2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 10/30/2025

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 San Diego State 4 15 114 7.60 0 3.8 28.5
2 Appalachian State 4 14 99 7.07 0 3.5 24.8
3 Oklahoma 4 13 172 13.23 0 3.3 43.0
3 Toledo 4 13 133 10.23 0 3.3 33.3
3 Connecticut 8 13 101 7.77 0 1.6 12.6
6 Indiana 3 11 222 20.18 1 3.7 74.0
6 Pittsburgh 3 11 197 17.91 1 3.7 65.7
6 Marshall 4 11 146 13.27 0 2.8 36.5
6 BYU 3 11 138 12.55 0 3.7 46.0
6 California 4 11 134 12.18 0 2.8 33.5
6 Missouri 4 11 114 10.36 0 2.8 28.5
6 Washington State 8 11 90 8.18 0 1.4 11.3
6 Buffalo 4 11 89 8.09 0 2.8 22.3
6 Kansas 3 11 83 7.55 0 3.7 27.7
6 UTEP 4 11 76 6.91 0 2.8 19.0
16 Tennessee 3 10 155 15.50 0 3.3 51.7
16 Mississippi State 4 10 130 13.00 0 2.5 32.5
16 Notre Dame 7 10 122 12.20 1 1.4 17.4
16 Oregon 3 10 119 11.90 0 3.3 39.7
16 Maryland 3 10 55 5.50 0 3.3 18.3
21 Louisville 3 9 240 26.67 2 3.0 80.0
21 USF 4 9 155 17.22 1 2.3 38.8
21 Boston College 3 9 110 12.22 0 3.0 36.7
21 Wake Forest 3 9 103 11.44 0 3.0 34.3
21 Penn State 3 9 83 9.22 0 3.0 27.7
26 Nebraska 3 8 133 16.63 0 2.7 44.3
26 Texas 4 8 131 16.38 0 2.0 32.8
26 Fresno State 4 8 98 12.25 1 2.0 24.5
26 Ole Miss 3 8 96 12.00 0 2.7 32.0
26 Louisiana Tech 3 8 92 11.50 0 2.7 30.7
26 Memphis 4 8 91 11.38 0 2.0 22.8
26 Wyoming 4 8 84 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
26 West Virginia 3 8 73 9.13 0 2.7 24.3
26 Virginia 3 8 58 7.25 0 2.7 19.3
26 Minnesota 3 8 53 6.63 0 2.7 17.7
26 Texas Tech 3 8 45 5.63 0 2.7 15.0
26 North Texas 4 8 44 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
26 Arkansas 4 8 37 4.63 0 2.0 9.3
39 Iowa 3 7 238 34.00 1 2.3 79.3
39 South Carolina 2 7 196 28.00 3 3.5 98.0
39 Texas A&M 3 7 160 22.86 1 2.3 53.3
39 Temple 4 7 97 13.86 0 1.8 24.3
39 Vanderbilt 4 7 71 10.14 1 1.8 17.8
39 Georgia Tech 3 7 69 9.86 0 2.3 23.0
39 Oregon State 8 7 68 9.71 0 0.9 8.5
39 Colorado State 4 7 59 8.43 0 1.8 14.8
39 East Carolina 4 7 56 8.00 0 1.8 14.0
39 Houston 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
39 Utah State 4 7 26 3.71 0 1.8 6.5
39 UTSA 4 7 17 2.43 0 1.8 4.3
39 Michigan 3 7 8 1.14 0 2.3 2.7
52 Illinois 3 6 152 25.33 1 2.0 50.7
52 Michigan State 3 6 118 19.67 0 2.0 39.3
52 Southern Miss 4 6 97 16.17 1 1.5 24.3
52 Florida Atlantic 3 6 93 15.50 2 2.0 31.0
52 Miami (OH) 4 6 54 9.00 1 1.5 13.5
52 Old Dominion 4 6 53 8.83 0 1.5 13.3
52 Miami (FL) 4 6 52 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
52 Middle Tennessee State 4 6 47 7.83 0 1.5 11.8
52 Arkansas State 4 6 44 7.33 0 1.5 11.0
52 Western Michigan 4 6 36 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
52 NC State 3 6 32 5.33 0 2.0 10.7
52 Troy 4 6 18 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
52 New Mexico 4 6 -7 -1.17 0 1.5 -1.8
65 SMU 4 5 94 18.80 0 1.3 23.5
65 LSU 3 5 73 14.60 0 1.7 24.3
65 Kennesaw State 4 5 69 13.80 0 1.3 17.3
65 Alabama 3 5 64 12.80 0 1.7 21.3
65 Nevada 4 5 59 11.80 0 1.3 14.8
65 FIU 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
65 Georgia 2 5 35 7.00 0 2.5 17.5
65 James Madison 3 5 31 6.20 0 1.7 10.3
65 Virginia Tech 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
65 Cincinnati 3 5 25 5.00 0 1.7 8.3
65 Rice 4 5 22 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
65 Louisiana 4 5 22 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
65 Northwestern 3 5 7 1.40 0 1.7 2.3
78 Washington 3 4 106 26.50 1 1.3 35.3
78 Rutgers 3 4 86 21.50 3 1.3 28.7
78 Duke 3 4 86 21.50 1 1.3 28.7
78 Utah 3 4 86 21.50 0 1.3 28.7
78 Florida 3 4 85 21.25 0 1.3 28.3
78 Army 2 4 60 15.00 0 2.0 30.0
78 UCF 3 4 60 15.00 0 1.3 20.0
78 Navy 2 4 53 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
78 Ohio 4 4 46 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
78 North Carolina 4 4 35 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
78 Akron 4 4 32 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
78 Ohio State 3 4 28 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
78 Syracuse 3 4 27 6.75 0 1.3 9.0
78 Kentucky 2 4 25 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
78 Kansas State 2 4 23 5.75 0 2.0 11.5
78 Florida State 3 4 22 5.50 0 1.3 7.3
78 Georgia Southern 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
78 Oklahoma State 3 4 20 5.00 0 1.3 6.7
78 New Mexico State 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
78 Coastal Carolina 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
78 Auburn 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
78 Missouri State 4 4 16 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
78 Tulane 4 4 15 3.75 0 1.0 3.8
78 Baylor 3 4 0 0.00 0 1.3 0.0
102 Iowa State 3 3 118 39.33 0 1.0 39.3
102 South Alabama 4 3 88 29.33 0 0.8 22.0
102 UAB 3 3 52 17.33 0 1.0 17.3
102 Arizona 2 3 46 15.33 0 1.5 23.0
102 Eastern Michigan 4 3 40 13.33 0 0.8 10.0
102 Massachusetts 4 3 39 13.00 0 0.8 9.8
102 Colorado 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
102 Bowling Green 4 3 34 11.33 0 0.8 8.5
102 Kent State 4 3 30 10.00 0 0.8 7.5
102 Tulsa 3 3 28 9.33 0 1.0 9.3
102 Louisiana-Monroe 4 3 28 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
102 Charlotte 3 3 27 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
102 San Jose State 4 3 25 8.33 0 0.8 6.3
102 Purdue 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
102 Boise State 4 3 16 5.33 0 0.8 4.0
102 TCU 3 3 3 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
102 Ball State 4 3 -1 -0.33 0 0.8 -0.3
119 Central Michigan 4 2 48 24.00 0 0.5 12.0
119 Texas State 4 2 33 16.50 0 0.5 8.3
119 Arizona State 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
119 Delaware 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
119 Western Kentucky 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
119 Sam Houston State 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
119 Liberty 4 2 4 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
119 UNLV 4 2 4 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
119 UCLA 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
128 Northern Illinois 4 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 4.5
128 Clemson 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
128 Hawaii 4 1 13 13.00 0 0.3 3.3
128 Air Force 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
128 Stanford 3 1 4 4.00 0 0.3 1.3
128 Jacksonville State 4 1 4 4.00 0 0.3 1.0
128 Wisconsin 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
128 Georgia State 4 1 -4 -4.00 0 0.3 -1.0