2024 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 12/21/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Iowa 4 6 160 26.67 1 1.5 40.0
2 UNLV 4 11 150 13.64 1 2.8 37.5
3 Northwestern 4 4 107 26.75 1 1.0 26.8
4 Wake Forest 4 7 106 15.14 0 1.8 26.5
4 Texas 3 9 106 11.78 0 3.0 35.3
6 Indiana 3 6 105 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
7 Colorado State 4 5 96 19.20 1 1.3 24.0
8 Baylor 3 3 95 31.67 0 1.0 31.7
9 New Mexico 3 3 84 28.00 1 1.0 28.0
10 Virginia Tech 3 10 81 8.10 0 3.3 27.0
11 North Carolina 3 4 80 20.00 1 1.3 26.7
11 James Madison 4 10 80 8.00 0 2.5 20.0
13 Iowa State 3 4 79 19.75 1 1.3 26.3
14 Duke 3 6 78 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
15 South Florida 2 5 77 15.40 0 2.5 38.5
16 Louisiana Tech 4 9 76 8.44 0 2.3 19.0
17 Middle Tennessee 3 4 74 18.50 1 1.3 24.7
18 Oklahoma 3 9 72 8.00 0 3.0 24.0
19 Massachusetts 3 4 69 17.25 1 1.3 23.0
20 Miami (Ohio) 4 8 66 8.25 0 2.0 16.5
21 San Diego State 3 6 64 10.67 0 2.0 21.3
22 Rice 3 7 61 8.71 0 2.3 20.3
23 Fresno State 3 4 60 15.00 0 1.3 20.0
24 Florida 3 2 57 28.50 0 0.7 19.0
25 Vanderbilt 4 5 55 11.00 0 1.3 13.8
25 Colorado 3 6 55 9.17 0 2.0 18.3
25 Wisconsin 4 8 55 6.88 0 2.0 13.8
28 Virginia 4 4 49 12.25 0 1.0 12.3
29 Old Dominion 4 8 48 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
30 Jacksonville State 4 8 46 5.75 0 2.0 11.5
31 UTEP 4 6 44 7.33 0 1.5 11.0
32 North Texas 3 2 43 21.50 0 0.7 14.3
33 Troy 3 3 40 13.33 0 1.0 13.3
33 Michigan 3 4 40 10.00 0 1.3 13.3
35 Clemson 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
35 Toledo 4 6 39 6.50 0 1.5 9.8
37 Notre Dame 3 5 38 7.60 0 1.7 12.7
37 Minnesota 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
39 Central Michigan 3 6 37 6.17 0 2.0 12.3
40 Arizona State 3 1 36 36.00 0 0.3 12.0
40 Appalachian State 3 3 36 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
40 Maryland 3 4 36 9.00 0 1.3 12.0
43 Tulane 4 3 35 11.67 0 0.8 8.8
44 Tennessee 3 2 34 17.00 0 0.7 11.3
44 Arizona 4 6 34 5.67 0 1.5 8.5
46 Northern Illinois 4 3 33 11.00 0 0.8 8.3
47 Georgia 3 4 32 8.00 0 1.3 10.7
47 Utah State 4 4 32 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
49 Kansas State 3 3 31 10.33 0 1.0 10.3
49 Alabama 4 6 31 5.17 0 1.5 7.8
51 UCLA 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
52 Army 3 4 29 7.25 0 1.3 9.7
52 Rutgers 4 4 29 7.25 0 1.0 7.3
54 Tulsa 3 4 28 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
55 Connecticut 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
55 Pittsburgh 3 8 27 3.38 0 2.7 9.0
57 Temple 3 5 26 5.20 1 1.7 8.7
57 Georgia Tech 4 5 26 5.20 0 1.3 6.5
57 Southern Mississippi 4 6 26 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
60 Marshall 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
61 Illinois 3 1 24 24.00 0 0.3 8.0
61 Bowling Green 4 5 24 4.80 0 1.3 6.0
63 SMU 3 4 23 5.75 0 1.3 7.7
64 Texas State 4 3 22 7.33 0 0.8 5.5
65 Florida International 4 6 21 3.50 0 1.5 5.3
66 Houston 3 3 20 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
66 Eastern Michigan 3 5 20 4.00 0 1.7 6.7
66 Mississippi 3 6 20 3.33 0 2.0 6.7
69 USC 4 1 19 19.00 0 0.3 4.8
69 UAB 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
69 South Alabama 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
69 South Carolina 3 5 19 3.80 0 1.7 6.3
69 Western Kentucky 3 7 19 2.71 0 2.3 6.3
74 Wyoming 3 5 17 3.40 0 1.7 5.7
74 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 7 17 2.43 0 1.8 4.3
76 Coastal Carolina 3 1 16 16.00 0 0.3 5.3
76 Boston College 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
78 Mississippi State 3 1 15 15.00 0 0.3 5.0
78 Liberty 3 3 15 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
78 UCF 4 3 15 5.00 0 0.8 3.8
78 Boise State 3 5 15 3.00 0 1.7 5.0
82 Georgia Southern 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
82 Miami (Florida) 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
82 California 4 5 14 2.80 0 1.3 3.5
82 Penn State 3 6 14 2.33 0 2.0 4.7
86 Arkansas 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
86 Western Michigan 4 4 13 3.25 0 1.0 3.3
88 Kentucky 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
89 Cincinnati 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
89 Ohio State 3 2 11 5.50 0 0.7 3.7
89 Hawai'i 4 2 11 5.50 0 0.5 2.8
89 North Carolina State 3 3 11 3.67 0 1.0 3.7
93 Washington State 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
93 Charlotte 4 3 9 3.00 0 0.8 2.3
95 Nebraska 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
95 Auburn 3 3 8 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
95 Oregon State 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
95 TCU 3 6 8 1.33 0 2.0 2.7
99 Ohio 3 2 7 3.50 0 0.7 2.3
99 San Jose State 4 2 7 3.50 0 0.5 1.8
99 Sam Houston State 4 4 7 1.75 0 1.0 1.8
102 BYU 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
102 Buffalo 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
102 LSU 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
102 Louisiana-Monroe 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
102 Texas A&M 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
102 Oregon 4 2 6 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
102 Utah 3 3 6 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
102 West Virginia 4 4 6 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
110 Syracuse 3 3 5 1.67 0 1.0 1.7
110 UTSA 3 4 5 1.25 0 1.3 1.7
112 Kennesaw State 4 3 4 1.33 0 0.8 1.0
112 Georgia State 3 4 4 1.00 0 1.3 1.3
112 Louisville 4 8 4 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
115 Navy 3 4 3 0.75 0 1.3 1.0
115 Florida State 3 6 3 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
117 Memphis 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
117 Washington 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
117 New Mexico State 3 3 2 0.67 0 1.0 0.7
117 Air Force 3 3 2 0.67 0 1.0 0.7
121 Florida Atlantic 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
121 Ball State 4 2 1 0.50 0 0.5 0.3
121 Purdue 3 3 1 0.33 0 1.0 0.3
124 East Carolina 3 4 0 0.00 0 1.3 0.0
124 Texas Tech 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
126 Oklahoma State 3 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
127 Stanford 4 2 -2 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
128 Arkansas State 4 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.5 -0.8
129 Akron 3 1 -5 -5.00 0 0.3 -1.7
130 Missouri 4 4 -9 -2.25 0 1.0 -2.3