2023 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 6 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.2 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 8 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Oregon | 7 | 16 | 207 | 12.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.6 |
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.2 |
| 9 | Iowa | 7 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Toledo | 6 | 22 | 314 | 14.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 52.3 |
| 11 | Alabama | 7 | 12 | 174 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.9 |
| 12 | Georgia | 7 | 13 | 191 | 14.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 27.3 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.8 |
| 13 | Michigan | 7 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 16.9 |
| 15 | Arizona | 6 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Army | 6 | 7 | 107 | 15.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.8 |
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 9 | 138 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.0 |
| 18 | Florida | 6 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 19 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 15 | 237 | 15.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.5 |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 20 | 317 | 15.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 52.8 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | 7 | 8 | 127 | 15.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.1 |
| 22 | Navy | 6 | 14 | 225 | 16.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.5 |
| 23 | Liberty | 8 | 24 | 386 | 16.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.3 |
| 24 | Buffalo | 6 | 9 | 146 | 16.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.3 |
| 25 | Boston College | 7 | 17 | 276 | 16.24 | 0 | 2.4 | 39.4 |
| 26 | Washington | 7 | 20 | 325 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.9 | 46.4 |
| 27 | Kansas | 7 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 14.0 |
| 28 | South Alabama | 7 | 22 | 361 | 16.41 | 0 | 3.1 | 51.6 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 6 | 10 | 168 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.0 |
| 30 | Northwestern | 7 | 23 | 388 | 16.87 | 0 | 3.3 | 55.4 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 6 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.2 |
| 32 | Marshall | 6 | 11 | 186 | 16.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.0 |
| 33 | North Texas | 6 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 5 | 16 | 274 | 17.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 54.8 |
| 35 | Bowling Green | 5 | 19 | 326 | 17.16 | 0 | 3.8 | 65.2 |
| 36 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 12 | 206 | 17.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 37 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.1 |
| 38 | Rutgers | 7 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 39 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 19 | 330 | 17.37 | 0 | 3.2 | 55.0 |
| 40 | Arkansas State | 6 | 22 | 384 | 17.45 | 0 | 3.7 | 64.0 |
| 41 | Duke | 7 | 18 | 315 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.6 | 45.0 |
| 42 | Fresno State | 6 | 18 | 318 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | 6 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.5 |
| 44 | Temple | 7 | 17 | 303 | 17.82 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.3 |
| 45 | UAB | 6 | 22 | 394 | 17.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 65.7 |
| 46 | UNLV | 7 | 24 | 430 | 17.92 | 0 | 3.4 | 61.4 |
| 47 | Louisiana | 6 | 20 | 359 | 17.95 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.8 |
| 48 | Penn State | 7 | 8 | 145 | 18.13 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.7 |
| 48 | Tulane | 8 | 16 | 290 | 18.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.3 |
| 50 | East Carolina | 6 | 16 | 291 | 18.19 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.5 |
| 51 | Stanford | 7 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 6 | 12 | 220 | 18.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.7 |
| 53 | Akron | 5 | 14 | 257 | 18.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.4 |
| 54 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| 55 | Memphis | 7 | 20 | 370 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.9 | 52.9 |
| 56 | LSU | 7 | 21 | 389 | 18.52 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.6 |
| 57 | Baylor | 8 | 13 | 241 | 18.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 30.1 |
| 58 | UTSA | 6 | 11 | 205 | 18.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.2 |
| 59 | Ohio | 6 | 24 | 448 | 18.67 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.7 |
| 60 | Rice | 7 | 13 | 243 | 18.69 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.7 |
| 61 | FIU | 6 | 11 | 206 | 18.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.3 |
| 62 | Nebraska | 7 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 21.4 |
| 63 | TCU | 7 | 12 | 226 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.3 |
| 64 | South Carolina | 7 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
| 64 | Indiana | 6 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
| 66 | USF | 6 | 19 | 363 | 19.11 | 0 | 3.2 | 60.5 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 6 | 19 | 363 | 19.11 | 0 | 3.2 | 60.5 |
| 68 | Boise State | 6 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.5 |
| 69 | Ohio State | 6 | 7 | 134 | 19.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.3 |
| 70 | Kansas State | 7 | 25 | 480 | 19.20 | 0 | 3.6 | 68.6 |
| 71 | Missouri | 7 | 12 | 231 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.0 |
| 72 | James Madison | 6 | 11 | 212 | 19.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.3 |
| 73 | California | 6 | 26 | 503 | 19.35 | 0 | 4.3 | 83.8 |
| 74 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.2 |
| 75 | Illinois | 7 | 20 | 391 | 19.55 | 0 | 2.9 | 55.9 |
| 76 | SMU | 6 | 17 | 333 | 19.59 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.5 |
| 77 | Iowa State | 6 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.7 |
| 78 | Wyoming | 7 | 10 | 198 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.3 |
| 79 | USC | 7 | 22 | 436 | 19.82 | 0 | 3.1 | 62.3 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 7 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 22.7 |
| 80 | UTEP | 6 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.5 |
| 82 | Troy | 7 | 15 | 299 | 19.93 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.7 |
| 83 | Colorado State | 6 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 84 | Tennessee | 7 | 9 | 182 | 20.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
| 85 | Air Force | 5 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.2 |
| 86 | Colorado | 6 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.5 |
| 86 | Georgia State | 6 | 10 | 207 | 20.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.5 |
| 88 | Notre Dame | 6 | 13 | 272 | 20.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.3 |
| 89 | Arkansas | 7 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.0 |
| 89 | Charlotte | 6 | 9 | 189 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 89 | Central Michigan | 5 | 10 | 210 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 89 | Houston | 7 | 16 | 336 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.0 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.7 |
| 94 | Texas | 6 | 19 | 401 | 21.11 | 0 | 3.2 | 66.8 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | 6 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.0 |
| 96 | Old Dominion | 6 | 18 | 389 | 21.61 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.8 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | 7 | 17 | 370 | 21.76 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.9 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.2 |
| 99 | Nevada | 6 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 25.5 |
| 100 | Auburn | 7 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.4 |
| 101 | Purdue | 7 | 23 | 509 | 22.13 | 1 | 3.3 | 72.7 |
| 102 | Texas A&M | 7 | 23 | 513 | 22.30 | 1 | 3.3 | 73.3 |
| 103 | Utah State | 6 | 15 | 335 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.8 |
| 104 | Michigan State | 6 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.7 |
| 105 | Kent State | 5 | 12 | 269 | 22.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.8 |
| 106 | Texas State | 6 | 18 | 404 | 22.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.3 |
| 107 | Virginia | 6 | 15 | 339 | 22.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 56.5 |
| 108 | Tulsa | 6 | 23 | 520 | 22.61 | 1 | 3.8 | 86.7 |
| 109 | Wisconsin | 7 | 11 | 250 | 22.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 35.7 |
| 110 | North Carolina | 7 | 13 | 299 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.7 |
| 111 | Appalachian State | 6 | 19 | 440 | 23.16 | 1 | 3.2 | 73.3 |
| 112 | Ball State | 6 | 20 | 466 | 23.30 | 0 | 3.3 | 77.7 |
| 113 | Kentucky | 7 | 9 | 210 | 23.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.0 |
| 114 | Utah | 7 | 19 | 449 | 23.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 64.1 |
| 115 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 27.1 |
| 115 | San Diego State | 7 | 20 | 475 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.9 | 67.9 |
| 117 | Southern Miss | 6 | 17 | 407 | 23.94 | 1 | 2.8 | 67.8 |
| 118 | NC State | 7 | 9 | 216 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.9 |
| 118 | Connecticut | 6 | 8 | 192 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.0 |
| 120 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 11 | 265 | 24.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 53.0 |
| 121 | Mississippi State | 8 | 15 | 377 | 25.13 | 1 | 1.9 | 47.1 |
| 122 | Minnesota | 7 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 21.7 |
| 123 | Maryland | 7 | 10 | 254 | 25.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 36.3 |
| 124 | UCF | 6 | 12 | 311 | 25.92 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.8 |
| 125 | Clemson | 7 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.1 |
| 125 | Louisville | 7 | 16 | 416 | 26.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 59.4 |
| 127 | UCLA | 6 | 9 | 240 | 26.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.0 |
| 128 | Massachusetts | 6 | 21 | 564 | 26.86 | 1 | 3.5 | 94.0 |
| 129 | Washington State | 6 | 8 | 216 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.0 |
| 130 | Florida State | 6 | 13 | 357 | 27.46 | 1 | 2.2 | 59.5 |
| 131 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 7 | 194 | 27.71 | 1 | 1.2 | 32.3 |
| 132 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 13 | 365 | 28.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 52.1 |
| 133 | BYU | 6 | 3 | 85 | 28.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 14.2 |