2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Delaware | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Kent State | 2 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 3 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Troy | 3 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.3 |
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 0 | 4.3 | 41.7 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 4 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 3 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.7 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.7 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 1 | USF | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 3 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 2 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 11.7 |
| 106 | Ball State | 3 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 1 | 2.7 | 9.3 |
| 106 | FIU | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 12.7 |
| 106 | Ohio | 3 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 106 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
| 106 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 29.3 |
| 106 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 153 | 21.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 51.0 |
| 106 | Oregon State | 3 | 5 | 128 | 25.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 42.7 |
| 106 | Old Dominion | 3 | 4 | 116 | 29.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 38.7 |
| 106 | Massachusetts | 3 | 5 | 206 | 41.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 68.7 |