2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/25/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | -17 | -8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -8.5 |
| 2 | Duke | 2 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 4 | North Texas | 6 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 7 | Temple | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 9 | Oregon | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Southern Miss | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| 16 | USC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 16 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 19 | Arkansas State | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 20 | Boston College | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| 20 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 23 | Memphis | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 25 | Texas State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 28 | Army | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 30 | Troy | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 31 | Appalachian State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 31 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 33 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 36 | Navy | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 38 | Old Dominion | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 38 | UTSA | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 40 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 40 | James Madison | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 43 | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 43 | UCLA | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 48 | Liberty | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 49 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 49 | TCU | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 51 | Nevada | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 53 | Baylor | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 53 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 53 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 56 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 58 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 58 | Marshall | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 61 | Kansas | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 61 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 63 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 65 | Air Force | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 65 | New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 67 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| 68 | UTEP | 4 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 6.5 |
| 68 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 70 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 71 | Texas | 6 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| 72 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 72 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 74 | Connecticut | 6 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 75 | Ball State | 5 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 7.8 |
| 75 | Toledo | 6 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 7.8 |
| 77 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 78 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 79 | Charlotte | 4 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 79 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 79 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 82 | Wake Forest | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 83 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 84 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 85 | California | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 86 | Ohio | 6 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 87 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| 88 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 89 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 90 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 91 | Kent State | 5 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 1 | 2.0 | 11.4 |
| 92 | South Alabama | 3 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 94 | Arizona | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 95 | Michigan State | 3 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.7 |
| 96 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 97 | Delaware | 3 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 98 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 98 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 100 | San Diego State | 4 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 101 | NC State | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 101 | North Carolina | 2 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 101 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 101 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 105 | Akron | 5 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| 106 | Colorado State | 3 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.3 |
| 107 | UAB | 3 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.7 |
| 108 | Virginia | 5 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.2 |
| 109 | Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.7 |
| 110 | Missouri State | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.2 |
| 112 | Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.3 |
| 113 | Louisiana | 2 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.5 |
| 114 | Massachusetts | 3 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.0 |
| 114 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 117 | Hawaii | 5 | 5 | 128 | 25.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.6 |
| 118 | LSU | 3 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.3 |
| 119 | FIU | 2 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 120 | Stanford | 3 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.7 |
| 121 | San Jose State | 3 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 28.3 |
| 122 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 30.0 |
| 122 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 124 | USF | 3 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.7 |
| 125 | Rice | 4 | 10 | 143 | 14.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 35.8 |
| 126 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 80 | 26.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.0 |
| 127 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 6 | 149 | 24.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 49.7 |