2012 National Leaders Long Kickoff Return Plays - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Florida | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Missouri | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alabama | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arizona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Army | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Auburn | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | BYU | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | California | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Clemson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Duke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida International | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Idaho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kansas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | LSU | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Navy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Penn State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | South Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Toledo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UCLA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | USC | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Utah | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |