2008 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 10 | 14 | 280 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Arizona | 10 | 28 | 518 | 18.50 | 2 | 2.8 | 51.8 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 20 | 368 | 18.40 | 2 | 1.8 | 33.5 |
| 4 | Florida | 10 | 30 | 509 | 16.97 | 2 | 3.0 | 50.9 |
| 5 | Florida International | 9 | 17 | 283 | 16.65 | 2 | 1.9 | 31.4 |
| 6 | Georgia | 11 | 23 | 367 | 15.96 | 1 | 2.1 | 33.4 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 12 | 22 | 339 | 15.41 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.3 |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 10 | 11 | 163 | 14.82 | 1 | 1.1 | 16.3 |
| 9 | Ball State | 10 | 14 | 207 | 14.79 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.7 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 10 | 19 | 278 | 14.63 | 0 | 1.9 | 27.8 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 11 | 23 | 326 | 14.17 | 1 | 2.1 | 29.6 |
| 12 | Boston College | 10 | 13 | 181 | 13.92 | 2 | 1.3 | 18.1 |
| 13 | UCF | 10 | 26 | 355 | 13.65 | 0 | 2.6 | 35.5 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 23 | 308 | 13.39 | 2 | 2.3 | 30.8 |
| 15 | Auburn | 11 | 19 | 254 | 13.37 | 1 | 1.7 | 23.1 |
| 16 | Alabama | 11 | 44 | 588 | 13.36 | 3 | 4.0 | 53.5 |
| 17 | Buffalo | 10 | 6 | 80 | 13.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Oregon | 11 | 25 | 329 | 13.16 | 1 | 2.3 | 29.9 |
| 19 | Air Force | 11 | 18 | 235 | 13.06 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.4 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 10 | 23 | 300 | 13.04 | 2 | 2.3 | 30.0 |
| 21 | Connecticut | 10 | 20 | 259 | 12.95 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.9 |
| 22 | LSU | 10 | 27 | 335 | 12.41 | 1 | 2.7 | 33.5 |
| 23 | Kansas | 11 | 21 | 259 | 12.33 | 1 | 1.9 | 23.5 |
| 24 | Temple | 10 | 18 | 216 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.6 |
| 25 | TCU | 11 | 35 | 417 | 11.91 | 0 | 3.2 | 37.9 |
| 26 | Navy | 10 | 10 | 118 | 11.80 | 2 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 27 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 26 | 302 | 11.62 | 1 | 2.6 | 30.2 |
| 28 | UCLA | 10 | 24 | 275 | 11.46 | 2 | 2.4 | 27.5 |
| 29 | Ohio State | 11 | 29 | 329 | 11.34 | 2 | 2.6 | 29.9 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 17 | 191 | 11.24 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.1 |
| 31 | California | 10 | 34 | 377 | 11.09 | 3 | 3.4 | 37.7 |
| 32 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 27 | 298 | 11.04 | 0 | 2.7 | 29.8 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 11 | 35 | 386 | 11.03 | 5 | 3.2 | 35.1 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 10 | 19 | 209 | 11.00 | 2 | 1.9 | 20.9 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 11 | 16 | 174 | 10.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.8 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | 10 | 27 | 287 | 10.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 28.7 |
| 37 | Stanford | 11 | 21 | 222 | 10.57 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.2 |
| 38 | South Florida | 10 | 36 | 380 | 10.56 | 2 | 3.6 | 38.0 |
| 39 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 18 | 189 | 10.50 | 2 | 1.8 | 18.9 |
| 40 | Penn State | 11 | 23 | 240 | 10.43 | 1 | 2.1 | 21.8 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 21 | 218 | 10.38 | 0 | 2.1 | 21.8 |
| 42 | Iowa | 11 | 38 | 394 | 10.37 | 1 | 3.5 | 35.8 |
| 43 | Michigan State | 11 | 26 | 265 | 10.19 | 0 | 2.4 | 24.1 |
| 44 | Mississippi | 10 | 21 | 212 | 10.10 | 1 | 2.1 | 21.2 |
| 45 | Arkansas State | 9 | 21 | 211 | 10.05 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.4 |
| 46 | Texas | 11 | 11 | 110 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 47 | Boise State | 10 | 34 | 333 | 9.79 | 2 | 3.4 | 33.3 |
| 48 | Oregon State | 10 | 31 | 302 | 9.74 | 1 | 3.1 | 30.2 |
| 48 | Notre Dame | 10 | 23 | 224 | 9.74 | 1 | 2.3 | 22.4 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | 10 | 26 | 253 | 9.73 | 1 | 2.6 | 25.3 |
| 51 | Wisconsin | 11 | 18 | 172 | 9.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.6 |
| 52 | Missouri | 11 | 23 | 218 | 9.48 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.8 |
| 53 | Rutgers | 10 | 15 | 142 | 9.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.2 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 11 | 38 | 356 | 9.37 | 0 | 3.5 | 32.4 |
| 55 | Iowa State | 11 | 16 | 148 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 55 | Akron | 10 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 1 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 57 | Colorado | 11 | 32 | 293 | 9.16 | 0 | 2.9 | 26.6 |
| 58 | Louisville | 10 | 23 | 210 | 9.13 | 1 | 2.3 | 21.0 |
| 58 | Bowling Green | 10 | 16 | 146 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 60 | UNLV | 11 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 1 | 1.2 | 10.7 |
| 61 | Troy | 10 | 18 | 163 | 9.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 62 | Indiana | 11 | 16 | 144 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.1 |
| 63 | Michigan | 11 | 24 | 214 | 8.92 | 2 | 2.2 | 19.5 |
| 64 | USC | 10 | 36 | 319 | 8.86 | 0 | 3.6 | 31.9 |
| 65 | Florida State | 10 | 18 | 159 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.8 | 15.9 |
| 65 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.6 |
| 67 | Ohio | 10 | 18 | 158 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.8 |
| 68 | North Carolina State | 10 | 17 | 148 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.8 |
| 69 | West Virginia | 9 | 26 | 220 | 8.46 | 0 | 2.9 | 24.4 |
| 70 | Cincinnati | 10 | 29 | 242 | 8.34 | 0 | 2.9 | 24.2 |
| 71 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 24 | 200 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.0 |
| 72 | Tulsa | 10 | 19 | 156 | 8.21 | 1 | 1.9 | 15.6 |
| 73 | Purdue | 11 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 1 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| 74 | Marshall | 10 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 75 | Tennessee | 10 | 25 | 196 | 7.84 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.6 |
| 76 | Idaho | 11 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 77 | Clemson | 10 | 25 | 190 | 7.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.0 |
| 78 | Tulane | 10 | 15 | 113 | 7.53 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 79 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 23 | 173 | 7.52 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.7 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | 11 | 24 | 179 | 7.46 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.3 |
| 81 | Memphis | 10 | 20 | 149 | 7.45 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.9 |
| 82 | Texas A&M | 11 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| 83 | East Carolina | 10 | 18 | 131 | 7.28 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.1 |
| 84 | Rice | 10 | 17 | 122 | 7.18 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.2 |
| 85 | Illinois | 11 | 16 | 114 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
| 86 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 20 | 142 | 7.10 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.8 |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 22 | 149 | 6.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.9 |
| 87 | UTEP | 10 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| 89 | Maryland | 10 | 17 | 115 | 6.76 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| 90 | Utah State | 11 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| 91 | Northwestern | 11 | 20 | 133 | 6.65 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.1 |
| 92 | Toledo | 10 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 94 | Nevada | 10 | 24 | 154 | 6.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
| 95 | Houston | 10 | 15 | 95 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 96 | Utah | 11 | 31 | 195 | 6.29 | 1 | 2.8 | 17.7 |
| 96 | Colorado State | 11 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 98 | Army | 10 | 17 | 106 | 6.24 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.6 |
| 99 | Arkansas | 10 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| 100 | San Jose State | 11 | 30 | 183 | 6.10 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.6 |
| 101 | UAB | 10 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 102 | Virginia | 10 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.3 |
| 103 | SMU | 11 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.4 |
| 104 | South Carolina | 11 | 20 | 115 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 105 | Wyoming | 11 | 19 | 109 | 5.74 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.9 |
| 106 | Mississippi State | 10 | 26 | 148 | 5.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 14.8 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 108 | Duke | 10 | 19 | 104 | 5.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.4 |
| 109 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| 110 | Syracuse | 10 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 2 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| 111 | San Diego State | 11 | 22 | 114 | 5.18 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| 112 | North Texas | 10 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 113 | Washington | 10 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| 114 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 115 | Wake Forest | 10 | 22 | 98 | 4.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.8 |
| 116 | Washington State | 11 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| 117 | Kent State | 10 | 19 | 77 | 4.05 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.7 |
| 118 | BYU | 11 | 21 | 80 | 3.81 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.3 |
| 119 | Baylor | 11 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| 120 | Hawai'i | 10 | 20 | 33 | 1.65 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |