2021 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in November Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | -7 | -1.75 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| 2 | UAB | 4 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 4 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Houston | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| 6 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | UCLA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 14 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Purdue | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 22 | Utah State | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 23 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 24 | Appalachian State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 26 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 26 | Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 29 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 29 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 31 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| 31 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 31 | UTEP | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 34 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 34 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 37 | Army | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 38 | UNLV | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 38 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 40 | Southern Miss | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 40 | USC | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 42 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 43 | BYU | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 44 | Navy | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 44 | Florida State | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 44 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 44 | Hawaii | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 48 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 48 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 50 | Georgia State | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 50 | Louisville | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 50 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| 54 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 55 | San Diego State | 4 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 55 | California | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 57 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 57 | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 57 | Buffalo | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 60 | Central Michigan | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 62 | Liberty | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 63 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 64 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 64 | NC State | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 64 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 67 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| 67 | Utah | 4 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 69 | Texas State | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 69 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 71 | Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 71 | USF | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 73 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | 3 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 14.3 |
| 75 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 76 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 77 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 78 | Arizona State | 4 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 78 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 80 | Nevada | 4 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 80 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 48 | 48.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| 82 | Illinois | 3 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 16.3 |
| 83 | Troy | 4 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.5 |
| 83 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 83 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 83 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| 87 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 87 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 89 | Akron | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 89 | Connecticut | 3 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 18.3 |
| 89 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 92 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 92 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 94 | Nebraska | 3 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 95 | Arkansas | 4 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.3 |
| 95 | Bowling Green | 3 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 20.3 |
| 97 | UCF | 4 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| 98 | North Texas | 4 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.8 | 17.5 |
| 98 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 70 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 98 | SMU | 4 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.5 |
| 101 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.8 |
| 102 | Memphis | 4 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
| 105 | Massachusetts | 4 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.3 |
| 106 | LSU | 4 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 108 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.8 |
| 109 | North Carolina | 4 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.5 |
| 109 | Syracuse | 3 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.7 |
| 111 | Rice | 4 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 22.0 |
| 111 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 113 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.5 |
| 114 | New Mexico | 4 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 2 | 2.3 | 22.8 |
| 114 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.8 |
| 116 | Temple | 4 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.0 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 4 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 118 | Duke | 4 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.3 |
| 119 | Missouri | 4 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.5 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 4 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.8 |
| 121 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 4 | 110 | 27.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.7 |
| 122 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 119 | 29.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.8 |
| 123 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 2 | 1.5 | 30.3 |
| 124 | FIU | 4 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.8 |
| 125 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 172 | 43.00 | 2 | 1.0 | 43.0 |
| 126 | Colorado | 4 | 12 | 192 | 16.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 48.0 |