2012 Southeastern Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi State | 9 | 35 | 793 | 22.66 | 1 | 3.9 | 88.1 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 9 | 40 | 789 | 19.73 | 0 | 4.4 | 87.7 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 9 | 38 | 757 | 19.92 | 1 | 4.2 | 84.1 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 10 | 40 | 792 | 19.80 | 1 | 4.0 | 79.2 |
| 5 | Missouri | 10 | 32 | 757 | 23.66 | 2 | 3.2 | 75.7 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 38 | 819 | 21.55 | 0 | 3.5 | 74.5 |
| 7 | Auburn | 9 | 30 | 662 | 22.07 | 1 | 3.3 | 73.6 |
| 8 | Florida | 10 | 27 | 682 | 25.26 | 1 | 2.7 | 68.2 |
| 9 | LSU | 10 | 24 | 595 | 24.79 | 0 | 2.4 | 59.5 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 10 | 26 | 563 | 21.65 | 0 | 2.6 | 56.3 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 9 | 22 | 487 | 22.14 | 0 | 2.4 | 54.1 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 9 | 23 | 426 | 18.52 | 0 | 2.6 | 47.3 |
| 13 | Georgia | 11 | 23 | 463 | 20.13 | 0 | 2.1 | 42.1 |
| 14 | Alabama | 11 | 18 | 456 | 25.33 | 1 | 1.6 | 41.5 |