2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 | 
| 2 | Colorado | 4 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.3 | 
| 3 | New Mexico | 3 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 36.7 | 
| 4 | Ole Miss | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 
| 5 | Rice | 5 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 
| 6 | Boise State | 2 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 2 | 2.5 | 50.0 | 
| 7 | UCLA | 8 | 12 | 233 | 19.42 | 2 | 1.5 | 29.1 | 
| 8 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.5 | 
| 9 | USF | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 | 
| 10 | Nevada | 6 | 10 | 171 | 17.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.5 | 
| 11 | Navy | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 
| 12 | Houston | 8 | 12 | 191 | 15.92 | 1 | 1.5 | 23.9 | 
| 13 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.0 | 
| 14 | Middle Tennessee State | 7 | 10 | 158 | 15.80 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.6 | 
| 15 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 
| 16 | Syracuse | 6 | 10 | 148 | 14.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.7 | 
| 17 | Old Dominion | 5 | 11 | 161 | 14.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 32.2 | 
| 18 | Stanford | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 | 
| 19 | UAB | 6 | 5 | 70 | 14.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 
| 20 | Tennessee | 5 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.0 | 
| 21 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.8 | 
| 22 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.0 | 
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.4 | 
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.2 | 
| 25 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 13 | 171 | 13.15 | 0 | 1.9 | 24.4 | 
| 26 | Kansas State | 6 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.3 | 
| 27 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 16 | 205 | 12.81 | 3 | 1.8 | 22.8 | 
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.2 | 
| 29 | Texas State | 6 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.2 | 
| 30 | BYU | 5 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 
| 31 | Cincinnati | 5 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.2 | 
| 32 | Maryland | 6 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.5 | 
| 33 | Southern Miss | 6 | 16 | 186 | 11.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 31.0 | 
| 34 | Arizona | 4 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 
| 35 | Notre Dame | 8 | 9 | 104 | 11.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.0 | 
| 36 | Texas | 4 | 8 | 92 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 
| 37 | North Carolina | 5 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.8 | 
| 38 | Oregon State | 6 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 | 
| 39 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 
| 40 | Georgia | 5 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.2 | 
| 41 | NC State | 7 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 
| 41 | Baylor | 5 | 8 | 84 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.8 | 
| 43 | Oregon | 5 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 24.0 | 
| 43 | Ball State | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 
| 45 | Liberty | 6 | 15 | 148 | 9.87 | 1 | 2.5 | 24.7 | 
| 46 | Marshall | 6 | 10 | 98 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.3 | 
| 47 | Bowling Green | 5 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.4 | 
| 48 | UCF | 8 | 12 | 116 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 
| 48 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 
| 50 | Rutgers | 5 | 14 | 134 | 9.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 26.8 | 
| 51 | San Jose State | 5 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 | 
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 18 | 169 | 9.39 | 0 | 2.6 | 24.1 | 
| 53 | Appalachian State | 5 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 24.4 | 
| 54 | Arizona State | 6 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.8 | 
| 54 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 
| 56 | Minnesota | 7 | 14 | 127 | 9.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.1 | 
| 57 | Troy | 5 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 
| 58 | Alabama | 5 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.2 | 
| 59 | Michigan | 5 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.0 | 
| 60 | Washington State | 5 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 | 
| 61 | Charlotte | 7 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 
| 62 | Texas A&M | 6 | 21 | 165 | 7.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 27.5 | 
| 63 | Duke | 8 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 
| 64 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 
| 64 | Penn State | 5 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 
| 66 | Iowa | 6 | 20 | 149 | 7.45 | 1 | 3.3 | 24.8 | 
| 67 | Florida | 6 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 2.7 | 19.8 | 
| 68 | Utah | 4 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.0 | 
| 69 | Texas Tech | 5 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 | 
| 70 | Louisiana | 8 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.3 | 
| 70 | California | 6 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 
| 70 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 
| 73 | Arkansas | 6 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.0 | 
| 73 | San Diego State | 6 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 1 | 2.0 | 13.8 | 
| 75 | USC | 5 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.0 | 
| 76 | UTEP | 8 | 22 | 148 | 6.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.5 | 
| 77 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 
| 78 | Toledo | 6 | 14 | 92 | 6.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.3 | 
| 79 | Kentucky | 7 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.0 | 
| 80 | Wake Forest | 9 | 18 | 115 | 6.39 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.8 | 
| 81 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 
| 82 | Iowa State | 5 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.8 | 
| 82 | Utah State | 6 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.2 | 
| 84 | UTSA | 7 | 16 | 96 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.7 | 
| 84 | New Mexico State | 5 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 
| 86 | South Carolina | 6 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 
| 87 | Ohio State | 4 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 | 
| 88 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 
| 89 | Temple | 6 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 
| 90 | Ohio | 6 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 
| 91 | Army | 5 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 
| 92 | Boston College | 8 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 
| 92 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 
| 94 | Purdue | 5 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 
| 94 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 
| 96 | SMU | 7 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 
| 97 | Fresno State | 5 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 
| 98 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 
| 98 | FIU | 6 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 
| 98 | Akron | 7 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 
| 101 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 
| 102 | Hawaii | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 
| 103 | Washington | 5 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.4 | 
| 103 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 
| 105 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 
| 106 | Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 
| 107 | Clemson | 6 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 
| 108 | Buffalo | 7 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 
| 109 | Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 
| 109 | Air Force | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 
| 111 | Virginia | 6 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 
| 112 | Arkansas State | 6 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 
| 113 | Florida State | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 
| 113 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 
| 115 | Tulsa | 7 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 
| 116 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 
| 118 | West Virginia | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 
| 118 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 
| 118 | Central Michigan | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 
| 118 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 
| 122 | Wyoming | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 
| 123 | Tulane | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 
| 123 | Georgia State | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 
| 125 | Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 
| 125 | South Alabama | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 
| 127 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 
| 128 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 
| 129 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 
| 130 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -5.0 |