2012 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 7.0 | 74.0 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 58.0 |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 1 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 47.0 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 1 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 7.0 | 84.0 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 1 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 49.0 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 1 | 7 | 87 | 12.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 87.0 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 10 | TCU | 1 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 66.0 |
| 11 | Navy | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.0 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 69.0 |
| 13 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.0 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 57.0 |
| 15 | Florida | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 15 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.0 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 1 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 72.0 |
| 18 | Washington State | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 44.0 |
| 19 | Akron | 1 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 74.0 |
| 20 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 21 | Florida State | 2 | 10 | 153 | 15.30 | 0 | 5.0 | 76.5 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 46.0 |
| 23 | Marshall | 1 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 108.0 |
| 24 | Baylor | 1 | 6 | 95 | 15.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 95.0 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 25 | LSU | 1 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 5.0 | 80.0 |
| 27 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.0 |
| 29 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 83.0 |
| 30 | North Texas | 1 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 67.0 |
| 31 | Oregon | 1 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 84.0 |
| 32 | UTSA | 2 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 5.5 | 92.5 |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 3 | 51 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 51.0 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 12 | 205 | 17.08 | 0 | 6.0 | 102.5 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | 1 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.0 |
| 36 | Virginia | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 1 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 8.0 | 139.0 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 1 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 9.0 | 157.0 |
| 40 | BYU | 1 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 6.0 | 105.0 |
| 41 | Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 88.0 |
| 42 | Arkansas State | 1 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 106.0 |
| 42 | Louisville | 1 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 106.0 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.0 |
| 45 | Washington | 1 | 8 | 143 | 17.88 | 0 | 8.0 | 143.0 |
| 46 | Missouri | 1 | 8 | 146 | 18.25 | 0 | 8.0 | 146.0 |
| 47 | SMU | 1 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 92.0 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 49 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 93.0 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 56.0 |
| 51 | Nevada | 1 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 94.0 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | 1 | 7 | 132 | 18.86 | 0 | 7.0 | 132.0 |
| 53 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.0 |
| 53 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 53 | Texas State | 1 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 114.0 |
| 53 | Tulsa | 1 | 7 | 133 | 19.00 | 0 | 7.0 | 133.0 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 5 | 97 | 19.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 97.0 |
| 58 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| 58 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 78.0 |
| 60 | Iowa State | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | 2 | 4 | 81 | 20.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.5 |
| 62 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.0 |
| 63 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.0 |
| 64 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.0 |
| 64 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0 | 4.0 | 86.0 |
| 66 | Toledo | 1 | 6 | 130 | 21.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 130.0 |
| 67 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | 131 | 21.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 131.0 |
| 68 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 68 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 44.0 |
| 68 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 132 | 22.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 132.0 |
| 72 | UAB | 1 | 8 | 179 | 22.38 | 0 | 8.0 | 179.0 |
| 73 | UNLV | 1 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 74 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 68.0 |
| 75 | West Virginia | 1 | 7 | 159 | 22.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 159.0 |
| 75 | Purdue | 1 | 7 | 159 | 22.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 159.0 |
| 77 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 114.0 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 1 | 6 | 137 | 22.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 137.0 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 23.0 |
| 79 | South Alabama | 1 | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.0 |
| 81 | Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 93.0 |
| 82 | Bowling Green | 1 | 7 | 163 | 23.29 | 0 | 7.0 | 163.0 |
| 83 | Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 117 | 23.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 117.0 |
| 84 | Kent State | 1 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 95.0 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 96 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 85 | California | 1 | 8 | 192 | 24.00 | 0 | 8.0 | 192.0 |
| 87 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 99 | 24.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 99.0 |
| 88 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 89 | Duke | 1 | 6 | 152 | 25.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 152.0 |
| 90 | San Jose State | 1 | 7 | 178 | 25.43 | 0 | 7.0 | 178.0 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | 102 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 51.0 |
| 92 | Indiana | 1 | 3 | 79 | 26.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 79.0 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 109 | 27.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 109.0 |
| 94 | Kansas | 1 | 6 | 164 | 27.33 | 0 | 6.0 | 164.0 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 57.0 |
| 96 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 119 | 29.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 119.0 |
| 97 | Buffalo | 1 | 6 | 180 | 30.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 180.0 |
| 98 | Mississippi | 1 | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 61.0 |