2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | 120 | 24.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 40.0 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.2 |
| 4 | Nevada | 5 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 1 | 1.8 | 37.2 |
| 5 | BYU | 4 | 6 | 123 | 20.50 | 1 | 1.5 | 30.8 |
| 6 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.4 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 8 | 147 | 18.38 | 1 | 2.0 | 36.8 |
| 9 | Idaho | 4 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 3 | 2.3 | 41.3 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 14.6 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 4 | 11 | 186 | 16.91 | 1 | 2.8 | 46.5 |
| 12 | Boise State | 4 | 12 | 198 | 16.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.5 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 12 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| 15 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Houston | 3 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.7 |
| 17 | San Jose State | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| 20 | Arkansas State | 4 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 28.5 |
| 21 | Georgia | 4 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
| 22 | Toledo | 4 | 12 | 146 | 12.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 36.5 |
| 22 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 5 | 15 | 182 | 12.13 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.4 |
| 25 | Florida International | 4 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.8 |
| 26 | Navy | 5 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.6 |
| 27 | Rice | 5 | 13 | 149 | 11.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 29.8 |
| 28 | USC | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 29 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.8 |
| 30 | UAB | 5 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.4 |
| 31 | Duke | 4 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| 32 | Stanford | 5 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.0 |
| 33 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.4 |
| 34 | North Carolina State | 4 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 35 | LSU | 4 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.8 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | 98 | 9.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 24.5 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 12 | 113 | 9.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 22.6 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 38 | Missouri | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 40 | South Florida | 2 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.0 |
| 40 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 42 | Oregon | 4 | 12 | 111 | 9.25 | 1 | 3.0 | 27.8 |
| 42 | Hawai'i | 4 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| 44 | Ohio | 4 | 11 | 101 | 9.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 25.3 |
| 45 | Florida State | 4 | 15 | 136 | 9.07 | 0 | 3.8 | 34.0 |
| 46 | Tulane | 5 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 23.2 |
| 47 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 47 | UCF | 4 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 49 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 50 | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 52 | West Virginia | 4 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.0 |
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 13 | 105 | 8.08 | 0 | 3.3 | 26.3 |
| 54 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.8 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.8 |
| 56 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 57 | Maryland | 5 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 58 | Kansas State | 5 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 59 | UTEP | 3 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 60 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 19.4 |
| 61 | Purdue | 5 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
| 62 | Texas A&M | 5 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.6 |
| 62 | Akron | 4 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
| 64 | Bowling Green | 5 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
| 65 | Western Michigan | 5 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| 66 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.0 |
| 67 | Kent State | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 68 | Utah | 5 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.6 |
| 69 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 1 | 2.7 | 18.0 |
| 70 | Washington | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 71 | Auburn | 5 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | 4 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| 72 | Louisville | 5 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.6 |
| 74 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
| 75 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 76 | Washington State | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 77 | TCU | 4 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 1 | 2.5 | 14.0 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 5 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 79 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 80 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 15.0 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 5 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| 82 | Penn State | 5 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 14.6 |
| 83 | California | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| 83 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| 85 | Kansas | 5 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| 86 | Utah State | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 87 | Cincinnati | 3 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 12.0 |
| 87 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 89 | Indiana | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 90 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| 91 | Iowa State | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 91 | Colorado | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 95 | Troy | 4 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.5 |
| 96 | Marshall | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 97 | Arizona | 4 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| 98 | South Carolina | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| 99 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 100 | UNLV | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 100 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 102 | Alabama | 4 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 103 | San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 104 | Buffalo | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 105 | New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 106 | Florida | 4 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 4.8 |
| 107 | North Carolina | 5 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| 108 | Kentucky | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 108 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 110 | Army | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| 111 | Clemson | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 112 | Illinois | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 114 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 115 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| 116 | Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 116 | Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 118 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 119 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| 120 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | -9 | -4.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.3 |