2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -10.0 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 3 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 4 | Delaware | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Utah | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 12 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 14 | North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 15 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 16 | Hawaii | 3 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| 17 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 17 | James Madison | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 12.0 |
| 20 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 22 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 24 | UNLV | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 24 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 26 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 26 | Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 29 | USF | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 30 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 35 | UCLA | 2 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.5 |
| 36 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 36 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 38 | Duke | 2 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| 39 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 40 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 41 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 42 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 43 | California | 1 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 50.0 |
| 44 | East Carolina | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 45 | Washington | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 46 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 47 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 83.0 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 49 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 52 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 77 | 38.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 77.0 |
| 53 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 75 | 75.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 75.0 |