2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/30/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Texas State 8 10 290 29.00 1 1.3 36.3
2 UTEP 8 15 286 19.07 1 1.9 35.8
3 Indiana 9 20 261 13.05 0 2.2 29.0
4 Louisiana Tech 8 21 230 10.95 0 2.6 28.8
5 Illinois 9 17 250 14.71 0 1.9 27.8
6 UNLV 8 20 215 10.75 1 2.5 26.9
7 Iowa 9 15 232 15.47 1 1.7 25.8
8 Baylor 10 11 252 22.91 0 1.1 25.2
9 Northwestern 9 11 206 18.73 1 1.2 22.9
10 TCU 9 18 205 11.39 1 2.0 22.8
11 UAB 8 9 175 19.44 1 1.1 21.9
12 South Florida 8 18 168 9.33 0 2.3 21.0
13 BYU 10 12 198 16.50 2 1.2 19.8
14 Texas 9 16 175 10.94 0 1.8 19.4
15 Duke 8 14 153 10.93 0 1.8 19.1
15 Rice 8 14 153 10.93 0 1.8 19.1
17 James Madison 8 19 151 7.95 0 2.4 18.9
18 Colorado 10 13 182 14.00 1 1.3 18.2
19 Colorado State 7 9 125 13.89 1 1.3 17.9
20 Virginia Tech 8 19 134 7.05 0 2.4 16.8
21 Tennessee 8 13 130 10.00 0 1.6 16.3
22 Oklahoma 8 18 127 7.06 0 2.3 15.9
23 Iowa State 10 10 151 15.10 1 1.0 15.1
23 North Carolina 8 9 121 13.44 1 1.1 15.1
25 Massachusetts 1 1 15 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
26 San Diego State 7 11 102 9.27 0 1.6 14.6
27 Buffalo 8 8 111 13.88 0 1.0 13.9
27 Middle Tennessee 8 10 111 11.10 1 1.3 13.9
29 Ohio State 9 10 124 12.40 1 1.1 13.8
30 Ohio 9 13 123 9.46 1 1.4 13.7
30 Minnesota 9 15 123 8.20 0 1.7 13.7
30 Utah State 7 12 96 8.00 0 1.7 13.7
33 Wake Forest 8 8 106 13.25 0 1.0 13.3
34 Michigan 9 12 118 9.83 0 1.3 13.1
35 New Mexico 7 7 91 13.00 1 1.0 13.0
36 Clemson 9 11 114 10.36 0 1.2 12.7
37 Florida 8 6 99 16.50 0 0.8 12.4
38 Virginia 8 13 98 7.54 0 1.6 12.3
39 Kansas State 10 9 121 13.44 1 0.9 12.1
40 Pittsburgh 8 18 96 5.33 0 2.3 12.0
41 Toledo 8 12 94 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
42 Utah 10 17 117 6.88 1 1.7 11.7
43 SMU 9 17 104 6.12 0 1.9 11.6
44 Kennesaw State 8 13 92 7.08 0 1.6 11.5
45 Boston College 8 15 88 5.87 0 1.9 11.0
46 Liberty 8 11 87 7.91 0 1.4 10.9
47 Old Dominion 8 15 86 5.73 0 1.9 10.8
48 Miami (Ohio) 9 13 96 7.38 0 1.4 10.7
49 Wisconsin 9 14 94 6.71 0 1.6 10.4
50 Arizona State 10 6 103 17.17 1 0.6 10.3
51 West Virginia 9 11 91 8.27 0 1.2 10.1
51 Central Michigan 8 11 81 7.36 0 1.4 10.1
53 Fresno State 7 8 68 8.50 0 1.1 9.7
53 Penn State 10 16 97 6.06 0 1.6 9.7
55 Arkansas State 8 6 77 12.83 0 0.8 9.6
56 Tulsa 8 13 76 5.85 0 1.6 9.5
57 Memphis 8 7 73 10.43 0 0.9 9.1
57 South Carolina 8 10 73 7.30 0 1.3 9.1
59 South Alabama 8 9 72 8.00 0 1.1 9.0
59 Connecticut 1 4 9 2.25 0 4.0 9.0
61 Alabama 8 12 71 5.92 0 1.5 8.9
61 Louisville 8 18 71 3.94 0 2.3 8.9
63 Oregon 10 13 88 6.77 0 1.3 8.8
64 Appalachian State 8 6 69 11.50 1 0.8 8.6
65 Northern Illinois 8 8 66 8.25 0 1.0 8.3
65 Auburn 8 12 66 5.50 0 1.5 8.3
67 Jacksonville State 9 14 73 5.21 0 1.6 8.1
68 North Carolina State 8 9 62 6.89 0 1.1 7.8
69 UCF 9 10 69 6.90 0 1.1 7.7
69 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 13 69 5.31 0 1.4 7.7
71 Florida International 8 13 58 4.46 0 1.6 7.3
72 Hawai'i 7 4 49 12.25 0 0.6 7.0
73 North Texas 8 7 55 7.86 0 0.9 6.9
73 Kentucky 8 8 55 6.88 0 1.0 6.9
73 Troy 8 9 55 6.11 0 1.1 6.9
73 Houston 9 12 62 5.17 0 1.3 6.9
77 Washington 9 7 61 8.71 0 0.8 6.8
78 Rutgers 9 7 59 8.43 0 0.8 6.6
78 USC 9 9 59 6.56 0 1.0 6.6
78 Bowling Green 8 12 53 4.42 0 1.5 6.6
81 Temple 8 8 52 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
81 UTSA 8 8 52 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
83 Georgia 9 10 56 5.60 0 1.1 6.2
83 Oklahoma State 9 10 56 5.60 0 1.1 6.2
85 Sam Houston State 8 11 49 4.45 0 1.4 6.1
85 Stanford 8 11 49 4.45 0 1.4 6.1
87 Vanderbilt 8 5 47 9.40 0 0.6 5.9
87 Maryland 9 6 53 8.83 0 0.7 5.9
87 Texas Tech 9 7 53 7.57 0 0.8 5.9
87 Mississippi 8 13 47 3.62 0 1.6 5.9
91 Coastal Carolina 8 3 45 15.00 0 0.4 5.6
92 New Mexico State 8 8 44 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
92 East Carolina 8 16 44 2.75 0 2.0 5.5
94 Miami (Florida) 8 8 43 5.38 0 1.0 5.4
95 UCLA 9 3 46 15.33 0 0.3 5.1
96 Eastern Michigan 8 14 40 2.86 0 1.8 5.0
97 Louisiana-Monroe 8 4 39 9.75 0 0.5 4.9
97 Arizona 10 11 49 4.45 0 1.1 4.9
99 Charlotte 8 9 38 4.22 0 1.1 4.8
100 Georgia Southern 8 7 36 5.14 0 0.9 4.5
101 Purdue 9 10 40 4.00 0 1.1 4.4
101 Mississippi State 8 10 35 3.50 0 1.3 4.4
103 Marshall 9 8 39 4.88 0 0.9 4.3
104 Western Kentucky 9 12 36 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
105 Syracuse 8 6 31 5.17 0 0.8 3.9
106 Kansas 9 5 33 6.60 0 0.6 3.7
106 Army 10 8 37 4.63 0 0.8 3.7
108 California 8 9 29 3.22 0 1.1 3.6
109 Western Michigan 8 10 27 2.70 0 1.3 3.4
109 Boise State 8 11 27 2.45 0 1.4 3.4
111 Southern Mississippi 8 6 26 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
111 Navy 9 8 30 3.75 0 0.9 3.3
111 Nebraska 9 9 30 3.33 0 1.0 3.3
114 Missouri 8 4 25 6.25 0 0.5 3.1
114 Georgia Tech 8 7 25 3.57 0 0.9 3.1
116 Arkansas 8 4 24 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
117 Texas A&M 8 8 22 2.75 0 1.0 2.8
118 Air Force 7 5 18 3.60 0 0.7 2.6
118 Wyoming 7 6 18 3.00 0 0.9 2.6
120 Georgia State 8 9 20 2.22 0 1.1 2.5
121 Cincinnati 9 4 22 5.50 0 0.4 2.4
121 Tulane 9 8 22 2.75 0 0.9 2.4
123 LSU 8 7 18 2.57 0 0.9 2.3
124 Kent State 8 3 16 5.33 0 0.4 2.0
125 Florida Atlantic 8 7 14 2.00 0 0.9 1.8
126 Akron 8 6 11 1.83 1 0.8 1.4
127 Michigan State 9 2 12 6.00 0 0.2 1.3
128 San Jose State 7 2 7 3.50 0 0.3 1.0
129 Florida State 8 9 2 0.22 0 1.1 0.3
130 Nevada 7 4 -2 -0.50 0 0.6 -0.3
130 Ball State 8 4 -2 -0.50 0 0.5 -0.3