2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/06/2025

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 11 8 4 0.50 0 0.7 0.4
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 12 10 17 1.70 0 0.8 1.4
10 Notre Dame 8 1 2 2.00 0 0.1 0.3
10 Memphis 10 4 8 2.00 0 0.4 0.8
10 Ole Miss 9 7 14 2.00 0 0.8 1.6
13 Purdue 7 10 22 2.20 0 1.4 3.1
14 Northwestern 8 5 12 2.40 0 0.6 1.5
15 Cincinnati 9 7 17 2.43 0 0.8 1.9
16 UTSA 9 9 24 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
17 Fresno State 12 8 24 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
18 Louisville 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 8 7 27 3.86 0 0.9 3.4
24 Southern Miss 12 16 63 3.94 0 1.3 5.3
25 Ohio State 10 1 4 4.00 0 0.1 0.4
26 Old Dominion 10 6 25 4.17 0 0.6 2.5
27 Toledo 12 18 76 4.22 0 1.5 6.3
28 North Texas 11 4 17 4.25 0 0.4 1.5
29 Marshall 10 10 43 4.30 0 1.0 4.3
30 Tennessee 8 6 26 4.33 0 0.8 3.3
31 New Mexico 11 12 53 4.42 0 1.1 4.8
32 Pittsburgh 9 7 31 4.43 0 0.8 3.4
33 Texas 7 9 40 4.44 0 1.3 5.7
34 Alabama 8 6 27 4.50 0 0.8 3.4
35 Duke 9 9 42 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
35 Kansas State 9 9 42 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
37 New Mexico State 12 20 95 4.75 0 1.7 7.9
38 Army 9 5 24 4.80 0 0.6 2.7
39 Kent State 10 14 69 4.93 1 1.4 6.9
40 Miami (FL) 11 7 35 5.00 0 0.6 3.2
40 Texas A&M 9 6 30 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
42 Oklahoma State 9 14 71 5.07 0 1.6 7.9
43 UNLV 13 12 64 5.33 0 0.9 4.9
43 Kentucky 8 9 48 5.33 0 1.1 6.0
45 UCLA 8 12 65 5.42 1 1.5 8.1
46 James Madison 13 6 33 5.50 0 0.5 2.5
46 Georgia 8 4 22 5.50 0 0.5 2.8
48 UCF 10 13 74 5.69 0 1.3 7.4
49 Colorado State 12 19 110 5.79 0 1.6 9.2
50 Sam Houston State 11 15 87 5.80 0 1.4 7.9
51 Troy 12 18 105 5.83 0 1.5 8.8
52 Texas State 11 7 41 5.86 0 0.6 3.7
53 California 11 15 88 5.87 0 1.4 8.0
54 UTEP 11 21 124 5.90 1 1.9 11.3
55 Buffalo 12 18 107 5.94 0 1.5 8.9
56 Wake Forest 10 7 42 6.00 0 0.7 4.2
57 Michigan 9 9 55 6.11 0 1.0 6.1
58 Utah 10 4 25 6.25 0 0.4 2.5
59 South Carolina 6 7 44 6.29 1 1.2 7.3
60 Air Force 11 8 51 6.38 0 0.7 4.6
61 Navy 9 8 52 6.50 0 0.9 5.8
61 Tulsa 10 10 65 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
63 Louisiana 10 14 92 6.57 0 1.4 9.2
64 Georgia Tech 11 8 53 6.63 0 0.7 4.8
65 Oklahoma 7 13 87 6.69 0 1.9 12.4
66 Arkansas 7 4 27 6.75 0 0.6 3.9
67 Delaware 12 15 102 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
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 West Virginia 9 21 146 6.95 0 2.3 16.2
72 Boise State 12 10 71 7.10 0 0.8 5.9
73 Western Michigan 12 11 79 7.18 0 0.9 6.6
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 Connecticut 12 10 73 7.30 0 0.8 6.1
78 Florida 7 3 22 7.33 0 0.4 3.1
78 Arkansas State 12 9 66 7.33 0 0.8 5.5
80 Nebraska 10 3 23 7.67 0 0.3 2.3
80 Colorado 8 12 92 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
82 Western Kentucky 12 22 172 7.82 0 1.8 14.3
83 FIU 12 19 151 7.95 2 1.6 12.6
84 Penn State 9 7 56 8.00 0 0.8 6.2
84 Maryland 10 9 72 8.00 0 0.9 7.2
86 Ball State 12 23 196 8.52 1 1.9 16.3
87 Utah State 10 15 128 8.53 1 1.5 12.8
88 Miami (OH) 13 9 77 8.56 0 0.7 5.9
89 Tulane 11 13 112 8.62 0 1.2 10.2
90 Indiana 11 9 79 8.78 0 0.8 7.2
91 San Diego State 12 16 141 8.81 0 1.3 11.8
92 Wyoming 11 21 187 8.90 2 1.9 17.0
93 Georgia Southern 10 11 98 8.91 0 1.1 9.8
94 Jacksonville State 13 12 107 8.92 0 0.9 8.2
95 Florida State 9 3 27 9.00 0 0.3 3.0
96 Nevada 12 13 118 9.08 1 1.1 9.8
96 Louisiana-Monroe 11 13 118 9.08 0 1.2 10.7
98 Louisiana Tech 12 16 150 9.38 0 1.3 12.5
99 Eastern Michigan 12 18 172 9.56 0 1.5 14.3
100 Minnesota 10 12 115 9.58 1 1.2 11.5
101 Wisconsin 7 15 144 9.60 0 2.1 20.6
102 Ohio 11 10 97 9.70 1 0.9 8.8
103 Stanford 8 14 136 9.71 0 1.8 17.0
104 South Alabama 10 17 166 9.76 0 1.7 16.6
105 Missouri 8 6 59 9.83 0 0.8 7.4
106 NC State 8 9 89 9.89 0 1.1 11.1
107 Washington 9 4 40 10.00 0 0.4 4.4
108 Akron 12 23 239 10.39 0 1.9 19.9
109 Syracuse 9 10 104 10.40 1 1.1 11.6
110 Rice 10 19 208 10.95 0 1.9 20.8
111 Auburn 6 1 11 11.00 0 0.2 1.8
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 7 13 153 11.77 1 1.9 21.9
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 East Carolina 10 7 87 12.43 0 0.7 8.7
120 Missouri State 11 16 199 12.44 1 1.5 18.1
121 Arizona State 9 11 140 12.73 0 1.2 15.6
122 Coastal Carolina 10 20 260 13.00 1 2.0 26.0
123 Virginia 13 24 320 13.33 1 1.8 24.6
124 BYU 9 6 81 13.50 0 0.7 9.0
124 Hawaii 11 12 162 13.50 1 1.1 14.7
126 Houston 10 14 199 14.21 0 1.4 19.9
127 Texas Tech 10 4 57 14.25 0 0.4 5.7
128 Central Michigan 11 8 121 15.13 1 0.7 11.0
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 9 209 23.22 1 1.1 26.1
136 USF 9 4 107 26.75 0 0.4 11.9