2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 11/20/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Tennessee 3 11 233 21.18 1 3.7 77.7
2 Vanderbilt 4 11 212 19.27 1 2.8 53.0
3 Louisiana Tech 3 8 152 19.00 0 2.7 50.7
4 Toledo 4 8 184 23.00 0 2.0 46.0
5 Georgia 2 8 85 10.63 0 4.0 42.5
6 Fresno State 4 10 164 16.40 1 2.5 41.0
7 UAB 4 7 154 22.00 1 1.8 38.5
8 Virginia Tech 4 8 148 18.50 1 2.0 37.0
9 Oregon 3 7 107 15.29 1 2.3 35.7
10 Central Michigan 4 7 140 20.00 1 1.8 35.0
10 Arkansas State 4 8 140 17.50 1 2.0 35.0
12 Stanford 3 3 102 34.00 1 1.0 34.0
12 UCF 3 8 102 12.75 0 2.7 34.0
14 Wake Forest 4 6 132 22.00 1 1.5 33.0
15 South Alabama 4 4 129 32.25 1 1.0 32.3
16 Mississippi State 4 8 128 16.00 1 2.0 32.0
17 Georgia Tech 3 10 95 9.50 0 3.3 31.7
18 Illinois 3 8 92 11.50 0 2.7 30.7
19 SMU 4 8 119 14.88 1 2.0 29.8
20 Pittsburgh 4 5 117 23.40 2 1.3 29.3
21 Syracuse 3 7 87 12.43 0 2.3 29.0
21 Ohio State 3 10 87 8.70 0 3.3 29.0
23 Alabama 4 11 115 10.45 0 2.8 28.8
24 Tulsa 4 8 113 14.13 1 2.0 28.3
25 South Florida 4 8 112 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
26 East Carolina 4 8 109 13.63 0 2.0 27.3
27 Iowa 3 11 79 7.18 0 3.7 26.3
28 Troy 4 3 104 34.67 1 0.8 26.0
29 North Texas 4 9 99 11.00 1 2.3 24.8
30 Louisville 3 11 74 6.73 0 3.7 24.7
31 Iowa State 3 4 73 18.25 0 1.3 24.3
32 Houston 3 7 70 10.00 1 2.3 23.3
32 Kentucky 3 7 70 10.00 0 2.3 23.3
34 UNLV 5 10 116 11.60 1 2.0 23.2
35 TCU 3 7 69 9.86 0 2.3 23.0
35 Connecticut 10 28 230 8.21 0 2.8 23.0
35 Arizona 2 6 46 7.67 0 3.0 23.0
38 South Carolina 2 5 45 9.00 0 2.5 22.5
39 Colorado State 5 7 110 15.71 1 1.4 22.0
39 Hawai'i 5 7 110 15.71 1 1.4 22.0
39 Duke 4 12 88 7.33 0 3.0 22.0
39 Clemson 2 6 44 7.33 0 3.0 22.0
43 Memphis 4 6 87 14.50 0 1.5 21.8
44 Florida 3 5 65 13.00 0 1.7 21.7
45 Indiana 3 8 64 8.00 0 2.7 21.3
46 Purdue 3 5 63 12.60 0 1.7 21.0
47 Oklahoma 4 9 83 9.22 0 2.3 20.8
48 Marshall 4 9 82 9.11 0 2.3 20.5
49 Liberty 3 3 61 20.33 0 1.0 20.3
50 Mississippi 4 8 79 9.88 0 2.0 19.8
51 Minnesota 3 6 58 9.67 0 2.0 19.3
52 Baylor 2 3 38 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
53 Miami (Florida) 4 8 73 9.13 0 2.0 18.3
54 Maryland 3 6 54 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
55 Buffalo 4 7 70 10.00 0 1.8 17.5
55 Rice 4 15 70 4.67 0 3.8 17.5
57 North Carolina 4 3 67 22.33 1 0.8 16.8
58 Auburn 4 7 64 9.14 1 1.8 16.0
59 Texas State 4 10 59 5.90 0 2.5 14.8
60 Florida Atlantic 4 7 57 8.14 0 1.8 14.3
60 Nebraska 3 6 43 7.17 0 2.0 14.3
62 Michigan 3 3 40 13.33 0 1.0 13.3
63 Rutgers 3 2 39 19.50 0 0.7 13.0
64 Bowling Green 4 10 51 5.10 0 2.5 12.8
65 Nevada 6 6 76 12.67 0 1.0 12.7
65 Arizona State 3 4 38 9.50 0 1.3 12.7
65 Michigan State 3 4 38 9.50 0 1.3 12.7
68 Boise State 4 10 50 5.00 0 2.5 12.5
69 Northwestern 3 5 37 7.40 0 1.7 12.3
70 Boston College 4 7 48 6.86 0 1.8 12.0
71 San Jose State 4 5 47 9.40 0 1.3 11.8
72 Navy 3 6 35 5.83 0 2.0 11.7
73 Massachusetts 10 14 115 8.21 1 1.4 11.5
74 Arkansas 3 3 34 11.33 0 1.0 11.3
74 Coastal Carolina 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
76 Texas 4 9 44 4.89 0 2.3 11.0
77 West Virginia 3 4 32 8.00 0 1.3 10.7
77 Oklahoma State 3 5 32 6.40 0 1.7 10.7
79 Kansas State 2 3 21 7.00 1 1.5 10.5
80 BYU 3 5 31 6.20 0 1.7 10.3
81 California 4 7 38 5.43 0 1.8 9.5
82 Notre Dame 10 20 92 4.60 0 2.0 9.2
83 Penn State 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
83 Texas A&M 4 7 36 5.14 0 1.8 9.0
85 Utah State 5 4 43 10.75 0 0.8 8.6
86 James Madison 4 2 33 16.50 1 0.5 8.3
86 UTEP 3 2 25 12.50 0 0.7 8.3
88 Western Michigan 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
88 LSU 4 6 31 5.17 0 1.5 7.8
90 Washington State 10 11 76 6.91 0 1.1 7.6
91 Kent State 4 1 29 29.00 0 0.3 7.3
91 Kansas 3 3 22 7.33 0 1.0 7.3
91 Northern Illinois 4 4 29 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
94 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 5 28 5.60 0 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 Washington 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
98 Louisiana-Monroe 4 2 24 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
99 UTSA 4 7 23 3.29 0 1.8 5.8
100 UCLA 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
100 Virginia 4 6 22 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
102 Old Dominion 4 4 21 5.25 0 1.0 5.3
103 North Carolina State 4 1 20 20.00 0 0.3 5.0
103 Eastern Michigan 4 5 20 4.00 1 1.3 5.0
103 Colorado 3 6 15 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
106 Air Force 5 2 24 12.00 0 0.4 4.8
107 Texas Tech 3 4 14 3.50 0 1.3 4.7
108 Florida International 4 4 18 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
109 Ball State 4 5 17 3.40 0 1.3 4.3
110 Miami (Ohio) 4 3 16 5.33 0 0.8 4.0
110 New Mexico State 4 4 16 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
112 Kennesaw State 4 3 15 5.00 0 0.8 3.8
113 Utah 2 5 7 1.40 0 2.5 3.5
114 Southern Mississippi 4 3 13 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
115 Missouri 4 4 12 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
116 Western Kentucky 4 3 11 3.67 0 0.8 2.8
116 Wyoming 4 3 11 3.67 0 0.8 2.8
118 Oregon State 10 8 27 3.38 0 0.8 2.7
119 Charlotte 4 5 10 2.00 0 1.3 2.5
120 Florida State 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
120 USC 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
122 Ohio 4 3 7 2.33 0 0.8 1.8
123 Jacksonville State 4 3 6 2.00 0 0.8 1.5
124 San Diego State 5 7 6 0.86 0 1.4 1.2
125 Wisconsin 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
125 Georgia State 4 3 4 1.33 0 0.8 1.0
127 Tulane 4 2 2 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
127 Army 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
127 Sam Houston State 4 4 2 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
130 Georgia Southern 4 2 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
130 Middle Tennessee 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