2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 12/06/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Temple 8 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.3 -0.1
2 Arkansas State 8 4 3 0.75 0 0.5 0.4
3 Clemson 8 6 4 0.67 0 0.8 0.5
3 Oregon 9 4 4 1.00 0 0.4 0.4
3 Ohio State 10 1 4 4.00 0 0.1 0.4
6 Washington State 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
7 Iowa State 9 5 8 1.60 0 0.6 0.9
8 Marshall 8 7 12 1.71 0 0.9 1.5
9 North Texas 9 2 14 7.00 0 0.2 1.6
10 Georgia 9 4 15 3.75 0 0.4 1.7
11 Boston College 8 7 16 2.29 0 0.9 2.0
12 Southern Miss 8 9 17 1.89 0 1.1 2.1
12 UTSA 8 9 17 1.89 0 1.1 2.1
12 Old Dominion 8 4 17 4.25 0 0.5 2.1
15 Boise State 9 8 18 2.25 0 0.9 2.0
15 Memphis 8 4 18 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
17 Kennesaw State 9 8 19 2.38 0 0.9 2.1
17 Fresno State 8 6 19 3.17 0 0.8 2.4
17 Louisville 8 6 19 3.17 0 0.8 2.4
20 Ohio 8 5 20 4.00 0 0.6 2.5
21 Nebraska 9 4 22 5.50 0 0.4 2.4
22 Tennessee 8 8 26 3.25 0 1.0 3.3
23 Florida State 8 2 27 13.50 0 0.3 3.4
24 Baylor 9 10 28 2.80 0 1.1 3.1
25 Utah 9 5 29 5.80 0 0.6 3.2
25 Army 8 5 29 5.80 0 0.6 3.6
27 Florida 8 5 30 6.00 0 0.6 3.8
27 Middle Tennessee State 8 4 30 7.50 0 0.5 3.8
29 James Madison 9 6 33 5.50 0 0.7 3.7
30 Illinois 9 7 34 4.86 1 0.8 3.8
30 Ole Miss 8 6 34 5.67 0 0.8 4.3
30 Vanderbilt 8 5 34 6.80 0 0.6 4.3
33 Liberty 8 8 35 4.38 0 1.0 4.4
33 Miami (FL) 8 6 35 5.83 0 0.8 4.4
35 New Mexico 8 9 37 4.11 0 1.1 4.6
36 Duke 9 10 38 3.80 0 1.1 4.2
36 Georgia Tech 8 6 38 6.33 0 0.8 4.8
36 Texas State 8 6 38 6.33 0 0.8 4.8
39 Louisiana Tech 8 9 39 4.33 0 1.1 4.9
40 Western Michigan 9 8 40 5.00 0 0.9 4.4
41 Northwestern 9 9 43 4.78 0 1.0 4.8
42 Colorado State 8 10 45 4.50 0 1.3 5.6
42 Pittsburgh 8 7 45 6.43 0 0.9 5.6
44 Missouri 8 7 46 6.57 0 0.9 5.8
44 Air Force 8 7 46 6.57 0 0.9 5.8
44 Iowa 9 5 46 9.20 0 0.6 5.1
47 South Carolina 8 8 47 5.88 0 1.0 5.9
48 Auburn 8 8 48 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
49 Purdue 9 13 49 3.77 0 1.4 5.4
50 Navy 8 8 52 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
51 Florida Atlantic 8 4 55 13.75 0 0.5 6.9
52 Georgia Southern 8 9 56 6.22 0 1.1 7.0
53 UNLV 9 9 57 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
54 Kansas State 10 13 59 4.54 0 1.3 5.9
54 Rutgers 9 5 59 11.80 0 0.6 6.6
56 Texas Tech 10 9 61 6.78 0 0.9 6.1
56 Tulsa 8 9 61 6.78 0 1.1 7.6
58 Penn State 9 7 62 8.86 0 0.8 6.9
59 SMU 8 11 63 5.73 0 1.4 7.9
59 Texas A&M 8 8 63 7.88 0 1.0 7.9
61 Jacksonville State 9 9 64 7.11 0 1.0 7.1
62 Buffalo 8 11 66 6.00 0 1.4 8.3
63 Kansas 9 12 67 5.58 0 1.3 7.4
63 USF 8 4 67 16.75 0 0.5 8.4
65 Arizona 10 9 68 7.56 0 0.9 6.8
66 New Mexico State 8 15 70 4.67 0 1.9 8.8
66 Miami (OH) 9 8 70 8.75 0 0.9 7.8
68 UTEP 8 11 71 6.45 1 1.4 8.9
68 East Carolina 8 5 71 14.20 0 0.6 8.9
70 Tulane 9 12 72 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
71 Troy 9 14 74 5.29 0 1.6 8.2
72 Kent State 8 12 76 6.33 1 1.5 9.5
73 Sam Houston State 8 13 77 5.92 0 1.6 9.6
73 UAB 8 8 77 9.63 0 1.0 9.6
73 Washington 9 7 77 11.00 0 0.8 8.6
73 Arkansas 8 3 77 25.67 1 0.4 9.6
77 Toledo 8 13 80 6.15 0 1.6 10.0
78 Louisiana 8 13 81 6.23 0 1.6 10.1
78 Indiana 10 10 81 8.10 0 1.0 8.1
80 Bowling Green 8 6 86 14.33 1 0.8 10.8
81 Delaware 8 10 88 8.80 0 1.3 11.0
82 Michigan 9 12 89 7.42 0 1.3 9.9
82 Louisiana-Monroe 8 10 89 8.90 0 1.3 11.1
84 San Diego State 8 10 91 9.10 0 1.3 11.4
85 Ball State 8 12 93 7.75 0 1.5 11.6
85 Utah State 8 9 93 10.33 1 1.1 11.6
87 Maryland 9 10 95 9.50 0 1.1 10.6
87 Central Michigan 8 6 95 15.83 1 0.8 11.9
89 California 8 14 97 6.93 0 1.8 12.1
90 Eastern Michigan 8 13 99 7.62 0 1.6 12.4
90 Syracuse 8 8 99 12.38 1 1.0 12.4
92 Alabama 9 10 102 10.20 0 1.1 11.3
92 Charlotte 8 10 102 10.20 0 1.3 12.8
92 USC 9 4 102 25.50 1 0.4 11.3
95 San Jose State 8 9 103 11.44 1 1.1 12.9
96 Massachusetts 8 11 105 9.55 0 1.4 13.1
97 FIU 8 11 108 9.82 1 1.4 13.5
97 Missouri State 8 11 108 9.82 1 1.4 13.5
97 Cincinnati 9 7 108 15.43 1 0.8 12.0
100 Nevada 8 9 109 12.11 1 1.1 13.6
101 Wake Forest 8 12 110 9.17 0 1.5 13.8
102 TCU 9 11 113 10.27 1 1.2 12.6
103 BYU 10 8 114 14.25 0 0.8 11.4
104 Northern Illinois 8 11 115 10.45 0 1.4 14.4
105 Western Kentucky 8 12 116 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
106 Texas 8 13 119 9.15 0 1.6 14.9
107 Akron 8 14 122 8.71 0 1.8 15.3
108 Appalachian State 8 16 130 8.13 0 2.0 16.3
109 Kentucky 8 7 131 18.71 0 0.9 16.4
110 Hawaii 8 7 132 18.86 1 0.9 16.5
111 Oklahoma State 9 22 135 6.14 0 2.4 15.0
112 UCF 9 13 140 10.77 1 1.4 15.6
113 West Virginia 9 23 143 6.22 0 2.6 15.9
114 UCLA 9 15 146 9.73 1 1.7 16.2
114 North Carolina 8 14 146 10.43 0 1.8 18.3
116 Mississippi State 8 12 154 12.83 1 1.5 19.3
117 Georgia State 8 12 163 13.58 0 1.5 20.4
118 Wyoming 8 19 166 8.74 2 2.4 20.8
118 South Alabama 8 17 166 9.76 0 2.1 20.8
120 Houston 9 9 172 19.11 0 1.0 19.1
121 Minnesota 9 14 173 12.36 1 1.6 19.2
122 Rice 8 15 174 11.60 0 1.9 21.8
123 NC State 9 14 178 12.71 0 1.6 19.8
123 Virginia Tech 8 8 178 22.25 0 1.0 22.3
125 Oklahoma 8 17 186 10.94 1 2.1 23.3
126 Stanford 8 15 192 12.80 0 1.9 24.0
127 Arizona State 9 11 194 17.64 0 1.2 21.6
128 Colorado 9 22 199 9.05 0 2.4 22.1
129 Coastal Carolina 8 14 203 14.50 1 1.8 25.4
130 Wisconsin 9 21 209 9.95 0 2.3 23.2
131 Oregon State 2 11 238 21.64 0 5.5 119.0
132 Virginia 10 21 296 14.10 1 2.1 29.6
133 LSU 8 21 334 15.90 2 2.6 41.8
134 Michigan State 9 24 388 16.17 2 2.7 43.1