2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Virginia Tech 4 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 2.8
2 Kent State 4 2 18 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
3 Tulane 5 1 23 23.00 0 0.2 4.6
4 Florida State 4 2 24 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
5 Middle Tennessee State 4 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 6.3
6 Miami (FL) 8 3 52 17.33 0 0.4 6.5
7 Charlotte 4 2 29 14.50 0 0.5 7.3
7 Ohio State 4 2 29 14.50 0 0.5 7.3
9 Georgia Tech 5 4 39 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
9 USF 5 3 39 13.00 0 0.6 7.8
11 New Mexico State 4 2 34 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
12 Oklahoma State 3 2 28 14.00 0 0.7 9.3
13 Boise State 5 3 54 18.00 0 0.6 10.8
14 Wake Forest 5 4 56 14.00 0 0.8 11.2
15 Kentucky 4 2 45 22.50 0 0.5 11.3
16 Georgia State 4 1 46 46.00 0 0.3 11.5
17 LSU 5 3 58 19.33 0 0.6 11.6
18 Arizona 3 2 36 18.00 0 0.7 12.0
19 UCLA 3 4 38 9.50 0 1.3 12.7
20 Louisiana Tech 5 2 66 33.00 0 0.4 13.2
21 Rutgers 3 5 40 8.00 0 1.7 13.3
22 Troy 5 4 67 16.75 0 0.8 13.4
23 Georgia 4 4 54 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
23 Temple 4 4 54 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
25 Rice 5 4 69 17.25 0 0.8 13.8
26 Kansas State 2 1 28 28.00 0 0.5 14.0
27 Ole Miss 6 4 90 22.50 0 0.7 15.0
28 Toledo 5 4 77 19.25 0 0.8 15.4
29 Kansas 3 3 49 16.33 0 1.0 16.3
30 Delaware 5 4 86 21.50 0 0.8 17.2
31 Tennessee 5 6 88 14.67 0 1.2 17.6
32 Miami (OH) 5 5 100 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
33 Texas Tech 4 5 81 16.20 0 1.3 20.3
34 Marshall 4 4 83 20.75 0 1.0 20.8
35 Syracuse 4 5 85 17.00 0 1.3 21.3
36 Florida 4 4 87 21.75 0 1.0 21.8
37 Clemson 5 5 110 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
38 North Carolina 4 5 89 17.80 0 1.3 22.3
39 Navy 4 5 90 18.00 0 1.3 22.5
40 Oklahoma 4 8 93 11.63 0 2.0 23.3
41 South Carolina 4 6 95 15.83 0 1.5 23.8
41 Arkansas State 5 7 119 17.00 0 1.4 23.8
41 San Diego State 5 6 119 19.83 0 1.2 23.8
44 Florida Atlantic 4 6 96 16.00 0 1.5 24.0
44 Texas A&M 5 7 120 17.14 0 1.4 24.0
44 Pittsburgh 5 5 120 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
47 Missouri State 5 9 123 13.67 0 1.8 24.6
48 Liberty 4 6 99 16.50 0 1.5 24.8
49 New Mexico 5 7 129 18.43 0 1.4 25.8
50 Eastern Michigan 4 7 104 14.86 0 1.8 26.0
51 Western Kentucky 5 7 131 18.71 0 1.4 26.2
52 Memphis 5 7 133 19.00 0 1.4 26.6
53 Notre Dame 12 15 324 21.60 0 1.3 27.0
54 Washington State 11 16 309 19.31 0 1.5 28.1
55 Appalachian State 4 5 113 22.60 0 1.3 28.3
56 Stanford 4 7 114 16.29 0 1.8 28.5
57 Vanderbilt 5 8 143 17.88 0 1.6 28.6
58 San Jose State 4 7 116 16.57 0 1.8 29.0
59 Louisiana-Monroe 4 15 121 8.07 0 3.8 30.3
60 Coastal Carolina 5 5 154 30.80 1 1.0 30.8
61 Duke 5 6 156 26.00 0 1.2 31.2
62 Buffalo 4 7 128 18.29 0 1.8 32.0
62 Western Michigan 5 8 160 20.00 0 1.6 32.0
64 Cincinnati 4 8 129 16.13 0 2.0 32.3
65 Southern Miss 5 5 163 32.60 0 1.0 32.6
66 Colorado State 4 5 131 26.20 0 1.3 32.8
67 Texas 5 7 165 23.57 0 1.4 33.0
68 Alabama 5 9 166 18.44 1 1.8 33.2
68 Central Michigan 5 8 166 20.75 0 1.6 33.2
70 Auburn 4 6 134 22.33 0 1.5 33.5
71 Northwestern 4 9 135 15.00 0 2.3 33.8
72 West Virginia 3 7 102 14.57 0 2.3 34.0
73 Ohio 5 10 175 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
74 Utah 4 8 141 17.63 0 2.0 35.3
75 Hawaii 5 11 177 16.09 0 2.2 35.4
76 Oregon 5 10 181 18.10 0 2.0 36.2
77 Michigan 4 9 145 16.11 0 2.3 36.3
78 Michigan State 3 6 111 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
78 Connecticut 13 21 481 22.90 0 1.6 37.0
80 Arkansas 4 4 151 37.75 1 1.0 37.8
81 Texas State 5 8 191 23.88 0 1.6 38.2
82 Indiana 5 10 192 19.20 0 2.0 38.4
83 Georgia Southern 4 8 156 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
84 Minnesota 4 6 157 26.17 1 1.5 39.3
84 Illinois 4 4 157 39.25 1 1.0 39.3
86 Iowa 4 10 160 16.00 0 2.5 40.0
87 Tulsa 4 7 162 23.14 0 1.8 40.5
88 James Madison 5 11 204 18.55 0 2.2 40.8
89 Arizona State 4 7 166 23.71 0 1.8 41.5
89 USC 4 5 166 33.20 1 1.3 41.5
91 Nevada 4 4 169 42.25 1 1.0 42.3
92 UTEP 4 10 172 17.20 0 2.5 43.0
93 Louisville 5 12 217 18.08 0 2.4 43.4
94 NC State 4 7 178 25.43 0 1.8 44.5
95 Sam Houston State 4 7 180 25.71 0 1.8 45.0
96 Baylor 3 3 136 45.33 1 1.0 45.3
97 Kennesaw State 5 14 230 16.43 0 2.8 46.0
98 FIU 5 11 232 21.09 0 2.2 46.4
98 UTSA 5 9 232 25.78 0 1.8 46.4
100 Bowling Green 4 9 186 20.67 0 2.3 46.5
101 Louisiana 5 14 236 16.86 0 2.8 47.2
102 Virginia 4 11 189 17.18 0 2.8 47.3
103 North Texas 5 14 240 17.14 0 2.8 48.0
104 Fresno State 5 15 241 16.07 0 3.0 48.2
105 Air Force 4 10 195 19.50 0 2.5 48.8
105 Penn State 4 9 195 21.67 0 2.3 48.8
107 UCF 3 8 147 18.38 0 2.7 49.0
108 Missouri 5 16 249 15.56 0 3.2 49.8
108 UAB 4 9 199 22.11 0 2.3 49.8
110 Nebraska 4 13 202 15.54 0 3.3 50.5
111 Washington 4 9 204 22.67 0 2.3 51.0
111 Mississippi State 5 9 255 28.33 1 1.8 51.0
113 BYU 4 11 206 18.73 0 2.8 51.5
114 Utah State 5 12 267 22.25 0 2.4 53.4
115 East Carolina 5 12 268 22.33 0 2.4 53.6
116 Northern Illinois 4 7 217 31.00 1 1.8 54.3
117 Ball State 4 11 218 19.82 0 2.8 54.5
117 South Alabama 4 9 218 24.22 0 2.3 54.5
119 California 5 14 275 19.64 0 2.8 55.0
120 Wyoming 4 9 221 24.56 0 2.3 55.3
121 TCU 4 11 237 21.55 0 2.8 59.3
122 Akron 4 9 244 27.11 1 2.3 61.0
123 SMU 5 14 309 22.07 0 2.8 61.8
124 Houston 4 9 250 27.78 1 2.3 62.5
125 Boston College 4 10 252 25.20 0 2.5 63.0
126 Purdue 3 6 201 33.50 1 2.0 67.0
127 Oregon State 10 28 675 24.11 1 2.8 67.5
128 Iowa State 3 11 206 18.73 0 3.7 68.7
129 Massachusetts 4 11 282 25.64 0 2.8 70.5
130 Maryland 3 12 217 18.08 0 4.0 72.3
131 Army 4 10 295 29.50 1 2.5 73.8
132 UNLV 5 15 393 26.20 1 3.0 78.6
133 Jacksonville State 5 15 445 29.67 1 3.0 89.0
134 Old Dominion 5 21 460 21.90 0 4.2 92.0