2026 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 10/10/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 3 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 6 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 63 | 15.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 5 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 49 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 5 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 1 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 67.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 101 | 16.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.7 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Ball State | 5 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 9 | 154 | 17.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.5 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.7 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 4 | 10 | 180 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Sacramento State | 5 | 6 | 109 | 18.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 2 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.5 |
| 1 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| 1 | NC State | 3 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.7 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.4 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.7 |
| 1 | FIU | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee State | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 5 | 10 | 212 | 21.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.4 |
| 1 | Missouri State | 4 | 10 | 215 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.8 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 9 | 196 | 21.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 98.0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 8 | 176 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 58.7 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 7 | 158 | 22.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.7 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 1 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 1 | USC | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.7 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 97.0 |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.7 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Delaware | 3 | 3 | 74 | 24.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.7 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 3 | 6 | 153 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 10 | 258 | 25.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 64.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 2 | 5 | 131 | 26.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 65.5 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 106.0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 9 | 251 | 27.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 62.8 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 130 | 32.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 32.5 |
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 2 | 71 | 35.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 35.5 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 72.0 |
| 1 | Ole Miss | 1 | 4 | 151 | 37.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 151.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 38.7 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 23.5 |
| 99 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 43.5 |
| 99 | Arkansas State | 4 | 8 | 202 | 25.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 50.5 |
| 99 | Bowling Green | 4 | 7 | 226 | 32.29 | 1 | 1.8 | 56.5 |
| 99 | Texas State | 3 | 5 | 166 | 33.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 55.3 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 3 | 7 | 243 | 34.71 | 1 | 2.3 | 81.0 |
| 99 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 156 | 39.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 31.2 |
| 99 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 163 | 40.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 81.5 |
| 99 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 3 | 154 | 51.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 77.0 |
| 99 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 118 | 59.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 39.3 |