2018 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Minnesota 13 12 267 22.25 2 0.9 20.5
2 New Mexico 11 16 321 20.06 1 1.5 29.2
3 Georgia 13 18 352 19.56 2 1.4 27.1
4 TCU 12 13 239 18.38 1 1.1 19.9
5 Georgia State 11 9 158 17.56 1 0.8 14.4
6 Miami (Florida) 12 18 305 16.94 2 1.5 25.4
7 Boston College 11 20 299 14.95 3 1.8 27.2
8 Army 11 9 134 14.89 0 0.8 12.2
9 Alabama 14 17 250 14.71 1 1.2 17.9
10 Florida International 12 13 190 14.62 1 1.1 15.8
11 Oklahoma 14 19 276 14.53 2 1.4 19.7
12 Syracuse 12 19 272 14.32 1 1.6 22.7
13 Kentucky 12 14 196 14.00 2 1.2 16.3
14 Tulsa 11 10 135 13.50 0 0.9 12.3
15 Louisiana-Monroe 11 7 93 13.29 1 0.6 8.5
16 Toledo 12 29 382 13.17 2 2.4 31.8
17 Temple 12 21 273 13.00 3 1.8 22.8
18 Tennessee 11 13 167 12.85 1 1.2 15.2
19 Oregon 12 19 242 12.74 1 1.6 20.2
20 Louisiana Tech 12 9 113 12.56 0 0.8 9.4
21 San Jose State 11 12 148 12.33 1 1.1 13.5
22 Texas 14 15 183 12.20 1 1.1 13.1
23 Florida State 11 20 243 12.15 1 1.8 22.1
24 North Carolina 10 17 204 12.00 1 1.7 20.4
24 Texas State 11 14 168 12.00 0 1.3 15.3
26 Appalachian State 12 22 262 11.91 1 1.8 21.8
27 Iowa State 12 13 153 11.77 0 1.1 12.8
28 Marshall 12 24 278 11.58 1 2.0 23.2
29 Iowa 12 26 298 11.46 1 2.2 24.8
30 Memphis 13 29 323 11.14 1 2.2 24.8
31 Louisville 11 10 111 11.10 0 0.9 10.1
32 Arizona 11 19 203 10.68 0 1.7 18.5
33 Liberty 10 12 128 10.67 0 1.2 12.8
34 Michigan 13 30 316 10.53 1 2.3 24.3
35 Florida 11 22 231 10.50 2 2.0 21.0
35 USC 12 22 231 10.50 2 1.8 19.3
35 Akron 11 14 147 10.50 1 1.3 13.4
38 UAB 13 17 178 10.47 1 1.3 13.7
39 Auburn 12 28 290 10.36 0 2.3 24.2
40 Arizona State 13 22 227 10.32 1 1.7 17.5
41 Arkansas 11 9 91 10.11 0 0.8 8.3
42 Vanderbilt 12 14 141 10.07 0 1.2 11.8
43 Air Force 11 11 110 10.00 1 1.0 10.0
44 Buffalo 13 23 226 9.83 0 1.8 17.4
45 Notre Dame 13 20 196 9.80 0 1.5 15.1
46 North Texas 12 14 135 9.64 1 1.2 11.3
47 Eastern Michigan 12 19 182 9.58 0 1.6 15.2
48 Texas A&M 12 21 200 9.52 0 1.8 16.7
49 Ohio 12 20 187 9.35 3 1.7 15.6
50 Massachusetts 11 6 56 9.33 0 0.5 5.1
51 Old Dominion 11 13 121 9.31 0 1.2 11.0
52 SMU 11 20 184 9.20 0 1.8 16.7
53 Indiana 12 16 147 9.19 1 1.3 12.3
54 UCLA 12 11 100 9.09 0 0.9 8.3
55 Middle Tennessee 13 5 45 9.00 0 0.4 3.5
56 Georgia Southern 12 10 89 8.90 1 0.8 7.4
57 South Carolina 12 9 80 8.89 0 0.8 6.7
58 Stanford 12 21 186 8.86 0 1.8 15.5
59 Western Michigan 12 9 79 8.78 0 0.8 6.6
60 Troy 12 22 193 8.77 1 1.8 16.1
61 Pittsburgh 13 18 155 8.61 1 1.4 11.9
62 Kansas State 11 12 103 8.58 0 1.1 9.4
63 Colorado 11 29 247 8.52 0 2.6 22.5
64 Fresno State 13 16 135 8.44 0 1.2 10.4
65 Hawai'i 13 18 149 8.28 1 1.4 11.5
66 Oklahoma State 12 15 124 8.27 1 1.3 10.3
67 Utah 13 27 221 8.19 0 2.1 17.0
68 Penn State 13 33 270 8.18 1 2.5 20.8
69 Nevada 12 13 106 8.15 0 1.1 8.8
70 Wake Forest 12 28 225 8.04 1 2.3 18.8
71 Boise State 13 32 256 8.00 1 2.5 19.7
71 Ohio State 14 27 216 8.00 1 1.9 15.4
73 Virginia 12 33 248 7.52 0 2.8 20.7
74 Navy 12 12 88 7.33 0 1.0 7.3
75 Ball State 11 9 65 7.22 0 0.8 5.9
76 North Carolina State 12 14 100 7.14 0 1.2 8.3
77 UCF 12 15 107 7.13 0 1.3 8.9
78 Arkansas State 12 27 192 7.11 1 2.3 16.0
79 New Mexico State 11 18 127 7.06 1 1.6 11.5
80 Texas Tech 11 12 84 7.00 1 1.1 7.6
81 Utah State 12 22 146 6.64 1 1.8 12.2
82 UTSA 12 16 102 6.38 0 1.3 8.5
82 Houston 12 13 83 6.38 0 1.1 6.9
84 Northern Illinois 14 21 130 6.19 1 1.5 9.3
85 UTEP 11 17 105 6.18 0 1.5 9.5
86 Michigan State 13 23 142 6.17 0 1.8 10.9
87 Northwestern 14 24 146 6.08 0 1.7 10.4
88 Georgia Tech 12 10 60 6.00 0 0.8 5.0
89 Wyoming 11 26 154 5.92 0 2.4 14.0
89 Duke 12 24 142 5.92 0 2.0 11.8
91 Virginia Tech 12 25 147 5.88 2 2.1 12.3
92 BYU 12 22 129 5.86 0 1.8 10.8
93 Washington 13 21 122 5.81 0 1.6 9.4
94 Bowling Green 11 17 97 5.71 0 1.5 8.8
94 Purdue 13 14 80 5.71 0 1.1 6.2
96 Cincinnati 12 23 131 5.70 0 1.9 10.9
97 Baylor 12 13 74 5.69 2 1.1 6.2
98 Southern Mississippi 10 15 83 5.53 0 1.5 8.3
99 Connecticut 11 2 11 5.50 0 0.2 1.0
100 West Virginia 11 9 49 5.44 0 0.8 4.5
101 Washington State 12 14 76 5.43 1 1.2 6.3
102 Clemson 14 40 213 5.33 1 2.9 15.2
102 Tulane 12 27 144 5.33 0 2.3 12.0
104 Western Kentucky 11 9 46 5.11 0 0.8 4.2
105 Rutgers 12 11 55 5.00 0 0.9 4.6
105 East Carolina 11 8 40 5.00 0 0.7 3.6
107 San Diego State 12 22 109 4.95 1 1.8 9.1
108 LSU 12 16 79 4.94 0 1.3 6.6
109 Nebraska 11 15 73 4.87 0 1.4 6.6
110 Wisconsin 13 19 91 4.79 0 1.5 7.0
111 Coastal Carolina 11 7 32 4.57 0 0.6 2.9
112 California 12 20 89 4.45 0 1.7 7.4
113 Maryland 12 18 78 4.33 1 1.5 6.5
114 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 21 86 4.10 0 1.6 6.6
115 South Alabama 11 4 16 4.00 0 0.4 1.5
116 Charlotte 11 10 37 3.70 0 0.9 3.4
117 Kansas 11 13 48 3.69 0 1.2 4.4
118 Mississippi 11 9 33 3.67 0 0.8 3.0
118 Oregon State 11 9 33 3.67 0 0.8 3.0
120 Missouri 12 17 62 3.65 0 1.4 5.2
121 Mississippi State 12 15 52 3.47 0 1.3 4.3
122 South Florida 12 17 52 3.06 0 1.4 4.3
123 Colorado State 11 12 35 2.92 0 1.1 3.2
124 Central Michigan 11 16 46 2.88 0 1.5 4.2
125 Rice 12 6 17 2.83 0 0.5 1.4
126 Kent State 11 14 39 2.79 0 1.3 3.5
127 Miami (Ohio) 12 12 32 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
128 Illinois 11 14 35 2.50 0 1.3 3.2
129 UNLV 11 11 13 1.18 0 1.0 1.2
130 Florida Atlantic 11 13 14 1.08 0 1.2 1.3