2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 13 | 33 | 332 | 10.06 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.5 |
| 2 | Florida State | 12 | 32 | 460 | 14.38 | 3 | 2.7 | 38.3 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 30 | 380 | 12.67 | 1 | 3.8 | 47.5 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 30 | 329 | 10.97 | 3 | 3.3 | 36.6 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 30 | 252 | 8.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 21.0 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 11 | 29 | 441 | 15.21 | 1 | 2.6 | 40.1 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 8 | 28 | 461 | 16.46 | 2 | 3.5 | 57.6 |
| 8 | Utah State | 11 | 27 | 281 | 10.41 | 1 | 2.5 | 25.5 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 12 | 27 | 280 | 10.37 | 3 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 11 | 26 | 390 | 15.00 | 2 | 2.4 | 35.5 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 10 | 26 | 388 | 14.92 | 2 | 2.6 | 38.8 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 10 | 26 | 222 | 8.54 | 1 | 2.6 | 22.2 |
| 10 | Georgia | 12 | 26 | 196 | 7.54 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.3 |
| 14 | LSU | 10 | 25 | 269 | 10.76 | 2 | 2.5 | 26.9 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 11 | 25 | 233 | 9.32 | 1 | 2.3 | 21.2 |
| 14 | UCLA | 9 | 25 | 208 | 8.32 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.1 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 10 | 24 | 235 | 9.79 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.5 |
| 17 | BYU | 8 | 24 | 187 | 7.79 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.4 |
| 19 | Boise State | 11 | 23 | 248 | 10.78 | 0 | 2.1 | 22.5 |
| 19 | North Carolina State | 7 | 23 | 242 | 10.52 | 1 | 3.3 | 34.6 |
| 19 | Clemson | 11 | 23 | 99 | 4.30 | 0 | 2.1 | 9.0 |
| 22 | Bowling Green | 8 | 22 | 276 | 12.55 | 1 | 2.8 | 34.5 |
| 22 | Stanford | 12 | 22 | 275 | 12.50 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 22 | 84 | 3.82 | 0 | 2.4 | 9.3 |
| 25 | Ohio | 9 | 20 | 260 | 13.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 28.9 |
| 25 | UCF | 10 | 20 | 243 | 12.15 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.3 |
| 25 | Toledo | 9 | 20 | 221 | 11.05 | 1 | 2.2 | 24.6 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 9 | 20 | 213 | 10.65 | 1 | 2.2 | 23.7 |
| 29 | Oregon | 12 | 19 | 268 | 14.11 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.3 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 19 | 223 | 11.74 | 0 | 2.7 | 31.9 |
| 29 | Penn State | 8 | 19 | 137 | 7.21 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.1 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 19 | 126 | 6.63 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.8 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 0 | 2.1 | 9.6 |
| 34 | Arizona State | 8 | 18 | 153 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.1 |
| 34 | Utah | 5 | 18 | 134 | 7.44 | 0 | 3.6 | 26.8 |
| 34 | Rutgers | 9 | 18 | 92 | 5.11 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| 34 | Notre Dame | 12 | 18 | 44 | 2.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 38 | Florida | 11 | 17 | 248 | 14.59 | 1 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
| 38 | Mississippi State | 8 | 17 | 134 | 7.88 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.8 |
| 38 | Mississippi | 7 | 17 | 102 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
| 38 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 17 | 102 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
| 38 | Louisville | 11 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.4 |
| 43 | Missouri | 5 | 16 | 339 | 21.19 | 3 | 3.2 | 67.8 |
| 43 | Ball State | 9 | 16 | 177 | 11.06 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.7 |
| 43 | East Carolina | 8 | 16 | 176 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 43 | Michigan State | 7 | 16 | 166 | 10.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.7 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | 8 | 16 | 149 | 9.31 | 1 | 2.0 | 18.6 |
| 43 | San Jose State | 11 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| 49 | Duke | 6 | 15 | 240 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 40.0 |
| 49 | Syracuse | 8 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.8 |
| 51 | Kansas State | 11 | 14 | 318 | 22.71 | 1 | 1.3 | 28.9 |
| 51 | TCU | 7 | 14 | 251 | 17.93 | 1 | 2.0 | 35.9 |
| 51 | SMU | 7 | 14 | 176 | 12.57 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.1 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 14 | 160 | 11.43 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.9 |
| 51 | USC | 7 | 14 | 137 | 9.79 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.6 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | 8 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| 51 | Purdue | 6 | 14 | 44 | 3.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| 58 | Memphis | 4 | 13 | 226 | 17.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 56.5 |
| 58 | Northwestern | 10 | 13 | 202 | 15.54 | 1 | 1.3 | 20.2 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | 4 | 13 | 159 | 12.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 39.8 |
| 58 | Florida International | 3 | 13 | 130 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.3 | 43.3 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 9 | 13 | 102 | 7.85 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| 58 | Minnesota | 6 | 13 | 99 | 7.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.5 |
| 58 | Rice | 7 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.1 |
| 58 | Houston | 5 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 13.6 |
| 66 | Connecticut | 5 | 12 | 234 | 19.50 | 3 | 2.4 | 46.8 |
| 66 | Hawai'i | 3 | 12 | 175 | 14.58 | 2 | 4.0 | 58.3 |
| 66 | Arkansas | 4 | 12 | 99 | 8.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 24.8 |
| 66 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 70 | Temple | 4 | 11 | 141 | 12.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 35.3 |
| 70 | Arizona | 8 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.3 |
| 70 | Michigan | 8 | 11 | 130 | 11.82 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| 70 | Maryland | 4 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 27.8 |
| 70 | Tennessee | 5 | 11 | 111 | 10.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 22.2 |
| 70 | Washington | 7 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.7 |
| 70 | Baylor | 8 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.9 |
| 77 | Texas State | 4 | 10 | 229 | 22.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 57.3 |
| 77 | Nevada | 7 | 10 | 147 | 14.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 21.0 |
| 77 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 10 | 125 | 12.50 | 1 | 1.4 | 17.9 |
| 77 | Texas | 9 | 10 | 105 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.7 |
| 77 | Wake Forest | 5 | 10 | 103 | 10.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.6 |
| 82 | UAB | 3 | 9 | 119 | 13.22 | 1 | 3.0 | 39.7 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 7 | 9 | 85 | 9.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| 82 | Navy | 8 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.5 |
| 82 | Air Force | 6 | 9 | 74 | 8.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 82 | Iowa | 4 | 9 | 69 | 7.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.3 |
| 82 | Arkansas State | 10 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 88 | Auburn | 3 | 8 | 111 | 13.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 37.0 |
| 88 | Colorado State | 4 | 8 | 98 | 12.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.5 |
| 88 | Troy | 5 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 88 | Oregon State | 9 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| 88 | Marshall | 5 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| 93 | UTSA | 6 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 1 | 1.2 | 18.2 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 2 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 39.0 |
| 93 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.7 |
| 93 | South Florida | 3 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.3 |
| 93 | Washington State | 3 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.0 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.0 |
| 93 | Kent State | 11 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 100 | California | 3 | 6 | 128 | 21.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 42.7 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 7 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 100 | North Texas | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 104 | Boston College | 2 | 5 | 202 | 40.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 101.0 |
| 104 | Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.5 |
| 106 | Tulane | 2 | 4 | 93 | 23.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 46.5 |
| 106 | UTEP | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 106 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 106 | Illinois | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 106 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 106 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 113 | Kansas | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| 113 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 113 | Akron | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 113 | Idaho | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 113 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 113 | UNLV | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 119 | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 44 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 119 | Massachusetts | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 119 | Army | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 119 | Colorado | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |