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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Appalachian State University 5 1 23 23.00 0 0.2 4.6
2 Florida Atlantic University 4 4 87 21.75 0 1.0 21.8
3 Oregon State University 4 6 126 21.00 1 1.5 31.5
4 University of Southern California 4 9 187 20.78 0 2.3 46.8
5 San Jose State University 5 4 83 20.75 1 0.8 16.6
6 Pennsylvania State University 4 10 202 20.20 2 2.5 50.5
7 University of Arkansas 4 8 154 19.25 1 2.0 38.5
8 University of Alabama at Birmingham 4 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
9 Texas Christian University 3 4 68 17.00 1 1.3 22.7
10 Texas Tech University 4 4 65 16.25 0 1.0 16.3
11 U.S. Military Academy 11 7 113 16.14 2 0.6 10.3
12 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 5 9 143 15.89 0 1.8 28.6
13 University of Georgia 5 13 202 15.54 1 2.6 40.4
14 West Virginia University 4 9 138 15.33 1 2.3 34.5
15 North Carolina State University 5 10 151 15.10 0 2.0 30.2
16 University of Illinois 3 1 15 15.00 0 0.3 5.0
17 University of Oklahoma 4 7 103 14.71 1 1.8 25.8
18 The University of Tulsa 4 3 44 14.67 0 0.8 11.0
19 Mississippi State University 4 8 114 14.25 1 2.0 28.5
20 Duke University 5 6 82 13.67 0 1.2 16.4
20 U.S. Naval Academy 4 3 41 13.67 0 0.8 10.3
22 Tulane University 5 8 109 13.63 1 1.6 21.8
23 University of Tennessee 5 11 147 13.36 0 2.2 29.4
24 University of Texas 4 7 93 13.29 0 1.8 23.3
25 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 4 8 105 13.13 1 2.0 26.3
26 University of Alabama 5 12 156 13.00 1 2.4 31.2
26 James Madison University 5 10 130 13.00 1 2.0 26.0
28 University of Memphis 5 8 103 12.88 0 1.6 20.6
29 University of Kentucky 5 6 76 12.67 0 1.2 15.2
30 University of Central Florida 4 8 101 12.63 0 2.0 25.3
31 Florida State University 5 5 61 12.20 0 1.0 12.2
32 Florida International University 4 8 96 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
32 University of Minnesota 4 4 48 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
34 Eastern Michigan University 5 5 59 11.80 0 1.0 11.8
35 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 5 4 47 11.75 0 0.8 9.4
36 University of Mississippi 5 7 81 11.57 1 1.4 16.2
37 Clemson University 5 13 148 11.38 0 2.6 29.6
38 Kansas State University 4 6 68 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
39 University of Notre Dame 13 15 168 11.20 1 1.2 12.9
39 Coastal Carolina University 5 5 56 11.20 0 1.0 11.2
41 University of Houston 3 6 67 11.17 0 2.0 22.3
42 Vanderbilt University 4 9 99 11.00 0 2.3 24.8
42 Kent State University 4 3 33 11.00 0 0.8 8.3
44 Wake Forest University 4 7 76 10.86 0 1.8 19.0
45 Washington State University 3 4 43 10.75 0 1.3 14.3
46 Utah State University 5 11 117 10.64 0 2.2 23.4
47 Georgia Institute of Technology 5 7 74 10.57 0 1.4 14.8
48 Purdue University 3 6 63 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
48 California State University, Fresno 5 6 63 10.50 0 1.2 12.6
50 University of South Alabama 5 7 73 10.43 0 1.4 14.6
51 Louisiana State University 5 5 51 10.20 0 1.0 10.2
52 Auburn University 5 11 112 10.18 0 2.2 22.4
53 Miami University 5 6 61 10.17 0 1.2 12.2
54 Iowa State University 4 6 60 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
54 University of Louisiana Monroe 4 1 10 10.00 1 0.3 2.5
56 Georgia Southern University 5 10 94 9.40 0 2.0 18.8
57 Arkansas State University 5 5 46 9.20 0 1.0 9.2
58 University of Hawaii 5 7 64 9.14 0 1.4 12.8
59 Middle Tennessee State University 4 2 18 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
60 Northern Illinois University 5 5 44 8.80 0 1.0 8.8
61 University of Oregon 4 12 105 8.75 0 3.0 26.3
62 University of Wisconsin 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
63 University of Florida 4 7 58 8.29 0 1.8 14.5
63 Liberty University 5 7 58 8.29 0 1.4 11.6
65 Michigan State University 3 8 66 8.25 0 2.7 22.0
66 Syracuse University 5 16 126 7.88 0 3.2 25.2
67 University of Iowa 4 11 84 7.64 0 2.8 21.0
68 University of Massachusetts Amherst 10 11 83 7.55 0 1.1 8.3
69 University of California, Los Angeles 4 9 67 7.44 0 2.3 16.8
70 Texas A&M University 5 15 111 7.40 0 3.0 22.2
71 The University of Southern Mississippi 4 8 59 7.38 0 2.0 14.8
72 Old Dominion University 5 6 44 7.33 0 1.2 8.8
72 Rutgers University 4 3 22 7.33 1 0.8 5.5
74 University of Michigan 5 11 77 7.00 0 2.2 15.4
74 Colorado State University 4 5 35 7.00 0 1.3 8.8
74 Stanford University 3 2 14 7.00 0 0.7 4.7
77 University of Missouri 5 5 34 6.80 0 1.0 6.8
78 East Carolina University 4 3 19 6.33 0 0.8 4.8
79 Central Michigan University 4 4 25 6.25 0 1.0 6.3
80 The Ohio State University 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
80 Temple University 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
82 Boston College 5 6 37 6.17 0 1.2 7.4
83 Rice University 5 7 43 6.14 0 1.4 8.6
84 Texas State University 5 7 42 6.00 0 1.4 8.4
84 Georgia State University 5 2 12 6.00 0 0.4 2.4
84 University of North Carolina 5 2 12 6.00 0 0.4 2.4
87 University of Akron 4 7 41 5.86 0 1.8 10.3
88 Jacksonville State University 5 5 28 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
89 San Diego State University 4 6 33 5.50 0 1.5 8.3
89 Northwestern University 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
89 Baylor University 3 2 11 5.50 0 0.7 3.7
92 Louisiana Tech University 4 11 59 5.36 0 2.8 14.8
93 New Mexico State University 6 7 36 5.14 0 1.2 6.0
94 University of Texas at El Paso 4 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.3
95 University of Cincinnati 3 8 39 4.88 0 2.7 13.0
96 University of North Texas 4 5 24 4.80 0 1.3 6.0
97 University of Utah 4 10 45 4.50 0 2.5 11.3
97 University of Kansas 4 2 9 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
99 Troy University 5 5 22 4.40 0 1.0 4.4
100 Southern Methodist University 5 6 26 4.33 0 1.2 5.2
100 University of Colorado 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
100 University of Maryland 4 3 13 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
103 Bowling Green State University 5 6 25 4.17 0 1.2 5.0
104 Brigham Young University 3 8 33 4.13 0 2.7 11.0
104 University of South Carolina 4 8 33 4.13 0 2.0 8.3
106 University of Miami 5 7 27 3.86 0 1.4 5.4
107 University of South Florida 5 11 42 3.82 0 2.2 8.4
108 Sam Houston State University 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
108 University of Nebraska 3 3 11 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
110 University of Connecticut 11 11 40 3.64 0 1.0 3.6
111 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 5 9 32 3.56 0 1.8 6.4
112 Oklahoma State University 4 4 14 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
112 University of Texas at San Antonio 5 4 14 3.50 0 0.8 2.8
112 Arizona State University 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
115 University of Toledo 5 7 23 3.29 0 1.4 4.6
115 University of Wyoming 5 7 23 3.29 0 1.4 4.6
117 University of Louisville 5 11 36 3.27 0 2.2 7.2
118 U.S. Air Force Academy 5 7 21 3.00 0 1.4 4.2
118 Ball State University 4 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 0.8
120 University of Pittsburgh 4 10 24 2.40 0 2.5 6.0
121 Boise State University 5 3 7 2.33 0 0.6 1.4
122 Ohio University 5 7 16 2.29 0 1.4 3.2
123 University of Virginia 4 5 11 2.20 0 1.3 2.8
124 University of Washington 5 8 17 2.13 0 1.6 3.4
125 Marshall University 5 5 10 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
126 University of New Mexico 4 3 5 1.67 0 0.8 1.3
127 University at Buffalo 4 4 4 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
128 University of California, Berkeley 4 2 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
128 University of Arizona 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
128 University of Nevada 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
128 Western Michigan University 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
132 Western Kentucky University 5 2 -2 -1.00 0 0.4 -0.4
133 Indiana University 3 3 -17 -5.67 0 1.0 -5.7