2012 National Leaders Long Kickoff Return Plays - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Utah | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | UCF | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kent State | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Maryland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Missouri | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | North Carolina State | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | UTEP | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Alabama | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Auburn | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Colorado | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Florida International | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Florida State | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Idaho | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Indiana | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | LSU | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Ohio | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Purdue | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Rice | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Temple | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Texas | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Toledo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | USC | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Washington State | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Air Force | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Akron | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Arizona | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Arkansas State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Army | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | BYU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ball State | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Baylor | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Boise State | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Boston College | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Bowling Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | California | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Central Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Clemson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Colorado State | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Connecticut | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Duke | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | East Carolina | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Florida | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Fresno State | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Georgia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Houston | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Illinois | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Kansas | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Louisville | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Marshall | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Memphis | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Michigan | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Mississippi | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Nevada | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | New Mexico State | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | North Texas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Northwestern | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Oregon | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Oregon State | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Penn State | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | SMU | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | South Alabama | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | South Carolina | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | South Florida | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Stanford | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Syracuse | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | TCU | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Texas State | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Troy | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Tulane | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | UAB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | UCLA | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | UNLV | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | UTSA | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Utah State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Virginia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |