2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/04/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Illinois 5 3 -13 -4.33 0 0.6 -2.6
2 Texas Tech 5 1 -9 -9.00 0 0.2 -1.8
3 BYU 5 2 -5 -2.50 0 0.4 -1.0
3 Kentucky 3 3 -3 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
5 SMU 5 5 -3 -0.60 0 1.0 -0.6
6 Utah 4 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.5
7 Purdue 3 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
8 Oregon 5 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.2 -0.2
9 San Jose State 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
9 Ohio State 5 2 0 0.00 0 0.4 0.0
11 Appalachian State 5 3 1 0.33 0 0.6 0.2
12 USC 4 2 1 0.50 0 0.5 0.3
13 Toledo 5 6 2 0.33 0 1.2 0.4
14 Kennesaw State 4 3 2 0.67 0 0.8 0.5
15 North Texas 5 2 3 1.50 0 0.4 0.6
16 Clemson 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
16 Memphis 6 2 4 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
18 Kansas 5 6 4 0.67 0 1.2 0.8
18 Cincinnati 4 3 3 1.00 0 0.8 0.8
18 Texas State 4 3 3 1.00 0 0.8 0.8
18 Northwestern 4 2 3 1.50 0 0.5 0.8
18 TCU 4 2 3 1.50 0 0.5 0.8
18 Fresno State 6 3 5 1.67 0 0.5 0.8
18 Tennessee 4 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 0.8
25 Louisville 4 5 4 0.80 0 1.3 1.0
25 UCLA 5 6 5 0.83 1 1.2 1.0
25 Army 5 2 5 2.50 0 0.4 1.0
28 UNLV 5 3 7 2.33 0 0.6 1.4
29 UAB 4 2 6 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
30 Delaware 5 2 9 4.50 0 0.4 1.8
31 Old Dominion 4 2 8 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
31 Texas A&M 4 2 8 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
31 Miami (OH) 5 2 10 5.00 0 0.4 2.0
34 Boston College 5 6 11 1.83 0 1.2 2.2
34 Iowa State 6 4 13 3.25 0 0.7 2.2
34 James Madison 5 2 11 5.50 0 0.4 2.2
34 Vanderbilt 5 2 11 5.50 0 0.4 2.2
38 Ole Miss 4 2 10 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
38 Washington 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
40 Navy 5 3 13 4.33 0 0.6 2.6
41 Minnesota 4 3 11 3.67 0 0.8 2.8
42 Nevada 5 5 16 3.20 0 1.0 3.2
43 NC State 5 3 17 5.67 0 0.6 3.4
44 Charlotte 4 7 14 2.00 0 1.8 3.5
44 Connecticut 6 3 21 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
46 Baylor 5 6 18 3.00 0 1.2 3.6
46 Duke 5 5 18 3.60 0 1.0 3.6
48 South Carolina 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
48 East Carolina 4 3 16 5.33 0 0.8 4.0
48 New Mexico 4 3 16 5.33 0 0.8 4.0
51 Penn State 4 3 17 5.67 0 0.8 4.3
52 Pittsburgh 5 5 23 4.60 0 1.0 4.6
53 Georgia 3 2 14 7.00 0 0.7 4.7
54 UTSA 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
54 Syracuse 5 6 24 4.00 0 1.2 4.8
56 Washington State 5 5 25 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
56 Florida 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
58 Air Force 5 3 26 8.67 0 0.6 5.2
59 UCF 5 5 31 6.20 0 1.0 6.2
60 Oklahoma 4 6 25 4.17 0 1.5 6.3
61 Michigan 4 5 26 5.20 0 1.3 6.5
61 California 6 7 39 5.57 0 1.2 6.5
61 Wake Forest 4 4 26 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
61 Indiana 4 3 26 8.67 0 0.8 6.5
65 North Carolina 5 5 33 6.60 0 1.0 6.6
66 Missouri 5 2 34 17.00 0 0.4 6.8
67 Arkansas 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
68 Georgia Tech 5 4 36 9.00 0 0.8 7.2
68 Western Michigan 5 4 36 9.00 0 0.8 7.2
70 Texas 4 6 29 4.83 0 1.5 7.3
71 Central Michigan 5 3 37 12.33 0 0.6 7.4
72 Marshall 4 4 31 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
72 Troy 4 3 31 10.33 0 0.8 7.8
74 Liberty 5 3 45 15.00 0 0.6 9.0
75 Buffalo 6 10 55 5.50 0 1.7 9.2
75 Southern Miss 5 7 46 6.57 0 1.4 9.2
77 Northern Illinois 5 14 47 3.36 0 2.8 9.4
78 Stanford 3 3 29 9.67 0 1.0 9.7
79 Louisiana Tech 4 8 40 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
79 San Diego State 5 6 50 8.33 0 1.2 10.0
79 Maryland 5 4 50 12.50 0 0.8 10.0
82 Colorado 4 4 41 10.25 0 1.0 10.3
83 Western Kentucky 6 11 66 6.00 0 1.8 11.0
83 New Mexico State 5 8 55 6.88 0 1.6 11.0
83 Iowa 3 1 33 33.00 0 0.3 11.0
86 Rutgers 5 2 56 28.00 0 0.4 11.2
87 Arizona 4 4 45 11.25 0 1.0 11.3
87 Tulane 4 4 45 11.25 0 1.0 11.3
89 Kansas State 5 8 57 7.13 0 1.6 11.4
90 Jacksonville State 5 5 58 11.60 0 1.0 11.6
91 Utah State 3 6 35 5.83 0 2.0 11.7
92 Arkansas State 5 7 60 8.57 0 1.4 12.0
93 Louisiana-Monroe 4 5 49 9.80 0 1.3 12.3
94 Tulsa 5 9 62 6.89 0 1.8 12.4
95 Oklahoma State 4 8 50 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
96 Virginia 5 5 63 12.60 0 1.0 12.6
97 West Virginia 5 11 65 5.91 0 2.2 13.0
98 Colorado State 5 11 66 6.00 0 2.2 13.2
98 South Alabama 6 6 79 13.17 0 1.0 13.2
100 Florida Atlantic 4 6 53 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
101 Louisiana 4 7 54 7.71 0 1.8 13.5
101 USF 4 2 54 27.00 0 0.5 13.5
103 Georgia Southern 5 8 68 8.50 0 1.6 13.6
104 Eastern Michigan 6 9 84 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
105 Houston 4 6 57 9.50 0 1.5 14.3
106 Sam Houston State 5 6 72 12.00 0 1.2 14.4
107 Hawaii 6 8 90 11.25 0 1.3 15.0
107 Boise State 3 1 45 45.00 0 0.3 15.0
109 Wyoming 5 7 81 11.57 2 1.4 16.2
110 Wisconsin 3 5 51 10.20 0 1.7 17.0
111 Virginia Tech 5 5 88 17.60 1 1.0 17.6
112 Arizona State 5 7 89 12.71 0 1.4 17.8
113 Missouri State 5 5 91 18.20 0 1.0 18.2
114 Ohio 5 8 92 11.50 1 1.6 18.4
115 LSU 4 6 76 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
116 Rice 6 10 115 11.50 0 1.7 19.2
117 Kent State 2 4 39 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
118 Ball State 5 11 103 9.36 1 2.2 20.6
119 Michigan State 5 8 117 14.63 1 1.6 23.4
120 Bowling Green 5 5 122 24.40 1 1.0 24.4
121 UTEP 5 15 124 8.27 0 3.0 24.8
122 FIU 5 9 132 14.67 2 1.8 26.4
123 Middle Tennessee State 5 9 133 14.78 0 1.8 26.6
124 Coastal Carolina 4 10 109 10.90 0 2.5 27.3
125 Akron 6 14 168 12.00 0 2.3 28.0
126 Georgia State 2 5 72 14.40 0 2.5 36.0
127 Oregon State 4 10 163 16.30 1 2.5 40.8
128 Massachusetts 4 8 252 31.50 1 2.0 63.0