2026 American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/24/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 5 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.8 |
| 2 | Tulane | 5 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.2 |
| 3 | Navy | 6 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 4 | UAB | 5 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.4 |
| 4 | UTSA | 4 | 8 | 69 | 8.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 4 | Memphis | 6 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Army | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 6 | 197 | 32.83 | 2 | 1.2 | 39.4 |
| 9 | North Texas | 4 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 28.8 |
| 9 | Temple | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| 11 | USF | 6 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 14 | Rice | 6 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.2 |