2026 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Won Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 James Madison 7 14 496 35.43 0 2.0 70.9
2 Marshall 5 13 279 21.46 0 2.6 55.8
2 Miami (FL) 8 13 250 19.23 0 1.6 31.3
2 Louisiana Tech 6 13 224 17.23 0 2.2 37.3
5 San Diego State 4 12 384 32.00 2 3.0 96.0
5 Texas State 4 12 269 22.42 1 3.0 67.3
5 Middle Tennessee State 4 12 213 17.75 0 3.0 53.3
5 USC 7 12 204 17.00 0 1.7 29.1
9 Florida Atlantic 5 11 381 34.64 2 2.2 76.2
9 UTSA 7 11 332 30.18 1 1.6 47.4
9 Florida 5 11 286 26.00 0 2.2 57.2
9 Delaware 4 11 273 24.82 0 2.8 68.3
9 Clemson 5 11 265 24.09 0 2.2 53.0
9 Stanford 4 11 224 20.36 0 2.8 56.0
9 SMU 6 11 217 19.73 0 1.8 36.2
9 UCLA 8 11 204 18.55 0 1.4 25.5
9 Toledo 6 11 174 15.82 0 1.8 29.0
18 Texas Tech 7 10 269 26.90 0 1.4 38.4
18 Memphis 7 10 219 21.90 0 1.4 31.3
18 Indiana 8 10 218 21.80 0 1.3 27.3
18 Oregon 5 10 191 19.10 0 2.0 38.2
18 Washington 5 10 169 16.90 0 2.0 33.8
23 Louisville 5 9 214 23.78 0 1.8 42.8
23 Wake Forest 7 9 194 21.56 0 1.3 27.7
23 North Dakota State 7 9 181 20.11 0 1.3 25.9
23 Troy 4 9 172 19.11 0 2.3 43.0
27 Ohio 6 8 312 39.00 2 1.3 52.0
27 Liberty 7 8 223 27.88 0 1.1 31.9
27 Alabama 6 8 195 24.38 0 1.3 32.5
27 Tulane 4 8 193 24.13 1 2.0 48.3
27 Houston 6 8 189 23.63 0 1.3 31.5
27 Northwestern 6 8 179 22.38 0 1.3 29.8
27 Cincinnati 5 8 166 20.75 0 1.6 33.2
27 Nebraska 5 8 154 19.25 0 1.6 30.8
27 Kentucky 7 8 138 17.25 0 1.1 19.7
27 Utah 8 8 135 16.88 0 1.0 16.9
27 TCU 4 8 133 16.63 0 2.0 33.3
27 Western Michigan 6 8 112 14.00 0 1.3 18.7
27 Texas 6 8 103 12.88 0 1.3 17.2
40 South Alabama 4 7 223 31.86 1 1.8 55.8
40 Iowa State 4 7 216 30.86 1 1.8 54.0
40 Arizona State 4 7 213 30.43 1 1.8 53.3
40 Tulsa 4 7 193 27.57 1 1.8 48.3
40 Georgia 7 7 191 27.29 1 1.0 27.3
40 Buffalo 5 7 180 25.71 0 1.4 36.0
40 Eastern Michigan 4 7 151 21.57 0 1.8 37.8
40 Baylor 5 7 151 21.57 0 1.4 30.2
40 New Mexico 7 7 143 20.43 0 1.0 20.4
40 UNLV 5 7 141 20.14 0 1.4 28.2
40 Notre Dame 7 7 141 20.14 0 1.0 20.1
40 Kansas State 4 7 140 20.00 0 1.8 35.0
40 Syracuse 4 7 139 19.86 0 1.8 34.8
40 Louisiana 5 7 122 17.43 0 1.4 24.4
40 Vanderbilt 3 7 118 16.86 0 2.3 39.3
40 Ohio State 6 7 108 15.43 0 1.2 18.0
40 North Texas 6 7 80 11.43 0 1.2 13.3
57 Georgia State 4 6 218 36.33 1 1.5 54.5
57 BYU 7 6 192 32.00 1 0.9 27.4
57 UCF 4 6 183 30.50 0 1.5 45.8
57 Georgia Tech 2 6 173 28.83 0 3.0 86.5
57 San Jose State 4 6 156 26.00 0 1.5 39.0
57 East Carolina 4 6 144 24.00 0 1.5 36.0
57 Jacksonville State 6 6 142 23.67 0 1.0 23.7
57 Florida State 3 6 141 23.50 0 2.0 47.0
57 Boston College 4 6 136 22.67 0 1.5 34.0
57 Minnesota 5 6 136 22.67 0 1.2 27.2
57 Purdue 3 6 125 20.83 0 2.0 41.7
57 Oregon State 5 6 108 18.00 0 1.2 21.6
57 Pittsburgh 6 6 105 17.50 0 1.0 17.5
57 Kent State 3 6 100 16.67 0 2.0 33.3
57 Arkansas State 4 6 98 16.33 0 1.5 24.5
57 Tennessee 6 6 94 15.67 0 1.0 15.7
57 Georgia Southern 4 6 93 15.50 0 1.5 23.3
57 UAB 4 6 85 14.17 0 1.5 21.3
57 Appalachian State 5 6 85 14.17 0 1.2 17.0
57 Colorado 3 6 79 13.17 0 2.0 26.3
77 Iowa 6 5 186 37.20 1 0.8 31.0
77 Wisconsin 5 5 146 29.20 0 1.0 29.2
77 Virginia 4 5 137 27.40 0 1.3 34.3
77 Charlotte 1 5 115 23.00 0 5.0 115.0
77 USF 6 5 114 22.80 0 0.8 19.0
77 Ball State 3 5 101 20.20 0 1.7 33.7
77 Auburn 4 5 101 20.20 0 1.3 25.3
77 Virginia Tech 6 5 97 19.40 0 0.8 16.2
77 Miami (OH) 5 5 95 19.00 0 1.0 19.0
77 Boise State 7 5 80 16.00 0 0.7 11.4
87 Kennesaw State 2 4 126 31.50 0 2.0 63.0
87 Old Dominion 2 4 112 28.00 0 2.0 56.0
87 Navy 2 4 112 28.00 0 2.0 56.0
87 New Mexico State 3 4 107 26.75 0 1.3 35.7
87 Connecticut 4 4 98 24.50 0 1.0 24.5
87 Illinois 5 4 98 24.50 0 0.8 19.6
87 Michigan 5 4 81 20.25 0 0.8 16.2
87 Coastal Carolina 3 4 80 20.00 0 1.3 26.7
87 Penn State 4 4 73 18.25 0 1.0 18.3
87 South Carolina 5 4 72 18.00 0 0.8 14.4
87 Massachusetts 4 4 69 17.25 0 1.0 17.3
87 Missouri 6 4 68 17.00 0 0.7 11.3
87 Oklahoma State 5 4 22 5.50 0 0.8 4.4
100 Western Kentucky 3 3 94 31.33 0 1.0 31.3
100 Fresno State 5 3 83 27.67 0 0.6 16.6
100 Central Michigan 3 3 75 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
100 Wyoming 5 3 70 23.33 0 0.6 14.0
100 Utah State 3 3 67 22.33 0 1.0 22.3
100 Kansas 3 3 65 21.67 0 1.0 21.7
100 Southern Miss 3 3 62 20.67 0 1.0 20.7
100 Oklahoma 4 3 56 18.67 0 0.8 14.0
100 Texas A&M 4 3 55 18.33 0 0.8 13.8
100 LSU 6 3 55 18.33 0 0.5 9.2
100 FIU 3 3 51 17.00 0 1.0 17.0
100 West Virginia 5 3 51 17.00 0 0.6 10.2
100 North Carolina 4 3 48 16.00 0 0.8 12.0
100 Army 5 3 46 15.33 0 0.6 9.2
100 Mississippi State 4 3 36 12.00 0 0.8 9.0
100 Missouri State 3 3 23 7.67 0 1.0 7.7
116 Nevada 3 2 120 60.00 0 0.7 40.0
116 Akron 1 2 88 44.00 0 2.0 88.0
116 Colorado State 3 2 87 43.50 0 0.7 29.0
116 Hawaii 2 2 84 42.00 0 1.0 42.0
116 Duke 6 2 51 25.50 0 0.3 8.5
116 Bowling Green 2 2 44 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
116 UTEP 1 2 37 18.50 0 2.0 37.0
116 California 3 2 37 18.50 0 0.7 12.3
116 Ole Miss 6 2 35 17.50 0 0.3 5.8
116 Rice 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
116 Arizona 6 2 23 11.50 0 0.3 3.8
127 Michigan State 2 1 47 47.00 0 0.5 23.5
127 Sam Houston State 1 1 29 29.00 0 1.0 29.0
127 Rutgers 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
127 Air Force 6 1 18 18.00 0 0.2 3.0