2020 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIU | 2 | 2 | -11 | -5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.5 |
| 2 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 3 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Houston | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| 12 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 14 | North Texas | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 16 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 17 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 17 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 21 | Colorado | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.5 |
| 22 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 24 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 25 | Memphis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 25 | NC State | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 28 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 29 | San Diego State | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 30 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 31 | Boise State | 1 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 30.0 |
| 32 | Army | 12 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.0 |
| 34 | Liberty | 10 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 35 | Marshall | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 35 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 38 | UAB | 4 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 39 | Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 40 | BYU | 12 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 41 | UTEP | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 41 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 44 | Texas State | 4 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 45 | Arkansas State | 3 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 46 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 46 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 48 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 48 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 52 | Charlotte | 2 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| 53 | UCF | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 53 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 55 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 57 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 31.3 |
| 58 | USF | 2 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 59 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 7 | 127 | 18.14 | 2 | 2.3 | 42.3 |
| 60 | Georgia State | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 61 | Iowa State | 2 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 46.5 |
| 62 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 63 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 65 | UTSA | 5 | 7 | 182 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 36.4 |
| 66 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| 67 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 20.0 |
| 68 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 101 | 33.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 20.2 |