2011 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 10 | 38 | 968 | 25.47 | 2 | 3.8 | 96.8 |
| 1 | Oregon | 12 | 52 | 1314 | 25.27 | 2 | 4.3 | 109.5 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 11 | 47 | 1162 | 24.72 | 2 | 4.3 | 105.6 |
| 1 | Texas | 11 | 47 | 1158 | 24.64 | 2 | 4.3 | 105.3 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 9 | 43 | 1048 | 24.37 | 2 | 4.8 | 116.4 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 11 | 46 | 1053 | 22.89 | 2 | 4.2 | 95.7 |
| 7 | Boise State | 2 | 6 | 203 | 33.83 | 1 | 3.0 | 101.5 |
| 7 | UNLV | 2 | 15 | 388 | 25.87 | 1 | 7.5 | 194.0 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 9 | 28 | 695 | 24.82 | 1 | 3.1 | 77.2 |
| 7 | Louisville | 10 | 36 | 852 | 23.67 | 1 | 3.6 | 85.2 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 10 | 43 | 1017 | 23.65 | 1 | 4.3 | 101.7 |
| 7 | Auburn | 10 | 44 | 1024 | 23.27 | 1 | 4.4 | 102.4 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 11 | 52 | 1192 | 22.92 | 1 | 4.7 | 108.4 |
| 7 | Clemson | 12 | 53 | 1209 | 22.81 | 1 | 4.4 | 100.8 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 11 | 58 | 1310 | 22.59 | 1 | 5.3 | 119.1 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 10 | 49 | 1103 | 22.51 | 1 | 4.9 | 110.3 |
| 7 | LSU | 12 | 35 | 788 | 22.51 | 1 | 2.9 | 65.7 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 40 | 887 | 22.18 | 1 | 3.6 | 80.6 |
| 7 | Stanford | 12 | 41 | 902 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.4 | 75.2 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 10 | 36 | 776 | 21.56 | 1 | 3.6 | 77.6 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 47 | 1004 | 21.36 | 1 | 4.3 | 91.3 |
| 7 | USC | 12 | 42 | 870 | 20.71 | 1 | 3.5 | 72.5 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 9 | 46 | 950 | 20.65 | 1 | 5.1 | 105.6 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 42 | 859 | 20.45 | 1 | 4.2 | 85.9 |
| 7 | Indiana | 9 | 59 | 1174 | 19.90 | 1 | 6.6 | 130.4 |
| 26 | Temple | 2 | 5 | 185 | 37.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 92.5 |
| 26 | TCU | 1 | 8 | 257 | 32.13 | 0 | 8.0 | 257.0 |
| 26 | UTEP | 1 | 8 | 251 | 31.38 | 0 | 8.0 | 251.0 |
| 26 | Hawai'i | 2 | 8 | 234 | 29.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 117.0 |
| 26 | Purdue | 9 | 33 | 932 | 28.24 | 0 | 3.7 | 103.6 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | 1 | 10 | 258 | 25.80 | 0 | 10.0 | 258.0 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | 4 | 20 | 516 | 25.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 129.0 |
| 26 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 225 | 25.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 112.5 |
| 26 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 16 | 399 | 24.94 | 0 | 5.3 | 133.0 |
| 26 | Connecticut | 9 | 38 | 928 | 24.42 | 0 | 4.2 | 103.1 |
| 26 | Ohio State | 11 | 37 | 902 | 24.38 | 0 | 3.4 | 82.0 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 10 | 24 | 584 | 24.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 58.4 |
| 26 | Florida State | 11 | 28 | 681 | 24.32 | 0 | 2.5 | 61.9 |
| 26 | Iowa State | 12 | 60 | 1454 | 24.23 | 0 | 5.0 | 121.2 |
| 26 | Michigan State | 11 | 42 | 1000 | 23.81 | 0 | 3.8 | 90.9 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | 3 | 15 | 354 | 23.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 118.0 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 10 | 39 | 911 | 23.36 | 0 | 3.9 | 91.1 |
| 26 | Alabama | 10 | 16 | 373 | 23.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 37.3 |
| 26 | Houston | 2 | 5 | 116 | 23.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.0 |
| 26 | Utah | 11 | 39 | 900 | 23.08 | 0 | 3.5 | 81.8 |
| 26 | Washington | 11 | 66 | 1518 | 23.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 138.0 |
| 26 | Utah State | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.0 |
| 26 | Marshall | 3 | 13 | 298 | 22.92 | 0 | 4.3 | 99.3 |
| 26 | Florida International | 2 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 80.0 |
| 26 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 13 | 295 | 22.69 | 0 | 4.3 | 98.3 |
| 26 | Washington State | 9 | 51 | 1149 | 22.53 | 0 | 5.7 | 127.7 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 2 | 14 | 315 | 22.50 | 0 | 7.0 | 157.5 |
| 26 | Ohio | 1 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 135.0 |
| 26 | Missouri | 11 | 41 | 921 | 22.46 | 0 | 3.7 | 83.7 |
| 26 | Penn State | 9 | 29 | 643 | 22.17 | 0 | 3.2 | 71.4 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 11 | 40 | 884 | 22.10 | 0 | 3.6 | 80.4 |
| 26 | San Diego State | 2 | 9 | 198 | 22.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 99.0 |
| 26 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 88 | 22.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.0 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 9 | 36 | 790 | 21.94 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.8 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 11 | 241 | 21.91 | 0 | 5.5 | 120.5 |
| 26 | East Carolina | 3 | 14 | 303 | 21.64 | 0 | 4.7 | 101.0 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 11 | 37 | 798 | 21.57 | 0 | 3.4 | 72.5 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 11 | 39 | 834 | 21.38 | 0 | 3.5 | 75.8 |
| 26 | Iowa | 11 | 41 | 875 | 21.34 | 0 | 3.7 | 79.5 |
| 26 | Virginia | 10 | 39 | 829 | 21.26 | 0 | 3.9 | 82.9 |
| 26 | UCLA | 12 | 58 | 1232 | 21.24 | 0 | 4.8 | 102.7 |
| 26 | Oregon State | 10 | 46 | 975 | 21.20 | 0 | 4.6 | 97.5 |
| 26 | Tulane | 2 | 14 | 295 | 21.07 | 0 | 7.0 | 147.5 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 9 | 48 | 1007 | 20.98 | 0 | 5.3 | 111.9 |
| 26 | Troy | 2 | 10 | 209 | 20.90 | 0 | 5.0 | 104.5 |
| 26 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 125 | 20.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 125.0 |
| 26 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 41 | 854 | 20.83 | 0 | 3.7 | 77.6 |
| 26 | North Carolina State | 10 | 41 | 853 | 20.80 | 0 | 4.1 | 85.3 |
| 26 | Mississippi | 8 | 41 | 848 | 20.68 | 0 | 5.1 | 106.0 |
| 26 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 75.7 |
| 26 | Tulsa | 2 | 13 | 268 | 20.62 | 0 | 6.5 | 134.0 |
| 26 | Fresno State | 3 | 18 | 371 | 20.61 | 0 | 6.0 | 123.7 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 10 | 40 | 821 | 20.53 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.1 |
| 26 | South Florida | 9 | 40 | 820 | 20.50 | 0 | 4.4 | 91.1 |
| 26 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 26 | Boston College | 10 | 37 | 755 | 20.41 | 0 | 3.7 | 75.5 |
| 26 | Mississippi State | 9 | 33 | 672 | 20.36 | 0 | 3.7 | 74.7 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 9 | 41 | 834 | 20.34 | 0 | 4.6 | 92.7 |
| 26 | New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 4.5 | 91.5 |
| 26 | Georgia | 11 | 38 | 771 | 20.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 70.1 |
| 26 | Duke | 9 | 47 | 947 | 20.15 | 0 | 5.2 | 105.2 |
| 26 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 26 | Maryland | 10 | 62 | 1239 | 19.98 | 0 | 6.2 | 123.9 |
| 26 | Kent State | 2 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 0 | 6.5 | 128.0 |
| 26 | Arizona | 10 | 49 | 963 | 19.65 | 0 | 4.9 | 96.3 |
| 26 | Baylor | 10 | 49 | 959 | 19.57 | 0 | 4.9 | 95.9 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 12 | 234 | 19.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 117.0 |
| 26 | Akron | 2 | 13 | 253 | 19.46 | 0 | 6.5 | 126.5 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 38 | 739 | 19.45 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.2 |
| 26 | UAB | 2 | 9 | 175 | 19.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 87.5 |
| 26 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 26 | Toledo | 2 | 11 | 213 | 19.36 | 0 | 5.5 | 106.5 |
| 26 | BYU | 4 | 17 | 329 | 19.35 | 0 | 4.3 | 82.3 |
| 26 | Colorado | 11 | 59 | 1139 | 19.31 | 0 | 5.4 | 103.5 |
| 26 | Buffalo | 3 | 15 | 287 | 19.13 | 0 | 5.0 | 95.7 |
| 26 | Ball State | 3 | 19 | 363 | 19.11 | 0 | 6.3 | 121.0 |
| 26 | Nevada | 2 | 16 | 305 | 19.06 | 0 | 8.0 | 152.5 |
| 26 | San Jose State | 2 | 16 | 304 | 19.00 | 0 | 8.0 | 152.0 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | 12 | 59 | 1109 | 18.80 | 0 | 4.9 | 92.4 |
| 26 | Kansas | 10 | 61 | 1143 | 18.74 | 0 | 6.1 | 114.3 |
| 26 | California | 11 | 45 | 843 | 18.73 | 0 | 4.1 | 76.6 |
| 26 | Army | 3 | 14 | 261 | 18.64 | 0 | 4.7 | 87.0 |
| 26 | Michigan | 10 | 30 | 557 | 18.57 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.7 |
| 26 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 26 | Navy | 3 | 15 | 275 | 18.33 | 0 | 5.0 | 91.7 |
| 26 | Rice | 4 | 15 | 274 | 18.27 | 0 | 3.8 | 68.5 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 36 | 639 | 17.75 | 0 | 3.6 | 63.9 |
| 26 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 12 | 212 | 17.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 106.0 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 13 | 228 | 17.54 | 0 | 6.5 | 114.0 |
| 26 | Memphis | 1 | 10 | 170 | 17.00 | 0 | 10.0 | 170.0 |
| 26 | Arkansas State | 2 | 5 | 85 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 42.5 |
| 26 | Idaho | 2 | 10 | 169 | 16.90 | 0 | 5.0 | 84.5 |
| 26 | Illinois | 10 | 27 | 401 | 14.85 | 0 | 2.7 | 40.1 |
| 26 | SMU | 2 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 29.0 |
| 26 | North Texas | 2 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 0 | 5.0 | 53.5 |