2026 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/12/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 2 | North Dakota State | 3 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.0 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 2 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.0 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 59 | 14.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 59.0 |
| 5 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Hawaii | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 8 | UTEP | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 9 | UNLV | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 10 | Air Force | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |