2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0 | 5.0 | 65.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 1 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 124.0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 115 | 57.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 115.0 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 102.0 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 78.0 |
| 8 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 75 | 75.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 37.5 |
| 9 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 10 | UCLA | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 65.0 |
| 12 | USC | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 13 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 2 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.5 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 16 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 44.0 |
| 18 | North Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| 19 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 19 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 2 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 17.5 |
| 23 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 25 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 2 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 29 | Washington | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 30 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 31 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 31 | TCU | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 34 | FIU | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 35 | Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 35 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 37 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 37 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 39 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 40 | Stanford | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| 40 | Hawaii | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 42 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 44 | UAB | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 45 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 45 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 45 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 48 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 48 | Duke | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 51 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 51 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 53 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 53 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 53 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 53 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 57 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 58 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 60 | California | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 61 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 61 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 61 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 64 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 64 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 72 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |