2005 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/04/2006
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 12 | 19 | 475 | 25.00 | 3 | 1.6 | 39.6 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 13 | 33 | 614 | 18.61 | 4 | 2.5 | 47.2 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 11 | 24 | 395 | 16.46 | 0 | 2.2 | 35.9 |
| 4 | California | 12 | 28 | 438 | 15.64 | 2 | 2.3 | 36.5 |
| 5 | Texas | 13 | 43 | 671 | 15.60 | 4 | 3.3 | 51.6 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 12 | 23 | 358 | 15.57 | 2 | 1.9 | 29.8 |
| 7 | UCF | 13 | 29 | 446 | 15.38 | 2 | 2.2 | 34.3 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 12 | 26 | 389 | 14.96 | 2 | 2.2 | 32.4 |
| 9 | Florida State | 13 | 54 | 801 | 14.83 | 4 | 4.2 | 61.6 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 13 | 33 | 484 | 14.67 | 3 | 2.5 | 37.2 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 12 | 18 | 264 | 14.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 22.0 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 12 | 28 | 396 | 14.14 | 2 | 2.3 | 33.0 |
| 12 | LSU | 13 | 29 | 410 | 14.14 | 2 | 2.2 | 31.5 |
| 14 | Georgia | 13 | 33 | 456 | 13.82 | 1 | 2.5 | 35.1 |
| 15 | Iowa | 12 | 26 | 340 | 13.08 | 1 | 2.2 | 28.3 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 11 | 29 | 376 | 12.97 | 1 | 2.6 | 34.2 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 12 | 50 | 647 | 12.94 | 0 | 4.2 | 53.9 |
| 18 | Boise State | 13 | 44 | 565 | 12.84 | 3 | 3.4 | 43.5 |
| 19 | South Florida | 12 | 43 | 538 | 12.51 | 0 | 3.6 | 44.8 |
| 20 | TCU | 12 | 26 | 323 | 12.42 | 0 | 2.2 | 26.9 |
| 21 | Missouri | 12 | 21 | 259 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.6 |
| 22 | Kansas | 12 | 53 | 640 | 12.08 | 2 | 4.4 | 53.3 |
| 23 | Troy | 11 | 35 | 419 | 11.97 | 1 | 3.2 | 38.1 |
| 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 29 | 346 | 11.93 | 1 | 2.6 | 31.5 |
| 25 | Michigan | 12 | 36 | 423 | 11.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.3 |
| 26 | Washington State | 11 | 27 | 314 | 11.63 | 1 | 2.5 | 28.5 |
| 27 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 12 | 139 | 11.58 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.6 |
| 28 | Houston | 12 | 26 | 299 | 11.50 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.9 |
| 29 | Baylor | 11 | 36 | 413 | 11.47 | 1 | 3.3 | 37.5 |
| 30 | Tulane | 11 | 27 | 305 | 11.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.7 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 30 | 338 | 11.27 | 1 | 2.7 | 30.7 |
| 32 | Oregon | 12 | 32 | 360 | 11.25 | 1 | 2.7 | 30.0 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 11 | 31 | 347 | 11.19 | 3 | 2.8 | 31.5 |
| 34 | Ohio State | 12 | 38 | 424 | 11.16 | 2 | 3.2 | 35.3 |
| 35 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 37 | 407 | 11.00 | 2 | 3.1 | 33.9 |
| 36 | UTEP | 12 | 31 | 337 | 10.87 | 1 | 2.6 | 28.1 |
| 37 | Arizona | 11 | 21 | 227 | 10.81 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.6 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 11 | 26 | 280 | 10.77 | 2 | 2.4 | 25.5 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 12 | 21 | 226 | 10.76 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.8 |
| 40 | Ball State | 11 | 21 | 225 | 10.71 | 2 | 1.9 | 20.5 |
| 41 | Penn State | 12 | 38 | 401 | 10.55 | 1 | 3.2 | 33.4 |
| 42 | Minnesota | 12 | 24 | 251 | 10.46 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.9 |
| 43 | Colorado | 13 | 30 | 313 | 10.43 | 2 | 2.3 | 24.1 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 11 | 37 | 384 | 10.38 | 0 | 3.4 | 34.9 |
| 45 | Air Force | 11 | 20 | 206 | 10.30 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.7 |
| 46 | Louisville | 12 | 39 | 394 | 10.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 32.8 |
| 47 | Arkansas State | 12 | 39 | 391 | 10.03 | 1 | 3.3 | 32.6 |
| 48 | Utah State | 11 | 27 | 270 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 24.5 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | 12 | 42 | 414 | 9.86 | 1 | 3.5 | 34.5 |
| 50 | Boston College | 12 | 31 | 302 | 9.74 | 0 | 2.6 | 25.2 |
| 51 | Syracuse | 11 | 29 | 279 | 9.62 | 1 | 2.6 | 25.4 |
| 52 | Arkansas | 11 | 30 | 287 | 9.57 | 0 | 2.7 | 26.1 |
| 53 | SMU | 11 | 22 | 209 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 54 | Rutgers | 12 | 21 | 199 | 9.48 | 2 | 1.8 | 16.6 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 11 | 21 | 197 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 13 | 25 | 232 | 9.28 | 1 | 1.9 | 17.8 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 11 | 31 | 286 | 9.23 | 1 | 2.8 | 26.0 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | 11 | 23 | 212 | 9.22 | 1 | 2.1 | 19.3 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | 11 | 15 | 136 | 9.07 | 1 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 60 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 23 | 206 | 8.96 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.7 |
| 61 | Nevada | 12 | 28 | 249 | 8.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.8 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 46 | 408 | 8.87 | 0 | 3.5 | 31.4 |
| 63 | USC | 13 | 22 | 190 | 8.64 | 1 | 1.7 | 14.6 |
| 64 | Iowa State | 12 | 26 | 223 | 8.58 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.6 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 11 | 27 | 226 | 8.37 | 0 | 2.5 | 20.5 |
| 66 | North Texas | 11 | 16 | 132 | 8.25 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 67 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 23 | 189 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.8 |
| 68 | New Mexico | 11 | 23 | 188 | 8.17 | 0 | 2.1 | 17.1 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 31 | 251 | 8.10 | 0 | 2.6 | 20.9 |
| 70 | Navy | 12 | 11 | 89 | 8.09 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| 71 | Mississippi | 11 | 21 | 169 | 8.05 | 1 | 1.9 | 15.4 |
| 72 | Ohio | 11 | 25 | 201 | 8.04 | 1 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 72 | Akron | 13 | 27 | 217 | 8.04 | 1 | 2.1 | 16.7 |
| 74 | Purdue | 11 | 30 | 238 | 7.93 | 1 | 2.7 | 21.6 |
| 74 | Wyoming | 11 | 27 | 214 | 7.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.5 |
| 76 | Marshall | 11 | 30 | 232 | 7.73 | 0 | 2.7 | 21.1 |
| 77 | Florida International | 11 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.1 |
| 78 | Auburn | 12 | 32 | 241 | 7.53 | 0 | 2.7 | 20.1 |
| 79 | Oregon State | 11 | 31 | 232 | 7.48 | 0 | 2.8 | 21.1 |
| 80 | Toledo | 12 | 22 | 164 | 7.45 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.7 |
| 81 | Oklahoma | 12 | 30 | 222 | 7.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.5 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 24 | 176 | 7.33 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.0 |
| 83 | Alabama | 12 | 27 | 195 | 7.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| 84 | Kent State | 11 | 26 | 184 | 7.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 16.7 |
| 85 | BYU | 12 | 27 | 189 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| 86 | Clemson | 12 | 30 | 207 | 6.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 17.3 |
| 87 | Virginia | 12 | 20 | 137 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.4 |
| 88 | Cincinnati | 11 | 25 | 171 | 6.84 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.5 |
| 89 | Army | 11 | 35 | 238 | 6.80 | 0 | 3.2 | 21.6 |
| 90 | North Carolina State | 12 | 36 | 242 | 6.72 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.2 |
| 91 | Florida | 12 | 36 | 240 | 6.67 | 2 | 3.0 | 20.0 |
| 92 | Stanford | 11 | 27 | 178 | 6.59 | 1 | 2.5 | 16.2 |
| 93 | East Carolina | 11 | 21 | 138 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.5 |
| 94 | Hawai'i | 12 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| 95 | Utah | 12 | 31 | 202 | 6.52 | 0 | 2.6 | 16.8 |
| 96 | UNLV | 11 | 15 | 97 | 6.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | 11 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 98 | Duke | 11 | 25 | 159 | 6.36 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.5 |
| 99 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| 100 | San Diego State | 12 | 23 | 145 | 6.30 | 1 | 1.9 | 12.1 |
| 101 | Indiana | 11 | 22 | 138 | 6.27 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 102 | Washington | 11 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 103 | Idaho | 11 | 23 | 140 | 6.09 | 0 | 2.1 | 12.7 |
| 104 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
| 105 | UAB | 11 | 19 | 112 | 5.89 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.2 |
| 106 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 35 | 198 | 5.66 | 0 | 2.9 | 16.5 |
| 107 | Rice | 11 | 22 | 120 | 5.45 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.9 |
| 108 | Maryland | 11 | 27 | 147 | 5.44 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.4 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 11 | 23 | 124 | 5.39 | 0 | 2.1 | 11.3 |
| 110 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 27 | 144 | 5.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.1 |
| 111 | Wake Forest | 11 | 28 | 149 | 5.32 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.5 |
| 112 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 18 | 90 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 113 | Memphis | 12 | 32 | 153 | 4.78 | 0 | 2.7 | 12.8 |
| 114 | Illinois | 11 | 16 | 73 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 115 | South Carolina | 12 | 19 | 85 | 4.47 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 12 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 117 | Buffalo | 11 | 24 | 97 | 4.04 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.8 |
| 118 | Temple | 11 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 119 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 21 | 64 | 3.05 | 0 | 1.9 | 5.8 |