2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 2 | Purdue | 11 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 12 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 4 | Oregon | 14 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 5 | Illinois | 12 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 1 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 12 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Michigan | 13 | 17 | 119 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Indiana | 14 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| 9 | UCLA | 12 | 18 | 143 | 7.94 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| 10 | Penn State | 12 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Maryland | 11 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 12 | 26 | 259 | 9.96 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.6 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 12 | 17 | 181 | 10.65 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.1 |
| 14 | Washington | 12 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 15 | Iowa | 12 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 11 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 11 | 26 | 398 | 15.31 | 2 | 2.4 | 36.2 |
| 18 | USC | 13 | 6 | 103 | 17.17 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.9 |