2019 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 6 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 13 | 190 | 14.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 9 | 134 | 14.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 12 | 189 | 15.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 37.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 24 | 389 | 16.21 | 0 | 4.8 | 77.8 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 9 | 148 | 16.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 11 | 182 | 16.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 45.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 19 | 320 | 16.84 | 0 | 3.8 | 64.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 19 | 321 | 16.89 | 0 | 3.8 | 64.2 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 12 | 203 | 16.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.6 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 18 | 306 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.6 | 61.2 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 18 | 307 | 17.06 | 0 | 6.0 | 102.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 37.8 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 9 | 156 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.2 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 9 | 156 | 17.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 16 | 280 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.2 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 7 | 123 | 17.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 11 | 194 | 17.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 10 | 177 | 17.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 35 | 626 | 17.89 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.2 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 10 | 182 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.4 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 17 | 320 | 18.82 | 0 | 4.3 | 80.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 14 | 267 | 19.07 | 0 | 4.7 | 89.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 4 | 9 | 172 | 19.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 7 | 134 | 19.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 13 | 250 | 19.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 11 | 35 | 676 | 19.31 | 0 | 3.2 | 61.5 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 11 | 214 | 19.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 6 | 117 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 19 | 371 | 19.53 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.2 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 15 | 294 | 19.60 | 0 | 3.8 | 73.5 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 14 | 277 | 19.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.4 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.5 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.8 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 9 | 179 | 19.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 44.8 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 14 | 279 | 19.93 | 0 | 3.5 | 69.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 19 | 380 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.8 | 95.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 12 | 243 | 20.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.8 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 15 | 307 | 20.47 | 0 | 5.0 | 102.3 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 12 | 246 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 10 | 206 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.2 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 15 | 313 | 20.87 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.6 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 5 | 105 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 9 | 189 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 15 | 316 | 21.07 | 0 | 3.8 | 79.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.5 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 7 | 149 | 21.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.7 |
| 1 | Toledo | 4 | 9 | 193 | 21.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.3 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 12 | 258 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 14 | 302 | 21.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 6 | 14 | 304 | 21.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.7 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 10 | 219 | 21.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 11 | 241 | 21.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.2 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 22 | 482 | 21.91 | 0 | 4.4 | 96.4 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| 1 | Army | 12 | 28 | 617 | 22.04 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.4 |
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | 12 | 266 | 22.17 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.6 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 9 | 201 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 9 | 201 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 6 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 10 | 226 | 22.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 75.3 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 9 | 21 | 476 | 22.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.9 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 17 | 386 | 22.71 | 0 | 3.4 | 77.2 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 14 | 318 | 22.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 79.5 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.2 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 8 | 182 | 22.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 36.4 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.6 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 13 | 305 | 23.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 61.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 285 | 23.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 14 | 336 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 84.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 18 | 437 | 24.28 | 0 | 4.5 | 109.3 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 5 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 35.2 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 7 | 176 | 25.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 44.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 8 | 205 | 25.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.3 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 6 | 154 | 25.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 16 | 416 | 26.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 104.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 11 | 296 | 26.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 98.7 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 82 | 27.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 10 | 275 | 27.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 55.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 8 | 225 | 28.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 9 | 256 | 28.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 51.2 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 126 | 31.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 66 | 33.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 236 | 33.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 59.0 |
| 119 | Arkansas State | 5 | 13 | 262 | 20.15 | 1 | 2.6 | 52.4 |
| 119 | Minnesota | 4 | 12 | 256 | 21.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 119 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 12 | 287 | 23.92 | 1 | 2.4 | 57.4 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 5 | 18 | 431 | 23.94 | 1 | 3.6 | 86.2 |
| 119 | Troy | 4 | 10 | 244 | 24.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 61.0 |
| 119 | Fresno State | 4 | 11 | 281 | 25.55 | 1 | 2.8 | 70.3 |
| 119 | Rice | 4 | 7 | 188 | 26.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.0 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 10 | 10 | 272 | 27.20 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.2 |
| 119 | North Texas | 4 | 11 | 317 | 28.82 | 1 | 2.8 | 79.3 |
| 119 | Oregon | 4 | 12 | 348 | 29.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 87.0 |
| 119 | USC | 4 | 9 | 281 | 31.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 70.3 |
| 130 | Charlotte | 5 | 12 | 363 | 30.25 | 2 | 2.4 | 72.6 |