2012 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 24 | 226 | 9.42 | 0 | 2.7 | 25.1 |
| 2 | Ohio | 8 | 18 | 161 | 8.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.1 |
| 3 | Ball State | 8 | 12 | 158 | 13.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 8 | 18 | 153 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.1 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 8 | 13 | 152 | 11.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Toledo | 8 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Akron | 8 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 8 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 8 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Kent State | 9 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |