2005 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 01/04/2006
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 11 | 16 | 45 | 2.81 | 1 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| 2 | Florida | 12 | 18 | 60 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 3 | UTEP | 12 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| 4 | Stanford | 11 | 32 | 133 | 4.16 | 0 | 2.9 | 12.1 |
| 5 | Iowa | 12 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 1 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
| 6 | TCU | 12 | 27 | 128 | 4.74 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.7 |
| 7 | Navy | 12 | 21 | 102 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Michigan | 12 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
| 9 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 29 | 150 | 5.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 12.5 |
| 10 | Utah | 12 | 23 | 120 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 12 | Washington State | 11 | 26 | 137 | 5.27 | 0 | 2.4 | 12.5 |
| 13 | SMU | 11 | 30 | 161 | 5.37 | 1 | 2.7 | 14.6 |
| 14 | Florida State | 13 | 21 | 116 | 5.52 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.9 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 13 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 15 | LSU | 13 | 14 | 80 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.2 |
| 17 | Boise State | 13 | 28 | 164 | 5.86 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.6 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 12 | 21 | 124 | 5.90 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 19 | Air Force | 11 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 11 | 36 | 221 | 6.14 | 0 | 3.3 | 20.1 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 11 | 26 | 165 | 6.35 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.0 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 12 | 27 | 174 | 6.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 11 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 23 | Purdue | 11 | 20 | 129 | 6.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.7 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 13 | 29 | 187 | 6.45 | 1 | 2.2 | 14.4 |
| 26 | New Mexico State | 12 | 29 | 195 | 6.72 | 0 | 2.4 | 16.3 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 12 | 18 | 122 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 28 | Wyoming | 11 | 31 | 211 | 6.81 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.2 |
| 29 | Toledo | 12 | 15 | 103 | 6.87 | 3 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 11 | 30 | 207 | 6.90 | 1 | 2.7 | 18.8 |
| 31 | Texas | 13 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 32 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 24 | 169 | 7.04 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.1 |
| 33 | North Texas | 11 | 35 | 247 | 7.06 | 1 | 3.2 | 22.5 |
| 34 | UCLA | 12 | 22 | 156 | 7.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 35 | Memphis | 12 | 36 | 256 | 7.11 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.3 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 11 | 30 | 215 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.7 | 19.5 |
| 37 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 12 | 21 | 162 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 39 | Utah State | 11 | 29 | 225 | 7.76 | 0 | 2.6 | 20.5 |
| 40 | Colorado | 13 | 31 | 244 | 7.87 | 1 | 2.4 | 18.8 |
| 41 | Kentucky | 11 | 17 | 134 | 7.88 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.2 |
| 42 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 20 | 158 | 7.90 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.4 |
| 43 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 33 | 261 | 7.91 | 1 | 3.0 | 23.7 |
| 44 | Alabama | 12 | 26 | 209 | 8.04 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
| 45 | Virginia | 12 | 34 | 278 | 8.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.2 |
| 46 | Mississippi | 11 | 29 | 239 | 8.24 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.7 |
| 47 | Clemson | 12 | 25 | 209 | 8.36 | 1 | 2.1 | 17.4 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 12 | 23 | 194 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.2 |
| 49 | Akron | 13 | 39 | 329 | 8.44 | 2 | 3.0 | 25.3 |
| 50 | North Carolina State | 12 | 45 | 381 | 8.47 | 1 | 3.8 | 31.8 |
| 51 | Syracuse | 11 | 43 | 372 | 8.65 | 1 | 3.9 | 33.8 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | 11 | 24 | 209 | 8.71 | 3 | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| 53 | Nebraska | 12 | 31 | 273 | 8.81 | 1 | 2.6 | 22.8 |
| 53 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 32 | 282 | 8.81 | 0 | 2.7 | 23.5 |
| 55 | Georgia | 13 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 56 | San Jose State | 11 | 36 | 319 | 8.86 | 1 | 3.3 | 29.0 |
| 57 | UNLV | 11 | 30 | 271 | 9.03 | 1 | 2.7 | 24.6 |
| 58 | Oregon State | 11 | 23 | 208 | 9.04 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.9 |
| 59 | Kent State | 11 | 41 | 378 | 9.22 | 1 | 3.7 | 34.4 |
| 60 | UAB | 11 | 24 | 223 | 9.29 | 1 | 2.2 | 20.3 |
| 61 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 27 | 256 | 9.48 | 0 | 2.5 | 23.3 |
| 62 | South Florida | 12 | 24 | 228 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 63 | UCF | 13 | 23 | 220 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.9 |
| 64 | East Carolina | 11 | 30 | 289 | 9.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 26.3 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | 13 | 31 | 303 | 9.77 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.3 |
| 66 | Kansas State | 11 | 30 | 295 | 9.83 | 1 | 2.7 | 26.8 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 12 | 16 | 158 | 9.88 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| 68 | Troy | 11 | 25 | 249 | 9.96 | 1 | 2.3 | 22.6 |
| 69 | New Mexico | 11 | 17 | 171 | 10.06 | 2 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
| 70 | Boston College | 12 | 38 | 383 | 10.08 | 1 | 3.2 | 31.9 |
| 71 | Baylor | 11 | 32 | 323 | 10.09 | 0 | 2.9 | 29.4 |
| 72 | Auburn | 12 | 20 | 203 | 10.15 | 1 | 1.7 | 16.9 |
| 73 | Louisville | 12 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 74 | Duke | 11 | 42 | 430 | 10.24 | 0 | 3.8 | 39.1 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 11 | 37 | 388 | 10.49 | 1 | 3.4 | 35.3 |
| 76 | Army | 11 | 28 | 296 | 10.57 | 1 | 2.5 | 26.9 |
| 77 | Ball State | 11 | 33 | 349 | 10.58 | 2 | 3.0 | 31.7 |
| 78 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 23 | 244 | 10.61 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.2 |
| 79 | Oregon | 12 | 21 | 223 | 10.62 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.6 |
| 80 | BYU | 12 | 15 | 162 | 10.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 81 | Tulane | 11 | 26 | 288 | 11.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 26.2 |
| 82 | Connecticut | 11 | 23 | 257 | 11.17 | 0 | 2.1 | 23.4 |
| 82 | Marshall | 11 | 24 | 268 | 11.17 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.4 |
| 84 | San Diego State | 12 | 31 | 350 | 11.29 | 1 | 2.6 | 29.2 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 28 | 317 | 11.32 | 0 | 2.5 | 28.8 |
| 86 | Colorado State | 12 | 27 | 309 | 11.44 | 1 | 2.3 | 25.8 |
| 87 | Michigan State | 11 | 15 | 172 | 11.47 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.6 |
| 87 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 30 | 344 | 11.47 | 1 | 2.7 | 31.3 |
| 89 | Kansas | 12 | 25 | 288 | 11.52 | 3 | 2.1 | 24.0 |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 18 | 208 | 11.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.3 |
| 91 | Iowa State | 12 | 29 | 340 | 11.72 | 0 | 2.4 | 28.3 |
| 92 | Northwestern | 12 | 30 | 352 | 11.73 | 1 | 2.5 | 29.3 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 28 | 329 | 11.75 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.9 |
| 94 | Penn State | 12 | 25 | 294 | 11.76 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.5 |
| 95 | Mississippi State | 11 | 39 | 471 | 12.08 | 2 | 3.5 | 42.8 |
| 96 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 23 | 278 | 12.09 | 0 | 2.1 | 25.3 |
| 97 | Rutgers | 12 | 31 | 378 | 12.19 | 1 | 2.6 | 31.5 |
| 98 | Maryland | 11 | 20 | 253 | 12.65 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.0 |
| 99 | Texas Tech | 12 | 27 | 342 | 12.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 28.5 |
| 100 | Washington | 11 | 22 | 279 | 12.68 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.4 |
| 101 | Buffalo | 11 | 38 | 484 | 12.74 | 0 | 3.5 | 44.0 |
| 102 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 18 | 230 | 12.78 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.7 |
| 103 | California | 12 | 25 | 320 | 12.80 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.7 |
| 104 | Missouri | 12 | 34 | 436 | 12.82 | 2 | 2.8 | 36.3 |
| 105 | Rice | 11 | 23 | 298 | 12.96 | 2 | 2.1 | 27.1 |
| 106 | Ohio | 11 | 33 | 428 | 12.97 | 2 | 3.0 | 38.9 |
| 107 | Houston | 12 | 35 | 456 | 13.03 | 2 | 2.9 | 38.0 |
| 108 | Arizona State | 12 | 22 | 287 | 13.05 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.9 |
| 109 | Idaho | 11 | 37 | 485 | 13.11 | 2 | 3.4 | 44.1 |
| 110 | Nevada | 12 | 23 | 304 | 13.22 | 1 | 1.9 | 25.3 |
| 111 | Indiana | 11 | 37 | 496 | 13.41 | 2 | 3.4 | 45.1 |
| 112 | Temple | 11 | 47 | 631 | 13.43 | 3 | 4.3 | 57.4 |
| 113 | Tennessee | 11 | 24 | 332 | 13.83 | 2 | 2.2 | 30.2 |
| 114 | Arizona | 11 | 24 | 343 | 14.29 | 2 | 2.2 | 31.2 |
| 115 | Florida International | 11 | 18 | 259 | 14.39 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.5 |
| 116 | Illinois | 11 | 31 | 475 | 15.32 | 1 | 2.8 | 43.2 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | 12 | 16 | 251 | 15.69 | 1 | 1.3 | 20.9 |
| 118 | USC | 13 | 22 | 373 | 16.95 | 2 | 1.7 | 28.7 |
| 119 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 25 | 428 | 17.12 | 2 | 2.3 | 38.9 |