2021 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 4 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 4 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 7 | TCU | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 15 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 15 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 17 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 17 | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 17 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 20 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 21 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 21 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 25 | California | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 27 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 27 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 30 | Buffalo | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 30 | UNLV | 1 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 30 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 30 | Connecticut | 2 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 35 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 37 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 36.0 |
| 38 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 38 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 38 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 42 | Syracuse | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 42 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 42 | Massachusetts | 2 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.0 |
| 45 | Army | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 46 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 46 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 48 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 49 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 49 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 52 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.0 |
| 52 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 54 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 55 | Appalachian State | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.0 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 56 | UAB | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 58 | Baylor | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 59 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 59 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 61 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 62 | Liberty | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 62 | South Alabama | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 62 | Troy | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 62 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 66 | Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 67 | UCF | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 68 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 69 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 57.0 |
| 69 | Temple | 1 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 71 | Toledo | 1 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 58.0 |
| 72 | Memphis | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 73 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 61.0 |
| 74 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 65.0 |
| 75 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.0 |
| 77 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.0 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 71.0 |
| 79 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.0 |
| 80 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 79.0 |
| 80 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 79.0 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 83.0 |
| 83 | Kent State | 1 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 85.0 |
| 84 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.0 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 93 | 31.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 93.0 |
| 86 | Florida International | 1 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 94.0 |
| 87 | Mississippi | 1 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 97.0 |
| 88 | UTSA | 1 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 98.0 |
| 89 | Arkansas State | 1 | 4 | 100 | 25.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 100.0 |
| 90 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 102 | 34.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 102.0 |
| 91 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 103.0 |
| 92 | Mississippi State | 1 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 106.0 |
| 93 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 107.0 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 112.0 |
| 95 | North Texas | 1 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 117.0 |
| 95 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 117 | 39.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 117.0 |
| 97 | Utah | 1 | 4 | 148 | 37.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 148.0 |
| 98 | Fresno State | 1 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 8.0 | 152.0 |
| 99 | Florida | 1 | 6 | 198 | 33.00 | 1 | 6.0 | 198.0 |