2012 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2 | LSU | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 4 | Troy | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Penn State | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| 4 | Ball State | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Auburn | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 10 | Air Force | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 6 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 12 | South Florida | 6 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Army | 5 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 15 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 7 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| 17 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| 18 | UTEP | 6 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 18 | Indiana | 6 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| 21 | Florida State | 7 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 1 | 2.0 | 9.3 |
| 23 | Ohio | 7 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| 24 | Rice | 8 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.1 |
| 25 | Oregon | 6 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| 26 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 27 | UTSA | 6 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 5 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.4 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 5 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 28 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 5 | 14 | 50 | 3.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 10.0 |
| 32 | Temple | 5 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| 33 | Clemson | 6 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.7 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| 34 | Boise State | 7 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 6 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| 37 | Iowa State | 6 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 38 | Alabama | 7 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.9 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 7 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 7 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.1 |
| 42 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 43 | Syracuse | 8 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 43 | Oregon State | 6 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 45 | Kent State | 9 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 6 | 12 | 70 | 5.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.7 |
| 45 | San Diego State | 6 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.7 |
| 45 | Baylor | 7 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
| 49 | Toledo | 7 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 50 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
| 51 | UCF | 8 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| 51 | San Jose State | 7 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| 53 | Washington | 7 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | 6 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.7 |
| 54 | Georgia | 7 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| 56 | UCLA | 7 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 57 | Louisville | 6 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.2 |
| 58 | New Mexico | 7 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.4 |
| 59 | Florida | 6 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.7 |
| 60 | Utah State | 7 | 9 | 91 | 10.11 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 61 | BYU | 7 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.9 | 13.1 |
| 61 | Michigan State | 6 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
| 61 | Utah | 6 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
| 64 | Northwestern | 6 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.5 |
| 65 | Virginia | 5 | 8 | 95 | 11.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 19.0 |
| 66 | North Carolina State | 7 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 67 | Bowling Green | 8 | 16 | 98 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 68 | Tulane | 5 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.2 |
| 69 | Florida International | 6 | 14 | 103 | 7.36 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.2 |
| 70 | USC | 7 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.1 |
| 70 | Arizona | 5 | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.2 |
| 72 | Illinois | 5 | 11 | 107 | 9.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.4 |
| 73 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 74 | North Texas | 7 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.6 |
| 74 | Texas State | 6 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.2 |
| 74 | Arizona State | 7 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
| 77 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 11 | 112 | 10.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.0 |
| 78 | Buffalo | 6 | 7 | 114 | 16.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 19.0 |
| 79 | Stanford | 7 | 14 | 118 | 8.43 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.9 |
| 80 | Nevada | 7 | 8 | 119 | 14.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 17.0 |
| 81 | Houston | 5 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 24.2 |
| 82 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.3 |
| 83 | Navy | 8 | 9 | 123 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 15.4 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 16 | 125 | 7.81 | 1 | 2.3 | 17.9 |
| 84 | Washington State | 7 | 15 | 125 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.1 | 17.9 |
| 84 | Boston College | 6 | 13 | 125 | 9.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.8 |
| 84 | TCU | 7 | 12 | 125 | 10.42 | 1 | 1.7 | 17.9 |
| 88 | Colorado State | 6 | 13 | 127 | 9.77 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.2 |
| 88 | Marshall | 6 | 10 | 127 | 12.70 | 1 | 1.7 | 21.2 |
| 90 | Purdue | 6 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.2 |
| 90 | Fresno State | 7 | 12 | 133 | 11.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 19.0 |
| 92 | SMU | 6 | 13 | 134 | 10.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.3 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.5 |
| 94 | Cincinnati | 6 | 16 | 138 | 8.63 | 1 | 2.7 | 23.0 |
| 95 | Texas Tech | 7 | 10 | 145 | 14.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 20.7 |
| 96 | South Alabama | 7 | 16 | 150 | 9.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.4 |
| 97 | East Carolina | 7 | 14 | 151 | 10.79 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.6 |
| 97 | Tulsa | 7 | 13 | 151 | 11.62 | 0 | 1.9 | 21.6 |
| 99 | Rutgers | 7 | 19 | 153 | 8.05 | 0 | 2.7 | 21.9 |
| 99 | Texas | 7 | 12 | 153 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.9 |
| 101 | Kansas | 6 | 12 | 158 | 13.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 102 | Michigan | 7 | 12 | 159 | 13.25 | 1 | 1.7 | 22.7 |
| 103 | UNLV | 6 | 14 | 160 | 11.43 | 1 | 2.3 | 26.7 |
| 104 | Memphis | 6 | 15 | 164 | 10.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 27.3 |
| 105 | Mississippi | 6 | 14 | 167 | 11.93 | 1 | 2.3 | 27.8 |
| 106 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 13 | 170 | 13.08 | 1 | 1.9 | 24.3 |
| 107 | Colorado | 6 | 10 | 171 | 17.10 | 1 | 1.7 | 28.5 |
| 108 | Connecticut | 6 | 19 | 174 | 9.16 | 0 | 3.2 | 29.0 |
| 109 | Missouri | 5 | 16 | 179 | 11.19 | 0 | 3.2 | 35.8 |
| 110 | Maryland | 6 | 16 | 180 | 11.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 30.0 |
| 111 | UAB | 6 | 8 | 182 | 22.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.3 |
| 112 | Central Michigan | 6 | 13 | 183 | 14.08 | 1 | 2.2 | 30.5 |
| 113 | Akron | 6 | 16 | 185 | 11.56 | 1 | 2.7 | 30.8 |
| 114 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 11 | 187 | 17.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 31.2 |
| 115 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 27 | 201 | 7.44 | 0 | 3.9 | 28.7 |
| 116 | Hawai'i | 6 | 19 | 205 | 10.79 | 0 | 3.2 | 34.2 |
| 117 | Nebraska | 7 | 13 | 206 | 15.85 | 1 | 1.9 | 29.4 |
| 118 | Wyoming | 6 | 17 | 211 | 12.41 | 1 | 2.8 | 35.2 |
| 119 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 25 | 216 | 8.64 | 0 | 3.6 | 30.9 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | 5 | 24 | 225 | 9.38 | 1 | 4.8 | 45.0 |
| 121 | Idaho | 7 | 27 | 229 | 8.48 | 0 | 3.9 | 32.7 |
| 122 | Duke | 6 | 11 | 248 | 22.55 | 2 | 1.8 | 41.3 |
| 123 | New Mexico State | 6 | 16 | 256 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.7 | 42.7 |
| 124 | Massachusetts | 7 | 20 | 257 | 12.85 | 2 | 2.9 | 36.7 |