2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/10/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 2 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 7 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 8 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Kent State | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 9 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 12 | Baylor | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| 15 | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.0 |
| 18 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 18 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.0 |
| 21 | Auburn | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 24 | Ole Miss | 1 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.0 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 26 | NC State | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Houston | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 28 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 29 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.0 |
| 31 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 31 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 33 | Florida | 3 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.0 |
| 34 | Colorado | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 34 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 37 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 38 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 39 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 1 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.0 |
| 41 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 41 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 56.0 |
| 44 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 87 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 43.5 |
| 44 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 145 | 29.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 72.5 |
| 47 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 67 | 33.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 67.0 |
| 48 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 76 | 38.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 38.0 |
| 49 | Purdue | 2 | 4 | 167 | 41.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 83.5 |
| 50 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 42.0 |
| 51 | UAB | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 51 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 |
| 53 | Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 46 | 46.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 15.3 |
| 54 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 100 | 100.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 |