2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Rice | 7 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| 3 | Memphis | 4 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| 4 | Troy | 5 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 5 | -7 | -1.40 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| 6 | Akron | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 6 | Idaho | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 8 | 8 | -5 | -0.63 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 5 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Auburn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| 13 | Ball State | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 13 | Kansas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 15 | South Florida | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 16 | North Texas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 16 | Kent State | 11 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 18 | Texas State | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 19 | Ohio | 9 | 14 | 27 | 1.93 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| 20 | Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 21 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 22 | SMU | 7 | 15 | 33 | 2.20 | 0 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| 23 | Temple | 4 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 24 | UCF | 10 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 8 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 26 | Oregon | 12 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| 27 | New Mexico | 4 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 28 | Washington | 7 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 29 | UCLA | 9 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 30 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 32 | Utah State | 11 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 33 | Arizona | 8 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
| 35 | BYU | 8 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| 36 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 36 | North Carolina State | 7 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 11 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 39 | Boise State | 11 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| 39 | Mississippi | 7 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 41 | Navy | 8 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| 42 | Clemson | 11 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 43 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.3 |
| 44 | Wyoming | 4 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.5 |
| 44 | Illinois | 2 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 46 | LSU | 10 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| 47 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| 48 | Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 48 | Duke | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 48 | UTSA | 6 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 48 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 48 | South Alabama | 2 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 22.5 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 8 | 14 | 72 | 5.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.0 |
| 56 | Florida State | 12 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 56 | Washington State | 3 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| 58 | Northwestern | 10 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 5 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 14.0 |
| 61 | Central Michigan | 7 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 62 | Houston | 5 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 62 | Michigan | 8 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 11 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| 65 | Toledo | 9 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| 65 | Alabama | 13 | 15 | 87 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.7 |
| 67 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 68 | Maryland | 4 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
| 69 | Arkansas State | 10 | 13 | 77 | 5.92 | 1 | 1.3 | 7.7 |
| 70 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 70 | Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 72 | Tulane | 2 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.5 |
| 73 | Oregon State | 9 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.4 |
| 73 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.5 |
| 75 | Marshall | 5 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.4 |
| 75 | Ohio State | 12 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 2 | 1.7 | 10.7 |
| 77 | Rutgers | 9 | 19 | 126 | 6.63 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.0 |
| 78 | Stanford | 12 | 17 | 113 | 6.65 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| 79 | Missouri | 5 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.4 |
| 80 | Georgia | 12 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| 81 | Notre Dame | 12 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| 82 | New Mexico State | 1 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 37.0 |
| 83 | Cincinnati | 10 | 21 | 160 | 7.62 | 1 | 2.1 | 16.0 |
| 84 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 20 | 153 | 7.65 | 0 | 2.9 | 21.9 |
| 85 | UAB | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 85 | Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 85 | Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 85 | San Diego State | 9 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 89 | Florida | 11 | 19 | 153 | 8.05 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.9 |
| 90 | Oklahoma | 10 | 11 | 89 | 8.09 | 1 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 11 | 18 | 148 | 8.22 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.5 |
| 92 | Connecticut | 5 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.4 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.2 |
| 94 | Louisville | 11 | 18 | 150 | 8.33 | 1 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| 95 | Purdue | 6 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 1 | 1.7 | 14.2 |
| 96 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.3 |
| 97 | Nebraska | 10 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 98 | Michigan State | 7 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
| 99 | Texas Tech | 8 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| 100 | San Jose State | 11 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
| 101 | USC | 7 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 102 | Texas | 9 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 103 | West Virginia | 7 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.1 |
| 104 | East Carolina | 8 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 105 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 106 | TCU | 7 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.7 |
| 107 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.4 |
| 108 | Air Force | 6 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.5 |
| 109 | Fresno State | 9 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 110 | Penn State | 8 | 9 | 107 | 11.89 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.4 |
| 111 | California | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 112 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 12 | 149 | 12.42 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.6 |
| 113 | Colorado State | 4 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.3 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.8 |
| 115 | Virginia | 4 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
| 116 | Nevada | 7 | 7 | 90 | 12.86 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| 117 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
| 118 | Buffalo | 4 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 119 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 105 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 120 | Utah | 5 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| 121 | Florida International | 3 | 8 | 161 | 20.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 53.7 |
| 122 | Baylor | 8 | 7 | 146 | 20.86 | 0 | 0.9 | 18.3 |