2012 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| 4 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Florida International | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 27.0 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 2 | 7 | 101 | 14.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 50.5 |
| 8 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.0 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 5 | 75 | 15.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 75.0 |
| 11 | Washington State | 3 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.0 |
| 12 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 27.5 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 2 | 7 | 110 | 15.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 55.0 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 39.5 |
| 15 | Utah | 2 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.0 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 2 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 64.5 |
| 17 | Fresno State | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.0 |
| 19 | Penn State | 3 | 8 | 133 | 16.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 44.3 |
| 20 | Toledo | 2 | 8 | 135 | 16.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 67.5 |
| 21 | TCU | 3 | 7 | 119 | 17.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.7 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 2 | 11 | 190 | 17.27 | 0 | 5.5 | 95.0 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.5 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 25 | Indiana | 2 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.0 |
| 26 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 124 | 17.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.0 |
| 27 | Florida | 7 | 21 | 373 | 17.76 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.3 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 5 | 15 | 267 | 17.80 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.4 |
| 28 | Florida State | 3 | 10 | 178 | 17.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.3 |
| 30 | Arizona | 3 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 47.7 |
| 31 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 31 | Army | 1 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 72.0 |
| 33 | LSU | 5 | 13 | 240 | 18.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 48.0 |
| 34 | Oregon State | 3 | 9 | 168 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 3 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 36 | Missouri | 6 | 19 | 360 | 18.95 | 0 | 3.2 | 60.0 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 57.0 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 4 | 14 | 266 | 19.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 66.5 |
| 39 | Auburn | 6 | 6 | 119 | 19.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.8 |
| 40 | Alabama | 5 | 17 | 338 | 19.88 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.6 |
| 41 | Michigan State | 6 | 10 | 201 | 20.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.5 |
| 42 | Texas State | 2 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 51.0 |
| 43 | Ball State | 2 | 12 | 245 | 20.42 | 0 | 6.0 | 122.5 |
| 44 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | 6 | 14 | 287 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.8 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 4 | 14 | 287 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.5 | 71.8 |
| 44 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.0 |
| 48 | Utah State | 1 | 5 | 103 | 20.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 103.0 |
| 49 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 11 | 229 | 20.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 76.3 |
| 50 | Northwestern | 3 | 16 | 334 | 20.88 | 0 | 5.3 | 111.3 |
| 51 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.6 |
| 52 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 16 | 346 | 21.63 | 0 | 5.3 | 115.3 |
| 54 | Georgia | 5 | 20 | 433 | 21.65 | 0 | 4.0 | 86.6 |
| 55 | USC | 3 | 11 | 239 | 21.73 | 0 | 3.7 | 79.7 |
| 56 | Boston College | 4 | 10 | 218 | 21.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 54.5 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 133 | 22.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.6 |
| 59 | Air Force | 1 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 89.0 |
| 60 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.5 |
| 61 | Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | 90 | 22.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 90.0 |
| 62 | Purdue | 3 | 11 | 248 | 22.55 | 0 | 3.7 | 82.7 |
| 63 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.7 |
| 64 | New Mexico | 2 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 34.5 |
| 64 | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.8 |
| 66 | Oregon | 3 | 18 | 415 | 23.06 | 0 | 6.0 | 138.3 |
| 67 | Duke | 3 | 6 | 139 | 23.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.3 |
| 68 | Colorado State | 3 | 7 | 164 | 23.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.7 |
| 69 | Maryland | 2 | 6 | 142 | 23.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.0 |
| 70 | Wyoming | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| 71 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 3.5 | 83.5 |
| 72 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 6 | 144 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 72 | North Carolina | 1 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 74 | Washington | 5 | 18 | 433 | 24.06 | 0 | 3.6 | 86.6 |
| 75 | New Mexico State | 2 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.5 |
| 76 | California | 4 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.5 |
| 77 | Texas | 3 | 9 | 220 | 24.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 73.3 |
| 78 | Kansas | 4 | 13 | 318 | 24.46 | 1 | 3.3 | 79.5 |
| 79 | Kent State | 1 | 2 | 49 | 24.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.0 |
| 80 | UCF | 1 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 |
| 80 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 10 | 250 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 83.3 |
| 82 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 25.5 |
| 83 | Mississippi | 6 | 18 | 463 | 25.72 | 1 | 3.0 | 77.2 |
| 84 | Michigan | 6 | 15 | 392 | 26.13 | 0 | 2.5 | 65.3 |
| 85 | UCLA | 4 | 7 | 183 | 26.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 45.8 |
| 86 | Mississippi State | 4 | 9 | 243 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 60.8 |
| 86 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 81 | 27.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 81.0 |
| 88 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 190 | 27.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 63.3 |
| 89 | West Virginia | 3 | 15 | 411 | 27.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 137.0 |
| 90 | Idaho | 3 | 7 | 192 | 27.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 64.0 |
| 91 | Arizona State | 2 | 6 | 169 | 28.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 84.5 |
| 92 | Arkansas | 4 | 5 | 143 | 28.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 35.8 |
| 93 | South Carolina | 6 | 12 | 351 | 29.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 58.5 |
| 94 | North Carolina State | 3 | 6 | 176 | 29.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 58.7 |
| 95 | South Florida | 2 | 5 | 147 | 29.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 73.5 |
| 96 | Kansas State | 3 | 13 | 386 | 29.69 | 1 | 4.3 | 128.7 |
| 97 | UTSA | 2 | 8 | 242 | 30.25 | 1 | 4.0 | 121.0 |
| 98 | UNLV | 2 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 30.5 |
| 98 | Nevada | 1 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 61.0 |
| 100 | Clemson | 3 | 12 | 376 | 31.33 | 0 | 4.0 | 125.3 |
| 101 | San Diego State | 2 | 10 | 315 | 31.50 | 1 | 5.0 | 157.5 |
| 102 | Baylor | 3 | 10 | 318 | 31.80 | 0 | 3.3 | 106.0 |
| 103 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 104 | Buffalo | 2 | 4 | 143 | 35.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 71.5 |
| 105 | Louisville | 1 | 6 | 218 | 36.33 | 1 | 6.0 | 218.0 |
| 106 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 8 | 352 | 44.00 | 2 | 2.7 | 117.3 |
| 107 | North Texas | 2 | 3 | 145 | 48.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 72.5 |
| 108 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 113 | 56.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 113.0 |