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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Clemson 2 1 -5 -5.00 0 0.5 -2.5
2 New Mexico 4 2 -8 -4.00 0 0.5 -2.0
3 Auburn 2 1 -3 -3.00 0 0.5 -1.5
4 Ohio State 3 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.3 -0.7
5 South Alabama 4 3 -5 -1.67 0 0.8 -1.3
6 Oklahoma State 3 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
7 Utah 3 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
8 Jacksonville State 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
8 Wake Forest 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
8 Alabama 2 2 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
8 Texas A&M 2 4 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.0
12 Southern Miss 4 7 1 0.14 0 1.8 0.3
13 Tulane 4 7 6 0.86 0 1.8 1.5
14 Boise State 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
14 Coastal Carolina 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
14 Northwestern 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
14 Kentucky 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
18 Notre Dame 6 3 4 1.33 0 0.5 0.7
19 Texas Tech 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
20 Ball State 4 9 17 1.89 0 2.3 4.3
21 Baylor 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
21 Oregon 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
21 USC 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
21 Cincinnati 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
21 Nevada 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
21 Georgia Tech 3 4 8 2.00 0 1.3 2.7
21 Utah State 4 6 12 2.00 0 1.5 3.0
28 Ohio 4 2 5 2.50 0 0.5 1.3
28 Sacramento State 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
28 North Dakota State 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
28 Tulsa 4 6 15 2.50 0 1.5 3.8
32 Colorado 3 4 11 2.75 0 1.3 3.7
33 Arkansas 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
33 Florida State 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
33 Ole Miss 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
33 Air Force 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
33 Minnesota 3 3 9 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
38 Appalachian State 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
39 Louisville 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
40 James Madison 3 7 25 3.57 0 2.3 8.3
41 Mississippi State 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
41 FIU 4 2 8 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
43 Michigan 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
44 UNLV 4 6 26 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
45 Florida Atlantic 4 2 9 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
45 Western Michigan 4 2 9 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
47 Kansas State 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
47 Liberty 4 2 10 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
49 Massachusetts 3 4 21 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
50 Louisiana Tech 4 8 44 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
51 UCF 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
52 Virginia 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
52 Boston College 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
54 Fresno State 4 5 31 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
55 Rice 4 9 56 6.22 0 2.3 14.0
56 Oregon State 4 4 25 6.25 0 1.0 6.3
57 Hawaii 3 6 38 6.33 0 2.0 12.7
58 Colorado State 4 11 70 6.36 0 2.8 17.5
59 Arkansas State 4 4 26 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
60 UCLA 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
61 Army 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
61 Georgia State 4 2 14 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
61 Purdue 3 3 21 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
64 Kent State 3 9 64 7.11 0 3.0 21.3
65 Oklahoma 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
65 Pittsburgh 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
67 East Carolina 4 9 68 7.56 0 2.3 17.0
68 Temple 4 3 23 7.67 0 0.8 5.8
68 USF 3 3 23 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
70 Connecticut 6 2 16 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
70 Syracuse 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
70 Navy 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
70 TCU 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
70 Texas 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
70 Miami (OH) 4 3 24 8.00 0 0.8 6.0
76 LSU 3 4 33 8.25 0 1.3 11.0
77 Delaware 4 8 69 8.63 1 2.0 17.3
78 Duke 3 3 26 8.67 0 1.0 8.7
79 Missouri State 4 8 72 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
80 Vanderbilt 3 6 55 9.17 1 2.0 18.3
81 Illinois 3 2 19 9.50 0 0.7 6.3
82 Eastern Michigan 4 5 49 9.80 0 1.3 12.3
83 Marshall 4 6 59 9.83 0 1.5 14.8
84 Toledo 4 3 30 10.00 0 0.8 7.5
84 Georgia 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
84 Sam Houston State 4 6 60 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
87 Western Kentucky 4 6 63 10.50 0 1.5 15.8
88 Buffalo 4 13 137 10.54 0 3.3 34.3
89 Texas State 4 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 2.8
89 Indiana 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
89 California 3 3 33 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
92 Wyoming 3 6 67 11.17 0 2.0 22.3
93 San Diego State 4 10 115 11.50 0 2.5 28.8
94 UTSA 4 4 47 11.75 0 1.0 11.8
95 Wisconsin 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
95 Iowa State 3 3 36 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
97 Troy 4 7 88 12.57 1 1.8 22.0
98 North Carolina 3 5 63 12.60 0 1.7 21.0
99 Bowling Green 4 12 155 12.92 1 3.0 38.8
100 Kennesaw State 4 4 52 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
101 Washington 3 3 40 13.33 0 1.0 13.3
102 New Mexico State 4 2 27 13.50 0 0.5 6.8
103 SMU 2 1 14 14.00 0 0.5 7.0
104 Charlotte 4 6 88 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
105 Stanford 2 4 61 15.25 0 2.0 30.5
106 Memphis 4 5 80 16.00 1 1.3 20.0
107 Washington State 4 7 114 16.29 0 1.8 28.5
108 Middle Tennessee State 4 9 151 16.78 0 2.3 37.8
109 Central Michigan 4 6 103 17.17 0 1.5 25.8
110 Maryland 3 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 6.0
111 Akron 4 7 128 18.29 0 1.8 32.0
112 Old Dominion 3 5 93 18.60 0 1.7 31.0
113 Louisiana 4 8 153 19.13 1 2.0 38.3
114 San Jose State 4 8 155 19.38 0 2.0 38.8
115 UTEP 4 7 137 19.57 1 1.8 34.3
116 Georgia Southern 4 6 124 20.67 1 1.5 31.0
117 Arizona State 3 1 21 21.00 0 0.3 7.0
118 Tennessee 3 1 24 24.00 1 0.3 8.0
119 UAB 4 3 79 26.33 0 0.8 19.8
120 Louisiana-Monroe 4 7 192 27.43 2 1.8 48.0
121 Northern Illinois 4 7 193 27.57 2 1.8 48.3
122 North Texas 4 1 36 36.00 0 0.3 9.0