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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 University of Kansas 9 4 110 27.50 1 0.4 12.2
2 Texas Tech University 9 8 169 21.13 1 0.9 18.8
3 University of Nevada 8 6 118 19.67 0 0.8 14.8
4 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 9 14 262 18.71 0 1.6 29.1
5 San Jose State University 8 4 73 18.25 1 0.5 9.1
6 Texas A&M University 8 12 213 17.75 1 1.5 26.6
7 Florida Atlantic University 8 11 195 17.73 1 1.4 24.4
8 Baylor University 9 11 190 17.27 0 1.2 21.1
9 James Madison University 8 8 136 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
10 University of Texas 10 17 288 16.94 2 1.7 28.8
11 University of Southern California 9 11 170 15.45 1 1.2 18.9
12 Oregon State University 9 7 108 15.43 0 0.8 12.0
13 University of Washington 10 11 167 15.18 1 1.1 16.7
14 University of North Carolina 8 7 102 14.57 1 0.9 12.8
15 Colorado State University 8 8 115 14.38 1 1.0 14.4
16 Appalachian State University 9 1 14 14.00 0 0.1 1.6
17 The University of Southern Mississippi 8 8 108 13.50 1 1.0 13.5
18 University of Florida 8 7 93 13.29 0 0.9 11.6
19 Miami University 9 18 238 13.22 0 2.0 26.4
20 Syracuse University 8 10 132 13.20 0 1.3 16.5
21 University of Texas at El Paso 8 7 91 13.00 1 0.9 11.4
21 University of South Carolina 8 5 65 13.00 1 0.6 8.1
23 Rice University 8 12 154 12.83 1 1.5 19.3
24 Boston College 8 6 75 12.50 0 0.8 9.4
25 University of Michigan 10 18 221 12.28 0 1.8 22.1
26 University of Colorado 9 14 163 11.64 0 1.6 18.1
27 Arizona State University 9 8 93 11.63 0 0.9 10.3
28 University of Iowa 10 19 220 11.58 1 1.9 22.0
29 University of Minnesota 9 4 46 11.50 0 0.4 5.1
29 Louisiana State University 8 2 23 11.50 0 0.3 2.9
31 Southern Methodist University 9 21 239 11.38 1 2.3 26.6
32 Middle Tennessee State University 8 9 102 11.33 0 1.1 12.8
33 University of Tennessee 8 10 112 11.20 1 1.3 14.0
34 Florida State University 9 22 237 10.77 0 2.4 26.3
35 University of Illinois 9 11 118 10.73 0 1.2 13.1
36 University of Oregon 10 9 96 10.67 0 0.9 9.6
36 Western Michigan University 8 6 64 10.67 0 0.8 8.0
38 University of South Alabama 8 17 179 10.53 0 2.1 22.4
39 Arkansas State University 8 11 115 10.45 1 1.4 14.4
40 University of Miami 8 5 52 10.40 0 0.6 6.5
41 Eastern Michigan University 8 8 83 10.38 0 1.0 10.4
42 San Diego State University 8 15 152 10.13 0 1.9 19.0
43 Louisiana Tech University 8 19 188 9.89 2 2.4 23.5
44 Auburn University 8 14 138 9.86 1 1.8 17.3
45 University of Maryland 9 9 88 9.78 0 1.0 9.8
46 Georgia Institute of Technology 8 5 47 9.40 0 0.6 5.9
47 Mississippi State University 8 8 75 9.38 0 1.0 9.4
48 Bowling Green State University 8 11 103 9.36 1 1.4 12.9
49 Texas Christian University 9 9 84 9.33 0 1.0 9.3
50 University of Louisiana Monroe 8 7 65 9.29 0 0.9 8.1
51 University of Missouri 8 4 37 9.25 0 0.5 4.6
52 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 8 16 146 9.13 0 2.0 18.3
53 New Mexico State University 9 11 99 9.00 0 1.2 11.0
54 University of Wisconsin 9 17 151 8.88 0 1.9 16.8
55 California State University, Fresno 8 14 121 8.64 0 1.8 15.1
56 Northern Illinois University 8 7 60 8.57 1 0.9 7.5
57 University of Texas at San Antonio 8 13 111 8.54 1 1.6 13.9
58 University of Alabama at Birmingham 8 5 41 8.20 0 0.6 5.1
58 Texas State University 8 5 41 8.20 0 0.6 5.1
60 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 8 8 65 8.13 0 1.0 8.1
61 Wake Forest University 8 9 72 8.00 0 1.1 9.0
62 U.S. Naval Academy 8 17 135 7.94 0 2.1 16.9
63 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 8 15 117 7.80 0 1.9 14.6
64 East Carolina University 8 10 77 7.70 0 1.3 9.6
65 Vanderbilt University 8 6 46 7.67 0 0.8 5.8
65 The University of Tulsa 8 3 23 7.67 0 0.4 2.9
67 Sam Houston State University 8 14 107 7.64 0 1.8 13.4
68 Utah State University 8 19 142 7.47 0 2.4 17.8
69 Florida International University 8 5 36 7.20 0 0.6 4.5
70 University of South Florida 8 7 50 7.14 0 0.9 6.3
71 Purdue University 9 14 96 6.86 0 1.6 10.7
71 Northwestern University 9 7 48 6.86 0 0.8 5.3
73 University of Pittsburgh 8 12 82 6.83 0 1.5 10.3
73 University of Toledo 9 12 82 6.83 0 1.3 9.1
75 Stanford University 9 5 34 6.80 0 0.6 3.8
76 Old Dominion University 8 12 81 6.75 0 1.5 10.1
77 Pennsylvania State University 9 20 134 6.70 0 2.2 14.9
77 Duke University 8 10 67 6.70 0 1.3 8.4
77 Iowa State University 9 10 67 6.70 0 1.1 7.4
80 West Virginia University 9 13 87 6.69 0 1.4 9.7
81 Kent State University 8 11 73 6.64 0 1.4 9.1
82 University at Buffalo 8 7 46 6.57 0 0.9 5.8
83 University of Arizona 9 12 78 6.50 1 1.3 8.7
84 Georgia Southern University 8 17 110 6.47 0 2.1 13.8
85 University of California, Los Angeles 9 9 56 6.22 0 1.0 6.2
86 Tulane University 9 6 37 6.17 0 0.7 4.1
87 University of Central Florida 9 9 55 6.11 0 1.0 6.1
88 University of Akron 8 9 52 5.78 0 1.1 6.5
89 Washington State University 9 5 27 5.40 0 0.6 3.0
90 Jacksonville State University 8 11 59 5.36 1 1.4 7.4
91 Troy University 9 12 64 5.33 0 1.3 7.1
91 Indiana University 9 9 48 5.33 0 1.0 5.3
93 University of Georgia 9 11 58 5.27 0 1.2 6.4
94 University of Mississippi 8 7 36 5.14 0 0.9 4.5
95 University of Louisville 9 17 85 5.00 1 1.9 9.4
95 Temple University 8 9 45 5.00 0 1.1 5.6
95 University of Wyoming 8 2 10 5.00 0 0.3 1.3
98 University of Utah 9 14 66 4.71 0 1.6 7.3
99 Western Kentucky University 8 9 42 4.67 0 1.1 5.3
99 Liberty University 9 6 28 4.67 0 0.7 3.1
101 University of Hawaii 8 8 37 4.63 0 1.0 4.6
102 Michigan State University 9 5 23 4.60 0 0.6 2.6
103 University of Virginia 8 11 50 4.55 0 1.4 6.3
104 University of North Texas 8 6 26 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
105 Boise State University 9 5 20 4.00 0 0.6 2.2
106 Brigham Young University 9 15 59 3.93 0 1.7 6.6
107 Central Michigan University 8 11 43 3.91 0 1.4 5.4
108 University of Arkansas 8 7 26 3.71 0 0.9 3.3
108 University of California, Berkeley 9 7 26 3.71 0 0.8 2.9
110 The Ohio State University 9 12 44 3.67 0 1.3 4.9
110 University of Houston 9 9 33 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
112 Oklahoma State University 10 8 28 3.50 0 0.8 2.8
113 Clemson University 8 10 34 3.40 0 1.3 4.3
114 Ohio University 8 8 25 3.13 0 1.0 3.1
115 North Carolina State University 8 7 20 2.86 0 0.9 2.5
116 University of Nebraska 9 13 37 2.85 0 1.4 4.1
117 University of Oklahoma 9 14 34 2.43 0 1.6 3.8
118 University of Alabama 9 8 18 2.25 0 0.9 2.0
118 Marshall University 8 4 9 2.25 0 0.5 1.1
120 University of Memphis 8 7 15 2.14 0 0.9 1.9
121 U.S. Air Force Academy 8 1 2 2.00 0 0.1 0.3
122 University of Cincinnati 9 7 13 1.86 0 0.8 1.4
123 Coastal Carolina University 8 9 13 1.44 0 1.1 1.6
124 Georgia State University 8 7 9 1.29 1 0.9 1.1
125 Ball State University 8 13 12 0.92 0 1.6 1.5
126 Kansas State University 9 10 5 0.50 0 1.1 0.6
127 University of New Mexico 8 1 0 0.00 0 0.1 0.0
128 University of Kentucky 8 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.3 -0.4
129 University of Massachusetts Amherst 2 1 -3 -3.00 0 0.5 -1.5
130 Rutgers University 9 3 -10 -3.33 1 0.3 -1.1