2008 National Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/03/2009
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas State | 12 | 37 | 428 | 11.57 | 5 | 3.1 | 35.7 |
| 2 | Alabama | 14 | 49 | 701 | 14.31 | 4 | 3.5 | 50.1 |
| 3 | Arizona | 13 | 33 | 587 | 17.79 | 3 | 2.5 | 45.2 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 13 | 25 | 350 | 14.00 | 3 | 1.9 | 26.9 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 31 | 402 | 12.97 | 3 | 2.4 | 30.9 |
| 3 | Boise State | 13 | 44 | 539 | 12.25 | 3 | 3.4 | 41.5 |
| 3 | California | 13 | 38 | 448 | 11.79 | 3 | 2.9 | 34.5 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 22 | 245 | 11.14 | 3 | 1.8 | 20.4 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 20 | 368 | 18.40 | 2 | 1.5 | 28.3 |
| 9 | Florida | 13 | 41 | 591 | 14.41 | 2 | 3.2 | 45.5 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 12 | 34 | 439 | 12.91 | 2 | 2.8 | 36.6 |
| 9 | Florida International | 12 | 26 | 320 | 12.31 | 2 | 2.2 | 26.7 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 13 | 22 | 240 | 10.91 | 2 | 1.7 | 18.5 |
| 9 | UCLA | 12 | 28 | 294 | 10.50 | 2 | 2.3 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Navy | 13 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 2 | 0.9 | 9.7 |
| 9 | South Florida | 13 | 46 | 437 | 9.50 | 2 | 3.5 | 33.6 |
| 9 | Michigan | 12 | 26 | 224 | 8.62 | 2 | 2.2 | 18.7 |
| 9 | Boston College | 14 | 22 | 173 | 7.86 | 2 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 12 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 2 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 13 | 20 | 410 | 20.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 31.5 |
| 20 | Georgia | 13 | 25 | 422 | 16.88 | 1 | 1.9 | 32.5 |
| 20 | Auburn | 12 | 21 | 273 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.8 |
| 20 | New Mexico State | 12 | 14 | 179 | 12.79 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.9 |
| 20 | Oregon | 13 | 29 | 363 | 12.52 | 1 | 2.2 | 27.9 |
| 20 | LSU | 13 | 31 | 380 | 12.26 | 1 | 2.4 | 29.2 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 13 | 31 | 376 | 12.13 | 1 | 2.4 | 28.9 |
| 20 | Kansas | 13 | 24 | 278 | 11.58 | 1 | 1.8 | 21.4 |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 28 | 319 | 11.39 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.5 |
| 20 | Missouri | 14 | 27 | 300 | 11.11 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.4 |
| 20 | Ohio | 12 | 23 | 255 | 11.09 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.3 |
| 20 | Stanford | 12 | 21 | 222 | 10.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 13 | 36 | 380 | 10.56 | 1 | 2.8 | 29.2 |
| 20 | Penn State | 13 | 25 | 259 | 10.36 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 13 | 30 | 306 | 10.20 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.5 |
| 20 | Iowa | 13 | 41 | 413 | 10.07 | 1 | 3.2 | 31.8 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 13 | 29 | 287 | 9.90 | 1 | 2.2 | 22.1 |
| 20 | Oregon State | 13 | 40 | 393 | 9.83 | 1 | 3.1 | 30.2 |
| 20 | UNLV | 12 | 14 | 134 | 9.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.2 |
| 20 | East Carolina | 14 | 29 | 268 | 9.24 | 1 | 2.1 | 19.1 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 13 | 26 | 232 | 8.92 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 20 | Louisville | 12 | 25 | 222 | 8.88 | 1 | 2.1 | 18.5 |
| 20 | Florida State | 13 | 24 | 209 | 8.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| 20 | Akron | 12 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 13 | 31 | 257 | 8.29 | 1 | 2.4 | 19.8 |
| 20 | Texas | 12 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
| 20 | Purdue | 12 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 1 | 0.9 | 7.1 |
| 20 | Tulsa | 13 | 26 | 189 | 7.27 | 1 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 20 | Utah | 13 | 33 | 211 | 6.39 | 1 | 2.5 | 16.2 |
| 20 | Idaho | 12 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 50 | New Mexico | 12 | 22 | 339 | 15.41 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.3 |
| 50 | Arizona State | 12 | 26 | 389 | 14.96 | 0 | 2.2 | 32.4 |
| 50 | Rutgers | 13 | 16 | 212 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.3 |
| 50 | UCF | 12 | 28 | 369 | 13.18 | 0 | 2.3 | 30.8 |
| 50 | Ball State | 13 | 17 | 218 | 12.82 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.8 |
| 50 | Buffalo | 14 | 10 | 125 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| 50 | Air Force | 13 | 20 | 236 | 11.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.2 |
| 50 | Troy | 13 | 26 | 292 | 11.23 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.5 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 18 | 201 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 50 | TCU | 13 | 38 | 417 | 10.97 | 0 | 2.9 | 32.1 |
| 50 | Temple | 12 | 23 | 250 | 10.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 20.8 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 32 | 320 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.6 |
| 50 | Michigan State | 13 | 28 | 279 | 9.96 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.5 |
| 50 | Minnesota | 13 | 18 | 179 | 9.94 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 14 | 37 | 352 | 9.51 | 0 | 2.6 | 25.1 |
| 50 | Iowa State | 12 | 16 | 148 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 32 | 295 | 9.22 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.7 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 13 | 19 | 175 | 9.21 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 50 | Colorado | 12 | 32 | 293 | 9.16 | 0 | 2.7 | 24.4 |
| 50 | Bowling Green | 12 | 19 | 172 | 9.05 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.3 |
| 50 | Kentucky | 13 | 43 | 388 | 9.02 | 0 | 3.3 | 29.8 |
| 50 | Indiana | 12 | 16 | 144 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 27 | 242 | 8.96 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.3 |
| 50 | Utah State | 12 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 12 | 28 | 240 | 8.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.0 |
| 50 | Clemson | 13 | 35 | 298 | 8.51 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.9 |
| 50 | Northwestern | 13 | 23 | 191 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.7 |
| 50 | North Carolina State | 13 | 20 | 166 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 50 | USC | 13 | 49 | 392 | 8.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 30.2 |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 31 | 247 | 7.97 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.0 |
| 50 | Marshall | 12 | 13 | 103 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 13 | 28 | 221 | 7.89 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| 50 | Houston | 13 | 21 | 163 | 7.76 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.5 |
| 50 | Memphis | 13 | 29 | 221 | 7.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 12 | 28 | 212 | 7.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.7 |
| 50 | Western Michigan | 13 | 29 | 217 | 7.48 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.7 |
| 50 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 26 | 192 | 7.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
| 50 | Tulane | 12 | 16 | 117 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | 12 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
| 50 | Maryland | 13 | 27 | 189 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.5 |
| 50 | UTEP | 12 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| 50 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 27 | 182 | 6.74 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.0 |
| 50 | Rice | 13 | 23 | 155 | 6.74 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.9 |
| 50 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 50 | San Jose State | 12 | 35 | 233 | 6.66 | 0 | 2.9 | 19.4 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 17 | 111 | 6.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.3 |
| 50 | Illinois | 12 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.8 |
| 50 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 50 | SMU | 12 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 13 | 31 | 195 | 6.29 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.0 |
| 50 | Nevada | 13 | 26 | 163 | 6.27 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.5 |
| 50 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| 50 | Virginia | 12 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 50 | Toledo | 12 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 50 | South Carolina | 13 | 22 | 133 | 6.05 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.2 |
| 50 | Duke | 12 | 23 | 127 | 5.52 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.6 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 12 | 20 | 109 | 5.45 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.1 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 12 | 32 | 173 | 5.41 | 0 | 2.7 | 14.4 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 13 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.5 |
| 50 | Arkansas | 12 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 50 | Army | 12 | 20 | 103 | 5.15 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.6 |
| 50 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 50 | Washington | 12 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| 50 | San Diego State | 12 | 25 | 115 | 4.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 9.6 |
| 50 | North Texas | 12 | 10 | 46 | 4.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 50 | UAB | 12 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.8 |
| 50 | Kent State | 12 | 22 | 90 | 4.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 50 | BYU | 13 | 22 | 82 | 3.73 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.3 |
| 50 | Washington State | 13 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| 50 | Baylor | 12 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| 50 | Hawai'i | 14 | 31 | 62 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 4.4 |