2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Cincinnati 2 1 -4 -4.00 0 0.5 -2.0
2 Wake Forest 4 1 -3 -3.00 0 0.3 -0.8
3 Mississippi State 3 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.7
4 Boise State 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
5 Georgia 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
5 Baylor 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
5 Utah State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
5 Utah 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
5 Auburn 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
5 Syracuse 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
11 Oregon 2 3 1 0.33 0 1.5 0.5
12 Sacramento State 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
13 Stanford 4 4 3 0.75 0 1.0 0.8
14 Nevada 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
14 New Mexico State 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
14 Missouri State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
14 Iowa 3 3 3 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
18 Old Dominion 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
18 Fresno State 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
18 USF 3 4 6 1.50 0 1.3 2.0
21 Indiana 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
21 Arkansas State 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
21 FIU 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
21 Louisiana 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
25 Washington State 2 7 16 2.29 0 3.5 8.0
26 Nebraska 3 3 7 2.33 0 1.0 2.3
26 Michigan 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
28 UNLV 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
28 Western Kentucky 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
30 NC State 3 3 8 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
30 Pittsburgh 3 3 8 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
32 Delaware 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
32 Texas State 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
32 Tulane 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
35 Alabama 4 5 16 3.20 0 1.3 4.0
35 Texas A&M 4 5 16 3.20 0 1.3 4.0
37 Ball State 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
38 South Carolina 4 3 12 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
39 Jacksonville State 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
39 Oklahoma 2 8 36 4.50 0 4.0 18.0
41 Buffalo 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
42 BYU 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
42 Illinois 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
42 Hawaii 3 3 15 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
42 Florida State 3 4 20 5.00 0 1.3 6.7
42 James Madison 3 4 20 5.00 0 1.3 6.7
42 Coastal Carolina 2 3 15 5.00 0 1.5 7.5
48 UAB 2 4 21 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
49 Wyoming 3 3 16 5.33 0 1.0 5.3
49 Tulsa 2 3 16 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
51 Louisville 4 2 12 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
51 Louisiana-Monroe 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
51 Miami (FL) 3 3 18 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
54 Ole Miss 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
55 Central Michigan 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
56 Arkansas 3 3 20 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
57 Washington 3 11 76 6.91 0 3.7 25.3
58 Miami (OH) 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
58 Ohio State 3 3 21 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
58 Purdue 3 3 21 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
58 USC 4 4 28 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
58 North Carolina 2 6 42 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
63 Army 3 4 29 7.25 0 1.3 9.7
64 Sam Houston State 1 2 15 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
65 Kansas 2 4 31 7.75 0 2.0 15.5
66 Houston 3 5 39 7.80 0 1.7 13.0
67 Missouri 3 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
67 Florida 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
67 Temple 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
67 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
71 Rice 2 6 49 8.17 0 3.0 24.5
72 UCLA 3 9 76 8.44 0 3.0 25.3
73 Memphis 2 2 17 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
73 Kentucky 4 6 51 8.50 0 1.5 12.8
75 Iowa State 3 9 78 8.67 0 3.0 26.0
76 Vanderbilt 3 6 53 8.83 1 2.0 17.7
77 Kent State 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
77 Akron 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
77 Minnesota 3 3 27 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
77 Wisconsin 2 3 27 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
81 Massachusetts 3 4 37 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
81 Maryland 3 12 111 9.25 0 4.0 37.0
83 San Diego State 2 6 56 9.33 0 3.0 28.0
84 Clemson 3 3 29 9.67 0 1.0 9.7
85 Virginia 3 9 88 9.78 0 3.0 29.3
86 UTEP 2 3 31 10.33 0 1.5 15.5
87 West Virginia 3 2 21 10.50 0 0.7 7.0
88 Oklahoma State 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
88 Navy 3 2 22 11.00 0 0.7 7.3
88 San Jose State 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
91 Charlotte 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
91 TCU 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
93 Michigan State 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
93 Virginia Tech 3 5 60 12.00 0 1.7 20.0
95 SMU 3 3 37 12.33 0 1.0 12.3
96 Liberty 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
97 LSU 3 5 66 13.20 1 1.7 22.0
98 Bowling Green 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
99 Duke 2 5 71 14.20 0 2.5 35.5
100 Tennessee 3 4 57 14.25 0 1.3 19.0
101 Kansas State 2 3 44 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
102 Marshall 2 3 45 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
103 UCF 3 5 77 15.40 0 1.7 25.7
104 Ohio 2 2 31 15.50 0 1.0 15.5
105 North Dakota State 3 3 47 15.67 0 1.0 15.7
106 Western Michigan 2 2 32 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
107 Boston College 2 7 115 16.43 0 3.5 57.5
108 Texas 2 4 66 16.50 2 2.0 33.0
109 Colorado 2 8 139 17.38 0 4.0 69.5
110 California 3 7 128 18.29 1 2.3 42.7
111 Eastern Michigan 3 1 20 20.00 0 0.3 6.7
112 Texas Tech 2 1 22 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
113 East Carolina 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
113 Kennesaw State 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
115 Penn State 3 1 26 26.00 0 0.3 8.7
116 Air Force 3 2 55 27.50 0 0.7 18.3
117 Arizona State 2 3 89 29.67 1 1.5 44.5
118 Georgia Southern 2 1 73 73.00 1 0.5 36.5
119 Georgia State 1 1 78 78.00 1 1.0 78.0