2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/27/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Illinois 9 5 -20 -4.00 0 0.6 -2.2
2 Mississippi State 7 3 -6 -2.00 0 0.4 -0.9
3 Temple 7 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.3 -0.1
4 Oregon 10 2 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
5 Clemson 12 9 4 0.44 0 0.8 0.3
6 SMU 11 15 13 0.87 0 1.4 1.2
7 Kansas 8 10 14 1.40 0 1.3 1.8
8 Iowa State 10 6 9 1.50 0 0.6 0.9
9 Kennesaw State 13 11 17 1.55 0 0.8 1.3
10 Notre Dame 8 1 2 2.00 0 0.1 0.3
10 Memphis 11 4 8 2.00 0 0.4 0.7
10 Ole Miss 9 7 14 2.00 0 0.8 1.6
13 Old Dominion 11 10 22 2.20 0 0.9 2.0
13 Purdue 7 10 22 2.20 0 1.4 3.1
15 Cincinnati 9 7 17 2.43 0 0.8 1.9
16 Northwestern 9 6 17 2.83 0 0.7 1.9
17 Fresno State 13 8 24 3.00 0 0.6 1.8
18 Texas A&M 9 5 16 3.20 0 0.6 1.8
18 Baylor 10 10 32 3.20 0 1.0 3.2
20 Boston College 10 11 37 3.36 0 1.1 3.7
21 USC 9 5 18 3.60 0 0.6 2.0
22 Vanderbilt 9 3 11 3.67 0 0.3 1.2
23 Washington State 9 7 27 3.86 0 0.8 3.0
24 Southern Miss 13 16 63 3.94 0 1.2 4.8
25 Ohio State 10 1 4 4.00 0 0.1 0.4
26 Toledo 13 22 90 4.09 0 1.7 6.9
27 Marshall 10 10 43 4.30 0 1.0 4.3
28 Tennessee 8 6 26 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
29 New Mexico 12 13 57 4.38 0 1.1 4.8
30 Pittsburgh 10 7 31 4.43 0 0.7 3.1
30 UNLV 14 14 62 4.43 0 1.0 4.4
32 Texas 7 9 40 4.44 0 1.3 5.7
33 Alabama 8 6 27 4.50 0 0.8 3.4
34 Duke 9 9 42 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
34 Kansas State 9 9 42 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
36 New Mexico State 12 20 95 4.75 0 1.7 7.9
37 Army 10 5 24 4.80 0 0.5 2.4
38 Kent State 10 14 69 4.93 1 1.4 6.9
39 Miami (FL) 11 7 35 5.00 0 0.6 3.2
40 Oklahoma State 9 14 71 5.07 0 1.6 7.9
41 Kentucky 8 9 48 5.33 0 1.1 6.0
42 UCLA 8 12 65 5.42 1 1.5 8.1
43 James Madison 13 6 33 5.50 0 0.5 2.5
43 Georgia 8 4 22 5.50 0 0.5 2.8
43 California 12 16 88 5.50 0 1.3 7.3
46 Louisville 10 8 45 5.63 0 0.8 4.5
47 UCF 10 13 74 5.69 0 1.3 7.4
48 Colorado State 12 19 110 5.79 0 1.6 9.2
49 Sam Houston State 11 15 87 5.80 0 1.4 7.9
50 Troy 13 18 105 5.83 0 1.4 8.1
51 Texas State 11 7 41 5.86 0 0.6 3.7
52 Navy 10 9 53 5.89 0 0.9 5.3
53 UTEP 11 21 124 5.90 1 1.9 11.3
54 Buffalo 12 18 107 5.94 0 1.5 8.9
55 Wake Forest 10 7 42 6.00 0 0.7 4.2
56 Delaware 13 18 109 6.06 0 1.4 8.4
57 Arkansas State 13 11 67 6.09 0 0.8 5.2
58 Michigan 9 9 55 6.11 0 1.0 6.1
59 Utah 10 4 25 6.25 0 0.4 2.5
60 South Carolina 6 7 44 6.29 1 1.2 7.3
61 Air Force 11 8 51 6.38 0 0.7 4.6
62 Boise State 13 11 71 6.45 0 0.8 5.5
63 Tulsa 10 10 65 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
64 Louisiana 11 14 92 6.57 0 1.3 8.4
65 Georgia Tech 11 8 53 6.63 0 0.7 4.8
66 Oklahoma 7 13 87 6.69 0 1.9 12.4
67 Arkansas 7 4 27 6.75 0 0.6 3.9
68 Appalachian State 11 12 82 6.83 0 1.1 7.5
69 Northern Illinois 12 20 137 6.85 0 1.7 11.4
70 Arizona 11 9 62 6.89 0 0.8 5.6
71 Connecticut 13 11 76 6.91 0 0.8 5.8
72 West Virginia 9 21 146 6.95 0 2.3 16.2
73 Western Michigan 13 11 79 7.18 0 0.8 6.1
74 North Carolina 11 13 94 7.23 0 1.2 8.5
75 Charlotte 9 16 116 7.25 0 1.8 12.9
76 Liberty 11 11 80 7.27 0 1.0 7.3
77 Florida 7 3 22 7.33 0 0.4 3.1
78 Nebraska 10 3 23 7.67 0 0.3 2.3
78 Colorado 8 12 92 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
80 Miami (OH) 14 10 77 7.70 0 0.7 5.5
81 Western Kentucky 13 25 194 7.76 0 1.9 14.9
82 Penn State 10 7 56 8.00 0 0.7 5.6
82 Maryland 10 9 72 8.00 0 0.9 7.2
82 FIU 13 20 160 8.00 2 1.5 12.3
85 Ball State 12 23 196 8.52 1 1.9 16.3
86 Tulane 11 13 112 8.62 0 1.2 10.2
87 Indiana 11 9 79 8.78 0 0.8 7.2
88 San Diego State 12 16 141 8.81 0 1.3 11.8
89 Wyoming 11 21 187 8.90 2 1.9 17.0
90 Georgia Southern 10 11 98 8.91 0 1.1 9.8
91 Jacksonville State 14 12 107 8.92 0 0.9 7.6
92 Florida State 9 3 27 9.00 0 0.3 3.0
92 Minnesota 11 13 117 9.00 1 1.2 10.6
94 Nevada 12 13 118 9.08 1 1.1 9.8
94 Louisiana-Monroe 11 13 118 9.08 0 1.2 10.7
96 Louisiana Tech 12 16 150 9.38 0 1.3 12.5
97 Eastern Michigan 12 18 172 9.56 0 1.5 14.3
98 Wisconsin 7 15 144 9.60 0 2.1 20.6
99 Ohio 12 10 97 9.70 1 0.8 8.1
100 Stanford 8 14 136 9.71 0 1.8 17.0
101 South Alabama 10 17 166 9.76 0 1.7 16.6
102 Utah State 11 16 157 9.81 1 1.5 14.3
103 Missouri 8 6 59 9.83 0 0.8 7.4
104 NC State 9 9 89 9.89 0 1.0 9.9
105 Washington 10 5 51 10.20 0 0.5 5.1
106 Akron 12 23 239 10.39 0 1.9 19.9
107 Syracuse 9 10 104 10.40 1 1.1 11.6
108 UTSA 10 12 128 10.67 1 1.2 12.8
109 Rice 10 19 208 10.95 0 1.9 20.8
110 Auburn 6 1 11 11.00 0 0.2 1.8
111 East Carolina 11 8 89 11.13 0 0.7 8.1
112 TCU 11 9 102 11.33 1 0.8 9.3
113 Middle Tennessee State 12 13 148 11.38 0 1.1 12.3
114 San Jose State 11 9 103 11.44 1 0.8 9.4
115 LSU 8 13 153 11.77 1 1.6 19.1
116 UAB 10 13 157 12.08 0 1.3 15.7
117 Florida Atlantic 10 9 110 12.22 0 0.9 11.0
118 Iowa 9 6 74 12.33 0 0.7 8.2
119 Missouri State 12 19 238 12.53 1 1.6 19.8
120 Arizona State 9 11 140 12.73 0 1.2 15.6
121 Coastal Carolina 10 20 260 13.00 1 2.0 26.0
122 North Texas 12 6 80 13.33 1 0.5 6.7
122 Virginia 13 24 320 13.33 1 1.8 24.6
124 BYU 9 6 81 13.50 0 0.7 9.0
125 Houston 11 15 209 13.93 0 1.4 19.0
126 Hawaii 12 14 196 14.00 1 1.2 16.3
127 Texas Tech 10 4 57 14.25 0 0.4 5.7
128 Central Michigan 12 8 121 15.13 1 0.7 10.1
129 Michigan State 9 22 357 16.23 2 2.4 39.7
130 Oregon State 10 29 496 17.10 2 2.9 49.6
131 Georgia State 9 11 189 17.18 0 1.2 21.0
132 Massachusetts 11 16 311 19.44 1 1.5 28.3
133 Bowling Green 12 10 195 19.50 2 0.8 16.3
134 Rutgers 10 3 59 19.67 0 0.3 5.9
135 Virginia Tech 8 10 209 20.90 1 1.3 26.1
136 USF 10 5 155 31.00 0 0.5 15.5