2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 12 | -21 | -1.75 | 0 | 1.5 | -2.6 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| 1 | Ball State | 8 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 8 | 13 | 26 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 7 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 9 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 1 | Troy | 8 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| 1 | Florida | 8 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 0 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Temple | 7 | 16 | 47 | 2.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Florida International | 8 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| 1 | UTEP | 8 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 9 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Florida State | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 1 | Kent State | 9 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 18 | 69 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.6 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 9 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 1 | Ohio | 8 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| 1 | UTSA | 6 | 14 | 56 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 9 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 1 | Utah State | 6 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 1 | Clemson | 8 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 8 | 16 | 71 | 4.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.9 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 8 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 8.4 |
| 1 | SMU | 8 | 18 | 83 | 4.61 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.4 |
| 1 | Rice | 8 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 7 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 0 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| 1 | Utah | 9 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.4 |
| 1 | North Texas | 8 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 18 | 92 | 5.11 | 0 | 2.6 | 13.1 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 7 | 21 | 110 | 5.24 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.7 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 27 | 5.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 1 | LSU | 8 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 8 | 22 | 132 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 8 | 16 | 99 | 6.19 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.4 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 8 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 21 | 142 | 6.76 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 22 | 150 | 6.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Boise State | 8 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 9 | 21 | 144 | 6.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 8 | 16 | 113 | 7.06 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.1 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 9 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 1 | Illinois | 8 | 19 | 137 | 7.21 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.1 |
| 1 | Purdue | 8 | 14 | 102 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 1 | UCLA | 10 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 1 | Air Force | 8 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Baylor | 9 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 8 | 11 | 86 | 7.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Idaho | 6 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.5 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 1 | Stanford | 10 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 8 | 17 | 141 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.1 | 17.6 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 21 | 175 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.9 |
| 1 | Akron | 8 | 17 | 145 | 8.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.1 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 8 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Arizona | 9 | 15 | 139 | 9.27 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.4 |
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| 1 | California | 9 | 14 | 130 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 8 | 15 | 144 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 8 | 11 | 109 | 9.91 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 9 | 13 | 129 | 9.92 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 8 | 29 | 289 | 9.97 | 0 | 3.6 | 36.1 |
| 1 | Texas | 9 | 14 | 140 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.6 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 13 | 132 | 10.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.1 |
| 1 | Missouri | 8 | 25 | 272 | 10.88 | 0 | 3.1 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.5 |
| 1 | South Florida | 7 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 15 | 191 | 12.73 | 0 | 1.9 | 23.9 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 8 | 23 | 293 | 12.74 | 0 | 2.9 | 36.6 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 8 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 6 | 8 | 102 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 12 | 156 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
| 1 | Virginia | 8 | 11 | 146 | 13.27 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 1 | UAB | 8 | 18 | 307 | 17.06 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.4 |
| 96 | Indiana | 8 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.4 |
| 96 | Ohio State | 8 | 15 | 88 | 5.87 | 1 | 1.9 | 11.0 |
| 96 | Wisconsin | 9 | 19 | 150 | 7.89 | 1 | 2.1 | 16.7 |
| 96 | Colorado | 9 | 26 | 212 | 8.15 | 1 | 2.9 | 23.6 |
| 96 | Mississippi | 8 | 19 | 158 | 8.32 | 1 | 2.4 | 19.8 |
| 96 | UCF | 9 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.7 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 8 | 29 | 266 | 9.17 | 1 | 3.6 | 33.3 |
| 96 | North Carolina State | 8 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| 96 | Louisville | 7 | 13 | 130 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 18.6 |
| 96 | Georgia | 9 | 11 | 112 | 10.18 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
| 96 | Duke | 8 | 20 | 208 | 10.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 9 | 16 | 170 | 10.63 | 1 | 1.8 | 18.9 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 9 | 17 | 188 | 11.06 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.9 |
| 96 | TCU | 9 | 15 | 169 | 11.27 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.8 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 17 | 193 | 11.35 | 1 | 2.1 | 24.1 |
| 96 | Texas State | 6 | 10 | 115 | 11.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.2 |
| 96 | Penn State | 8 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.1 |
| 96 | Kansas | 9 | 15 | 177 | 11.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.7 |
| 96 | Massachusetts | 8 | 16 | 190 | 11.88 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.8 |
| 96 | UNLV | 8 | 12 | 145 | 12.08 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.1 |
| 96 | Wyoming | 8 | 16 | 196 | 12.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 96 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 14 | 179 | 12.79 | 1 | 1.6 | 19.9 |
| 96 | Marshall | 8 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.6 |
| 96 | Texas Tech | 9 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.1 |
| 96 | Central Michigan | 8 | 15 | 227 | 15.13 | 1 | 1.9 | 28.4 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | 6 | 12 | 190 | 15.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 31.7 |
| 123 | Washington | 9 | 16 | 96 | 6.00 | 2 | 1.8 | 10.7 |