2025 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 10/04/2025
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 22.5 |
| 4 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 4 | Kansas | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 4 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 27.7 |
| 4 | Virginia | 1 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.0 |
| 4 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Army | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 4 | Missouri State | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 4 | South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.4 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Tulane | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Marshall | 3 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 4 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Nevada | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 5 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Clemson | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 4 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Louisiana | 3 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 4 | Akron | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Temple | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 4 | California | 2 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| 4 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Delaware | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 4 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 4 | UTEP | 4 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 16.5 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 4 | Oregon State | 6 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 4 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Liberty | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 4 | FIU | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Rice | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 4 | SMU | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 4 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Auburn | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 4 | UTSA | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 4 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| 4 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | USF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Georgia State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 4 | NC State | 2 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Ball State | 3 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| 4 | Utah | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -9.0 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -5.5 |
| 4 | Purdue | 3 | 1 | -17 | -17.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -5.7 |