2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 12 | 43 | 1236 | 28.74 | 1 | 3.6 | 103.0 |
| 2 | TCU | 12 | 46 | 1262 | 27.43 | 2 | 3.8 | 105.2 |
| 3 | UCF | 11 | 41 | 1118 | 27.27 | 1 | 3.7 | 101.6 |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 47 | 1253 | 26.66 | 1 | 4.3 | 113.9 |
| 5 | UTEP | 11 | 45 | 1176 | 26.13 | 0 | 4.1 | 106.9 |
| 6 | Temple | 12 | 34 | 878 | 25.82 | 1 | 2.8 | 73.2 |
| 7 | Florida | 12 | 41 | 1048 | 25.56 | 2 | 3.4 | 87.3 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 12 | 45 | 1146 | 25.47 | 1 | 3.8 | 95.5 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 12 | 48 | 1187 | 24.73 | 2 | 4.0 | 98.9 |
| 10 | Florida State | 12 | 29 | 717 | 24.72 | 0 | 2.4 | 59.8 |
| 11 | Auburn | 12 | 52 | 1283 | 24.67 | 2 | 4.3 | 106.9 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 48 | 1183 | 24.65 | 2 | 4.4 | 107.5 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 13 | 42 | 1035 | 24.64 | 0 | 3.2 | 79.6 |
| 14 | Oregon | 13 | 56 | 1368 | 24.43 | 2 | 4.3 | 105.2 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 12 | 60 | 1454 | 24.23 | 0 | 5.0 | 121.2 |
| 16 | Florida International | 13 | 43 | 1039 | 24.16 | 0 | 3.3 | 79.9 |
| 17 | Texas | 13 | 53 | 1276 | 24.08 | 2 | 4.1 | 98.2 |
| 18 | Hawai'i | 12 | 59 | 1416 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.9 | 118.0 |
| 18 | Alabama | 12 | 19 | 456 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 38.0 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 11 | 42 | 1007 | 23.98 | 0 | 3.8 | 91.5 |
| 21 | UNLV | 11 | 65 | 1556 | 23.94 | 2 | 5.9 | 141.5 |
| 21 | Colorado State | 11 | 49 | 1173 | 23.94 | 0 | 4.5 | 106.6 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 13 | 45 | 1072 | 23.82 | 0 | 3.5 | 82.5 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 12 | 63 | 1497 | 23.76 | 2 | 5.3 | 124.8 |
| 24 | Rutgers | 12 | 37 | 879 | 23.76 | 1 | 3.1 | 73.3 |
| 26 | West Virginia | 12 | 54 | 1279 | 23.69 | 2 | 4.5 | 106.6 |
| 27 | New Mexico State | 13 | 70 | 1654 | 23.63 | 3 | 5.4 | 127.2 |
| 28 | Cincinnati | 12 | 46 | 1085 | 23.59 | 1 | 3.8 | 90.4 |
| 29 | Washington | 12 | 70 | 1638 | 23.40 | 0 | 5.8 | 136.5 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 11 | 50 | 1170 | 23.40 | 2 | 4.5 | 106.4 |
| 29 | BYU | 12 | 45 | 1053 | 23.40 | 1 | 3.8 | 87.8 |
| 32 | Boise State | 13 | 31 | 724 | 23.35 | 1 | 2.4 | 55.7 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 12 | 56 | 1306 | 23.32 | 1 | 4.7 | 108.8 |
| 33 | Arkansas | 12 | 41 | 956 | 23.32 | 2 | 3.4 | 79.7 |
| 35 | Utah | 12 | 40 | 925 | 23.13 | 0 | 3.3 | 77.1 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 12 | 32 | 737 | 23.03 | 0 | 2.7 | 61.4 |
| 37 | Louisville | 12 | 43 | 990 | 23.02 | 1 | 3.6 | 82.5 |
| 38 | Washington State | 11 | 58 | 1329 | 22.91 | 0 | 5.3 | 120.8 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 13 | 56 | 1281 | 22.88 | 2 | 4.3 | 98.5 |
| 40 | Utah State | 12 | 56 | 1278 | 22.82 | 0 | 4.7 | 106.5 |
| 41 | Syracuse | 11 | 56 | 1270 | 22.68 | 1 | 5.1 | 115.5 |
| 41 | Houston | 13 | 40 | 907 | 22.68 | 1 | 3.1 | 69.8 |
| 43 | Clemson | 13 | 57 | 1289 | 22.61 | 1 | 4.4 | 99.2 |
| 44 | LSU | 13 | 37 | 836 | 22.59 | 1 | 2.8 | 64.3 |
| 45 | Stanford | 13 | 44 | 992 | 22.55 | 1 | 3.4 | 76.3 |
| 46 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 49 | 1101 | 22.47 | 0 | 3.8 | 84.7 |
| 47 | Bowling Green | 11 | 56 | 1255 | 22.41 | 1 | 5.1 | 114.1 |
| 48 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 44 | 985 | 22.39 | 1 | 3.7 | 82.1 |
| 49 | Marshall | 13 | 57 | 1272 | 22.32 | 0 | 4.4 | 97.8 |
| 50 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 52 | 1157 | 22.25 | 2 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 51 | Virginia | 12 | 50 | 1106 | 22.12 | 0 | 4.2 | 92.2 |
| 52 | Missouri | 12 | 43 | 946 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.6 | 78.8 |
| 53 | Tennessee | 11 | 40 | 876 | 21.90 | 0 | 3.6 | 79.6 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | 11 | 58 | 1268 | 21.86 | 0 | 5.3 | 115.3 |
| 54 | Tulsa | 13 | 51 | 1115 | 21.86 | 1 | 3.9 | 85.8 |
| 56 | San Jose State | 12 | 62 | 1352 | 21.81 | 1 | 5.2 | 112.7 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 13 | 46 | 1003 | 21.80 | 0 | 3.5 | 77.2 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | 12 | 61 | 1328 | 21.77 | 0 | 5.1 | 110.7 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 51 | 1108 | 21.73 | 1 | 4.3 | 92.3 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 50 | 1085 | 21.70 | 1 | 4.2 | 90.4 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | 13 | 42 | 909 | 21.64 | 0 | 3.2 | 69.9 |
| 62 | Oregon State | 11 | 53 | 1146 | 21.62 | 0 | 4.8 | 104.2 |
| 63 | Oklahoma | 13 | 41 | 886 | 21.61 | 0 | 3.2 | 68.2 |
| 64 | Iowa | 12 | 44 | 947 | 21.52 | 0 | 3.7 | 78.9 |
| 65 | North Carolina State | 11 | 44 | 936 | 21.27 | 0 | 4.0 | 85.1 |
| 66 | Penn State | 12 | 41 | 870 | 21.22 | 0 | 3.4 | 72.5 |
| 67 | Navy | 11 | 50 | 1058 | 21.16 | 1 | 4.5 | 96.2 |
| 68 | Georgia | 13 | 47 | 988 | 21.02 | 0 | 3.6 | 76.0 |
| 69 | Ball State | 12 | 56 | 1174 | 20.96 | 0 | 4.7 | 97.8 |
| 70 | UCLA | 14 | 63 | 1317 | 20.90 | 0 | 4.5 | 94.1 |
| 71 | Arizona | 11 | 55 | 1149 | 20.89 | 0 | 5.0 | 104.5 |
| 71 | Nevada | 13 | 56 | 1170 | 20.89 | 0 | 4.3 | 90.0 |
| 73 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 41 | 854 | 20.83 | 0 | 3.7 | 77.6 |
| 74 | Ohio | 13 | 57 | 1185 | 20.79 | 0 | 4.4 | 91.2 |
| 75 | Arkansas State | 12 | 38 | 789 | 20.76 | 0 | 3.2 | 65.8 |
| 76 | Fresno State | 12 | 75 | 1553 | 20.71 | 0 | 6.3 | 129.4 |
| 76 | USC | 12 | 42 | 870 | 20.71 | 1 | 3.5 | 72.5 |
| 78 | Air Force | 11 | 38 | 780 | 20.53 | 0 | 3.5 | 70.9 |
| 79 | Duke | 11 | 59 | 1210 | 20.51 | 0 | 5.4 | 110.0 |
| 80 | Mississippi | 11 | 51 | 1043 | 20.45 | 0 | 4.6 | 94.8 |
| 81 | Idaho | 11 | 63 | 1282 | 20.35 | 1 | 5.7 | 116.5 |
| 82 | New Mexico | 11 | 58 | 1178 | 20.31 | 0 | 5.3 | 107.1 |
| 83 | Northwestern | 12 | 45 | 913 | 20.29 | 0 | 3.8 | 76.1 |
| 84 | Boston College | 11 | 43 | 871 | 20.26 | 0 | 3.9 | 79.2 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 64 | 1288 | 20.13 | 0 | 5.3 | 107.3 |
| 86 | South Florida | 11 | 47 | 942 | 20.04 | 0 | 4.3 | 85.6 |
| 86 | Kentucky | 11 | 46 | 922 | 20.04 | 0 | 4.2 | 83.8 |
| 88 | Kent State | 11 | 49 | 981 | 20.02 | 0 | 4.5 | 89.2 |
| 89 | UAB | 12 | 73 | 1460 | 20.00 | 1 | 6.1 | 121.7 |
| 89 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 54 | 1080 | 20.00 | 2 | 4.2 | 83.1 |
| 91 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 42 | 839 | 19.98 | 0 | 3.5 | 69.9 |
| 92 | Wyoming | 11 | 38 | 759 | 19.97 | 0 | 3.5 | 69.0 |
| 92 | SMU | 12 | 38 | 759 | 19.97 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.3 |
| 94 | Baylor | 12 | 61 | 1210 | 19.84 | 0 | 5.1 | 100.8 |
| 95 | Maryland | 11 | 68 | 1343 | 19.75 | 0 | 6.2 | 122.1 |
| 96 | Kansas | 11 | 68 | 1340 | 19.71 | 0 | 6.2 | 121.8 |
| 97 | Troy | 12 | 58 | 1142 | 19.69 | 0 | 4.8 | 95.2 |
| 98 | Indiana | 11 | 68 | 1329 | 19.54 | 1 | 6.2 | 120.8 |
| 99 | Central Michigan | 11 | 60 | 1170 | 19.50 | 0 | 5.5 | 106.4 |
| 100 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 45 | 877 | 19.49 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.5 |
| 101 | San Diego State | 12 | 53 | 1032 | 19.47 | 1 | 4.4 | 86.0 |
| 102 | Rice | 12 | 49 | 951 | 19.41 | 0 | 4.1 | 79.3 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | 12 | 39 | 753 | 19.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.8 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 63 | 1216 | 19.30 | 0 | 5.3 | 101.3 |
| 105 | Tulane | 12 | 75 | 1441 | 19.21 | 0 | 6.3 | 120.1 |
| 105 | East Carolina | 12 | 58 | 1114 | 19.21 | 0 | 4.8 | 92.8 |
| 107 | Buffalo | 11 | 55 | 1053 | 19.15 | 0 | 5.0 | 95.7 |
| 108 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 60 | 1148 | 19.13 | 0 | 5.0 | 95.7 |
| 109 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 40 | 756 | 18.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.0 |
| 110 | North Texas | 12 | 66 | 1246 | 18.88 | 0 | 5.5 | 103.8 |
| 111 | California | 12 | 48 | 904 | 18.83 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.3 |
| 112 | Toledo | 12 | 53 | 997 | 18.81 | 1 | 4.4 | 83.1 |
| 113 | Wake Forest | 12 | 59 | 1109 | 18.80 | 0 | 4.9 | 92.4 |
| 114 | Army | 11 | 54 | 1006 | 18.63 | 0 | 4.9 | 91.5 |
| 115 | Colorado | 13 | 69 | 1281 | 18.57 | 0 | 5.3 | 98.5 |
| 116 | Michigan | 13 | 35 | 645 | 18.43 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.6 |
| 117 | Memphis | 11 | 65 | 1180 | 18.15 | 0 | 5.9 | 107.3 |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 47 | 846 | 18.00 | 0 | 4.7 | 84.6 |
| 119 | Akron | 11 | 59 | 1024 | 17.36 | 0 | 5.4 | 93.1 |
| 120 | Illinois | 12 | 32 | 504 | 15.75 | 0 | 2.7 | 42.0 |