2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record 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
1 South Alabama 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
3 Auburn 3 3 -3 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
4 New Mexico 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
4 Syracuse 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
4 Southern Miss 2 2 -2 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
7 Georgia 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
8 Georgia Tech 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
8 Ohio State 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
8 Boise State 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
8 Coastal Carolina 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
12 Alabama 4 3 2 0.67 0 0.8 0.5
12 Mississippi State 3 2 2 1.00 0 0.7 0.7
12 Arkansas State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
12 Baylor 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
12 Indiana 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
12 USC 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
12 Appalachian State 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
19 Oregon 4 4 3 0.75 0 1.0 0.8
19 Iowa 2 3 3 1.00 0 1.5 1.5
19 Notre Dame 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
22 Liberty 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
23 BYU 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
24 Sacramento State 4 3 6 2.00 0 0.8 1.5
24 Pittsburgh 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
26 Tulane 4 6 8 1.33 0 1.5 2.0
26 NC State 3 3 8 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
26 UAB 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
26 FIU 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
30 Florida Atlantic 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
30 Western Michigan 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
30 Ohio 3 1 9 9.00 0 0.3 3.0
33 Utah State 3 5 11 2.20 0 1.7 3.7
33 James Madison 1 2 11 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
33 Texas State 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
36 South Carolina 4 3 12 4.00 0 0.8 3.0
36 Louisville 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
36 Minnesota 2 2 12 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
36 Wisconsin 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
36 Arizona State 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
41 Wyoming 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
42 Delaware 2 3 16 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
42 Florida 4 2 16 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
42 Temple 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
42 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
42 Ole Miss 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
47 UNLV 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
48 Miami (FL) 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
49 Ball State 4 8 19 2.38 0 2.0 4.8
49 USF 3 5 19 3.80 0 1.7 6.3
49 Oregon State 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
52 Arkansas 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
53 Fresno State 2 4 21 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
53 West Virginia 3 2 21 10.50 0 0.7 7.0
53 Hawaii 2 2 21 10.50 0 1.0 10.5
56 Navy 2 2 22 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
56 Texas Tech 2 1 22 22.00 0 0.5 11.0
58 Texas A&M 4 7 23 3.29 0 1.8 5.8
58 Florida State 3 5 23 4.60 0 1.7 7.7
58 Tulsa 2 5 23 4.60 0 2.5 11.5
61 Michigan 4 7 24 3.43 0 1.8 6.0
61 Miami (OH) 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
61 Michigan State 5 2 24 12.00 0 0.4 4.8
64 New Mexico State 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
64 TCU 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
66 Penn State 3 1 26 26.00 0 0.3 8.7
67 Kentucky 3 2 28 14.00 0 0.7 9.3
68 Clemson 3 3 29 9.67 0 1.0 9.7
68 Missouri State 1 3 29 9.67 0 3.0 29.0
68 North Dakota State 3 2 29 14.50 0 0.7 9.7
71 East Carolina 2 5 31 6.20 0 2.5 15.5
71 Purdue 4 4 31 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
71 Kansas 3 4 31 7.75 0 1.3 10.3
74 Virginia Tech 1 3 36 12.00 0 3.0 36.0
74 North Texas 2 1 36 36.00 0 0.5 18.0
76 Buffalo 3 7 38 5.43 0 2.3 12.7
77 Houston 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
78 Air Force 1 1 40 40.00 0 1.0 40.0
79 UTSA 2 3 41 13.67 0 1.5 20.5
80 Oklahoma 4 9 44 4.89 0 2.3 11.0
80 Louisiana Tech 4 7 44 6.29 0 1.8 11.0
80 Western Kentucky 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
80 Kansas State 2 3 44 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
84 Marshall 1 3 45 15.00 0 3.0 45.0
85 Colorado State 3 7 46 6.57 0 2.3 15.3
86 Kent State 3 7 48 6.86 0 2.3 16.0
87 Stanford 4 6 50 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
88 UCLA 1 5 52 10.40 0 5.0 52.0
89 Bowling Green 2 7 53 7.57 0 3.5 26.5
89 Vanderbilt 3 6 53 8.83 1 2.0 17.7
91 Tennessee 2 4 57 14.25 0 2.0 28.5
92 North Carolina 3 8 62 7.75 0 2.7 20.7
93 LSU 4 4 63 15.75 1 1.0 15.8
94 Troy 1 2 68 34.00 1 2.0 68.0
95 Charlotte 5 6 69 11.50 0 1.2 13.8
96 Iowa State 3 9 71 7.89 0 3.0 23.7
97 Memphis 2 3 73 24.33 1 1.5 36.5
98 Sam Houston State 3 7 75 10.71 0 2.3 25.0
98 Kennesaw State 3 4 75 18.75 0 1.3 25.0
100 Washington 3 11 76 6.91 0 3.7 25.3
101 Louisiana-Monroe 3 2 79 39.50 1 0.7 26.3
102 Texas 4 6 82 13.67 2 1.5 20.5
103 UCF 4 7 83 11.86 0 1.8 20.8
104 Old Dominion 5 5 88 17.60 0 1.0 17.6
105 Washington State 3 9 89 9.89 0 3.0 29.7
106 Louisiana 2 5 103 20.60 1 2.5 51.5
107 Rice 5 15 105 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
108 Maryland 4 12 111 9.25 0 3.0 27.8
108 California 4 6 111 18.50 1 1.5 27.8
108 Georgia Southern 4 5 111 22.20 1 1.3 27.8
111 Central Michigan 3 9 123 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
112 Boston College 3 9 127 14.11 0 3.0 42.3
113 San Diego State 4 12 133 11.08 0 3.0 33.3
114 Colorado 3 9 143 15.89 0 3.0 47.7
115 Akron 4 8 144 18.00 0 2.0 36.0
116 San Jose State 3 6 148 24.67 0 2.0 49.3
117 UTEP 4 9 168 18.67 1 2.3 42.0
118 Northern Illinois 4 7 193 27.57 2 1.8 48.3