2008 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 10 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 3 | Utah | 11 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Missouri | 11 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Troy | 10 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| 6 | Akron | 10 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| 7 | Florida | 10 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 10 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| 11 | Michigan | 11 | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 11 | Iowa | 11 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 11 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| 14 | Maryland | 10 | 17 | 57 | 3.35 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| 15 | Ball State | 10 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 15 | Texas | 11 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| 17 | Toledo | 10 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Marshall | 10 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| 19 | Penn State | 11 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 9 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| 21 | Stanford | 11 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| 22 | Bowling Green | 10 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.1 |
| 23 | Boise State | 10 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 10 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 2 | 0.7 | 8.5 |
| 25 | North Carolina State | 10 | 18 | 86 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.6 |
| 25 | BYU | 11 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 27 | Mississippi | 10 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
| 28 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 13 | 90 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 29 | UCF | 10 | 27 | 92 | 3.41 | 0 | 2.7 | 9.2 |
| 30 | Georgia | 11 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 30 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 12 | 94 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| 32 | Memphis | 10 | 17 | 95 | 5.59 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 16 | 99 | 6.19 | 1 | 1.8 | 11.0 |
| 34 | South Florida | 10 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.8 |
| 35 | Florida State | 10 | 13 | 109 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 19 | 112 | 5.89 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
| 36 | LSU | 10 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| 38 | Virginia | 10 | 20 | 113 | 5.65 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| 39 | San Jose State | 11 | 25 | 114 | 4.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.4 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 10 | 25 | 115 | 4.60 | 2 | 2.5 | 11.5 |
| 41 | Oregon | 11 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.8 |
| 42 | USC | 10 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.2 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 10 | 14 | 125 | 8.93 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.5 |
| 44 | Iowa State | 11 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.1 | 11.5 |
| 45 | Boston College | 10 | 20 | 127 | 6.35 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 11 | 16 | 127 | 7.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 45 | UTEP | 10 | 13 | 127 | 9.77 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 48 | Baylor | 11 | 17 | 131 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.9 |
| 49 | Air Force | 11 | 13 | 134 | 10.31 | 2 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 10 | 11 | 135 | 12.27 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.5 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 10 | 22 | 140 | 6.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.0 |
| 51 | UAB | 10 | 13 | 140 | 10.77 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 53 | Indiana | 11 | 22 | 141 | 6.41 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| 54 | UNLV | 11 | 19 | 142 | 7.47 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.9 |
| 55 | Oregon State | 10 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.3 |
| 56 | Notre Dame | 10 | 19 | 145 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.9 | 14.5 |
| 57 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 16 | 146 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 58 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 11 | 148 | 13.45 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.8 |
| 59 | Arkansas State | 9 | 21 | 155 | 7.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.2 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 11 | 19 | 155 | 8.16 | 1 | 1.7 | 14.1 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 10 | 20 | 157 | 7.85 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.7 |
| 62 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 24 | 158 | 6.58 | 1 | 2.4 | 15.8 |
| 63 | Clemson | 10 | 19 | 161 | 8.47 | 1 | 1.9 | 16.1 |
| 64 | Army | 10 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.5 |
| 65 | Kent State | 10 | 20 | 174 | 8.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.4 |
| 66 | Auburn | 11 | 26 | 177 | 6.81 | 0 | 2.4 | 16.1 |
| 67 | Arizona State | 10 | 22 | 178 | 8.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.8 |
| 68 | Duke | 10 | 32 | 184 | 5.75 | 0 | 3.2 | 18.4 |
| 69 | Buffalo | 10 | 21 | 189 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.9 |
| 70 | Houston | 10 | 13 | 190 | 14.62 | 1 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 71 | Rice | 10 | 18 | 191 | 10.61 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.1 |
| 72 | TCU | 11 | 24 | 193 | 8.04 | 1 | 2.2 | 17.5 |
| 72 | North Carolina | 10 | 20 | 193 | 9.65 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 74 | Minnesota | 11 | 22 | 194 | 8.82 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 74 | SMU | 11 | 17 | 194 | 11.41 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.6 |
| 76 | Nevada | 10 | 22 | 196 | 8.91 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.6 |
| 76 | Alabama | 11 | 21 | 196 | 9.33 | 1 | 1.9 | 17.8 |
| 78 | New Mexico | 12 | 30 | 200 | 6.67 | 1 | 2.5 | 16.7 |
| 78 | South Carolina | 11 | 25 | 200 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.2 |
| 80 | Navy | 10 | 26 | 201 | 7.73 | 1 | 2.6 | 20.1 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 11 | 24 | 201 | 8.38 | 1 | 2.2 | 18.3 |
| 82 | Colorado | 11 | 19 | 204 | 10.74 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.5 |
| 83 | Kansas State | 11 | 23 | 205 | 8.91 | 1 | 2.1 | 18.6 |
| 84 | Wisconsin | 11 | 24 | 211 | 8.79 | 1 | 2.2 | 19.2 |
| 85 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 17 | 216 | 12.71 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.6 |
| 86 | Rutgers | 10 | 26 | 219 | 8.42 | 1 | 2.6 | 21.9 |
| 87 | Arizona | 10 | 17 | 221 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 22.1 |
| 88 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 17 | 222 | 13.06 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.2 |
| 89 | Kentucky | 11 | 24 | 223 | 9.29 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.3 |
| 90 | Western Michigan | 11 | 14 | 224 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.4 |
| 91 | Illinois | 11 | 25 | 226 | 9.04 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.5 |
| 92 | Ohio | 10 | 16 | 227 | 14.19 | 2 | 1.6 | 22.7 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 19 | 228 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.7 |
| 94 | Tennessee | 10 | 17 | 232 | 13.65 | 2 | 1.7 | 23.2 |
| 95 | Michigan State | 11 | 27 | 233 | 8.63 | 1 | 2.5 | 21.2 |
| 95 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 15 | 233 | 15.53 | 3 | 1.5 | 23.3 |
| 97 | New Mexico State | 10 | 22 | 237 | 10.77 | 1 | 2.2 | 23.7 |
| 97 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 17 | 237 | 13.94 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 99 | Hawai'i | 10 | 19 | 241 | 12.68 | 1 | 1.9 | 24.1 |
| 100 | Louisville | 10 | 29 | 243 | 8.38 | 1 | 2.9 | 24.3 |
| 101 | Utah State | 11 | 36 | 250 | 6.94 | 0 | 3.3 | 22.7 |
| 102 | Fresno State | 10 | 22 | 262 | 11.91 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.2 |
| 103 | Syracuse | 10 | 26 | 266 | 10.23 | 1 | 2.6 | 26.6 |
| 104 | California | 10 | 21 | 267 | 12.71 | 1 | 2.1 | 26.7 |
| 105 | Temple | 10 | 24 | 269 | 11.21 | 0 | 2.4 | 26.9 |
| 106 | Florida International | 9 | 23 | 283 | 12.30 | 1 | 2.6 | 31.4 |
| 107 | Washington | 10 | 22 | 287 | 13.05 | 1 | 2.2 | 28.7 |
| 108 | Colorado State | 11 | 22 | 299 | 13.59 | 2 | 2.0 | 27.2 |
| 109 | Purdue | 11 | 18 | 300 | 16.67 | 3 | 1.6 | 27.3 |
| 110 | Tulane | 10 | 20 | 303 | 15.15 | 2 | 2.0 | 30.3 |
| 111 | Kansas | 11 | 28 | 305 | 10.89 | 1 | 2.5 | 27.7 |
| 112 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 21 | 306 | 14.57 | 0 | 2.1 | 30.6 |
| 113 | San Diego State | 11 | 26 | 308 | 11.85 | 0 | 2.4 | 28.0 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | 10 | 27 | 347 | 12.85 | 1 | 2.7 | 34.7 |
| 115 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 35 | 360 | 10.29 | 1 | 3.5 | 36.0 |
| 116 | Texas A&M | 11 | 26 | 397 | 15.27 | 2 | 2.4 | 36.1 |
| 117 | UCLA | 10 | 31 | 406 | 13.10 | 1 | 3.1 | 40.6 |
| 118 | Washington State | 11 | 42 | 413 | 9.83 | 1 | 3.8 | 37.5 |
| 119 | Idaho | 11 | 32 | 477 | 14.91 | 2 | 2.9 | 43.4 |
| 120 | North Texas | 10 | 39 | 539 | 13.82 | 2 | 3.9 | 53.9 |