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 Notre Dame 8 1 2 2.00 0 0.1 0.3
7 Cincinnati 9 6 4 0.67 0 0.7 0.4
7 Ohio State 10 1 4 4.00 0 0.1 0.4
9 Memphis 11 4 8 2.00 0 0.4 0.7
10 SMU 11 12 10 0.83 0 1.1 0.9
11 Ole Miss 9 7 14 2.00 0 0.8 1.6
12 Kennesaw State 13 11 24 2.18 0 0.8 1.8
12 Fresno State 13 8 24 3.00 0 0.6 1.8
12 Rutgers 9 2 16 8.00 0 0.2 1.8
15 Northwestern 9 6 17 2.83 0 0.7 1.9
16 Old Dominion 11 10 22 2.20 0 0.9 2.0
16 Baylor 9 8 18 2.25 0 0.9 2.0
16 Vanderbilt 10 4 20 5.00 0 0.4 2.0
16 Auburn 7 2 14 7.00 0 0.3 2.0
20 USC 8 5 18 3.60 0 0.6 2.3
20 Texas A&M 10 6 23 3.83 0 0.6 2.3
20 Utah 11 4 25 6.25 0 0.4 2.3
23 Iowa State 9 6 22 3.67 0 0.7 2.4
23 Army 10 5 24 4.80 0 0.5 2.4
23 Georgia 9 4 22 5.50 0 0.4 2.4
26 James Madison 13 6 33 5.50 0 0.5 2.5
27 Nebraska 9 3 23 7.67 0 0.3 2.6
28 Tennessee 9 6 26 4.33 0 0.7 2.9
29 Kansas 10 14 30 2.14 0 1.4 3.0
29 Washington State 9 7 27 3.86 0 0.8 3.0
29 Florida State 9 3 27 9.00 0 0.3 3.0
32 Purdue 7 10 22 2.20 0 1.4 3.1
32 Florida 7 3 22 7.33 0 0.4 3.1
34 Boston College 11 12 35 2.92 0 1.1 3.2
34 Miami (FL) 11 7 35 5.00 0 0.6 3.2
36 Penn State 9 6 31 5.17 0 0.7 3.4
36 Texas State 12 7 41 5.86 0 0.6 3.4
38 Minnesota 10 9 37 4.11 0 0.9 3.7
39 Duke 11 9 42 4.67 0 0.8 3.8
40 Alabama 9 7 35 5.00 0 0.8 3.9
41 Marshall 10 10 43 4.30 0 1.0 4.3
42 UNLV 14 13 62 4.77 0 0.9 4.4
42 Pittsburgh 11 9 48 5.33 0 0.8 4.4
44 Louisville 10 8 45 5.63 0 0.8 4.5
45 Air Force 11 8 51 6.38 0 0.7 4.6
46 Southern Miss 13 16 63 3.94 0 1.2 4.8
46 New Mexico 12 13 57 4.38 0 1.1 4.8
46 Georgia Tech 11 8 53 6.63 0 0.7 4.8
49 Washington 10 5 51 10.20 0 0.5 5.1
50 Arkansas State 13 11 67 6.09 0 0.8 5.2
51 Boise State 13 11 71 6.45 0 0.8 5.5
52 Arizona 11 9 62 6.89 0 0.8 5.6
53 Texas 7 9 40 4.44 0 1.3 5.7
54 Connecticut 13 11 76 6.91 0 0.8 5.8
55 Kentucky 8 9 48 5.33 0 1.1 6.0
56 Michigan 9 9 55 6.11 0 1.0 6.1
56 Western Michigan 13 11 79 7.18 0 0.8 6.1
58 Indiana 10 8 62 7.75 0 0.8 6.2
59 South Carolina 7 7 44 6.29 1 1.0 6.3
59 Texas Tech 9 4 57 14.25 0 0.4 6.3
61 Tulsa 10 10 65 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
62 UCF 9 10 59 5.90 0 1.1 6.6
63 Appalachian State 12 13 80 6.15 0 1.1 6.7
63 North Texas 12 6 80 13.33 1 0.5 6.7
65 Toledo 13 22 90 4.09 0 1.7 6.9
65 Kent State 10 14 69 4.93 1 1.4 6.9
67 Miami (OH) 14 10 99 9.90 0 0.7 7.1
68 Maryland 10 9 72 8.00 0 0.9 7.2
69 California 12 16 88 5.50 0 1.3 7.3
69 Liberty 11 11 80 7.27 0 1.0 7.3
71 Missouri 8 6 59 9.83 0 0.8 7.4
72 Kansas State 9 12 68 5.67 0 1.3 7.6
72 Jacksonville State 14 12 107 8.92 0 0.9 7.6
74 New Mexico State 12 20 95 4.75 0 1.7 7.9
74 Sam Houston State 11 15 87 5.80 0 1.4 7.9
76 UCLA 8 12 65 5.42 1 1.5 8.1
76 Troy 13 18 105 5.83 0 1.4 8.1
76 Ohio 12 10 97 9.70 1 0.8 8.1
76 East Carolina 11 8 89 11.13 0 0.7 8.1
76 BYU 10 6 81 13.50 0 0.6 8.1
81 Iowa 9 6 74 12.33 0 0.7 8.2
82 Louisiana 12 17 100 5.88 0 1.4 8.3
83 Delaware 13 18 109 6.06 0 1.4 8.4
84 Georgia Southern 11 12 96 8.00 0 1.1 8.7
85 Buffalo 12 18 107 5.94 0 1.5 8.9
85 NC State 10 9 89 9.89 0 0.9 8.9
87 Colorado State 12 19 110 5.79 0 1.6 9.2
88 North Carolina 10 13 94 7.23 0 1.3 9.4
88 San Jose State 11 9 103 11.44 1 0.8 9.4
90 Wake Forest 12 10 114 11.40 0 0.8 9.5
91 Navy 11 12 106 8.83 0 1.1 9.6
92 Nevada 12 13 118 9.08 1 1.1 9.8
93 Central Michigan 12 8 121 15.13 1 0.7 10.1
94 Tulane 11 13 112 8.62 0 1.2 10.2
94 TCU 10 9 102 11.33 1 0.9 10.2
96 Syracuse 10 11 105 9.55 1 1.1 10.5
97 Oklahoma State 9 16 95 5.94 0 1.8 10.6
98 Louisiana-Monroe 11 13 118 9.08 0 1.2 10.7
99 Florida Atlantic 10 9 110 12.22 0 0.9 11.0
100 UTEP 11 21 124 5.90 1 1.9 11.3
101 Northern Illinois 12 20 137 6.85 0 1.7 11.4
102 San Diego State 12 16 141 8.81 0 1.3 11.8
102 Arkansas 8 5 94 18.80 1 0.6 11.8
104 Oklahoma 8 15 97 6.47 0 1.9 12.1
105 FIU 13 21 160 7.62 2 1.6 12.3
105 Middle Tennessee State 12 13 148 11.38 0 1.1 12.3
107 Louisiana Tech 13 23 162 7.04 0 1.8 12.5
108 UTSA 10 12 128 10.67 1 1.2 12.8
109 Charlotte 9 16 116 7.25 0 1.8 12.9
110 Houston 11 14 156 11.14 0 1.3 14.2
111 Eastern Michigan 12 18 172 9.56 0 1.5 14.3
111 Utah State 11 16 157 9.81 1 1.5 14.3
113 Western Kentucky 13 25 194 7.76 0 1.9 14.9
114 Massachusetts 11 15 170 11.33 0 1.4 15.5
114 USF 10 5 155 31.00 0 0.5 15.5
116 West Virginia 7 16 110 6.88 0 2.3 15.7
116 UAB 10 13 157 12.08 0 1.3 15.7
118 Ball State 12 23 196 8.52 1 1.9 16.3
118 Bowling Green 12 10 195 19.50 2 0.8 16.3
120 South Alabama 10 17 166 9.76 0 1.7 16.6
121 Wyoming 11 21 187 8.90 2 1.9 17.0
121 Stanford 8 14 136 9.71 0 1.8 17.0
123 Colorado 8 15 143 9.53 0 1.9 17.9
124 Wisconsin 6 12 110 9.17 0 2.0 18.3
125 Hawaii 13 16 249 15.56 1 1.2 19.2
126 Arizona State 9 13 174 13.38 0 1.4 19.3
127 Missouri State 12 19 238 12.53 1 1.6 19.8
128 Akron 12 23 239 10.39 0 1.9 19.9
129 Rice 10 20 210 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
129 Georgia State 9 11 189 17.18 0 1.2 21.0
131 LSU 7 13 153 11.77 1 1.9 21.9
132 Virginia 14 24 320 13.33 1 1.7 22.9
133 Michigan State 8 19 210 11.05 1 2.4 26.3
134 Virginia Tech 9 11 255 23.18 1 1.2 28.3
135 Coastal Carolina 11 23 336 14.61 1 2.1 30.5
136 Oregon State 9 26 478 18.38 2 2.9 53.1