2026 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Kickoffs Yards Avg. Touchback Touchback % Out-Of-Bounds Onside
1 Notre Dame 8 60 3775 62.92 31 51.67 2 0
2 Connecticut 8 47 2974 63.28 34 72.34 2 0
3 New Mexico 4 29 1862 64.21 24 82.76 0 0
4 Florida Atlantic 4 28 1804 64.43 21 75.00 1 0
5 North Texas 4 30 1802 60.07 14 46.67 2 0
6 Georgia State 4 28 1762 62.93 11 39.29 1 1
7 LSU 3 27 1760 65.19 22 81.48 0 1
8 Virginia Tech 3 27 1755 65.00 23 85.19 0 0
9 Massachusetts 4 27 1735 64.26 24 88.89 0 0
10 Colorado State 4 27 1703 63.07 9 33.33 1 2
11 Toledo 4 28 1683 60.11 9 32.14 0 1
12 Texas A&M 3 26 1670 64.23 20 76.92 0 0
13 Houston 3 26 1640 63.08 14 53.85 0 0
14 Memphis 4 25 1625 65.00 23 92.00 0 0
15 Appalachian State 4 25 1622 64.88 23 92.00 0 1
16 Indiana 3 25 1619 64.76 21 84.00 0 0
17 Tennessee 3 25 1613 64.52 20 80.00 0 0
18 Utah 3 25 1608 64.32 23 92.00 0 0
19 Oregon 3 26 1606 61.77 16 61.54 0 0
20 James Madison 3 25 1596 63.84 14 56.00 0 0
21 Boise State 4 26 1584 60.92 14 53.85 1 0
22 Texas State 4 25 1583 63.32 17 68.00 1 0
23 Oregon State 4 25 1569 62.76 15 60.00 1 0
24 UTSA 4 26 1543 59.35 10 38.46 2 1
25 UCF 3 24 1539 64.13 18 75.00 0 0
26 UAB 4 24 1538 64.08 16 66.67 1 0
27 Penn State 3 24 1537 64.04 14 58.33 0 0
28 Fresno State 4 24 1521 63.38 12 50.00 0 1
29 BYU 3 23 1495 65.00 23 100.00 0 0
30 NC State 3 26 1493 57.42 10 38.46 0 0
31 Kansas State 3 24 1490 62.08 13 54.17 2 0
32 Nebraska 3 24 1489 62.04 11 45.83 1 0
33 Louisiana Tech 4 24 1487 61.96 21 87.50 2 2
34 USF 4 25 1464 58.56 9 36.00 1 0
35 Cincinnati 3 23 1456 63.30 15 65.22 0 0
36 Louisiana 4 24 1451 60.46 6 25.00 1 0
37 Temple 4 23 1448 62.96 17 73.91 0 0
37 Kansas 3 23 1448 62.96 16 69.57 0 0
39 Northwestern 3 23 1433 62.30 13 56.52 0 0
40 Ohio State 3 24 1429 59.54 18 75.00 1 0
41 Texas Tech 3 22 1423 64.68 17 77.27 0 0
42 Maryland 3 23 1416 61.57 9 39.13 3 0
43 West Virginia 3 22 1415 64.32 22 100.00 0 0
44 Oklahoma State 3 22 1410 64.09 19 86.36 2 0
45 Texas 3 22 1407 63.95 17 77.27 0 0
46 Miami (OH) 4 22 1403 63.77 14 63.64 0 0
47 Pittsburgh 3 22 1387 63.05 9 40.91 0 0
48 Iowa State 3 21 1372 65.33 18 85.71 0 0
49 Iowa 3 23 1367 59.43 13 56.52 0 0
50 South Alabama 4 24 1363 56.79 2 8.33 2 0
51 Missouri 3 21 1361 64.81 19 90.48 1 0
52 Minnesota 3 21 1359 64.71 18 85.71 0 0
53 Arizona State 3 21 1352 64.38 15 71.43 0 1
54 Georgia 2 21 1351 64.33 16 76.19 0 0
55 Miami (FL) 2 21 1350 64.29 19 90.48 0 0
55 Liberty 4 23 1350 58.70 13 56.52 1 0
57 Virginia 3 21 1344 64.00 17 80.95 0 1
58 UNLV 4 21 1341 63.86 9 42.86 0 0
59 Marshall 4 21 1340 63.81 16 76.19 0 0
60 Wisconsin 3 21 1332 63.43 11 52.38 1 0
61 North Dakota State 3 21 1316 62.67 14 66.67 2 0
61 Jacksonville State 4 21 1316 62.67 11 52.38 1 0
63 USC 3 21 1314 62.57 12 57.14 0 0
64 New Mexico State 4 21 1309 62.33 8 38.10 0 0
65 Florida 2 20 1299 64.95 19 95.00 0 0
66 Florida State 3 20 1295 64.75 16 80.00 0 0
67 Illinois 3 20 1294 64.70 18 90.00 0 0
68 Arkansas State 4 20 1293 64.65 13 65.00 0 0
69 Ohio 4 21 1281 61.00 12 57.14 1 1
70 Duke 3 20 1267 63.35 16 80.00 0 0
71 TCU 3 20 1260 63.00 16 80.00 1 0
72 Sam Houston State 4 20 1237 61.85 6 30.00 1 1
73 Arizona 3 20 1232 61.60 15 75.00 1 0
74 Southern Miss 4 20 1230 61.50 5 25.00 0 0
75 Baylor 3 20 1223 61.15 13 65.00 2 0
76 San Jose State 4 19 1222 64.32 13 68.42 1 1
77 UCLA 3 19 1217 64.05 13 68.42 3 0
78 Washington 3 19 1201 63.21 11 57.89 2 0
79 Alabama 2 19 1185 62.37 16 84.21 0 0
80 East Carolina 4 20 1184 59.20 8 40.00 2 0
81 Troy 4 19 1175 61.84 9 47.37 0 0
82 Kennesaw State 4 19 1172 61.68 12 63.16 0 0
83 Vanderbilt 3 18 1166 64.78 14 77.78 0 0
84 Louisville 2 18 1158 64.33 16 88.89 0 0
85 Tulsa 4 18 1150 63.89 11 61.11 0 1
86 Louisiana-Monroe 4 18 1149 63.83 14 77.78 0 0
87 Mississippi State 2 18 1146 63.67 10 55.56 0 0
88 Western Michigan 4 19 1143 60.16 10 52.63 1 0
89 Coastal Carolina 4 20 1138 56.90 8 40.00 2 2
90 Georgia Southern 4 18 1137 63.17 13 72.22 0 1
91 Delaware 4 18 1119 62.17 6 33.33 0 1
92 Buffalo 4 18 1105 61.39 13 72.22 2 0
93 Rutgers 3 19 1101 57.95 11 57.89 1 1
94 Missouri State 4 18 1100 61.11 4 22.22 1 2
95 Syracuse 2 17 1099 64.65 10 58.82 0 0
96 South Carolina 2 17 1097 64.53 13 76.47 0 0
97 Clemson 3 17 1092 64.24 12 70.59 0 0
98 Akron 4 17 1088 64.00 10 58.82 0 0
99 California 3 18 1081 60.06 4 22.22 2 2
100 Middle Tennessee State 4 18 1079 59.94 7 38.89 1 2
101 San Diego State 4 17 1070 62.94 11 64.71 1 2
102 Washington State 4 17 1058 62.24 6 35.29 0 0
103 FIU 4 17 1051 61.82 8 47.06 0 0
104 Air Force 3 16 1040 65.00 16 100.00 0 0
104 Georgia Tech 3 16 1040 65.00 15 93.75 0 1
106 Oklahoma 3 16 1036 64.75 14 87.50 1 0
107 Arkansas 3 16 1033 64.56 14 87.50 0 0
107 Kentucky 2 16 1033 64.56 10 62.50 0 0
109 Michigan State 3 16 1032 64.50 13 81.25 0 0
109 Tulane 4 17 1032 60.71 13 76.47 0 1
109 Hawaii 3 17 1032 60.71 5 29.41 2 0
112 Eastern Michigan 4 16 1016 63.50 14 87.50 1 0
113 Purdue 3 16 1005 62.81 9 56.25 0 0
114 Nevada 4 16 1003 62.69 8 50.00 0 0
115 Western Kentucky 4 17 994 58.47 2 11.76 0 0
116 SMU 2 15 975 65.00 14 93.33 0 0
117 UTEP 4 15 972 64.80 10 66.67 0 1
118 Ball State 4 15 967 64.47 9 60.00 0 1
119 Wake Forest 2 14 909 64.93 13 92.86 1 0
120 Colorado 3 15 907 60.47 8 53.33 0 0
121 Old Dominion 3 14 898 64.14 12 85.71 0 0
122 Michigan 3 14 897 64.07 11 78.57 0 0
122 Stanford 3 14 897 64.07 10 71.43 0 0
124 Ole Miss 2 14 894 63.86 11 78.57 0 0
125 North Carolina 3 14 888 63.43 12 85.71 0 1
126 Charlotte 4 14 887 63.36 11 78.57 0 2
127 Navy 3 14 867 61.93 6 42.86 0 0
128 Army 2 15 863 57.53 3 20.00 1 0
129 Rice 4 14 857 61.21 8 57.14 1 1
130 Northern Illinois 4 12 755 62.92 7 58.33 0 0
131 Boston College 3 12 751 62.58 6 50.00 0 1
132 Central Michigan 4 12 721 60.08 5 41.67 1 0
133 Auburn 2 11 715 65.00 11 100.00 0 0
134 Utah State 4 11 708 64.36 10 90.91 1 1
135 Sacramento State 3 14 648 46.29 3 21.43 1 2
136 Kent State 4 12 647 53.92 3 25.00 1 0
137 Bowling Green 4 11 637 57.91 1 9.09 0 0
138 Wyoming 3 10 625 62.50 5 50.00 3 0