2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/02/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Iowa 4 11 406 36.91 2 2.8 101.5
2 Sam Houston State 4 1 31 31.00 1 0.3 7.8
3 Louisville 4 10 249 24.90 1 2.5 62.3
4 Texas 7 15 338 22.53 1 2.1 48.3
5 Washington State 4 14 309 22.07 0 3.5 77.3
6 Florida Atlantic 4 5 96 19.20 0 1.3 24.0
7 Temple 3 4 76 19.00 0 1.3 25.3
8 USC 3 4 73 18.25 0 1.3 24.3
9 Nebraska 4 13 221 17.00 1 3.3 55.3
9 BYU 4 8 136 17.00 1 2.0 34.0
9 Pittsburgh 5 6 102 17.00 1 1.2 20.4
12 Miami (FL) 5 6 98 16.33 0 1.2 19.6
13 Indiana 5 5 77 15.40 0 1.0 15.4
14 Stanford 4 2 29 14.50 0 0.5 7.3
15 Memphis 6 6 85 14.17 0 1.0 14.2
16 Syracuse 2 2 28 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
17 Appalachian State 5 10 136 13.60 1 2.0 27.2
18 California 5 9 122 13.56 0 1.8 24.4
19 Ohio 9 8 107 13.38 0 0.9 11.9
20 South Carolina 3 6 79 13.17 1 2.0 26.3
21 Buffalo 6 9 117 13.00 1 1.5 19.5
21 Delaware 6 1 13 13.00 0 0.2 2.2
23 Louisiana Tech 5 11 139 12.64 0 2.2 27.8
24 Wyoming 6 11 136 12.36 1 1.8 22.7
25 Coastal Carolina 6 9 110 12.22 1 1.5 18.3
26 Florida State 4 5 61 12.20 0 1.3 15.3
27 Missouri 7 11 134 12.18 1 1.6 19.1
28 Tulsa 6 6 71 11.83 0 1.0 11.8
29 Toledo 7 18 208 11.56 1 2.6 29.7
30 Texas A&M 6 11 125 11.36 0 1.8 20.8
31 Oklahoma 4 11 123 11.18 0 2.8 30.8
32 FIU 4 6 67 11.17 0 1.5 16.8
33 Fresno State 8 11 122 11.09 1 1.4 15.3
34 UAB 4 5 55 11.00 0 1.3 13.8
35 Kent State 7 9 98 10.89 0 1.3 14.0
36 Georgia Tech 5 6 64 10.67 0 1.2 12.8
37 Georgia 6 12 126 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
38 Southern Miss 5 6 61 10.17 0 1.2 12.2
39 James Madison 6 14 142 10.14 0 2.3 23.7
40 Old Dominion 7 16 162 10.13 0 2.3 23.1
41 Illinois 4 4 40 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
42 Alabama 5 6 59 9.83 0 1.2 11.8
43 East Carolina 5 4 39 9.75 0 0.8 7.8
44 Kennesaw State 4 11 105 9.55 1 2.8 26.3
45 Wisconsin 3 4 38 9.50 0 1.3 12.7
45 Kentucky 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
47 Ohio State 4 7 65 9.29 0 1.8 16.3
48 Miami (OH) 7 12 111 9.25 0 1.7 15.9
49 Utah 7 13 120 9.23 0 1.9 17.1
50 Charlotte 4 5 46 9.20 0 1.3 11.5
50 Louisiana-Monroe 4 5 46 9.20 0 1.3 11.5
52 Northern Illinois 7 7 64 9.14 0 1.0 9.1
53 Colorado State 2 1 9 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
54 Texas Tech 7 17 152 8.94 0 2.4 21.7
55 Ole Miss 6 9 80 8.89 0 1.5 13.3
56 Nevada 4 11 97 8.82 0 2.8 24.3
57 Baylor 4 5 44 8.80 0 1.3 11.0
57 Eastern Michigan 7 5 44 8.80 0 0.7 6.3
59 UCF 6 9 79 8.78 0 1.5 13.2
60 Notre Dame 5 8 70 8.75 1 1.6 14.0
61 Oregon 4 11 96 8.73 0 2.8 24.0
62 Connecticut 8 14 121 8.64 0 1.8 15.1
63 Vanderbilt 6 8 69 8.63 1 1.3 11.5
64 UNLV 8 11 94 8.55 2 1.4 11.8
65 Virginia 5 11 93 8.45 0 2.2 18.6
66 Arizona 5 14 116 8.29 0 2.8 23.2
67 Wake Forest 5 8 66 8.25 0 1.6 13.2
68 Missouri State 5 6 48 8.00 0 1.2 9.6
69 Middle Tennessee State 5 8 63 7.88 0 1.6 12.6
70 Texas State 6 8 61 7.63 0 1.3 10.2
70 Hawaii 7 8 61 7.63 0 1.1 8.7
72 UTSA 4 9 67 7.44 0 2.3 16.8
73 Maryland 6 12 89 7.42 0 2.0 14.8
74 San Diego State 5 14 103 7.36 1 2.8 20.6
75 Tulane 5 4 29 7.25 0 0.8 5.8
76 South Alabama 5 5 36 7.20 0 1.0 7.2
77 Arkansas State 5 12 86 7.17 0 2.4 17.2
78 Arizona State 4 7 50 7.14 0 1.8 12.5
79 UCLA 2 4 28 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
79 SMU 4 7 49 7.00 0 1.8 12.3
79 Boston College 3 2 14 7.00 0 0.7 4.7
79 North Texas 5 3 21 7.00 0 0.6 4.2
79 Jacksonville State 5 2 14 7.00 0 0.4 2.8
79 Rutgers 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
85 Troy 5 12 83 6.92 0 2.4 16.6
86 Western Michigan 7 10 68 6.80 0 1.4 9.7
87 Minnesota 5 10 67 6.70 0 2.0 13.4
88 Georgia Southern 5 6 40 6.67 0 1.2 8.0
89 Washington 6 12 79 6.58 0 2.0 13.2
90 Tennessee 7 5 31 6.20 0 0.7 4.4
91 Houston 7 18 110 6.11 0 2.6 15.7
92 Michigan 4 6 36 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
92 Louisiana 5 6 36 6.00 0 1.2 7.2
92 Oregon State 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
95 Bowling Green 6 11 65 5.91 0 1.8 10.8
96 Kansas 4 6 35 5.83 0 1.5 8.8
97 USF 5 10 58 5.80 0 2.0 11.6
98 New Mexico 7 8 45 5.63 1 1.1 6.4
99 Penn State 4 7 38 5.43 1 1.8 9.5
100 Auburn 5 5 27 5.40 0 1.0 5.4
101 Utah State 4 8 42 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
102 LSU 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
102 NC State 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
104 Army 6 4 19 4.75 0 0.7 3.2
105 North Carolina 4 6 28 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
105 Georgia State 4 3 14 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
107 Oklahoma State 5 9 41 4.56 0 1.8 8.2
108 Clemson 5 6 25 4.17 0 1.2 5.0
109 Marshall 5 8 32 4.00 0 1.6 6.4
109 San Jose State 5 4 16 4.00 0 0.8 3.2
111 Kansas State 5 7 27 3.86 0 1.4 5.4
112 UTEP 5 12 44 3.67 0 2.4 8.8
113 Purdue 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
114 Akron 8 7 23 3.29 0 0.9 2.9
115 Rice 4 4 13 3.25 0 1.0 3.3
116 Central Michigan 7 5 16 3.20 0 0.7 2.3
117 Colorado 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
117 Michigan State 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
117 New Mexico State 5 6 18 3.00 0 1.2 3.6
120 TCU 5 3 8 2.67 0 0.6 1.6
121 Virginia Tech 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
121 Navy 6 2 5 2.50 0 0.3 0.8
123 Northwestern 3 7 16 2.29 0 2.3 5.3
124 Cincinnati 5 5 10 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
125 Boise State 5 4 6 1.50 0 0.8 1.2
125 Mississippi State 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
127 Ball State 7 6 7 1.17 0 0.9 1.0
128 West Virginia 3 3 3 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
129 Iowa State 4 4 3 0.75 0 1.0 0.8
129 Massachusetts 6 4 3 0.75 0 0.7 0.5
131 Liberty 3 5 3 0.60 0 1.7 1.0
132 Florida 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
133 Western Kentucky 4 2 -2 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5