2012 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 29.0 |
| 2 | Ohio | 5 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 27.8 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 5 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Akron | 5 | 11 | 114 | 10.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.8 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 10 | 81 | 8.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.2 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.8 |
| 7 | Toledo | 5 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.8 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Ball State | 5 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 12 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 5 | 8 | -11 | -1.38 | 0 | 1.6 | -2.2 |