2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 2 | -16 | -8.00 | 0 | 0.4 | -3.2 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 3 | SMU | 4 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 4 | Clemson | 5 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 5 | North Texas | 7 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| 5 | Florida | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 5 | Temple | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 8 | Oregon | 6 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 10 | USC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 15 | New Mexico | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 18 | UTSA | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 8 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| 19 | Memphis | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 22 | Purdue | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 8 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| 24 | Kennesaw State | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 24 | Auburn | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 27 | Troy | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 27 | James Madison | 9 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 30 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 31 | Liberty | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 32 | Old Dominion | 8 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 32 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 34 | Marshall | 7 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 35 | Iowa State | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 37 | Army | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 37 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 39 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 39 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 42 | UNLV | 7 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 43 | Boston College | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| 43 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 43 | Georgia | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 47 | TCU | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 49 | Utah | 7 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 50 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 51 | Penn State | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 51 | Western Michigan | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 53 | UTEP | 6 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.3 |
| 53 | Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 55 | Kansas State | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 56 | Texas State | 7 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 57 | Buffalo | 5 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 59 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 60 | Texas | 7 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 60 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 62 | New Mexico State | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 62 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 62 | Michigan | 5 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 62 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 66 | Wyoming | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 67 | Navy | 6 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 68 | Connecticut | 9 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 70 | Maryland | 6 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 70 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 72 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 73 | Kent State | 7 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| 73 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 73 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 76 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.2 |
| 77 | Indiana | 6 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 78 | Appalachian State | 7 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 6 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 80 | California | 5 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| 80 | Nevada | 5 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| 80 | Ohio | 8 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 1 | 0.9 | 7.8 |
| 83 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 85 | Toledo | 7 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
| 86 | Missouri | 7 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.4 |
| 87 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 88 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
| 89 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 90 | Iowa | 5 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 91 | UCF | 6 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 91 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 93 | South Alabama | 7 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.6 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State | 6 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 95 | Louisiana | 7 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 96 | Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 64 | 16.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 97 | Ball State | 6 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 98 | Georgia State | 5 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 99 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 100 | Tulane | 7 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 101 | Akron | 7 | 11 | 89 | 8.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.7 |
| 101 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 103 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| 103 | Boise State | 5 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 105 | Charlotte | 5 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.6 |
| 105 | Central Michigan | 7 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.6 |
| 107 | Massachusetts | 6 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 108 | Utah State | 4 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 109 | Colorado State | 4 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| 109 | East Carolina | 6 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 111 | Houston | 7 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.6 |
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.1 |
| 113 | Wisconsin | 2 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 113 | Virginia | 6 | 12 | 105 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 115 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 115 | UAB | 4 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.8 |
| 115 | USF | 6 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.8 |
| 118 | NC State | 3 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.0 |
| 118 | Delaware | 5 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.0 |
| 120 | San Diego State | 6 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.2 |
| 121 | Oklahoma | 4 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| 122 | FIU | 6 | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 2 | 1.7 | 19.0 |
| 123 | Hawaii | 7 | 8 | 137 | 17.13 | 1 | 1.1 | 19.6 |
| 124 | San Jose State | 5 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.8 |
| 125 | Stanford | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 126 | Arizona State | 5 | 6 | 112 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.4 |
| 127 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 12 | 172 | 14.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 24.6 |
| 128 | West Virginia | 3 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 26.3 |
| 129 | Missouri State | 5 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 28.4 |
| 130 | Rice | 5 | 12 | 171 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 34.2 |
| 131 | LSU | 3 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 1 | 3.0 | 39.7 |
| 132 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | 80 | 26.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 40.0 |
| 133 | Oregon State | 5 | 16 | 321 | 20.06 | 1 | 3.2 | 64.2 |