2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 4 | Clemson | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 4 | Florida State | 6 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 7 | Alabama | 5 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| 9 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ball State | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 9 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 9 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 9 | Boise State | 7 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 6 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 7 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.3 |
| 9 | South Florida | 3 | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 17.7 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Michigan | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 18 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 6 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.5 |
| 18 | Air Force | 6 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| 27 | North Carolina State | 7 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 28 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 28 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 28 | California | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 28 | Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 28 | Utah State | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 28 | UCLA | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 28 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 28 | Penn State | 6 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 28 | Georgia | 7 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.4 |
| 28 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 28 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| 28 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 28 | Arizona State | 6 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
| 28 | Houston | 6 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.7 |
| 28 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 77 | 15.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.4 |
| 28 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.6 |
| 47 | Ohio | 7 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 47 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 47 | Nevada | 8 | 9 | 102 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.8 |
| 51 | Bowling Green | 6 | 7 | -8 | -1.14 | 0 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| 51 | Troy | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 51 | North Carolina | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.0 |
| 51 | Army | 5 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| 51 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| 51 | Navy | 6 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.7 |
| 51 | BYU | 6 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.0 |
| 51 | USC | 5 | 6 | 116 | 19.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.2 |
| 59 | LSU | 4 | 5 | -12 | -2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | -3.0 |
| 59 | Mississippi State | 6 | 8 | -5 | -0.63 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| 59 | Kent State | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 59 | Rice | 8 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 59 | Central Michigan | 6 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 59 | Florida | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 59 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.7 |
| 59 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 8 | 149 | 18.63 | 1 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
| 69 | Duke | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 69 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 71 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 71 | Ohio State | 6 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 1 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 71 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 6 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| 71 | UCF | 8 | 12 | 93 | 7.75 | 1 | 1.5 | 11.6 |
| 71 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| 77 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
| 77 | SMU | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 77 | Arkansas State | 5 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 77 | Memphis | 5 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 8 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 77 | Marshall | 5 | 8 | 125 | 15.63 | 1 | 1.6 | 25.0 |
| 83 | New Mexico | 7 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 83 | UNLV | 7 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
| 83 | Colorado State | 6 | 10 | 145 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.2 |
| 83 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 10 | 150 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.0 |
| 87 | Mississippi | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| 87 | Wyoming | 5 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.4 |
| 87 | Wisconsin | 5 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 87 | UTSA | 4 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 87 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 87 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.5 |
| 93 | Arizona | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.5 |
| 93 | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.5 |
| 93 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| 93 | Purdue | 6 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.7 |
| 93 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.2 |
| 93 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| 93 | Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.0 |
| 93 | Hawai'i | 5 | 10 | 144 | 14.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.8 |
| 101 | Louisville | 7 | 15 | 126 | 8.40 | 1 | 2.1 | 18.0 |
| 102 | Temple | 5 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.4 |
| 102 | Massachusetts | 6 | 13 | 201 | 15.46 | 2 | 2.2 | 33.5 |
| 102 | Florida International | 5 | 11 | 182 | 16.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 36.4 |
| 102 | UAB | 6 | 13 | 243 | 18.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.5 |
| 106 | Colorado | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 106 | Illinois | 4 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.8 |
| 106 | Tulane | 4 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| 106 | Connecticut | 7 | 16 | 127 | 7.94 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.1 |
| 106 | Rutgers | 7 | 16 | 142 | 8.88 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.3 |
| 106 | Cincinnati | 6 | 14 | 144 | 10.29 | 1 | 2.3 | 24.0 |
| 106 | Idaho | 3 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 30.0 |
| 113 | Wake Forest | 5 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.2 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 5 | 12 | 172 | 14.33 | 1 | 2.4 | 34.4 |
| 115 | Washington | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 115 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.8 |
| 117 | South Alabama | 5 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.4 |
| 118 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.0 |
| 119 | Iowa | 4 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 15.8 |
| 119 | Maryland | 6 | 17 | 272 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 45.3 |
| 121 | Washington State | 4 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.5 |
| 121 | Missouri | 2 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 123 | Akron | 4 | 15 | 179 | 11.93 | 1 | 3.8 | 44.8 |