2019 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 4 | -9 | -2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.3 |
| 1 | FIU | 4 | 4 | -9 | -2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.3 |
| 3 | Florida | 5 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Clemson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Virginia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 7 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Utah | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 9 | TCU | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Navy | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Alabama | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 21 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 22 | Texas | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 23 | Syracuse | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 23 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 26 | Hawaii | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 26 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 29 | Rice | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 29 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 29 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Nebraska | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| 33 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 35 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 36 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 37 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 38 | Army | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 39 | Florida State | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 39 | Boise State | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 41 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 42 | Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 43 | Bowling Green | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 45 | Baylor | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 45 | Duke | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 47 | Ohio | 4 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 7.3 |
| 48 | UTEP | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 49 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| 49 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 49 | Old Dominion | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 52 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| 53 | Akron | 5 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| 53 | Colorado State | 5 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| 55 | New Mexico State | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 55 | Louisiana | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 55 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 58 | Illinois | 4 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 58 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 61 | UAB | 4 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 61 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 61 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 64 | Northwestern | 4 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 10.3 |
| 64 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 64 | USC | 5 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| 67 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.4 |
| 68 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| 68 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 71 | Connecticut | 4 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 72 | Arizona State | 5 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
| 72 | Boston College | 5 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
| 74 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 74 | Marshall | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 76 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 77 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 78 | SMU | 5 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 79 | Indiana | 5 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.6 |
| 80 | Liberty | 5 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 81 | Michigan State | 5 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.4 |
| 81 | Southern Miss | 5 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.4 |
| 81 | UCF | 5 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.4 |
| 84 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 84 | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 84 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 87 | Texas State | 5 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 88 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 89 | Arkansas State | 5 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| 89 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.8 |
| 91 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 92 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 93 | Western Michigan | 5 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
| 94 | NC State | 5 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.8 |
| 94 | East Carolina | 5 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.8 |
| 94 | North Carolina | 5 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
| 94 | Washington State | 5 | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 1 | 0.2 | 13.8 |
| 98 | Nevada | 5 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 1 | 2.6 | 14.4 |
| 98 | Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.0 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | 72 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 101 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 102 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.4 |
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 104 | Houston | 5 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.0 |
| 105 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| 106 | Central Michigan | 5 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| 107 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.2 |
| 108 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 108 | Wyoming | 5 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 108 | Tulsa | 4 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.0 |
| 108 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.6 |
| 112 | South Alabama | 5 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| 113 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.4 |
| 114 | Texas A&M | 5 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.0 |
| 115 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.5 |
| 116 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.8 |
| 117 | Mississippi State | 5 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.0 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 9 | 112 | 12.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.4 |
| 119 | California | 5 | 12 | 116 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.2 |
| 120 | Charlotte | 5 | 9 | 136 | 15.11 | 2 | 1.8 | 27.2 |
| 121 | BYU | 5 | 9 | 144 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 28.8 |
| 122 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 8 | 145 | 18.13 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.0 |
| 123 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 146 | 24.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 36.5 |
| 124 | USF | 4 | 18 | 158 | 8.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 39.5 |
| 125 | Ole Miss | 5 | 12 | 160 | 13.33 | 1 | 2.4 | 32.0 |
| 126 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 13 | 161 | 12.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 32.2 |
| 127 | Auburn | 5 | 8 | 179 | 22.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.8 |
| 128 | Kansas | 5 | 9 | 182 | 20.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 36.4 |
| 129 | UNLV | 4 | 15 | 196 | 13.07 | 0 | 3.8 | 49.0 |