2024 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/14/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 1 | California | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.5 |
| 1 | Duke | 2 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.5 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 8 | 25 | 363 | 14.52 | 0 | 3.1 | 45.4 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 21 | 315 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 28.6 |
| 1 | UNLV | 8 | 12 | 185 | 15.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.1 |
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 2 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 8 | 10 | 165 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.6 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 9 | 20 | 332 | 16.60 | 0 | 2.2 | 36.9 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 11 | 39 | 675 | 17.31 | 0 | 3.5 | 61.4 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 10 | 15 | 261 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.1 |
| 1 | Ball State | 9 | 27 | 470 | 17.41 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.2 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 7 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 10 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.9 |
| 1 | Texas State | 10 | 8 | 144 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 9 | 18 | 324 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 10 | 16 | 291 | 18.19 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.1 |
| 1 | Toledo | 10 | 25 | 455 | 18.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 14 | 255 | 18.21 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 9 | 24 | 438 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.7 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 15 | 276 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.5 |
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 10 | 13 | 241 | 18.54 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.1 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 22 | 409 | 18.59 | 0 | 2.4 | 45.4 |
| 1 | Washington State | 8 | 15 | 279 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.9 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 113.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 10 | 10 | 189 | 18.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.9 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 9 | 17 | 324 | 19.06 | 0 | 1.9 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 27 | 521 | 19.30 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.1 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 29 | 567 | 19.55 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 10 | 32 | 627 | 19.59 | 0 | 3.2 | 62.7 |
| 1 | Ohio | 10 | 28 | 549 | 19.61 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.9 |
| 1 | Akron | 8 | 11 | 216 | 19.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 27.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 11 | 40 | 786 | 19.65 | 0 | 3.6 | 71.5 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 11 | 32 | 629 | 19.66 | 0 | 2.9 | 57.2 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.5 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 9 | 21 | 416 | 19.81 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.2 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 8 | 17 | 337 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.1 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 12 | 238 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 9 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 10 | 19 | 387 | 20.37 | 0 | 1.9 | 38.7 |
| 1 | Army | 12 | 35 | 721 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.9 | 60.1 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 22 | 457 | 20.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.7 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 21 | 441 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.1 |
| 1 | Boise State | 9 | 30 | 633 | 21.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 70.3 |
| 1 | Liberty | 10 | 18 | 387 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 38.7 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 10 | 23 | 495 | 21.52 | 0 | 2.3 | 49.5 |
| 1 | Florida International | 10 | 39 | 867 | 22.23 | 0 | 3.9 | 86.7 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 22 | 490 | 22.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 49.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 8 | 18 | 411 | 22.83 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.4 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 27 | 630 | 23.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.3 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 10 | 12 | 282 | 23.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 28.2 |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 10 | 18 | 434 | 24.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.4 |
| 1 | South Florida | 9 | 20 | 488 | 24.40 | 0 | 2.2 | 54.2 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.5 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 152.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 5 | 128 | 25.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 128.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 8 | 210 | 26.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 10 | 8 | 251 | 31.38 | 0 | 0.8 | 25.1 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | 4 | 150 | 37.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 75.0 |
| 102 | North Texas | 10 | 19 | 300 | 15.79 | 1 | 1.9 | 30.0 |
| 102 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 32 | 634 | 19.81 | 1 | 2.9 | 57.6 |
| 102 | Fresno State | 8 | 17 | 362 | 21.29 | 1 | 2.1 | 45.3 |
| 102 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 34 | 739 | 21.74 | 1 | 3.4 | 73.9 |
| 102 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 43 | 980 | 22.79 | 1 | 3.6 | 81.7 |
| 102 | Utah State | 8 | 16 | 378 | 23.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 47.3 |
| 102 | Temple | 11 | 12 | 300 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 27.3 |
| 102 | UAB | 10 | 19 | 475 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 47.5 |
| 102 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 14 | 354 | 25.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 35.4 |
| 102 | Connecticut | 7 | 16 | 407 | 25.44 | 1 | 2.3 | 58.1 |
| 102 | Kent State | 8 | 10 | 258 | 25.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 32.3 |
| 102 | UTEP | 9 | 17 | 471 | 27.71 | 1 | 1.9 | 52.3 |
| 102 | Charlotte | 9 | 12 | 344 | 28.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 38.2 |
| 102 | Troy | 10 | 15 | 439 | 29.27 | 1 | 1.5 | 43.9 |
| 116 | Western Michigan | 10 | 39 | 703 | 18.03 | 2 | 3.9 | 70.3 |
| 116 | Massachusetts | 7 | 16 | 538 | 33.63 | 2 | 2.3 | 76.9 |