2011 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | 11 | 10 | 181 | 18.10 | 2 | 0.9 | 16.5 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 12 | 7 | 120 | 17.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Idaho | 11 | 13 | 218 | 16.77 | 3 | 1.2 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 11 | 12 | 192 | 16.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 17.5 |
| 5 | Florida International | 13 | 15 | 239 | 15.93 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.4 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 12 | 27 | 412 | 15.26 | 2 | 2.3 | 34.3 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 12 | 12 | 183 | 15.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 8 | Houston | 13 | 20 | 293 | 14.65 | 2 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 13 | 19 | 277 | 14.58 | 1 | 1.5 | 21.3 |
| 10 | LSU | 13 | 35 | 498 | 14.23 | 2 | 2.7 | 38.3 |
| 11 | Texas | 13 | 19 | 269 | 14.16 | 1 | 1.5 | 20.7 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 13 | 32 | 435 | 13.59 | 1 | 2.5 | 33.5 |
| 13 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 33 | 441 | 13.36 | 4 | 2.5 | 33.9 |
| 14 | Alabama | 12 | 38 | 503 | 13.24 | 1 | 3.2 | 41.9 |
| 15 | Mississippi | 11 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 14.2 |
| 16 | Boise State | 13 | 34 | 404 | 11.88 | 0 | 2.6 | 31.1 |
| 17 | Nevada | 13 | 26 | 307 | 11.81 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.6 |
| 18 | Marshall | 13 | 21 | 246 | 11.71 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.9 |
| 19 | Stanford | 13 | 19 | 215 | 11.32 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 20 | Florida State | 12 | 37 | 416 | 11.24 | 1 | 3.1 | 34.7 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 12 | 17 | 190 | 11.18 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.8 |
| 22 | Georgia | 13 | 21 | 234 | 11.14 | 1 | 1.6 | 18.0 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 13 | 29 | 322 | 11.10 | 2 | 2.2 | 24.8 |
| 24 | Toledo | 12 | 18 | 197 | 10.94 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.4 |
| 25 | Ball State | 12 | 8 | 87 | 10.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 26 | East Carolina | 12 | 15 | 162 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 27 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 19 | 204 | 10.74 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.0 |
| 28 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 30 | 315 | 10.50 | 1 | 2.5 | 26.3 |
| 29 | Air Force | 11 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
| 30 | SMU | 12 | 20 | 207 | 10.35 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.3 |
| 31 | Kansas State | 12 | 15 | 155 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.9 |
| 32 | Mississippi State | 12 | 24 | 247 | 10.29 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.6 |
| 33 | USC | 12 | 26 | 267 | 10.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.3 |
| 34 | UAB | 12 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.9 |
| 35 | Ohio State | 13 | 21 | 214 | 10.19 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.5 |
| 36 | BYU | 12 | 22 | 224 | 10.18 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.7 |
| 37 | Memphis | 11 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 12 | 23 | 232 | 10.09 | 2 | 1.9 | 19.3 |
| 39 | UTEP | 11 | 21 | 211 | 10.05 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| 39 | Temple | 12 | 20 | 201 | 10.05 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.8 |
| 41 | Colorado State | 11 | 22 | 216 | 9.82 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.6 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 12 | 20 | 196 | 9.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.3 |
| 43 | UCF | 11 | 20 | 195 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.7 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 11 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| 45 | Utah | 12 | 27 | 253 | 9.37 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.1 |
| 46 | Iowa | 12 | 12 | 111 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 47 | Washington | 12 | 21 | 194 | 9.24 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.2 |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 26 | 237 | 9.12 | 1 | 2.6 | 23.7 |
| 49 | Duke | 11 | 22 | 199 | 9.05 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.1 |
| 50 | Michigan | 13 | 22 | 198 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.2 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 11 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| 52 | Rice | 12 | 24 | 215 | 8.96 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.9 |
| 53 | Oklahoma | 13 | 27 | 234 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.0 |
| 54 | Baylor | 12 | 14 | 119 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.9 |
| 55 | Oregon | 13 | 29 | 246 | 8.48 | 2 | 2.2 | 18.9 |
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 26 | 220 | 8.46 | 1 | 2.2 | 18.3 |
| 56 | Iowa State | 12 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 58 | Arkansas State | 12 | 23 | 192 | 8.35 | 2 | 1.9 | 16.0 |
| 59 | TCU | 12 | 31 | 254 | 8.19 | 1 | 2.6 | 21.2 |
| 60 | Florida | 12 | 22 | 179 | 8.14 | 2 | 1.8 | 14.9 |
| 61 | Missouri | 12 | 15 | 122 | 8.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| 62 | Hawai'i | 12 | 24 | 194 | 8.08 | 2 | 2.0 | 16.2 |
| 63 | Penn State | 12 | 35 | 281 | 8.03 | 0 | 2.9 | 23.4 |
| 64 | Kansas | 11 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 27 | 213 | 7.89 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.4 |
| 66 | San Jose State | 12 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 67 | South Carolina | 12 | 20 | 156 | 7.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 67 | Tulane | 12 | 20 | 156 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| 69 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 13 | 101 | 7.77 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 70 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 15 | 116 | 7.73 | 1 | 1.2 | 8.9 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 11 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 1 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| 72 | Troy | 12 | 30 | 231 | 7.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.3 |
| 72 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 74 | Ohio | 13 | 36 | 276 | 7.67 | 1 | 2.8 | 21.2 |
| 75 | North Carolina State | 11 | 15 | 111 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| 76 | Cincinnati | 12 | 25 | 180 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.0 |
| 77 | Rutgers | 12 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 8.3 |
| 78 | Navy | 11 | 12 | 81 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 79 | Texas Tech | 11 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 24 | 153 | 6.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| 81 | Bowling Green | 11 | 19 | 119 | 6.26 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.8 |
| 82 | California | 12 | 16 | 100 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 83 | Wake Forest | 12 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 1 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 84 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 25 | 152 | 6.08 | 1 | 2.1 | 12.7 |
| 85 | Boston College | 11 | 14 | 85 | 6.07 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 85 | Clemson | 13 | 15 | 91 | 6.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 87 | Kent State | 11 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.1 |
| 88 | Tulsa | 13 | 14 | 82 | 5.86 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| 89 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 21 | 121 | 5.76 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.0 |
| 90 | Akron | 11 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 91 | Purdue | 12 | 22 | 125 | 5.68 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.4 |
| 92 | South Florida | 11 | 26 | 147 | 5.65 | 0 | 2.4 | 13.4 |
| 93 | Auburn | 12 | 21 | 118 | 5.62 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 13 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 95 | Connecticut | 11 | 19 | 104 | 5.47 | 1 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 12 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 97 | Maryland | 11 | 17 | 85 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.7 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 12 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.2 |
| 99 | Utah State | 12 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 99 | Washington State | 11 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 101 | Virginia | 12 | 23 | 106 | 4.61 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.8 |
| 102 | Army | 11 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| 103 | North Texas | 12 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 1 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 103 | Colorado | 13 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 105 | Arizona | 11 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| 106 | Buffalo | 11 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 108 | Louisville | 12 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 109 | Notre Dame | 13 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 110 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 17 | 59 | 3.47 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 111 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 23 | 79 | 3.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.1 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| 113 | North Carolina | 12 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 114 | Indiana | 11 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 115 | UCLA | 14 | 16 | 49 | 3.06 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| 116 | Syracuse | 11 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 117 | Illinois | 12 | 19 | 49 | 2.58 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| 118 | UNLV | 11 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 119 | Kentucky | 11 | 16 | 25 | 1.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 120 | New Mexico | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.9 |