2012 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 8 | 48 | 1215 | 25.31 | 2 | 6.0 | 151.9 |
| 2 | Purdue | 8 | 42 | 979 | 23.31 | 1 | 5.3 | 122.4 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 42 | 897 | 21.36 | 0 | 5.3 | 112.1 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 8 | 42 | 868 | 20.67 | 0 | 5.3 | 108.5 |
| 2 | California | 9 | 42 | 860 | 20.48 | 0 | 4.7 | 95.6 |
| 6 | Florida International | 8 | 41 | 1050 | 25.61 | 1 | 5.1 | 131.3 |
| 6 | Colorado | 9 | 41 | 873 | 21.29 | 1 | 4.6 | 97.0 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 9 | 41 | 869 | 21.20 | 1 | 4.6 | 96.6 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 8 | 38 | 886 | 23.32 | 1 | 4.8 | 110.8 |
| 9 | Kansas | 9 | 38 | 730 | 19.21 | 0 | 4.2 | 81.1 |
| 11 | North Carolina State | 8 | 37 | 862 | 23.30 | 1 | 4.6 | 107.8 |
| 11 | Illinois | 8 | 37 | 698 | 18.86 | 0 | 4.6 | 87.3 |
| 11 | Boston College | 8 | 37 | 671 | 18.14 | 0 | 4.6 | 83.9 |
| 14 | Baylor | 9 | 36 | 780 | 21.67 | 0 | 4.0 | 86.7 |
| 14 | Central Michigan | 8 | 36 | 766 | 21.28 | 0 | 4.5 | 95.8 |
| 14 | UNLV | 8 | 36 | 734 | 20.39 | 0 | 4.5 | 91.8 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 8 | 36 | 712 | 19.78 | 1 | 4.5 | 89.0 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 8 | 36 | 702 | 19.50 | 0 | 4.5 | 87.8 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 8 | 36 | 669 | 18.58 | 0 | 4.5 | 83.6 |
| 20 | Indiana | 8 | 35 | 791 | 22.60 | 1 | 4.4 | 98.9 |
| 20 | Virginia | 8 | 35 | 736 | 21.03 | 0 | 4.4 | 92.0 |
| 20 | Duke | 8 | 35 | 659 | 18.83 | 0 | 4.4 | 82.4 |
| 23 | Temple | 7 | 33 | 802 | 24.30 | 1 | 4.7 | 114.6 |
| 23 | Washington State | 9 | 33 | 757 | 22.94 | 0 | 3.7 | 84.1 |
| 23 | Kent State | 9 | 33 | 672 | 20.36 | 2 | 3.7 | 74.7 |
| 23 | Houston | 8 | 33 | 648 | 19.64 | 0 | 4.1 | 81.0 |
| 27 | UTEP | 8 | 32 | 832 | 26.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 104.0 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 32 | 827 | 25.84 | 0 | 4.0 | 103.4 |
| 27 | Texas | 9 | 32 | 799 | 24.97 | 1 | 3.6 | 88.8 |
| 27 | Ohio | 8 | 32 | 697 | 21.78 | 1 | 4.0 | 87.1 |
| 27 | Toledo | 8 | 32 | 615 | 19.22 | 1 | 4.0 | 76.9 |
| 27 | Akron | 8 | 32 | 507 | 15.84 | 0 | 4.0 | 63.4 |
| 33 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 31 | 803 | 25.90 | 1 | 3.9 | 100.4 |
| 33 | Maryland | 8 | 31 | 721 | 23.26 | 2 | 3.9 | 90.1 |
| 33 | UCLA | 10 | 31 | 670 | 21.61 | 0 | 3.1 | 67.0 |
| 33 | Washington | 9 | 31 | 663 | 21.39 | 0 | 3.4 | 73.7 |
| 33 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 31 | 587 | 18.94 | 0 | 3.9 | 73.4 |
| 33 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 31 | 572 | 18.45 | 0 | 3.9 | 71.5 |
| 33 | UTSA | 6 | 31 | 525 | 16.94 | 0 | 5.2 | 87.5 |
| 40 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 30 | 798 | 26.60 | 1 | 3.8 | 99.8 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 30 | 764 | 25.47 | 2 | 3.3 | 84.9 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | 8 | 30 | 704 | 23.47 | 1 | 3.8 | 88.0 |
| 40 | Ball State | 8 | 30 | 700 | 23.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 87.5 |
| 40 | Nevada | 8 | 30 | 639 | 21.30 | 0 | 3.8 | 79.9 |
| 40 | Marshall | 8 | 30 | 586 | 19.53 | 0 | 3.8 | 73.3 |
| 40 | Buffalo | 8 | 30 | 545 | 18.17 | 0 | 3.8 | 68.1 |
| 47 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 29 | 736 | 25.38 | 1 | 3.6 | 92.0 |
| 47 | Memphis | 8 | 29 | 655 | 22.59 | 0 | 3.6 | 81.9 |
| 47 | Auburn | 8 | 29 | 641 | 22.10 | 1 | 3.6 | 80.1 |
| 47 | TCU | 9 | 29 | 606 | 20.90 | 0 | 3.2 | 67.3 |
| 51 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 28 | 665 | 23.75 | 0 | 3.5 | 83.1 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 28 | 653 | 23.32 | 1 | 4.7 | 108.8 |
| 51 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 28 | 557 | 19.89 | 0 | 3.5 | 69.6 |
| 51 | East Carolina | 8 | 28 | 537 | 19.18 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.1 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 8 | 28 | 511 | 18.25 | 0 | 3.5 | 63.9 |
| 56 | Utah | 9 | 27 | 736 | 27.26 | 4 | 3.0 | 81.8 |
| 56 | USC | 9 | 27 | 684 | 25.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 76.0 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 8 | 27 | 609 | 22.56 | 0 | 3.4 | 76.1 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 27 | 598 | 22.15 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.4 |
| 56 | New Mexico State | 6 | 27 | 572 | 21.19 | 0 | 4.5 | 95.3 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 9 | 27 | 554 | 20.52 | 1 | 3.0 | 61.6 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 27 | 547 | 20.26 | 0 | 3.4 | 68.4 |
| 56 | Nebraska | 9 | 27 | 537 | 19.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.7 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 8 | 27 | 518 | 19.19 | 0 | 3.4 | 64.8 |
| 65 | Iowa State | 9 | 26 | 495 | 19.04 | 0 | 2.9 | 55.0 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | 8 | 26 | 423 | 16.27 | 0 | 3.3 | 52.9 |
| 67 | Kansas State | 9 | 25 | 690 | 27.60 | 1 | 2.8 | 76.7 |
| 67 | Oklahoma | 9 | 25 | 673 | 26.92 | 1 | 2.8 | 74.8 |
| 67 | Missouri | 8 | 25 | 617 | 24.68 | 2 | 3.1 | 77.1 |
| 67 | Fresno State | 8 | 25 | 515 | 20.60 | 0 | 3.1 | 64.4 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 8 | 25 | 498 | 19.92 | 0 | 3.1 | 62.3 |
| 67 | Oregon State | 9 | 25 | 461 | 18.44 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.2 |
| 67 | Michigan State | 8 | 25 | 454 | 18.16 | 0 | 3.1 | 56.8 |
| 67 | Oregon | 9 | 25 | 453 | 18.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.3 |
| 75 | Rice | 8 | 24 | 633 | 26.38 | 1 | 3.0 | 79.1 |
| 75 | Clemson | 8 | 24 | 532 | 22.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.5 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 24 | 525 | 21.88 | 0 | 3.4 | 75.0 |
| 75 | UAB | 8 | 24 | 485 | 20.21 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.6 |
| 75 | Tulane | 8 | 24 | 480 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 75 | North Texas | 8 | 24 | 468 | 19.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.5 |
| 75 | Arizona | 9 | 24 | 438 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.7 |
| 82 | Stanford | 10 | 23 | 556 | 24.17 | 0 | 2.3 | 55.6 |
| 82 | Arizona State | 9 | 23 | 523 | 22.74 | 1 | 2.6 | 58.1 |
| 82 | Air Force | 8 | 23 | 522 | 22.70 | 0 | 2.9 | 65.3 |
| 82 | San Diego State | 8 | 23 | 512 | 22.26 | 1 | 2.9 | 64.0 |
| 82 | New Mexico | 8 | 23 | 512 | 22.26 | 0 | 2.9 | 64.0 |
| 82 | Northwestern | 8 | 23 | 499 | 21.70 | 0 | 2.9 | 62.4 |
| 82 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 23 | 456 | 19.83 | 0 | 2.9 | 57.0 |
| 82 | Wyoming | 8 | 23 | 435 | 18.91 | 0 | 2.9 | 54.4 |
| 82 | Troy | 8 | 23 | 427 | 18.57 | 0 | 2.9 | 53.4 |
| 82 | Arkansas State | 8 | 23 | 403 | 17.52 | 0 | 2.9 | 50.4 |
| 92 | UCF | 9 | 22 | 691 | 31.41 | 3 | 2.4 | 76.8 |
| 92 | San Jose State | 6 | 22 | 556 | 25.27 | 1 | 3.7 | 92.7 |
| 92 | Michigan | 8 | 22 | 466 | 21.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 58.3 |
| 92 | Ohio State | 8 | 22 | 431 | 19.59 | 0 | 2.8 | 53.9 |
| 92 | Penn State | 8 | 22 | 412 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.5 |
| 92 | Louisville | 7 | 22 | 387 | 17.59 | 0 | 3.1 | 55.3 |
| 98 | Tulsa | 9 | 21 | 602 | 28.67 | 1 | 2.3 | 66.9 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 21 | 536 | 25.52 | 1 | 2.3 | 59.6 |
| 98 | Florida State | 9 | 21 | 504 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 56.0 |
| 98 | Texas State | 6 | 21 | 492 | 23.43 | 0 | 3.5 | 82.0 |
| 98 | Utah State | 6 | 21 | 461 | 21.95 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.8 |
| 98 | Bowling Green | 8 | 21 | 402 | 19.14 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.3 |
| 104 | Iowa | 8 | 20 | 526 | 26.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 65.8 |
| 104 | Texas A&M | 8 | 20 | 452 | 22.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.5 |
| 104 | Idaho | 6 | 20 | 383 | 19.15 | 1 | 3.3 | 63.8 |
| 104 | Arkansas | 8 | 20 | 360 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.0 |
| 108 | SMU | 8 | 19 | 467 | 24.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 58.4 |
| 108 | LSU | 8 | 19 | 445 | 23.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 55.6 |
| 110 | Florida | 8 | 18 | 407 | 22.61 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.9 |
| 110 | South Florida | 7 | 18 | 350 | 19.44 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.0 |
| 112 | Cincinnati | 7 | 17 | 432 | 25.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 61.7 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 7 | 17 | 371 | 21.82 | 0 | 2.4 | 53.0 |
| 112 | Georgia | 9 | 17 | 336 | 19.76 | 0 | 1.9 | 37.3 |
| 112 | Connecticut | 7 | 17 | 297 | 17.47 | 0 | 2.4 | 42.4 |
| 116 | Alabama | 9 | 16 | 425 | 26.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 47.2 |
| 116 | South Carolina | 8 | 16 | 323 | 20.19 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.4 |
| 118 | Boise State | 8 | 15 | 351 | 23.40 | 0 | 1.9 | 43.9 |
| 118 | Rutgers | 7 | 15 | 309 | 20.60 | 0 | 2.1 | 44.1 |
| 120 | Wisconsin | 9 | 11 | 280 | 25.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 31.1 |
| 121 | Navy | 2 | 8 | 185 | 23.13 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.5 |
| 122 | Army | 1 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 65.0 |
| 123 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 124 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 30.0 |