2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Auburn 2 1 -3 -3.00 0 0.5 -1.5
1 Oklahoma State 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
1 Texas Tech 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
1 Jacksonville State 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
1 NC State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
1 Sam Houston State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
1 Fresno State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
1 Wake Forest 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
1 Northwestern 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
1 Temple 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
1 Kentucky 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
1 USC 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5
1 Appalachian State 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
1 Baylor 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
1 Oregon 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
1 Syracuse 3 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.7
1 LSU 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
1 New Mexico State 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
1 Notre Dame 3 1 3 3.00 0 0.3 1.0
1 Arkansas 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
1 Mississippi State 3 1 4 4.00 0 0.3 1.3
1 BYU 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
1 Kansas State 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
1 Purdue 3 1 5 5.00 0 0.3 1.7
1 Missouri State 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
1 UTSA 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
1 Kansas 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
1 Army 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
1 Ohio 3 1 9 9.00 0 0.3 3.0
1 Indiana 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
1 Texas State 2 1 11 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
1 Iowa State 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
1 Maryland 3 1 18 18.00 0 0.3 6.0
1 Tennessee 3 1 24 24.00 1 0.3 8.0
1 Air Force 2 1 40 40.00 0 0.5 20.0
36 New Mexico 3 2 -8 -4.00 0 0.7 -2.7
36 Utah 3 2 -1 -0.50 0 0.7 -0.3
36 Utah State 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
36 Cincinnati 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
36 Nevada 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
36 Louisiana Tech 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
36 Sacramento State 4 2 5 2.50 0 0.5 1.3
36 North Dakota State 4 2 5 2.50 0 0.5 1.3
36 South Alabama 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
36 Georgia Tech 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
36 FIU 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
36 Florida Atlantic 2 2 9 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
36 Liberty 3 2 10 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
36 Boston College 3 2 12 6.00 0 0.7 4.0
36 Miami (FL) 3 2 14 7.00 0 0.7 4.7
36 Oklahoma 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
36 TCU 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
36 Illinois 3 2 19 9.50 0 0.7 6.3
36 Western Kentucky 1 2 19 9.50 0 2.0 19.0
36 Georgia 3 2 20 10.00 0 0.7 6.7
36 SMU 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
36 Georgia State 3 2 55 27.50 0 0.7 18.3
36 Northern Illinois 2 2 69 34.50 1 1.0 34.5
36 UAB 3 2 73 36.50 0 0.7 24.3
36 Arizona State 2 2 77 38.50 1 1.0 38.5
36 UTEP 2 2 115 57.50 1 1.0 57.5
62 Alabama 3 3 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
62 Rice 2 3 4 1.33 0 1.5 2.0
62 Ball State 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
62 Minnesota 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
62 Clemson 2 3 13 4.33 0 1.5 6.5
62 Troy 2 3 16 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
62 UCF 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
62 Pittsburgh 3 3 17 5.67 0 1.0 5.7
62 Stanford 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
62 USF 3 3 20 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
62 Miami (OH) 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
62 Kennesaw State 2 3 28 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
62 Toledo 3 3 30 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
62 Navy 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
62 Virginia 3 3 38 12.67 0 1.0 12.7
62 Washington 3 3 40 13.33 0 1.0 13.3
62 Central Michigan 3 3 53 17.67 0 1.0 17.7
79 Southern Miss 3 4 -1 -0.25 0 1.3 -0.3
79 Tulsa 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
79 Colorado 3 4 11 2.75 0 1.3 3.7
79 UNLV 3 4 12 3.00 0 1.3 4.0
79 Michigan 3 4 17 4.25 0 1.3 5.7
79 Massachusetts 3 4 21 5.25 0 1.3 7.0
79 Colorado State 2 4 24 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
79 Arkansas State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
79 Kent State 2 4 34 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
79 Marshall 2 4 41 10.25 0 2.0 20.5
79 Charlotte 2 4 51 12.75 0 2.0 25.5
79 Louisiana 2 4 53 13.25 0 2.0 26.5
91 Texas A&M 3 5 -1 -0.20 0 1.7 -0.3
91 Tulane 3 5 5 1.00 0 1.7 1.7
91 Buffalo 2 5 28 5.60 0 2.5 14.0
91 East Carolina 2 5 42 8.40 0 2.5 21.0
91 North Carolina 3 5 52 10.40 0 1.7 17.3
91 California 3 5 62 12.40 0 1.7 20.7
91 Memphis 4 5 80 16.00 1 1.3 20.0
91 Old Dominion 3 5 93 18.60 0 1.7 31.0
91 Georgia Southern 3 5 126 25.20 1 1.7 42.0
100 Hawaii 3 6 17 2.83 0 2.0 5.7
100 UCLA 3 6 42 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
100 Wyoming 3 6 67 11.17 0 2.0 22.3
100 Eastern Michigan 4 6 69 11.50 0 1.5 17.3
100 Vanderbilt 3 6 72 12.00 1 2.0 24.0
100 Washington State 3 6 78 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
100 Delaware 3 6 81 13.50 1 2.0 27.0
100 San Jose State 3 6 99 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
100 Louisiana-Monroe 2 6 119 19.83 1 3.0 59.5
100 Akron 3 6 124 20.67 0 2.0 41.3
110 James Madison 3 7 25 3.57 0 2.3 8.3
110 Duke 3 7 64 9.14 0 2.3 21.3
110 Middle Tennessee State 3 7 103 14.71 0 2.3 34.3
113 San Diego State 3 9 104 11.56 0 3.0 34.7
114 Bowling Green 3 11 128 11.64 1 3.7 42.7