2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Texas 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
2 Virginia Tech 4 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 2.8
3 Kent State 4 2 18 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
4 New Mexico State 3 1 14 14.00 0 0.3 4.7
5 Wake Forest 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
6 Tennessee 3 2 17 8.50 0 0.7 5.7
7 Tulane 4 1 23 23.00 0 0.3 5.8
8 Middle Tennessee State 4 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 6.3
9 Illinois 3 1 20 20.00 0 0.3 6.7
10 Boise State 4 2 32 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
11 Miami (FL) 4 2 34 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
12 Oklahoma State 3 2 28 14.00 0 0.7 9.3
13 Arizona 2 1 19 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
14 Iowa 3 3 29 9.67 0 1.0 9.7
14 Charlotte 3 2 29 14.50 0 0.7 9.7
14 Ohio State 3 2 29 14.50 0 0.7 9.7
17 USF 4 3 39 13.00 0 0.8 9.8
18 Arkansas State 4 3 43 14.33 0 0.8 10.8
19 Georgia Tech 3 3 34 11.33 0 1.0 11.3
20 Georgia State 4 1 46 46.00 0 0.3 11.5
21 LSU 3 2 37 18.50 0 0.7 12.3
22 UCLA 3 4 38 9.50 0 1.3 12.7
23 Washington State 5 4 65 16.25 0 0.8 13.0
23 Troy 4 3 52 17.33 0 0.8 13.0
25 Rutgers 3 5 40 8.00 0 1.7 13.3
26 Temple 4 4 54 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
27 Kansas State 2 1 28 28.00 0 0.5 14.0
27 Louisiana Tech 3 1 42 42.00 0 0.3 14.0
29 Rice 3 2 45 22.50 0 0.7 15.0
30 Kansas 3 3 49 16.33 0 1.0 16.3
30 Pittsburgh 3 3 49 16.33 0 1.0 16.3
32 Notre Dame 5 3 87 29.00 0 0.6 17.4
33 Florida Atlantic 3 4 56 14.00 0 1.3 18.7
34 Minnesota 3 5 57 11.40 0 1.7 19.0
35 Toledo 3 3 60 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
36 Marshall 4 4 83 20.75 0 1.0 20.8
37 North Carolina 4 5 89 17.80 0 1.3 22.3
38 Kentucky 2 2 45 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
39 Delaware 3 3 68 22.67 0 1.0 22.7
40 Mississippi State 4 6 92 15.33 0 1.5 23.0
41 Oklahoma 4 8 93 11.63 0 2.0 23.3
41 Florida 3 3 70 23.33 0 1.0 23.3
43 San Diego State 4 5 94 18.80 0 1.3 23.5
43 Vanderbilt 4 5 94 18.80 0 1.3 23.5
45 Western Kentucky 3 5 71 14.20 0 1.7 23.7
45 Utah 3 4 71 17.75 0 1.3 23.7
47 Texas A&M 3 4 72 18.00 0 1.3 24.0
47 NC State 2 2 48 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
49 Liberty 4 6 99 16.50 0 1.5 24.8
50 Miami (OH) 4 5 100 20.00 0 1.3 25.0
50 Western Michigan 4 5 100 20.00 0 1.3 25.0
52 Eastern Michigan 4 7 104 14.86 0 1.8 26.0
52 Georgia 2 3 52 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
54 USC 2 3 53 17.67 0 1.5 26.5
55 Syracuse 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
55 Stanford 3 3 80 26.67 0 1.0 26.7
57 Michigan 3 6 81 13.50 0 2.0 27.0
57 Texas Tech 3 5 81 16.20 0 1.7 27.0
59 Duke 3 3 83 27.67 0 1.0 27.7
60 Appalachian State 4 5 113 22.60 0 1.3 28.3
61 Texas State 4 5 114 22.80 0 1.3 28.5
62 San Jose State 4 7 116 16.57 0 1.8 29.0
62 New Mexico 4 6 116 19.33 0 1.5 29.0
64 Northwestern 3 7 88 12.57 0 2.3 29.3
65 Ole Miss 2 3 59 19.67 0 1.5 29.5
66 Tulsa 3 3 89 29.67 0 1.0 29.7
67 Louisiana-Monroe 4 15 121 8.07 0 3.8 30.3
68 Missouri State 4 6 122 20.33 0 1.5 30.5
69 South Carolina 2 4 62 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
70 Buffalo 4 7 128 18.29 0 1.8 32.0
70 Navy 2 3 64 21.33 0 1.5 32.0
72 Colorado State 4 5 131 26.20 0 1.3 32.8
73 Indiana 3 5 99 19.80 0 1.7 33.0
74 Memphis 4 7 133 19.00 0 1.8 33.3
75 West Virginia 3 7 102 14.57 0 2.3 34.0
75 Oregon 3 6 102 17.00 0 2.0 34.0
75 Sam Houston State 3 4 102 25.50 0 1.3 34.0
78 Houston 3 5 103 20.60 0 1.7 34.3
79 Hawaii 4 9 144 16.00 0 2.3 36.0
80 Ohio 4 8 147 18.38 0 2.0 36.8
81 Michigan State 3 6 111 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
82 Arkansas 4 4 151 37.75 1 1.0 37.8
83 Georgia Southern 4 8 156 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
84 Washington 3 6 119 19.83 0 2.0 39.7
85 Cincinnati 3 7 120 17.14 0 2.3 40.0
86 Southern Miss 4 5 163 32.60 0 1.3 40.8
87 Central Michigan 4 8 166 20.75 0 2.0 41.5
88 Louisville 3 7 127 18.14 0 2.3 42.3
88 Nevada 4 4 169 42.25 1 1.0 42.3
90 UTEP 4 10 172 17.20 0 2.5 43.0
91 Connecticut 6 12 262 21.83 0 2.0 43.7
92 Coastal Carolina 3 3 132 44.00 1 1.0 44.0
93 Auburn 3 6 134 22.33 0 2.0 44.7
94 Louisiana 4 11 179 16.27 0 2.8 44.8
95 Baylor 3 3 136 45.33 1 1.0 45.3
96 BYU 3 8 137 17.13 0 2.7 45.7
96 James Madison 3 8 137 17.13 0 2.7 45.7
98 Bowling Green 4 9 186 20.67 0 2.3 46.5
99 East Carolina 4 8 189 23.63 0 2.0 47.3
100 Alabama 3 7 143 20.43 1 2.3 47.7
101 UCF 3 8 147 18.38 0 2.7 49.0
102 Kennesaw State 4 12 198 16.50 0 3.0 49.5
102 UTSA 4 7 198 28.29 0 1.8 49.5
104 Fresno State 4 13 204 15.69 0 3.3 51.0
105 Utah State 4 9 209 23.22 0 2.3 52.3
106 Northern Illinois 4 7 217 31.00 1 1.8 54.3
107 Ball State 4 11 218 19.82 0 2.8 54.5
107 California 4 11 218 19.82 0 2.8 54.5
107 South Alabama 4 9 218 24.22 0 2.3 54.5
110 Penn State 3 8 164 20.50 0 2.7 54.7
111 Arizona State 3 7 166 23.71 0 2.3 55.3
111 Wyoming 4 9 221 24.56 0 2.3 55.3
113 Missouri 4 15 231 15.40 0 3.8 57.8
114 Virginia 2 6 116 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
114 FIU 4 11 232 21.09 0 2.8 58.0
116 North Texas 4 13 233 17.92 0 3.3 58.3
117 Air Force 2 7 119 17.00 0 3.5 59.5
118 UAB 3 8 181 22.63 0 2.7 60.3
119 Akron 4 9 244 27.11 1 2.3 61.0
120 Nebraska 3 11 185 16.82 0 3.7 61.7
121 Purdue 3 6 201 33.50 1 2.0 67.0
122 Iowa State 3 11 206 18.73 0 3.7 68.7
123 SMU 4 13 282 21.69 0 3.3 70.5
123 Massachusetts 4 11 282 25.64 0 2.8 70.5
125 TCU 3 10 215 21.50 0 3.3 71.7
126 Maryland 3 12 217 18.08 0 4.0 72.3
127 Oregon State 6 19 440 23.16 0 3.2 73.3
128 Jacksonville State 4 11 295 26.82 1 2.8 73.8
129 Army 2 4 174 43.50 1 2.0 87.0
130 Boston College 2 7 187 26.71 0 3.5 93.5
131 UNLV 4 15 393 26.20 1 3.8 98.3
132 Old Dominion 4 19 423 22.26 0 4.8 105.8