2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/13/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Iowa State 3 3 118 39.33 0 1.0 39.3
2 Iowa 3 7 238 34.00 1 2.3 79.3
3 South Alabama 4 3 88 29.33 0 0.8 22.0
4 Illinois 3 6 152 25.33 1 2.0 50.7
5 Central Michigan 4 2 48 24.00 0 0.5 12.0
6 Rutgers 3 4 86 21.50 3 1.3 28.7
6 Utah 3 4 86 21.50 0 1.3 28.7
8 Louisville 4 13 277 21.31 2 3.3 69.3
9 Washington 4 5 106 21.20 1 1.3 26.5
10 Indiana 3 11 222 20.18 1 3.7 74.0
11 Michigan State 3 6 118 19.67 0 2.0 39.3
12 SMU 4 5 94 18.80 0 1.3 23.5
13 Northern Illinois 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
14 South Carolina 4 11 197 17.91 3 2.8 49.3
14 Pittsburgh 4 11 197 17.91 1 2.8 49.3
16 USF 4 9 155 17.22 1 2.3 38.8
17 Florida 4 5 85 17.00 0 1.3 21.3
18 Duke 4 6 101 16.83 1 1.5 25.3
19 Nebraska 3 8 133 16.63 0 2.7 44.3
20 Texas State 4 2 33 16.50 0 0.5 8.3
21 Texas 4 8 131 16.38 0 2.0 32.8
22 Southern Miss 4 6 97 16.17 1 1.5 24.3
23 Tennessee 4 10 155 15.50 0 2.5 38.8
23 Arizona State 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
25 Arizona 2 3 46 15.33 0 1.5 23.0
26 UCF 3 4 60 15.00 0 1.3 20.0
26 Army 3 4 60 15.00 0 1.3 20.0
28 Texas A&M 4 15 218 14.53 1 3.8 54.5
29 Clemson 4 5 70 14.00 0 1.3 17.5
30 Temple 4 7 97 13.86 0 1.8 24.3
31 Kennesaw State 4 5 69 13.80 0 1.3 17.3
32 Marshall 4 10 135 13.50 0 2.5 33.8
33 Eastern Michigan 4 3 40 13.33 0 0.8 10.0
34 Navy 3 4 53 13.25 0 1.3 17.7
35 Oklahoma 4 13 172 13.23 0 3.3 43.0
36 Mississippi State 4 10 130 13.00 0 2.5 32.5
36 Sam Houston State 4 3 39 13.00 1 0.8 9.8
36 Massachusetts 4 3 39 13.00 0 0.8 9.8
36 Hawaii 4 1 13 13.00 0 0.3 3.3
40 UAB 4 5 64 12.80 0 1.3 16.0
41 BYU 3 11 138 12.55 0 3.7 46.0
42 Tulsa 4 4 50 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
43 Washington State 10 12 148 12.33 0 1.2 14.8
43 Colorado 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
45 Alabama 4 12 147 12.25 0 3.0 36.8
45 Fresno State 4 8 98 12.25 1 2.0 24.5
47 California 4 11 134 12.18 0 2.8 33.5
48 LSU 4 10 121 12.10 0 2.5 30.3
49 Florida Atlantic 4 6 72 12.00 2 1.5 18.0
50 Oregon 3 10 119 11.90 0 3.3 39.7
51 Nevada 4 5 59 11.80 0 1.3 14.8
52 Notre Dame 12 18 212 11.78 2 1.5 17.7
53 Ohio 4 4 46 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
54 Memphis 4 8 91 11.38 0 2.0 22.8
55 Bowling Green 4 3 34 11.33 0 0.8 8.5
56 Wyoming 4 8 84 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
57 Missouri 4 11 114 10.36 0 2.8 28.5
58 Toledo 4 13 133 10.23 0 3.3 33.3
59 Vanderbilt 4 7 71 10.14 1 1.8 17.8
60 Boston College 4 9 90 10.00 0 2.3 22.5
60 Kent State 4 3 30 10.00 0 0.8 7.5
62 Louisiana Tech 4 9 89 9.89 0 2.3 22.3
63 Georgia Tech 4 7 69 9.86 0 1.8 17.3
64 Georgia 4 11 105 9.55 0 2.8 26.3
65 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 28 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
66 Oregon State 10 8 74 9.25 0 0.8 7.4
67 Penn State 3 9 83 9.22 0 3.0 27.7
68 West Virginia 3 8 73 9.13 0 2.7 24.3
69 Wake Forest 4 12 108 9.00 0 3.0 27.0
69 Miami (OH) 4 6 54 9.00 1 1.5 13.5
69 FIU 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
69 Charlotte 4 3 27 9.00 0 0.8 6.8
73 Ole Miss 4 10 89 8.90 0 2.5 22.3
74 Old Dominion 4 6 53 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
75 North Carolina 4 4 35 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
76 Miami (FL) 4 6 52 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
77 Coastal Carolina 4 6 51 8.50 1 1.5 12.8
78 Colorado State 4 7 59 8.43 0 1.8 14.8
79 San Jose State 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
80 Buffalo 4 11 89 8.09 0 2.8 22.3
81 East Carolina 4 7 56 8.00 0 1.8 14.0
81 Akron 4 4 32 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
81 Purdue 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
84 Connecticut 12 19 150 7.89 0 1.6 12.5
85 Middle Tennessee State 4 6 47 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
86 San Diego State 4 15 114 7.60 0 3.8 28.5
87 Kansas 3 11 83 7.55 0 3.7 27.7
88 Arkansas State 4 6 44 7.33 0 1.5 11.0
89 Virginia 3 8 58 7.25 0 2.7 19.3
90 Appalachian State 4 14 99 7.07 0 3.5 24.8
91 Ohio State 3 4 28 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
92 UTEP 4 11 76 6.91 0 2.8 19.0
93 Syracuse 4 4 27 6.75 0 1.0 6.8
93 Boise State 5 4 27 6.75 0 0.8 5.4
95 Minnesota 3 8 53 6.63 0 2.7 17.7
96 Delaware 4 2 13 6.50 0 0.5 3.3
97 James Madison 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
98 Western Michigan 4 6 36 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
99 New Mexico State 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
100 Kansas State 2 4 23 5.75 0 2.0 11.5
101 Texas Tech 3 8 45 5.63 0 2.7 15.0
102 Maryland 3 10 55 5.50 0 3.3 18.3
102 Florida State 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
102 Georgia Southern 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
105 Houston 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
106 Virginia Tech 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
107 NC State 3 6 32 5.33 0 2.0 10.7
108 Cincinnati 3 5 25 5.00 0 1.7 8.3
108 Oklahoma State 3 4 20 5.00 0 1.3 6.7
110 North Texas 4 9 44 4.89 0 2.3 11.0
111 Arkansas 4 8 37 4.63 0 2.0 9.3
112 Kentucky 4 6 27 4.50 0 1.5 6.8
113 Auburn 4 5 22 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
113 Rice 4 5 22 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
113 Louisiana 4 5 22 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
116 Missouri State 4 4 16 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
116 Jacksonville State 4 1 4 4.00 0 0.3 1.0
116 Stanford 4 1 4 4.00 0 0.3 1.0
119 Tulane 4 4 15 3.75 0 1.0 3.8
120 Utah State 4 7 26 3.71 0 1.8 6.5
121 Western Kentucky 4 3 11 3.67 0 0.8 2.8
122 Troy 4 6 18 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
123 Air Force 4 3 8 2.67 0 0.8 2.0
124 UTSA 4 7 17 2.43 0 1.8 4.3
125 Liberty 4 2 4 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
125 UNLV 4 2 4 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
127 Wisconsin 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
128 Northwestern 3 5 7 1.40 0 1.7 2.3
129 Michigan 3 7 8 1.14 0 2.3 2.7
130 TCU 3 3 3 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
130 UCLA 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
132 Baylor 3 4 0 0.00 0 1.3 0.0
133 Ball State 4 3 -1 -0.33 0 0.8 -0.3
134 New Mexico 4 6 -7 -1.17 0 1.5 -1.8
135 Georgia State 4 1 -4 -4.00 0 0.3 -1.0