2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Syracuse 3 8 65 8.13 0 2.7 21.7
1 San Diego State 4 8 42 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
3 Utah State 4 7 54 7.71 0 1.8 13.5
4 Old Dominion 4 6 121 20.17 1 1.5 30.3
4 Nevada 3 6 98 16.33 0 2.0 32.7
4 UAB 3 6 88 14.67 0 2.0 29.3
4 South Carolina 3 6 37 6.17 0 2.0 12.3
4 Wyoming 3 6 36 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
4 Navy 3 6 27 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
4 Hawaii 5 6 26 4.33 0 1.2 5.2
11 Northern Illinois 5 5 61 12.20 0 1.0 12.2
11 Oregon 2 5 52 10.40 0 2.5 26.0
11 Akron 5 5 21 4.20 0 1.0 4.2
11 Maryland 4 5 20 4.00 0 1.3 5.0
11 Texas 1 5 16 3.20 0 5.0 16.0
16 Middle Tennessee State 3 4 41 10.25 0 1.3 13.7
16 Stanford 4 4 38 9.50 0 1.0 9.5
16 Tulane 3 4 37 9.25 0 1.3 12.3
16 Sacramento State 5 4 35 8.75 0 0.8 7.0
16 Pittsburgh 1 4 33 8.25 0 4.0 33.0
16 Sam Houston State 4 4 28 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
16 Penn State 3 4 26 6.50 0 1.3 8.7
16 Arkansas State 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
16 Michigan State 4 4 23 5.75 0 1.0 5.8
16 FIU 2 4 22 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
16 Oklahoma 2 4 17 4.25 0 2.0 8.5
16 Texas A&M 3 4 13 3.25 0 1.3 4.3
16 Purdue 3 4 10 2.50 0 1.3 3.3
16 Georgia Southern 4 4 10 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
16 Charlotte 6 4 10 2.50 0 0.7 1.7
31 NC State 3 3 65 21.67 0 1.0 21.7
31 Tennessee 1 3 58 19.33 1 3.0 58.0
31 TCU 3 3 49 16.33 0 1.0 16.3
31 Illinois 3 3 33 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
31 UCF 3 3 28 9.33 0 1.0 9.3
31 Texas State 3 3 26 8.67 0 1.0 8.7
31 Miami (OH) 3 3 25 8.33 0 1.0 8.3
31 Kansas State 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
31 Minnesota 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
31 Temple 4 3 17 5.67 0 0.8 4.3
31 Boston College 3 3 14 4.67 0 1.0 4.7
31 UTEP 5 3 14 4.67 0 0.6 2.8
31 Washington State 5 3 13 4.33 0 0.6 2.6
31 California 3 3 12 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
31 Michigan 2 3 11 3.67 0 1.5 5.5
31 Oklahoma State 1 3 7 2.33 0 3.0 7.0
31 Arizona State 2 3 6 2.00 0 1.5 3.0
31 Delaware 3 3 6 2.00 1 1.0 2.0
31 Louisiana-Monroe 5 3 5 1.67 0 0.6 1.0
31 Army 2 3 3 1.00 0 1.5 1.5
51 Kansas 3 2 77 38.50 1 0.7 25.7
51 Coastal Carolina 4 2 71 35.50 1 0.5 17.8
51 Kent State 4 2 39 19.50 0 0.5 9.8
51 Rice 5 2 35 17.50 0 0.4 7.0
51 West Virginia 3 2 30 15.00 0 0.7 10.0
51 Connecticut 3 2 26 13.00 0 0.7 8.7
51 Rutgers 4 2 24 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
51 Western Kentucky 4 2 20 10.00 0 0.5 5.0
51 North Carolina 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
51 Buffalo 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
51 Washington 3 2 18 9.00 0 0.7 6.0
51 Ohio State 1 2 16 8.00 0 2.0 16.0
51 Eastern Michigan 3 2 16 8.00 0 0.7 5.3
51 Wake Forest 1 2 14 7.00 0 2.0 14.0
51 Georgia Tech 3 2 14 7.00 1 0.7 4.7
51 Liberty 1 2 11 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
51 Florida State 3 2 11 5.50 0 0.7 3.7
51 Toledo 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
51 Kennesaw State 4 2 9 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
51 Marshall 3 2 6 3.00 0 0.7 2.0
51 Vanderbilt 3 2 3 1.50 0 0.7 1.0
51 East Carolina 2 2 2 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
51 New Mexico State 4 2 2 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
51 Colorado 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
51 Southern Miss 4 2 1 0.50 0 0.5 0.3
51 Louisville 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
77 Houston 1 1 22 22.00 0 1.0 22.0
77 LSU 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
77 Virginia 2 1 13 13.00 0 0.5 6.5
77 Bowling Green 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
77 New Mexico 1 1 8 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
77 Ohio 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
77 Virginia Tech 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
77 Central Michigan 3 1 6 6.00 0 0.3 2.0
77 Arizona 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
77 North Dakota State 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
77 SMU 1 1 5 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
77 USC 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
77 Clemson 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
77 Iowa 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
77 Wisconsin 1 1 3 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
77 USF 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
77 Boise State 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
77 Nebraska 1 1 2 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
77 Jacksonville State 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
77 Louisiana Tech 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
77 Louisiana 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
77 UNLV 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
77 Kentucky 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
77 Troy 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
77 Western Michigan 2 1 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
77 Iowa State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
77 San Jose State 3 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
77 Arkansas 4 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
77 Baylor 1 1 -3 -3.00 0 1.0 -3.0
77 Missouri State 4 1 -6 -6.00 0 0.3 -1.5