2006 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 01/08/2007
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 13 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Utah | 13 | 19 | 45 | 2.37 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| 4 | UTEP | 12 | 21 | 73 | 3.48 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.1 |
| 5 | Ohio | 14 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 13 | 22 | 80 | 3.64 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| 7 | Florida | 14 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 1 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 14 | 18 | 73 | 4.06 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 14 | 20 | 83 | 4.15 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 10 | Penn State | 13 | 24 | 107 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Texas | 13 | 21 | 100 | 4.76 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.7 |
| 12 | North Texas | 12 | 33 | 160 | 4.85 | 0 | 2.8 | 13.3 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 33 | 164 | 4.97 | 0 | 2.4 | 11.7 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 14 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 14 | Troy | 13 | 20 | 100 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 13 | 31 | 177 | 5.71 | 0 | 2.4 | 13.6 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 18 | North Carolina State | 12 | 29 | 181 | 6.24 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.1 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 12 | 30 | 191 | 6.37 | 1 | 2.5 | 15.9 |
| 20 | Navy | 13 | 19 | 122 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
| 21 | Virginia | 12 | 35 | 225 | 6.43 | 0 | 2.9 | 18.8 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 13 | 21 | 136 | 6.48 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.5 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | 14 | 23 | 149 | 6.48 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 24 | TCU | 13 | 27 | 178 | 6.59 | 2 | 2.1 | 13.7 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 12 | 32 | 216 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 18.0 |
| 26 | Kansas | 12 | 18 | 123 | 6.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 27 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 18 | 124 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| 28 | Stanford | 12 | 31 | 214 | 6.90 | 1 | 2.6 | 17.8 |
| 29 | Michigan | 13 | 27 | 187 | 6.93 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.4 |
| 30 | California | 13 | 19 | 132 | 6.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.2 |
| 31 | Boston College | 13 | 22 | 156 | 7.09 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 32 | Louisville | 13 | 19 | 135 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
| 33 | Ball State | 12 | 26 | 186 | 7.15 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
| 34 | Alabama | 13 | 26 | 190 | 7.31 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.6 |
| 35 | Arizona State | 13 | 20 | 148 | 7.40 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.4 |
| 36 | Clemson | 13 | 18 | 136 | 7.56 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.5 |
| 37 | Utah State | 12 | 42 | 318 | 7.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 26.5 |
| 38 | UCF | 12 | 17 | 129 | 7.59 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 39 | Army | 12 | 23 | 178 | 7.74 | 1 | 1.9 | 14.8 |
| 40 | Hawai'i | 14 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 41 | Marshall | 12 | 12 | 94 | 7.83 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 41 | UCLA | 13 | 29 | 227 | 7.83 | 2 | 2.2 | 17.5 |
| 43 | New Mexico State | 12 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 1 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 44 | North Carolina | 12 | 31 | 244 | 7.87 | 2 | 2.6 | 20.3 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 13 | 15 | 119 | 7.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 46 | Purdue | 14 | 21 | 167 | 7.95 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| 47 | Arkansas State | 12 | 21 | 168 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 48 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 31 | 250 | 8.06 | 1 | 2.4 | 19.2 |
| 49 | Iowa State | 12 | 27 | 218 | 8.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.2 |
| 50 | Nevada | 13 | 25 | 202 | 8.08 | 1 | 1.9 | 15.5 |
| 51 | Minnesota | 13 | 29 | 235 | 8.10 | 1 | 2.2 | 18.1 |
| 52 | USC | 13 | 18 | 146 | 8.11 | 1 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 26 | 212 | 8.15 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.3 |
| 54 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 26 | 213 | 8.19 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.2 |
| 55 | Arkansas | 14 | 19 | 156 | 8.21 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.1 |
| 56 | Syracuse | 12 | 24 | 199 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.6 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 23 | 191 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.9 |
| 58 | Tulsa | 13 | 21 | 175 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.5 |
| 58 | Northwestern | 12 | 30 | 250 | 8.33 | 1 | 2.5 | 20.8 |
| 60 | Kent State | 12 | 17 | 142 | 8.35 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 60 | Michigan State | 12 | 23 | 192 | 8.35 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.0 |
| 62 | Akron | 12 | 31 | 260 | 8.39 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.7 |
| 63 | Buffalo | 12 | 38 | 320 | 8.42 | 1 | 3.2 | 26.7 |
| 64 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 27 | 229 | 8.48 | 1 | 2.3 | 19.1 |
| 65 | Kansas State | 13 | 25 | 213 | 8.52 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.4 |
| 66 | Idaho | 12 | 35 | 304 | 8.69 | 0 | 2.9 | 25.3 |
| 67 | BYU | 13 | 15 | 131 | 8.73 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.1 |
| 68 | Washington State | 12 | 29 | 257 | 8.86 | 1 | 2.4 | 21.4 |
| 69 | San Jose State | 13 | 26 | 236 | 9.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.2 |
| 70 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 28 | 259 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.9 |
| 71 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 27 | 250 | 9.26 | 1 | 2.3 | 20.8 |
| 72 | Georgia | 13 | 20 | 186 | 9.30 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 73 | Colorado | 12 | 32 | 299 | 9.34 | 0 | 2.7 | 24.9 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 13 | 17 | 160 | 9.41 | 2 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 75 | Boise State | 13 | 23 | 220 | 9.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.9 |
| 76 | Indiana | 12 | 31 | 297 | 9.58 | 1 | 2.6 | 24.8 |
| 77 | Air Force | 12 | 15 | 144 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 78 | Baylor | 12 | 31 | 298 | 9.61 | 1 | 2.6 | 24.8 |
| 79 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 28 | 270 | 9.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.5 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | 13 | 25 | 242 | 9.68 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.6 |
| 81 | Mississippi State | 12 | 43 | 422 | 9.81 | 2 | 3.6 | 35.2 |
| 82 | Auburn | 13 | 18 | 177 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 82 | Cincinnati | 13 | 23 | 226 | 9.83 | 1 | 1.8 | 17.4 |
| 84 | Colorado State | 12 | 31 | 311 | 10.03 | 1 | 2.6 | 25.9 |
| 85 | SMU | 12 | 22 | 226 | 10.27 | 2 | 1.8 | 18.8 |
| 85 | San Diego State | 12 | 30 | 308 | 10.27 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.7 |
| 87 | Rice | 13 | 19 | 197 | 10.37 | 1 | 1.5 | 15.2 |
| 88 | Tennessee | 13 | 24 | 254 | 10.58 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 89 | Tulane | 12 | 37 | 392 | 10.59 | 1 | 3.1 | 32.7 |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 22 | 234 | 10.64 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.0 |
| 91 | UAB | 12 | 19 | 203 | 10.68 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.9 |
| 92 | Duke | 12 | 37 | 396 | 10.70 | 2 | 3.1 | 33.0 |
| 93 | Wyoming | 12 | 30 | 322 | 10.73 | 2 | 2.5 | 26.8 |
| 94 | Missouri | 13 | 17 | 188 | 11.06 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.5 |
| 95 | Memphis | 12 | 14 | 156 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| 96 | Oregon | 13 | 15 | 168 | 11.20 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.9 |
| 97 | Houston | 14 | 25 | 281 | 11.24 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.1 |
| 98 | Oregon State | 14 | 26 | 295 | 11.35 | 2 | 1.9 | 21.1 |
| 99 | LSU | 13 | 14 | 159 | 11.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.2 |
| 100 | Western Michigan | 13 | 27 | 307 | 11.37 | 3 | 2.1 | 23.6 |
| 101 | Illinois | 12 | 22 | 251 | 11.41 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.9 |
| 102 | Notre Dame | 13 | 21 | 242 | 11.52 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.6 |
| 103 | Florida State | 13 | 19 | 221 | 11.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 104 | New Mexico | 13 | 23 | 269 | 11.70 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.7 |
| 105 | Temple | 12 | 42 | 492 | 11.71 | 1 | 3.5 | 41.0 |
| 106 | Arizona | 12 | 31 | 364 | 11.74 | 1 | 2.6 | 30.3 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 19 | 229 | 12.05 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.1 |
| 108 | East Carolina | 13 | 22 | 271 | 12.32 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.8 |
| 109 | South Carolina | 13 | 14 | 187 | 13.36 | 0 | 1.1 | 14.4 |
| 110 | Rutgers | 13 | 26 | 352 | 13.54 | 1 | 2.0 | 27.1 |
| 111 | Toledo | 12 | 15 | 204 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 112 | Maryland | 13 | 18 | 250 | 13.89 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.2 |
| 113 | South Florida | 13 | 22 | 307 | 13.95 | 2 | 1.7 | 23.6 |
| 114 | Bowling Green | 12 | 16 | 225 | 14.06 | 2 | 1.3 | 18.8 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 28 | 402 | 14.36 | 2 | 2.2 | 30.9 |
| 116 | Washington | 12 | 22 | 328 | 14.91 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.3 |
| 117 | Florida International | 12 | 34 | 514 | 15.12 | 3 | 2.8 | 42.8 |
| 118 | Fresno State | 12 | 21 | 331 | 15.76 | 2 | 1.8 | 27.6 |
| 119 | UNLV | 12 | 23 | 364 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.9 | 30.3 |