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

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Mississippi State 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
1 Boise State 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
1 Nebraska 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
1 Utah State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
1 Auburn 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
1 Sacramento State 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
1 New Mexico State 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
1 Old Dominion 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
1 South Carolina 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
1 Nevada 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
1 Missouri State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
1 Alabama 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
1 Arkansas State 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
1 Indiana 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
1 FIU 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
1 Temple 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
1 Delaware 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
1 Texas State 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
1 Tulane 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
1 Miami (FL) 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
1 Illinois 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
1 UAB 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
1 Louisiana-Monroe 1 1 6 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
1 Louisville 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
1 Miami (OH) 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
1 Kansas State 1 1 7 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
1 Missouri 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
1 Texas 1 1 8 8.00 1 1.0 8.0
1 Colorado 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
1 SMU 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
1 Clemson 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
1 Oklahoma State 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
1 Wisconsin 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
1 Arizona State 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
1 Michigan State 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
1 Florida State 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
1 Liberty 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
1 West Virginia 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
1 Hawaii 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
1 East Carolina 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
1 Kennesaw State 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
1 Penn State 2 1 26 26.00 0 0.5 13.0
1 Duke 1 1 33 33.00 0 1.0 33.0
1 Georgia Southern 2 1 73 73.00 1 0.5 36.5
1 Georgia State 1 1 78 78.00 1 1.0 78.0
46 Louisiana Tech 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
46 Oregon 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 2.0 -3.0
46 Fresno State 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
46 Ole Miss 1 2 3 1.50 0 2.0 3.0
46 Iowa 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
46 Louisiana 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
46 Western Kentucky 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
46 Pittsburgh 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
46 Syracuse 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
46 Air Force 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
46 Michigan 1 2 6 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
46 NC State 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
46 Ohio State 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
46 Jacksonville State 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
46 Wyoming 2 2 14 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
46 James Madison 2 2 15 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
46 Sam Houston State 1 2 15 7.50 0 2.0 15.0
46 Connecticut 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
46 Florida 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
46 Memphis 2 2 17 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
46 Akron 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
46 Kent State 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
46 Massachusetts 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
46 Army 2 2 25 12.50 0 1.0 12.5
46 TCU 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
46 Bowling Green 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
46 Boston College 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
46 Ohio 2 2 31 15.50 0 1.0 15.5
46 Western Michigan 2 2 32 16.00 0 1.0 16.0
46 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 48 24.00 0 2.0 48.0
76 USF 2 3 -1 -0.33 0 1.5 -0.5
76 Ball State 2 3 9 3.00 0 1.5 4.5
76 Buffalo 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
76 UNLV 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
76 Coastal Carolina 2 3 15 5.00 0 1.5 7.5
76 Tulsa 2 3 16 5.33 0 1.5 8.0
76 Texas A&M 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
76 Arkansas 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
76 Purdue 2 3 21 7.00 0 1.5 10.5
76 Houston 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
76 Kansas 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
76 California 2 3 27 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
76 Minnesota 2 3 27 9.00 0 1.5 13.5
76 UTEP 2 3 31 10.33 0 1.5 15.5
76 Charlotte 2 3 35 11.67 0 1.5 17.5
76 Vanderbilt 2 3 40 13.33 0 1.5 20.0
76 Marshall 2 3 45 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
76 North Dakota State 2 3 47 15.67 0 1.5 23.5
94 USC 2 4 28 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
94 Kentucky 2 4 39 9.75 0 2.0 19.5
94 San Jose State 2 4 44 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
94 Stanford 2 4 47 11.75 0 2.0 23.5
94 UCF 2 4 66 16.50 0 2.0 33.0
99 Oklahoma 1 5 16 3.20 0 5.0 16.0
99 Central Michigan 2 5 33 6.60 0 2.5 16.5
99 UCLA 1 5 52 10.40 0 5.0 52.0
99 Virginia Tech 2 5 60 12.00 0 2.5 30.0
99 LSU 2 5 92 18.40 1 2.5 46.0
104 Rice 2 6 49 8.17 0 3.0 24.5
104 North Carolina 2 6 53 8.83 0 3.0 26.5
104 San Diego State 2 6 56 9.33 0 3.0 28.0
107 Washington State 2 7 16 2.29 0 3.5 8.0
107 Washington 2 7 49 7.00 0 3.5 24.5
107 Virginia 2 7 56 8.00 0 3.5 28.0
107 Iowa State 2 7 69 9.86 0 3.5 34.5
111 Maryland 2 8 79 9.88 0 4.0 39.5