2012 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 9 | 124 | 13.78 | 1 | 1.8 | 24.8 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 4 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 36.3 |
| 3 | Ohio | 5 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 25.2 |
| 4 | Akron | 4 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 28.5 |
| 5 | Toledo | 5 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 23.2 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.3 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 8 | Kent State | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 9 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Ball State | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.5 |