2011 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 165 | 27.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 41.3 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 3 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 34.0 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 195 | 27.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 48.8 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 4 | 8 | 145 | 18.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.3 |
| 4 | Auburn | 5 | 10 | 244 | 24.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.8 |
| 6 | Kent State | 4 | 9 | 174 | 19.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.5 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 4 | 9 | 253 | 28.11 | 1 | 2.3 | 63.3 |
| 8 | Colorado | 5 | 12 | 270 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 54.0 |
| 8 | Illinois | 5 | 12 | 282 | 23.50 | 1 | 2.4 | 56.4 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 10 | 170 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.5 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | 210 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 52.5 |
| 12 | Purdue | 5 | 13 | 420 | 32.31 | 1 | 2.6 | 84.0 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 5 | 14 | 263 | 18.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.6 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 4 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.0 |
| 13 | Troy | 4 | 11 | 224 | 20.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.0 |
| 13 | Louisville | 5 | 14 | 288 | 20.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.6 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 14 | 301 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.2 |
| 13 | Indiana | 5 | 14 | 328 | 23.43 | 0 | 2.8 | 65.6 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 5 | 15 | 300 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 19 | Temple | 4 | 12 | 277 | 23.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.3 |
| 19 | Tulane | 5 | 15 | 389 | 25.93 | 0 | 3.0 | 77.8 |
| 19 | Idaho | 4 | 12 | 406 | 33.83 | 1 | 3.0 | 101.5 |
| 23 | Penn State | 5 | 16 | 361 | 22.56 | 0 | 3.2 | 72.2 |
| 24 | Boston College | 4 | 13 | 191 | 14.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 47.8 |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 13 | 194 | 14.92 | 0 | 3.3 | 48.5 |
| 24 | UNLV | 3 | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 72.0 |
| 24 | Florida | 4 | 13 | 312 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 78.0 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 4 | 13 | 332 | 25.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 83.0 |
| 29 | Buffalo | 5 | 17 | 310 | 18.24 | 0 | 3.4 | 62.0 |
| 30 | Ohio State | 4 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 70.3 |
| 30 | South Florida | 2 | 7 | 150 | 21.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.0 |
| 30 | Mississippi | 4 | 14 | 313 | 22.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 78.3 |
| 30 | North Carolina State | 4 | 14 | 344 | 24.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 86.0 |
| 34 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 18 | 255 | 14.17 | 0 | 3.6 | 51.0 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 5 | 18 | 316 | 17.56 | 0 | 3.6 | 63.2 |
| 34 | Ball State | 5 | 18 | 380 | 21.11 | 0 | 3.6 | 76.0 |
| 34 | Utah | 5 | 18 | 380 | 21.11 | 1 | 3.6 | 76.0 |
| 34 | Memphis | 5 | 18 | 416 | 23.11 | 0 | 3.6 | 83.2 |
| 34 | North Texas | 5 | 18 | 461 | 25.61 | 1 | 3.6 | 92.2 |
| 34 | Maryland | 5 | 18 | 549 | 30.50 | 1 | 3.6 | 109.8 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 11 | 311 | 28.27 | 0 | 3.7 | 103.7 |
| 42 | SMU | 4 | 15 | 290 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.5 |
| 42 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 15 | 291 | 19.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.8 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | 5 | 19 | 423 | 22.26 | 0 | 3.8 | 84.6 |
| 42 | Virginia | 4 | 15 | 338 | 22.53 | 0 | 3.8 | 84.5 |
| 42 | Kansas | 5 | 19 | 449 | 23.63 | 1 | 3.8 | 89.8 |
| 42 | UAB | 5 | 19 | 495 | 26.05 | 0 | 3.8 | 99.0 |
| 42 | Navy | 5 | 19 | 515 | 27.11 | 0 | 3.8 | 103.0 |
| 49 | Akron | 4 | 16 | 217 | 13.56 | 0 | 4.0 | 54.3 |
| 49 | UCF | 4 | 16 | 238 | 14.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 59.5 |
| 49 | Duke | 4 | 16 | 265 | 16.56 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.3 |
| 49 | Rutgers | 5 | 20 | 376 | 18.80 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.2 |
| 49 | Baylor | 4 | 16 | 321 | 20.06 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.3 |
| 49 | Iowa State | 5 | 20 | 406 | 20.30 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.2 |
| 49 | Central Michigan | 5 | 20 | 409 | 20.45 | 0 | 4.0 | 81.8 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 5 | 20 | 426 | 21.30 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.2 |
| 49 | Rice | 5 | 20 | 448 | 22.40 | 1 | 4.0 | 89.6 |
| 49 | Colorado State | 4 | 16 | 471 | 29.44 | 1 | 4.0 | 117.8 |
| 59 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 21 | 472 | 22.48 | 0 | 4.2 | 94.4 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 17 | 282 | 16.59 | 0 | 4.3 | 70.5 |
| 60 | Michigan | 4 | 17 | 352 | 20.71 | 0 | 4.3 | 88.0 |
| 60 | California | 4 | 17 | 356 | 20.94 | 0 | 4.3 | 89.0 |
| 60 | Arkansas | 4 | 17 | 356 | 20.94 | 0 | 4.3 | 89.0 |
| 60 | Utah State | 3 | 13 | 284 | 21.85 | 0 | 4.3 | 94.7 |
| 60 | Syracuse | 4 | 17 | 398 | 23.41 | 0 | 4.3 | 99.5 |
| 66 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 22 | 375 | 17.05 | 0 | 4.4 | 75.0 |
| 67 | South Carolina | 4 | 18 | 344 | 19.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 86.0 |
| 67 | Fresno State | 4 | 18 | 391 | 21.72 | 0 | 4.5 | 97.8 |
| 69 | Marshall | 5 | 23 | 466 | 20.26 | 0 | 4.6 | 93.2 |
| 69 | East Carolina | 5 | 23 | 535 | 23.26 | 1 | 4.6 | 107.0 |
| 71 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 19 | 330 | 17.37 | 0 | 4.8 | 82.5 |
| 71 | San Jose State | 4 | 19 | 419 | 22.05 | 0 | 4.8 | 104.8 |
| 71 | Arizona | 4 | 19 | 508 | 26.74 | 0 | 4.8 | 127.0 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | 5 | 24 | 662 | 27.58 | 1 | 4.8 | 132.4 |
| 71 | Georgia | 4 | 19 | 551 | 29.00 | 2 | 4.8 | 137.8 |
| 76 | Cincinnati | 3 | 15 | 253 | 16.87 | 0 | 5.0 | 84.3 |
| 76 | Arkansas State | 4 | 20 | 378 | 18.90 | 0 | 5.0 | 94.5 |
| 76 | Florida State | 4 | 20 | 384 | 19.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 96.0 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 3 | 15 | 317 | 21.13 | 0 | 5.0 | 105.7 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | 5 | 25 | 601 | 24.04 | 0 | 5.0 | 120.2 |
| 76 | Texas | 4 | 20 | 495 | 24.75 | 1 | 5.0 | 123.8 |
| 76 | Washington State | 5 | 25 | 675 | 27.00 | 2 | 5.0 | 135.0 |
| 83 | Kansas State | 5 | 26 | 478 | 18.38 | 0 | 5.2 | 95.6 |
| 84 | Iowa | 4 | 21 | 365 | 17.38 | 0 | 5.3 | 91.3 |
| 84 | Ohio | 4 | 21 | 367 | 17.48 | 0 | 5.3 | 91.8 |
| 84 | Florida International | 4 | 21 | 437 | 20.81 | 0 | 5.3 | 109.3 |
| 84 | Nebraska | 4 | 21 | 506 | 24.10 | 0 | 5.3 | 126.5 |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 21 | 561 | 26.71 | 1 | 5.3 | 140.3 |
| 89 | Air Force | 5 | 27 | 486 | 18.00 | 1 | 5.4 | 97.2 |
| 89 | Northwestern | 5 | 27 | 499 | 18.48 | 0 | 5.4 | 99.8 |
| 89 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 27 | 519 | 19.22 | 0 | 5.4 | 103.8 |
| 92 | Washington | 4 | 22 | 454 | 20.64 | 0 | 5.5 | 113.5 |
| 92 | Missouri | 4 | 22 | 500 | 22.73 | 0 | 5.5 | 125.0 |
| 92 | LSU | 4 | 22 | 508 | 23.09 | 0 | 5.5 | 127.0 |
| 95 | North Carolina | 5 | 28 | 518 | 18.50 | 0 | 5.6 | 103.6 |
| 95 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 28 | 529 | 18.89 | 0 | 5.6 | 105.8 |
| 97 | Army | 4 | 23 | 437 | 19.00 | 0 | 5.8 | 109.3 |
| 97 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 23 | 460 | 20.00 | 1 | 5.8 | 115.0 |
| 97 | BYU | 4 | 23 | 503 | 21.87 | 0 | 5.8 | 125.8 |
| 97 | Toledo | 4 | 23 | 520 | 22.61 | 1 | 5.8 | 130.0 |
| 97 | USC | 4 | 23 | 523 | 22.74 | 1 | 5.8 | 130.8 |
| 102 | Hawai'i | 4 | 24 | 422 | 17.58 | 0 | 6.0 | 105.5 |
| 102 | Tulsa | 4 | 24 | 437 | 18.21 | 0 | 6.0 | 109.3 |
| 102 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 24 | 462 | 19.25 | 0 | 6.0 | 115.5 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 24 | 476 | 19.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 119.0 |
| 102 | TCU | 4 | 24 | 487 | 20.29 | 0 | 6.0 | 121.8 |
| 102 | Notre Dame | 4 | 24 | 491 | 20.46 | 0 | 6.0 | 122.8 |
| 102 | Houston | 3 | 18 | 370 | 20.56 | 0 | 6.0 | 123.3 |
| 102 | Arizona State | 4 | 24 | 496 | 20.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 124.0 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | 4 | 24 | 526 | 21.92 | 1 | 6.0 | 131.5 |
| 102 | UTEP | 3 | 18 | 448 | 24.89 | 0 | 6.0 | 149.3 |
| 112 | West Virginia | 4 | 25 | 649 | 25.96 | 1 | 6.3 | 162.3 |
| 113 | Nevada | 5 | 33 | 782 | 23.70 | 0 | 6.6 | 156.4 |
| 114 | Boise State | 4 | 27 | 478 | 17.70 | 0 | 6.8 | 119.5 |
| 115 | Stanford | 5 | 35 | 762 | 21.77 | 0 | 7.0 | 152.4 |
| 115 | Wisconsin | 4 | 28 | 613 | 21.89 | 0 | 7.0 | 153.3 |
| 115 | Alabama | 4 | 28 | 652 | 23.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 163.0 |
| 118 | Clemson | 5 | 36 | 763 | 21.19 | 1 | 7.2 | 152.6 |
| 119 | Oregon | 4 | 30 | 565 | 18.83 | 0 | 7.5 | 141.3 |
| 120 | Oklahoma | 5 | 38 | 813 | 21.39 | 1 | 7.6 | 162.6 |