2012 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Acker | SMU | JR | DB | 4 | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| 2 | J.J. Worton | UCF | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Darion Monroe | Tulane | FR | DB | 4 | 2 | 63 | 31.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 15.8 |
| 4 | Lamarcus Farmer | UAB | FR | DB | 4 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Justin Hardy | ECU | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 6 | Keiwone Malone | Memphis | SO | WR | 4 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 7 | Conner Floyd | Tulsa | FR | WR | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 8 | Derrick Strozier | Tulane | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| 9 | Jim Jones | UTEP | SO | WR | 4 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Sam McGuffie | Rice | SR | RB | 4 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 11 | Michael Edwards | UTEP | SR | WR | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 12 | Dewayne Peace | Houston | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Jackie Williams | UAB | JR | WR | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 14 | Blake Poston | SMU | FR | DB | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.3 |
| 15 | Dennis Parks | Rice | FR | WR | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| 16 | Andre Snipes-Booker | Marshall | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 17 | Marco Nelson | Tulsa | JR | DB | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Tommy Shuler | Marshall | SO | WR | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 18 | Tracy Lampley | USM | SR | WR | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 20 | Damian Payne | Houston | SO | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 20 | Alex Tillman | Houston | SO | DB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |