2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Texas A&M 5 15 235 15.67 1 3.0 47.0
2 USC 5 10 178 17.80 1 2.0 35.6
3 Georgia 5 11 173 15.73 1 2.2 34.6
4 Iowa 5 14 170 12.14 1 2.8 34.0
5 Arkansas 5 7 157 22.43 1 1.4 31.4
6 Tennessee 5 9 151 16.78 0 1.8 30.2
6 Virginia Tech 5 10 151 15.10 0 2.0 30.2
8 Charlotte 5 10 140 14.00 1 2.0 28.0
9 Oklahoma 5 10 134 13.40 1 2.0 26.8
10 West Virginia 5 12 133 11.08 0 2.4 26.6
11 Texas 5 9 131 14.56 0 1.8 26.2
11 Louisiana Tech 6 15 131 8.73 1 2.5 21.8
13 James Madison 5 10 130 13.00 1 2.0 26.0
14 Syracuse 5 17 123 7.24 0 3.4 24.6
15 Oregon State 5 6 121 20.17 1 1.2 24.2
16 UCF 5 9 119 13.22 0 1.8 23.8
16 Utah State 5 11 119 10.82 0 2.2 23.8
18 Tulane 5 7 118 16.86 1 1.4 23.6
19 North Carolina State 5 8 114 14.25 0 1.6 22.8
20 Clemson 5 9 111 12.33 0 1.8 22.2
21 Duke 5 8 109 13.63 0 1.6 21.8
21 Michigan 5 11 109 9.91 0 2.2 21.8
23 Oregon 5 13 108 8.31 0 2.6 21.6
24 Washington 5 7 100 14.29 1 1.4 20.0
25 Vanderbilt 6 9 99 11.00 0 1.5 16.5
25 Georgia Southern 5 11 99 9.00 0 2.2 19.8
27 Florida International 5 8 96 12.00 0 1.6 19.2
28 Memphis 5 8 94 11.75 0 1.6 18.8
28 San Diego State 6 9 94 10.44 0 1.5 15.7
30 Hawai'i 6 8 89 11.13 0 1.3 14.8
31 Florida Atlantic 4 4 87 21.75 0 1.0 21.8
32 San Jose State 5 5 84 16.80 1 1.0 16.8
32 Georgia Tech 5 7 84 12.00 0 1.4 16.8
34 Auburn 5 9 83 9.22 0 1.8 16.6
35 Michigan State 5 10 82 8.20 0 2.0 16.4
36 North Carolina 4 2 81 40.50 1 0.5 20.3
36 Miami (Ohio) 5 8 81 10.13 0 1.6 16.2
38 Purdue 5 9 77 8.56 0 1.8 15.4
39 Mississippi 5 5 75 15.00 1 1.0 15.0
39 Iowa State 5 9 75 8.33 0 1.8 15.0
41 Eastern Michigan 5 5 74 14.80 0 1.0 14.8
42 Wake Forest 4 8 73 9.13 0 2.0 18.3
43 Rice 5 5 72 14.40 0 1.0 14.4
44 Kentucky 5 6 71 11.83 0 1.2 14.2
45 Mississippi State 5 6 70 11.67 1 1.2 14.0
46 TCU 5 7 69 9.86 1 1.4 13.8
46 Florida 5 9 69 7.67 0 1.8 13.8
48 Kansas State 4 7 68 9.71 0 1.8 17.0
49 Houston 5 8 65 8.13 0 1.6 13.0
50 Boston College 5 5 64 12.80 0 1.0 12.8
51 Louisville 5 13 63 4.85 0 2.6 12.6
52 Coastal Carolina 5 5 61 12.20 0 1.0 12.2
53 UNLV 5 6 59 9.83 0 1.2 11.8
53 Akron 5 9 59 6.56 0 1.8 11.8
55 South Alabama 5 8 58 7.25 0 1.6 11.6
56 Illinois 5 5 57 11.40 0 1.0 11.4
57 Alabama 5 9 56 6.22 0 1.8 11.2
58 Utah 5 14 53 3.79 0 2.8 10.6
59 Navy 4 2 51 25.50 0 0.5 12.8
59 Army 4 3 51 17.00 0 0.8 12.8
59 Notre Dame 6 8 51 6.38 0 1.3 8.5
59 South Florida 5 13 51 3.92 0 2.6 10.2
63 Missouri 5 5 50 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
64 Temple 5 6 49 8.17 0 1.2 9.8
65 Texas Tech 5 3 48 16.00 1 0.6 9.6
66 Arkansas State 5 5 46 9.20 0 1.0 9.2
66 Kent State 5 5 46 9.20 0 1.0 9.2
66 Old Dominion 5 7 46 6.57 0 1.4 9.2
66 Jacksonville State 5 9 46 5.11 0 1.8 9.2
70 Penn State 5 11 45 4.09 0 2.2 9.0
71 Tulsa 5 3 44 14.67 0 0.6 8.8
71 Texas State 5 8 44 5.50 0 1.6 8.8
73 Washington State 4 4 43 10.75 0 1.0 10.8
73 Wisconsin 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
73 Ohio State 4 6 43 7.17 0 1.5 10.8
73 Cincinnati 5 12 43 3.58 0 2.4 8.6
77 UCLA 4 8 42 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
77 New Mexico State 5 8 42 5.25 0 1.6 8.4
79 Southern Mississippi 5 5 41 8.20 0 1.0 8.2
79 SMU 5 8 41 5.13 0 1.6 8.2
81 Arizona State 5 5 39 7.80 0 1.0 7.8
82 East Carolina 5 4 37 9.25 0 0.8 7.4
82 Northern Illinois 5 4 37 9.25 0 0.8 7.4
82 Liberty 4 5 37 7.40 0 1.3 9.3
85 Maryland 5 4 36 9.00 0 0.8 7.2
86 Colorado State 4 5 35 7.00 0 1.3 8.8
86 Pittsburgh 5 12 35 2.92 0 2.4 7.0
88 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 8 33 4.13 0 1.6 6.6
89 LSU 5 3 32 10.67 0 0.6 6.4
89 BYU 5 9 32 3.56 0 1.8 6.4
91 South Carolina 5 3 31 10.33 0 0.6 6.2
91 Sam Houston State 4 9 31 3.44 0 2.3 7.8
93 Massachusetts 6 6 30 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
93 Bowling Green 5 7 30 4.29 0 1.4 6.0
95 Baylor 5 4 29 7.25 0 0.8 5.8
95 UTEP 6 4 29 7.25 0 0.7 4.8
97 Miami (Florida) 4 7 27 3.86 0 1.8 6.8
98 Toledo 5 6 26 4.33 0 1.2 5.2
98 Florida State 4 7 26 3.71 0 1.8 6.5
98 Indiana 5 7 26 3.71 0 1.4 5.2
101 Central Michigan 5 4 25 6.25 0 0.8 5.0
101 Connecticut 5 6 25 4.17 0 1.2 5.0
103 North Texas 4 5 24 4.80 0 1.3 6.0
104 Appalachian State 5 1 23 23.00 0 0.2 4.6
104 Minnesota 5 3 23 7.67 0 0.6 4.6
104 Fresno State 5 6 23 3.83 0 1.2 4.6
107 Middle Tennessee 5 3 22 7.33 0 0.6 4.4
108 Ohio 5 8 20 2.50 0 1.6 4.0
109 UAB 5 1 19 19.00 0 0.2 3.8
109 Nebraska 5 5 19 3.80 0 1.0 3.8
109 Wyoming 5 8 19 2.38 0 1.6 3.8
112 UTSA 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
112 Western Michigan 5 3 16 5.33 0 0.6 3.2
114 Colorado 5 4 15 3.75 0 0.8 3.0
115 Stanford 5 2 14 7.00 0 0.4 2.8
115 Georgia State 5 4 14 3.50 0 0.8 2.8
115 Troy 5 5 14 2.80 0 1.0 2.8
118 Oklahoma State 4 3 13 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
119 Northwestern 5 2 12 6.00 0 0.4 2.4
120 Kansas 5 2 11 5.50 0 0.4 2.2
120 Virginia 5 5 11 2.20 0 1.0 2.2
122 Arizona 5 4 9 2.25 0 0.8 1.8
123 Rutgers 5 3 8 2.67 0 0.6 1.6
124 Buffalo 5 6 7 1.17 0 1.2 1.4
125 Boise State 5 4 6 1.50 0 0.8 1.2
126 New Mexico 5 3 5 1.67 0 0.6 1.0
126 Western Kentucky 5 5 5 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
128 Marshall 4 4 2 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
129 Nevada 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
130 Air Force 5 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.4 -0.2
131 California 5 3 -2 -0.67 0 0.6 -0.4
132 Ball State 5 2 -12 -6.00 0 0.4 -2.4