2023 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Boston College 5 2 -4 -2.00 0 0.4 -0.8
2 Wake Forest 4 3 -4 -1.33 0 0.8 -1.0
3 Akron 5 6 -5 -0.83 0 1.2 -1.0
4 Oklahoma 5 4 -3 -0.75 0 0.8 -0.6
5 Washington 5 3 -2 -0.67 0 0.6 -0.4
6 Oregon State 5 5 -3 -0.60 0 1.0 -0.6
7 South Alabama 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
7 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
7 North Texas 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
7 Florida International 5 3 0 0.00 0 0.6 0.0
11 West Virginia 5 6 3 0.50 0 1.2 0.6
12 Texas State 5 4 6 1.50 0 0.8 1.2
13 Maryland 5 5 9 1.80 0 1.0 1.8
14 Wisconsin 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5
14 Northwestern 5 3 6 2.00 0 0.6 1.2
16 Houston 5 3 7 2.33 1 0.6 1.4
17 Miami (Ohio) 5 8 19 2.38 0 1.6 3.8
18 Tennessee 5 2 5 2.50 0 0.4 1.0
19 Florida 5 5 13 2.60 0 1.0 2.6
20 Kentucky 5 3 8 2.67 0 0.6 1.6
20 Syracuse 5 3 8 2.67 0 0.6 1.6
20 Toledo 5 3 8 2.67 0 0.6 1.6
23 Duke 5 8 22 2.75 0 1.6 4.4
24 LSU 5 1 3 3.00 0 0.2 0.6
25 Iowa 5 10 31 3.10 0 2.0 6.2
26 Nevada 5 6 19 3.17 0 1.2 3.8
27 UCLA 4 8 26 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
27 Sam Houston State 4 12 39 3.25 0 3.0 9.8
29 Liberty 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
29 Miami (Florida) 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
31 Coastal Carolina 5 2 7 3.50 0 0.4 1.4
31 Cincinnati 5 4 14 3.50 0 0.8 2.8
33 Texas A&M 5 5 18 3.60 0 1.0 3.6
34 Oklahoma State 4 8 29 3.63 0 2.0 7.3
35 Purdue 5 3 11 3.67 0 0.6 2.2
35 South Florida 5 3 11 3.67 0 0.6 2.2
35 Texas 5 3 11 3.67 0 0.6 2.2
38 Jacksonville State 5 5 19 3.80 0 1.0 3.8
39 San Diego State 6 7 27 3.86 0 1.2 4.5
40 Minnesota 5 2 8 4.00 0 0.4 1.6
40 New Mexico State 5 2 8 4.00 0 0.4 1.6
40 Northern Illinois 5 4 16 4.00 0 0.8 3.2
43 Eastern Michigan 5 5 21 4.20 0 1.0 4.2
43 Utah State 5 5 21 4.20 0 1.0 4.2
43 Navy 4 5 21 4.20 0 1.3 5.3
46 Virginia Tech 5 5 22 4.40 0 1.0 4.4
47 Georgia Tech 5 4 18 4.50 0 0.8 3.6
47 Western Kentucky 5 6 27 4.50 0 1.2 5.4
49 Iowa State 5 8 37 4.63 0 1.6 7.4
50 Louisiana-Monroe 4 4 19 4.75 0 1.0 4.8
51 North Carolina 4 2 11 5.50 0 0.5 2.8
51 Southern Mississippi 5 6 33 5.50 0 1.2 6.6
53 Utah 5 5 28 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
54 Arizona State 5 4 23 5.75 1 0.8 4.6
55 Air Force 5 2 12 6.00 0 0.4 2.4
55 Florida State 4 3 18 6.00 0 0.8 4.5
55 Michigan 5 4 24 6.00 0 0.8 4.8
55 Clemson 5 8 48 6.00 0 1.6 9.6
55 Marshall 4 9 54 6.00 0 2.3 13.5
60 South Carolina 5 7 43 6.14 0 1.4 8.6
61 Tulsa 5 6 37 6.17 0 1.2 7.4
62 Indiana 5 7 45 6.43 0 1.4 9.0
63 Washington State 4 3 20 6.67 0 0.8 5.0
64 Auburn 5 6 41 6.83 0 1.2 8.2
65 Illinois 5 9 64 7.11 0 1.8 12.8
66 Troy 5 5 36 7.20 0 1.0 7.2
67 Kent State 5 4 29 7.25 0 0.8 5.8
68 Alabama 5 3 22 7.33 0 0.6 4.4
69 Temple 5 4 30 7.50 0 0.8 6.0
70 Middle Tennessee 5 12 91 7.58 0 2.4 18.2
71 UCF 5 5 38 7.60 0 1.0 7.6
72 Colorado 5 6 46 7.67 0 1.2 9.2
72 Buffalo 5 9 69 7.67 0 1.8 13.8
74 Colorado State 4 4 31 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
74 UAB 5 8 62 7.75 0 1.6 12.4
76 TCU 5 5 39 7.80 0 1.0 7.8
77 Notre Dame 6 8 63 7.88 0 1.3 10.5
78 Tulane 5 2 16 8.00 0 0.4 3.2
78 Louisville 5 3 24 8.00 0 0.6 4.8
80 James Madison 5 9 73 8.11 0 1.8 14.6
81 Army 4 4 33 8.25 0 1.0 8.3
81 Penn State 5 8 66 8.25 0 1.6 13.2
83 Georgia Southern 5 3 25 8.33 0 0.6 5.0
84 Nebraska 5 11 92 8.36 0 2.2 18.4
85 Charlotte 5 11 93 8.45 0 2.2 18.6
86 Appalachian State 5 5 43 8.60 0 1.0 8.6
87 North Carolina State 5 7 61 8.71 0 1.4 12.2
88 BYU 5 14 123 8.79 1 2.8 24.6
89 Memphis 5 2 18 9.00 0 0.4 3.6
90 Louisiana Tech 6 7 65 9.29 0 1.2 10.8
91 New Mexico 5 9 84 9.33 0 1.8 16.8
91 Hawai'i 6 12 112 9.33 0 2.0 18.7
93 Western Michigan 5 11 104 9.45 0 2.2 20.8
94 Bowling Green 5 6 58 9.67 0 1.2 11.6
95 Central Michigan 5 12 122 10.17 0 2.4 24.4
96 Mississippi State 5 3 31 10.33 0 0.6 6.2
97 Missouri 5 5 52 10.40 0 1.0 10.4
98 Ohio State 4 4 42 10.50 0 1.0 10.5
99 San Jose State 5 7 74 10.57 0 1.4 14.8
100 SMU 5 5 53 10.60 0 1.0 10.6
101 Texas Tech 5 4 44 11.00 0 0.8 8.8
102 Baylor 5 8 94 11.75 0 1.6 18.8
103 Connecticut 5 15 177 11.80 0 3.0 35.4
104 Boise State 5 8 95 11.88 0 1.6 19.0
105 Kansas State 4 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 3.0
106 UTSA 4 4 49 12.25 0 1.0 12.3
107 Rice 5 6 74 12.33 0 1.2 14.8
108 Rutgers 5 2 25 12.50 0 0.4 5.0
109 Ohio 5 3 38 12.67 0 0.6 7.6
110 Florida Atlantic 4 6 77 12.83 0 1.5 19.3
111 East Carolina 5 6 78 13.00 0 1.2 15.6
112 Georgia State 5 9 118 13.11 1 1.8 23.6
113 Wyoming 5 5 67 13.40 0 1.0 13.4
114 UNLV 5 4 54 13.50 0 0.8 10.8
115 Pittsburgh 5 8 109 13.63 1 1.6 21.8
116 Vanderbilt 6 3 41 13.67 0 0.5 6.8
117 UTEP 6 8 112 14.00 1 1.3 18.7
118 Arkansas State 5 6 85 14.17 1 1.2 17.0
119 California 5 9 131 14.56 1 1.8 26.2
120 Old Dominion 5 8 123 15.38 0 1.6 24.6
121 Massachusetts 6 10 155 15.50 0 1.7 25.8
122 Oregon 5 3 47 15.67 0 0.6 9.4
123 Ball State 5 11 180 16.36 1 2.2 36.0
124 Stanford 5 7 121 17.29 1 1.4 24.2
125 Michigan State 5 4 71 17.75 1 0.8 14.2
126 Fresno State 5 2 36 18.00 0 0.4 7.2
127 Virginia 5 9 178 19.78 1 1.8 35.6
128 Arkansas 5 7 143 20.43 1 1.4 28.6
129 Mississippi 5 4 87 21.75 0 0.8 17.4
130 Arizona 5 1 25 25.00 0 0.2 5.0