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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Florida State 4 14 172 12.29 0 3.5 43.0
2 Penn State 3 9 206 22.89 2 3.0 68.7
2 USC 4 9 156 17.33 0 2.3 39.0
2 Miami (Ohio) 4 9 130 14.44 0 2.3 32.5
2 South Alabama 3 9 84 9.33 0 3.0 28.0
2 Louisiana Tech 3 9 74 8.22 0 3.0 24.7
2 Ohio State 4 9 19 2.11 0 2.3 4.8
8 Utah State 3 8 61 7.63 0 2.7 20.3
8 Charlotte 3 8 60 7.50 0 2.7 20.0
8 Navy 3 8 40 5.00 0 2.7 13.3
11 Florida Atlantic 4 7 143 20.43 1 1.8 35.8
11 Wisconsin 4 7 65 9.29 0 1.8 16.3
11 UTSA 4 7 53 7.57 0 1.8 13.3
11 Louisville 3 7 27 3.86 0 2.3 9.0
11 UCLA 4 7 19 2.71 0 1.8 4.8
16 Texas 3 6 108 18.00 2 2.0 36.0
16 SMU 3 6 88 14.67 1 2.0 29.3
16 Baylor 3 6 71 11.83 0 2.0 23.7
16 Eastern Michigan 4 6 68 11.33 0 1.5 17.0
16 Iowa 3 6 51 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
16 Fresno State 3 6 50 8.33 0 2.0 16.7
16 Michigan 3 6 47 7.83 0 2.0 15.7
16 Washington 3 6 37 6.17 0 2.0 12.3
16 Sam Houston State 4 6 34 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
16 Wake Forest 4 6 34 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
16 Toledo 4 6 30 5.00 0 1.5 7.5
16 Houston 3 6 28 4.67 0 2.0 9.3
16 Pittsburgh 3 6 24 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
29 Texas Tech 3 5 126 25.20 0 1.7 42.0
29 Colorado State 4 5 105 21.00 1 1.3 26.3
29 Virginia Tech 3 5 94 18.80 0 1.7 31.3
29 James Madison 3 5 93 18.60 0 1.7 31.0
29 Mississippi State 3 5 79 15.80 0 1.7 26.3
29 Middle Tennessee 3 5 77 15.40 0 1.7 25.7
29 Purdue 3 5 65 13.00 0 1.7 21.7
29 New Mexico State 4 5 56 11.20 0 1.3 14.0
29 Maryland 3 5 47 9.40 0 1.7 15.7
29 North Carolina State 3 5 45 9.00 0 1.7 15.0
29 Kent State 3 5 42 8.40 0 1.7 14.0
29 Mississippi 3 5 33 6.60 0 1.7 11.0
29 Rice 3 5 29 5.80 0 1.7 9.7
29 Utah 3 5 24 4.80 0 1.7 8.0
29 Georgia Southern 3 5 19 3.80 0 1.7 6.3
29 Virginia 3 5 18 3.60 0 1.7 6.0
29 Marshall 4 5 17 3.40 0 1.3 4.3
29 Georgia 3 5 14 2.80 0 1.7 4.7
29 Central Michigan 4 5 11 2.20 0 1.3 2.8
48 UNLV 3 4 75 18.75 0 1.3 25.0
48 Colorado 3 4 60 15.00 0 1.3 20.0
48 Troy 3 4 54 13.50 0 1.3 18.0
48 Buffalo 4 4 48 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
48 San Diego State 2 4 36 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
48 Boston College 3 4 31 7.75 0 1.3 10.3
48 California 3 4 30 7.50 0 1.3 10.0
48 East Carolina 3 4 25 6.25 0 1.3 8.3
48 Auburn 3 4 22 5.50 0 1.3 7.3
48 BYU 3 4 15 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
48 Arkansas State 3 4 13 3.25 0 1.3 4.3
48 Old Dominion 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
48 Ohio 4 4 6 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
48 Northern Illinois 4 4 5 1.25 0 1.0 1.3
48 Kansas State 4 4 4 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
48 Jacksonville State 4 4 2 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
48 Oklahoma State 4 4 -6 -1.50 0 1.0 -1.5
65 Notre Dame 3 3 104 34.67 1 1.0 34.7
65 Southern Mississippi 3 3 84 28.00 1 1.0 28.0
65 Illinois 3 3 63 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
65 Nevada 3 3 52 17.33 0 1.0 17.3
65 Arizona 3 3 36 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
65 Florida 3 3 26 8.67 0 1.0 8.7
65 Oklahoma 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
65 Bowling Green 3 3 20 6.67 1 1.0 6.7
65 Coastal Carolina 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
65 North Carolina 4 3 14 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
65 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 14 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
65 Boise State 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
65 UCF 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
65 Georgia State 3 3 10 3.33 1 1.0 3.3
65 Oregon 3 3 9 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
65 Arkansas 3 3 7 2.33 0 1.0 2.3
65 Iowa State 3 3 7 2.33 0 1.0 2.3
65 Ball State 3 3 6 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
65 Northwestern 3 3 5 1.67 0 1.0 1.7
65 West Virginia 3 3 5 1.67 0 1.0 1.7
65 Alabama 3 3 3 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
65 Memphis 3 3 2 0.67 0 1.0 0.7
65 Clemson 3 3 1 0.33 0 1.0 0.3
65 Nebraska 3 3 1 0.33 0 1.0 0.3
65 Hawai'i 3 3 -8 -2.67 0 1.0 -2.7
65 Indiana 3 3 -9 -3.00 0 1.0 -3.0
91 San Jose State 4 2 54 27.00 1 0.5 13.5
91 Texas A&M 3 2 46 23.00 0 0.7 15.3
91 Tennessee 3 2 44 22.00 1 0.7 14.7
91 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 2 44 22.00 0 0.7 14.7
91 Oregon State 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
91 Florida International 4 2 27 13.50 0 0.5 6.8
91 Western Michigan 4 2 27 13.50 0 0.5 6.8
91 Syracuse 3 2 26 13.00 0 0.7 8.7
91 Arizona State 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
91 TCU 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
91 Liberty 4 2 15 7.50 0 0.5 3.8
91 Duke 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
91 Tulane 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
91 UAB 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
91 UTEP 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
91 North Texas 4 2 -2 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
91 Texas State 3 2 -8 -4.00 0 0.7 -2.7
108 Kansas 3 1 82 82.00 1 0.3 27.3
108 Vanderbilt 3 1 17 17.00 0 0.3 5.7
108 Minnesota 3 1 14 14.00 0 0.3 4.7
108 Miami (Florida) 4 1 14 14.00 0 0.3 3.5
108 South Florida 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
108 Washington State 4 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 3.0
108 Missouri 3 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 3.3
108 Army 4 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 1.5
108 Cincinnati 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
108 Stanford 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
108 Air Force 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
108 Rutgers 3 1 0 0.00 1 0.3 0.0
108 Connecticut 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
108 New Mexico 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
108 South Carolina 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
108 Tulsa 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
108 Akron 3 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
108 Temple 3 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3