2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Tennessee 5 14 294 21.00 1 2.8 58.8
2 Vanderbilt 5 13 218 16.77 1 2.6 43.6
3 Arkansas State 5 9 200 22.22 2 1.8 40.0
4 UAB 4 7 154 22.00 1 1.8 38.5
5 Toledo 5 10 191 19.10 0 2.0 38.2
6 Oregon 3 7 107 15.29 1 2.3 35.7
7 Central Michigan 4 7 140 20.00 1 1.8 35.0
8 UCF 3 8 102 12.75 0 2.7 34.0
9 Wake Forest 4 6 132 22.00 1 1.5 33.0
10 Louisiana Tech 5 9 160 17.78 0 1.8 32.0
10 Mississippi State 4 8 128 16.00 1 2.0 32.0
12 UNLV 6 14 191 13.64 1 2.3 31.8
13 Alabama 5 13 153 11.77 0 2.6 30.6
14 Virginia Tech 5 9 148 16.44 1 1.8 29.6
15 Stanford 4 5 117 23.40 1 1.3 29.3
16 Fresno State 6 12 172 14.33 1 2.0 28.7
17 Tulsa 4 8 113 14.13 1 2.0 28.3
18 Syracuse 5 10 135 13.50 0 2.0 27.0
18 Illinois 4 10 108 10.80 0 2.5 27.0
20 SMU 5 9 133 14.78 1 1.8 26.6
21 Rutgers 4 3 106 35.33 0 0.8 26.5
22 South Alabama 5 5 132 26.40 1 1.0 26.4
22 USF 5 10 132 13.20 0 2.0 26.4
24 Troy 4 3 104 34.67 1 0.8 26.0
25 Pittsburgh 5 7 129 18.43 2 1.4 25.8
26 Georgia Tech 5 13 126 9.69 0 2.6 25.2
27 Louisville 5 16 120 7.50 0 3.2 24.0
28 Iowa 4 12 95 7.92 0 3.0 23.8
29 Houston 3 7 70 10.00 1 2.3 23.3
30 Arizona 2 6 46 7.67 0 3.0 23.0
31 Georgia 5 11 112 10.18 0 2.2 22.4
32 Hawaii 5 7 110 15.71 1 1.4 22.0
33 East Carolina 5 8 109 13.63 0 1.6 21.8
34 Buffalo 5 9 106 11.78 0 1.8 21.2
35 Purdue 3 6 63 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
35 Connecticut 12 31 252 8.13 0 2.6 21.0
37 Colorado State 6 9 123 13.67 1 1.5 20.5
37 Marshall 4 9 82 9.11 0 2.3 20.5
39 TCU 4 8 81 10.13 0 2.0 20.3
40 Memphis 5 7 100 14.29 0 1.4 20.0
40 Texas 7 14 140 10.00 1 2.0 20.0
42 North Texas 5 9 99 11.00 1 1.8 19.8
43 Oklahoma 5 10 96 9.60 0 2.0 19.2
44 Kentucky 4 8 75 9.38 0 2.0 18.8
45 Iowa State 4 4 73 18.25 0 1.0 18.3
45 Minnesota 4 9 73 8.11 0 2.3 18.3
47 Maryland 3 6 54 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
48 Florida 5 8 88 11.00 0 1.6 17.6
48 Duke 5 13 88 6.77 0 2.6 17.6
50 Rice 4 15 70 4.67 0 3.8 17.5
51 Miami (FL) 5 9 85 9.44 0 1.8 17.0
52 Auburn 4 7 64 9.14 1 1.8 16.0
52 Indiana 4 8 64 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
54 Ole Miss 5 8 79 9.88 0 1.6 15.8
55 Liberty 4 3 61 20.33 0 0.8 15.3
56 California 5 10 72 7.20 0 2.0 14.4
57 Florida Atlantic 4 7 57 8.14 0 1.8 14.3
58 Boise State 6 14 82 5.86 0 2.3 13.7
59 Ohio State 6 14 80 5.71 0 2.3 13.3
60 North Carolina 5 4 66 16.50 1 0.8 13.2
61 Boston College 5 8 65 8.13 0 1.6 13.0
62 Nevada 6 6 76 12.67 0 1.0 12.7
62 Baylor 3 3 38 12.67 0 1.0 12.7
62 Michigan State 3 4 38 9.50 0 1.3 12.7
65 Northwestern 3 5 37 7.40 0 1.7 12.3
66 Texas State 5 11 61 5.55 0 2.2 12.2
67 Georgia Southern 5 7 59 8.43 0 1.4 11.8
68 Arizona State 4 5 46 9.20 0 1.3 11.5
69 Clemson 5 9 56 6.22 0 1.8 11.2
70 Nebraska 4 6 43 7.17 0 1.5 10.8
70 Bowling Green 5 12 54 4.50 0 2.4 10.8
72 Oklahoma State 3 5 32 6.40 0 1.7 10.7
73 Massachusetts 11 14 115 8.21 1 1.3 10.5
74 South Carolina 5 8 52 6.50 0 1.6 10.4
75 BYU 3 5 31 6.20 0 1.7 10.3
76 Notre Dame 16 29 161 5.55 0 1.8 10.1
77 Michigan 4 3 40 13.33 0 0.8 10.0
78 LSU 5 7 48 6.86 0 1.4 9.6
79 Arkansas 5 7 44 6.29 0 1.4 8.8
79 Navy 4 6 35 5.83 0 1.5 8.8
81 Utah State 5 4 43 10.75 0 0.8 8.6
81 Coastal Carolina 5 6 43 7.17 0 1.2 8.6
83 Western Michigan 5 7 41 5.86 0 1.4 8.2
84 West Virginia 4 4 32 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
84 Washington 4 6 32 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
86 Tulane 5 4 39 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
86 Washington State 12 13 93 7.15 1 1.1 7.8
88 San Jose State 6 6 45 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
89 Kent State 4 1 29 29.00 0 0.3 7.3
89 Kansas 3 3 22 7.33 0 1.0 7.3
91 James Madison 5 3 36 12.00 1 0.6 7.2
91 Texas A&M 5 7 36 5.14 0 1.4 7.2
91 UTSA 5 11 36 3.27 0 2.2 7.2
94 Kansas State 3 4 21 5.25 1 1.3 7.0
95 Temple 4 5 27 5.40 1 1.3 6.8
96 Cincinnati 3 5 20 4.00 0 1.7 6.7
97 Penn State 6 7 39 5.57 0 1.2 6.5
98 UTEP 4 2 25 12.50 0 0.5 6.3
99 Louisiana-Monroe 4 2 24 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
100 Northern Illinois 5 4 29 7.25 0 0.8 5.8
101 Louisiana 5 5 28 5.60 0 1.0 5.6
102 Virginia 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
103 Old Dominion 4 4 21 5.25 0 1.0 5.3
103 Florida State 4 6 21 3.50 0 1.5 5.3
105 Eastern Michigan 4 5 20 4.00 1 1.3 5.0
105 Colorado 3 6 15 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
107 Air Force 5 2 24 12.00 0 0.4 4.8
108 FIU 4 4 18 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
109 Ball State 4 5 17 3.40 0 1.3 4.3
110 NC State 5 1 20 20.00 0 0.2 4.0
110 New Mexico State 4 4 16 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
110 Sam Houston State 5 6 20 3.33 0 1.2 4.0
113 Kennesaw State 4 3 15 5.00 0 0.8 3.8
113 USC 4 4 15 3.75 0 1.0 3.8
115 Texas Tech 4 4 14 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
115 Utah 2 5 7 1.40 0 2.5 3.5
117 UCLA 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
117 Southern Miss 4 3 13 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
119 Oregon State 11 8 27 3.38 0 0.7 2.5
119 Charlotte 4 5 10 2.00 0 1.3 2.5
121 Missouri 5 4 12 3.00 0 0.8 2.4
122 Western Kentucky 5 3 11 3.67 0 0.6 2.2
122 Wyoming 5 3 11 3.67 0 0.6 2.2
124 Jacksonville State 5 4 9 2.25 0 0.8 1.8
124 Ohio 5 5 9 1.80 0 1.0 1.8
126 San Diego State 5 7 6 0.86 0 1.4 1.2
127 Wisconsin 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
127 Georgia State 4 3 4 1.33 0 0.8 1.0
129 Miami (OH) 5 5 4 0.80 0 1.0 0.8
130 Army 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
131 Middle Tennessee State 4 2 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
132 New Mexico 5 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.4 -0.6
133 Akron 4 1 -12 -12.00 0 0.3 -3.0