2005 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/04/2006
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 12 | 43 | 640 | 14.88 | 0 | 3.6 | 53.3 |
| 2 | Air Force | 11 | 35 | 541 | 15.46 | 0 | 3.2 | 49.2 |
| 3 | Kent State | 11 | 21 | 343 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.9 | 31.2 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 11 | 15 | 247 | 16.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 22.5 |
| 5 | North Texas | 11 | 21 | 346 | 16.48 | 0 | 1.9 | 31.5 |
| 6 | Kansas | 12 | 30 | 506 | 16.87 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.2 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 30 | 509 | 16.97 | 0 | 2.7 | 46.3 |
| 8 | Boston College | 12 | 46 | 782 | 17.00 | 1 | 3.8 | 65.2 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 13 | 65 | 1116 | 17.17 | 0 | 5.0 | 85.8 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 11 | 19 | 332 | 17.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 30.2 |
| 10 | Fresno State | 13 | 68 | 1188 | 17.47 | 0 | 5.2 | 91.4 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 11 | 36 | 630 | 17.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.3 |
| 13 | Army | 11 | 33 | 582 | 17.64 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.9 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 12 | 34 | 600 | 17.65 | 1 | 2.8 | 50.0 |
| 14 | Toledo | 12 | 62 | 1094 | 17.65 | 0 | 5.2 | 91.2 |
| 16 | LSU | 13 | 43 | 760 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.3 | 58.5 |
| 17 | UNLV | 11 | 23 | 407 | 17.70 | 1 | 2.1 | 37.0 |
| 18 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 40 | 714 | 17.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.5 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 11 | 44 | 794 | 18.05 | 0 | 4.0 | 72.2 |
| 20 | Arkansas State | 12 | 42 | 763 | 18.17 | 0 | 3.5 | 63.6 |
| 21 | Baylor | 11 | 27 | 492 | 18.22 | 0 | 2.5 | 44.7 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 12 | 47 | 862 | 18.34 | 0 | 3.9 | 71.8 |
| 23 | Navy | 12 | 63 | 1159 | 18.40 | 1 | 5.3 | 96.6 |
| 24 | Georgia | 13 | 54 | 994 | 18.41 | 0 | 4.2 | 76.5 |
| 25 | UAB | 11 | 50 | 925 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.5 | 84.1 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 11 | 33 | 612 | 18.55 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.6 |
| 27 | Colorado State | 12 | 35 | 651 | 18.60 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.3 |
| 28 | Alabama | 12 | 36 | 670 | 18.61 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.8 |
| 29 | Boise State | 13 | 68 | 1269 | 18.66 | 0 | 5.2 | 97.6 |
| 30 | TCU | 12 | 43 | 804 | 18.70 | 0 | 3.6 | 67.0 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 11 | 24 | 449 | 18.71 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.8 |
| 32 | Duke | 11 | 32 | 600 | 18.75 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.5 |
| 33 | Marshall | 11 | 28 | 527 | 18.82 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.9 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 13 | 45 | 851 | 18.91 | 0 | 3.5 | 65.5 |
| 35 | Texas | 13 | 80 | 1516 | 18.95 | 0 | 6.2 | 116.6 |
| 36 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 32 | 616 | 19.25 | 0 | 2.9 | 56.0 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 12 | 44 | 847 | 19.25 | 0 | 3.7 | 70.6 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 11 | 25 | 482 | 19.28 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.8 |
| 39 | Washington State | 11 | 49 | 946 | 19.31 | 0 | 4.5 | 86.0 |
| 40 | SMU | 11 | 29 | 562 | 19.38 | 1 | 2.6 | 51.1 |
| 41 | Hawai'i | 12 | 51 | 989 | 19.39 | 0 | 4.3 | 82.4 |
| 42 | Ohio State | 12 | 25 | 485 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.4 |
| 43 | Virginia | 12 | 29 | 565 | 19.48 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.1 |
| 44 | UCLA | 12 | 44 | 859 | 19.52 | 0 | 3.7 | 71.6 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 12 | 32 | 626 | 19.56 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.2 |
| 46 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 40 | 786 | 19.65 | 0 | 3.6 | 71.5 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | 11 | 26 | 512 | 19.69 | 1 | 2.4 | 46.5 |
| 47 | South Florida | 12 | 39 | 768 | 19.69 | 1 | 3.3 | 64.0 |
| 49 | Minnesota | 12 | 64 | 1262 | 19.72 | 2 | 5.3 | 105.2 |
| 50 | Florida | 12 | 51 | 1006 | 19.73 | 0 | 4.3 | 83.8 |
| 51 | Arizona | 11 | 14 | 277 | 19.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.2 |
| 52 | UTEP | 12 | 52 | 1034 | 19.88 | 0 | 4.3 | 86.2 |
| 53 | Stanford | 11 | 26 | 520 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.3 |
| 53 | Texas A&M | 11 | 40 | 800 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.6 | 72.7 |
| 55 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 33 | 661 | 20.03 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.1 |
| 56 | Maryland | 11 | 47 | 944 | 20.09 | 0 | 4.3 | 85.8 |
| 57 | California | 12 | 42 | 848 | 20.19 | 1 | 3.5 | 70.7 |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 40 | 816 | 20.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.0 |
| 59 | Houston | 12 | 45 | 921 | 20.47 | 0 | 3.8 | 76.8 |
| 60 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 45 | 923 | 20.51 | 0 | 4.1 | 83.9 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 49 | 1012 | 20.65 | 0 | 3.8 | 77.8 |
| 62 | Ohio | 11 | 25 | 517 | 20.68 | 2 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | 12 | 26 | 539 | 20.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.9 |
| 64 | Penn State | 12 | 59 | 1225 | 20.76 | 0 | 4.9 | 102.1 |
| 65 | Florida State | 13 | 59 | 1226 | 20.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 94.3 |
| 66 | UCF | 13 | 34 | 708 | 20.82 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.5 |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 12 | 40 | 833 | 20.83 | 1 | 3.3 | 69.4 |
| 68 | Arizona State | 12 | 29 | 605 | 20.86 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.4 |
| 69 | Auburn | 12 | 37 | 777 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.1 | 64.8 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | 11 | 40 | 840 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.6 | 76.4 |
| 71 | USC | 13 | 65 | 1370 | 21.08 | 0 | 5.0 | 105.4 |
| 72 | Notre Dame | 12 | 65 | 1379 | 21.22 | 1 | 5.4 | 114.9 |
| 73 | San Diego State | 12 | 49 | 1042 | 21.27 | 0 | 4.1 | 86.8 |
| 74 | Bowling Green | 11 | 49 | 1045 | 21.33 | 1 | 4.5 | 95.0 |
| 75 | Michigan State | 11 | 38 | 811 | 21.34 | 0 | 3.5 | 73.7 |
| 76 | Arkansas | 11 | 46 | 982 | 21.35 | 0 | 4.2 | 89.3 |
| 77 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 44 | 941 | 21.39 | 0 | 3.7 | 78.4 |
| 78 | Nevada | 12 | 53 | 1142 | 21.55 | 1 | 4.4 | 95.2 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 40 | 865 | 21.63 | 0 | 3.6 | 78.6 |
| 80 | North Carolina State | 12 | 29 | 628 | 21.66 | 0 | 2.4 | 52.3 |
| 80 | Florida International | 11 | 32 | 693 | 21.66 | 0 | 2.9 | 63.0 |
| 82 | Michigan | 12 | 27 | 585 | 21.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.8 |
| 83 | East Carolina | 11 | 21 | 456 | 21.71 | 1 | 1.9 | 41.5 |
| 84 | Northwestern | 12 | 50 | 1088 | 21.76 | 3 | 4.2 | 90.7 |
| 85 | Louisville | 12 | 77 | 1676 | 21.77 | 2 | 6.4 | 139.7 |
| 86 | Kentucky | 11 | 29 | 641 | 22.10 | 0 | 2.6 | 58.3 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 19 | 420 | 22.11 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.2 |
| 88 | Central Michigan | 11 | 40 | 886 | 22.15 | 0 | 3.6 | 80.5 |
| 89 | Troy | 11 | 31 | 697 | 22.48 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.4 |
| 90 | BYU | 12 | 39 | 878 | 22.51 | 1 | 3.3 | 73.2 |
| 91 | Oregon | 12 | 61 | 1374 | 22.52 | 0 | 5.1 | 114.5 |
| 92 | Purdue | 11 | 25 | 566 | 22.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.5 |
| 93 | Indiana | 11 | 27 | 613 | 22.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 55.7 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 43 | 976 | 22.70 | 0 | 3.9 | 88.7 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 38 | 864 | 22.74 | 0 | 3.5 | 78.5 |
| 96 | Syracuse | 11 | 26 | 592 | 22.77 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.8 |
| 97 | Clemson | 12 | 39 | 890 | 22.82 | 0 | 3.3 | 74.2 |
| 98 | Ball State | 11 | 36 | 828 | 23.00 | 2 | 3.3 | 75.3 |
| 99 | Oregon State | 11 | 52 | 1198 | 23.04 | 1 | 4.7 | 108.9 |
| 100 | Tulane | 11 | 38 | 877 | 23.08 | 2 | 3.5 | 79.7 |
| 101 | Colorado | 13 | 24 | 559 | 23.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.0 |
| 102 | Wake Forest | 11 | 37 | 863 | 23.32 | 0 | 3.4 | 78.5 |
| 103 | Missouri | 12 | 46 | 1086 | 23.61 | 0 | 3.8 | 90.5 |
| 104 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 29 | 687 | 23.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 62.5 |
| 105 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 35 | 830 | 23.71 | 0 | 2.9 | 69.2 |
| 106 | Rutgers | 12 | 51 | 1212 | 23.76 | 0 | 4.3 | 101.0 |
| 107 | Utah | 12 | 52 | 1236 | 23.77 | 1 | 4.3 | 103.0 |
| 108 | Akron | 13 | 41 | 978 | 23.85 | 0 | 3.2 | 75.2 |
| 109 | North Carolina | 11 | 29 | 696 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 63.3 |
| 110 | New Mexico | 11 | 31 | 745 | 24.03 | 0 | 2.8 | 67.7 |
| 111 | Memphis | 12 | 24 | 578 | 24.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.2 |
| 112 | Cincinnati | 11 | 26 | 627 | 24.12 | 0 | 2.4 | 57.0 |
| 113 | Rice | 11 | 35 | 858 | 24.51 | 1 | 3.2 | 78.0 |
| 114 | Utah State | 11 | 31 | 760 | 24.52 | 0 | 2.8 | 69.1 |
| 115 | South Carolina | 12 | 29 | 726 | 25.03 | 1 | 2.4 | 60.5 |
| 116 | Idaho | 11 | 36 | 920 | 25.56 | 0 | 3.3 | 83.6 |
| 117 | Temple | 11 | 14 | 368 | 26.29 | 0 | 1.3 | 33.5 |
| 118 | Washington | 11 | 28 | 771 | 27.54 | 0 | 2.5 | 70.1 |
| 119 | Illinois | 11 | 14 | 449 | 32.07 | 1 | 1.3 | 40.8 |