2024 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/22/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 1 | LSU | 6 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| 1 | Alabama | 7 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 10 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | TCU | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 9 | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 10 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Army | 9 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 9 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 6 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 9 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 8 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| 1 | UNLV | 10 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| 1 | Clemson | 9 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 9 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 10 | 14 | 54 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Duke | 8 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.5 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 7 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.1 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 8 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Louisville | 6 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 1 | California | 9 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 1 | South Florida | 7 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 19 | 90 | 4.74 | 0 | 2.1 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 11 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| 1 | Virginia | 8 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 13 | 64 | 4.92 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Missouri | 7 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 8 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Baylor | 7 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.9 |
| 1 | UTEP | 10 | 20 | 113 | 5.65 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 9 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Boise State | 7 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 1 | Akron | 9 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 1 | UCLA | 7 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.6 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 7 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.9 |
| 1 | Florida State | 6 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 1 | Texas | 9 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 7 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 1 | Utah | 7 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 21 | 142 | 6.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.2 |
| 1 | Penn State | 8 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 8 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 1 | Florida International | 9 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 8 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 9 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.1 |
| 1 | Memphis | 11 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 24 | 181 | 7.54 | 0 | 2.4 | 18.1 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| 1 | Illinois | 8 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 10 | 16 | 126 | 7.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 10 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 10 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Utah State | 7 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 10 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Ohio | 11 | 18 | 144 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.1 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 7 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 11 | 15 | 123 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 10 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 8 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.6 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 8 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| 1 | Tulane | 11 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
| 1 | UAB | 8 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 7 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Ball State | 9 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.9 |
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 21 | 206 | 9.81 | 0 | 2.6 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Washington | 8 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 9 | 92 | 10.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.1 |
| 1 | Nevada | 9 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 10 | 105 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 9 | 18 | 191 | 10.61 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.2 |
| 1 | BYU | 9 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Washington State | 9 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 10 | 21 | 246 | 11.71 | 0 | 2.1 | 24.6 |
| 1 | SMU | 9 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 1 | Oregon | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 6 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 10 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Colorado | 10 | 16 | 222 | 13.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 22.2 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 9 | 143 | 15.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 117 | West Virginia | 8 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 117 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 10 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 117 | North Carolina | 10 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 117 | James Madison | 10 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 10 | 23 | 201 | 8.74 | 1 | 2.3 | 20.1 |
| 117 | Kennesaw State | 10 | 25 | 239 | 9.56 | 1 | 2.5 | 23.9 |
| 117 | Arizona | 8 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| 117 | Rice | 8 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 18 | 191 | 10.61 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.2 |
| 117 | Northwestern | 8 | 19 | 219 | 11.53 | 1 | 2.4 | 27.4 |
| 117 | New Mexico | 10 | 12 | 162 | 13.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.2 |
| 117 | Air Force | 9 | 10 | 144 | 14.40 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.0 |
| 117 | Kansas | 5 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 1 | 1.2 | 26.2 |
| 117 | Marshall | 9 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 1 | 0.4 | 12.1 |
| 132 | Kent State | 9 | 13 | 196 | 15.08 | 2 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| 132 | Tulsa | 9 | 18 | 370 | 20.56 | 2 | 2.0 | 41.1 |
| 132 | Iowa | 8 | 6 | 149 | 24.83 | 2 | 0.8 | 18.6 |