2012 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 8 | 23 | 1475 | 64.13 | 17 | 73.91 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 10 | 61 | 3899 | 63.92 | 43 | 70.49 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | South Florida | 7 | 32 | 2033 | 63.53 | 22 | 68.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Army | 1 | 3 | 195 | 65.00 | 2 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Temple | 7 | 27 | 1734 | 64.22 | 18 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 69 | 4282 | 62.06 | 46 | 66.67 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Memphis | 8 | 37 | 2382 | 64.38 | 24 | 64.86 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 9 | 55 | 3430 | 62.36 | 34 | 61.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | North Carolina State | 8 | 47 | 2981 | 63.43 | 28 | 59.57 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 8 | 34 | 2183 | 64.21 | 20 | 58.82 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 8 | 29 | 1792 | 61.79 | 17 | 58.62 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Rice | 8 | 50 | 3170 | 63.40 | 29 | 58.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 8 | 58 | 3637 | 62.71 | 33 | 56.90 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Tulane | 8 | 44 | 2830 | 64.32 | 25 | 56.82 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Texas State | 6 | 38 | 2395 | 63.03 | 21 | 55.26 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | TCU | 9 | 48 | 2945 | 61.35 | 26 | 54.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 8 | 29 | 1810 | 62.41 | 15 | 51.72 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 8 | 37 | 2333 | 63.05 | 19 | 51.35 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Florida | 8 | 44 | 2817 | 64.02 | 22 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | UAB | 8 | 44 | 2756 | 62.64 | 22 | 50.00 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Florida International | 8 | 40 | 2475 | 61.88 | 20 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 7 | 42 | 2544 | 60.57 | 21 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Alabama | 9 | 61 | 3837 | 62.90 | 30 | 49.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | North Texas | 8 | 34 | 2143 | 63.03 | 16 | 47.06 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Utah | 9 | 45 | 2783 | 61.84 | 21 | 46.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Oregon State | 9 | 54 | 3312 | 61.33 | 25 | 46.30 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Stanford | 10 | 52 | 3320 | 63.85 | 24 | 46.15 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | 9 | 52 | 3032 | 58.31 | 24 | 46.15 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Virginia | 8 | 35 | 2153 | 61.51 | 16 | 45.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Illinois | 8 | 22 | 1362 | 61.91 | 10 | 45.45 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | Tulsa | 9 | 58 | 3588 | 61.86 | 26 | 44.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Mississippi | 8 | 47 | 2931 | 62.36 | 21 | 44.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Clemson | 8 | 65 | 4103 | 63.12 | 29 | 44.62 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | San Diego State | 8 | 50 | 3127 | 62.54 | 22 | 44.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Cincinnati | 7 | 39 | 2471 | 63.36 | 17 | 43.59 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | SMU | 8 | 51 | 3210 | 62.94 | 22 | 43.14 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Arizona State | 9 | 58 | 3510 | 60.52 | 25 | 43.10 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | UTEP | 8 | 33 | 1998 | 60.55 | 14 | 42.42 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 8 | 38 | 2317 | 60.97 | 16 | 42.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Arizona | 9 | 57 | 3262 | 57.23 | 24 | 42.11 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Indiana | 8 | 43 | 2593 | 60.30 | 18 | 41.86 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Penn State | 8 | 51 | 3134 | 61.45 | 21 | 41.18 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | USC | 9 | 56 | 3413 | 60.95 | 23 | 41.07 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Duke | 8 | 44 | 2787 | 63.34 | 18 | 40.91 | 1 | 3 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 8 | 22 | 1270 | 57.73 | 9 | 40.91 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 9 | 69 | 4267 | 61.84 | 28 | 40.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Air Force | 8 | 42 | 2485 | 59.17 | 17 | 40.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Florida State | 9 | 67 | 4236 | 63.22 | 27 | 40.30 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Utah State | 6 | 48 | 3021 | 62.94 | 19 | 39.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Ohio | 8 | 48 | 2991 | 62.31 | 19 | 39.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Iowa State | 9 | 43 | 2703 | 62.86 | 17 | 39.53 | 0 | 2 |
| 52 | Akron | 8 | 31 | 1749 | 56.42 | 12 | 38.71 | 4 | 1 |
| 53 | South Carolina | 8 | 44 | 2621 | 59.57 | 17 | 38.64 | 5 | 0 |
| 54 | Wisconsin | 9 | 57 | 3477 | 61.00 | 22 | 38.60 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | East Carolina | 8 | 52 | 3268 | 62.85 | 20 | 38.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Baylor | 9 | 65 | 3703 | 56.97 | 25 | 38.46 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Kent State | 9 | 63 | 3831 | 60.81 | 24 | 38.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Texas | 9 | 53 | 3162 | 59.66 | 20 | 37.74 | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | New Mexico | 8 | 38 | 2391 | 62.92 | 14 | 36.84 | 4 | 1 |
| 60 | Iowa | 8 | 30 | 1872 | 62.40 | 11 | 36.67 | 0 | 2 |
| 61 | UCF | 9 | 59 | 3666 | 62.14 | 21 | 35.59 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Troy | 8 | 43 | 2559 | 59.51 | 15 | 34.88 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | Kansas State | 9 | 67 | 4075 | 60.82 | 23 | 34.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Houston | 8 | 53 | 3278 | 61.85 | 18 | 33.96 | 2 | 2 |
| 65 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 189 | 63.00 | 1 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Colorado State | 8 | 36 | 2170 | 60.28 | 12 | 33.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | San Jose State | 6 | 46 | 2794 | 60.74 | 15 | 32.61 | 4 | 0 |
| 68 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 38 | 2368 | 62.32 | 12 | 31.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Fresno State | 8 | 58 | 3594 | 61.97 | 18 | 31.03 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | 2 | 13 | 822 | 63.23 | 4 | 30.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Michigan | 8 | 49 | 2957 | 60.35 | 15 | 30.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Nevada | 8 | 49 | 2904 | 59.27 | 15 | 30.61 | 0 | 2 |
| 73 | Washington State | 9 | 36 | 2249 | 62.47 | 11 | 30.56 | 0 | 3 |
| 74 | Colorado | 9 | 33 | 1924 | 58.30 | 10 | 30.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | West Virginia | 9 | 63 | 3769 | 59.83 | 19 | 30.16 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 50 | 3063 | 61.26 | 15 | 30.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 76 | California | 9 | 40 | 2409 | 60.23 | 12 | 30.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 78 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 71 | 4091 | 57.62 | 21 | 29.58 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | UTSA | 6 | 34 | 1979 | 58.21 | 10 | 29.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Georgia | 9 | 53 | 3298 | 62.23 | 15 | 28.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | New Mexico State | 6 | 18 | 1053 | 58.50 | 5 | 27.78 | 0 | 1 |
| 82 | Central Michigan | 8 | 48 | 2955 | 61.56 | 13 | 27.08 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | South Alabama | 8 | 37 | 2218 | 59.95 | 10 | 27.03 | 2 | 2 |
| 83 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 37 | 2209 | 59.70 | 10 | 27.03 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 38 | 2299 | 60.50 | 10 | 26.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Arkansas State | 8 | 57 | 3316 | 58.18 | 15 | 26.32 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Tennessee | 8 | 43 | 2619 | 60.91 | 11 | 25.58 | 3 | 1 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 43 | 2524 | 58.70 | 11 | 25.58 | 0 | 2 |
| 87 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 43 | 2273 | 52.86 | 11 | 25.58 | 3 | 3 |
| 90 | Missouri | 8 | 37 | 2207 | 59.65 | 9 | 24.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Washington | 9 | 42 | 2459 | 58.55 | 10 | 23.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Massachusetts | 8 | 30 | 1828 | 60.93 | 7 | 23.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 93 | Ball State | 8 | 56 | 3378 | 60.32 | 13 | 23.21 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 63 | 3770 | 59.84 | 14 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | LSU | 8 | 41 | 2451 | 59.78 | 9 | 21.95 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 8 | 32 | 1585 | 49.53 | 7 | 21.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Connecticut | 7 | 23 | 1397 | 60.74 | 5 | 21.74 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 8 | 57 | 3438 | 60.32 | 12 | 21.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 43 | 2559 | 59.51 | 9 | 20.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 39 | 2320 | 59.49 | 8 | 20.51 | 1 | 0 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 7 | 30 | 1773 | 59.10 | 6 | 20.00 | 3 | 1 |
| 102 | Boston College | 8 | 36 | 2116 | 58.78 | 7 | 19.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Kansas | 9 | 31 | 1726 | 55.68 | 6 | 19.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | UNLV | 8 | 33 | 1909 | 57.85 | 6 | 18.18 | 2 | 2 |
| 105 | Northwestern | 8 | 50 | 2943 | 58.86 | 9 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Toledo | 8 | 56 | 3391 | 60.55 | 10 | 17.86 | 2 | 0 |
| 107 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 34 | 1974 | 58.06 | 6 | 17.65 | 0 | 1 |
| 108 | Ohio State | 8 | 52 | 3147 | 60.52 | 9 | 17.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | Navy | 2 | 6 | 364 | 60.67 | 1 | 16.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Purdue | 8 | 37 | 2137 | 57.76 | 6 | 16.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 111 | Idaho | 6 | 25 | 1503 | 60.12 | 4 | 16.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 111 | Boise State | 8 | 50 | 2922 | 58.44 | 8 | 16.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 113 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 53 | 3099 | 58.47 | 8 | 15.09 | 3 | 1 |
| 114 | Bowling Green | 8 | 39 | 2209 | 56.64 | 5 | 12.82 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | Mississippi State | 8 | 40 | 2333 | 58.33 | 5 | 12.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 116 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 50 | 2886 | 57.72 | 6 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | 8 | 34 | 2072 | 60.94 | 4 | 11.76 | 2 | 1 |
| 118 | Western Michigan | 8 | 41 | 2268 | 55.32 | 4 | 9.76 | 3 | 4 |
| 119 | Maryland | 8 | 35 | 2053 | 58.66 | 3 | 8.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 44 | 2535 | 57.61 | 3 | 6.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 121 | Oregon | 9 | 76 | 4470 | 58.82 | 5 | 6.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 34 | 2037 | 59.91 | 2 | 5.88 | 6 | 3 |
| 123 | Marshall | 8 | 57 | 3154 | 55.33 | 3 | 5.26 | 1 | 2 |
| 124 | Louisville | 7 | 41 | 2434 | 59.37 | 2 | 4.88 | 0 | 0 |