2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Penn State 1 5 172 34.40 2 5.0 172.0
2 Purdue 1 1 29 29.00 0 1.0 29.0
3 Auburn 2 3 76 25.33 0 1.5 38.0
4 USC 3 8 164 20.50 0 2.7 54.7
5 Georgia 2 8 160 20.00 1 4.0 80.0
6 Florida Atlantic 9 12 224 18.67 1 1.3 24.9
7 Appalachian State 12 2 37 18.50 0 0.2 3.1
8 UNLV 10 15 263 17.53 0 1.5 26.3
9 Oklahoma 3 6 105 17.50 1 2.0 35.0
9 Wake Forest 2 2 35 17.50 0 1.0 17.5
11 Nevada 9 7 118 16.86 0 0.8 13.1
12 Virginia Tech 3 7 117 16.71 0 2.3 39.0
13 Texas 2 5 80 16.00 0 2.5 40.0
13 Duke 3 5 80 16.00 0 1.7 26.7
13 Vanderbilt 2 2 32 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
16 James Madison 11 10 154 15.40 0 0.9 14.0
17 Illinois 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
18 Army 7 3 44 14.67 1 0.4 6.3
19 Colorado State 9 8 115 14.38 1 0.9 12.8
20 Stanford 2 1 14 14.00 0 0.5 7.0
21 LSU 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
22 Southern Mississippi 9 9 121 13.44 1 1.0 13.4
23 Florida 1 4 53 13.25 0 4.0 53.0
24 Ohio State 2 2 26 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
24 UTEP 9 7 91 13.00 1 0.8 10.1
26 Miami (Ohio) 11 21 272 12.95 0 1.9 24.7
27 Clemson 2 9 115 12.78 0 4.5 57.5
28 Mississippi State 2 5 63 12.60 0 2.5 31.5
29 Kansas State 1 3 37 12.33 0 3.0 37.0
30 Minnesota 3 4 48 12.00 0 1.3 16.0
31 North Carolina State 3 7 83 11.86 0 2.3 27.7
32 South Alabama 11 21 243 11.57 0 1.9 22.1
32 San Jose State 10 7 81 11.57 1 0.7 8.1
34 Middle Tennessee 9 9 102 11.33 0 1.0 11.3
35 SMU 10 23 258 11.22 1 2.3 25.8
36 Houston 3 6 67 11.17 0 2.0 22.3
37 Kansas 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
38 Rice 10 15 164 10.93 1 1.5 16.4
39 Arkansas State 11 15 161 10.73 1 1.4 14.6
40 Western Michigan 8 6 64 10.67 0 0.8 8.0
41 Charlotte 9 19 197 10.37 1 2.1 21.9
42 Washington State 1 3 31 10.33 0 3.0 31.0
43 Oregon 2 7 71 10.14 0 3.5 35.5
44 San Diego State 9 15 152 10.13 0 1.7 16.9
45 Iowa 2 8 80 10.00 0 4.0 40.0
45 Oregon State 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
45 UAB 10 6 60 10.00 0 0.6 6.0
48 Fresno State 10 17 166 9.76 0 1.7 16.6
49 Tennessee 2 3 29 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
50 Louisiana Tech 10 21 199 9.48 2 2.1 19.9
51 Alabama 2 7 66 9.43 0 3.5 33.0
52 Bowling Green 9 11 103 9.36 1 1.2 11.4
53 Louisiana-Monroe 9 7 65 9.29 0 0.8 7.2
54 UCLA 3 5 46 9.20 0 1.7 15.3
55 Michigan State 1 6 55 9.17 0 6.0 55.0
56 Eastern Michigan 11 11 100 9.09 0 1.0 9.1
57 Texas A&M 2 8 72 9.00 0 4.0 36.0
58 Florida International 10 11 98 8.91 0 1.1 9.8
59 Utah State 11 25 221 8.84 0 2.3 20.1
60 Michigan 3 8 68 8.50 0 2.7 22.7
61 New Mexico State 13 15 127 8.47 0 1.2 9.8
62 Texas Tech 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
62 Tulsa 9 4 32 8.00 0 0.4 3.6
64 Northern Illinois 10 9 69 7.67 1 0.9 6.9
65 Sam Houston State 9 14 107 7.64 0 1.6 11.9
66 Missouri 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
67 East Carolina 10 13 96 7.38 0 1.3 9.6
68 UTSA 11 17 125 7.35 1 1.5 11.4
69 Navy 11 19 138 7.26 0 1.7 12.5
70 Florida State 1 3 21 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
70 Louisville 1 3 21 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
70 Arizona State 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
73 Akron 9 12 82 6.83 0 1.3 9.1
73 Liberty 13 12 82 6.83 0 0.9 6.3
75 Old Dominion 10 14 94 6.71 0 1.4 9.4
75 Tulane 11 7 47 6.71 0 0.6 4.3
77 Kentucky 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
77 Notre Dame 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
77 Wisconsin 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
80 Kent State 9 11 73 6.64 0 1.2 8.1
81 Georgia Southern 11 20 132 6.60 0 1.8 12.0
82 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 15 97 6.47 0 1.4 8.8
83 Syracuse 3 9 54 6.00 0 3.0 18.0
83 South Florida 10 11 66 6.00 0 1.1 6.6
83 Baylor 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
86 Boston College 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
87 Troy 11 15 79 5.27 0 1.4 7.2
88 Toledo 12 16 84 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
89 Jacksonville State 11 14 71 5.07 1 1.3 6.5
90 South Carolina 1 3 15 5.00 0 3.0 15.0
90 Buffalo 10 10 50 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
90 North Texas 10 9 45 5.00 0 0.9 4.5
90 UCF 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
94 Texas State 11 9 40 4.44 0 0.8 3.6
95 BYU 1 5 22 4.40 0 5.0 22.0
96 Maryland 1 3 13 4.33 0 3.0 13.0
96 Hawai'i 9 9 39 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
98 Washington 2 4 16 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
98 Temple 9 11 44 4.00 0 1.2 4.9
98 Air Force 12 6 24 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
98 Boise State 10 5 20 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
98 Iowa State 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
103 Central Michigan 10 13 50 3.85 0 1.3 5.0
104 Wyoming 10 4 15 3.75 0 0.4 1.5
105 Nebraska 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
105 Memphis 10 9 33 3.67 0 0.9 3.3
107 Western Kentucky 11 11 40 3.64 0 1.0 3.6
108 Ohio 11 13 42 3.23 0 1.2 3.8
109 New Mexico 10 2 6 3.00 0 0.2 0.6
110 Arkansas 2 3 8 2.67 0 1.5 4.0
111 Mississippi 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
112 Georgia State 11 9 21 2.33 1 0.8 1.9
113 Marshall 10 5 11 2.20 0 0.5 1.1
114 Connecticut 7 6 13 2.17 0 0.9 1.9
115 Massachusetts 9 6 10 1.67 0 0.7 1.1
116 Coastal Carolina 11 10 11 1.10 0 0.9 1.0
117 Miami (Florida) 2 4 4 1.00 0 2.0 2.0
118 Ball State 9 13 12 0.92 0 1.4 1.3
119 Virginia 1 2 1 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
120 Cincinnati 1 2 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.0
120 Arizona 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
120 California 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
120 Indiana 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
120 Oklahoma State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
125 Pittsburgh 1 1 -6 -6.00 0 1.0 -6.0