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