2011 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 31 | 405 | 13.06 | 0 | 3.9 | 50.6 |
| 2 | UCF | 8 | 36 | 584 | 16.22 | 0 | 4.5 | 73.0 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 8 | 31 | 506 | 16.32 | 0 | 3.9 | 63.3 |
| 4 | Boston College | 8 | 26 | 425 | 16.35 | 0 | 3.3 | 53.1 |
| 5 | Duke | 8 | 28 | 462 | 16.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 57.8 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 35 | 581 | 16.60 | 0 | 4.4 | 72.6 |
| 7 | Utah | 9 | 34 | 572 | 16.82 | 0 | 3.8 | 63.6 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 8 | 40 | 678 | 16.95 | 0 | 5.0 | 84.8 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 7 | 40 | 684 | 17.10 | 0 | 5.7 | 97.7 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 33 | 568 | 17.21 | 0 | 4.7 | 81.1 |
| 11 | Boise State | 7 | 43 | 742 | 17.26 | 0 | 6.1 | 106.0 |
| 12 | Ohio | 9 | 47 | 812 | 17.28 | 0 | 5.2 | 90.2 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 38 | 670 | 17.63 | 0 | 5.4 | 95.7 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 8 | 39 | 689 | 17.67 | 0 | 4.9 | 86.1 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 8 | 18 | 322 | 17.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.3 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 7 | 33 | 597 | 18.09 | 0 | 4.7 | 85.3 |
| 17 | Missouri | 9 | 38 | 688 | 18.11 | 0 | 4.2 | 76.4 |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 30 | 551 | 18.37 | 0 | 3.8 | 68.9 |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 35 | 652 | 18.63 | 0 | 4.4 | 81.5 |
| 20 | Iowa | 8 | 34 | 635 | 18.68 | 0 | 4.3 | 79.4 |
| 21 | Colorado | 10 | 31 | 586 | 18.90 | 0 | 3.1 | 58.6 |
| 22 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 37 | 702 | 18.97 | 0 | 4.6 | 87.8 |
| 23 | Florida State | 8 | 31 | 595 | 19.19 | 0 | 3.9 | 74.4 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 26 | 500 | 19.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.5 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 8 | 39 | 751 | 19.26 | 0 | 4.9 | 93.9 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | 1 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 9.0 | 174.0 |
| 27 | Kansas State | 9 | 47 | 911 | 19.38 | 0 | 5.2 | 101.2 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 8 | 17 | 332 | 19.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 41.5 |
| 28 | Oregon | 10 | 76 | 1484 | 19.53 | 0 | 7.6 | 148.4 |
| 30 | Air Force | 7 | 32 | 632 | 19.75 | 1 | 4.6 | 90.3 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 8 | 32 | 634 | 19.81 | 0 | 4.0 | 79.3 |
| 32 | Temple | 8 | 33 | 654 | 19.82 | 0 | 4.1 | 81.8 |
| 33 | Marshall | 8 | 40 | 795 | 19.88 | 0 | 5.0 | 99.4 |
| 34 | Ohio State | 8 | 27 | 540 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.5 |
| 35 | East Carolina | 8 | 32 | 642 | 20.06 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.3 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 7 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.1 |
| 37 | LSU | 10 | 48 | 968 | 20.17 | 0 | 4.8 | 96.8 |
| 38 | TCU | 7 | 38 | 768 | 20.21 | 0 | 5.4 | 109.7 |
| 39 | North Carolina State | 8 | 37 | 748 | 20.22 | 0 | 4.6 | 93.5 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 9 | 49 | 996 | 20.33 | 1 | 5.4 | 110.7 |
| 41 | Iowa State | 9 | 32 | 651 | 20.34 | 0 | 3.6 | 72.3 |
| 42 | Tulsa | 8 | 40 | 814 | 20.35 | 0 | 5.0 | 101.8 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 52 | 1059 | 20.37 | 0 | 5.8 | 117.7 |
| 44 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 53 | 1082 | 20.42 | 1 | 5.9 | 120.2 |
| 45 | Troy | 8 | 35 | 715 | 20.43 | 0 | 4.4 | 89.4 |
| 46 | Houston | 9 | 57 | 1177 | 20.65 | 0 | 6.3 | 130.8 |
| 47 | Ball State | 8 | 37 | 766 | 20.70 | 0 | 4.6 | 95.8 |
| 48 | Clemson | 9 | 52 | 1080 | 20.77 | 1 | 5.8 | 120.0 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 9 | 34 | 708 | 20.82 | 0 | 3.8 | 78.7 |
| 50 | Mississippi | 8 | 19 | 398 | 20.95 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.8 |
| 51 | Arizona State | 9 | 47 | 988 | 21.02 | 0 | 5.2 | 109.8 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 38 | 800 | 21.05 | 0 | 4.8 | 100.0 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 27 | 572 | 21.19 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.6 |
| 53 | Michigan | 8 | 31 | 657 | 21.19 | 0 | 3.9 | 82.1 |
| 55 | Akron | 8 | 26 | 553 | 21.27 | 0 | 3.3 | 69.1 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 8 | 32 | 682 | 21.31 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.3 |
| 57 | SMU | 8 | 26 | 555 | 21.35 | 0 | 3.3 | 69.4 |
| 58 | Florida | 8 | 34 | 730 | 21.47 | 0 | 4.3 | 91.3 |
| 59 | Kansas | 9 | 25 | 537 | 21.48 | 1 | 2.8 | 59.7 |
| 60 | Stanford | 9 | 57 | 1228 | 21.54 | 0 | 6.3 | 136.4 |
| 61 | Baylor | 9 | 47 | 1014 | 21.57 | 0 | 5.2 | 112.7 |
| 62 | San Jose State | 7 | 36 | 777 | 21.58 | 0 | 5.1 | 111.0 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | 8 | 33 | 714 | 21.64 | 0 | 4.1 | 89.3 |
| 64 | Toledo | 8 | 56 | 1215 | 21.70 | 3 | 7.0 | 151.9 |
| 65 | Illinois | 8 | 16 | 349 | 21.81 | 1 | 2.0 | 43.6 |
| 66 | Navy | 2 | 9 | 197 | 21.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 98.5 |
| 67 | California | 10 | 48 | 1054 | 21.96 | 0 | 4.8 | 105.4 |
| 68 | Auburn | 8 | 16 | 352 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | 9 | 37 | 817 | 22.08 | 0 | 4.1 | 90.8 |
| 70 | Bowling Green | 8 | 32 | 708 | 22.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.5 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 8 | 22 | 488 | 22.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.0 |
| 71 | Arkansas | 8 | 28 | 621 | 22.18 | 0 | 3.5 | 77.6 |
| 71 | UTEP | 8 | 28 | 621 | 22.18 | 1 | 3.5 | 77.6 |
| 71 | Nevada | 7 | 45 | 998 | 22.18 | 0 | 6.4 | 142.6 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 43 | 954 | 22.19 | 0 | 5.4 | 119.3 |
| 76 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 18 | 400 | 22.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.0 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 8 | 37 | 822 | 22.22 | 1 | 4.6 | 102.8 |
| 78 | Rutgers | 7 | 29 | 648 | 22.34 | 0 | 4.1 | 92.6 |
| 79 | Kent State | 8 | 22 | 492 | 22.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 61.5 |
| 80 | Penn State | 8 | 24 | 542 | 22.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.8 |
| 81 | Michigan State | 9 | 37 | 836 | 22.59 | 0 | 4.1 | 92.9 |
| 82 | Mississippi State | 8 | 29 | 662 | 22.83 | 0 | 3.6 | 82.8 |
| 83 | Washington | 9 | 44 | 1005 | 22.84 | 1 | 4.9 | 111.7 |
| 84 | Virginia | 8 | 30 | 692 | 23.07 | 0 | 3.8 | 86.5 |
| 85 | Wyoming | 7 | 32 | 743 | 23.22 | 0 | 4.6 | 106.1 |
| 86 | Florida International | 8 | 44 | 1025 | 23.30 | 1 | 5.5 | 128.1 |
| 87 | Rice | 8 | 32 | 746 | 23.31 | 1 | 4.0 | 93.3 |
| 88 | Texas | 9 | 40 | 937 | 23.43 | 1 | 4.4 | 104.1 |
| 89 | North Texas | 8 | 36 | 844 | 23.44 | 1 | 4.5 | 105.5 |
| 90 | Alabama | 9 | 54 | 1272 | 23.56 | 1 | 6.0 | 141.3 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | 7 | 33 | 778 | 23.58 | 1 | 4.7 | 111.1 |
| 92 | Nebraska | 8 | 34 | 802 | 23.59 | 0 | 4.3 | 100.3 |
| 93 | San Diego State | 7 | 18 | 426 | 23.67 | 0 | 2.6 | 60.9 |
| 94 | Fresno State | 7 | 38 | 902 | 23.74 | 1 | 5.4 | 128.9 |
| 95 | USC | 9 | 49 | 1168 | 23.84 | 1 | 5.4 | 129.8 |
| 96 | UNLV | 7 | 17 | 408 | 24.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 58.3 |
| 97 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 30 | 723 | 24.10 | 1 | 3.8 | 90.4 |
| 98 | Tulane | 8 | 25 | 604 | 24.16 | 1 | 3.1 | 75.5 |
| 99 | Georgia | 9 | 37 | 895 | 24.19 | 2 | 4.1 | 99.4 |
| 99 | Washington State | 9 | 43 | 1040 | 24.19 | 3 | 4.8 | 115.6 |
| 101 | Arizona | 9 | 34 | 828 | 24.35 | 0 | 3.8 | 92.0 |
| 102 | Wisconsin | 9 | 53 | 1300 | 24.53 | 1 | 5.9 | 144.4 |
| 103 | West Virginia | 7 | 34 | 839 | 24.68 | 1 | 4.9 | 119.9 |
| 104 | Utah State | 7 | 30 | 755 | 25.17 | 1 | 4.3 | 107.9 |
| 105 | Colorado State | 7 | 22 | 556 | 25.27 | 1 | 3.1 | 79.4 |
| 106 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 39 | 990 | 25.38 | 1 | 4.3 | 110.0 |
| 107 | Louisville | 7 | 27 | 688 | 25.48 | 0 | 3.9 | 98.3 |
| 108 | UAB | 8 | 37 | 947 | 25.59 | 0 | 4.6 | 118.4 |
| 109 | Purdue | 8 | 27 | 692 | 25.63 | 1 | 3.4 | 86.5 |
| 110 | Texas Tech | 9 | 39 | 1005 | 25.77 | 1 | 4.3 | 111.7 |
| 111 | South Florida | 7 | 28 | 726 | 25.93 | 2 | 4.0 | 103.7 |
| 112 | UCLA | 10 | 25 | 649 | 25.96 | 0 | 2.5 | 64.9 |
| 113 | Syracuse | 7 | 24 | 626 | 26.08 | 0 | 3.4 | 89.4 |
| 114 | Memphis | 8 | 24 | 629 | 26.21 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.6 |
| 115 | Connecticut | 7 | 28 | 739 | 26.39 | 1 | 4.0 | 105.6 |
| 116 | Indiana | 8 | 22 | 585 | 26.59 | 0 | 2.8 | 73.1 |
| 117 | Maryland | 8 | 33 | 913 | 27.67 | 1 | 4.1 | 114.1 |
| 118 | Army | 1 | 4 | 125 | 31.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 125.0 |
| 119 | Idaho | 7 | 25 | 784 | 31.36 | 1 | 3.6 | 112.0 |