2026 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 2 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 4 | Delaware | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 7 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Southern Miss | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 15 | USC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 15 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 18 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Liberty | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 20 | North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 20 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 22 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 22 | Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 24 | FIU | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 24 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 28 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| 28 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 30 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 31 | James Madison | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 31 | Troy | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 31 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 34 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 34 | Duke | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 38 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 40 | San Jose State | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 40 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 42 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 43 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 43 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 45 | USF | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 45 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 45 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 48 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 50 | Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 51 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 53 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 40.0 |
| 54 | Marshall | 2 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.5 |
| 55 | East Carolina | 2 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.0 |
| 56 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 25.5 |
| 57 | Louisiana | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 58 | Central Michigan | 2 | 3 | 53 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 59 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 75 | 75.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 75.0 |
| 60 | Middle Tennessee State | 2 | 7 | 103 | 14.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 51.5 |