2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| 2 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 3 | Alabama | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Florida State | 7 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| 5 | USF | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 6 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 7 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.7 |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 5 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 7 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 11 | Utah | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 13 | Penn State | 6 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.7 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 9 | 5 | 90 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Washington | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 16 | Memphis | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 17 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 18 | Auburn | 7 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.1 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.0 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 13.4 |
| 21 | Rice | 7 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 13.9 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 4 | 127 | 31.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 14.1 |
| 23 | Charlotte | 11 | 8 | 158 | 19.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.4 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 8 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 14.6 |
| 25 | Boise State | 5 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 26 | Colorado | 9 | 7 | 139 | 19.86 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.4 |
| 27 | Appalachian State | 7 | 6 | 113 | 18.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.1 |
| 28 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.2 |
| 29 | Kent State | 7 | 6 | 118 | 19.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 16.9 |
| 30 | Troy | 5 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.5 |
| 33 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 9 | 164 | 18.22 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.2 |
| 33 | Georgia State | 11 | 7 | 200 | 28.57 | 0 | 0.6 | 18.2 |
| 35 | Washington State | 6 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 35 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 18.3 |
| 37 | Tulsa | 8 | 11 | 149 | 13.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.6 |
| 38 | Delaware | 6 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 39 | Florida | 8 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.1 |
| 40 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 40 | Michigan State | 8 | 10 | 156 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 42 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.6 |
| 43 | Arkansas | 10 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 19.9 |
| 44 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 45 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.8 |
| 46 | Marshall | 7 | 6 | 146 | 24.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 20.9 |
| 47 | Old Dominion | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 47 | UCF | 7 | 6 | 156 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 22.3 |
| 49 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.7 |
| 50 | Nebraska | 5 | 7 | 116 | 16.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.2 |
| 50 | UCLA | 9 | 8 | 209 | 26.13 | 1 | 0.9 | 23.2 |
| 52 | Nevada | 9 | 6 | 213 | 35.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 23.7 |
| 53 | Ohio | 4 | 7 | 95 | 13.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 54 | Colorado State | 10 | 11 | 248 | 22.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 24.8 |
| 55 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 12 | 225 | 18.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.0 |
| 55 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 57 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 12 | 203 | 16.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.4 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.8 |
| 59 | Houston | 3 | 4 | 79 | 19.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 26.3 |
| 60 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 110 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 61 | South Carolina | 8 | 12 | 223 | 18.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.9 |
| 62 | Kansas | 7 | 11 | 200 | 18.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.6 |
| 62 | Clemson | 5 | 3 | 143 | 47.67 | 1 | 0.6 | 28.6 |
| 64 | Purdue | 10 | 11 | 289 | 26.27 | 1 | 1.1 | 28.9 |
| 65 | Wyoming | 8 | 11 | 233 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.1 |
| 66 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 11 | 235 | 21.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 29.4 |
| 67 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 60 | 30.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 68 | Connecticut | 3 | 4 | 91 | 22.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 69 | Temple | 7 | 8 | 214 | 26.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 30.6 |
| 70 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 17 | 278 | 16.35 | 1 | 1.9 | 30.9 |
| 71 | Stanford | 8 | 12 | 251 | 20.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.4 |
| 72 | Arkansas State | 6 | 7 | 189 | 27.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.5 |
| 73 | Army | 6 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.7 |
| 74 | Hawaii | 4 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.0 |
| 75 | Texas State | 6 | 11 | 196 | 17.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.7 |
| 76 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.0 |
| 77 | Navy | 2 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 34.0 |
| 78 | LSU | 5 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.8 |
| 79 | Liberty | 8 | 15 | 281 | 18.73 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.1 |
| 80 | Kansas State | 6 | 9 | 213 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 35.5 |
| 81 | Miami (OH) | 6 | 7 | 214 | 30.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 35.7 |
| 82 | Air Force | 8 | 16 | 286 | 17.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.8 |
| 82 | UTEP | 10 | 19 | 358 | 18.84 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.8 |
| 84 | Texas A&M | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 85 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 36.5 |
| 85 | Illinois | 4 | 5 | 146 | 29.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 36.5 |
| 87 | Baylor | 7 | 11 | 259 | 23.55 | 1 | 1.6 | 37.0 |
| 88 | New Mexico State | 8 | 14 | 300 | 21.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 37.5 |
| 89 | Buffalo | 7 | 13 | 263 | 20.23 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.6 |
| 89 | Boston College | 10 | 17 | 376 | 22.12 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.6 |
| 91 | East Carolina | 4 | 8 | 151 | 18.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.8 |
| 92 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 20 | 418 | 20.90 | 1 | 1.8 | 38.0 |
| 93 | Sam Houston State | 10 | 17 | 381 | 22.41 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.1 |
| 94 | Texas | 3 | 6 | 115 | 19.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 95 | West Virginia | 8 | 12 | 315 | 26.25 | 1 | 1.5 | 39.4 |
| 96 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 9 | 237 | 26.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 39.5 |
| 97 | Ball State | 8 | 16 | 319 | 19.94 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.9 |
| 98 | San Jose State | 9 | 14 | 366 | 26.14 | 1 | 1.6 | 40.7 |
| 99 | Bowling Green | 8 | 15 | 327 | 21.80 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.9 |
| 100 | Utah State | 6 | 10 | 256 | 25.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 42.7 |
| 101 | North Texas | 2 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 101 | New Mexico | 3 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.0 |
| 103 | California | 5 | 11 | 216 | 19.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.2 |
| 104 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.5 |
| 104 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 43.5 |
| 106 | Northwestern | 6 | 10 | 264 | 26.40 | 1 | 1.7 | 44.0 |
| 107 | UTSA | 6 | 10 | 265 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 44.2 |
| 108 | Wake Forest | 4 | 6 | 178 | 29.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 44.5 |
| 109 | Central Michigan | 5 | 10 | 223 | 22.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.6 |
| 110 | USC | 3 | 3 | 134 | 44.67 | 1 | 1.0 | 44.7 |
| 111 | Massachusetts | 12 | 22 | 562 | 25.55 | 1 | 1.8 | 46.8 |
| 112 | Rutgers | 7 | 15 | 330 | 22.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 47.1 |
| 113 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.5 |
| 113 | UAB | 8 | 13 | 388 | 29.85 | 0 | 1.6 | 48.5 |
| 115 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 9 | 293 | 32.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 48.8 |
| 116 | San Diego State | 3 | 4 | 148 | 37.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 49.3 |
| 117 | NC State | 5 | 12 | 249 | 20.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.8 |
| 118 | Louisiana | 6 | 16 | 305 | 19.06 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.8 |
| 119 | FIU | 5 | 15 | 270 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 120 | Akron | 7 | 16 | 389 | 24.31 | 2 | 2.3 | 55.6 |
| 121 | SMU | 4 | 13 | 235 | 18.08 | 0 | 3.3 | 58.8 |
| 122 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 10 | 301 | 30.10 | 1 | 2.0 | 60.2 |
| 123 | South Alabama | 8 | 20 | 502 | 25.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 62.8 |
| 124 | Oregon State | 10 | 27 | 664 | 24.59 | 1 | 2.7 | 66.4 |
| 125 | Missouri State | 5 | 15 | 346 | 23.07 | 1 | 3.0 | 69.2 |
| 126 | UNLV | 3 | 10 | 226 | 22.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 75.3 |
| 127 | Maryland | 8 | 24 | 644 | 26.83 | 1 | 3.0 | 80.5 |
| 128 | Iowa State | 4 | 15 | 354 | 23.60 | 0 | 3.8 | 88.5 |