2023 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Akron 2 2 -7 -3.50 0 1.0 -3.5
2 Kansas 10 2 -6 -3.00 0 0.2 -0.6
3 LSU 10 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.2 -0.1
4 Temple 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
4 UTEP 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
4 North Texas 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
4 South Alabama 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
4 Florida International 1 2 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.0
9 Tennessee 10 6 2 0.33 0 0.6 0.2
10 West Virginia 12 12 5 0.42 0 1.0 0.4
11 James Madison 1 2 1 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
12 Miami (Ohio) 2 5 4 0.80 0 2.5 2.0
13 Utah State 1 3 3 1.00 0 3.0 3.0
14 Northern Illinois 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
14 Tulane 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
16 Northwestern 11 11 17 1.55 0 1.0 1.5
17 Sam Houston State 2 8 17 2.13 0 4.0 8.5
18 Duke 9 13 32 2.46 0 1.4 3.6
19 South Florida 2 3 8 2.67 0 1.5 4.0
20 Washington 13 8 24 3.00 0 0.6 1.8
20 Georgia Southern 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
20 Oklahoma State 12 13 39 3.00 0 1.1 3.3
23 Wake Forest 9 13 51 3.92 0 1.4 5.7
24 Ohio 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
25 South Carolina 10 10 41 4.10 0 1.0 4.1
26 Louisiana-Monroe 2 5 21 4.20 0 2.5 10.5
27 Auburn 10 13 57 4.38 0 1.3 5.7
28 Cincinnati 10 16 72 4.50 0 1.6 7.2
29 Penn State 11 20 92 4.60 0 1.8 8.4
30 Tulsa 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
30 East Carolina 1 3 14 4.67 0 3.0 14.0
32 Texas 12 12 59 4.92 0 1.0 4.9
32 Wisconsin 11 12 59 4.92 0 1.1 5.4
34 Minnesota 10 11 55 5.00 0 1.1 5.5
34 San Diego State 2 3 15 5.00 0 1.5 7.5
34 Jacksonville State 1 3 15 5.00 0 3.0 15.0
37 Mississippi 10 10 52 5.20 0 1.0 5.2
38 Missouri 10 8 42 5.25 0 0.8 4.2
39 UCLA 9 12 67 5.58 0 1.3 7.4
40 USC 10 5 28 5.60 0 0.5 2.8
41 Army 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
42 Oklahoma 10 14 80 5.71 1 1.4 8.0
43 Illinois 10 11 65 5.91 0 1.1 6.5
44 Texas State 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
45 Clemson 10 16 97 6.06 0 1.6 9.7
46 Houston 9 9 55 6.11 1 1.0 6.1
47 Rutgers 11 4 25 6.25 0 0.4 2.3
48 Oregon State 9 9 58 6.44 0 1.0 6.4
49 SMU 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
49 Boston College 8 8 52 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
49 Eastern Michigan 1 2 13 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
52 Purdue 11 14 94 6.71 0 1.3 8.5
53 Colorado 11 16 108 6.75 0 1.5 9.8
54 Iowa State 10 17 117 6.88 0 1.7 11.7
55 Texas A&M 10 10 69 6.90 1 1.0 6.9
56 Michigan 12 7 49 7.00 0 0.6 4.1
57 Maryland 11 13 92 7.08 0 1.2 8.4
58 Florida State 12 11 80 7.27 0 0.9 6.7
59 Pittsburgh 10 19 142 7.47 1 1.9 14.2
60 Iowa 12 27 202 7.48 0 2.3 16.8
61 Texas Tech 11 11 84 7.64 0 1.0 7.6
62 Boise State 3 6 46 7.67 0 2.0 15.3
63 Kentucky 10 8 62 7.75 0 0.8 6.2
64 North Carolina State 9 13 102 7.85 0 1.4 11.3
65 Indiana 10 19 150 7.89 1 1.9 15.0
66 Kent State 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
66 Louisiana Tech 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
68 Virginia Tech 10 11 89 8.09 0 1.1 8.9
69 TCU 10 9 73 8.11 0 0.9 7.3
70 Georgia Tech 11 11 93 8.45 0 1.0 8.5
71 Buffalo 1 2 17 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
72 Nebraska 10 13 114 8.77 0 1.3 11.4
73 Florida 10 10 88 8.80 0 1.0 8.8
74 Utah 12 15 133 8.87 1 1.3 11.1
75 Louisville 12 9 80 8.89 0 0.8 6.7
76 Mississippi State 9 5 45 9.00 0 0.6 5.0
76 New Mexico State 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
76 Southern Mississippi 2 4 36 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
79 Central Michigan 1 6 55 9.17 0 6.0 55.0
80 Vanderbilt 9 15 138 9.20 1 1.7 15.3
81 Charlotte 2 7 66 9.43 0 3.5 33.0
82 Miami (Florida) 10 9 87 9.67 1 0.9 8.7
83 Washington State 10 7 68 9.71 0 0.7 6.8
83 Stanford 9 14 136 9.71 1 1.6 15.1
85 Alabama 11 10 98 9.80 0 0.9 8.9
86 UNLV 3 4 40 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
87 Middle Tennessee 2 8 82 10.25 0 4.0 41.0
88 Colorado State 2 3 31 10.33 0 1.5 15.5
89 UAB 1 4 43 10.75 0 4.0 43.0
90 Notre Dame 10 21 226 10.76 0 2.1 22.6
91 North Carolina 11 10 113 11.30 1 0.9 10.3
92 Michigan State 10 17 195 11.47 1 1.7 19.5
93 Western Michigan 3 13 153 11.77 0 4.3 51.0
94 Nevada 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
94 Liberty 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
96 UCF 10 12 145 12.08 1 1.2 14.5
97 Virginia 10 17 206 12.12 1 1.7 20.6
98 Marshall 2 6 73 12.17 0 3.0 36.5
99 Troy 2 3 37 12.33 0 1.5 18.5
100 Hawai'i 3 8 100 12.50 0 2.7 33.3
101 Connecticut 4 9 115 12.78 0 2.3 28.8
102 Bowling Green 3 5 65 13.00 0 1.7 21.7
103 Arizona 11 11 145 13.18 0 1.0 13.2
104 New Mexico 1 4 53 13.25 0 4.0 53.0
105 Wyoming 2 5 67 13.40 0 2.5 33.5
106 Georgia State 1 2 27 13.50 0 2.0 27.0
107 Baylor 10 12 164 13.67 0 1.2 16.4
108 Arizona State 10 10 138 13.80 0 1.0 13.8
109 Rice 2 3 45 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
110 California 11 17 268 15.76 1 1.5 24.4
111 Oregon 11 5 80 16.00 0 0.5 7.3
112 Ohio State 10 9 145 16.11 0 0.9 14.5
113 Syracuse 9 16 282 17.63 0 1.8 31.3
114 Western Kentucky 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
114 Fresno State 2 2 36 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
116 Florida Atlantic 2 4 73 18.25 0 2.0 36.5
117 San Jose State 2 4 74 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
118 Kansas State 11 9 171 19.00 0 0.8 15.5
119 BYU 10 17 330 19.41 2 1.7 33.0
120 Arkansas 9 16 344 21.50 2 1.8 38.2
121 Ball State 2 6 144 24.00 1 3.0 72.0
122 Old Dominion 2 5 121 24.20 0 2.5 60.5
123 UTSA 2 2 52 26.00 0 1.0 26.0
124 Arkansas State 1 3 90 30.00 1 3.0 90.0
125 Massachusetts 2 7 239 34.14 2 3.5 119.5