2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 10 10 212 21.20 2 1.0 21.2
2 Boise State 8 12 230 19.17 3 1.5 28.8
3 Central Michigan 13 16 305 19.06 2 1.2 23.5
4 UCLA 10 14 256 18.29 2 1.4 25.6
5 New Mexico 10 11 180 16.36 1 1.1 18.0
6 Northwestern 9 13 207 15.92 0 1.4 23.0
7 Stanford 9 11 163 14.82 0 1.2 18.1
8 Louisville 8 9 133 14.78 1 1.1 16.6
8 Memphis 11 9 133 14.78 1 0.8 12.1
10 Middle Tennessee 13 23 337 14.65 2 1.8 25.9
11 Colorado 10 18 259 14.39 1 1.8 25.9
12 Georgia 9 20 284 14.20 0 2.2 31.6
13 Houston 13 27 382 14.15 2 2.1 29.4
14 Virginia Tech 11 21 296 14.10 1 1.9 26.9
15 Arizona State 11 18 246 13.67 0 1.6 22.4
16 Kansas 9 8 108 13.50 0 0.9 12.0
17 Indiana 7 12 158 13.17 2 1.7 22.6
18 Connecticut 10 11 144 13.09 0 1.1 14.4
19 Kansas State 10 8 104 13.00 1 0.8 10.4
20 Texas 7 11 141 12.82 0 1.6 20.1
21 Syracuse 8 14 179 12.79 1 1.8 22.4
22 UAB 11 10 123 12.30 1 0.9 11.2
23 Rutgers 9 21 254 12.10 1 2.3 28.2
24 South Florida 8 10 120 12.00 0 1.3 15.0
25 Coastal Carolina 13 21 241 11.48 3 1.6 18.5
26 Texas A&M 9 28 321 11.46 1 3.1 35.7
27 Arkansas 10 22 250 11.36 1 2.2 25.0
28 Old Dominion 12 25 279 11.16 1 2.1 23.3
29 Nevada 12 18 198 11.00 0 1.5 16.5
29 Notre Dame 11 14 154 11.00 0 1.3 14.0
29 Army 12 14 154 11.00 0 1.2 12.8
32 Miami (Florida) 8 17 186 10.94 0 2.1 23.3
33 Washington State 9 13 142 10.92 0 1.4 15.8
34 Alabama 10 26 282 10.85 2 2.6 28.2
34 UTSA 13 26 282 10.85 1 2.0 21.7
36 Cincinnati 11 18 195 10.83 0 1.6 17.7
37 Tennessee 8 17 184 10.82 0 2.1 23.0
38 Auburn 8 16 173 10.81 1 2.0 21.6
39 Wake Forest 11 24 251 10.46 0 2.2 22.8
40 Oregon 10 16 167 10.44 0 1.6 16.7
41 Baylor 9 12 125 10.42 0 1.3 13.9
42 North Carolina State 10 17 177 10.41 1 1.7 17.7
43 Ball State 13 16 166 10.38 0 1.2 12.8
44 Navy 9 14 145 10.36 1 1.6 16.1
45 Southern Mississippi 11 20 207 10.35 0 1.8 18.8
46 Arizona 8 16 165 10.31 0 2.0 20.6
46 Kentucky 11 16 165 10.31 1 1.5 15.0
48 Oregon State 10 10 102 10.20 0 1.0 10.2
49 Michigan 10 27 256 9.48 0 2.7 25.6
50 Arkansas State 11 14 131 9.36 1 1.3 11.9
51 Western Kentucky 13 15 140 9.33 0 1.2 10.8
52 BYU 10 21 195 9.29 1 2.1 19.5
52 Utah 9 17 158 9.29 0 1.9 17.6
54 Pittsburgh 11 26 240 9.23 0 2.4 21.8
54 North Carolina 9 13 120 9.23 0 1.4 13.3
54 Miami (Ohio) 12 13 120 9.23 0 1.1 10.0
57 Rice 10 9 83 9.22 0 0.9 8.3
58 Louisiana Tech 11 20 184 9.20 0 1.8 16.7
58 UCF 12 20 184 9.20 0 1.7 15.3
60 San Diego State 12 23 211 9.17 2 1.9 17.6
61 Duke 10 14 127 9.07 0 1.4 12.7
62 Tulane 8 12 108 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
62 TCU 9 7 63 9.00 0 0.8 7.0
64 Bowling Green 12 21 188 8.95 0 1.8 15.7
65 Colorado State 10 18 160 8.89 1 1.8 16.0
66 Maryland 9 17 148 8.71 1 1.9 16.4
67 Texas State 10 10 86 8.60 1 1.0 8.6
68 Iowa 12 37 316 8.54 1 3.1 26.3
68 Texas Tech 9 13 111 8.54 0 1.4 12.3
70 Minnesota 11 15 127 8.47 0 1.4 11.5
71 Toledo 12 25 208 8.32 2 2.1 17.3
72 Vanderbilt 9 5 41 8.20 0 0.6 4.6
73 Mississippi 10 6 48 8.00 0 0.6 4.8
74 Illinois 11 15 119 7.93 0 1.4 10.8
75 Appalachian State 12 21 163 7.76 0 1.8 13.6
76 North Texas 13 12 93 7.75 0 0.9 7.2
77 Troy 11 7 54 7.71 0 0.6 4.9
78 California 11 13 100 7.69 0 1.2 9.1
79 San Jose State 10 18 138 7.67 0 1.8 13.8
80 Eastern Michigan 13 15 114 7.60 1 1.2 8.8
81 Buffalo 12 12 88 7.33 0 1.0 7.3
81 Massachusetts 11 9 66 7.33 0 0.8 6.0
83 Penn State 8 13 95 7.31 0 1.6 11.9
84 Liberty 11 26 188 7.23 1 2.4 17.1
85 South Carolina 10 9 64 7.11 0 0.9 6.4
86 Florida International 12 14 98 7.00 1 1.2 8.2
86 UNLV 10 7 49 7.00 0 0.7 4.9
88 Florida 10 21 144 6.86 0 2.1 14.4
89 Georgia Southern 9 5 34 6.80 1 0.6 3.8
90 Florida Atlantic 12 19 129 6.79 0 1.6 10.8
91 Ohio State 9 16 108 6.75 0 1.8 12.0
91 East Carolina 10 12 81 6.75 0 1.2 8.1
93 Charlotte 12 7 46 6.57 0 0.6 3.8
94 Mississippi State 8 15 95 6.33 0 1.9 11.9
95 Hawai'i 11 11 69 6.27 0 1.0 6.3
96 Iowa State 8 8 49 6.13 0 1.0 6.1
97 Kent State 13 12 73 6.08 0 0.9 5.6
98 New Mexico State 8 4 24 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
99 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 26 154 5.92 0 1.9 11.0
100 Northern Illinois 13 11 64 5.82 0 0.8 4.9
101 Virginia 8 16 93 5.81 0 2.0 11.6
102 USC 9 13 74 5.69 0 1.4 8.2
103 SMU 10 15 85 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
104 Purdue 9 13 71 5.46 0 1.4 7.9
105 Ohio 11 10 54 5.40 0 0.9 4.9
106 Boston College 9 11 59 5.36 0 1.2 6.6
107 UTEP 13 26 136 5.23 0 2.0 10.5
108 Oklahoma 10 8 41 5.13 0 0.8 4.1
108 Akron 11 8 41 5.13 0 0.7 3.7
110 Clemson 9 18 92 5.11 0 2.0 10.2
111 Washington 10 17 81 4.76 0 1.7 8.1
112 Florida State 8 13 61 4.69 0 1.6 7.6
113 Wisconsin 10 15 70 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
114 Georgia Tech 8 13 59 4.54 0 1.6 7.4
115 Oklahoma State 10 16 70 4.38 0 1.6 7.0
116 Temple 10 11 48 4.36 0 1.1 4.8
117 LSU 9 16 65 4.06 0 1.8 7.2
118 Air Force 11 4 16 4.00 0 0.4 1.5
119 Wyoming 12 12 46 3.83 0 1.0 3.8
120 West Virginia 10 15 54 3.60 0 1.5 5.4
121 Tulsa 9 17 60 3.53 0 1.9 6.7
122 Louisiana-Monroe 10 6 20 3.33 0 0.6 2.0
123 Utah State 12 14 43 3.07 0 1.2 3.6
124 Fresno State 11 15 42 2.80 0 1.4 3.8
125 Missouri 10 9 25 2.78 0 0.9 2.5
126 Western Michigan 11 10 27 2.70 0 0.9 2.5
127 Marshall 12 20 46 2.30 0 1.7 3.8
128 Nebraska 7 7 16 2.29 0 1.0 2.3
129 South Alabama 11 9 20 2.22 0 0.8 1.8
130 Georgia State 12 3 4 1.33 0 0.3 0.3