2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -3.7 |
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 2 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 4 | SMU | 4 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| 5 | Utah | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Army | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 11 | USC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 11 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 14 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Memphis | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 22 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 22 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 26 | UNLV | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 30 | Nevada | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 30 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 30 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 33 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 34 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 36 | Delaware | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 36 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 38 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| 38 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 38 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 42 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 6 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 44 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 46 | Charlotte | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 47 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 51 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 51 | Missouri | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 53 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| 54 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 54 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 57 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 58 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 59 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 59 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 59 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 63 | California | 4 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 64 | New Mexico State | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 64 | Rice | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 64 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 64 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 68 | West Virginia | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| 70 | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 70 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 72 | Buffalo | 4 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 73 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 74 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 75 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 77 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 77 | Iowa | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 79 | Southern Miss | 4 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 81 | San Diego State | 4 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 82 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 83 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 83 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 85 | Louisiana | 4 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 85 | USF | 4 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.5 |
| 87 | Utah State | 4 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.5 |
| 88 | Arkansas State | 4 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 89 | FIU | 4 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 89 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 91 | Colorado State | 4 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| 92 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.7 |
| 94 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.8 |
| 94 | Boise State | 4 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 96 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| 98 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
| 99 | Houston | 3 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 100 | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 102 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 103 | Hawaii | 4 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 104 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 105 | Missouri State | 4 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.8 |
| 106 | Ohio | 4 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.3 |
| 107 | Ball State | 4 | 11 | 103 | 9.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 25.8 |
| 108 | Stanford | 3 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.0 |
| 109 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 27.3 |
| 110 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 29.0 |
| 111 | Akron | 4 | 9 | 117 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.3 |
| 112 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.5 |
| 113 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.7 |
| 114 | Kent State | 4 | 10 | 124 | 12.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 31.0 |
| 115 | UTEP | 4 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 31.3 |
| 116 | UTSA | 4 | 10 | 161 | 16.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 40.3 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 6 | 17 | 246 | 14.47 | 1 | 2.8 | 41.0 |
| 118 | Georgia State | 4 | 12 | 194 | 16.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 48.5 |
| 119 | Massachusetts | 4 | 8 | 247 | 30.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 61.8 |