2023 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kansas 12 2 -6 -3.00 0 0.2 -0.5
2 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 8 -4 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
2 LSU 12 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.2 -0.1
4 West Virginia 12 12 5 0.42 0 1.0 0.4
5 Tennessee 12 7 5 0.71 0 0.6 0.4
6 Miami (Ohio) 13 20 26 1.30 0 1.5 2.0
7 South Alabama 12 6 9 1.50 0 0.5 0.8
8 Akron 11 14 25 1.79 0 1.3 2.3
9 Northwestern 12 12 22 1.83 0 1.0 1.8
10 Florida International 11 14 26 1.86 0 1.3 2.4
11 Air Force 12 8 19 2.38 0 0.7 1.6
12 Washington 15 8 24 3.00 0 0.5 1.6
12 Oklahoma State 13 16 48 3.00 0 1.2 3.7
12 Duke 12 18 54 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
15 Appalachian State 13 11 36 3.27 0 0.8 2.8
16 Northern Illinois 12 8 29 3.63 0 0.7 2.4
17 San Diego State 11 13 50 3.85 0 1.2 4.5
18 South Carolina 11 10 41 4.10 0 0.9 3.7
19 Jacksonville State 12 17 71 4.18 1 1.4 5.9
20 Wake Forest 11 15 64 4.27 0 1.4 5.8
21 Liberty 14 8 36 4.50 0 0.6 2.6
21 Cincinnati 11 16 72 4.50 0 1.5 6.5
23 Navy 11 27 124 4.59 0 2.5 11.3
24 Penn State 12 20 92 4.60 0 1.7 7.7
25 Wisconsin 13 13 61 4.69 0 1.0 4.7
25 Oklahoma 13 16 75 4.69 1 1.2 5.8
27 North Texas 11 4 19 4.75 0 0.4 1.7
28 USC 13 6 30 5.00 0 0.5 2.3
28 Minnesota 13 11 55 5.00 0 0.8 4.2
28 Houston 12 11 55 5.00 1 0.9 4.6
28 James Madison 12 15 75 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
32 Auburn 12 14 74 5.29 0 1.2 6.2
33 Oregon State 12 11 59 5.36 0 0.9 4.9
34 Clemson 12 18 97 5.39 0 1.5 8.1
35 UCLA 12 15 81 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
36 Texas 14 14 76 5.43 0 1.0 5.4
37 Troy 13 11 62 5.64 0 0.8 4.8
38 Sam Houston State 11 25 143 5.72 0 2.3 13.0
39 Nevada 11 19 111 5.84 0 1.7 10.1
40 Louisiana-Monroe 11 18 106 5.89 0 1.6 9.6
41 Texas A&M 12 11 68 6.18 1 0.9 5.7
42 Rutgers 12 4 25 6.25 0 0.3 2.1
43 Purdue 12 15 94 6.27 0 1.3 7.8
44 Missouri 12 10 63 6.30 0 0.8 5.3
45 Toledo 13 8 51 6.38 0 0.6 3.9
46 Texas State 12 12 77 6.42 0 1.0 6.4
47 Boston College 12 9 58 6.44 0 0.8 4.8
48 Buffalo 11 17 110 6.47 1 1.5 10.0
49 Kentucky 12 10 65 6.50 0 0.8 5.4
50 Iowa State 12 19 125 6.58 0 1.6 10.4
51 Michigan 15 11 73 6.64 0 0.7 4.9
52 Virginia Tech 13 12 80 6.67 0 0.9 6.2
53 Army 10 10 68 6.80 0 1.0 6.8
54 Maryland 12 14 97 6.93 0 1.2 8.1
55 Mississippi State 11 9 63 7.00 0 0.8 5.7
55 Tulane 13 11 77 7.00 0 0.8 5.9
57 Illinois 12 14 101 7.21 0 1.2 8.4
58 Florida State 13 11 80 7.27 0 0.8 6.2
59 UTSA 13 7 52 7.43 0 0.5 4.0
60 Indiana 11 20 149 7.45 1 1.8 13.5
61 North Carolina State 12 15 112 7.47 0 1.3 9.3
62 Central Michigan 11 17 128 7.53 0 1.5 11.6
63 Colorado 12 18 136 7.56 0 1.5 11.3
64 Nebraska 12 19 144 7.58 0 1.6 12.0
64 Western Kentucky 12 19 144 7.58 0 1.6 12.0
66 Texas Tech 12 11 84 7.64 0 0.9 7.0
67 Iowa 14 29 224 7.72 0 2.1 16.0
68 Tulsa 11 19 147 7.74 0 1.7 13.4
69 Colorado State 11 12 93 7.75 0 1.1 8.5
70 Mississippi 12 14 109 7.79 0 1.2 9.1
71 East Carolina 11 15 117 7.80 0 1.4 10.6
72 Memphis 12 9 73 8.11 0 0.8 6.1
72 TCU 11 9 73 8.11 0 0.8 6.6
74 Washington State 11 8 65 8.13 0 0.7 5.9
75 Bowling Green 12 14 114 8.14 0 1.2 9.5
76 Eastern Michigan 12 18 147 8.17 0 1.5 12.3
77 New Mexico State 14 8 66 8.25 0 0.6 4.7
78 South Florida 12 11 91 8.27 1 0.9 7.6
79 Miami (Florida) 12 10 85 8.50 1 0.8 7.1
79 Wyoming 12 12 102 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
81 Florida 11 10 88 8.80 0 0.9 8.0
82 Utah 12 15 133 8.87 1 1.3 11.1
83 Louisville 13 9 80 8.89 0 0.7 6.2
83 Charlotte 11 27 240 8.89 0 2.5 21.8
85 Georgia Tech 12 12 108 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
86 Alabama 13 13 120 9.23 0 1.0 9.2
87 Southern Mississippi 11 12 111 9.25 0 1.1 10.1
87 UAB 11 16 148 9.25 0 1.5 13.5
89 Middle Tennessee 11 20 187 9.35 1 1.8 17.0
90 San Jose State 12 8 76 9.50 0 0.7 6.3
91 SMU 13 17 164 9.65 1 1.3 12.6
92 Hawai'i 12 16 156 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
93 Stanford 11 15 150 10.00 1 1.4 13.6
93 Vanderbilt 11 16 160 10.00 1 1.5 14.5
95 Notre Dame 12 23 233 10.13 0 1.9 19.4
96 Connecticut 11 23 235 10.22 0 2.1 21.4
97 Kent State 11 21 216 10.29 0 1.9 19.6
98 Rice 12 16 166 10.38 1 1.3 13.8
99 Boise State 13 19 201 10.58 0 1.5 15.5
100 Western Michigan 11 25 268 10.72 1 2.3 24.4
101 UNLV 13 12 132 11.00 0 0.9 10.2
102 Arkansas State 12 14 157 11.21 1 1.2 13.1
103 North Carolina 12 10 113 11.30 1 0.8 9.4
104 Michigan State 11 17 195 11.47 1 1.5 17.7
105 Georgia State 12 24 278 11.58 1 2.0 23.2
106 Pittsburgh 11 21 244 11.62 2 1.9 22.2
107 UCF 12 13 152 11.69 1 1.1 12.7
108 Virginia 11 19 224 11.79 2 1.7 20.4
109 Fresno State 12 8 95 11.88 0 0.7 7.9
110 UTEP 11 13 155 11.92 1 1.2 14.1
111 Marshall 12 29 351 12.10 2 2.4 29.3
112 Coastal Carolina 12 7 85 12.14 1 0.6 7.1
113 Florida Atlantic 11 16 195 12.19 0 1.5 17.7
114 Georgia Southern 12 7 91 13.00 0 0.6 7.6
115 Old Dominion 12 17 223 13.12 1 1.4 18.6
116 Baylor 11 13 171 13.15 0 1.2 15.5
117 Arizona 12 11 145 13.18 0 0.9 12.1
118 Ball State 11 19 258 13.58 1 1.7 23.5
119 Arizona State 11 11 150 13.64 0 1.0 13.6
120 Oregon 13 7 96 13.71 0 0.5 7.4
121 Syracuse 12 20 284 14.20 0 1.7 23.7
122 Utah State 12 16 228 14.25 1 1.3 19.0
123 California 12 18 268 14.89 1 1.5 22.3
124 Temple 11 8 121 15.13 1 0.7 11.0
125 Louisiana Tech 11 13 198 15.23 1 1.2 18.0
126 Ohio 12 11 169 15.36 0 0.9 14.1
127 Ohio State 12 9 145 16.11 0 0.8 12.1
128 BYU 11 21 347 16.52 2 1.9 31.5
129 Kansas State 12 9 171 19.00 0 0.8 14.3
130 Massachusetts 11 17 343 20.18 2 1.5 31.2
131 New Mexico 11 17 360 21.18 1 1.5 32.7
132 Arkansas 11 16 344 21.50 2 1.5 31.3