | 12 | 51 | 739 | 14.49 | 0 | 4.3 | 61.6 | 
| 94 | Appalachian State | 12 | 30 | 747 | 24.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 62.3 | 
| 95 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 35 | 758 | 21.66 | 0 | 2.9 | 63.2 | 
| 96 | West Virginia | 9 | 31 | 582 | 18.77 | 0 | 3.4 | 64.7 | 
| 97 | Nebraska | 8 | 23 | 519 | 22.57 | 0 | 2.9 | 64.9 | 
| 97 | Navy | 9 | 25 | 584 | 23.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 64.9 | 
| 99 | Cincinnati | 12 | 33 | 785 | 23.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.4 | 
| 100 | Washington State | 12 | 38 | 786 | 20.68 | 0 | 3.2 | 65.5 | 
| 101 | Washington | 12 | 38 | 789 | 20.76 | 0 | 3.2 | 65.8 | 
| 102 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 41 | 795 | 19.39 | 0 | 3.4 | 66.3 | 
| 103 | South Alabama | 12 | 38 | 801 | 21.08 | 0 | 3.2 | 66.8 | 
| 104 | Arkansas State | 12 | 49 | 803 | 16.39 | 0 | 4.1 | 66.9 | 
| 105 | Temple | 11 | 44 | 752 | 17.09 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.4 | 
| 106 | Iowa State | 8 | 31 | 553 | 17.84 | 0 | 3.9 | 69.1 | 
| 107 | Army | 12 | 42 | 832 | 19.81 | 0 | 3.5 | 69.3 | 
| 108 | USF | 11 | 39 | 765 | 19.62 | 0 | 3.5 | 69.5 | 
| 109 | Duke | 10 | 37 | 733 | 19.81 | 0 | 3.7 | 73.3 | 
| 110 | Mississippi State | 7 | 23 | 516 | 22.43 | 0 | 3.3 | 73.7 | 
| 111 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 41 | 887 | 21.63 | 0 | 3.4 | 73.9 | 
| 112 | SMU | 9 | 28 | 671 | 23.96 | 2 | 3.1 | 74.6 | 
| 113 | Fresno State | 12 | 46 | 899 | 19.54 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.9 | 
| 114 | NC State | 10 | 39 | 770 | 19.74 | 0 | 3.9 | 77.0 | 
| 115 | UCF | 11 | 45 | 858 | 19.07 | 0 | 4.1 | 78.0 | 
| 116 | Connecticut | 8 | 26 | 634 | 24.38 | 1 | 3.3 | 79.3 | 
| 117 | Oregon | 11 | 39 | 884 | 22.67 | 0 | 3.5 | 80.4 | 
| 118 | Kansas State | 9 | 38 | 725 | 19.08 | 0 | 4.2 | 80.6 | 
| 119 | Hawaii | 11 | 38 | 896 | 23.58 | 0 | 3.5 | 81.5 | 
| 120 | Louisiana | 13 | 46 | 1072 | 23.30 | 1 | 3.5 | 82.5 | 
| 121 | Massachusetts | 11 | 46 | 909 | 19.76 | 0 | 4.2 | 82.6 | 
| 122 | Western Michigan | 11 | 48 | 915 | 19.06 | 1 | 4.4 | 83.2 | 
| 123 | Boston College | 10 | 40 | 846 | 21.15 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.6 | 
| 124 | Ole Miss | 9 | 34 | 776 | 22.82 | 1 | 3.8 | 86.2 | 
| 125 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 43 | 1047 | 24.35 | 1 | 3.6 | 87.3 | 
| 126 | Liberty | 11 | 43 | 962 | 22.37 | 2 | 3.9 | 87.5 | 
| 127 | Maryland | 7 | 32 | 704 | 22.00 | 0 | 4.6 | 100.6 | 
| 128 | Houston | 12 | 57 | 1209 | 21.21 | 0 | 4.8 | 100.8 | 
| 129 | Wake Forest | 10 | 45 | 1077 | 23.93 | 1 | 4.5 | 107.7 | 
| 130 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 45 | 1187 | 26.38 | 2 | 4.1 | 107.9 |