2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Illinois 10 5 -20 -4.00 0 0.5 -2.0
2 Mississippi State 9 5 -2 -0.40 0 0.6 -0.2
3 Temple 8 3 -1 -0.33 0 0.4 -0.1
4 Oregon 9 2 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
5 Clemson 13 10 2 0.20 0 0.8 0.2
6 Cincinnati 9 6 4 0.67 0 0.7 0.4
7 SMU 11 12 10 0.83 0 1.1 0.9
8 Notre Dame 8 1 2 2.00 0 0.1 0.3
8 Memphis 11 4 8 2.00 0 0.4 0.7
8 Ole Miss 9 7 14 2.00 0 0.8 1.6
11 Kansas 10 14 30 2.14 0 1.4 3.0
12 Kennesaw State 13 11 24 2.18 0 0.8 1.8
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 Baylor 9 8 18 2.25 0 0.9 2.0
16 Northwestern 9 6 17 2.83 0 0.7 1.9
17 Boston College 11 12 35 2.92 0 1.1 3.2
18 Fresno State 13 8 24 3.00 0 0.6 1.8
19 USC 8 5 18 3.60 0 0.6 2.3
20 Iowa State 9 6 22 3.67 0 0.7 2.4
21 Texas A&M 10 6 23 3.83 0 0.6 2.3
22 Washington State 9 7 27 3.86 0 0.8 3.0
23 Southern Miss 13 16 63 3.94 0 1.2 4.8
24 Ohio State 10 1 4 4.00 0 0.1 0.4
25 Toledo 13 22 90 4.09 0 1.7 6.9
26 Minnesota 10 9 37 4.11 0 0.9 3.7
27 Marshall 10 10 43 4.30 0 1.0 4.3
28 Tennessee 9 6 26 4.33 0 0.7 2.9
29 New Mexico 12 13 57 4.38 0 1.1 4.8
30 Texas 7 9 40 4.44 0 1.3 5.7
31 Duke 11 9 42 4.67 0 0.8 3.8
32 New Mexico State 12 20 95 4.75 0 1.7 7.9
33 UNLV 14 13 62 4.77 0 0.9 4.4
34 Army 10 5 24 4.80 0 0.5 2.4
35 Kent State 10 14 69 4.93 1 1.4 6.9
36 Vanderbilt 10 4 20 5.00 0 0.4 2.0
36 Miami (FL) 11 7 35 5.00 0 0.6 3.2
36 Alabama 9 7 35 5.00 0 0.8 3.9
39 Penn State 9 6 31 5.17 0 0.7 3.4
40 Pittsburgh 11 9 48 5.33 0 0.8 4.4
40 Kentucky 8 9 48 5.33 0 1.1 6.0
42 UCLA 8 12 65 5.42 1 1.5 8.1
43 Georgia 9 4 22 5.50 0 0.4 2.4
43 James Madison 13 6 33 5.50 0 0.5 2.5
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 Kansas State 9 12 68 5.67 0 1.3 7.6
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 12 7 41 5.86 0 0.6 3.4
52 Louisiana 12 17 100 5.88 0 1.4 8.3
53 UCF 9 10 59 5.90 0 1.1 6.6
53 UTEP 11 21 124 5.90 1 1.9 11.3
55 Buffalo 12 18 107 5.94 0 1.5 8.9
55 Oklahoma State 9 16 95 5.94 0 1.8 10.6
57 Delaware 13 18 109 6.06 0 1.4 8.4
58 Arkansas State 13 11 67 6.09 0 0.8 5.2
59 Michigan 9 9 55 6.11 0 1.0 6.1
60 Appalachian State 12 13 80 6.15 0 1.1 6.7
61 Utah 11 4 25 6.25 0 0.4 2.3
62 South Carolina 7 7 44 6.29 1 1.0 6.3
63 Air Force 11 8 51 6.38 0 0.7 4.6
64 Boise State 13 11 71 6.45 0 0.8 5.5
65 Oklahoma 8 15 97 6.47 0 1.9 12.1
66 Tulsa 10 10 65 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
67 Georgia Tech 11 8 53 6.63 0 0.7 4.8
68 Northern Illinois 12 20 137 6.85 0 1.7 11.4
69 West Virginia 7 16 110 6.88 0 2.3 15.7
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 Auburn 7 2 14 7.00 0 0.3 2.0
73 Louisiana Tech 13 23 162 7.04 0 1.8 12.5
74 Western Michigan 13 11 79 7.18 0 0.8 6.1
75 North Carolina 10 13 94 7.23 0 1.3 9.4
76 Charlotte 9 16 116 7.25 0 1.8 12.9
77 Liberty 11 11 80 7.27 0 1.0 7.3
78 Florida 7 3 22 7.33 0 0.4 3.1
79 FIU 13 21 160 7.62 2 1.6 12.3
80 Nebraska 9 3 23 7.67 0 0.3 2.6
81 Indiana 10 8 62 7.75 0 0.8 6.2
82 Western Kentucky 13 25 194 7.76 0 1.9 14.9
83 Rutgers 9 2 16 8.00 0 0.2 1.8
83 Maryland 10 9 72 8.00 0 0.9 7.2
83 Georgia Southern 11 12 96 8.00 0 1.1 8.7
86 Ball State 12 23 196 8.52 1 1.9 16.3
87 Tulane 11 13 112 8.62 0 1.2 10.2
88 San Diego State 12 16 141 8.81 0 1.3 11.8
89 Navy 11 12 106 8.83 0 1.1 9.6
90 Wyoming 11 21 187 8.90 2 1.9 17.0
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
93 Nevada 12 13 118 9.08 1 1.1 9.8
93 Louisiana-Monroe 11 13 118 9.08 0 1.2 10.7
95 Wisconsin 6 12 110 9.17 0 2.0 18.3
96 Colorado 8 15 143 9.53 0 1.9 17.9
97 Syracuse 10 11 105 9.55 1 1.1 10.5
98 Eastern Michigan 12 18 172 9.56 0 1.5 14.3
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 10 9 89 9.89 0 0.9 8.9
105 Miami (OH) 14 10 99 9.90 0 0.7 7.1
106 Washington 10 5 51 10.20 0 0.5 5.1
107 Akron 12 23 239 10.39 0 1.9 19.9
108 Rice 10 20 210 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
109 UTSA 10 12 128 10.67 1 1.2 12.8
110 Michigan State 8 19 210 11.05 1 2.4 26.3
111 East Carolina 11 8 89 11.13 0 0.7 8.1
112 Houston 11 14 156 11.14 0 1.3 14.2
113 TCU 10 9 102 11.33 1 0.9 10.2
113 Massachusetts 11 15 170 11.33 0 1.4 15.5
115 Middle Tennessee State 12 13 148 11.38 0 1.1 12.3
116 Wake Forest 12 10 114 11.40 0 0.8 9.5
117 San Jose State 11 9 103 11.44 1 0.8 9.4
118 LSU 7 13 153 11.77 1 1.9 21.9
119 UAB 10 13 157 12.08 0 1.3 15.7
120 Florida Atlantic 10 9 110 12.22 0 0.9 11.0
121 Iowa 9 6 74 12.33 0 0.7 8.2
122 Missouri State 12 19 238 12.53 1 1.6 19.8
123 North Texas 12 6 80 13.33 1 0.5 6.7
123 Virginia 14 24 320 13.33 1 1.7 22.9
125 Arizona State 9 13 174 13.38 0 1.4 19.3
126 BYU 10 6 81 13.50 0 0.6 8.1
127 Texas Tech 9 4 57 14.25 0 0.4 6.3
128 Coastal Carolina 11 23 336 14.61 1 2.1 30.5
129 Central Michigan 12 8 121 15.13 1 0.7 10.1
130 Hawaii 13 16 249 15.56 1 1.2 19.2
131 Georgia State 9 11 189 17.18 0 1.2 21.0
132 Oregon State 9 26 478 18.38 2 2.9 53.1
133 Arkansas 8 5 94 18.80 1 0.6 11.8
134 Bowling Green 12 10 195 19.50 2 0.8 16.3
135 Virginia Tech 9 11 255 23.18 1 1.2 28.3
136 USF 10 5 155 31.00 0 0.5 15.5