2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 23 | 372 | 16.17 | 1 | 5.8 | 93.0 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 4 | 17 | 226 | 13.29 | 2 | 4.3 | 56.5 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 4 | 16 | 257 | 16.06 | 1 | 4.0 | 64.3 |
| 4 | Penn State | 4 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 27.8 |
| 4 | South Florida | 5 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 1 | 3.0 | 18.6 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 14 | 165 | 11.79 | 1 | 3.5 | 41.3 |
| 7 | Oregon | 4 | 13 | 175 | 13.46 | 1 | 3.3 | 43.8 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 4 | 13 | 134 | 10.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 33.5 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 12 | 143 | 11.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 35.8 |
| 9 | Ohio | 4 | 12 | 131 | 10.92 | 1 | 3.0 | 32.8 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.5 |
| 9 | LSU | 4 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.5 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 4 | 11 | 163 | 14.82 | 1 | 2.8 | 40.8 |
| 13 | Buffalo | 4 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.5 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.2 |
| 13 | Georgia | 4 | 11 | 61 | 5.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 15.3 |
| 13 | Bowling Green | 4 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 14.5 |
| 18 | TCU | 4 | 10 | 144 | 14.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.0 |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 4 | 10 | 128 | 12.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 32.0 |
| 18 | Arizona State | 4 | 10 | 126 | 12.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 31.5 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 4 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.3 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 4 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| 18 | USC | 4 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 23.3 |
| 18 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.3 |
| 18 | BYU | 5 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.6 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 4 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
| 18 | Houston | 5 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | 4 | 9 | 138 | 15.33 | 1 | 2.3 | 34.5 |
| 28 | Temple | 4 | 9 | 129 | 14.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 32.3 |
| 28 | Utah State | 4 | 9 | 95 | 10.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.8 |
| 28 | Boise State | 3 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.3 |
| 28 | Utah | 3 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.7 |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.0 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| 28 | Duke | 4 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.0 |
| 28 | Virginia | 4 | 9 | 57 | 6.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
| 28 | Troy | 3 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.7 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 144 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 39 | Florida | 4 | 8 | 89 | 11.13 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 39 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 83 | 10.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 27.7 |
| 39 | San Diego State | 4 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.3 |
| 39 | Florida State | 4 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 39 | Arkansas State | 4 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.5 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 3 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 17.7 |
| 39 | Texas A&M | 3 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 17.3 |
| 39 | Hawai'i | 4 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 39 | Auburn | 4 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 3 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 12.0 |
| 39 | Illinois | 4 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| 52 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 222 | 31.71 | 2 | 1.8 | 55.5 |
| 52 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.5 |
| 52 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.3 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 52 | Kent State | 4 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 52 | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.5 |
| 52 | UTEP | 5 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.0 |
| 52 | Baylor | 3 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.0 |
| 52 | Iowa State | 3 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| 52 | Washington State | 3 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
| 52 | California | 4 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 52 | UCF | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
| 67 | Stanford | 3 | 6 | 94 | 15.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 31.3 |
| 67 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.8 |
| 67 | Washington | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 67 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.3 |
| 67 | Kansas State | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.7 |
| 67 | Rice | 3 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 67 | Syracuse | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 67 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 75 | North Carolina State | 4 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.8 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 3 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 33.3 |
| 75 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 75 | Idaho | 4 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| 75 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.3 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.5 |
| 75 | UNLV | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 75 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 75 | Louisville | 3 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.7 |
| 75 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 75 | Colorado | 4 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 75 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 75 | Boston College | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 75 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 89 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 70 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.5 |
| 89 | Air Force | 3 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.7 |
| 89 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 89 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 89 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 89 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 89 | Florida International | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 89 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 89 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 89 | Army | 4 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 89 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 89 | Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| 89 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 89 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 89 | Akron | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 89 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 89 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | -7 | -1.75 | 0 | 1.3 | -2.3 |
| 108 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
| 108 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 108 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 108 | Maryland | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 108 | New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 113 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 113 | Navy | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 113 | Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 117 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
| 117 | UAB | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |