2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 South Alabama 3 1 -11 -11.00 0 0.3 -3.7
2 Auburn 2 2 -3 -1.50 0 1.0 -1.5
3 New Mexico 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
3 Wake Forest 3 2 -3 -1.50 0 0.7 -1.0
5 Iowa 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
5 Oklahoma State 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
7 Alabama 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
7 Arkansas 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
7 NC State 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
7 Utah 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
7 Southern Miss 3 5 0 0.00 0 1.7 0.0
12 Boise State 3 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
13 Ohio State 2 2 1 0.50 0 1.0 0.5
13 Nevada 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
15 Baylor 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
15 Indiana 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
17 Notre Dame 3 3 4 1.33 0 1.0 1.3
17 New Mexico State 3 2 4 2.00 0 0.7 1.3
17 Liberty 3 1 4 4.00 0 0.3 1.3
20 Florida State 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
20 Texas State 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
20 Temple 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
23 Sacramento State 3 3 5 1.67 0 1.0 1.7
23 Tulsa 3 3 5 1.67 0 1.0 1.7
25 Ball State 4 8 8 1.00 0 2.0 2.0
25 Army 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
25 Coastal Carolina 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
25 Oregon State 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
25 Syracuse 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
25 Mississippi State 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
25 Oregon 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
32 Illinois 2 1 5 5.00 0 0.5 2.5
33 Tulane 3 6 8 1.33 0 2.0 2.7
34 Jacksonville State 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
34 Charlotte 3 2 9 4.50 0 0.7 3.0
34 Purdue 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
37 Utah State 3 6 12 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
37 FIU 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
39 Connecticut 3 1 13 13.00 0 0.3 4.3
40 Appalachian State 2 3 10 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
40 USC 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
40 TCU 2 1 10 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
43 USF 3 4 16 4.00 0 1.3 5.3
43 UNLV 3 3 16 5.33 0 1.0 5.3
45 South Carolina 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
46 Michigan 1 2 6 3.00 0 2.0 6.0
46 Miami (FL) 3 3 18 6.00 0 1.0 6.0
46 Georgia State 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
46 Michigan State 2 1 12 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
50 Louisiana-Monroe 3 4 19 4.75 0 1.3 6.3
51 Vanderbilt 2 3 13 4.33 1 1.5 6.5
52 Nebraska 1 2 7 3.50 0 2.0 7.0
52 Louisville 2 3 14 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
54 Ole Miss 3 4 22 5.50 0 1.3 7.3
54 Navy 3 2 22 11.00 0 0.7 7.3
56 Minnesota 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
56 Air Force 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
58 Eastern Michigan 4 1 31 31.00 0 0.3 7.8
59 Fresno State 3 5 24 4.80 0 1.7 8.0
59 Florida 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
59 Miami (OH) 3 3 24 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
59 Virginia Tech 3 2 24 12.00 0 0.7 8.0
63 Arkansas State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
64 Texas A&M 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
64 Western Michigan 3 3 27 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
66 North Dakota State 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
67 James Madison 3 8 32 4.00 0 2.7 10.7
68 Ohio 3 2 34 17.00 0 0.7 11.3
69 Kentucky 2 4 23 5.75 0 2.0 11.5
70 Oklahoma 3 8 36 4.50 0 2.7 12.0
70 Kennesaw State 2 1 24 24.00 0 0.5 12.0
70 Tennessee 2 1 24 24.00 1 0.5 12.0
70 North Texas 3 1 36 36.00 0 0.3 12.0
74 Houston 3 4 39 9.75 0 1.3 13.0
74 Penn State 2 1 26 26.00 0 0.5 13.0
76 SMU 2 2 27 13.50 0 1.0 13.5
77 Wisconsin 2 3 28 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
77 Wyoming 4 6 56 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
79 Toledo 2 3 30 10.00 0 1.5 15.0
80 Kansas 2 4 31 7.75 0 2.0 15.5
81 UTSA 3 4 47 11.75 0 1.3 15.7
82 Western Kentucky 4 8 68 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
83 Stanford 3 5 52 10.40 0 1.7 17.3
84 Hawaii 3 7 53 7.57 0 2.3 17.7
85 Massachusetts 2 4 36 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
86 Colorado State 1 3 19 6.33 0 3.0 19.0
86 Rice 3 9 57 6.33 0 3.0 19.0
88 Kent State 3 8 60 7.50 0 2.7 20.0
88 Boston College 2 4 40 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
90 Marshall 3 5 63 12.60 0 1.7 21.0
91 Missouri State 3 8 68 8.50 0 2.7 22.7
92 UCLA 3 9 70 7.78 0 3.0 23.3
93 Duke 2 2 47 23.50 0 1.0 23.5
94 Louisiana Tech 2 5 48 9.60 0 2.5 24.0
95 Memphis 3 3 73 24.33 1 1.0 24.3
95 UAB 3 2 73 36.50 0 0.7 24.3
97 Virginia 2 5 49 9.80 0 2.5 24.5
98 Washington 1 4 25 6.25 0 4.0 25.0
98 Sam Houston State 3 7 75 10.71 0 2.3 25.0
100 Old Dominion 3 3 79 26.33 0 1.0 26.3
101 North Carolina 3 8 80 10.00 0 2.7 26.7
102 San Jose State 3 6 82 13.67 0 2.0 27.3
103 UCF 3 7 83 11.86 0 2.3 27.7
104 Middle Tennessee State 3 6 84 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
105 LSU 2 3 61 20.33 1 1.5 30.5
106 Washington State 3 9 92 10.22 0 3.0 30.7
107 Iowa State 2 7 62 8.86 0 3.5 31.0
108 Maryland 3 9 97 10.78 0 3.0 32.3
109 East Carolina 2 6 65 10.83 0 3.0 32.5
110 Texas 2 4 66 16.50 2 2.0 33.0
111 Louisiana 3 6 104 17.33 1 2.0 34.7
112 Delaware 2 7 71 10.14 1 3.5 35.5
112 California 2 6 71 11.83 0 3.0 35.5
114 Troy 2 4 72 18.00 1 2.0 36.0
115 Kansas State 1 2 37 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
116 San Diego State 3 9 113 12.56 0 3.0 37.7
117 Central Michigan 3 9 123 13.67 0 3.0 41.0
118 Colorado 3 9 124 13.78 0 3.0 41.3
119 Akron 3 7 126 18.00 0 2.3 42.0
120 Buffalo 3 14 143 10.21 0 4.7 47.7
121 Arizona State 2 3 98 32.67 1 1.5 49.0
122 Bowling Green 3 13 155 11.92 1 4.3 51.7
123 UTEP 3 6 156 26.00 1 2.0 52.0
124 Georgia Southern 3 5 186 37.20 2 1.7 62.0
125 Northern Illinois 3 7 193 27.57 2 2.3 64.3