2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 12/27/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 2 | -16 | -8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -4.0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | 6 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 3 | Florida | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 5 | Clemson | 5 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 6 | Temple | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 7 | SMU | 4 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 11 | USC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 11 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 14 | Southern Miss | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 15 | Troy | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Army | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 17 | UTSA | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 9 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 17 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 24 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 25 | TCU | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 26 | Boston College | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 26 | Liberty | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 28 | UTEP | 5 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.2 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 31 | FIU | 4 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| 32 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| 34 | Memphis | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 37 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 37 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 37 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 40 | New Mexico State | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| 42 | Marshall | 7 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 42 | Kansas State | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 44 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 45 | Kent State | 7 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| 46 | Texas A&M | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 46 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 49 | Old Dominion | 8 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 50 | California | 5 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| 51 | UNLV | 8 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 52 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.0 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 54 | Charlotte | 4 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.0 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 7 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 56 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 57 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 57 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 57 | Toledo | 7 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| 60 | Ball State | 7 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.6 |
| 61 | Nevada | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| 62 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 62 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 65 | Connecticut | 8 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| 65 | Louisiana | 6 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.7 |
| 67 | Buffalo | 6 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 70 | James Madison | 8 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 70 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| 70 | Indiana | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 70 | Utah State | 4 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 74 | UCF | 6 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 75 | Georgia | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 76 | South Alabama | 6 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 76 | Navy | 6 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.2 |
| 79 | Michigan | 4 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 6 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 3 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 26.3 |
| 82 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 82 | Appalachian State | 6 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 82 | Akron | 8 | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 85 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 86 | Delaware | 6 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.2 |
| 87 | Ohio | 9 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 1 | 0.8 | 6.9 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 89 | Virginia | 5 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.2 |
| 90 | Oklahoma | 4 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| 91 | Michigan State | 3 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 92 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 94 | Maryland | 6 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 95 | Missouri | 7 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.4 |
| 96 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 97 | Texas State | 5 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 97 | Washington | 6 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 12 | 121 | 10.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.1 |
| 100 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.0 |
| 101 | Massachusetts | 6 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 102 | Jacksonville State | 6 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 103 | NC State | 3 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.0 |
| 104 | Auburn | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 104 | Stanford | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 106 | Houston | 7 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.6 |
| 107 | Texas Tech | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 108 | Georgia State | 5 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 109 | UAB | 4 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.8 |
| 110 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 110 | Boise State | 5 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 112 | LSU | 3 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 1 | 3.0 | 39.7 |
| 113 | Utah | 7 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 113 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 113 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 116 | Rice | 4 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 34.0 |
| 117 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 12 | 172 | 14.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.6 |
| 118 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 119 | Central Michigan | 7 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.6 |
| 120 | Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 121 | San Jose State | 5 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.8 |
| 122 | Oregon State | 3 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 27.7 |
| 123 | Hawaii | 7 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.6 |
| 124 | San Diego State | 5 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.6 |
| 125 | Missouri State | 5 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 28.4 |
| 126 | Arizona State | 5 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.4 |
| 127 | East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.2 |
| 128 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 129 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 80 | 26.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.0 |
| 130 | USF | 5 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 21.4 |