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