2023 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 14 | 163 | 11.64 | 0 | 3.5 | 40.8 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 5 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.4 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 5 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 13 | 197 | 15.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 39.4 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 123 | 15.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 13 | 200 | 15.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 16 | 248 | 15.50 | 0 | 3.2 | 49.6 |
| 1 | James Madison | 5 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 10 | 156 | 15.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.2 |
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 14 | 221 | 15.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 44.2 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 5 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 5 | 8 | 127 | 15.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.4 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 5 | 9 | 145 | 16.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 11 | 178 | 16.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.6 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 5 | 11 | 179 | 16.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.8 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 115 | 16.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.8 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 5 | 9 | 153 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.6 |
| 1 | Baylor | 5 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.8 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 9 | 155 | 17.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 17 | 297 | 17.47 | 0 | 3.4 | 59.4 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 5 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.2 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 20 | 352 | 17.60 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.4 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 13 | 230 | 17.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 46.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 6 | 11 | 196 | 17.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.7 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 15 | 268 | 17.87 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.6 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 20 | 358 | 17.90 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.6 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 12 | 215 | 17.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.8 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 15 | 270 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.6 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 8 | 146 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.2 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 5 | 12 | 220 | 18.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.4 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 13 | 239 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.2 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 14 | 259 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.6 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 13 | 243 | 18.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.6 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 10 | 188 | 18.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.6 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 16 | 303 | 18.94 | 0 | 3.2 | 60.6 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 11 | 210 | 19.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.5 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.4 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 11 | 214 | 19.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 42.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 10 | 196 | 19.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 15 | 294 | 19.60 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.8 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.6 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.6 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 14 | 278 | 19.86 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.6 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.2 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 14 | 283 | 20.21 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.2 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 18 | 365 | 20.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 73.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.6 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 12 | 244 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 48.8 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 5 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.6 |
| 1 | UCF | 5 | 13 | 266 | 20.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.2 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 11 | 228 | 20.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 10 | 208 | 20.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.6 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.0 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 19 | 398 | 20.95 | 0 | 3.8 | 79.6 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 15 | 315 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.2 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.4 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 9 | 192 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.4 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.2 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.4 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6 | 19 | 407 | 21.42 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.8 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 5 | 11 | 239 | 21.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.6 |
| 1 | Texas State | 5 | 23 | 502 | 21.83 | 0 | 4.6 | 100.4 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 30.6 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 13 | 291 | 22.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 58.2 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 8 | 180 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 14 | 315 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.0 |
| 1 | Utah | 5 | 12 | 272 | 22.67 | 0 | 2.4 | 54.4 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 5 | 7 | 161 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.2 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 17 | 393 | 23.12 | 0 | 3.4 | 78.6 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.2 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.6 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 8 | 186 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.2 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 14 | 332 | 23.71 | 0 | 2.8 | 66.4 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 6 | 12 | 286 | 23.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.7 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 148 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 9 | 225 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.3 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 6 | 9 | 233 | 25.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.8 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 11 | 295 | 26.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 59.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 95 | 31.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 19.0 |
| 122 | San Jose State | 5 | 10 | 146 | 14.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.2 |
| 122 | Tulsa | 5 | 18 | 387 | 21.50 | 1 | 3.6 | 77.4 |
| 122 | Virginia | 5 | 13 | 289 | 22.23 | 1 | 2.6 | 57.8 |
| 122 | Texas A&M | 5 | 14 | 312 | 22.29 | 1 | 2.8 | 62.4 |
| 122 | Houston | 5 | 12 | 272 | 22.67 | 1 | 2.4 | 54.4 |
| 122 | Fresno State | 5 | 18 | 415 | 23.06 | 1 | 3.6 | 83.0 |
| 122 | TCU | 5 | 12 | 298 | 24.83 | 1 | 2.4 | 59.6 |
| 122 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 19 | 480 | 25.26 | 1 | 3.8 | 96.0 |
| 122 | Hawai'i | 6 | 6 | 159 | 26.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 122 | Ball State | 5 | 12 | 358 | 29.83 | 1 | 2.4 | 71.6 |
| 122 | North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 204 | 34.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 51.0 |
| 122 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 165 | 55.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 41.3 |