2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games at Home Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Rutgers 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
2 NC State 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
3 Georgia Tech 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
3 Louisville 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
5 Fresno State 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
5 Georgia Southern 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
7 Clemson 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
7 Eastern Michigan 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
7 Old Dominion 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
10 Louisiana-Monroe 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
10 Northern Illinois 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
12 Temple 2 2 17 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
12 TCU 2 2 17 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
14 Illinois 3 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 6.0
14 Georgia 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
14 Kansas 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
14 North Texas 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
18 Appalachian State 2 1 19 19.00 0 0.5 9.5
19 FIU 1 2 20 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
19 Ole Miss 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
19 North Carolina 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
22 Florida 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
22 Washington State 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
24 Sacramento State 2 5 22 4.40 0 2.5 11.0
24 Nevada 2 2 22 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
24 San Diego State 2 1 22 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
24 Ball State 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
28 Tulane 1 2 26 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
28 Ohio 1 1 26 26.00 0 1.0 26.0
30 South Carolina 3 3 27 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
31 Hawaii 2 2 28 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
32 Kennesaw State 2 4 29 7.25 0 2.0 14.5
33 Massachusetts 2 2 30 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
34 Ohio State 2 3 32 10.67 0 1.5 16.0
35 Florida Atlantic 2 2 33 16.50 0 1.0 16.5
36 BYU 2 1 34 34.00 0 0.5 17.0
37 Connecticut 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
37 San Jose State 2 2 35 17.50 0 1.0 17.5
39 Akron 1 2 36 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
39 Navy 1 2 36 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
41 Vanderbilt 3 2 37 18.50 0 0.7 12.3
42 Alabama 2 3 38 12.67 0 1.5 19.0
42 Utah 3 2 38 19.00 0 0.7 12.7
44 Michigan 3 2 39 19.50 0 0.7 13.0
44 Iowa State 2 2 39 19.50 0 1.0 19.5
44 Colorado 1 2 39 19.50 0 2.0 39.0
47 UAB 1 2 40 20.00 0 2.0 40.0
48 Florida State 2 2 41 20.50 0 1.0 20.5
49 Kansas State 3 2 42 21.00 0 0.7 14.0
50 East Carolina 1 3 45 15.00 0 3.0 45.0
50 Stanford 2 2 45 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
50 Tulsa 2 2 45 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
53 Arizona 2 1 46 46.00 0 0.5 23.0
54 Minnesota 3 3 48 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
55 Baylor 2 3 51 17.00 0 1.5 25.5
55 Kent State 1 2 51 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
57 Oregon 2 4 53 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
57 Coastal Carolina 1 4 53 13.25 0 4.0 53.0
59 Liberty 2 4 58 14.50 0 2.0 29.0
59 Bowling Green 1 3 58 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
61 Boston College 2 3 59 19.67 0 1.5 29.5
61 UTEP 1 3 59 19.67 0 3.0 59.0
61 UTSA 1 3 59 19.67 0 3.0 59.0
64 Wisconsin 2 4 61 15.25 0 2.0 30.5
65 Sam Houston State 2 5 62 12.40 0 2.5 31.0
65 Penn State 2 4 62 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
67 North Dakota State 2 4 63 15.75 0 2.0 31.5
68 UCF 2 4 64 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
68 Purdue 2 3 64 21.33 0 1.5 32.0
70 Nebraska 3 4 65 16.25 0 1.3 21.7
70 Syracuse 2 4 65 16.25 0 2.0 32.5
70 Michigan State 2 3 65 21.67 0 1.5 32.5
73 Wake Forest 2 4 67 16.75 0 2.0 33.5
74 Duke 2 3 68 22.67 0 1.5 34.0
75 Cincinnati 2 5 69 13.80 0 2.5 34.5
76 Notre Dame 2 4 70 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
76 Arizona State 1 4 70 17.50 0 4.0 70.0
78 Tennessee 2 4 71 17.75 0 2.0 35.5
78 Texas State 2 3 71 23.67 0 1.5 35.5
78 UNLV 1 2 71 35.50 0 2.0 71.0
81 Troy 2 6 74 12.33 0 3.0 37.0
81 Washington 3 5 74 14.80 0 1.7 24.7
83 Iowa 3 5 77 15.40 0 1.7 25.7
83 Indiana 3 4 77 19.25 0 1.3 25.7
85 Texas A&M 3 4 79 19.75 0 1.3 26.3
85 James Madison 2 4 79 19.75 0 2.0 39.5
87 Boise State 2 4 85 21.25 0 2.0 42.5
88 USF 2 8 86 10.75 0 4.0 43.0
88 Rice 2 5 86 17.20 0 2.5 43.0
90 Central Michigan 2 4 88 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
91 Georgia State 1 3 93 31.00 0 3.0 93.0
92 USC 3 5 94 18.80 0 1.7 31.3
93 Virginia 2 5 97 19.40 0 2.5 48.5
93 LSU 2 4 97 24.25 0 2.0 48.5
95 New Mexico State 1 4 98 24.50 0 4.0 98.0
96 Louisiana 2 5 100 20.00 0 2.5 50.0
97 Texas 3 5 101 20.20 0 1.7 33.7
98 Maryland 2 6 108 18.00 0 3.0 54.0
99 Missouri State 2 5 109 21.80 0 2.5 54.5
100 Houston 2 7 112 16.00 0 3.5 56.0
100 Northwestern 2 6 112 18.67 0 3.0 56.0
102 Southern Miss 2 6 113 18.83 0 3.0 56.5
103 Texas Tech 2 2 114 57.00 1 1.0 57.0
104 Army 2 8 125 15.63 0 4.0 62.5
105 Middle Tennessee State 2 7 140 20.00 0 3.5 70.0
106 Jacksonville State 2 6 144 24.00 0 3.0 72.0
107 Delaware 2 8 156 19.50 0 4.0 78.0
108 Oregon State 2 7 158 22.57 0 3.5 79.0
109 California 2 6 159 26.50 0 3.0 79.5
110 Pittsburgh 3 8 196 24.50 0 2.7 65.3
111 Toledo 2 10 205 20.50 0 5.0 102.5
112 Colorado State 3 10 237 23.70 0 3.3 79.0
113 South Alabama 2 13 260 20.00 0 6.5 130.0