2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/13/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 1 | USF | 2 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
| 29 | SMU | 3 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| 29 | Appalachian State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 29 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 29 | USC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 29 | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 29 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 29 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 29 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 29 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 29 | Delaware | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 29 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 29 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 29 | Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 29 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 29 | UTSA | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 29 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 29 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 29 | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 29 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 29 | Louisville | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 29 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 29 | Tulane | 3 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.0 |
| 63 | Toledo | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 63 | UNLV | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 63 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 63 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 63 | Ohio | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 63 | San Diego State | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 63 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 63 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 63 | Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| 63 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 63 | Houston | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 63 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 27.5 |
| 63 | Georgia State | 2 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 38.0 |
| 80 | UCLA | 2 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.5 |
| 80 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 80 | California | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| 80 | Ball State | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 80 | Southern Miss | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 80 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 80 | FIU | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 80 | Kent State | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 80 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.3 |
| 80 | Missouri State | 2 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.5 |
| 80 | Oregon State | 2 | 4 | 115 | 28.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 57.5 |
| 92 | Washington State | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| 92 | Boston College | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 92 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.5 |
| 92 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 12.0 |
| 92 | Rice | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 92 | West Virginia | 3 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.7 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 92 | Troy | 3 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.0 |
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 92 | NC State | 3 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 27.3 |
| 92 | Stanford | 3 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 28.7 |
| 92 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 44.0 |
| 92 | Massachusetts | 3 | 5 | 206 | 41.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 68.7 |
| 105 | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 58 | 9.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | 3 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
| 105 | LSU | 3 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.3 |
| 108 | Charlotte | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.7 |
| 108 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| 108 | Kansas State | 3 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.3 |
| 108 | Hawaii | 4 | 7 | 83 | 11.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.7 |
| 113 | Akron | 3 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 39.0 |
| 114 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.3 |
| 115 | UTEP | 2 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 5.0 | 26.5 |