2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 11/01/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| 3 | Tulane | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Arizona | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| 10 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 6 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.5 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 6 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 15 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Kent State | 3 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 17 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 18 | LSU | 5 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
| 19 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 20 | Kansas | 5 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.2 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | 8 | 7 | 141 | 20.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.6 |
| 22 | UCLA | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 24 | Georgia | 7 | 9 | 138 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.7 |
| 25 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.8 |
| 26 | BYU | 8 | 11 | 161 | 14.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.1 |
| 26 | Texas | 7 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.1 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 9 | 164 | 18.22 | 0 | 1.1 | 20.5 |
| 29 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 30 | San Diego State | 7 | 7 | 148 | 21.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.1 |
| 31 | Utah | 7 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.4 |
| 32 | Temple | 5 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.6 |
| 33 | Missouri State | 5 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.0 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 5 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.6 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 8 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.1 |
| 37 | USF | 6 | 9 | 145 | 16.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.2 |
| 37 | Mississippi State | 5 | 7 | 121 | 17.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 24.2 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 7 | 13 | 171 | 13.15 | 0 | 1.9 | 24.4 |
| 40 | New Mexico | 6 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.7 |
| 42 | Ohio State | 8 | 11 | 200 | 18.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.0 |
| 43 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 127 | 25.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.4 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 8 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.9 |
| 45 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.0 |
| 46 | Iowa | 6 | 11 | 159 | 14.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.5 |
| 47 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.3 |
| 48 | Virginia | 8 | 14 | 219 | 15.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.4 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 2 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.5 |
| 50 | Appalachian State | 4 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.8 |
| 51 | Boise State | 6 | 5 | 169 | 33.80 | 1 | 0.8 | 28.2 |
| 52 | Texas State | 3 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 53 | Michigan | 7 | 10 | 204 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.1 |
| 54 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 9 | 148 | 16.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.6 |
| 55 | North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.3 |
| 56 | Indiana | 9 | 15 | 278 | 18.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.9 |
| 57 | USC | 6 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.0 |
| 58 | Cincinnati | 7 | 13 | 219 | 16.85 | 0 | 1.9 | 31.3 |
| 59 | Delaware | 4 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.5 |
| 60 | Akron | 3 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 33.0 |
| 60 | Air Force | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 62 | Memphis | 8 | 16 | 269 | 16.81 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.6 |
| 63 | Oregon | 7 | 11 | 238 | 21.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.0 |
| 64 | Washington | 6 | 9 | 205 | 22.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.2 |
| 65 | Utah State | 4 | 8 | 138 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.5 |
| 66 | Louisville | 7 | 13 | 242 | 18.62 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.6 |
| 66 | Alabama | 7 | 13 | 242 | 18.62 | 1 | 1.9 | 34.6 |
| 68 | Duke | 5 | 9 | 178 | 19.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.6 |
| 69 | Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.3 |
| 70 | UCF | 4 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.8 |
| 71 | Arkansas State | 5 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 37.0 |
| 71 | Michigan State | 3 | 6 | 111 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 71 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 74 | 37.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 37.0 |
| 74 | Connecticut | 6 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.8 |
| 75 | UTSA | 4 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 76 | Liberty | 4 | 8 | 154 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.5 |
| 77 | Southern Miss | 6 | 10 | 238 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 39.7 |
| 78 | James Madison | 7 | 15 | 280 | 18.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.0 |
| 79 | Troy | 6 | 13 | 241 | 18.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.2 |
| 80 | Northwestern | 5 | 15 | 205 | 13.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.0 |
| 81 | South Carolina | 3 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 41.3 |
| 82 | Fresno State | 6 | 16 | 250 | 15.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 41.7 |
| 83 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 14 | 209 | 14.93 | 0 | 2.8 | 41.8 |
| 83 | Central Michigan | 5 | 12 | 209 | 17.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 41.8 |
| 85 | Ball State | 3 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.3 |
| 86 | Nebraska | 6 | 16 | 262 | 16.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 43.7 |
| 87 | Bowling Green | 3 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.3 |
| 88 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 11 | 311 | 28.27 | 1 | 1.6 | 44.4 |
| 89 | Auburn | 4 | 8 | 179 | 22.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.8 |
| 90 | Toledo | 4 | 8 | 184 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 91 | SMU | 6 | 15 | 277 | 18.47 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.2 |
| 92 | West Virginia | 3 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 46.7 |
| 93 | NC State | 5 | 8 | 239 | 29.88 | 1 | 1.6 | 47.8 |
| 94 | Hawaii | 6 | 18 | 292 | 16.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.7 |
| 95 | Louisiana | 3 | 10 | 151 | 15.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 50.3 |
| 96 | Baylor | 5 | 14 | 253 | 18.07 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.6 |
| 97 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 16 | 159 | 9.94 | 0 | 5.3 | 53.0 |
| 98 | Houston | 7 | 16 | 374 | 23.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.4 |
| 99 | Navy | 7 | 18 | 377 | 20.94 | 0 | 2.6 | 53.9 |
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 5 | 109 | 21.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.5 |
| 101 | Penn State | 3 | 8 | 164 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 54.7 |
| 102 | TCU | 6 | 18 | 373 | 20.72 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.2 |
| 102 | East Carolina | 5 | 15 | 311 | 20.73 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.2 |
| 104 | Kansas State | 4 | 11 | 249 | 22.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.3 |
| 105 | Arizona State | 6 | 17 | 375 | 22.06 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.5 |
| 106 | Missouri | 6 | 22 | 376 | 17.09 | 0 | 3.7 | 62.7 |
| 107 | Kennesaw State | 6 | 22 | 384 | 17.45 | 0 | 3.7 | 64.0 |
| 108 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 23 | 464 | 20.17 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.3 |
| 109 | California | 5 | 17 | 342 | 20.12 | 0 | 3.4 | 68.4 |
| 110 | San Jose State | 3 | 10 | 206 | 20.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.7 |
| 111 | UNLV | 6 | 16 | 413 | 25.81 | 1 | 2.7 | 68.8 |
| 112 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 13 | 345 | 26.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 69.0 |
| 113 | Army | 4 | 9 | 280 | 31.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 70.0 |
| 114 | North Texas | 8 | 28 | 576 | 20.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 72.0 |
| 114 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.0 |
| 116 | Iowa State | 5 | 19 | 374 | 19.68 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.8 |
| 117 | Wyoming | 4 | 10 | 301 | 30.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 75.3 |
| 118 | Arkansas | 2 | 4 | 151 | 37.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 75.5 |
| 119 | Maryland | 4 | 16 | 303 | 18.94 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.8 |
| 120 | FIU | 3 | 11 | 234 | 21.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 78.0 |
| 121 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.0 |
| 122 | UAB | 3 | 10 | 238 | 23.80 | 1 | 3.3 | 79.3 |
| 123 | Ohio | 5 | 15 | 411 | 27.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 82.2 |
| 124 | Old Dominion | 6 | 28 | 549 | 19.61 | 0 | 4.7 | 91.5 |
| 125 | UTEP | 2 | 10 | 193 | 19.30 | 0 | 5.0 | 96.5 |
| 126 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 8 | 257 | 32.13 | 1 | 4.0 | 128.5 |