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