2024 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | -15 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 6 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 16 | 20 | 83 | 4.15 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.8 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 1 | UNLV | 6 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 11 | 16 | 90 | 5.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.2 |
| 1 | Texas | 7 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 5 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Navy | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 6 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.4 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.6 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 15 | 123 | 8.20 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.6 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 11 | 17 | 144 | 8.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.1 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.6 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 60 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 6 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| 1 | Nevada | 6 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 92 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.4 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 12 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 8 | 104 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 8 | 115 | 14.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 23.0 |
| 118 | South Alabama | 5 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| 118 | North Carolina | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 118 | Connecticut | 12 | 26 | 214 | 8.23 | 1 | 2.2 | 17.8 |
| 118 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 118 | Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 1 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 118 | Rice | 4 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.8 |
| 118 | James Madison | 5 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 1 | 0.4 | 8.0 |
| 118 | Kent State | 4 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 55.0 |
| 118 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 206 | 25.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 51.5 |
| 118 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 130 | 26.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.5 |
| 118 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 21.5 |
| 118 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 76 | 38.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 19.0 |
| 118 | Boise State | 6 | 2 | 109 | 54.50 | 1 | 0.3 | 18.2 |
| 118 | TCU | 4 | 1 | 69 | 69.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 17.3 |
| 132 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 2 | 1.2 | 20.6 |