2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 25 | 390 | 15.60 | 2 | 2.5 | 39.0 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 23 | 373 | 16.22 | 3 | 2.6 | 41.4 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 9 | 18 | 309 | 17.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.3 |
| 4 | Florida State | 8 | 25 | 282 | 11.28 | 1 | 3.1 | 35.3 |
| 5 | Houston | 9 | 13 | 275 | 21.15 | 2 | 1.4 | 30.6 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 9 | 20 | 260 | 13.00 | 2 | 2.2 | 28.9 |
| 7 | Alabama | 9 | 19 | 256 | 13.47 | 1 | 2.1 | 28.4 |
| 8 | Texas | 9 | 15 | 249 | 16.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 27.7 |
| 9 | Nevada | 7 | 18 | 234 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.6 | 33.4 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 21 | 213 | 10.14 | 1 | 2.6 | 26.6 |
| 11 | USC | 9 | 18 | 209 | 11.61 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.2 |
| 12 | Boise State | 7 | 19 | 205 | 10.79 | 0 | 2.7 | 29.3 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 9 | 18 | 202 | 11.22 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.4 |
| 14 | Florida International | 8 | 10 | 198 | 19.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
| 14 | UCF | 8 | 17 | 198 | 11.65 | 0 | 2.1 | 24.8 |
| 16 | Oregon | 10 | 23 | 194 | 8.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 19.4 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 9 | 13 | 192 | 14.77 | 1 | 1.4 | 21.3 |
| 17 | SMU | 8 | 15 | 192 | 12.80 | 1 | 1.9 | 24.0 |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 16 | 189 | 11.81 | 1 | 2.3 | 27.0 |
| 20 | Idaho | 7 | 10 | 185 | 18.50 | 2 | 1.4 | 26.4 |
| 21 | Troy | 8 | 20 | 184 | 9.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 23.0 |
| 22 | Rice | 8 | 18 | 182 | 10.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.8 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 9 | 10 | 181 | 18.10 | 2 | 1.1 | 20.1 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 7 | 9 | 178 | 19.78 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.4 |
| 25 | Ohio | 9 | 25 | 177 | 7.08 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.7 |
| 26 | East Carolina | 8 | 11 | 175 | 15.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.9 |
| 27 | Arkansas State | 8 | 18 | 168 | 9.33 | 2 | 2.3 | 21.0 |
| 28 | Hawai'i | 7 | 16 | 167 | 10.44 | 2 | 2.3 | 23.9 |
| 29 | Utah | 9 | 20 | 165 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.3 |
| 30 | Duke | 8 | 17 | 163 | 9.59 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
| 31 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 | 156 | 17.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 32 | UTEP | 8 | 15 | 155 | 10.33 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.4 |
| 33 | Penn State | 8 | 23 | 154 | 6.70 | 0 | 2.9 | 19.3 |
| 34 | TCU | 7 | 18 | 151 | 8.39 | 1 | 2.6 | 21.6 |
| 35 | Tulane | 8 | 16 | 150 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
| 36 | Toledo | 8 | 15 | 148 | 9.87 | 1 | 1.9 | 18.5 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 21 | 147 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 18.4 |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 16 | 145 | 9.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| 39 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 13 | 143 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.9 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 7 | 11 | 142 | 12.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 20.3 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 7 | 13 | 142 | 10.92 | 0 | 1.9 | 20.3 |
| 42 | Michigan | 8 | 15 | 134 | 8.93 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.8 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | 8 | 10 | 128 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 8 | 12 | 119 | 9.92 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.9 |
| 45 | Temple | 8 | 13 | 117 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 46 | Georgia | 9 | 14 | 115 | 8.21 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 47 | Mississippi | 8 | 10 | 112 | 11.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 47 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | 8 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.6 |
| 49 | Kansas State | 9 | 12 | 109 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| 51 | Stanford | 9 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 51 | South Florida | 7 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.1 |
| 53 | Washington | 9 | 15 | 99 | 6.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 54 | Air Force | 7 | 9 | 98 | 10.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 8 | 12 | 96 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 56 | Kansas | 9 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 14 | 95 | 6.79 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.9 |
| 58 | Missouri | 9 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 59 | Marshall | 8 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 60 | Cincinnati | 7 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| 60 | Virginia | 8 | 18 | 89 | 4.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.1 |
| 62 | Memphis | 8 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.5 |
| 62 | Baylor | 9 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 64 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| 65 | Tulsa | 8 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.1 |
| 66 | Bowling Green | 8 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 66 | Connecticut | 7 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.4 |
| 68 | Colorado State | 7 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 68 | California | 10 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.7 |
| 70 | North Texas | 8 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.6 |
| 70 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 15 | 69 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.6 |
| 72 | Auburn | 8 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| 72 | Kent State | 8 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| 74 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.1 |
| 75 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.0 |
| 76 | Maryland | 8 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.9 |
| 77 | Florida | 8 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
| 79 | New Mexico State | 7 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| 79 | Texas Tech | 9 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 81 | North Carolina State | 8 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 82 | Northwestern | 8 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| 82 | Purdue | 8 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| 84 | Rutgers | 7 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| 85 | Boston College | 8 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 85 | Ohio State | 8 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| 87 | Iowa | 8 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 88 | Akron | 8 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 89 | Arizona | 9 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| 90 | Ball State | 8 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| 91 | Tennessee | 8 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 91 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| 93 | Clemson | 9 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 94 | San Jose State | 7 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 95 | Louisville | 7 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 96 | Iowa State | 9 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 97 | Buffalo | 8 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 97 | North Carolina | 8 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| 97 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 8 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 100 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| 102 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| 103 | Colorado | 10 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| 104 | UCLA | 10 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| 105 | San Diego State | 7 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 106 | UAB | 8 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| 107 | Nebraska | 8 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| 108 | Minnesota | 8 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 109 | UNLV | 7 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| 109 | Kentucky | 8 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 109 | Illinois | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 112 | Washington State | 9 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 113 | Indiana | 8 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 114 | Utah State | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 115 | Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| 116 | Navy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 117 | New Mexico | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |