2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 3 | LSU | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| 4 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 8 | UCLA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 9 | Troy | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| 10 | Rice | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| 11 | Ball State | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Indiana | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 13 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Kansas | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 15 | South Florida | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 16 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 17 | Ohio | 5 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.6 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 25 | UTEP | 5 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.6 |
| 26 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 27 | Virginia | 5 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 28 | Tulane | 4 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.5 |
| 29 | Oregon | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 29 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.4 |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.6 |
| 33 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.8 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 34 | Penn State | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 34 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| 37 | Marshall | 5 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 38 | North Carolina State | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 5 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| 42 | Louisville | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 42 | Boston College | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| 44 | South Alabama | 5 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 0 | 3.6 | 19.6 |
| 45 | Illinois | 5 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.0 |
| 46 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 46 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 5 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.4 | 13.8 |
| 49 | Memphis | 4 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 50 | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 42 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 50 | Washington State | 5 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 54 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 56 | Florida State | 5 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 56 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 56 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 56 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.0 |
| 60 | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 61 | New Mexico | 5 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.8 |
| 62 | Iowa | 5 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
| 63 | Georgia | 5 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 64 | Idaho | 5 | 16 | 118 | 7.38 | 0 | 3.2 | 23.6 |
| 65 | Rutgers | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 65 | San Jose State | 5 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 |
| 67 | Boise State | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 68 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 69 | Purdue | 4 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 19.3 |
| 70 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 70 | Army | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 72 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 73 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 73 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 76 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.8 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 5 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 78 | Ohio State | 5 | 6 | 50 | 8.33 | 1 | 1.2 | 10.0 |
| 79 | UTSA | 3 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.0 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 81 | Houston | 4 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.3 |
| 82 | California | 5 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.4 |
| 83 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 17 | 148 | 8.71 | 0 | 3.4 | 29.6 |
| 84 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 5 | 13 | 114 | 8.77 | 1 | 2.6 | 22.8 |
| 86 | Colorado | 5 | 13 | 115 | 8.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 23.0 |
| 87 | Temple | 3 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 25.0 |
| 88 | BYU | 5 | 12 | 113 | 9.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 22.6 |
| 89 | Connecticut | 5 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.8 |
| 90 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 92 | USC | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 93 | Wyoming | 4 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.3 |
| 94 | Michigan State | 5 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 95 | UAB | 4 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.3 |
| 96 | Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | 5 | 15 | 153 | 10.20 | 0 | 3.0 | 30.6 |
| 98 | Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
| 99 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 4 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 101 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.2 |
| 102 | Nebraska | 5 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.2 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | 4 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.8 |
| 104 | Colorado State | 5 | 12 | 136 | 11.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 27.2 |
| 105 | Florida International | 5 | 18 | 205 | 11.39 | 0 | 3.6 | 41.0 |
| 106 | Missouri | 5 | 13 | 152 | 11.69 | 0 | 2.6 | 30.4 |
| 107 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 94 | 11.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| 108 | Hawai'i | 4 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 26.5 |
| 109 | West Virginia | 4 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 110 | Akron | 5 | 17 | 211 | 12.41 | 1 | 3.4 | 42.2 |
| 111 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 92 | 13.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
| 112 | Nevada | 5 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.6 |
| 113 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 100 | 14.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 20.0 |
| 114 | Utah | 4 | 9 | 131 | 14.56 | 1 | 2.3 | 32.8 |
| 115 | SMU | 4 | 16 | 241 | 15.06 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.3 |
| 116 | Utah State | 5 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| 117 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.6 |
| 118 | Massachusetts | 5 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.4 |
| 119 | North Texas | 5 | 4 | 75 | 18.75 | 1 | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| 120 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 121 | Baylor | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| 122 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 1 | 1.2 | 25.4 |
| 123 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | 150 | 25.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 124 | Syracuse | 4 | 5 | 174 | 34.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 43.5 |