2012 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 6 | 33 | 864 | 26.18 | 0 | 5.5 | 144.0 |
| 2 | Army | 11 | 42 | 851 | 20.26 | 0 | 3.8 | 77.4 |
| 3 | Navy | 11 | 36 | 849 | 23.58 | 1 | 3.3 | 77.2 |
| 4 | BYU | 12 | 24 | 599 | 24.96 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.9 |
| 5 | Toledo | 5 | 21 | 555 | 26.43 | 2 | 4.2 | 111.0 |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 22 | 550 | 25.00 | 1 | 5.5 | 137.5 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 11 | 27 | 538 | 19.93 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.9 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 22 | 533 | 24.23 | 0 | 3.7 | 88.8 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 7 | 20 | 503 | 25.15 | 1 | 2.9 | 71.9 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 5 | 19 | 493 | 25.95 | 1 | 3.8 | 98.6 |
| 11 | Memphis | 4 | 21 | 487 | 23.19 | 0 | 5.3 | 121.8 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 5 | 22 | 482 | 21.91 | 0 | 4.4 | 96.4 |
| 13 | Michigan | 5 | 20 | 460 | 23.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.0 |
| 14 | Idaho | 6 | 27 | 456 | 16.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 76.0 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 17 | 452 | 26.59 | 1 | 3.4 | 90.4 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 5 | 18 | 448 | 24.89 | 0 | 3.6 | 89.6 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 5 | 17 | 444 | 26.12 | 2 | 3.4 | 88.8 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 4 | 21 | 438 | 20.86 | 0 | 5.3 | 109.5 |
| 19 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 15 | 437 | 29.13 | 1 | 3.8 | 109.3 |
| 20 | East Carolina | 5 | 21 | 435 | 20.71 | 1 | 4.2 | 87.0 |
| 21 | Florida | 5 | 18 | 428 | 23.78 | 1 | 3.6 | 85.6 |
| 21 | Marshall | 4 | 21 | 428 | 20.38 | 0 | 5.3 | 107.0 |
| 23 | Virginia | 4 | 20 | 416 | 20.80 | 0 | 5.0 | 104.0 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 17 | 414 | 24.35 | 0 | 2.8 | 69.0 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 6 | 17 | 407 | 23.94 | 0 | 2.8 | 67.8 |
| 26 | Kansas State | 4 | 13 | 397 | 30.54 | 1 | 3.3 | 99.3 |
| 26 | Purdue | 5 | 18 | 397 | 22.06 | 0 | 3.6 | 79.4 |
| 28 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 15 | 393 | 26.20 | 0 | 3.8 | 98.3 |
| 29 | Florida International | 4 | 18 | 388 | 21.56 | 0 | 4.5 | 97.0 |
| 30 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 16 | 384 | 24.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 30 | Duke | 5 | 23 | 384 | 16.70 | 0 | 4.6 | 76.8 |
| 32 | New Mexico State | 6 | 17 | 379 | 22.29 | 1 | 2.8 | 63.2 |
| 33 | Georgia | 5 | 15 | 373 | 24.87 | 1 | 3.0 | 74.6 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | 5 | 18 | 373 | 20.72 | 0 | 3.6 | 74.6 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 5 | 15 | 371 | 24.73 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.2 |
| 36 | Syracuse | 6 | 22 | 369 | 16.77 | 0 | 3.7 | 61.5 |
| 37 | Kent State | 5 | 15 | 367 | 24.47 | 1 | 3.0 | 73.4 |
| 37 | Tulane | 4 | 20 | 367 | 18.35 | 0 | 5.0 | 91.8 |
| 39 | North Carolina State | 5 | 15 | 357 | 23.80 | 1 | 3.0 | 71.4 |
| 39 | Tulsa | 5 | 15 | 357 | 23.80 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.4 |
| 41 | Air Force | 5 | 15 | 356 | 23.73 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.2 |
| 41 | Ball State | 5 | 15 | 356 | 23.73 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.2 |
| 43 | Utah State | 7 | 17 | 355 | 20.88 | 0 | 2.4 | 50.7 |
| 44 | Boise State | 5 | 12 | 351 | 29.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 70.2 |
| 45 | Mississippi | 5 | 15 | 350 | 23.33 | 1 | 3.0 | 70.0 |
| 46 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 17 | 346 | 20.35 | 0 | 3.4 | 69.2 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 5 | 16 | 344 | 21.50 | 0 | 3.2 | 68.8 |
| 48 | UNLV | 5 | 20 | 343 | 17.15 | 0 | 4.0 | 68.6 |
| 49 | Kentucky | 4 | 12 | 340 | 28.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 85.0 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 4 | 16 | 334 | 20.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 83.5 |
| 51 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 17 | 331 | 19.47 | 0 | 4.3 | 82.8 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 13 | 327 | 25.15 | 0 | 2.6 | 65.4 |
| 53 | Colorado | 3 | 16 | 325 | 20.31 | 0 | 5.3 | 108.3 |
| 54 | Temple | 4 | 14 | 324 | 23.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 81.0 |
| 55 | South Alabama | 5 | 13 | 315 | 24.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 63.0 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 5 | 15 | 314 | 20.93 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.8 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 5 | 14 | 309 | 22.07 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.8 |
| 58 | Colorado State | 4 | 14 | 305 | 21.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 76.3 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 4 | 15 | 305 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.8 | 76.3 |
| 60 | LSU | 5 | 12 | 299 | 24.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 59.8 |
| 61 | Troy | 4 | 16 | 294 | 18.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 73.5 |
| 62 | USC | 4 | 10 | 292 | 29.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 73.0 |
| 63 | Connecticut | 5 | 13 | 290 | 22.31 | 0 | 2.6 | 58.0 |
| 64 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 16 | 289 | 18.06 | 0 | 3.2 | 57.8 |
| 65 | UCLA | 4 | 12 | 281 | 23.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.3 |
| 66 | California | 3 | 13 | 279 | 21.46 | 0 | 4.3 | 93.0 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 14 | 279 | 19.93 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.8 |
| 68 | South Florida | 5 | 18 | 274 | 15.22 | 0 | 3.6 | 54.8 |
| 69 | Hawai'i | 4 | 10 | 273 | 27.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 68.3 |
| 70 | Ohio | 5 | 13 | 271 | 20.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.2 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 15 | 268 | 17.87 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.6 |
| 72 | UTEP | 4 | 15 | 264 | 17.60 | 0 | 3.8 | 66.0 |
| 73 | North Texas | 4 | 14 | 261 | 18.64 | 0 | 3.5 | 65.3 |
| 74 | Florida State | 5 | 10 | 260 | 26.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 52.0 |
| 75 | Baylor | 4 | 13 | 259 | 19.92 | 0 | 3.3 | 64.8 |
| 76 | Texas Tech | 4 | 8 | 258 | 32.25 | 1 | 2.0 | 64.5 |
| 77 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 12 | 256 | 21.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 51.2 |
| 78 | North Carolina | 4 | 11 | 253 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.3 |
| 78 | Michigan State | 5 | 11 | 253 | 23.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.6 |
| 80 | Nevada | 5 | 13 | 252 | 19.38 | 0 | 2.6 | 50.4 |
| 80 | UCF | 5 | 16 | 252 | 15.75 | 0 | 3.2 | 50.4 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 4 | 16 | 249 | 15.56 | 0 | 4.0 | 62.3 |
| 83 | Rutgers | 6 | 9 | 248 | 27.56 | 0 | 1.5 | 41.3 |
| 84 | Missouri | 4 | 10 | 247 | 24.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 61.8 |
| 85 | Oregon | 4 | 11 | 246 | 22.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 61.5 |
| 85 | Washington | 4 | 12 | 246 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.5 |
| 87 | Texas A&M | 5 | 15 | 245 | 16.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.0 |
| 88 | Rice | 5 | 14 | 243 | 17.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.6 |
| 89 | UTSA | 4 | 10 | 241 | 24.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 60.3 |
| 90 | South Carolina | 5 | 10 | 240 | 24.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 48.0 |
| 91 | Arizona State | 4 | 11 | 238 | 21.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 59.5 |
| 91 | Akron | 4 | 13 | 238 | 18.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.5 |
| 93 | Maryland | 4 | 9 | 236 | 26.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 59.0 |
| 94 | Iowa | 4 | 14 | 235 | 16.79 | 0 | 3.5 | 58.8 |
| 95 | Oklahoma | 4 | 10 | 231 | 23.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.8 |
| 96 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 13 | 230 | 17.69 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.5 |
| 97 | SMU | 5 | 11 | 225 | 20.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.0 |
| 98 | Wake Forest | 4 | 13 | 221 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 55.3 |
| 99 | Louisville | 6 | 13 | 219 | 16.85 | 0 | 2.2 | 36.5 |
| 100 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 12 | 216 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.0 |
| 101 | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 209 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.8 |
| 102 | Arkansas | 4 | 11 | 206 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.5 |
| 102 | Illinois | 4 | 11 | 206 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.5 |
| 104 | Iowa State | 4 | 10 | 203 | 20.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 50.8 |
| 105 | UAB | 4 | 9 | 202 | 22.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.5 |
| 106 | TCU | 4 | 7 | 201 | 28.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 50.3 |
| 107 | Texas | 4 | 11 | 197 | 17.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 49.3 |
| 108 | Boston College | 4 | 12 | 188 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 47.0 |
| 109 | Washington State | 3 | 10 | 185 | 18.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 61.7 |
| 109 | Clemson | 5 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 37.0 |
| 111 | Indiana | 4 | 9 | 182 | 20.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.5 |
| 112 | Oregon State | 4 | 10 | 181 | 18.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.3 |
| 113 | Western Michigan | 4 | 11 | 178 | 16.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 44.5 |
| 114 | Auburn | 4 | 7 | 167 | 23.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.8 |
| 115 | Houston | 4 | 8 | 153 | 19.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.3 |
| 116 | Stanford | 4 | 8 | 148 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 116 | Northwestern | 5 | 8 | 148 | 18.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.6 |
| 118 | Ohio State | 4 | 7 | 147 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 36.8 |
| 119 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 130 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.5 |
| 120 | Arizona | 4 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.5 |
| 121 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 106 | 15.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 26.5 |
| 122 | Kansas | 3 | 4 | 89 | 22.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.7 |
| 123 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 78 | 15.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.6 |
| 124 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.3 |