2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 13 | 75 | 1751 | 23.35 | 0 | 5.8 | 134.7 |
| 2 | UNLV | 12 | 71 | 1685 | 23.73 | 2 | 5.9 | 140.4 |
| 3 | Tulane | 13 | 83 | 1667 | 20.08 | 0 | 6.4 | 128.2 |
| 4 | Arizona State | 13 | 66 | 1658 | 25.12 | 3 | 5.1 | 127.5 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 13 | 70 | 1654 | 23.63 | 3 | 5.4 | 127.2 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 13 | 80 | 1643 | 20.54 | 0 | 6.2 | 126.4 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 13 | 65 | 1552 | 23.88 | 0 | 5.0 | 119.4 |
| 8 | UAB | 12 | 73 | 1460 | 20.00 | 1 | 6.1 | 121.7 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 13 | 60 | 1434 | 23.90 | 0 | 4.6 | 110.3 |
| 10 | Kansas | 12 | 73 | 1426 | 19.53 | 0 | 6.1 | 118.8 |
| 11 | Oregon | 14 | 58 | 1420 | 24.48 | 2 | 4.1 | 101.4 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 13 | 63 | 1411 | 22.40 | 0 | 4.8 | 108.5 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 54 | 1409 | 26.09 | 1 | 4.5 | 117.4 |
| 14 | Clemson | 14 | 63 | 1405 | 22.30 | 1 | 4.5 | 100.4 |
| 15 | Maryland | 12 | 70 | 1396 | 19.94 | 0 | 5.8 | 116.3 |
| 16 | Utah State | 13 | 60 | 1368 | 22.80 | 0 | 4.6 | 105.2 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 13 | 59 | 1365 | 23.14 | 1 | 4.5 | 105.0 |
| 18 | Auburn | 13 | 55 | 1356 | 24.65 | 2 | 4.2 | 104.3 |
| 19 | TCU | 13 | 48 | 1355 | 28.23 | 3 | 3.7 | 104.2 |
| 20 | San Jose State | 12 | 62 | 1352 | 21.81 | 1 | 5.2 | 112.7 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 13 | 57 | 1349 | 23.67 | 2 | 4.4 | 103.8 |
| 22 | Washington State | 12 | 59 | 1348 | 22.85 | 0 | 4.9 | 112.3 |
| 23 | Indiana | 12 | 70 | 1345 | 19.21 | 1 | 5.8 | 112.1 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 12 | 63 | 1343 | 21.32 | 1 | 5.3 | 111.9 |
| 25 | Syracuse | 12 | 59 | 1336 | 22.64 | 1 | 4.9 | 111.3 |
| 26 | UCLA | 14 | 63 | 1317 | 20.90 | 0 | 4.5 | 94.1 |
| 27 | Idaho | 12 | 65 | 1312 | 20.18 | 1 | 5.4 | 109.3 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 12 | 59 | 1299 | 22.02 | 0 | 4.9 | 108.3 |
| 29 | UTEP | 12 | 49 | 1291 | 26.35 | 0 | 4.1 | 107.6 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 12 | 55 | 1289 | 23.44 | 2 | 4.6 | 107.4 |
| 31 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 64 | 1288 | 20.13 | 0 | 5.3 | 107.3 |
| 32 | Duke | 12 | 63 | 1286 | 20.41 | 0 | 5.3 | 107.2 |
| 33 | Notre Dame | 13 | 56 | 1281 | 22.88 | 2 | 4.3 | 98.5 |
| 33 | Colorado | 13 | 69 | 1281 | 18.57 | 0 | 5.3 | 98.5 |
| 35 | Texas | 13 | 53 | 1276 | 24.08 | 2 | 4.1 | 98.2 |
| 36 | Marshall | 13 | 57 | 1272 | 22.32 | 0 | 4.4 | 97.8 |
| 37 | Bowling Green | 12 | 58 | 1271 | 21.91 | 1 | 4.8 | 105.9 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 12 | 63 | 1269 | 20.14 | 0 | 5.3 | 105.8 |
| 39 | Purdue | 13 | 44 | 1262 | 28.68 | 1 | 3.4 | 97.1 |
| 40 | Kansas State | 13 | 50 | 1260 | 25.20 | 2 | 3.8 | 96.9 |
| 41 | Ohio | 14 | 58 | 1255 | 21.64 | 0 | 4.1 | 89.6 |
| 42 | Colorado State | 12 | 52 | 1251 | 24.06 | 0 | 4.3 | 104.3 |
| 43 | North Texas | 12 | 66 | 1246 | 18.88 | 0 | 5.5 | 103.8 |
| 44 | Baylor | 13 | 62 | 1239 | 19.98 | 0 | 4.8 | 95.3 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 50 | 1236 | 24.72 | 2 | 4.2 | 103.0 |
| 46 | Oregon State | 12 | 56 | 1233 | 22.02 | 0 | 4.7 | 102.8 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 63 | 1226 | 19.46 | 0 | 4.8 | 94.3 |
| 48 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 63 | 1216 | 19.30 | 0 | 5.3 | 101.3 |
| 49 | Memphis | 12 | 67 | 1210 | 18.06 | 0 | 5.6 | 100.8 |
| 50 | Arizona | 12 | 57 | 1199 | 21.04 | 0 | 4.8 | 99.9 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 13 | 61 | 1195 | 19.59 | 0 | 4.7 | 91.9 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 54 | 1184 | 21.93 | 1 | 4.2 | 91.1 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | 13 | 49 | 1181 | 24.10 | 1 | 3.8 | 90.8 |
| 54 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 52 | 1176 | 22.62 | 1 | 4.0 | 90.5 |
| 55 | San Diego State | 13 | 57 | 1175 | 20.61 | 2 | 4.4 | 90.4 |
| 56 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 52 | 1174 | 22.58 | 0 | 3.7 | 83.9 |
| 56 | Ball State | 12 | 56 | 1174 | 20.96 | 0 | 4.7 | 97.8 |
| 58 | Nevada | 13 | 56 | 1170 | 20.89 | 0 | 4.3 | 90.0 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 52 | 1157 | 22.25 | 2 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 60 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 58 | 1149 | 19.81 | 2 | 4.1 | 82.1 |
| 61 | Mississippi | 12 | 56 | 1147 | 20.48 | 0 | 4.7 | 95.6 |
| 62 | Nebraska | 13 | 45 | 1146 | 25.47 | 1 | 3.5 | 88.2 |
| 63 | Troy | 12 | 58 | 1142 | 19.69 | 0 | 4.8 | 95.2 |
| 64 | Virginia | 13 | 52 | 1138 | 21.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.5 |
| 65 | Florida | 13 | 47 | 1137 | 24.19 | 2 | 3.6 | 87.5 |
| 66 | UCF | 12 | 42 | 1131 | 26.93 | 1 | 3.5 | 94.3 |
| 67 | North Carolina State | 13 | 52 | 1121 | 21.56 | 0 | 4.0 | 86.2 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 52 | 1117 | 21.48 | 1 | 4.0 | 85.9 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 12 | 57 | 1117 | 19.60 | 0 | 4.8 | 93.1 |
| 70 | Tulsa | 13 | 51 | 1115 | 21.86 | 1 | 3.9 | 85.8 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 12 | 58 | 1114 | 19.21 | 0 | 4.8 | 92.8 |
| 72 | Michigan State | 14 | 47 | 1113 | 23.68 | 0 | 3.4 | 79.5 |
| 73 | Navy | 12 | 53 | 1091 | 20.58 | 1 | 4.4 | 90.9 |
| 73 | Akron | 12 | 62 | 1091 | 17.60 | 0 | 5.2 | 90.9 |
| 75 | Louisville | 13 | 46 | 1085 | 23.59 | 1 | 3.5 | 83.5 |
| 76 | Toledo | 13 | 56 | 1075 | 19.20 | 1 | 4.3 | 82.7 |
| 77 | Wisconsin | 14 | 49 | 1072 | 21.88 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.6 |
| 78 | BYU | 13 | 47 | 1071 | 22.79 | 1 | 3.6 | 82.4 |
| 79 | Kent State | 12 | 53 | 1065 | 20.09 | 0 | 4.4 | 88.8 |
| 80 | South Florida | 12 | 51 | 1054 | 20.67 | 0 | 4.3 | 87.8 |
| 81 | Connecticut | 12 | 43 | 1039 | 24.16 | 0 | 3.6 | 86.6 |
| 81 | Florida International | 13 | 43 | 1039 | 24.16 | 0 | 3.3 | 79.9 |
| 83 | Ohio State | 13 | 42 | 1035 | 24.64 | 0 | 3.2 | 79.6 |
| 83 | Georgia | 14 | 48 | 1035 | 21.56 | 0 | 3.4 | 73.9 |
| 85 | Northwestern | 13 | 48 | 1033 | 21.52 | 0 | 3.7 | 79.5 |
| 86 | Army | 12 | 55 | 1027 | 18.67 | 0 | 4.6 | 85.6 |
| 87 | California | 13 | 51 | 1022 | 20.04 | 1 | 3.9 | 78.6 |
| 88 | Iowa | 13 | 46 | 1008 | 21.91 | 0 | 3.5 | 77.5 |
| 89 | Stanford | 13 | 44 | 992 | 22.55 | 1 | 3.4 | 76.3 |
| 90 | Penn State | 13 | 43 | 981 | 22.81 | 1 | 3.3 | 75.5 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 12 | 43 | 976 | 22.70 | 0 | 3.6 | 81.3 |
| 92 | Arkansas | 13 | 42 | 974 | 23.19 | 2 | 3.2 | 74.9 |
| 93 | Missouri | 13 | 44 | 967 | 21.98 | 0 | 3.4 | 74.4 |
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 52 | 966 | 18.58 | 0 | 4.3 | 80.5 |
| 95 | Wyoming | 13 | 46 | 958 | 20.83 | 0 | 3.5 | 73.7 |
| 96 | Kentucky | 12 | 47 | 952 | 20.26 | 0 | 3.9 | 79.3 |
| 97 | Rice | 12 | 49 | 951 | 19.41 | 0 | 4.1 | 79.3 |
| 98 | Utah | 13 | 41 | 945 | 23.05 | 0 | 3.2 | 72.7 |
| 99 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 47 | 941 | 20.02 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.2 |
| 100 | Air Force | 13 | 44 | 938 | 21.32 | 0 | 3.4 | 72.2 |
| 101 | Houston | 14 | 41 | 926 | 22.59 | 1 | 2.9 | 66.1 |
| 102 | Boston College | 12 | 46 | 921 | 20.02 | 0 | 3.8 | 76.8 |
| 103 | Temple | 13 | 36 | 915 | 25.42 | 1 | 2.8 | 70.4 |
| 103 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 43 | 915 | 21.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 76.3 |
| 105 | Texas A&M | 13 | 42 | 909 | 21.64 | 0 | 3.2 | 69.9 |
| 106 | Oklahoma | 13 | 41 | 886 | 21.61 | 0 | 3.2 | 68.2 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 13 | 38 | 879 | 23.13 | 1 | 2.9 | 67.6 |
| 108 | Arkansas State | 13 | 42 | 872 | 20.76 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.1 |
| 109 | USC | 12 | 42 | 870 | 20.71 | 1 | 3.5 | 72.5 |
| 110 | LSU | 14 | 39 | 843 | 21.62 | 1 | 2.8 | 60.2 |
| 111 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 42 | 839 | 19.98 | 0 | 3.5 | 69.9 |
| 112 | South Carolina | 13 | 37 | 808 | 21.84 | 0 | 2.8 | 62.2 |
| 113 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 42 | 807 | 19.21 | 0 | 3.2 | 62.1 |
| 114 | Florida State | 13 | 32 | 795 | 24.84 | 0 | 2.5 | 61.2 |
| 115 | SMU | 13 | 39 | 779 | 19.97 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.9 |
| 115 | Mississippi State | 13 | 42 | 779 | 18.55 | 0 | 3.2 | 59.9 |
| 117 | Boise State | 13 | 31 | 724 | 23.35 | 1 | 2.4 | 55.7 |
| 118 | Michigan | 13 | 35 | 645 | 18.43 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.6 |
| 119 | Illinois | 13 | 34 | 534 | 15.71 | 0 | 2.6 | 41.1 |
| 120 | Alabama | 13 | 22 | 530 | 24.09 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.8 |