2025 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Sam Houston State 10 27 476 17.63 0 2.7 47.6
1 UTEP 10 27 354 13.11 0 2.7 35.4
3 Purdue 10 26 567 21.81 0 2.6 56.7
3 UCLA 9 26 482 18.54 0 2.9 53.6
5 Oregon State 10 25 456 18.24 0 2.5 45.6
6 Florida Atlantic 8 24 541 22.54 0 3.0 67.6
6 Akron 7 24 488 20.33 0 3.4 69.7
6 Georgia State 11 24 440 18.33 0 2.2 40.0
9 Bowling Green 8 23 539 23.43 0 2.9 67.4
9 Tulsa 8 23 423 18.39 0 2.9 52.9
11 Colorado 9 22 471 21.41 0 2.4 52.3
12 Arkansas State 6 21 530 25.24 2 3.5 88.3
12 Appalachian State 8 21 393 18.71 0 2.6 49.1
12 Ball State 8 21 390 18.57 0 2.6 48.8
12 Georgia Southern 6 21 367 17.48 0 3.5 61.2
12 Liberty 8 21 366 17.43 0 2.6 45.8
17 Baylor 7 20 484 24.20 0 2.9 69.1
17 Texas State 6 20 429 21.45 0 3.3 71.5
17 Syracuse 9 20 391 19.55 0 2.2 43.4
17 North Carolina 8 20 379 18.95 0 2.5 47.4
21 Marshall 7 19 437 23.00 0 2.7 62.4
22 Wisconsin 8 18 462 25.67 1 2.3 57.8
22 Charlotte 11 18 425 23.61 1 1.6 38.6
22 Buffalo 7 18 367 20.39 0 2.6 52.4
22 Eastern Michigan 8 18 361 20.06 0 2.3 45.1
22 UAB 8 18 359 19.94 0 2.3 44.9
22 Nebraska 6 18 349 19.39 0 3.0 58.2
22 UCF 7 18 349 19.39 0 2.6 49.9
22 Kent State 7 18 341 18.94 0 2.6 48.7
22 Boston College 10 18 339 18.83 0 1.8 33.9
22 Virginia Tech 9 18 329 18.28 0 2.0 36.6
32 Coastal Carolina 7 17 399 23.47 1 2.4 57.0
32 Rice 8 17 344 20.24 0 2.1 43.0
32 Colorado State 10 17 319 18.76 0 1.7 31.9
32 Kansas 7 17 296 17.41 0 2.4 42.3
36 Western Michigan 4 16 400 25.00 0 4.0 100.0
36 South Carolina 8 16 362 22.63 0 2.0 45.3
36 San Jose State 9 16 356 22.25 0 1.8 39.6
36 Northern Illinois 9 16 355 22.19 0 1.8 39.4
36 Stanford 8 16 293 18.31 0 2.0 36.6
41 LSU 6 15 369 24.60 1 2.5 61.5
41 Middle Tennessee State 9 15 302 20.13 0 1.7 33.6
43 Troy 6 14 362 25.86 0 2.3 60.3
43 Nevada 9 14 276 19.71 0 1.6 30.7
43 Louisiana 7 14 252 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
43 Oklahoma State 11 14 207 14.79 0 1.3 18.8
47 Miami (OH) 7 13 337 25.92 1 1.9 48.1
47 Delaware 6 13 286 22.00 0 2.2 47.7
47 FIU 6 13 263 20.23 0 2.2 43.8
47 Pittsburgh 5 13 241 18.54 0 2.6 48.2
47 NC State 5 13 237 18.23 0 2.6 47.4
47 Penn State 6 13 221 17.00 0 2.2 36.8
53 Minnesota 5 12 342 28.50 0 2.4 68.4
53 Louisiana Tech 5 12 283 23.58 1 2.4 56.6
53 Missouri State 6 12 241 20.08 0 2.0 40.2
53 Utah State 7 12 232 19.33 0 1.7 33.1
53 East Carolina 4 12 210 17.50 0 3.0 52.5
53 Louisiana-Monroe 9 12 95 7.92 0 1.3 10.6
59 New Mexico 4 11 350 31.82 2 2.8 87.5
59 Kansas State 6 11 329 29.91 1 1.8 54.8
59 Memphis 5 11 251 22.82 1 2.2 50.2
59 New Mexico State 8 11 235 21.36 0 1.4 29.4
59 Vanderbilt 3 11 224 20.36 0 3.7 74.7
59 Connecticut 4 11 217 19.73 0 2.8 54.3
59 Missouri 5 11 205 18.64 0 2.2 41.0
59 Central Michigan 6 11 199 18.09 0 1.8 33.2
59 Auburn 7 11 173 15.73 0 1.6 24.7
68 Arkansas 10 10 216 21.60 0 1.0 21.6
68 California 6 10 185 18.50 0 1.7 30.8
68 Toledo 5 10 175 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
68 Kentucky 7 10 168 16.80 0 1.4 24.0
68 Wyoming 8 10 162 16.20 0 1.3 20.3
68 Temple 7 10 155 15.50 0 1.4 22.1
68 Maryland 8 10 153 15.30 0 1.3 19.1
75 Michigan 4 9 211 23.44 0 2.3 52.8
75 TCU 4 9 192 21.33 0 2.3 48.0
75 Iowa 4 9 188 20.89 0 2.3 47.0
75 Arizona 4 9 179 19.89 0 2.3 44.8
75 Boise State 5 9 167 18.56 0 1.8 33.4
80 San Diego State 4 8 197 24.63 0 2.0 49.3
80 Houston 3 8 177 22.13 0 2.7 59.0
80 SMU 4 8 170 21.25 0 2.0 42.5
80 Fresno State 4 8 165 20.63 0 2.0 41.3
80 UNLV 4 8 165 20.63 0 2.0 41.3
80 UTSA 6 8 164 20.50 0 1.3 27.3
80 Massachusetts 12 8 160 20.00 0 0.7 13.3
80 Georgia Tech 4 8 151 18.88 0 2.0 37.8
80 Louisville 4 8 117 14.63 0 2.0 29.3
80 South Alabama 8 8 107 13.38 0 1.0 13.4
90 Duke 5 7 172 24.57 0 1.4 34.4
90 Tulane 3 7 154 22.00 0 2.3 51.3
90 Air Force 8 7 139 19.86 0 0.9 17.4
90 Ohio 4 7 114 16.29 0 1.8 28.5
90 Florida 8 7 108 15.43 0 0.9 13.5
90 Mississippi State 8 7 88 12.57 0 0.9 11.0
96 Tennessee 5 6 197 32.83 1 1.2 39.4
96 Wake Forest 4 6 164 27.33 1 1.5 41.0
96 Texas Tech 2 6 147 24.50 0 3.0 73.5
96 Clemson 6 6 147 24.50 0 1.0 24.5
96 Hawaii 4 6 139 23.17 0 1.5 34.8
96 Florida State 7 6 123 20.50 0 0.9 17.6
96 Jacksonville State 5 6 118 19.67 0 1.2 23.6
96 Western Kentucky 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
104 Northwestern 6 5 126 25.20 0 0.8 21.0
104 Southern Miss 6 5 125 25.00 0 0.8 20.8
104 Illinois 4 5 118 23.60 0 1.3 29.5
104 Arizona State 5 5 108 21.60 0 1.0 21.6
104 Washington 4 5 107 21.40 0 1.3 26.8
104 James Madison 2 5 95 19.00 0 2.5 47.5
104 Alabama 4 5 89 17.80 0 1.3 22.3
104 Kennesaw State 4 5 88 17.60 0 1.3 22.0
104 West Virginia 8 5 88 17.60 0 0.6 11.0
104 USF 4 5 83 16.60 0 1.3 20.8
104 Washington State 6 5 78 15.60 0 0.8 13.0
104 USC 4 5 67 13.40 0 1.3 16.8
104 Iowa State 4 5 49 9.80 0 1.3 12.3
117 Miami (FL) 2 4 72 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
117 Rutgers 7 4 64 16.00 0 0.6 9.1
117 Army 6 4 49 12.25 0 0.7 8.2
117 North Texas 2 4 35 8.75 0 2.0 17.5
117 Michigan State 8 4 32 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
122 Navy 2 3 72 24.00 0 1.5 36.0
122 Texas A&M 2 3 55 18.33 0 1.5 27.5
122 Notre Dame 2 3 54 18.00 0 1.5 27.0
122 Texas 3 3 44 14.67 0 1.0 14.7
122 Georgia 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
127 Ohio State 2 2 41 20.50 0 1.0 20.5
127 Cincinnati 6 2 38 19.00 0 0.3 6.3
127 BYU 2 2 36 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
127 Virginia 3 2 36 18.00 0 0.7 12.0
131 Old Dominion 3 1 27 27.00 0 0.3 9.0
131 Ole Miss 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5