2011 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 12 | 28 | 563 | 20.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 46.9 |
| 2 | Auburn | 13 | 28 | 619 | 22.11 | 0 | 2.2 | 47.6 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 29 | 594 | 20.48 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.5 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 12 | 30 | 626 | 20.87 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.2 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 44 | 627 | 14.25 | 0 | 3.7 | 52.3 |
| 6 | Kent State | 12 | 31 | 717 | 23.13 | 1 | 2.6 | 59.8 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 12 | 30 | 722 | 24.07 | 1 | 2.5 | 60.2 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 12 | 40 | 724 | 18.10 | 0 | 3.3 | 60.3 |
| 9 | Colorado | 13 | 37 | 833 | 22.51 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.1 |
| 10 | Boston College | 12 | 38 | 777 | 20.45 | 1 | 3.2 | 64.8 |
| 10 | Illinois | 13 | 37 | 843 | 22.78 | 1 | 2.8 | 64.8 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 46 | 781 | 16.98 | 0 | 3.8 | 65.1 |
| 12 | UNLV | 12 | 33 | 781 | 23.67 | 1 | 2.8 | 65.1 |
| 14 | UCLA | 14 | 38 | 914 | 24.05 | 0 | 2.7 | 65.3 |
| 15 | Duke | 12 | 46 | 789 | 17.15 | 0 | 3.8 | 65.8 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 12 | 38 | 798 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.2 | 66.5 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 46 | 951 | 20.67 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.9 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 12 | 40 | 824 | 20.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.7 |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 44 | 825 | 18.75 | 0 | 3.7 | 68.8 |
| 20 | Akron | 12 | 38 | 840 | 22.11 | 0 | 3.2 | 70.0 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 13 | 48 | 914 | 19.04 | 1 | 3.7 | 70.3 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 13 | 45 | 917 | 20.38 | 0 | 3.5 | 70.5 |
| 23 | Memphis | 12 | 37 | 851 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.1 | 70.9 |
| 24 | Florida State | 13 | 50 | 950 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 73.1 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 12 | 36 | 885 | 24.58 | 1 | 3.0 | 73.8 |
| 26 | Army | 12 | 42 | 889 | 21.17 | 0 | 3.5 | 74.1 |
| 27 | Penn State | 13 | 44 | 968 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.4 | 74.5 |
| 28 | Ohio State | 13 | 48 | 970 | 20.21 | 1 | 3.7 | 74.6 |
| 29 | Buffalo | 12 | 43 | 898 | 20.88 | 0 | 3.6 | 74.8 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 48 | 901 | 18.77 | 1 | 4.0 | 75.1 |
| 31 | Indiana | 12 | 39 | 904 | 23.18 | 0 | 3.3 | 75.3 |
| 32 | SMU | 13 | 47 | 985 | 20.96 | 0 | 3.6 | 75.8 |
| 33 | Kansas | 12 | 44 | 913 | 20.75 | 1 | 3.7 | 76.1 |
| 34 | Utah | 13 | 56 | 1009 | 18.02 | 1 | 4.3 | 77.6 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 55 | 1009 | 18.35 | 0 | 4.2 | 77.6 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 12 | 44 | 933 | 21.20 | 0 | 3.7 | 77.8 |
| 37 | Louisville | 13 | 41 | 1016 | 24.78 | 0 | 3.2 | 78.2 |
| 38 | Troy | 12 | 46 | 939 | 20.41 | 0 | 3.8 | 78.3 |
| 39 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 43 | 948 | 22.05 | 1 | 3.6 | 79.0 |
| 40 | Temple | 13 | 54 | 1040 | 19.26 | 0 | 4.2 | 80.0 |
| 41 | Rice | 12 | 44 | 962 | 21.86 | 1 | 3.7 | 80.2 |
| 42 | UTEP | 12 | 41 | 964 | 23.51 | 1 | 3.4 | 80.3 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 53 | 1063 | 20.06 | 1 | 4.1 | 81.8 |
| 44 | UCF | 12 | 56 | 1006 | 17.96 | 1 | 4.7 | 83.8 |
| 44 | Purdue | 13 | 45 | 1089 | 24.20 | 1 | 3.5 | 83.8 |
| 46 | BYU | 13 | 55 | 1101 | 20.02 | 0 | 4.2 | 84.7 |
| 47 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 55 | 1022 | 18.58 | 0 | 4.6 | 85.2 |
| 48 | Northwestern | 13 | 58 | 1112 | 19.17 | 0 | 4.5 | 85.5 |
| 48 | Virginia | 13 | 51 | 1111 | 21.78 | 0 | 3.9 | 85.5 |
| 50 | Arkansas State | 13 | 63 | 1115 | 17.70 | 0 | 4.8 | 85.8 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 13 | 56 | 1120 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.3 | 86.2 |
| 52 | San Diego State | 13 | 46 | 1128 | 24.52 | 0 | 3.5 | 86.8 |
| 53 | Arkansas | 13 | 51 | 1135 | 22.25 | 0 | 3.9 | 87.3 |
| 54 | Ball State | 12 | 52 | 1056 | 20.31 | 0 | 4.3 | 88.0 |
| 55 | Arizona | 12 | 45 | 1080 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 90.0 |
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 64 | 1180 | 18.44 | 0 | 4.9 | 90.8 |
| 56 | Marshall | 13 | 54 | 1180 | 21.85 | 1 | 4.2 | 90.8 |
| 58 | Bowling Green | 12 | 53 | 1094 | 20.64 | 0 | 4.4 | 91.2 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 13 | 61 | 1192 | 19.54 | 0 | 4.7 | 91.7 |
| 60 | Air Force | 13 | 65 | 1199 | 18.45 | 2 | 5.0 | 92.2 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 13 | 55 | 1199 | 21.80 | 0 | 4.2 | 92.2 |
| 62 | Kansas State | 13 | 60 | 1202 | 20.03 | 0 | 4.6 | 92.5 |
| 63 | North Texas | 12 | 49 | 1118 | 22.82 | 1 | 4.1 | 93.2 |
| 64 | Missouri | 13 | 67 | 1219 | 18.19 | 0 | 5.2 | 93.8 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 13 | 59 | 1219 | 20.66 | 1 | 4.5 | 93.8 |
| 64 | East Carolina | 12 | 50 | 1126 | 22.52 | 1 | 4.2 | 93.8 |
| 67 | Michigan | 13 | 57 | 1222 | 21.44 | 0 | 4.4 | 94.0 |
| 68 | Syracuse | 12 | 48 | 1135 | 23.65 | 0 | 4.0 | 94.6 |
| 69 | Connecticut | 12 | 47 | 1139 | 24.23 | 1 | 3.9 | 94.9 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | 13 | 61 | 1238 | 20.30 | 0 | 4.7 | 95.2 |
| 71 | Hawai'i | 13 | 69 | 1244 | 18.03 | 0 | 5.3 | 95.7 |
| 71 | Wyoming | 13 | 56 | 1244 | 22.21 | 0 | 4.3 | 95.7 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | 13 | 56 | 1256 | 22.43 | 0 | 4.3 | 96.6 |
| 74 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 53 | 1283 | 24.21 | 1 | 4.1 | 98.7 |
| 75 | Georgia | 14 | 60 | 1383 | 23.05 | 2 | 4.3 | 98.8 |
| 75 | Tulane | 13 | 51 | 1284 | 25.18 | 1 | 3.9 | 98.8 |
| 77 | San Jose State | 12 | 55 | 1191 | 21.65 | 0 | 4.6 | 99.3 |
| 78 | Ohio | 14 | 73 | 1406 | 19.26 | 1 | 5.2 | 100.4 |
| 79 | UAB | 12 | 50 | 1212 | 24.24 | 0 | 4.2 | 101.0 |
| 80 | Iowa | 13 | 61 | 1320 | 21.64 | 0 | 4.7 | 101.5 |
| 81 | Florida | 13 | 61 | 1327 | 21.75 | 0 | 4.7 | 102.1 |
| 82 | Rutgers | 13 | 57 | 1329 | 23.32 | 0 | 4.4 | 102.2 |
| 83 | New Mexico State | 13 | 58 | 1340 | 23.10 | 1 | 4.5 | 103.1 |
| 84 | Nebraska | 13 | 56 | 1346 | 24.04 | 0 | 4.3 | 103.5 |
| 85 | Cincinnati | 13 | 72 | 1361 | 18.90 | 0 | 5.5 | 104.7 |
| 86 | South Carolina | 13 | 62 | 1363 | 21.98 | 1 | 4.8 | 104.8 |
| 87 | California | 13 | 67 | 1366 | 20.39 | 0 | 5.2 | 105.1 |
| 88 | Texas | 13 | 58 | 1378 | 23.76 | 1 | 4.5 | 106.0 |
| 89 | Michigan State | 14 | 65 | 1492 | 22.95 | 1 | 4.6 | 106.6 |
| 90 | Idaho | 12 | 45 | 1283 | 28.51 | 1 | 3.8 | 106.9 |
| 91 | Clemson | 14 | 75 | 1502 | 20.03 | 1 | 5.4 | 107.3 |
| 92 | North Carolina State | 13 | 62 | 1399 | 22.56 | 0 | 4.8 | 107.6 |
| 93 | Maryland | 12 | 50 | 1296 | 25.92 | 1 | 4.2 | 108.0 |
| 94 | LSU | 14 | 77 | 1540 | 20.00 | 0 | 5.5 | 110.0 |
| 95 | Navy | 12 | 54 | 1325 | 24.54 | 0 | 4.5 | 110.4 |
| 96 | Texas Tech | 12 | 57 | 1338 | 23.47 | 1 | 4.8 | 111.5 |
| 97 | Boise State | 13 | 77 | 1466 | 19.04 | 1 | 5.9 | 112.8 |
| 98 | Oklahoma | 13 | 75 | 1489 | 19.85 | 1 | 5.8 | 114.5 |
| 99 | Fresno State | 13 | 61 | 1496 | 24.52 | 2 | 4.7 | 115.1 |
| 100 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 70 | 1515 | 21.64 | 0 | 5.4 | 116.5 |
| 101 | Florida International | 13 | 67 | 1537 | 22.94 | 1 | 5.2 | 118.2 |
| 102 | Arizona State | 13 | 67 | 1548 | 23.10 | 1 | 5.2 | 119.1 |
| 103 | Baylor | 13 | 73 | 1590 | 21.78 | 0 | 5.6 | 122.3 |
| 104 | Utah State | 13 | 62 | 1593 | 25.69 | 2 | 4.8 | 122.5 |
| 105 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 83 | 1729 | 20.83 | 0 | 5.9 | 123.5 |
| 106 | South Florida | 12 | 60 | 1485 | 24.75 | 2 | 5.0 | 123.8 |
| 107 | TCU | 13 | 77 | 1616 | 20.99 | 0 | 5.9 | 124.3 |
| 108 | Washington | 13 | 69 | 1634 | 23.68 | 1 | 5.3 | 125.7 |
| 109 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 72 | 1647 | 22.88 | 0 | 5.5 | 126.7 |
| 110 | USC | 12 | 66 | 1551 | 23.50 | 2 | 5.5 | 129.3 |
| 111 | Washington State | 12 | 66 | 1562 | 23.67 | 4 | 5.5 | 130.2 |
| 112 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 85 | 1826 | 21.48 | 2 | 6.1 | 130.4 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | 14 | 80 | 1825 | 22.81 | 1 | 5.7 | 130.4 |
| 114 | Houston | 14 | 88 | 1878 | 21.34 | 0 | 6.3 | 134.1 |
| 115 | Stanford | 13 | 84 | 1790 | 21.31 | 0 | 6.5 | 137.7 |
| 116 | Nevada | 13 | 77 | 1804 | 23.43 | 0 | 5.9 | 138.8 |
| 117 | Toledo | 13 | 82 | 1809 | 22.06 | 3 | 6.3 | 139.2 |
| 118 | Alabama | 13 | 84 | 1821 | 21.68 | 2 | 6.5 | 140.1 |
| 119 | West Virginia | 13 | 79 | 1882 | 23.82 | 2 | 6.1 | 144.8 |
| 120 | Oregon | 14 | 109 | 2166 | 19.87 | 0 | 7.8 | 154.7 |