2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/30/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | California | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 27.0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 62.0 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 15 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 15 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 15 | UAB | 3 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 15 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.8 |
| 15 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.3 |
| 15 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 15 | USC | 3 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 14.7 |
| 15 | Old Dominion | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 15 | SMU | 4 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.8 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 15 | Appalachian State | 5 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.4 |
| 15 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 18.0 |
| 15 | North Dakota State | 2 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.5 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 20.7 |
| 15 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 130 | 65.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 130.0 |
| 40 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 40 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 40 | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 40 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 40 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 40 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| 40 | Ole Miss | 2 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 40 | Miami (FL) | 3 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 40 | Michigan | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.0 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 40 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.5 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 60 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.0 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.5 |
| 40 | Marshall | 4 | 3 | 78 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.5 |
| 40 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 90.0 |
| 40 | Texas State | 3 | 3 | 135 | 45.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 45.0 |
| 40 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 3 | 136 | 45.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 45.3 |
| 59 | Rice | 2 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
| 59 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| 59 | Rutgers | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.0 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.7 |
| 59 | Connecticut | 5 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| 59 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 59 | San Jose State | 4 | 4 | 147 | 36.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.8 |
| 59 | Kansas State | 3 | 4 | 152 | 38.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 50.7 |
| 68 | Troy | 4 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 68 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
| 68 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 38.0 |
| 68 | Illinois | 2 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.0 |
| 68 | Akron | 3 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.3 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.5 |
| 68 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.3 |
| 68 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.2 |
| 68 | Arkansas | 3 | 5 | 107 | 21.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.7 |
| 68 | Arkansas State | 3 | 5 | 126 | 25.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 42.0 |
| 68 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 154 | 30.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 38.5 |
| 80 | North Texas | 3 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 80 | NC State | 3 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 80 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.2 |
| 80 | FIU | 2 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 80 | Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.7 |
| 80 | Ball State | 3 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.7 |
| 80 | Temple | 2 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.0 |
| 80 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 126 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 80 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 6 | 173 | 28.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 43.3 |
| 80 | Bowling Green | 3 | 6 | 189 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 80 | Charlotte | 2 | 6 | 202 | 33.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 101.0 |
| 91 | UCLA | 5 | 7 | 87 | 12.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.4 |
| 91 | USF | 4 | 7 | 92 | 13.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.0 |
| 91 | Southern Miss | 3 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 33.0 |
| 91 | James Madison | 4 | 7 | 111 | 15.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.8 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 5 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.6 |
| 91 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.0 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 1 | 7 | 135 | 19.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 135.0 |
| 91 | Colorado State | 1 | 7 | 136 | 19.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 136.0 |
| 91 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.8 |
| 100 | South Alabama | 3 | 8 | 141 | 17.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.0 |
| 100 | Sam Houston State | 5 | 8 | 144 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 28.8 |
| 100 | Nebraska | 3 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.0 |
| 100 | Western Michigan | 3 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.7 |
| 100 | Stanford | 3 | 8 | 152 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 50.7 |
| 100 | Duke | 4 | 8 | 188 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 100 | Boston College | 2 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.5 |
| 100 | Oregon State | 4 | 8 | 195 | 24.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 48.8 |
| 108 | Kent State | 3 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.7 |
| 108 | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | 167 | 18.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.8 |
| 110 | Nevada | 4 | 10 | 168 | 16.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.0 |
| 110 | Tulsa | 4 | 10 | 192 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.0 |
| 110 | UNLV | 3 | 10 | 205 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.3 |
| 113 | Hawaii | 4 | 11 | 207 | 18.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 113 | Army | 3 | 11 | 242 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.7 | 80.7 |
| 113 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 11 | 257 | 23.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 51.4 |
| 113 | Sacramento State | 5 | 11 | 276 | 25.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 55.2 |
| 117 | Louisiana | 4 | 12 | 283 | 23.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.8 |
| 118 | Missouri State | 5 | 13 | 298 | 22.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 59.6 |
| 118 | Toledo | 5 | 13 | 358 | 27.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 71.6 |
| 120 | Georgia State | 5 | 16 | 306 | 19.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 61.2 |
| 120 | Delaware | 6 | 16 | 322 | 20.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.7 |
| 122 | Liberty | 5 | 17 | 296 | 17.41 | 0 | 3.4 | 59.2 |
| 122 | Northwestern | 5 | 17 | 345 | 20.29 | 0 | 3.4 | 69.0 |
| 124 | New Mexico State | 5 | 19 | 431 | 22.68 | 0 | 3.8 | 86.2 |