2011 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | -16 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -3.2 |
| 1 | LSU | 4 | 6 | -11 | -1.83 | 0 | 1.5 | -2.8 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| 1 | UAB | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 1 | SMU | 5 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 2.6 | 8.6 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 1 | Utah State | 6 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 10 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 6 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 6 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 5 | 14 | 95 | 6.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 6 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.2 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 75 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 4 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 5 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 11 | 97 | 8.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 32.3 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 13 | 12 | 127 | 10.58 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Florida State | 5 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.4 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 14 | 160 | 11.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 24 | 275 | 11.46 | 0 | 6.0 | 68.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 12 | 142 | 11.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 11 | 135 | 12.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 11 | 153 | 13.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 38.3 |
| 1 | Air Force | 6 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.3 |
| 98 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| 98 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 98 | East Carolina | 4 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 20.8 |
| 98 | TCU | 6 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 14.2 |
| 98 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 98 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 1 | 2.8 | 27.8 |
| 98 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 1 | 2.3 | 23.8 |
| 98 | California | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 98 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 26.5 |
| 98 | Idaho | 5 | 14 | 169 | 12.07 | 1 | 2.8 | 33.8 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 6 | 13 | 164 | 12.62 | 1 | 2.2 | 27.3 |
| 98 | Kansas State | 4 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 98 | Toledo | 5 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 1 | 1.6 | 21.4 |
| 98 | Nebraska | 5 | 13 | 178 | 13.69 | 1 | 2.6 | 35.6 |
| 98 | Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 26.6 |
| 98 | Boise State | 6 | 7 | 106 | 15.14 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.7 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 6 | 9 | 153 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 98 | West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 21.5 |
| 98 | Michigan State | 5 | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.6 |
| 117 | Army | 11 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 2 | 1.1 | 11.9 |
| 117 | Nevada | 6 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 2 | 1.3 | 23.3 |