2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Memphis 4 4 126 31.50 1 1.0 31.5
2 Boise State 4 3 89 29.67 1 0.8 22.3
3 Northwestern 3 8 195 24.38 0 2.7 65.0
4 Michigan State 4 7 160 22.86 1 1.8 40.0
5 Rutgers 4 8 178 22.25 1 2.0 44.5
6 Utah 4 11 233 21.18 1 2.8 58.3
7 New Mexico 4 5 105 21.00 0 1.3 26.3
8 Stanford 3 4 82 20.50 0 1.3 27.3
9 Arkansas State 4 6 120 20.00 1 1.5 30.0
9 North Texas 5 1 20 20.00 0 0.2 4.0
11 Wake Forest 4 9 161 17.89 0 2.3 40.3
12 UCLA 3 3 52 17.33 1 1.0 17.3
13 Indiana 3 9 154 17.11 2 3.0 51.3
14 Arizona State 4 11 186 16.91 0 2.8 46.5
15 Coastal Carolina 5 7 117 16.71 1 1.4 23.4
16 Michigan 4 9 141 15.67 0 2.3 35.3
17 South Florida 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
17 TCU 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
19 Maryland 4 10 153 15.30 1 2.5 38.3
20 Auburn 5 10 150 15.00 1 2.0 30.0
21 Georgia 5 16 237 14.81 0 3.2 47.4
22 UTSA 5 8 117 14.63 1 1.6 23.4
23 Arkansas 5 12 175 14.58 1 2.4 35.0
24 Washington State 4 5 69 13.80 0 1.3 17.3
25 Louisville 5 4 54 13.50 1 0.8 10.8
26 Middle Tennessee 5 7 92 13.14 1 1.4 18.4
27 Kansas State 4 2 26 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
28 Virginia Tech 5 12 151 12.58 1 2.4 30.2
29 California 3 2 25 12.50 0 0.7 8.3
30 Army 10 11 137 12.45 0 1.1 13.7
31 Houston 5 9 112 12.44 1 1.8 22.4
32 Old Dominion 5 16 197 12.31 0 3.2 39.4
33 Texas 3 7 86 12.29 0 2.3 28.7
34 Iowa 4 10 120 12.00 0 2.5 30.0
35 Colorado 3 8 94 11.75 0 2.7 31.3
36 Arizona 3 9 96 10.67 0 3.0 32.0
37 Florida 5 8 85 10.63 0 1.6 17.0
38 Oregon 4 3 31 10.33 0 0.8 7.8
39 Nevada 5 10 103 10.30 0 2.0 20.6
40 North Carolina State 4 10 102 10.20 0 2.5 25.5
40 Duke 4 5 51 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
40 UAB 5 5 51 10.20 0 1.0 10.2
43 Virginia 4 8 80 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
43 USC 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
45 Central Michigan 5 12 119 9.92 0 2.4 23.8
46 Bowling Green 4 5 49 9.80 0 1.3 12.3
46 Oklahoma State 4 5 49 9.80 0 1.3 12.3
48 Tulane 4 5 48 9.60 0 1.3 12.0
49 Texas A&M 4 19 181 9.53 0 4.8 45.3
50 Syracuse 4 7 66 9.43 0 1.8 16.5
51 Oklahoma 4 5 47 9.40 0 1.3 11.8
52 Colorado State 4 11 103 9.36 1 2.8 25.8
53 UNLV 4 3 28 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
54 Buffalo 4 7 65 9.29 0 1.8 16.3
55 BYU 13 26 238 9.15 1 2.0 18.3
56 Alabama 5 22 199 9.05 1 4.4 39.8
57 Minnesota 4 8 71 8.88 0 2.0 17.8
58 San Diego State 5 15 133 8.87 2 3.0 26.6
59 Connecticut 10 11 97 8.82 0 1.1 9.7
60 East Carolina 4 6 52 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
61 Illinois 3 4 34 8.50 0 1.3 11.3
62 Kansas 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
63 Mississippi State 5 16 132 8.25 0 3.2 26.4
64 Notre Dame 13 20 164 8.20 0 1.5 12.6
65 Toledo 5 13 106 8.15 2 2.6 21.2
66 Southern Mississippi 4 10 81 8.10 0 2.5 20.3
67 Western Kentucky 5 4 32 8.00 0 0.8 6.4
67 Troy 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
69 Florida International 4 9 71 7.89 1 2.3 17.8
70 Liberty 11 23 181 7.87 1 2.1 16.5
71 Penn State 4 8 60 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
71 Ball State 5 4 30 7.50 0 0.8 6.0
73 Florida State 4 5 37 7.40 0 1.3 9.3
74 Mississippi 5 3 22 7.33 0 0.6 4.4
75 Tennessee 5 13 95 7.31 0 2.6 19.0
76 Massachusetts 8 7 50 7.14 0 0.9 6.3
77 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 9 63 7.00 0 1.8 12.6
77 Miami (Ohio) 5 3 21 7.00 0 0.6 4.2
79 Iowa State 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
80 UCF 5 14 95 6.79 0 2.8 19.0
81 Akron 4 4 27 6.75 0 1.0 6.8
82 Wisconsin 4 11 74 6.73 0 2.8 18.5
83 Navy 4 5 33 6.60 0 1.3 8.3
84 Temple 4 8 52 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
84 Kent State 5 6 39 6.50 0 1.2 7.8
84 Ohio 4 2 13 6.50 0 0.5 3.3
87 Cincinnati 5 9 57 6.33 0 1.8 11.4
88 Louisiana Tech 4 7 43 6.14 0 1.8 10.8
89 Miami (Florida) 4 7 42 6.00 0 1.8 10.5
90 Utah State 5 4 23 5.75 0 0.8 4.6
91 Hawai'i 5 5 28 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
92 San Jose State 4 6 33 5.50 0 1.5 8.3
92 Rice 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
94 Clemson 5 9 49 5.44 0 1.8 9.8
95 Purdue 4 10 54 5.40 0 2.5 13.5
95 SMU 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
97 Florida Atlantic 4 8 41 5.13 0 2.0 10.3
97 Appalachian State 5 8 41 5.13 0 1.6 8.2
99 Kentucky 5 10 50 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
100 Wyoming 5 7 32 4.57 0 1.4 6.4
101 Texas Tech 4 11 48 4.36 0 2.8 12.0
102 Georgia Southern 4 3 12 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
103 Western Michigan 5 5 19 3.80 0 1.0 3.8
104 Washington 3 8 30 3.75 0 2.7 10.0
105 LSU 5 11 37 3.36 0 2.2 7.4
106 Oregon State 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
107 Boston College 4 8 26 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
108 New Mexico State 11 8 24 3.00 0 0.7 2.2
108 Louisiana-Monroe 4 2 6 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
108 Vanderbilt 4 2 6 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
111 Pittsburgh 5 13 38 2.92 0 2.6 7.6
112 Tulsa 5 12 28 2.33 0 2.4 5.6
113 Ohio State 4 5 11 2.20 0 1.3 2.8
114 Nebraska 3 4 8 2.00 0 1.3 2.7
114 North Carolina 4 3 6 2.00 0 0.8 1.5
116 West Virginia 4 8 14 1.75 0 2.0 3.5
117 Northern Illinois 5 3 5 1.67 0 0.6 1.0
118 Missouri 5 6 7 1.17 0 1.2 1.4
118 South Carolina 5 6 7 1.17 0 1.2 1.4
120 South Alabama 4 6 6 1.00 0 1.5 1.5
120 Baylor 4 5 5 1.00 0 1.3 1.3
122 Texas State 4 6 3 0.50 0 1.5 0.8
123 Eastern Michigan 5 7 1 0.14 0 1.4 0.2
124 Air Force 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
125 Marshall 5 14 -5 -0.36 0 2.8 -1.0
126 Fresno State 5 9 -5 -0.56 0 1.8 -1.0
127 Georgia Tech 4 4 -3 -0.75 0 1.0 -0.8
128 UTEP 5 6 -5 -0.83 0 1.2 -1.0