2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 BYU 1 1 -11 -11.00 0 1.0 -11.0
2 UCLA 2 3 -3 -1.00 0 1.5 -1.5
3 Temple 9 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.2 -0.1
4 Cincinnati 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
4 Michigan 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
4 Vanderbilt 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
4 Illinois 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
4 Kansas State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
9 USC 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
9 Kansas 1 2 1 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
9 West Virginia 1 2 1 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
12 Clemson 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
12 Kentucky 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
12 Minnesota 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
15 Old Dominion 10 9 14 1.56 0 0.9 1.4
16 Kennesaw State 11 11 24 2.18 0 1.0 2.2
17 North Carolina 1 2 5 2.50 0 2.0 5.0
18 Northwestern 3 3 8 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
19 Georgia 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
19 Miami (FL) 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
21 Fresno State 10 6 19 3.17 0 0.6 1.9
22 Louisiana Tech 10 17 55 3.24 0 1.7 5.5
23 Purdue 2 3 10 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
24 Duke 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
25 Colorado State 9 15 57 3.80 0 1.7 6.3
26 Washington State 7 7 27 3.86 0 1.0 3.9
27 New Mexico 9 10 39 3.90 0 1.1 4.3
28 Ohio 9 5 20 4.00 0 0.6 2.2
28 Georgia Tech 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
28 Virginia Tech 1 2 8 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
31 Southern Miss 11 12 50 4.17 0 1.1 4.5
32 Marshall 10 10 43 4.30 0 1.0 4.3
33 New Mexico State 10 19 82 4.32 0 1.9 8.2
34 Memphis 10 4 18 4.50 0 0.4 1.8
34 Indiana 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
36 Troy 12 18 84 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
37 Connecticut 9 7 34 4.86 0 0.8 3.8
38 Army 11 7 35 5.00 0 0.6 3.2
38 Western Michigan 11 8 40 5.00 0 0.7 3.6
38 UNLV 12 11 55 5.00 0 0.9 4.6
38 Florida 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
38 Penn State 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
38 Michigan State 1 2 10 5.00 0 2.0 10.0
44 Buffalo 10 17 89 5.24 0 1.7 8.9
45 James Madison 10 6 33 5.50 0 0.6 3.3
46 Toledo 9 14 80 5.71 0 1.6 8.9
47 Sam Houston State 10 14 81 5.79 0 1.4 8.1
48 UTEP 10 16 93 5.81 1 1.6 9.3
49 Texas State 11 7 41 5.86 0 0.6 3.7
50 Navy 11 9 53 5.89 0 0.8 4.8
51 LSU 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
52 Kent State 8 12 76 6.33 1 1.5 9.5
53 Air Force 11 8 51 6.38 0 0.7 4.6
54 Texas 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
55 Tulsa 9 11 73 6.64 0 1.2 8.1
56 Arkansas State 10 9 60 6.67 0 0.9 6.0
57 Boston College 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
58 Appalachian State 11 18 128 7.11 0 1.6 11.6
59 Syracuse 2 7 50 7.14 1 3.5 25.0
60 Charlotte 9 15 108 7.20 0 1.7 12.0
61 Liberty 11 11 80 7.27 0 1.0 7.3
62 Louisiana 11 17 124 7.29 0 1.5 11.3
63 Delaware 10 13 95 7.31 0 1.3 9.5
64 Boise State 12 12 89 7.42 0 1.0 7.4
65 Ole Miss 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
66 Northern Illinois 9 15 114 7.60 0 1.7 12.7
67 Arkansas 3 3 23 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
68 Jacksonville State 12 11 86 7.82 0 0.9 7.2
69 Louisville 3 6 47 7.83 0 2.0 15.7
70 FIU 11 16 128 8.00 2 1.5 11.6
71 Tulane 10 14 114 8.14 0 1.4 11.4
72 San Diego State 10 14 115 8.21 0 1.4 11.5
73 Stanford 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
74 Utah State 9 14 117 8.36 1 1.6 13.0
75 Georgia Southern 11 13 109 8.38 0 1.2 9.9
76 Western Kentucky 11 18 152 8.44 0 1.6 13.8
77 Ball State 9 15 127 8.47 0 1.7 14.1
78 UTSA 11 15 129 8.60 1 1.4 11.7
79 Akron 10 17 147 8.65 0 1.7 14.7
80 Wyoming 9 19 166 8.74 2 2.1 18.4
81 Eastern Michigan 10 16 144 9.00 0 1.6 14.4
82 Middle Tennessee State 10 9 83 9.22 0 0.9 8.3
83 Louisiana-Monroe 9 12 113 9.42 0 1.3 12.6
84 South Alabama 10 19 180 9.47 0 1.9 18.0
85 Pittsburgh 3 4 38 9.50 0 1.3 12.7
86 Oklahoma 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
86 Tennessee 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
88 Rice 11 22 222 10.09 0 2.0 20.2
89 Miami (OH) 11 9 92 10.22 0 0.8 8.4
90 Massachusetts 9 12 129 10.75 0 1.3 14.3
91 Washington 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
91 Houston 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
91 California 2 2 22 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
91 Nevada 10 10 110 11.00 1 1.0 11.0
95 UAB 10 11 122 11.09 0 1.1 12.2
96 San Jose State 9 9 103 11.44 1 1.0 11.4
97 Missouri State 10 16 198 12.38 1 1.6 19.8
98 East Carolina 9 7 87 12.43 0 0.8 9.7
99 Iowa State 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
100 Bowling Green 9 6 86 14.33 1 0.7 9.6
101 Colorado 2 2 29 14.50 0 1.0 14.5
102 North Texas 12 5 73 14.60 1 0.4 6.1
103 Coastal Carolina 10 20 308 15.40 1 2.0 30.8
104 Wisconsin 2 2 31 15.50 0 1.0 15.5
104 Georgia State 9 14 217 15.50 0 1.6 24.1
106 Central Michigan 9 6 95 15.83 1 0.7 10.6
107 South Carolina 1 2 33 16.50 1 2.0 33.0
108 Hawaii 9 8 140 17.50 1 0.9 15.6
109 Florida Atlantic 10 5 88 17.60 0 0.5 8.8
110 Texas A&M 3 3 58 19.33 1 1.0 19.3
111 Oregon State 4 6 125 20.83 2 1.5 31.3
112 NC State 3 1 23 23.00 0 0.3 7.7
112 USF 10 5 115 23.00 0 0.5 11.5
114 Iowa 1 1 33 33.00 0 1.0 33.0