2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 University of Southern California 13 20 357 17.85 1 1.5 27.5
2 University of Texas 14 24 381 15.88 2 1.7 27.2
3 Pennsylvania State University 13 30 336 11.20 2 2.3 25.8
4 Texas A&M University 13 27 324 12.00 1 2.1 24.9
5 Florida Atlantic University 12 15 282 18.80 1 1.3 23.5
6 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 13 25 289 11.56 0 1.9 22.2
7 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 14 18 309 17.17 0 1.3 22.1
8 University of Iowa 14 30 304 10.13 1 2.1 21.7
9 Miami University 14 24 299 12.46 0 1.7 21.4
10 Florida State University 14 27 298 11.04 0 1.9 21.3
11 Louisiana Tech University 12 30 247 8.23 2 2.5 20.6
12 James Madison University 13 18 266 14.78 1 1.4 20.5
13 University of Tennessee 13 21 259 12.33 1 1.6 19.9
13 University of Michigan 15 29 298 10.28 0 1.9 19.9
13 Utah State University 13 30 259 8.63 0 2.3 19.9
16 Syracuse University 13 26 258 9.92 0 2.0 19.8
17 University of South Alabama 13 24 252 10.50 0 1.8 19.4
18 Auburn University 13 25 250 10.00 1 1.9 19.2
19 Southern Methodist University 14 27 265 9.81 1 1.9 18.9
20 University of Georgia 14 24 260 10.83 1 1.7 18.6
21 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 12 23 222 9.65 1 1.9 18.5
22 Texas Tech University 13 12 234 19.50 1 0.9 18.0
22 Oregon State University 13 13 234 18.00 1 1.0 18.0
24 West Virginia University 13 22 225 10.23 1 1.7 17.3
25 Baylor University 12 13 201 15.46 0 1.1 16.8
26 Mississippi State University 12 16 189 11.81 1 1.3 15.8
27 Georgia Southern University 13 27 204 7.56 0 2.1 15.7
28 San Diego State University 12 21 185 8.81 0 1.8 15.4
29 Rice University 13 19 197 10.37 1 1.5 15.2
30 University of Arkansas 12 15 180 12.00 1 1.3 15.0
31 University of Wisconsin 13 22 194 8.82 0 1.7 14.9
32 University of Colorado 12 17 176 10.35 0 1.4 14.7
32 U.S. Naval Academy 12 20 176 8.80 0 1.7 14.7
34 University of Oregon 14 21 201 9.57 0 1.5 14.4
35 California State University, Fresno 13 20 184 9.20 0 1.5 14.2
36 Clemson University 13 23 182 7.91 0 1.8 14.0
37 The University of Southern Mississippi 12 16 167 10.44 1 1.3 13.9
38 Purdue University 12 20 159 7.95 0 1.7 13.3
39 North Carolina State University 13 17 171 10.06 0 1.3 13.2
40 University of Notre Dame 13 15 168 11.20 1 1.2 12.9
41 Texas Christian University 12 13 152 11.69 1 1.1 12.7
42 University of Florida 12 14 151 10.79 0 1.2 12.6
43 Colorado State University 12 13 150 11.54 1 1.1 12.5
44 Arkansas State University 13 16 161 10.06 1 1.2 12.4
44 University of Alabama 14 20 174 8.70 1 1.4 12.4
46 University of Washington 15 19 184 9.68 1 1.3 12.3
46 Wake Forest University 12 16 148 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
48 Vanderbilt University 12 15 145 9.67 0 1.3 12.1
49 San Jose State University 13 8 156 19.50 2 0.6 12.0
49 University of Central Florida 13 17 156 9.18 0 1.3 12.0
51 Duke University 13 16 149 9.31 0 1.2 11.5
52 University of Illinois 12 12 133 11.08 0 1.0 11.1
53 Florida International University 12 13 132 10.15 0 1.1 11.0
54 Eastern Michigan University 13 13 142 10.92 0 1.0 10.9
55 Sam Houston State University 12 20 129 6.45 0 1.7 10.8
56 University of Oklahoma 13 21 137 6.52 1 1.6 10.5
57 Tulane University 14 14 146 10.43 1 1.0 10.4
58 Middle Tennessee State University 12 11 120 10.91 0 0.9 10.0
59 University of Nevada 12 7 118 16.86 0 0.6 9.8
59 Iowa State University 13 16 127 7.94 0 1.2 9.8
59 Bowling Green State University 13 17 128 7.53 1 1.3 9.8
62 University of Texas at San Antonio 13 17 125 7.35 1 1.3 9.6
62 Old Dominion University 13 18 125 6.94 0 1.4 9.6
64 University of California, Los Angeles 13 18 123 6.83 0 1.4 9.5
65 U.S. Military Academy 12 7 113 16.14 2 0.6 9.4
66 Georgia Institute of Technology 13 12 121 10.08 0 0.9 9.3
67 University of Kansas 13 6 119 19.83 1 0.5 9.2
68 University of Memphis 13 15 118 7.87 0 1.2 9.1
69 University of Mississippi 13 14 117 8.36 1 1.1 9.0
69 New Mexico State University 15 18 135 7.50 0 1.2 9.0
71 University of North Carolina 13 9 114 12.67 1 0.7 8.8
71 Kent State University 12 14 106 7.57 0 1.2 8.8
71 University of Pittsburgh 12 22 106 4.82 0 1.8 8.8
74 Boston College 13 12 112 9.33 0 0.9 8.6
74 University of Louisville 14 28 121 4.32 1 2.0 8.6
76 University of Utah 13 24 111 4.63 0 1.8 8.5
77 Arizona State University 12 10 100 10.00 0 0.8 8.3
77 University of Houston 12 15 100 6.67 0 1.3 8.3
79 University of South Carolina 12 13 98 7.54 1 1.1 8.2
80 University of Texas at El Paso 12 8 96 12.00 1 0.7 8.0
80 Northern Illinois University 13 12 104 8.67 1 0.9 8.0
80 East Carolina University 12 13 96 7.38 0 1.1 8.0
83 University of Maryland 13 12 101 8.42 0 0.9 7.8
83 University of Hawaii 13 15 101 6.73 0 1.2 7.8
83 University of Akron 12 16 93 5.81 0 1.3 7.8
86 Brigham Young University 12 23 92 4.00 0 1.9 7.7
87 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 13 17 97 5.71 0 1.3 7.5
87 University of Toledo 14 19 105 5.53 0 1.4 7.5
89 Michigan State University 12 13 89 6.85 0 1.1 7.4
90 University of Minnesota 13 8 94 11.75 0 0.6 7.2
91 University of South Florida 13 18 92 5.11 0 1.4 7.1
92 University of Massachusetts Amherst 12 12 80 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
92 Jacksonville State University 13 16 87 5.44 1 1.2 6.7
94 Texas State University 13 12 83 6.92 0 0.9 6.4
95 University of Louisiana Monroe 12 8 75 9.38 1 0.7 6.3
95 Temple University 12 14 76 5.43 0 1.2 6.3
97 Liberty University 14 13 86 6.62 0 0.9 6.1
97 University of Miami 13 12 79 6.58 0 0.9 6.1
97 Troy University 14 17 86 5.06 0 1.2 6.1
100 University of Arizona 13 13 78 6.00 1 1.0 6.0
101 Washington State University 12 9 70 7.78 0 0.8 5.8
101 The Ohio State University 13 17 75 4.41 0 1.3 5.8
103 Louisiana State University 13 7 74 10.57 0 0.5 5.7
103 Central Michigan University 12 15 68 4.53 0 1.3 5.7
105 The University of Tulsa 12 6 67 11.17 0 0.5 5.6
105 University of Kentucky 13 8 73 9.13 0 0.6 5.6
105 Kansas State University 13 16 73 4.56 0 1.2 5.6
108 University of Missouri 13 9 71 7.89 0 0.7 5.5
109 Northwestern University 13 11 70 6.36 0 0.8 5.4
110 Western Michigan University 12 7 64 9.14 0 0.6 5.3
110 Coastal Carolina University 13 14 69 4.93 0 1.1 5.3
112 University of Virginia 12 16 61 3.81 0 1.3 5.1
113 University of Alabama at Birmingham 12 6 60 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
114 University of Cincinnati 12 15 52 3.47 0 1.3 4.3
115 University at Buffalo 12 11 50 4.55 0 0.9 4.2
115 University of North Texas 12 11 50 4.55 0 0.9 4.2
117 Stanford University 12 7 48 6.86 0 0.6 4.0
117 University of Nebraska 12 16 48 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
119 University of Connecticut 12 11 40 3.64 0 0.9 3.3
120 Ohio University 13 15 41 2.73 0 1.2 3.2
121 Western Kentucky University 13 11 40 3.64 0 0.8 3.1
122 Oklahoma State University 14 12 42 3.50 0 0.9 3.0
123 Appalachian State University 14 2 37 18.50 0 0.1 2.6
123 Indiana University 12 12 31 2.58 0 1.0 2.6
125 University of Wyoming 13 9 33 3.67 0 0.7 2.5
126 University of California, Berkeley 13 9 26 2.89 0 0.7 2.0
127 Boise State University 14 8 27 3.38 0 0.6 1.9
128 U.S. Air Force Academy 13 8 23 2.88 0 0.6 1.8
129 Georgia State University 13 9 21 2.33 1 0.7 1.6
130 Marshall University 13 9 19 2.11 0 0.7 1.5
131 Ball State University 12 14 15 1.07 0 1.2 1.3
132 Rutgers University 13 6 12 2.00 2 0.5 0.9
133 University of New Mexico 12 4 5 1.25 0 0.3 0.4