2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 South Alabama 2 1 -11 -11.00 0 0.5 -5.5
2 Mississippi State 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
2 New Mexico 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
2 Ohio State 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
5 Oregon 2 2 -3 -1.50 0 1.0 -1.5
6 Oklahoma State 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 1.0 -1.0
7 USF 2 3 -1 -0.33 0 1.5 -0.5
8 Syracuse 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
8 Auburn 2 2 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
10 Southern Miss 4 7 1 0.14 0 1.8 0.3
11 Boise State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
11 Connecticut 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
13 Sacramento State 5 4 6 1.50 0 0.8 1.2
14 Nevada 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
15 Alabama 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
15 Baylor 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
17 Coastal Carolina 4 2 10 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
18 Tulane 3 6 8 1.33 0 2.0 2.7
18 Georgia Tech 3 4 8 2.00 0 1.3 2.7
18 NC State 3 3 8 2.67 0 1.0 2.7
21 Utah State 4 6 12 2.00 0 1.5 3.0
22 Florida State 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
23 Ball State 5 9 17 1.89 0 1.8 3.4
24 Michigan 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
25 Iowa 1 2 4 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
25 Liberty 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
25 Appalachian State 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
25 South Carolina 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
25 FIU 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
30 Western Michigan 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
30 Ohio 2 1 9 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
32 Louisville 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
32 Texas State 3 2 14 7.00 0 0.7 4.7
34 Arkansas 4 3 20 6.67 0 0.8 5.0
35 Purdue 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
36 Clemson 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
37 Texas A&M 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
38 Pittsburgh 1 2 6 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
38 UNLV 2 3 12 4.00 0 1.5 6.0
38 Michigan State 4 2 24 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
41 Tulsa 3 5 21 4.20 0 1.7 7.0
41 Arkansas State 4 5 28 5.60 0 1.3 7.0
41 New Mexico State 4 3 28 9.33 0 0.8 7.0
41 West Virginia 3 2 21 10.50 0 0.7 7.0
45 Navy 3 2 22 11.00 0 0.7 7.3
46 Minnesota 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
47 Texas 1 1 8 8.00 1 1.0 8.0
47 Florida 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
49 Penn State 3 1 26 26.00 0 0.3 8.7
50 Temple 4 3 35 11.67 0 0.8 8.8
51 Oregon State 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
52 Oklahoma 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
53 Kansas 3 4 31 7.75 0 1.3 10.3
53 Miami (OH) 3 4 31 7.75 0 1.3 10.3
55 Fresno State 2 4 21 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
56 Hawaii 5 8 53 6.63 0 1.6 10.6
57 TCU 3 3 35 11.67 0 1.0 11.7
58 Georgia State 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
58 Kentucky 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
58 Wisconsin 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
61 Stanford 4 6 50 8.33 0 1.5 12.5
61 Massachusetts 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
63 North Carolina 2 4 29 7.25 0 2.0 14.5
64 Houston 1 2 15 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
64 Toledo 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
66 Colorado State 3 7 46 6.57 0 2.3 15.3
67 East Carolina 2 5 31 6.20 0 2.5 15.5
68 Ole Miss 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
68 SMU 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
70 Eastern Michigan 3 5 49 9.80 0 1.7 16.3
71 Arizona State 2 2 33 16.50 0 1.0 16.5
72 Western Kentucky 4 8 68 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
73 Vanderbilt 3 6 53 8.83 1 2.0 17.7
74 North Texas 2 1 36 36.00 0 0.5 18.0
75 Missouri State 4 9 73 8.11 0 2.3 18.3
76 Wyoming 3 6 56 9.33 0 2.0 18.7
77 Sam Houston State 4 8 75 9.38 0 2.0 18.8
77 Kennesaw State 4 4 75 18.75 0 1.0 18.8
79 Kent State 4 10 78 7.80 0 2.5 19.5
80 Charlotte 6 9 123 13.67 0 1.5 20.5
81 Rice 5 15 105 7.00 0 3.0 21.0
81 Marshall 3 5 63 12.60 0 1.7 21.0
83 Kansas State 2 3 44 14.67 0 1.5 22.0
83 Old Dominion 4 5 88 17.60 0 1.3 22.0
85 Iowa State 3 9 71 7.89 0 3.0 23.7
86 Louisiana Tech 2 5 48 9.60 0 2.5 24.0
87 UAB 3 2 73 36.50 0 0.7 24.3
88 Virginia 2 5 49 9.80 0 2.5 24.5
89 Delaware 3 8 74 9.25 1 2.7 24.7
90 Washington 3 11 76 6.91 0 3.7 25.3
91 Washington State 5 14 130 9.29 0 2.8 26.0
92 North Dakota State 1 1 27 27.00 0 1.0 27.0
93 UCF 3 7 83 11.86 0 2.3 27.7
94 Maryland 4 12 111 9.25 0 3.0 27.8
94 Georgia Southern 4 5 111 22.20 1 1.3 27.8
96 Middle Tennessee State 3 6 84 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
97 Akron 5 9 146 16.22 0 1.8 29.2
98 Virginia Tech 2 5 60 12.00 0 2.5 30.0
99 LSU 2 3 61 20.33 1 1.5 30.5
100 Duke 1 1 33 33.00 0 1.0 33.0
101 San Diego State 4 12 133 11.08 0 3.0 33.3
102 UTEP 5 10 168 16.80 1 2.0 33.6
103 California 3 5 105 21.00 1 1.7 35.0
104 Troy 2 4 72 18.00 1 2.0 36.0
105 Northern Illinois 5 7 193 27.57 2 1.4 38.6
106 Bowling Green 4 12 155 12.92 1 3.0 38.8
107 Louisiana-Monroe 5 8 198 24.75 2 1.6 39.6
108 Air Force 1 1 40 40.00 0 1.0 40.0
109 UTSA 1 3 41 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
109 Central Michigan 3 9 123 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
111 Boston College 3 9 127 14.11 0 3.0 42.3
112 Buffalo 3 13 137 10.54 0 4.3 45.7
113 Colorado 3 9 143 15.89 0 3.0 47.7
114 Louisiana 2 5 103 20.60 1 2.5 51.5
115 San Jose State 3 6 166 27.67 0 2.0 55.3
116 Tennessee 1 4 57 14.25 0 4.0 57.0
117 Memphis 1 2 72 36.00 1 2.0 72.0