2021 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 0 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 14 | 29 | 2.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 10 | 19 | 80 | 4.21 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Army | 10 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 13 | 14 | 82 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 8 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Liberty | 11 | 12 | 90 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.7 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.8 |
| 1 | BYU | 13 | 15 | 117 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 4 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 10 | 94 | 9.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.4 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 11 | 20 | 219 | 10.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.9 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 10 | 113 | 11.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.2 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.8 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.6 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 10 | 145 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.3 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| 117 | Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| 117 | Georgia State | 5 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| 117 | Arizona | 3 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.7 |
| 117 | San Diego State | 5 | 15 | 161 | 10.73 | 1 | 3.0 | 32.2 |
| 117 | North Texas | 5 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.6 |
| 117 | UTEP | 5 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.0 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | 5 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| 117 | Toledo | 5 | 9 | 130 | 14.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.0 |
| 117 | New Mexico | 4 | 10 | 147 | 14.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 36.8 |
| 117 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 117 | Tulsa | 5 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| 117 | Mississippi State | 5 | 7 | 134 | 19.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 26.8 |
| 117 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| 117 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 116 | 29.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 23.2 |