2004 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 01/08/2005
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 12 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 11 | 23 | 80 | 3.48 | 0 | 2.1 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 13 | 24 | 88 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 13 | 22 | 95 | 4.32 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 12 | 26 | 126 | 4.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 11 | 26 | 127 | 4.88 | 0 | 2.4 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Utah | 12 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 11 | 22 | 113 | 5.14 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| 9 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 26 | 140 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.7 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 11 | 21 | 121 | 5.76 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.0 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 33 | 195 | 5.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 16.3 |
| 12 | LSU | 12 | 20 | 120 | 6.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 11 | 24 | 145 | 6.04 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.2 |
| 14 | San Diego State | 11 | 28 | 173 | 6.18 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.7 |
| 15 | Duke | 11 | 36 | 223 | 6.19 | 0 | 3.3 | 20.3 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 12 | 26 | 162 | 6.23 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.5 |
| 17 | Boston College | 12 | 25 | 157 | 6.28 | 0 | 2.1 | 13.1 |
| 18 | Texas | 12 | 24 | 151 | 6.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.6 |
| 19 | Auburn | 13 | 23 | 147 | 6.39 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 20 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 16 | 104 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 20 | 130 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 22 | Colorado | 13 | 42 | 277 | 6.60 | 0 | 3.2 | 21.3 |
| 23 | Alabama | 12 | 22 | 150 | 6.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 23 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 33 | 225 | 6.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.8 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 11 | 22 | 151 | 6.86 | 1 | 2.0 | 13.7 |
| 26 | Indiana | 11 | 36 | 253 | 7.03 | 1 | 3.3 | 23.0 |
| 27 | Washington | 11 | 33 | 237 | 7.18 | 2 | 3.0 | 21.5 |
| 28 | UTEP | 12 | 36 | 262 | 7.28 | 1 | 3.0 | 21.8 |
| 29 | Ohio State | 12 | 28 | 207 | 7.39 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.3 |
| 30 | Purdue | 12 | 21 | 158 | 7.52 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.2 |
| 31 | Kansas | 11 | 32 | 243 | 7.59 | 1 | 2.9 | 22.1 |
| 32 | Clemson | 11 | 36 | 281 | 7.81 | 0 | 3.3 | 25.5 |
| 33 | Florida State | 12 | 35 | 274 | 7.83 | 1 | 2.9 | 22.8 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 12 | 22 | 173 | 7.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.4 |
| 35 | Iowa | 12 | 33 | 261 | 7.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.8 |
| 36 | Syracuse | 12 | 26 | 209 | 8.04 | 1 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
| 37 | Army | 11 | 33 | 267 | 8.09 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.3 |
| 38 | Bowling Green | 12 | 18 | 148 | 8.22 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 12 | 29 | 239 | 8.24 | 1 | 2.4 | 19.9 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | 12 | 16 | 133 | 8.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.1 |
| 41 | UCLA | 12 | 20 | 167 | 8.35 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.9 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 12 | 32 | 268 | 8.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.3 |
| 43 | North Texas | 12 | 35 | 296 | 8.46 | 2 | 2.9 | 24.7 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 12 | 27 | 230 | 8.52 | 1 | 2.3 | 19.2 |
| 44 | BYU | 11 | 27 | 230 | 8.52 | 0 | 2.5 | 20.9 |
| 46 | Missouri | 11 | 33 | 284 | 8.61 | 1 | 3.0 | 25.8 |
| 47 | Marshall | 12 | 27 | 234 | 8.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 19.5 |
| 48 | South Florida | 11 | 19 | 168 | 8.84 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 11 | 33 | 293 | 8.88 | 1 | 3.0 | 26.6 |
| 50 | Georgia | 12 | 28 | 252 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.0 |
| 51 | Troy | 12 | 36 | 326 | 9.06 | 1 | 3.0 | 27.2 |
| 52 | Navy | 12 | 21 | 191 | 9.10 | 1 | 1.8 | 15.9 |
| 53 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 31 | 285 | 9.19 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.9 |
| 54 | USC | 13 | 22 | 203 | 9.23 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.6 |
| 55 | Colorado State | 11 | 36 | 333 | 9.25 | 0 | 3.3 | 30.3 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 32 | 301 | 9.41 | 1 | 2.5 | 23.2 |
| 57 | Baylor | 11 | 23 | 217 | 9.43 | 1 | 2.1 | 19.7 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 11 | 27 | 258 | 9.56 | 0 | 2.5 | 23.5 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 12 | 41 | 392 | 9.56 | 0 | 3.4 | 32.7 |
| 60 | Temple | 11 | 28 | 271 | 9.68 | 1 | 2.5 | 24.6 |
| 61 | Houston | 11 | 26 | 252 | 9.69 | 2 | 2.4 | 22.9 |
| 62 | Ohio | 11 | 30 | 298 | 9.93 | 1 | 2.7 | 27.1 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 31 | 308 | 9.94 | 1 | 2.6 | 25.7 |
| 64 | Boise State | 12 | 21 | 212 | 10.10 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.7 |
| 65 | Maryland | 11 | 27 | 273 | 10.11 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.8 |
| 66 | Oregon | 11 | 24 | 245 | 10.21 | 1 | 2.2 | 22.3 |
| 67 | Washington State | 11 | 44 | 450 | 10.23 | 2 | 4.0 | 40.9 |
| 68 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 29 | 298 | 10.28 | 1 | 2.6 | 27.1 |
| 69 | Wyoming | 12 | 30 | 309 | 10.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.8 |
| 70 | West Virginia | 12 | 26 | 268 | 10.31 | 2 | 2.2 | 22.3 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | 12 | 22 | 227 | 10.32 | 2 | 1.8 | 18.9 |
| 72 | Mississippi | 11 | 34 | 352 | 10.35 | 1 | 3.1 | 32.0 |
| 73 | San Jose State | 11 | 25 | 259 | 10.36 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.5 |
| 74 | TCU | 11 | 30 | 311 | 10.37 | 0 | 2.7 | 28.3 |
| 75 | Utah State | 11 | 26 | 272 | 10.46 | 2 | 2.4 | 24.7 |
| 76 | Hawai'i | 13 | 40 | 419 | 10.48 | 1 | 3.1 | 32.2 |
| 77 | Kansas State | 11 | 24 | 257 | 10.71 | 1 | 2.2 | 23.4 |
| 78 | Stanford | 11 | 33 | 356 | 10.79 | 1 | 3.0 | 32.4 |
| 79 | Buffalo | 11 | 45 | 486 | 10.80 | 2 | 4.1 | 44.2 |
| 80 | California | 12 | 18 | 195 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
| 81 | Oregon State | 12 | 27 | 301 | 11.15 | 1 | 2.3 | 25.1 |
| 82 | Tulsa | 12 | 30 | 336 | 11.20 | 4 | 2.5 | 28.0 |
| 83 | Nevada | 12 | 27 | 303 | 11.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 25.3 |
| 84 | North Carolina State | 11 | 33 | 377 | 11.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.3 |
| 85 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 25 | 288 | 11.52 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.2 |
| 86 | UAB | 12 | 30 | 347 | 11.57 | 2 | 2.5 | 28.9 |
| 87 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 24 | 280 | 11.67 | 2 | 2.0 | 23.3 |
| 87 | East Carolina | 11 | 39 | 455 | 11.67 | 3 | 3.5 | 41.4 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | 11 | 23 | 270 | 11.74 | 0 | 2.1 | 24.5 |
| 90 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 26 | 306 | 11.77 | 1 | 2.4 | 27.8 |
| 91 | Idaho | 12 | 44 | 519 | 11.80 | 2 | 3.7 | 43.3 |
| 92 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 31 | 369 | 11.90 | 2 | 2.8 | 33.5 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | 11 | 32 | 381 | 11.91 | 2 | 2.9 | 34.6 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 30 | 364 | 12.13 | 0 | 2.5 | 30.3 |
| 95 | Central Michigan | 11 | 26 | 316 | 12.15 | 2 | 2.4 | 28.7 |
| 96 | UCF | 11 | 32 | 390 | 12.19 | 0 | 2.9 | 35.5 |
| 97 | Louisville | 12 | 19 | 235 | 12.37 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.6 |
| 98 | Tulane | 11 | 27 | 335 | 12.41 | 1 | 2.5 | 30.5 |
| 99 | Kent State | 11 | 18 | 226 | 12.56 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.5 |
| 99 | Penn State | 11 | 25 | 314 | 12.56 | 2 | 2.3 | 28.5 |
| 101 | Toledo | 13 | 18 | 227 | 12.61 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.5 |
| 102 | Virginia | 12 | 24 | 307 | 12.79 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.6 |
| 103 | Northwestern | 12 | 40 | 512 | 12.80 | 3 | 3.3 | 42.7 |
| 104 | Michigan | 12 | 37 | 485 | 13.11 | 1 | 3.1 | 40.4 |
| 105 | Air Force | 11 | 27 | 364 | 13.48 | 3 | 2.5 | 33.1 |
| 106 | Illinois | 11 | 24 | 324 | 13.50 | 1 | 2.2 | 29.5 |
| 107 | Arizona | 11 | 29 | 393 | 13.55 | 0 | 2.6 | 35.7 |
| 108 | Cincinnati | 12 | 26 | 356 | 13.69 | 3 | 2.2 | 29.7 |
| 109 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 36 | 508 | 14.11 | 2 | 3.0 | 42.3 |
| 110 | UNLV | 11 | 26 | 367 | 14.12 | 1 | 2.4 | 33.4 |
| 111 | Akron | 11 | 29 | 411 | 14.17 | 4 | 2.6 | 37.4 |
| 112 | Ball State | 11 | 30 | 429 | 14.30 | 1 | 2.7 | 39.0 |
| 113 | Florida | 12 | 22 | 323 | 14.68 | 2 | 1.8 | 26.9 |
| 114 | Memphis | 12 | 21 | 310 | 14.76 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.8 |
| 115 | Michigan State | 12 | 28 | 449 | 16.04 | 3 | 2.3 | 37.4 |
| 116 | SMU | 11 | 29 | 499 | 17.21 | 1 | 2.6 | 45.4 |
| 117 | Arizona State | 12 | 30 | 555 | 18.50 | 2 | 2.5 | 46.3 |
| 118 | Rice | 11 | 16 | 340 | 21.25 | 3 | 1.5 | 30.9 |