2012 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games at Home Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 6 | 32 | 2050 | 64.06 | 26 | 81.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | UCLA | 7 | 45 | 2921 | 64.91 | 36 | 80.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | South Florida | 6 | 29 | 1866 | 64.34 | 22 | 75.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 66 | 4194 | 63.55 | 50 | 75.76 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | UTEP | 6 | 25 | 1578 | 63.12 | 18 | 72.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 7 | 38 | 2429 | 63.92 | 27 | 71.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 7 | 41 | 2642 | 64.44 | 28 | 68.29 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Auburn | 7 | 30 | 1915 | 63.83 | 20 | 66.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 6 | 48 | 3030 | 63.13 | 32 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Memphis | 6 | 29 | 1816 | 62.62 | 19 | 65.52 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 7 | 54 | 3408 | 63.11 | 34 | 62.96 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 7 | 29 | 1843 | 63.55 | 18 | 62.07 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 7 | 34 | 2143 | 63.03 | 21 | 61.76 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Tulane | 7 | 34 | 2195 | 64.56 | 20 | 58.82 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Rice | 5 | 36 | 2281 | 63.36 | 21 | 58.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida International | 6 | 28 | 1757 | 62.75 | 16 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 6 | 31 | 1925 | 62.10 | 17 | 54.84 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | North Carolina State | 6 | 33 | 2091 | 63.36 | 18 | 54.55 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Army | 7 | 35 | 2180 | 62.29 | 19 | 54.29 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Arizona | 8 | 61 | 3718 | 60.95 | 33 | 54.10 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 7 | 30 | 1882 | 62.73 | 16 | 53.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Clemson | 7 | 55 | 3492 | 63.49 | 29 | 52.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Syracuse | 5 | 33 | 1992 | 60.36 | 17 | 51.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Air Force | 6 | 37 | 2249 | 60.78 | 19 | 51.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | TCU | 6 | 36 | 2215 | 61.53 | 18 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 7 | 47 | 2816 | 59.91 | 23 | 48.94 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Arizona State | 6 | 45 | 2858 | 63.51 | 22 | 48.89 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Texas State | 6 | 41 | 2579 | 62.90 | 20 | 48.78 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Texas Tech | 6 | 41 | 2502 | 61.02 | 20 | 48.78 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Utah State | 6 | 39 | 2507 | 64.28 | 19 | 48.72 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Utah | 6 | 39 | 2425 | 62.18 | 19 | 48.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | North Texas | 5 | 25 | 1578 | 63.12 | 12 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | 6 | 21 | 1272 | 60.57 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Iowa | 7 | 30 | 1893 | 63.10 | 14 | 46.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Georgia | 7 | 54 | 3413 | 63.20 | 25 | 46.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Stanford | 7 | 40 | 2566 | 64.15 | 18 | 45.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Akron | 6 | 29 | 1645 | 56.72 | 13 | 44.83 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Minnesota | 7 | 34 | 2142 | 63.00 | 15 | 44.12 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Tulsa | 7 | 46 | 2839 | 61.72 | 20 | 43.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | UAB | 6 | 37 | 2407 | 65.05 | 16 | 43.24 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | SMU | 7 | 47 | 2985 | 63.51 | 20 | 42.55 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 7 | 47 | 2905 | 61.81 | 20 | 42.55 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Ohio | 6 | 45 | 2788 | 61.96 | 19 | 42.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Florida State | 7 | 60 | 3802 | 63.37 | 25 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Alabama | 7 | 51 | 3262 | 63.96 | 21 | 41.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Indiana | 6 | 32 | 1997 | 62.41 | 13 | 40.63 | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | New Mexico | 6 | 37 | 2365 | 63.92 | 15 | 40.54 | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Colorado | 6 | 20 | 1241 | 62.05 | 8 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | 6 | 45 | 2776 | 61.69 | 18 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | San Diego State | 7 | 48 | 2930 | 61.04 | 19 | 39.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Virginia | 7 | 38 | 2340 | 61.58 | 15 | 39.47 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 7 | 61 | 3795 | 62.21 | 24 | 39.34 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Idaho | 5 | 23 | 1394 | 60.61 | 9 | 39.13 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Florida | 7 | 39 | 2450 | 62.82 | 15 | 38.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | East Carolina | 6 | 42 | 2614 | 62.24 | 16 | 38.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Michigan | 6 | 42 | 2552 | 60.76 | 16 | 38.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Notre Dame | 6 | 29 | 1807 | 62.31 | 11 | 37.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 7 | 35 | 2168 | 61.94 | 13 | 37.14 | 0 | 2 |
| 59 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 46 | 2748 | 59.74 | 17 | 36.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 7 | 46 | 2736 | 59.48 | 17 | 36.96 | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Penn State | 7 | 38 | 2345 | 61.71 | 14 | 36.84 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Houston | 7 | 49 | 3072 | 62.69 | 18 | 36.73 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Nevada | 6 | 33 | 1993 | 60.39 | 12 | 36.36 | 0 | 2 |
| 64 | LSU | 8 | 58 | 3548 | 61.17 | 21 | 36.21 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Baylor | 6 | 47 | 2780 | 59.15 | 17 | 36.17 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | UCF | 6 | 39 | 2410 | 61.79 | 14 | 35.90 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Texas | 6 | 42 | 2530 | 60.24 | 15 | 35.71 | 0 | 1 |
| 68 | Kent State | 5 | 34 | 2038 | 59.94 | 12 | 35.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Duke | 7 | 49 | 3041 | 62.06 | 17 | 34.69 | 2 | 3 |
| 70 | Kentucky | 7 | 29 | 1779 | 61.34 | 10 | 34.48 | 0 | 2 |
| 70 | Buffalo | 6 | 29 | 1581 | 54.52 | 10 | 34.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 21 | 1303 | 62.05 | 7 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 42 | 2567 | 61.12 | 14 | 33.33 | 0 | 2 |
| 72 | USC | 6 | 42 | 2528 | 60.19 | 14 | 33.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | BYU | 6 | 40 | 2342 | 58.55 | 13 | 32.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Mississippi State | 7 | 47 | 2815 | 59.89 | 15 | 31.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 38 | 2278 | 59.95 | 12 | 31.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Wisconsin | 7 | 35 | 2143 | 61.23 | 11 | 31.43 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Tennessee | 7 | 48 | 2981 | 62.10 | 15 | 31.25 | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 33 | 1992 | 60.36 | 10 | 30.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Troy | 6 | 37 | 2231 | 60.30 | 11 | 29.73 | 0 | 2 |
| 82 | Connecticut | 6 | 27 | 1658 | 61.41 | 8 | 29.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Colorado State | 6 | 27 | 1618 | 59.93 | 8 | 29.63 | 1 | 2 |
| 82 | South Alabama | 6 | 27 | 1607 | 59.52 | 8 | 29.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Navy | 5 | 24 | 1439 | 59.96 | 7 | 29.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Ohio State | 8 | 56 | 3415 | 60.98 | 16 | 28.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | West Virginia | 7 | 56 | 3457 | 61.73 | 15 | 26.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Washington State | 5 | 27 | 1682 | 62.30 | 7 | 25.93 | 0 | 1 |
| 89 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 47 | 2812 | 59.83 | 12 | 25.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Fresno State | 6 | 51 | 3147 | 61.71 | 13 | 25.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | North Carolina | 7 | 61 | 3609 | 59.16 | 15 | 24.59 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Missouri | 7 | 42 | 2511 | 59.79 | 10 | 23.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Ball State | 5 | 34 | 2022 | 59.47 | 8 | 23.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 30 | 1766 | 58.87 | 7 | 23.33 | 0 | 2 |
| 95 | Central Michigan | 7 | 36 | 2179 | 60.53 | 8 | 22.22 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | California | 7 | 37 | 2221 | 60.03 | 8 | 21.62 | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | Massachusetts | 5 | 19 | 1177 | 61.95 | 4 | 21.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 24 | 1411 | 58.79 | 5 | 20.83 | 0 | 2 |
| 99 | Boston College | 6 | 34 | 2039 | 59.97 | 7 | 20.59 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | San Jose State | 6 | 41 | 2412 | 58.83 | 8 | 19.51 | 3 | 0 |
| 101 | UNLV | 7 | 36 | 2104 | 58.44 | 7 | 19.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | Toledo | 6 | 42 | 2553 | 60.79 | 8 | 19.05 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 | Oregon | 7 | 58 | 3556 | 61.31 | 11 | 18.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Northwestern | 7 | 48 | 2838 | 59.13 | 9 | 18.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Purdue | 7 | 44 | 2612 | 59.36 | 8 | 18.18 | 3 | 0 |
| 106 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 39 | 2280 | 58.46 | 7 | 17.95 | 0 | 1 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 6 | 29 | 1622 | 55.93 | 5 | 17.24 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Arkansas State | 6 | 41 | 2359 | 57.54 | 7 | 17.07 | 4 | 1 |
| 109 | Boise State | 6 | 31 | 1824 | 58.84 | 5 | 16.13 | 1 | 0 |
| 110 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 26 | 1355 | 52.12 | 4 | 15.38 | 2 | 2 |
| 111 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 53 | 3171 | 59.83 | 8 | 15.09 | 1 | 3 |
| 112 | Maryland | 6 | 21 | 1250 | 59.52 | 3 | 14.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Hawai'i | 6 | 36 | 2149 | 59.69 | 5 | 13.89 | 1 | 1 |
| 114 | Kansas | 6 | 25 | 1457 | 58.28 | 3 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Louisville | 7 | 43 | 2567 | 59.70 | 5 | 11.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 27 | 1635 | 60.56 | 3 | 11.11 | 1 | 1 |
| 117 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 37 | 2225 | 60.14 | 4 | 10.81 | 2 | 1 |
| 118 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 38 | 2161 | 56.87 | 4 | 10.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 5 | 29 | 1623 | 55.97 | 3 | 10.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 30 | 1724 | 57.47 | 3 | 10.00 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Washington | 6 | 31 | 1757 | 56.68 | 2 | 6.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 122 | Western Michigan | 6 | 35 | 2033 | 58.09 | 2 | 5.71 | 1 | 4 |
| 123 | Marshall | 6 | 40 | 2280 | 57.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 124 | UTSA | 4 | 22 | 1284 | 58.36 | 1 | 4.55 | 1 | 0 |