2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV | 9 | 48 | 1237 | 25.77 | 2 | 5.3 | 137.4 |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 12 | 63 | 1500 | 23.81 | 3 | 5.3 | 125.0 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 10 | 49 | 1240 | 25.31 | 2 | 4.9 | 124.0 |
| 4 | Tulane | 12 | 71 | 1471 | 20.72 | 0 | 5.9 | 122.6 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 11 | 64 | 1327 | 20.73 | 0 | 5.8 | 120.6 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 9 | 44 | 1070 | 24.32 | 0 | 4.9 | 118.9 |
| 7 | UAB | 10 | 58 | 1168 | 20.14 | 1 | 5.8 | 116.8 |
| 8 | Duke | 9 | 51 | 1039 | 20.37 | 0 | 5.7 | 115.4 |
| 9 | UTEP | 10 | 42 | 1152 | 27.43 | 0 | 4.2 | 115.2 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 47 | 1219 | 25.94 | 1 | 4.3 | 110.8 |
| 10 | Kansas | 8 | 46 | 886 | 19.26 | 0 | 5.8 | 110.8 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 13 | 60 | 1434 | 23.90 | 0 | 4.6 | 110.3 |
| 13 | Auburn | 7 | 28 | 765 | 27.32 | 1 | 4.0 | 109.3 |
| 13 | Idaho | 12 | 65 | 1312 | 20.18 | 1 | 5.4 | 109.3 |
| 15 | Clemson | 9 | 44 | 972 | 22.09 | 1 | 4.9 | 108.0 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 11 | 52 | 1184 | 22.77 | 1 | 4.7 | 107.6 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 9 | 45 | 958 | 21.29 | 1 | 5.0 | 106.4 |
| 18 | Colorado State | 10 | 40 | 1053 | 26.33 | 0 | 4.0 | 105.3 |
| 19 | Utah State | 13 | 60 | 1368 | 22.80 | 0 | 4.6 | 105.2 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 10 | 42 | 1048 | 24.95 | 2 | 4.2 | 104.8 |
| 20 | Syracuse | 9 | 42 | 943 | 22.45 | 0 | 4.7 | 104.8 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 8 | 36 | 830 | 23.06 | 0 | 4.5 | 103.8 |
| 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 39 | 1036 | 26.56 | 2 | 3.9 | 103.6 |
| 24 | Washington State | 10 | 47 | 1030 | 21.91 | 0 | 4.7 | 103.0 |
| 25 | Maryland | 9 | 47 | 922 | 19.62 | 0 | 5.2 | 102.4 |
| 26 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 58 | 1123 | 19.36 | 0 | 5.3 | 102.1 |
| 27 | Western Michigan | 12 | 57 | 1223 | 21.46 | 0 | 4.8 | 101.9 |
| 28 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 63 | 1216 | 19.30 | 0 | 5.3 | 101.3 |
| 29 | Washington | 8 | 33 | 799 | 24.21 | 0 | 4.1 | 99.9 |
| 30 | Central Michigan | 11 | 55 | 1096 | 19.93 | 0 | 5.0 | 99.6 |
| 30 | Memphis | 11 | 61 | 1096 | 17.97 | 0 | 5.5 | 99.6 |
| 32 | Indiana | 10 | 54 | 990 | 18.33 | 1 | 5.4 | 99.0 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 10 | 48 | 967 | 20.15 | 0 | 4.8 | 96.7 |
| 34 | Oregon State | 9 | 39 | 868 | 22.26 | 0 | 4.3 | 96.4 |
| 35 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 59 | 1149 | 19.47 | 0 | 4.9 | 95.8 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 11 | 46 | 1031 | 22.41 | 0 | 4.2 | 93.7 |
| 37 | Ball State | 11 | 48 | 1026 | 21.38 | 0 | 4.4 | 93.3 |
| 37 | Troy | 10 | 48 | 933 | 19.44 | 0 | 4.8 | 93.3 |
| 39 | Buffalo | 12 | 57 | 1117 | 19.60 | 0 | 4.8 | 93.1 |
| 40 | Cincinnati | 12 | 45 | 1111 | 24.69 | 1 | 3.8 | 92.6 |
| 41 | Bowling Green | 11 | 48 | 1013 | 21.10 | 1 | 4.4 | 92.1 |
| 42 | East Carolina | 8 | 37 | 733 | 19.81 | 0 | 4.6 | 91.6 |
| 43 | TCU | 11 | 35 | 990 | 28.29 | 3 | 3.2 | 90.0 |
| 43 | Marshall | 9 | 37 | 810 | 21.89 | 0 | 4.1 | 90.0 |
| 45 | Ohio | 14 | 58 | 1255 | 21.64 | 0 | 4.1 | 89.6 |
| 46 | Arizona | 8 | 34 | 715 | 21.03 | 0 | 4.3 | 89.4 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 34 | 799 | 23.50 | 2 | 3.8 | 88.8 |
| 48 | Kansas State | 9 | 30 | 798 | 26.60 | 2 | 3.3 | 88.7 |
| 49 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 49 | 1137 | 23.20 | 0 | 3.8 | 87.5 |
| 49 | UCLA | 10 | 40 | 875 | 21.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.5 |
| 51 | Colorado | 10 | 50 | 873 | 17.46 | 0 | 5.0 | 87.3 |
| 52 | Army | 12 | 55 | 1027 | 18.67 | 0 | 4.6 | 85.6 |
| 53 | North Texas | 10 | 49 | 855 | 17.45 | 0 | 4.9 | 85.5 |
| 54 | Akron | 11 | 54 | 930 | 17.22 | 0 | 4.9 | 84.5 |
| 55 | Minnesota | 7 | 26 | 590 | 22.69 | 1 | 3.7 | 84.3 |
| 55 | San Diego State | 10 | 38 | 843 | 22.18 | 2 | 3.8 | 84.3 |
| 57 | Baylor | 9 | 39 | 755 | 19.36 | 0 | 4.3 | 83.9 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | 8 | 30 | 670 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 83.8 |
| 59 | Purdue | 11 | 33 | 918 | 27.82 | 1 | 3.0 | 83.5 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 42 | 913 | 21.74 | 1 | 3.8 | 83.0 |
| 61 | Navy | 10 | 40 | 824 | 20.60 | 1 | 4.0 | 82.4 |
| 62 | Connecticut | 10 | 32 | 823 | 25.72 | 0 | 3.2 | 82.3 |
| 63 | North Carolina State | 10 | 37 | 820 | 22.16 | 0 | 3.7 | 82.0 |
| 63 | Mississippi | 8 | 31 | 656 | 21.16 | 0 | 3.9 | 82.0 |
| 65 | Oregon | 10 | 33 | 819 | 24.82 | 1 | 3.3 | 81.9 |
| 66 | Northwestern | 10 | 37 | 814 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.7 | 81.4 |
| 67 | Toledo | 12 | 50 | 972 | 19.44 | 1 | 4.2 | 81.0 |
| 68 | Virginia | 10 | 38 | 809 | 21.29 | 0 | 3.8 | 80.9 |
| 68 | South Florida | 10 | 39 | 809 | 20.74 | 0 | 3.9 | 80.9 |
| 68 | Kent State | 10 | 40 | 809 | 20.23 | 0 | 4.0 | 80.9 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 53 | 1051 | 19.83 | 2 | 4.1 | 80.8 |
| 72 | Wyoming | 10 | 37 | 800 | 21.62 | 0 | 3.7 | 80.0 |
| 73 | Florida International | 13 | 43 | 1039 | 24.16 | 0 | 3.3 | 79.9 |
| 74 | Louisville | 11 | 36 | 873 | 24.25 | 1 | 3.3 | 79.4 |
| 75 | Nevada | 10 | 37 | 792 | 21.41 | 0 | 3.7 | 79.2 |
| 76 | UCF | 11 | 34 | 869 | 25.56 | 0 | 3.1 | 79.0 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 9 | 26 | 709 | 27.27 | 1 | 2.9 | 78.8 |
| 78 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 46 | 844 | 18.35 | 0 | 4.2 | 76.7 |
| 79 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 31 | 684 | 22.06 | 0 | 3.4 | 76.0 |
| 80 | Tulsa | 9 | 29 | 680 | 23.45 | 1 | 3.2 | 75.6 |
| 81 | BYU | 12 | 40 | 904 | 22.60 | 1 | 3.3 | 75.3 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 36 | 738 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.6 | 73.8 |
| 83 | Florida | 8 | 25 | 588 | 23.52 | 1 | 3.1 | 73.5 |
| 84 | Ohio State | 9 | 26 | 648 | 24.92 | 0 | 2.9 | 72.0 |
| 85 | Iowa | 9 | 29 | 647 | 22.31 | 0 | 3.2 | 71.9 |
| 86 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 38 | 783 | 20.61 | 0 | 3.5 | 71.2 |
| 87 | Arkansas State | 12 | 41 | 853 | 20.80 | 0 | 3.4 | 71.1 |
| 88 | California | 10 | 33 | 708 | 21.45 | 1 | 3.3 | 70.8 |
| 89 | Missouri | 9 | 27 | 636 | 23.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.7 |
| 90 | Temple | 13 | 36 | 915 | 25.42 | 1 | 2.8 | 70.4 |
| 91 | Rutgers | 11 | 32 | 769 | 24.03 | 1 | 2.9 | 69.9 |
| 92 | Utah | 12 | 37 | 833 | 22.51 | 0 | 3.1 | 69.4 |
| 93 | Oklahoma | 9 | 27 | 618 | 22.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.7 |
| 94 | Air Force | 11 | 34 | 750 | 22.06 | 0 | 3.1 | 68.2 |
| 95 | Kentucky | 9 | 29 | 609 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.7 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 25 | 541 | 21.64 | 0 | 3.1 | 67.6 |
| 97 | USC | 10 | 31 | 673 | 21.71 | 1 | 3.1 | 67.3 |
| 97 | Texas | 9 | 29 | 606 | 20.90 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.3 |
| 99 | Stanford | 10 | 27 | 672 | 24.89 | 1 | 2.7 | 67.2 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | 8 | 24 | 536 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 |
| 101 | Penn State | 9 | 22 | 594 | 27.00 | 1 | 2.4 | 66.0 |
| 102 | Michigan State | 9 | 23 | 593 | 25.78 | 0 | 2.6 | 65.9 |
| 103 | Boston College | 9 | 30 | 583 | 19.43 | 0 | 3.3 | 64.8 |
| 104 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 35 | 646 | 18.46 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.6 |
| 105 | Rice | 9 | 29 | 575 | 19.83 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.9 |
| 106 | Houston | 13 | 36 | 829 | 23.03 | 1 | 2.8 | 63.8 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 9 | 26 | 571 | 21.96 | 1 | 2.9 | 63.4 |
| 108 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 32 | 655 | 20.47 | 0 | 2.9 | 59.5 |
| 109 | Tennessee | 6 | 16 | 346 | 21.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 57.7 |
| 110 | Wisconsin | 10 | 28 | 571 | 20.39 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.1 |
| 111 | Georgia | 10 | 25 | 556 | 22.24 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.6 |
| 112 | Florida State | 11 | 24 | 609 | 25.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 55.4 |
| 113 | South Carolina | 9 | 24 | 483 | 20.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.7 |
| 114 | Boise State | 11 | 24 | 558 | 23.25 | 1 | 2.2 | 50.7 |
| 115 | Michigan | 10 | 25 | 490 | 19.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.0 |
| 116 | Illinois | 11 | 32 | 523 | 16.34 | 0 | 2.9 | 47.5 |
| 117 | Mississippi State | 8 | 22 | 363 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 45.4 |
| 118 | Alabama | 10 | 18 | 425 | 23.61 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.5 |
| 119 | LSU | 8 | 17 | 338 | 19.88 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.3 |
| 120 | SMU | 10 | 22 | 390 | 17.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.0 |