2025 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/25/2025
| 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 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 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 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 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 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | USC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 12 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 13 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 19 | North Texas | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 21 | Fresno State | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 24 | Army | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 27 | James Madison | 5 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 28 | Troy | 6 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| 29 | Ohio | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 31 | Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 33 | Miami (FL) | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 33 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 35 | UTEP | 5 | 11 | 25 | 2.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| 35 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 35 | Purdue | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 35 | Sam Houston State | 6 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 35 | Florida | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 35 | Penn State | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 42 | UTSA | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 42 | Liberty | 6 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 44 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 45 | Delaware | 5 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| 46 | Air Force | 6 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.7 |
| 46 | Southern Miss | 6 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| 48 | Texas State | 5 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 48 | Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 50 | Navy | 6 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| 52 | Buffalo | 6 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 53 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 54 | New Mexico State | 6 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.5 |
| 54 | Washington State | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 5 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
| 57 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 58 | Syracuse | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 60 | Appalachian State | 6 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 61 | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 62 | Texas | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 63 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 64 | Louisville | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 65 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 66 | Tulsa | 6 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 66 | San Diego State | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 68 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 68 | Ball State | 5 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 68 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 71 | Toledo | 5 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| 72 | Boise State | 7 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | 5 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 74 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 75 | NC State | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 76 | UAB | 5 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 77 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.5 |
| 78 | Charlotte | 6 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 79 | Nevada | 6 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 80 | USF | 5 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.4 |
| 81 | Akron | 7 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.6 |
| 81 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
| 83 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 83 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 83 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 86 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 87 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 12 | 75 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.0 |
| 88 | Utah State | 5 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.2 |
| 89 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 91 | Kent State | 4 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| 92 | Louisiana | 6 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.2 |
| 93 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 94 | Wyoming | 5 | 5 | 87 | 17.40 | 2 | 1.0 | 17.4 |
| 95 | Massachusetts | 5 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.2 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 8 | 91 | 11.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.2 |
| 97 | South Alabama | 6 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.3 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 13 | 140 | 10.77 | 0 | 1.9 | 20.0 |
| 100 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.3 |
| 101 | FIU | 5 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 2 | 1.2 | 21.4 |
| 102 | California | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 103 | Missouri State | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 104 | Hawaii | 5 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.2 |
| 105 | Georgia State | 5 | 9 | 136 | 15.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.2 |
| 106 | Rice | 6 | 13 | 169 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 28.2 |
| 107 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 108 | Oregon State | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 109 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 12 | 208 | 17.33 | 1 | 2.4 | 41.6 |