2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Kansas 9 5 117 23.40 1 0.6 13.0
2 Oregon State 9 10 203 20.30 1 1.1 22.6
3 San Jose State 13 8 156 19.50 2 0.6 12.0
4 Florida Atlantic 11 15 282 18.80 1 1.4 25.6
5 Appalachian State 14 2 37 18.50 0 0.1 2.6
6 Texas Tech 9 11 201 18.27 1 1.2 22.3
7 UNLV 12 16 285 17.81 0 1.3 23.8
8 USC 8 14 243 17.36 1 1.8 30.4
9 Texas 8 18 309 17.17 1 2.3 38.6
10 Nevada 11 7 118 16.86 0 0.6 10.7
11 Army 11 7 113 16.14 2 0.6 10.3
12 Tennessee 9 16 255 15.94 1 1.8 28.3
13 Arkansas 8 11 174 15.82 1 1.4 21.8
14 North Carolina 11 7 107 15.29 1 0.6 9.7
15 James Madison 13 18 266 14.78 1 1.4 20.5
16 Iowa State 7 8 116 14.50 0 1.1 16.6
17 Penn State 9 24 319 13.29 2 2.7 35.4
18 Notre Dame 9 13 168 12.92 1 1.4 18.7
19 LSU 9 6 77 12.83 0 0.7 8.6
20 Texas A&M 8 21 263 12.52 1 2.6 32.9
21 Miami (OH) 14 24 299 12.46 0 1.7 21.4
22 Illinois 9 8 96 12.00 0 0.9 10.7
22 UTEP 10 8 96 12.00 1 0.8 9.6
24 West Virginia 10 18 214 11.89 1 1.8 21.4
25 Minnesota 10 8 94 11.75 0 0.8 9.4
26 Virginia Tech 10 21 245 11.67 0 2.1 24.5
26 Mississippi State 8 12 140 11.67 1 1.5 17.5
28 South Alabama 12 21 243 11.57 0 1.8 20.3
29 Florida State 10 25 289 11.56 0 2.5 28.9
30 Auburn 9 20 231 11.55 1 2.2 25.7
31 Colorado State 12 13 150 11.54 1 1.1 12.5
32 Syracuse 11 22 247 11.23 0 2.0 22.5
33 TCU 8 11 123 11.18 1 1.4 15.4
34 Tulsa 9 6 67 11.17 0 0.7 7.4
35 Florida 7 13 145 11.15 0 1.9 20.7
36 Georgia 9 17 189 11.12 1 1.9 21.0
37 UCF 9 11 122 11.09 0 1.2 13.6
38 Alabama 8 17 187 11.00 1 2.1 23.4
39 Eastern Michigan 13 13 142 10.92 0 1.0 10.9
40 Middle Tennessee State 9 11 120 10.91 0 1.2 13.3
41 SMU 13 25 270 10.80 1 1.9 20.8
42 Georgia Tech 9 9 97 10.78 0 1.0 10.8
43 Iowa 11 24 256 10.67 1 2.2 23.3
44 Vanderbilt 8 14 149 10.64 0 1.8 18.6
45 NC State 9 12 127 10.58 0 1.3 14.1
46 Southern Miss 11 16 167 10.44 1 1.5 15.2
47 FIU 11 13 132 10.15 0 1.2 12.0
48 Colorado 10 10 101 10.10 0 1.0 10.1
49 Arkansas State 12 16 161 10.06 1 1.3 13.4
50 Baylor 10 10 100 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
50 UAB 11 6 60 10.00 0 0.5 5.5
52 Oregon 11 19 189 9.95 0 1.7 17.2
53 South Carolina 8 9 89 9.89 1 1.1 11.1
54 Ole Miss 9 11 107 9.73 1 1.2 11.9
55 Wake Forest 8 12 116 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
56 Boston College 10 11 106 9.64 0 1.1 10.6
57 Rice 11 19 182 9.58 0 1.7 16.5
58 Washington 10 16 152 9.50 1 1.6 15.2
59 Duke 8 11 103 9.36 0 1.4 12.9
60 Louisiana-Monroe 11 7 65 9.29 1 0.6 5.9
61 Fresno State 13 20 184 9.20 0 1.5 14.2
62 Kentucky 7 7 64 9.14 0 1.0 9.1
62 Western Michigan 11 7 64 9.14 0 0.6 5.8
64 Tulane 12 11 99 9.00 1 0.9 8.3
65 Charlotte 11 21 187 8.90 1 1.9 17.0
66 Michigan 10 22 195 8.86 0 2.2 19.5
67 San Diego State 12 21 185 8.81 0 1.8 15.4
68 Missouri 8 8 70 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
69 Louisiana Tech 10 27 234 8.67 2 2.7 23.4
69 Northern Illinois 13 12 104 8.67 1 0.9 8.0
71 Bowling Green 11 15 128 8.53 1 1.4 11.6
72 Washington State 9 8 68 8.50 0 0.9 7.6
73 Utah State 12 28 237 8.46 0 2.3 19.8
74 East Carolina 10 10 83 8.30 0 1.0 8.3
75 Wisconsin 10 16 132 8.25 0 1.6 13.2
76 Michigan State 7 9 74 8.22 0 1.3 10.6
77 Navy 10 15 123 8.20 0 1.5 12.3
78 Houston 9 11 90 8.18 0 1.2 10.0
79 Oklahoma 8 18 137 7.61 1 2.3 17.1
80 New Mexico State 13 17 129 7.59 0 1.3 9.9
81 Kent State 12 14 106 7.57 0 1.2 8.8
82 Georgia Southern 13 27 204 7.56 0 2.1 15.7
83 Clemson 10 14 103 7.36 0 1.4 10.3
84 UTSA 12 17 125 7.35 1 1.4 10.4
85 Memphis 11 12 88 7.33 0 1.1 8.0
86 Maryland 10 8 57 7.13 0 0.8 5.7
87 Arizona State 8 9 64 7.11 0 1.1 8.0
88 Old Dominion 12 16 112 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
89 Texas State 13 12 83 6.92 0 0.9 6.4
90 Stanford 8 7 48 6.86 0 0.9 6.0
91 Sam Houston State 11 19 130 6.84 0 1.7 11.8
92 UCLA 12 18 123 6.83 0 1.5 10.3
92 Liberty 13 12 82 6.83 0 0.9 6.3
94 Massachusetts 10 12 80 6.67 0 1.2 8.0
95 Arizona 11 12 79 6.58 1 1.1 7.2
96 Hawaii 12 14 89 6.36 0 1.2 7.4
97 Temple 11 13 77 5.92 0 1.2 7.0
98 Purdue 9 16 93 5.81 0 1.8 10.3
98 Akron 12 16 93 5.81 0 1.3 7.8
100 Louisiana 13 17 97 5.71 0 1.3 7.5
101 Pittsburgh 9 19 107 5.63 0 2.1 11.9
102 Toledo 14 19 105 5.53 0 1.4 7.5
103 Jacksonville State 12 16 87 5.44 1 1.3 7.3
104 Buffalo 11 9 46 5.11 0 0.8 4.2
105 Troy 13 17 86 5.06 0 1.3 6.6
106 Coastal Carolina 13 14 69 4.93 0 1.1 5.3
107 Central Michigan 11 13 61 4.69 0 1.2 5.5
108 USF 12 15 70 4.67 0 1.3 5.8
109 Utah 10 22 98 4.45 0 2.2 9.8
109 Ohio State 9 11 49 4.45 0 1.2 5.4
111 Kansas State 8 10 44 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
112 Rutgers 9 5 21 4.20 2 0.6 2.3
113 Virginia 9 13 51 3.92 0 1.4 5.7
114 Miami (FL) 9 7 27 3.86 0 0.8 3.0
115 Cincinnati 9 12 45 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
116 Connecticut 10 10 37 3.70 0 1.0 3.7
117 Western Kentucky 11 11 40 3.64 0 1.0 3.6
118 Northwestern 11 9 32 3.56 0 0.8 2.9
119 California 11 8 28 3.50 0 0.7 2.5
120 North Texas 11 10 34 3.40 0 0.9 3.1
121 Boise State 13 8 27 3.38 0 0.6 2.1
122 Nebraska 10 12 36 3.00 0 1.2 3.6
123 Air Force 13 8 23 2.88 0 0.6 1.8
124 Louisville 11 21 58 2.76 1 1.9 5.3
125 Ohio 13 15 41 2.73 0 1.2 3.2
126 BYU 8 15 37 2.47 0 1.9 4.6
127 Georgia State 12 9 21 2.33 1 0.8 1.8
128 Wyoming 12 7 16 2.29 0 0.6 1.3
129 Oklahoma State 10 9 20 2.22 0 0.9 2.0
130 Marshall 12 7 9 1.29 0 0.6 0.8
131 New Mexico 12 4 5 1.25 0 0.3 0.4
132 Ball State 11 14 15 1.07 0 1.3 1.4
133 Indiana 8 8 -14 -1.75 0 1.0 -1.8