2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Oregon 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
2 Army 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
2 Tulane 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
4 Old Dominion 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
5 Rutgers 3 1 8 8.00 0 0.3 2.7
6 Georgia Tech 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
7 Ohio 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
8 Buffalo 2 1 17 17.00 0 0.5 8.5
9 Charlotte 3 2 26 13.00 0 0.7 8.7
10 Louisville 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
11 Georgia Southern 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
11 Syracuse 2 1 20 20.00 0 0.5 10.0
13 Louisiana-Monroe 3 2 31 15.50 0 0.7 10.3
14 Navy 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
15 Kennesaw State 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
15 Wyoming 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
17 South Carolina 1 2 13 6.50 0 2.0 13.0
17 Northern Illinois 3 2 39 19.50 0 0.7 13.0
19 Rice 2 1 28 28.00 0 0.5 14.0
20 UCF 1 2 15 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
21 Arizona State 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
21 Colorado State 1 1 16 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
23 Clemson 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
23 Illinois 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
23 Western Michigan 1 1 18 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
23 Temple 2 2 36 18.00 0 1.0 18.0
27 Oklahoma State 1 1 20 20.00 0 1.0 20.0
28 FIU 2 2 41 20.50 0 1.0 20.5
29 Boise State 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
30 Arkansas State 2 3 45 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
30 Florida State 2 2 45 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
30 Stanford 2 2 45 22.50 0 1.0 22.5
33 Texas A&M 1 1 23 23.00 0 1.0 23.0
34 UTEP 2 2 47 23.50 0 1.0 23.5
35 Ball State 2 3 48 16.00 0 1.5 24.0
35 Oklahoma 1 1 24 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
35 TCU 1 1 24 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
38 South Alabama 1 2 26 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
38 NC State 2 3 52 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
38 Texas State 2 3 52 17.33 0 1.5 26.0
41 Sacramento State 3 5 82 16.40 0 1.7 27.3
42 UTSA 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
43 Akron 2 2 59 29.50 0 1.0 29.5
44 Coastal Carolina 2 3 61 20.33 0 1.5 30.5
45 Nevada 2 4 63 15.75 0 2.0 31.5
45 Washington State 2 3 63 21.00 0 1.5 31.5
47 New Mexico 1 2 32 16.00 0 2.0 32.0
48 Marshall 1 1 34 34.00 0 1.0 34.0
49 Ohio State 1 2 35 17.50 0 2.0 35.0
50 UNLV 2 2 71 35.50 0 1.0 35.5
51 Liberty 1 1 36 36.00 0 1.0 36.0
52 UAB 2 3 74 24.67 0 1.5 37.0
53 Fresno State 1 3 39 13.00 0 3.0 39.0
54 East Carolina 2 5 84 16.80 0 2.5 42.0
54 Wisconsin 1 2 42 21.00 0 2.0 42.0
56 San Jose State 2 4 88 22.00 0 2.0 44.0
57 Louisiana 1 3 45 15.00 0 3.0 45.0
58 Sam Houston State 2 5 91 18.20 0 2.5 45.5
59 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 47 23.50 0 2.0 47.0
59 Toledo 1 1 47 47.00 0 1.0 47.0
61 Troy 1 3 50 16.67 0 3.0 50.0
62 Delaware 1 2 51 25.50 0 2.0 51.0
63 Southern Miss 2 5 103 20.60 0 2.5 51.5
64 Hawaii 2 5 104 20.80 0 2.5 52.0
65 Colorado 1 2 54 27.00 0 2.0 54.0
66 California 1 2 56 28.00 0 2.0 56.0
67 Western Kentucky 3 6 170 28.33 1 2.0 56.7
68 Missouri State 2 5 114 22.80 0 2.5 57.0
69 Purdue 2 6 116 19.33 0 3.0 58.0
70 Kansas 2 2 118 59.00 1 1.0 59.0
71 Oregon State 2 5 131 26.20 0 2.5 65.5
72 Wake Forest 1 4 67 16.75 0 4.0 67.0
73 Bowling Green 3 7 226 32.29 1 2.3 75.3
74 Miami (OH) 2 6 153 25.50 0 3.0 76.5
75 Jacksonville State 2 3 154 51.33 1 1.5 77.0
76 North Carolina 1 4 87 21.75 0 4.0 87.0
77 New Mexico State 2 6 179 29.83 0 3.0 89.5
78 North Texas 2 9 196 21.78 0 4.5 98.0
79 Georgia State 1 4 106 26.50 0 4.0 106.0