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 | Iowa | 1 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 1 | 5.0 | 124.0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 1 | 5.0 | 102.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0 | 5.0 | 65.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.0 |
| 5 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 44.0 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 38.0 |
| 5 | TCU | 1 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| 5 | FIU | 1 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 24.0 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Stanford | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 2 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 2 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 17.5 |
| 14 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 1 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 14 | Colorado State | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 14 | James Madison | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 14 | UAB | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| 14 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 22 | Kansas State | 2 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.5 |
| 22 | Duke | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 115 | 57.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 115.0 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 2 | 78 | 39.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 78.0 |
| 24 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 69 | 34.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 69.0 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 24 | UCLA | 2 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 24 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 24 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 24 | Washington | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 24 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 38 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.0 |
| 38 | Georgia | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 38 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 38 | Utah | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 38 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 44 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 65.0 |
| 44 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 31.0 |
| 44 | USC | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 44 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 26.5 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 44 | Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 44 | UTSA | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 44 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 44 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 44 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 44 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 44 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 44 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 44 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 44 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 44 | California | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 44 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 44 | Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 69 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 1 | 75 | 75.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 37.5 |
| 69 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 69 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 69 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 73 | North Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 40 | 40.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 13.3 |