2021 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 13 | 16 | 305 | 19.06 | 2 | 1.2 | 23.5 |
| 2 | Toledo | 12 | 25 | 208 | 8.32 | 2 | 2.1 | 17.3 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 12 | 21 | 188 | 8.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.7 |
| 4 | Ball State | 13 | 16 | 166 | 10.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 13 | 120 | 9.23 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 15 | 114 | 7.60 | 1 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 12 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Kent State | 13 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Ohio | 11 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 11 | Akron | 11 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 11 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.5 |