2004 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/08/2005
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | 11 | 40 | 594 | 14.85 | 0 | 3.6 | 54.0 |
| 2 | Boston College | 12 | 50 | 760 | 15.20 | 0 | 4.2 | 63.3 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 39 | 616 | 15.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 13 | 35 | 553 | 15.80 | 0 | 2.7 | 42.5 |
| 5 | LSU | 12 | 46 | 759 | 16.50 | 0 | 3.8 | 63.3 |
| 6 | Florida | 12 | 43 | 715 | 16.63 | 0 | 3.6 | 59.6 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 11 | 35 | 597 | 17.06 | 0 | 3.2 | 54.3 |
| 8 | Georgia | 12 | 47 | 806 | 17.15 | 0 | 3.9 | 67.2 |
| 9 | Arkansas State | 11 | 37 | 637 | 17.22 | 0 | 3.4 | 57.9 |
| 10 | Kansas | 11 | 32 | 552 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.9 | 50.2 |
| 11 | Toledo | 13 | 61 | 1077 | 17.66 | 0 | 4.7 | 82.8 |
| 12 | Air Force | 11 | 26 | 460 | 17.69 | 0 | 2.4 | 41.8 |
| 13 | Ohio | 11 | 28 | 496 | 17.71 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.1 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 23 | 412 | 17.91 | 0 | 1.9 | 34.3 |
| 14 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 57 | 1021 | 17.91 | 0 | 4.4 | 78.5 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 12 | 29 | 520 | 17.93 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.3 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 12 | 50 | 898 | 17.96 | 0 | 4.2 | 74.8 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 11 | 37 | 667 | 18.03 | 0 | 3.4 | 60.6 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 12 | 37 | 668 | 18.05 | 0 | 3.1 | 55.7 |
| 20 | Marshall | 12 | 32 | 580 | 18.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.3 |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 51 | 931 | 18.25 | 0 | 4.3 | 77.6 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 13 | 42 | 767 | 18.26 | 0 | 3.2 | 59.0 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 11 | 37 | 681 | 18.41 | 0 | 3.4 | 61.9 |
| 24 | Indiana | 11 | 28 | 520 | 18.57 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.3 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 12 | 44 | 817 | 18.57 | 0 | 3.7 | 68.1 |
| 26 | Colorado | 13 | 18 | 335 | 18.61 | 0 | 1.4 | 25.8 |
| 26 | Rutgers | 11 | 38 | 707 | 18.61 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.3 |
| 28 | Kent State | 11 | 50 | 936 | 18.72 | 0 | 4.5 | 85.1 |
| 29 | Utah | 12 | 62 | 1165 | 18.79 | 0 | 5.2 | 97.1 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 12 | 50 | 942 | 18.84 | 0 | 4.2 | 78.5 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 12 | 67 | 1262 | 18.84 | 0 | 5.6 | 105.2 |
| 32 | South Florida | 11 | 39 | 741 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.4 |
| 33 | Mississippi | 11 | 25 | 476 | 19.04 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.3 |
| 34 | Stanford | 11 | 29 | 556 | 19.17 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.5 |
| 35 | Alabama | 12 | 36 | 691 | 19.19 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.6 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 62 | 1190 | 19.19 | 1 | 5.2 | 99.2 |
| 37 | UAB | 12 | 55 | 1056 | 19.20 | 1 | 4.6 | 88.0 |
| 38 | Akron | 11 | 36 | 693 | 19.25 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.0 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 11 | 31 | 597 | 19.26 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.3 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | 12 | 56 | 1079 | 19.27 | 0 | 4.7 | 89.9 |
| 41 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 49 | 946 | 19.31 | 0 | 4.1 | 78.8 |
| 42 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 38 | 736 | 19.37 | 0 | 3.5 | 66.9 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 12 | 48 | 930 | 19.38 | 1 | 4.0 | 77.5 |
| 44 | Washington State | 11 | 36 | 699 | 19.42 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.5 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 12 | 60 | 1167 | 19.45 | 2 | 5.0 | 97.3 |
| 46 | North Texas | 12 | 43 | 837 | 19.47 | 0 | 3.6 | 69.8 |
| 47 | Clemson | 11 | 21 | 409 | 19.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.2 |
| 48 | Iowa | 12 | 44 | 859 | 19.52 | 0 | 3.7 | 71.6 |
| 49 | Michigan | 12 | 52 | 1021 | 19.63 | 0 | 4.3 | 85.1 |
| 50 | UCF | 11 | 30 | 590 | 19.67 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.6 |
| 51 | Michigan State | 12 | 28 | 552 | 19.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.0 |
| 52 | Louisville | 12 | 93 | 1837 | 19.75 | 0 | 7.8 | 153.1 |
| 53 | New Mexico State | 11 | 44 | 873 | 19.84 | 2 | 4.0 | 79.4 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | 12 | 47 | 936 | 19.91 | 2 | 3.9 | 78.0 |
| 55 | Boise State | 12 | 60 | 1197 | 19.95 | 1 | 5.0 | 99.8 |
| 56 | UCLA | 12 | 46 | 925 | 20.11 | 0 | 3.8 | 77.1 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 12 | 33 | 664 | 20.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.3 |
| 58 | Syracuse | 12 | 39 | 785 | 20.13 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.4 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 28 | 567 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.5 |
| 60 | Navy | 12 | 43 | 871 | 20.26 | 0 | 3.6 | 72.6 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 34 | 690 | 20.29 | 1 | 3.1 | 62.7 |
| 62 | UTEP | 12 | 53 | 1076 | 20.30 | 1 | 4.4 | 89.7 |
| 63 | Tulsa | 12 | 54 | 1097 | 20.31 | 0 | 4.5 | 91.4 |
| 64 | Ohio State | 12 | 22 | 450 | 20.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.5 |
| 65 | Arizona | 11 | 19 | 389 | 20.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 35.4 |
| 66 | Army | 11 | 25 | 512 | 20.48 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.5 |
| 67 | California | 12 | 54 | 1108 | 20.52 | 0 | 4.5 | 92.3 |
| 68 | Wyoming | 12 | 37 | 770 | 20.81 | 0 | 3.1 | 64.2 |
| 69 | Washington | 11 | 26 | 542 | 20.85 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.3 |
| 70 | Penn State | 11 | 18 | 376 | 20.89 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.2 |
| 71 | Purdue | 12 | 49 | 1024 | 20.90 | 0 | 4.1 | 85.3 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | 11 | 17 | 356 | 20.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.4 |
| 73 | Auburn | 13 | 33 | 692 | 20.97 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.2 |
| 74 | Illinois | 11 | 31 | 651 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.2 |
| 74 | San Diego State | 11 | 45 | 945 | 21.00 | 0 | 4.1 | 85.9 |
| 76 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 35 | 740 | 21.14 | 0 | 2.9 | 61.7 |
| 77 | USC | 13 | 45 | 952 | 21.16 | 0 | 3.5 | 73.2 |
| 78 | Nevada | 12 | 47 | 996 | 21.19 | 2 | 3.9 | 83.0 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 40 | 855 | 21.38 | 0 | 3.6 | 77.7 |
| 80 | Oregon | 11 | 48 | 1031 | 21.48 | 1 | 4.4 | 93.7 |
| 81 | Buffalo | 11 | 37 | 797 | 21.54 | 1 | 3.4 | 72.5 |
| 82 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 47 | 1022 | 21.74 | 0 | 3.6 | 78.6 |
| 83 | Rice | 11 | 37 | 806 | 21.78 | 1 | 3.4 | 73.3 |
| 84 | TCU | 11 | 45 | 981 | 21.80 | 0 | 4.1 | 89.2 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 11 | 35 | 764 | 21.83 | 1 | 3.2 | 69.5 |
| 86 | Virginia | 12 | 47 | 1028 | 21.87 | 0 | 3.9 | 85.7 |
| 87 | Ball State | 11 | 34 | 746 | 21.94 | 2 | 3.1 | 67.8 |
| 87 | Oregon State | 12 | 52 | 1141 | 21.94 | 0 | 4.3 | 95.1 |
| 87 | Cincinnati | 12 | 53 | 1163 | 21.94 | 0 | 4.4 | 96.9 |
| 90 | Northwestern | 12 | 33 | 735 | 22.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.3 |
| 91 | Missouri | 11 | 38 | 848 | 22.32 | 0 | 3.5 | 77.1 |
| 92 | Troy | 12 | 39 | 871 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.6 |
| 93 | Texas A&M | 12 | 45 | 1025 | 22.78 | 0 | 3.8 | 85.4 |
| 94 | Baylor | 11 | 24 | 547 | 22.79 | 0 | 2.2 | 49.7 |
| 95 | Memphis | 12 | 43 | 982 | 22.84 | 0 | 3.6 | 81.8 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 45 | 1030 | 22.89 | 0 | 3.8 | 85.8 |
| 97 | SMU | 11 | 31 | 710 | 22.90 | 1 | 2.8 | 64.5 |
| 98 | Colorado State | 11 | 24 | 550 | 22.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.0 |
| 99 | UNLV | 11 | 33 | 758 | 22.97 | 1 | 3.0 | 68.9 |
| 100 | Idaho | 12 | 46 | 1060 | 23.04 | 0 | 3.8 | 88.3 |
| 101 | Texas | 12 | 46 | 1065 | 23.15 | 0 | 3.8 | 88.8 |
| 102 | Utah State | 11 | 28 | 652 | 23.29 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.3 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 34 | 792 | 23.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 66.0 |
| 104 | San Jose State | 11 | 42 | 979 | 23.31 | 0 | 3.8 | 89.0 |
| 105 | Tulane | 11 | 51 | 1198 | 23.49 | 1 | 4.6 | 108.9 |
| 106 | Florida State | 12 | 38 | 906 | 23.84 | 2 | 3.2 | 75.5 |
| 107 | Houston | 11 | 31 | 748 | 24.13 | 1 | 2.8 | 68.0 |
| 108 | North Carolina State | 11 | 32 | 773 | 24.16 | 1 | 2.9 | 70.3 |
| 109 | Kentucky | 11 | 19 | 460 | 24.21 | 1 | 1.7 | 41.8 |
| 109 | Temple | 11 | 34 | 823 | 24.21 | 1 | 3.1 | 74.8 |
| 111 | East Carolina | 11 | 35 | 848 | 24.23 | 2 | 3.2 | 77.1 |
| 112 | North Carolina | 12 | 44 | 1079 | 24.52 | 1 | 3.7 | 89.9 |
| 113 | South Carolina | 11 | 34 | 834 | 24.53 | 1 | 3.1 | 75.8 |
| 114 | Nebraska | 11 | 30 | 742 | 24.73 | 2 | 2.7 | 67.5 |
| 115 | BYU | 11 | 30 | 746 | 24.87 | 1 | 2.7 | 67.8 |
| 116 | Maryland | 11 | 35 | 886 | 25.31 | 1 | 3.2 | 80.5 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | 13 | 46 | 1192 | 25.91 | 0 | 3.5 | 91.7 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 39 | 1057 | 27.10 | 1 | 3.5 | 96.1 |