2021 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September 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 77 25.67 1 0.8 19.3
3 Middle Tennessee 4 3 75 25.00 1 0.8 18.8
4 Northwestern 4 9 208 23.11 0 2.3 52.0
5 Michigan State 4 5 109 21.80 1 1.3 27.3
6 UCLA 4 6 126 21.00 1 1.5 31.5
6 New Mexico 4 5 105 21.00 0 1.3 26.3
8 Rutgers 4 9 186 20.67 1 2.3 46.5
9 Utah 4 13 264 20.31 1 3.3 66.0
10 Arkansas State 4 6 120 20.00 1 1.5 30.0
11 Michigan 4 9 154 17.11 0 2.3 38.5
12 UTSA 4 10 171 17.10 1 2.5 42.8
13 Coastal Carolina 4 7 117 16.71 1 1.8 29.3
14 Houston 4 10 164 16.40 2 2.5 41.0
15 Stanford 4 6 98 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
16 Texas 4 8 129 16.13 0 2.0 32.3
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
17 Western Kentucky 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
20 Indiana 4 10 152 15.20 2 2.5 38.0
20 Toledo 4 5 76 15.20 2 1.3 19.0
22 Washington State 4 6 91 15.17 0 1.5 22.8
23 Auburn 4 10 150 15.00 1 2.5 37.5
23 Virginia Tech 4 9 135 15.00 1 2.3 33.8
23 Louisville 4 4 60 15.00 1 1.0 15.0
26 Arizona State 4 14 209 14.93 0 3.5 52.3
27 Wake Forest 4 13 189 14.54 0 3.3 47.3
28 Louisiana Tech 4 8 113 14.13 0 2.0 28.3
29 North Carolina 4 4 56 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
30 UAB 4 6 83 13.83 0 1.5 20.8
31 Nevada 3 5 66 13.20 0 1.7 22.0
32 Baylor 4 7 87 12.43 0 1.8 21.8
33 North Texas 4 3 37 12.33 0 0.8 9.3
34 Old Dominion 4 16 197 12.31 0 4.0 49.3
35 Iowa 4 12 145 12.08 0 3.0 36.3
36 Colorado 4 9 104 11.56 0 2.3 26.0
37 California 4 4 46 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
38 UNLV 4 2 22 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
39 Arizona 4 9 96 10.67 0 2.3 24.0
40 Florida 4 5 53 10.60 0 1.3 13.3
41 Alabama 4 13 136 10.46 1 3.3 34.0
42 Duke 4 5 51 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
43 Georgia 4 8 81 10.13 0 2.0 20.3
44 Minnesota 4 8 80 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
44 BYU 4 5 50 10.00 0 1.3 12.5
46 North Carolina State 4 7 69 9.86 0 1.8 17.3
47 Connecticut 5 6 59 9.83 0 1.2 11.8
48 Bowling Green 4 5 49 9.80 0 1.3 12.3
49 Tulane 4 5 48 9.60 0 1.3 12.0
50 San Diego State 4 14 132 9.43 2 3.5 33.0
50 Syracuse 4 7 66 9.43 0 1.8 16.5
52 Colorado State 4 11 103 9.36 1 2.8 25.8
53 Buffalo 4 7 65 9.29 0 1.8 16.3
54 Texas A&M 4 15 139 9.27 0 3.8 34.8
55 Notre Dame 4 6 54 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
56 USC 4 4 35 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
57 East Carolina 4 6 52 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
58 Kansas 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
59 Southern Mississippi 4 10 81 8.10 0 2.5 20.3
60 Central Michigan 4 9 72 8.00 0 2.3 18.0
60 Army 4 6 48 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
62 Florida International 4 9 71 7.89 1 2.3 17.8
63 Clemson 4 8 63 7.88 0 2.0 15.8
64 Oregon 4 4 31 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
65 Troy 4 5 37 7.40 0 1.3 9.3
66 UCF 3 8 59 7.38 0 2.7 19.7
67 Oregon State 4 3 22 7.33 0 0.8 5.5
68 San Jose State 4 10 71 7.10 0 2.5 17.8
69 Miami (Florida) 5 9 63 7.00 0 1.8 12.6
70 Oklahoma State 4 9 61 6.78 0 2.3 15.3
71 Penn State 4 8 54 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
71 Tennessee 4 8 54 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
71 Akron 4 4 27 6.75 0 1.0 6.8
74 Purdue 4 9 59 6.56 0 2.3 14.8
75 Temple 4 8 52 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
75 Ball State 4 4 26 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
75 Ohio 4 2 13 6.50 0 0.5 3.3
78 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 7 45 6.43 0 1.8 11.3
79 Wisconsin 3 11 70 6.36 0 3.7 23.3
80 Virginia 5 12 76 6.33 0 2.4 15.2
81 Liberty 4 10 60 6.00 0 2.5 15.0
82 Illinois 5 10 59 5.90 0 2.0 11.8
83 Florida State 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
84 Louisiana-Monroe 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
85 Rice 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
86 SMU 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
87 South Carolina 4 3 16 5.33 0 0.8 4.0
88 Mississippi State 4 10 53 5.30 0 2.5 13.3
89 Maryland 4 10 52 5.20 0 2.5 13.0
90 Florida Atlantic 4 8 41 5.13 0 2.0 10.3
90 Iowa State 4 8 41 5.13 0 2.0 10.3
92 Texas Tech 4 9 45 5.00 0 2.3 11.3
92 Kent State 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
92 Oklahoma 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
92 Hawai'i 5 4 20 5.00 0 0.8 4.0
96 LSU 4 10 47 4.70 0 2.5 11.8
97 Cincinnati 3 6 28 4.67 0 2.0 9.3
98 Wyoming 4 7 32 4.57 0 1.8 8.0
99 Massachusetts 4 1 4 4.00 0 0.3 1.0
100 New Mexico State 5 6 23 3.83 0 1.2 4.6
101 Western Michigan 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
102 Washington 4 8 30 3.75 0 2.0 7.5
103 Navy 3 3 11 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
104 Boston College 4 8 26 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
104 Kentucky 4 4 13 3.25 0 1.0 3.3
106 Pittsburgh 4 12 38 3.17 0 3.0 9.5
107 Vanderbilt 4 2 6 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
108 Arkansas 4 10 29 2.90 0 2.5 7.3
109 West Virginia 4 9 24 2.67 0 2.3 6.0
110 Tulsa 4 11 28 2.55 0 2.8 7.0
111 Charlotte 4 2 5 2.50 0 0.5 1.3
111 Northern Illinois 4 2 5 2.50 0 0.5 1.3
113 Georgia Southern 4 5 12 2.40 0 1.3 3.0
114 Appalachian State 4 6 13 2.17 0 1.5 3.3
115 Missouri 4 3 6 2.00 0 0.8 1.5
116 Ohio State 4 7 12 1.71 0 1.8 3.0
117 Kansas State 4 2 3 1.50 0 0.5 0.8
118 Nebraska 5 7 8 1.14 0 1.4 1.6
119 South Alabama 3 6 6 1.00 0 2.0 2.0
119 Mississippi 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
121 Georgia Tech 4 7 6 0.86 0 1.8 1.5
122 Fresno State 5 9 6 0.67 0 1.8 1.2
123 Texas State 4 6 3 0.50 0 1.5 0.8
124 UTEP 4 4 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
124 Air Force 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
126 Eastern Michigan 4 6 -4 -0.67 0 1.5 -1.0
127 Utah State 4 3 -9 -3.00 0 0.8 -2.3
128 Marshall 4 10 -39 -3.90 0 2.5 -9.8