2012 National Leaders Opponent Kickoffs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 8 | 413 | 51.63 | 2 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 1 | 8 | 418 | 52.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 11 | 582 | 52.91 | 1 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 13 | 696 | 53.54 | 1 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 5 | 283 | 56.60 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 170 | 56.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 6 | 348 | 58.00 | 2 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 19 | 1105 | 58.16 | 4 | 21.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 1 | 10 | 589 | 58.90 | 4 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 6 | 354 | 59.00 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 12 | 715 | 59.58 | 3 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 8 | 477 | 59.63 | 1 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 26 | 1552 | 59.69 | 2 | 7.69 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 20 | 1194 | 59.70 | 9 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 28 | 1680 | 60.00 | 6 | 21.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 13 | 782 | 60.15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 28 | 1686 | 60.21 | 10 | 35.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 17 | 1026 | 60.35 | 7 | 41.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 3 | 23 | 1389 | 60.39 | 4 | 17.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 30 | 1813 | 60.43 | 10 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 2 | 8 | 485 | 60.63 | 5 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 12 | 728 | 60.67 | 2 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 26 | 1579 | 60.73 | 7 | 26.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 11 | 669 | 60.82 | 2 | 18.18 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 26 | 1582 | 60.85 | 5 | 19.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 1 | 6 | 366 | 61.00 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 18 | 1098 | 61.00 | 5 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 11 | 672 | 61.09 | 5 | 45.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 8 | 489 | 61.13 | 2 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2 | 15 | 917 | 61.13 | 5 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 6 | 368 | 61.33 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 15 | 921 | 61.40 | 6 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 20 | 1229 | 61.45 | 4 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 29 | 1786 | 61.59 | 11 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 20 | 1232 | 61.60 | 12 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 18 | 1110 | 61.67 | 5 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 29 | 1795 | 61.90 | 7 | 24.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 11 | 681 | 61.91 | 1 | 9.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 4 | 33 | 2045 | 61.97 | 12 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 12 | 744 | 62.00 | 1 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 17 | 1056 | 62.12 | 8 | 47.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 14 | 870 | 62.14 | 8 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 13 | 808 | 62.15 | 2 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 19 | 1181 | 62.16 | 7 | 36.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 20 | 1245 | 62.25 | 9 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 2 | 14 | 872 | 62.29 | 6 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 1 | 6 | 374 | 62.33 | 3 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 24 | 1498 | 62.42 | 8 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 1 | 6 | 375 | 62.50 | 2 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 25 | 1564 | 62.56 | 12 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 16 | 1003 | 62.69 | 8 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 16 | 1005 | 62.81 | 7 | 43.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 2 | 16 | 1005 | 62.81 | 9 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | 8 | 503 | 62.88 | 3 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 5 | 20 | 1258 | 62.90 | 10 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 14 | 881 | 62.93 | 4 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 32 | 2020 | 63.13 | 21 | 65.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 379 | 63.17 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 6 | 31 | 1960 | 63.23 | 12 | 38.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 19 | 1205 | 63.42 | 14 | 73.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 23 | 1459 | 63.43 | 10 | 43.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 6 | 38 | 2411 | 63.45 | 18 | 47.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 14 | 891 | 63.64 | 5 | 35.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 25 | 1591 | 63.64 | 6 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 24 | 1529 | 63.71 | 13 | 54.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 17 | 1084 | 63.76 | 9 | 52.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 14 | 893 | 63.79 | 7 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 28 | 1787 | 63.82 | 12 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 2 | 17 | 1087 | 63.94 | 11 | 64.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2 | 16 | 1025 | 64.06 | 7 | 43.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 6 | 27 | 1731 | 64.11 | 17 | 62.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 7 | 449 | 64.14 | 3 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 18 | 1157 | 64.28 | 11 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 2 | 15 | 965 | 64.33 | 6 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Idaho | 3 | 25 | 1612 | 64.48 | 12 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 324 | 64.80 | 1 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 8 | 519 | 64.88 | 5 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 130 | 65.00 | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 5 | 325 | 65.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 402 | 67.00 | 3 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Kent State | 1 | 7 | 305 | 43.57 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Kansas State | 3 | 17 | 965 | 56.76 | 4 | 23.53 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Akron | 1 | 8 | 458 | 57.25 | 3 | 37.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Iowa State | 3 | 19 | 1105 | 58.16 | 8 | 42.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Oregon State | 3 | 19 | 1107 | 58.26 | 5 | 26.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | California | 4 | 30 | 1749 | 58.30 | 4 | 13.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Massachusetts | 3 | 28 | 1654 | 59.07 | 7 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Colorado State | 3 | 21 | 1247 | 59.38 | 7 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 21 | 1252 | 59.62 | 5 | 23.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Florida | 7 | 29 | 1741 | 60.03 | 7 | 24.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 486 | 60.75 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Mississippi | 6 | 44 | 2673 | 60.75 | 16 | 36.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Washington | 5 | 32 | 1956 | 61.13 | 8 | 25.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | UAB | 2 | 13 | 795 | 61.15 | 8 | 61.54 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Georgia | 5 | 24 | 1468 | 61.17 | 13 | 54.17 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Florida State | 3 | 16 | 986 | 61.63 | 5 | 31.25 | 1 | 2 |
| 81 | UCLA | 4 | 23 | 1418 | 61.65 | 9 | 39.13 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Missouri | 6 | 38 | 2344 | 61.68 | 16 | 42.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | San Jose State | 2 | 12 | 747 | 62.25 | 4 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Washington State | 3 | 19 | 1189 | 62.58 | 6 | 31.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Maryland | 2 | 16 | 1003 | 62.69 | 5 | 31.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Arizona | 3 | 24 | 1516 | 63.17 | 12 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 5 | 33 | 2086 | 63.21 | 8 | 24.24 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 20 | 1288 | 64.40 | 13 | 65.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 105 | LSU | 5 | 20 | 1168 | 58.40 | 6 | 30.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 105 | Texas State | 2 | 13 | 768 | 59.08 | 7 | 53.85 | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | Tennessee | 5 | 38 | 2301 | 60.55 | 15 | 39.47 | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | UTSA | 2 | 18 | 1095 | 60.83 | 2 | 11.11 | 2 | 0 |
| 105 | BYU | 5 | 19 | 1174 | 61.79 | 8 | 42.11 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 25 | 1499 | 59.96 | 9 | 36.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 110 | Michigan | 6 | 36 | 2183 | 60.64 | 6 | 16.67 | 3 | 0 |