2024 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/24/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 1 | Rice | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Nevada | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | TCU | 9 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 8 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Liberty | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Army | 10 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 7 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Utah State | 7 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 8 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 8 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 9 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 7 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| 1 | Clemson | 9 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.1 |
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 8 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 22 | 98 | 4.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 19 | 85 | 4.47 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Marshall | 9 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 1 | Louisville | 8 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 8 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 1 | UNLV | 8 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Duke | 8 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 8 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Georgia | 9 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Florida State | 8 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 9 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 8 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 8 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 1 | UCLA | 9 | 11 | 64 | 5.82 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 1 | Auburn | 8 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 12 | 70 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 14 | 85 | 6.07 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 8 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| 1 | Penn State | 10 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| 1 | UTEP | 8 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.9 |
| 1 | Virginia | 8 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.5 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 8 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 1 | Boise State | 8 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 1 | Florida | 8 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 8 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| 1 | Florida International | 8 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Purdue | 9 | 15 | 104 | 6.93 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 7 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.9 | 13.4 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 8 | 17 | 122 | 7.18 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 9 | 15 | 108 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Tulane | 9 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 15 | 118 | 7.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Ohio | 9 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Texas | 9 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 1 | California | 8 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 19 | 156 | 8.21 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 8 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 8 | 14 | 118 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 14 | 119 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 8 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 9 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.9 |
| 1 | Ball State | 8 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 9 | 23 | 214 | 9.30 | 0 | 2.6 | 23.8 |
| 1 | UAB | 8 | 16 | 157 | 9.81 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.6 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 9 | 19 | 188 | 9.89 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.9 |
| 1 | LSU | 8 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 7 | 15 | 161 | 10.73 | 0 | 2.1 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.2 |
| 1 | BYU | 9 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 8 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 1 | SMU | 9 | 10 | 115 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 9 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.6 |
| 1 | Oregon | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 9 | 13 | 174 | 13.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Colorado | 9 | 16 | 225 | 14.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 10 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| 1 | Washington | 9 | 13 | 213 | 16.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Michigan | 9 | 11 | 198 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.0 |
| 111 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 111 | Baylor | 10 | 20 | 105 | 5.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 111 | James Madison | 8 | 16 | 100 | 6.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 10 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 1 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 111 | Utah | 10 | 16 | 146 | 9.13 | 1 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 111 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 18 | 193 | 10.72 | 1 | 2.3 | 24.1 |
| 111 | Northwestern | 9 | 21 | 250 | 11.90 | 1 | 2.3 | 27.8 |
| 111 | Tulsa | 8 | 17 | 206 | 12.12 | 1 | 2.1 | 25.8 |
| 111 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 24 | 298 | 12.42 | 1 | 3.0 | 37.3 |
| 111 | Iowa | 9 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.4 |
| 111 | Arizona | 10 | 13 | 169 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.9 |
| 111 | Kent State | 8 | 15 | 200 | 13.33 | 1 | 1.9 | 25.0 |
| 111 | Kansas State | 10 | 11 | 150 | 13.64 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.0 |
| 111 | Fresno State | 7 | 8 | 111 | 13.88 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.9 |
| 111 | Indiana | 9 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 1 | 0.9 | 12.7 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 8 | 15 | 236 | 15.73 | 1 | 1.9 | 29.5 |
| 111 | UCF | 9 | 10 | 175 | 17.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.4 |
| 111 | Kansas | 9 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.9 | 17.8 |
| 111 | New Mexico | 7 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.9 |
| 111 | Georgia State | 8 | 18 | 414 | 23.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 51.8 |
| 111 | Air Force | 7 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 11.6 |