2025 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Tulane 11 3 58 19.33 0 0.3 5.3
2 Florida State 9 4 34 8.50 0 0.4 3.8
2 Arizona 12 5 108 21.60 0 0.4 9.0
4 Louisiana Tech 13 7 141 20.14 0 0.5 10.8
4 Miami (FL) 11 6 121 20.17 0 0.5 11.0
6 Wisconsin 7 4 60 15.00 0 0.6 8.6
6 Colorado 8 5 98 19.60 0 0.6 12.3
6 Georgia State 9 5 134 26.80 0 0.6 14.9
9 Charlotte 9 6 93 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
9 Rice 11 8 126 15.75 0 0.7 11.5
9 Purdue 7 5 87 17.40 0 0.7 12.4
9 Florida 7 5 109 21.80 0 0.7 15.6
13 Ole Miss 9 7 121 17.29 0 0.8 13.4
13 Kentucky 8 6 114 19.00 0 0.8 14.3
13 LSU 8 6 114 19.00 0 0.8 14.3
13 Syracuse 9 7 153 21.86 0 0.8 17.0
13 Virginia Tech 8 6 167 27.83 0 0.8 20.9
13 Nevada 12 9 282 31.33 1 0.8 23.5
19 Marshall 10 9 207 23.00 0 0.9 20.7
19 Wake Forest 11 10 234 23.40 0 0.9 21.3
19 Clemson 12 11 316 28.73 1 0.9 26.3
22 Tennessee 9 9 131 14.56 0 1.0 14.6
22 UCLA 8 8 120 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
22 Georgia 8 8 123 15.38 0 1.0 15.4
22 Temple 7 7 133 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
22 Colorado State 12 12 272 22.67 0 1.0 22.7
22 Southern Miss 13 13 316 24.31 0 1.0 24.3
22 Boise State 13 13 331 25.46 1 1.0 25.5
22 San Diego State 12 12 310 25.83 1 1.0 25.8
22 Illinois 10 10 299 29.90 1 1.0 29.9
31 Florida Atlantic 10 11 179 16.27 0 1.1 17.9
31 Middle Tennessee State 12 13 217 16.69 0 1.1 18.1
31 Georgia Tech 11 12 216 18.00 0 1.1 19.6
31 Michigan State 9 10 183 18.30 0 1.1 20.3
31 North Carolina 11 12 244 20.33 0 1.1 22.2
31 Michigan 9 10 204 20.40 0 1.1 22.7
31 USF 10 11 226 20.55 0 1.1 22.6
31 Minnesota 11 12 274 22.83 1 1.1 24.9
31 Arkansas 7 8 247 30.88 1 1.1 35.3
40 UCF 10 12 239 19.92 0 1.2 23.9
40 Appalachian State 12 14 288 20.57 0 1.2 24.0
40 Vanderbilt 10 12 247 20.58 0 1.2 24.7
40 Western Kentucky 13 16 424 26.50 1 1.2 32.6
44 BYU 9 12 198 16.50 0 1.3 22.0
44 New Mexico 12 15 270 18.00 0 1.3 22.5
44 Delaware 13 17 326 19.18 0 1.3 25.1
44 Stanford 8 10 208 20.80 0 1.3 26.0
44 Kansas 8 10 213 21.30 0 1.3 26.6
44 Auburn 6 8 179 22.38 0 1.3 29.8
44 Mississippi State 8 10 284 28.40 1 1.3 35.5
51 Texas 7 10 143 14.30 0 1.4 20.4
51 Texas Tech 10 14 228 16.29 0 1.4 22.8
51 Air Force 11 15 255 17.00 0 1.4 23.2
51 Ohio State 10 14 242 17.29 0 1.4 24.2
51 Texas A&M 9 13 249 19.15 0 1.4 27.7
51 Notre Dame 8 11 218 19.82 0 1.4 27.3
57 Western Michigan 13 20 315 15.75 0 1.5 24.2
57 Memphis 11 17 287 16.88 0 1.5 26.1
57 Troy 13 20 350 17.50 0 1.5 26.9
57 Louisville 10 15 276 18.40 0 1.5 27.6
57 Oregon 10 15 322 21.47 0 1.5 32.2
57 Buffalo 12 18 390 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
63 Virginia 13 21 313 14.90 0 1.6 24.1
63 Coastal Carolina 11 18 348 19.33 0 1.6 31.6
63 Kent State 10 16 313 19.56 0 1.6 31.3
63 Connecticut 13 21 481 22.90 0 1.6 37.0
67 Oklahoma 7 12 181 15.08 0 1.7 25.9
67 Cincinnati 9 15 252 16.80 0 1.7 28.0
67 New Mexico State 12 20 375 18.75 1 1.7 31.3
67 Utah 11 19 367 19.32 0 1.7 33.4
67 Duke 10 17 347 20.41 0 1.7 34.7
67 Penn State 10 17 355 20.88 0 1.7 35.5
67 USC 10 17 392 23.06 0 1.7 39.2
67 Northern Illinois 12 20 482 24.10 2 1.7 40.2
75 Tulsa 10 18 291 16.17 0 1.8 29.1
75 South Carolina 6 11 179 16.27 0 1.8 29.8
75 Washington State 9 16 286 17.88 0 1.8 31.8
75 Texas State 12 22 438 19.91 0 1.8 36.5
75 Boston College 10 18 385 21.39 0 1.8 38.5
75 Toledo 13 24 541 22.54 0 1.8 41.6
75 Washington 10 18 432 24.00 0 1.8 43.2
75 Wyoming 11 20 521 26.05 0 1.8 47.4
83 Iowa 9 17 234 13.76 0 1.9 26.0
83 Arizona State 10 19 350 18.42 0 1.9 35.0
83 Arkansas State 13 25 471 18.84 0 1.9 36.2
83 Liberty 11 21 405 19.29 0 1.9 36.8
83 South Alabama 10 19 419 22.05 1 1.9 41.9
83 UTSA 10 19 419 22.05 1 1.9 41.9
83 Eastern Michigan 12 23 508 22.09 0 1.9 42.3
83 Massachusetts 11 21 518 24.67 1 1.9 47.1
83 Miami (OH) 14 26 681 26.19 1 1.9 48.6
92 Fresno State 13 26 418 16.08 0 2.0 32.2
92 James Madison 13 26 540 20.77 0 2.0 41.5
92 Kansas State 9 18 395 21.94 0 2.0 43.9
92 West Virginia 9 18 405 22.50 1 2.0 45.0
92 Sam Houston State 11 22 497 22.59 0 2.0 45.2
92 San Jose State 11 22 536 24.36 1 2.0 48.7
98 Oklahoma State 9 19 319 16.79 0 2.1 35.4
98 Alabama 8 17 295 17.35 1 2.1 36.9
100 Missouri State 12 26 451 17.35 1 2.2 37.6
100 Bowling Green 12 26 495 19.04 0 2.2 41.3
100 Navy 11 24 463 19.29 0 2.2 42.1
100 TCU 11 24 475 19.79 0 2.2 43.2
100 Baylor 10 22 463 21.05 1 2.2 46.3
100 Army 10 22 526 23.91 1 2.2 52.6
100 NC State 9 20 509 25.45 1 2.2 56.6
107 Ball State 12 28 513 18.32 0 2.3 42.8
107 Utah State 11 25 462 18.48 0 2.3 42.0
107 Rutgers 10 23 479 20.83 1 2.3 47.9
107 Jacksonville State 14 32 697 21.78 1 2.3 49.8
107 UNLV 14 32 748 23.38 1 2.3 53.4
107 Houston 11 25 663 26.52 1 2.3 60.3
113 Nebraska 10 24 430 17.92 0 2.4 43.0
113 Akron 12 29 543 18.72 2 2.4 45.3
113 UTEP 11 26 508 19.54 0 2.4 46.2
113 Ohio 12 29 668 23.03 0 2.4 55.7
113 UAB 10 24 563 23.46 1 2.4 56.3
118 East Carolina 11 28 547 19.54 0 2.5 49.7
119 Pittsburgh 10 26 517 19.88 0 2.6 51.7
119 Indiana 11 29 577 19.90 0 2.6 52.5
121 SMU 11 30 566 18.87 0 2.7 51.5
121 Central Michigan 12 32 657 20.53 0 2.7 54.8
121 Georgia Southern 11 30 718 23.93 1 2.7 65.3
121 Oregon State 10 27 656 24.30 1 2.7 65.6
125 Kennesaw State 13 37 719 19.43 0 2.8 55.3
126 Louisiana-Monroe 11 32 436 13.63 1 2.9 39.6
127 Hawaii 12 36 684 19.00 0 3.0 57.0
127 California 12 36 688 19.11 0 3.0 57.3
129 Missouri 8 25 426 17.04 0 3.1 53.3
130 North Texas 12 38 682 17.95 0 3.2 56.8
130 Northwestern 9 29 680 23.45 1 3.2 75.6
132 Louisiana 11 37 731 19.76 1 3.4 66.5
132 FIU 13 44 881 20.02 0 3.4 67.8
132 Maryland 10 34 837 24.62 1 3.4 83.7
135 Iowa State 10 37 762 20.59 0 3.7 76.2
136 Old Dominion 11 46 897 19.50 0 4.2 81.5