2011 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 10 | 39 | 1081 | 27.72 | 1 | 3.9 | 108.1 |
| 2 | UTEP | 10 | 37 | 925 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.7 | 92.5 |
| 3 | Houston | 11 | 35 | 791 | 22.60 | 1 | 3.2 | 71.9 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 45 | 1013 | 22.51 | 0 | 3.8 | 84.4 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 11 | 38 | 847 | 22.29 | 1 | 3.5 | 77.0 |
| 6 | Marshall | 10 | 44 | 974 | 22.14 | 0 | 4.4 | 97.4 |
| 7 | SMU | 10 | 34 | 701 | 20.62 | 0 | 3.4 | 70.1 |
| 8 | UAB | 10 | 64 | 1285 | 20.08 | 1 | 6.4 | 128.5 |
| 9 | Rice | 8 | 34 | 677 | 19.91 | 0 | 4.3 | 84.6 |
| 10 | Tulane | 10 | 61 | 1146 | 18.79 | 0 | 6.1 | 114.6 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 9 | 44 | 811 | 18.43 | 0 | 4.9 | 90.1 |
| 12 | Memphis | 10 | 55 | 1010 | 18.36 | 0 | 5.5 | 101.0 |