2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 New Mexico 3 2 -8 -4.00 0 0.7 -2.7
2 Clemson 2 1 -5 -5.00 0 0.5 -2.5
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 Texas Tech 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
6 Oklahoma State 3 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
6 Utah 3 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
6 Southern Miss 3 4 -1 -0.25 0 1.3 -0.3
9 Jacksonville State 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
9 Sam Houston State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
9 Wake Forest 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
9 Alabama 2 2 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
9 Texas A&M 2 4 0 0.00 0 2.0 0.0
14 Boise State 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
15 Northwestern 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
16 Appalachian State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
16 Baylor 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
16 Oregon 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
16 USC 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
20 Kentucky 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
20 LSU 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
20 New Mexico State 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
20 Notre Dame 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
24 Cincinnati 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
24 Nevada 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
26 Arkansas 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
26 Florida State 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
26 Ole Miss 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
29 Tulane 3 5 5 1.00 0 1.7 1.7
29 Sacramento State 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
29 North Dakota State 3 2 5 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
29 Kansas State 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
33 South Alabama 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
33 Mississippi State 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
35 Purdue 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
36 Georgia Tech 3 4 8 2.00 0 1.3 2.7
36 FIU 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
38 Minnesota 3 3 9 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
38 Western Michigan 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
38 Virginia 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
38 Ohio 3 1 9 9.00 0 0.3 3.0
42 Tulsa 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
42 Liberty 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
44 Louisville 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
45 Colorado 3 4 11 2.75 0 1.3 3.7
45 Indiana 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
45 Texas State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
48 Utah State 3 5 12 2.40 0 1.7 4.0
48 Boston College 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
48 Wisconsin 3 1 12 12.00 0 0.3 4.0
51 Florida Atlantic 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
52 Oklahoma 3 2 15 7.50 0 0.7 5.0
53 TCU 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
53 Texas 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
55 Ball State 3 7 17 2.43 0 2.3 5.7
55 Michigan 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
55 UCF 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
58 UNLV 2 3 12 4.00 0 1.5 6.0
58 California 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
58 Maryland 3 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 6.0
61 Oregon State 3 3 19 6.33 0 1.0 6.3
61 Illinois 3 2 19 9.50 0 0.7 6.3
63 USF 2 2 13 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
64 Fresno State 3 4 21 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
64 Massachusetts 3 4 21 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
64 Army 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
67 Pittsburgh 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
68 Temple 3 3 23 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
69 Navy 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
69 Miami (OH) 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
69 Tennessee 3 1 24 24.00 1 0.3 8.0
72 James Madison 3 7 25 3.57 0 2.3 8.3
73 Hawaii 2 5 17 3.40 0 2.5 8.5
74 Arkansas State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
75 Georgia 2 2 20 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
75 Toledo 3 3 30 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
77 Arizona State 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
78 Iowa State 3 3 36 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
78 North Texas 3 1 36 36.00 0 0.3 12.0
80 Duke 2 3 26 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
81 Washington 3 3 40 13.33 0 1.0 13.3
82 Stanford 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
82 SMU 1 1 14 14.00 0 1.0 14.0
84 Missouri State 3 5 43 8.60 0 1.7 14.3
85 UTSA 3 4 47 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
86 Louisiana Tech 3 6 48 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
87 Eastern Michigan 3 5 49 9.80 0 1.7 16.3
88 UCLA 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
89 Colorado State 3 8 51 6.38 0 2.7 17.0
89 Rice 3 8 51 6.38 0 2.7 17.0
89 Charlotte 3 4 51 12.75 0 1.3 17.0
92 Kennesaw State 3 4 52 13.00 0 1.3 17.3
93 Central Michigan 3 3 53 17.67 0 1.0 17.7
94 Kent State 3 8 54 6.75 0 2.7 18.0
95 Georgia State 3 2 55 27.50 0 0.7 18.3
96 Memphis 4 5 80 16.00 1 1.3 20.0
97 Western Kentucky 3 6 63 10.50 0 2.0 21.0
98 North Carolina 2 3 43 14.33 0 1.5 21.5
99 Wyoming 3 6 67 11.17 0 2.0 22.3
100 East Carolina 3 8 69 8.63 0 2.7 23.0
101 Vanderbilt 3 6 72 12.00 1 2.0 24.0
102 UAB 3 2 73 36.50 0 0.7 24.3
103 Washington State 3 6 78 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
104 Delaware 3 6 81 13.50 1 2.0 27.0
105 Marshall 3 7 82 11.71 0 2.3 27.3
106 Troy 3 5 84 16.80 1 1.7 28.0
107 Old Dominion 3 5 93 18.60 0 1.7 31.0
108 Middle Tennessee State 3 7 103 14.71 0 2.3 34.3
109 San Diego State 3 9 104 11.56 0 3.0 34.7
110 San Jose State 4 8 155 19.38 0 2.0 38.8
111 Louisiana-Monroe 3 6 119 19.83 1 2.0 39.7
112 Akron 3 6 124 20.67 0 2.0 41.3
113 UTEP 3 4 125 31.25 1 1.3 41.7
114 Georgia Southern 3 5 126 25.20 1 1.7 42.0
115 Bowling Green 3 11 128 11.64 1 3.7 42.7
116 Buffalo 3 13 137 10.54 0 4.3 45.7
117 Louisiana 3 7 152 21.71 1 2.3 50.7
118 Northern Illinois 3 7 193 27.57 2 2.3 64.3