2021 Independent Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Liberty | 5 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.4 |
| 3 | BYU | 3 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.0 |
| 4 | Army | 4 | 11 | 241 | 21.91 | 1 | 2.8 | 60.3 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 11 | 15 | 399 | 26.60 | 1 | 1.4 | 36.3 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 10 | 19 | 418 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 41.8 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 11 | 23 | 482 | 20.96 | 0 | 2.1 | 43.8 |