2021 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 13 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | Ball State | 13 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 3 | Ohio | 11 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 11 | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 2 | 1.2 | 24.9 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 13 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 12 | 16 | 172 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 10 | Toledo | 12 | 17 | 167 | 9.82 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 11 | Akron | 11 | 23 | 218 | 9.48 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.8 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 12 | 29 | 211 | 7.28 | 1 | 2.4 | 17.6 |