2006 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/08/2007
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 12 | 37 | 494 | 13.35 | 0 | 3.1 | 41.2 |
| 2 | Purdue | 14 | 49 | 717 | 14.63 | 0 | 3.5 | 51.2 |
| 3 | Ohio | 14 | 39 | 579 | 14.85 | 0 | 2.8 | 41.4 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 13 | 53 | 827 | 15.60 | 0 | 4.1 | 63.6 |
| 5 | Army | 12 | 40 | 634 | 15.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 52.8 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 13 | 35 | 560 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 43.1 |
| 7 | Marshall | 12 | 42 | 706 | 16.81 | 0 | 3.5 | 58.8 |
| 8 | Houston | 14 | 60 | 1025 | 17.08 | 0 | 4.3 | 73.2 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 13 | 62 | 1060 | 17.10 | 0 | 4.8 | 81.5 |
| 10 | Boston College | 13 | 57 | 975 | 17.11 | 0 | 4.4 | 75.0 |
| 11 | Toledo | 12 | 47 | 811 | 17.26 | 0 | 3.9 | 67.6 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 13 | 45 | 783 | 17.40 | 0 | 3.5 | 60.2 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 14 | 49 | 853 | 17.41 | 0 | 3.5 | 60.9 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 12 | 28 | 489 | 17.46 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.8 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 13 | 36 | 635 | 17.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.8 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 48 | 848 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.7 | 65.2 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 14 | 61 | 1096 | 17.97 | 0 | 4.4 | 78.3 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 14 | 64 | 1154 | 18.03 | 0 | 4.6 | 82.4 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 13 | 41 | 746 | 18.20 | 0 | 3.2 | 57.4 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 13 | 46 | 838 | 18.22 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.5 |
| 21 | Auburn | 13 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.2 |
| 22 | Boise State | 13 | 70 | 1282 | 18.31 | 1 | 5.4 | 98.6 |
| 23 | Penn State | 13 | 37 | 679 | 18.35 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.2 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 13 | 49 | 902 | 18.41 | 0 | 3.8 | 69.4 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 13 | 42 | 774 | 18.43 | 0 | 3.2 | 59.5 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 12 | 44 | 818 | 18.59 | 1 | 3.7 | 68.2 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 13 | 35 | 657 | 18.77 | 1 | 2.7 | 50.5 |
| 27 | TCU | 13 | 56 | 1051 | 18.77 | 0 | 4.3 | 80.8 |
| 29 | USC | 13 | 37 | 695 | 18.78 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.5 |
| 30 | Duke | 12 | 24 | 452 | 18.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 37.7 |
| 31 | UNLV | 12 | 37 | 702 | 18.97 | 0 | 3.1 | 58.5 |
| 32 | Troy | 13 | 40 | 761 | 19.03 | 0 | 3.1 | 58.5 |
| 33 | East Carolina | 13 | 42 | 800 | 19.05 | 0 | 3.2 | 61.5 |
| 34 | Syracuse | 12 | 30 | 573 | 19.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.8 |
| 35 | Indiana | 12 | 37 | 707 | 19.11 | 0 | 3.1 | 58.9 |
| 36 | Alabama | 13 | 56 | 1080 | 19.29 | 0 | 4.3 | 83.1 |
| 37 | BYU | 13 | 59 | 1139 | 19.31 | 0 | 4.5 | 87.6 |
| 38 | Washington | 12 | 32 | 619 | 19.34 | 0 | 2.7 | 51.6 |
| 39 | Florida | 14 | 61 | 1181 | 19.36 | 1 | 4.4 | 84.4 |
| 40 | SMU | 12 | 43 | 837 | 19.47 | 0 | 3.6 | 69.8 |
| 41 | Texas | 13 | 51 | 994 | 19.49 | 1 | 3.9 | 76.5 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 12 | 30 | 588 | 19.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.0 |
| 43 | Arizona | 12 | 14 | 276 | 19.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.0 |
| 44 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 45 | 889 | 19.76 | 0 | 3.8 | 74.1 |
| 45 | Utah | 13 | 41 | 811 | 19.78 | 0 | 3.2 | 62.4 |
| 46 | Nevada | 13 | 34 | 674 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.6 | 51.8 |
| 47 | Colorado State | 12 | 26 | 516 | 19.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.0 |
| 47 | LSU | 13 | 52 | 1032 | 19.85 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.4 |
| 49 | Rice | 13 | 50 | 996 | 19.92 | 0 | 3.8 | 76.6 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 13 | 44 | 878 | 19.95 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.5 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 13 | 59 | 1177 | 19.95 | 2 | 4.5 | 90.5 |
| 52 | New Mexico | 13 | 23 | 459 | 19.96 | 0 | 1.8 | 35.3 |
| 53 | Akron | 12 | 39 | 779 | 19.97 | 0 | 3.3 | 64.9 |
| 54 | Northwestern | 12 | 28 | 563 | 20.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.9 |
| 55 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 33 | 664 | 20.12 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.1 |
| 55 | South Florida | 13 | 41 | 825 | 20.12 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.5 |
| 57 | Maryland | 13 | 47 | 951 | 20.23 | 1 | 3.6 | 73.2 |
| 58 | North Texas | 12 | 29 | 588 | 20.28 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.0 |
| 59 | South Carolina | 13 | 43 | 874 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.2 |
| 60 | Louisville | 13 | 70 | 1424 | 20.34 | 2 | 5.4 | 109.5 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | 12 | 56 | 1141 | 20.38 | 1 | 4.7 | 95.1 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 41 | 837 | 20.41 | 0 | 3.4 | 69.8 |
| 63 | UCLA | 13 | 47 | 961 | 20.45 | 0 | 3.6 | 73.9 |
| 64 | Navy | 13 | 53 | 1088 | 20.53 | 0 | 4.1 | 83.7 |
| 65 | Oregon State | 14 | 44 | 905 | 20.57 | 0 | 3.1 | 64.6 |
| 66 | Wyoming | 12 | 35 | 721 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.9 | 60.1 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | 12 | 33 | 682 | 20.67 | 1 | 2.8 | 56.8 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | 13 | 32 | 663 | 20.72 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 |
| 69 | Arkansas State | 12 | 39 | 813 | 20.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.8 |
| 70 | Temple | 12 | 27 | 564 | 20.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| 71 | Stanford | 12 | 19 | 400 | 21.05 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.3 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 12 | 40 | 843 | 21.08 | 0 | 3.3 | 70.3 |
| 73 | Missouri | 13 | 52 | 1097 | 21.10 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.4 |
| 74 | Oregon | 13 | 49 | 1037 | 21.16 | 1 | 3.8 | 79.8 |
| 75 | UCF | 12 | 47 | 995 | 21.17 | 1 | 3.9 | 82.9 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 48 | 1017 | 21.19 | 1 | 3.7 | 78.2 |
| 77 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 38 | 806 | 21.21 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.2 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 29 | 616 | 21.24 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.4 |
| 78 | San Diego State | 12 | 29 | 616 | 21.24 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.3 |
| 80 | Utah State | 12 | 30 | 640 | 21.33 | 0 | 2.5 | 53.3 |
| 80 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 40 | 853 | 21.33 | 1 | 3.1 | 65.6 |
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 23 | 491 | 21.35 | 0 | 1.9 | 40.9 |
| 83 | Arkansas | 14 | 48 | 1026 | 21.38 | 1 | 3.4 | 73.3 |
| 84 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 36 | 771 | 21.42 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.3 |
| 85 | Ball State | 12 | 44 | 945 | 21.48 | 1 | 3.7 | 78.8 |
| 86 | Buffalo | 12 | 34 | 732 | 21.53 | 1 | 2.8 | 61.0 |
| 87 | Colorado | 12 | 18 | 392 | 21.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 32.7 |
| 88 | Hawai'i | 14 | 66 | 1439 | 21.80 | 1 | 4.7 | 102.8 |
| 89 | Georgia | 13 | 50 | 1093 | 21.86 | 0 | 3.8 | 84.1 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | 13 | 36 | 788 | 21.89 | 1 | 2.8 | 60.6 |
| 91 | Memphis | 12 | 51 | 1119 | 21.94 | 0 | 4.3 | 93.3 |
| 92 | Michigan | 13 | 60 | 1318 | 21.97 | 0 | 4.6 | 101.4 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 44 | 970 | 22.05 | 0 | 3.7 | 80.8 |
| 94 | Illinois | 12 | 31 | 684 | 22.06 | 2 | 2.6 | 57.0 |
| 94 | Rutgers | 13 | 47 | 1037 | 22.06 | 1 | 3.6 | 79.8 |
| 96 | Kent State | 12 | 23 | 510 | 22.17 | 0 | 1.9 | 42.5 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 14 | 46 | 1020 | 22.17 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.9 |
| 98 | Fresno State | 12 | 31 | 692 | 22.32 | 1 | 2.6 | 57.7 |
| 99 | UAB | 12 | 30 | 671 | 22.37 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.9 |
| 100 | California | 13 | 45 | 1007 | 22.38 | 1 | 3.5 | 77.5 |
| 101 | Mississippi | 12 | 26 | 583 | 22.42 | 1 | 2.2 | 48.6 |
| 102 | Virginia | 12 | 21 | 474 | 22.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 39.5 |
| 103 | Florida International | 12 | 22 | 497 | 22.59 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.4 |
| 103 | UTEP | 12 | 49 | 1107 | 22.59 | 0 | 4.1 | 92.3 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 43 | 973 | 22.63 | 0 | 3.6 | 81.1 |
| 106 | Arizona State | 13 | 30 | 685 | 22.83 | 0 | 2.3 | 52.7 |
| 107 | Iowa | 13 | 42 | 964 | 22.95 | 0 | 3.2 | 74.2 |
| 108 | Baylor | 12 | 31 | 716 | 23.10 | 1 | 2.6 | 59.7 |
| 109 | Tulane | 12 | 40 | 926 | 23.15 | 1 | 3.3 | 77.2 |
| 110 | Idaho | 12 | 35 | 819 | 23.40 | 1 | 2.9 | 68.3 |
| 111 | Washington State | 12 | 45 | 1060 | 23.56 | 0 | 3.8 | 88.3 |
| 112 | Bowling Green | 12 | 40 | 946 | 23.65 | 3 | 3.3 | 78.8 |
| 113 | North Carolina State | 12 | 30 | 713 | 23.77 | 0 | 2.5 | 59.4 |
| 114 | Clemson | 13 | 57 | 1363 | 23.91 | 1 | 4.4 | 104.8 |
| 115 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 43 | 1041 | 24.21 | 1 | 3.1 | 74.4 |
| 116 | Florida State | 13 | 43 | 1051 | 24.44 | 0 | 3.3 | 80.8 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 40 | 994 | 24.85 | 2 | 3.3 | 82.8 |
| 118 | Kansas | 12 | 32 | 814 | 25.44 | 1 | 2.7 | 67.8 |
| 119 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 50 | 1349 | 26.98 | 2 | 3.6 | 96.4 |