2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| 2 | LSU | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 0 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| 3 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rice | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 8 | South Florida | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 9 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| 13 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Ohio | 5 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 6.0 |
| 16 | Kansas | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 17 | Illinois | 4 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 18 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 20 | Oregon | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 21 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 5 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 23 | UTEP | 4 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 25 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 26 | San Diego State | 5 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 26 | Tulane | 4 | 13 | 52 | 4.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 13.0 |
| 28 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 28 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 30 | Texas State | 6 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| 31 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 8 | 35 | 4.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.8 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 32 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 32 | North Carolina State | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 32 | Boise State | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 36 | Ball State | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| 37 | Louisville | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.8 |
| 37 | Missouri | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 16.4 |
| 40 | Kent State | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 41 | Marshall | 4 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.8 |
| 42 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 43 | Arkansas State | 5 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 1 | 2.0 | 11.4 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 46 | Memphis | 4 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
| 47 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 49 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 49 | Washington State | 3 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| 51 | Idaho | 6 | 18 | 115 | 6.39 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.2 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 5 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| 53 | South Alabama | 5 | 18 | 118 | 6.56 | 0 | 3.6 | 23.6 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 55 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 55 | Fresno State | 5 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.8 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 57 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 57 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 60 | San Jose State | 7 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 1 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
| 62 | BYU | 12 | 18 | 135 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 63 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 64 | Michigan State | 5 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.4 |
| 65 | Notre Dame | 11 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| 66 | UCLA | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 66 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 66 | Army | 11 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 66 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 66 | Tulsa | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 71 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.6 |
| 72 | Hawai'i | 4 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| 73 | New Mexico | 5 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.2 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 4 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
| 76 | East Carolina | 5 | 13 | 114 | 8.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 22.8 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 77 | Arkansas | 4 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.3 |
| 79 | Clemson | 5 | 8 | 73 | 9.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.6 |
| 80 | Rutgers | 6 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.7 |
| 81 | Temple | 4 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.8 |
| 82 | Connecticut | 5 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.8 |
| 83 | Houston | 4 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.0 |
| 84 | Wyoming | 4 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.3 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 86 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 13 | 132 | 10.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 33.0 |
| 87 | Utah State | 7 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.4 |
| 88 | New Mexico State | 6 | 23 | 242 | 10.52 | 0 | 3.8 | 40.3 |
| 89 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 89 | UCF | 5 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| 91 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 92 | Michigan | 5 | 10 | 108 | 10.80 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.6 |
| 93 | Colorado State | 4 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 30.3 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 95 | Cincinnati | 6 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.5 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 4 | 12 | 136 | 11.33 | 2 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 97 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 81 | 11.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.3 |
| 98 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| 99 | California | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| 100 | Navy | 11 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| 101 | Colorado | 3 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 102 | Purdue | 5 | 12 | 150 | 12.50 | 1 | 2.4 | 30.0 |
| 103 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 104 | Oregon State | 4 | 5 | 64 | 12.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| 105 | UNLV | 5 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.8 |
| 106 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 107 | Nebraska | 5 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 19.2 |
| 108 | Akron | 4 | 15 | 209 | 13.93 | 1 | 3.8 | 52.3 |
| 109 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| 110 | SMU | 5 | 16 | 241 | 15.06 | 0 | 3.2 | 48.2 |
| 111 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
| 112 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | 92 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 18.4 |
| 113 | Utah | 3 | 7 | 112 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.3 |
| 114 | Florida International | 4 | 14 | 225 | 16.07 | 0 | 3.5 | 56.3 |
| 115 | Bowling Green | 5 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
| 116 | Florida | 5 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 1 | 1.4 | 23.4 |
| 117 | Massachusetts | 4 | 13 | 222 | 17.08 | 2 | 3.3 | 55.5 |
| 118 | USC | 4 | 5 | 89 | 17.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |
| 119 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 7 | 130 | 18.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 21.7 |
| 120 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.8 |
| 121 | Baylor | 4 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.0 |
| 122 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.5 |
| 123 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 124 | Syracuse | 6 | 7 | 179 | 25.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 29.8 |