2024 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 11/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.3 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 5 | 7 | 98 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.6 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 12 | 169 | 14.08 | 0 | 4.0 | 56.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 9 | 128 | 14.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.7 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 15 | 215 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 53.8 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 10 | 146 | 14.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.5 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.7 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 8 | 18 | 270 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 7 | 106 | 15.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.5 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 11 | 176 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 44.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 10 | 162 | 16.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.4 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 12 | 202 | 16.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 8 | 17 | 287 | 16.88 | 0 | 2.1 | 35.9 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.3 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 8 | 138 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 27.6 |
| 1 | Toledo | 4 | 14 | 243 | 17.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 60.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 122 | 17.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.7 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Auburn | 3 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.7 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.5 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 14 | 260 | 18.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 65.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 2 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.5 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.7 |
| 1 | Louisville | 3 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 225 | 18.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.3 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 10 | 189 | 18.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.3 |
| 1 | Florida International | 4 | 16 | 303 | 18.94 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 8 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 14 | 266 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 66.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.7 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 10 | 192 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.4 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.3 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 11 | 215 | 19.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 71.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 15 | 297 | 19.80 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 160 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.3 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.7 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 6 | 14 | 294 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 106 | 21.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.3 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.3 |
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.8 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.3 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 14 | 323 | 23.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 80.8 |
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 6 | 140 | 23.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.7 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 10 | 234 | 23.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 78.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 6 | 142 | 23.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 11 | 261 | 23.73 | 0 | 3.7 | 87.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 4 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 13 | 311 | 23.92 | 0 | 3.3 | 77.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 8 | 192 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 17 | 409 | 24.06 | 0 | 4.3 | 102.3 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 151 | 25.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 37.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 8 | 206 | 25.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 4 | 8 | 208 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 124 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 18 | 388 | 21.56 | 1 | 4.5 | 97.0 |
| 124 | Connecticut | 9 | 20 | 468 | 23.40 | 1 | 2.2 | 52.0 |
| 124 | Boise State | 4 | 14 | 370 | 26.43 | 1 | 3.5 | 92.5 |
| 124 | Massachusetts | 9 | 14 | 443 | 31.64 | 1 | 1.6 | 49.2 |
| 124 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 169 | 33.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 42.3 |
| 124 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 149 | 37.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 37.3 |
| 130 | Western Michigan | 4 | 14 | 397 | 28.36 | 2 | 3.5 | 99.3 |