2012 Mid-American Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 25 | 243 | 9.72 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.3 |
| 2 | Ohio | 11 | 25 | 237 | 9.48 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.5 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 10 | 22 | 189 | 8.59 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.9 |
| 4 | Ball State | 10 | 14 | 171 | 12.21 | 0 | 1.4 | 17.1 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 8 | 13 | 152 | 11.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Akron | 10 | 20 | 151 | 7.55 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.1 |
| 7 | Toledo | 10 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.7 |
| 8 | Kent State | 11 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 8 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 8 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 10 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |