2012 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 11 | 17 | 190 | 11.18 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.3 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 11 | 25 | 277 | 11.08 | 1 | 2.3 | 25.2 |
| 3 | Ball State | 11 | 16 | 177 | 11.06 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.1 |
| 4 | Toledo | 11 | 21 | 221 | 10.52 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.1 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 9 | 16 | 157 | 9.81 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.4 |
| 6 | Ohio | 13 | 30 | 287 | 9.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.1 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 31 | 257 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.8 |
| 8 | Akron | 11 | 23 | 161 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.6 |
| 9 | Kent State | 13 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 10 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 1 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| 12 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 13 | Central Michigan | 12 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.5 |