2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 19 | 301 | 15.84 | 3 | 3.8 | 60.2 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 6 | 19 | 324 | 17.05 | 2 | 3.2 | 54.0 |
| 2 | Florida | 5 | 11 | 119 | 10.82 | 2 | 2.2 | 23.8 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 5 | 19 | 202 | 10.63 | 2 | 3.8 | 40.4 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 107 | 26.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 156 | 22.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 31.2 |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 5 | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 1 | 1.8 | 30.4 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 1 | 2.2 | 37.0 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 5 | 11 | 163 | 14.82 | 1 | 2.2 | 32.6 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 15 | 189 | 12.60 | 1 | 3.0 | 37.8 |
| 5 | Oregon | 4 | 10 | 121 | 12.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 30.3 |
| 5 | Georgia | 5 | 12 | 144 | 12.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 28.8 |
| 5 | BYU | 13 | 25 | 275 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 21.2 |
| 5 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.3 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
| 5 | Idaho | 5 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| 5 | Ohio | 5 | 16 | 140 | 8.75 | 1 | 3.2 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 14 | 107 | 7.64 | 1 | 2.3 | 17.8 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 5 | South Florida | 5 | 17 | 109 | 6.41 | 1 | 3.4 | 21.8 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 2.4 | 13.8 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 5 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| 25 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.3 |
| 25 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
| 25 | UAB | 4 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 29.0 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.8 |
| 25 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.4 |
| 25 | Washington | 4 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.8 |
| 25 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.3 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 5 | 9 | 140 | 15.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.0 |
| 25 | Temple | 5 | 8 | 121 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 24.2 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 4 | 9 | 120 | 13.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 30.0 |
| 25 | Boise State | 6 | 15 | 199 | 13.27 | 0 | 2.5 | 33.2 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 6 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.3 |
| 25 | Alabama | 4 | 20 | 251 | 12.55 | 0 | 5.0 | 62.8 |
| 25 | TCU | 6 | 16 | 188 | 11.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 31.3 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 5 | 15 | 171 | 11.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.2 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 25 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 5 | 11 | 116 | 10.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.2 |
| 25 | Air Force | 6 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Purdue | 5 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
| 25 | Utah | 4 | 13 | 133 | 10.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 33.3 |
| 25 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 25 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 25 | Utah State | 6 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.7 |
| 25 | LSU | 4 | 14 | 134 | 9.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 33.5 |
| 25 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 25 | UTEP | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 25 | Kent State | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 25 | Michigan | 5 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.8 |
| 25 | Nevada | 6 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.2 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 4 | 14 | 126 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 31.5 |
| 25 | Florida State | 5 | 15 | 135 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 25 | Penn State | 5 | 18 | 158 | 8.78 | 0 | 3.6 | 31.6 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 4 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.3 |
| 25 | Navy | 10 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.3 |
| 25 | San Diego State | 6 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.0 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 4 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 20.5 |
| 25 | Florida International | 5 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.0 |
| 25 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Duke | 4 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.8 |
| 25 | Virginia | 5 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.2 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 5 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 18.2 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 6 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.2 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.2 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 25 | USC | 3 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 19.3 |
| 25 | Auburn | 5 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.4 |
| 25 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 4 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| 25 | UNLV | 5 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| 25 | San Jose State | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 25 | Arkansas State | 5 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 25 | Baylor | 4 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 5 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.4 |
| 25 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Louisville | 6 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 13 | 76 | 5.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 15.2 |
| 25 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| 25 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 25 | Hawai'i | 6 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| 25 | Rice | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 5 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.4 |
| 25 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 25 | California | 3 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 13.0 |
| 25 | Troy | 4 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.8 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 25 | Illinois | 5 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.0 |
| 25 | SMU | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Washington State | 3 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
| 25 | Bowling Green | 4 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Syracuse | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| 25 | Houston | 5 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.4 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 12 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 25 | Army | 11 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 4 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 25 | UCLA | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.3 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 25 | Tulsa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 25 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| 25 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 6 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 25 | Akron | 4 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| 25 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | -13 | -3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.3 |