2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 New Mexico 3 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.3 -2.0
2 Louisiana Tech 3 3 -4 -1.33 0 1.0 -1.3
3 Mississippi State 3 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.7
3 Texas A&M 4 6 -2 -0.33 0 1.5 -0.5
5 Boise State 3 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
5 Utah 4 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.5 -0.3
5 Oregon 3 3 -1 -0.33 0 1.0 -0.3
8 Nebraska 5 1 0 0.00 0 0.2 0.0
8 Auburn 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 Baylor 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 Houston 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 Jacksonville State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 Utah State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 Sam Houston State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
8 Hawaii 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
8 Cincinnati 3 3 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
17 Delaware 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
17 Southern Miss 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
17 Tulane 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
17 Sacramento State 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
17 Northwestern 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
17 South Carolina 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
23 FIU 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
23 Ohio 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
23 Arkansas State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
23 Syracuse 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
27 Connecticut 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
28 Iowa 4 2 4 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
28 Nevada 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
30 Louisville 4 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.3
30 BYU 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
30 Missouri State 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
33 South Alabama 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
34 Miami (OH) 3 1 7 7.00 0 0.3 2.3
35 Georgia Tech 4 4 8 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
35 NC State 4 2 8 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
35 Buffalo 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
35 Missouri 4 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.0
35 Navy 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
40 Florida Atlantic 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
41 Fresno State 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
41 Coastal Carolina 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
43 Georgia Southern 3 2 11 5.50 0 0.7 3.7
43 Indiana 4 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 2.8
43 UCF 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
43 Oklahoma State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
43 Texas State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
43 Wisconsin 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
49 UTEP 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
49 Stanford 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
49 Kansas State 4 2 12 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
49 Michigan State 4 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 3.0
49 Arizona State 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
54 James Madison 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
54 USF 3 3 13 4.33 0 1.0 4.3
54 Central Michigan 3 2 13 6.50 0 0.7 4.3
57 Western Michigan 3 1 14 14.00 0 0.3 4.7
58 UNLV 3 5 15 3.00 0 1.7 5.0
58 Oklahoma 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
60 Alabama 4 6 16 2.67 0 1.5 4.0
60 Troy 3 3 16 5.33 0 1.0 5.3
60 Ball State 2 3 16 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
60 Texas 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
64 Old Dominion 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
65 Michigan 4 5 18 3.60 0 1.3 4.5
65 Ohio State 4 2 18 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
67 Illinois 4 2 19 9.50 0 0.5 4.8
67 Liberty 3 2 19 9.50 0 0.7 6.3
67 Oregon State 3 2 19 9.50 0 0.7 6.3
70 Florida State 4 4 20 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
70 USC 5 3 20 6.67 0 0.6 4.0
70 Georgia 4 3 20 6.67 0 0.8 5.0
70 Akron 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
74 Minnesota 4 5 21 4.20 0 1.3 5.3
74 West Virginia 4 2 21 10.50 0 0.5 5.3
76 Massachusetts 4 4 22 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
76 Kent State 3 3 22 7.33 0 1.0 7.3
76 North Dakota State 3 3 22 7.33 0 1.0 7.3
79 Pittsburgh 5 5 23 4.60 0 1.0 4.6
79 Arkansas 4 3 23 7.67 0 0.8 5.8
81 Clemson 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
81 Memphis 3 4 24 6.00 0 1.3 8.0
81 SMU 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
81 New Mexico State 3 1 24 24.00 0 0.3 8.0
85 Texas Tech 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
85 North Carolina 2 3 25 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
87 Tulsa 3 6 26 4.33 0 2.0 8.7
87 Colorado 2 3 26 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
89 UAB 3 5 27 5.40 0 1.7 9.0
89 Wyoming 2 3 27 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
89 Bowling Green 3 1 27 27.00 0 0.3 9.0
92 East Carolina 3 4 28 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
93 Kentucky 4 3 29 9.67 0 0.8 7.3
94 Maryland 3 4 32 8.00 0 1.3 10.7
94 Army 3 3 32 10.67 0 1.0 10.7
96 Purdue 4 5 36 7.20 0 1.3 9.0
96 Temple 4 4 36 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
96 Virginia Tech 3 3 36 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
99 LSU 4 6 38 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
99 Eastern Michigan 3 5 38 7.60 0 1.7 12.7
99 Washington State 3 5 38 7.60 0 1.7 12.7
102 UCLA 2 5 39 7.80 0 2.5 19.5
103 Marshall 3 4 41 10.25 0 1.3 13.7
103 TCU 3 4 41 10.25 0 1.3 13.7
105 Virginia 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
106 Air Force 3 3 46 15.33 0 1.0 15.3
107 Rice 3 6 48 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
108 Duke 3 6 50 8.33 0 2.0 16.7
109 Colorado State 4 8 51 6.38 0 2.0 12.8
110 Iowa State 4 5 52 10.40 0 1.3 13.0
111 Louisiana 3 4 53 13.25 0 1.3 17.7
111 Kennesaw State 3 4 53 13.25 0 1.3 17.7
113 Tennessee 4 4 57 14.25 0 1.0 14.3
114 San Diego State 3 7 58 8.29 0 2.3 19.3
115 Georgia State 3 2 80 40.00 1 0.7 26.7
116 Middle Tennessee State 2 5 83 16.60 0 2.5 41.5
117 Boston College 3 5 87 17.40 0 1.7 29.0
118 California 4 4 90 22.50 1 1.0 22.5
119 Washington 5 10 91 9.10 0 2.0 18.2
120 Vanderbilt 4 9 95 10.56 1 2.3 23.8
121 Charlotte 3 7 114 16.29 0 2.3 38.0
122 San Jose State 3 6 117 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
123 Louisiana-Monroe 2 4 179 44.75 2 2.0 89.5