2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 11 | 33 | 491 | 14.88 | 2 | 3.0 | 44.6 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 33 | 389 | 11.79 | 1 | 3.3 | 38.9 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 32 | 374 | 11.69 | 1 | 2.9 | 34.0 |
| 4 | Florida State | 11 | 31 | 444 | 14.32 | 3 | 2.8 | 40.4 |
| 4 | North Carolina State | 10 | 31 | 299 | 9.65 | 1 | 3.1 | 29.9 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 31 | 257 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 14 | 31 | 254 | 8.19 | 1 | 2.2 | 18.1 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 30 | 329 | 10.97 | 3 | 3.3 | 36.6 |
| 8 | Ohio | 13 | 30 | 287 | 9.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 22.1 |
| 10 | Utah State | 12 | 29 | 308 | 10.62 | 1 | 2.4 | 25.7 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 12 | 29 | 139 | 4.79 | 1 | 2.4 | 11.6 |
| 12 | Boise State | 13 | 27 | 281 | 10.41 | 0 | 2.1 | 21.6 |
| 12 | UCLA | 10 | 27 | 247 | 9.15 | 0 | 2.7 | 24.7 |
| 12 | Utah | 10 | 27 | 147 | 5.44 | 0 | 2.7 | 14.7 |
| 15 | Alabama | 9 | 26 | 271 | 10.42 | 0 | 2.9 | 30.1 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 11 | 26 | 95 | 3.65 | 0 | 2.4 | 8.6 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 9 | 25 | 413 | 16.52 | 1 | 2.8 | 45.9 |
| 17 | Memphis | 12 | 25 | 300 | 12.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 25.0 |
| 17 | Bowling Green | 11 | 25 | 277 | 11.08 | 1 | 2.3 | 25.2 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 12 | 25 | 237 | 9.48 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.8 |
| 17 | Maryland | 10 | 25 | 231 | 9.24 | 0 | 2.5 | 23.1 |
| 22 | UCF | 13 | 24 | 259 | 10.79 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.9 |
| 22 | Temple | 10 | 24 | 230 | 9.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.0 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 10 | 24 | 226 | 9.42 | 1 | 2.4 | 22.6 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 11 | 24 | 214 | 8.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 19.5 |
| 22 | USC | 10 | 24 | 154 | 6.42 | 1 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
| 22 | Houston | 12 | 24 | 93 | 3.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| 28 | BYU | 8 | 23 | 223 | 9.70 | 0 | 2.9 | 27.9 |
| 28 | Florida International | 11 | 23 | 194 | 8.43 | 1 | 2.1 | 17.6 |
| 28 | Akron | 11 | 23 | 161 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.1 | 14.6 |
| 28 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 23 | 149 | 6.48 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
| 28 | Virginia | 12 | 23 | 89 | 3.87 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 33 | Duke | 10 | 22 | 345 | 15.68 | 2 | 2.2 | 34.5 |
| 33 | TCU | 10 | 22 | 322 | 14.64 | 1 | 2.2 | 32.2 |
| 33 | Hawai'i | 11 | 22 | 296 | 13.45 | 2 | 2.0 | 26.9 |
| 33 | LSU | 8 | 22 | 263 | 11.95 | 2 | 2.8 | 32.9 |
| 33 | Fresno State | 11 | 22 | 218 | 9.91 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.8 |
| 33 | UAB | 10 | 22 | 217 | 9.86 | 1 | 2.2 | 21.7 |
| 33 | Minnesota | 10 | 22 | 174 | 7.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 17.4 |
| 33 | Louisville | 12 | 22 | 92 | 4.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| 33 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 22 | 84 | 3.82 | 0 | 2.4 | 9.3 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 9 | 21 | 321 | 15.29 | 2 | 2.3 | 35.7 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 11 | 21 | 277 | 13.19 | 3 | 1.9 | 25.2 |
| 42 | Toledo | 11 | 21 | 221 | 10.52 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.1 |
| 42 | East Carolina | 12 | 21 | 188 | 8.95 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.7 |
| 42 | Penn State | 9 | 21 | 138 | 6.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.3 |
| 42 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 21 | 133 | 6.33 | 0 | 2.1 | 13.3 |
| 42 | Clemson | 10 | 21 | 102 | 4.86 | 0 | 2.1 | 10.2 |
| 49 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 20 | 219 | 10.95 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 49 | SMU | 12 | 20 | 203 | 10.15 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.9 |
| 49 | Ohio State | 10 | 20 | 173 | 8.65 | 2 | 2.0 | 17.3 |
| 52 | Rice | 13 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 1 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 19 | 86 | 4.53 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.2 |
| 54 | Missouri | 6 | 18 | 344 | 19.11 | 3 | 3.0 | 57.3 |
| 54 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 18 | 244 | 13.56 | 0 | 1.6 | 22.2 |
| 54 | Troy | 12 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 9 | 18 | 134 | 7.44 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.9 |
| 54 | Arkansas | 8 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.8 |
| 54 | Georgia | 9 | 18 | 111 | 6.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 54 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 62 | Oregon | 10 | 17 | 263 | 15.47 | 1 | 1.7 | 26.3 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 7 | 17 | 209 | 12.29 | 0 | 2.4 | 29.9 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | 11 | 17 | 190 | 11.18 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.3 |
| 62 | Michigan State | 7 | 17 | 150 | 8.82 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.4 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 17 | 142 | 8.35 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.9 |
| 62 | Mississippi | 7 | 17 | 102 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
| 62 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 17 | 102 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 8 | 17 | 98 | 5.76 | 0 | 2.1 | 12.3 |
| 70 | Texas State | 10 | 16 | 292 | 18.25 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.2 |
| 70 | Nevada | 12 | 16 | 242 | 15.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.2 |
| 70 | Stanford | 10 | 16 | 225 | 14.06 | 1 | 1.6 | 22.5 |
| 70 | Ball State | 11 | 16 | 177 | 11.06 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.1 |
| 70 | Massachusetts | 9 | 16 | 157 | 9.81 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.4 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 13 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 70 | Kentucky | 7 | 16 | 125 | 7.81 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.9 |
| 70 | South Florida | 10 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| 70 | San Jose State | 11 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | 9 | 16 | 35 | 2.19 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
| 80 | Kansas State | 10 | 15 | 343 | 22.87 | 1 | 1.5 | 34.3 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | 10 | 15 | 135 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 80 | Tennessee | 7 | 15 | 131 | 8.73 | 0 | 2.1 | 18.7 |
| 80 | Marshall | 12 | 15 | 124 | 8.27 | 1 | 1.3 | 10.3 |
| 80 | UNLV | 11 | 15 | 98 | 6.53 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.9 |
| 80 | Illinois | 9 | 15 | 25 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 86 | Northwestern | 10 | 14 | 277 | 19.79 | 2 | 1.4 | 27.7 |
| 86 | California | 8 | 14 | 191 | 13.64 | 1 | 1.8 | 23.9 |
| 86 | West Virginia | 10 | 14 | 162 | 11.57 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.2 |
| 86 | Wake Forest | 8 | 14 | 150 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.8 |
| 86 | Baylor | 10 | 14 | 139 | 9.93 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 86 | UTEP | 11 | 14 | 125 | 8.93 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.4 |
| 86 | Colorado | 10 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| 86 | Purdue | 10 | 14 | 44 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| 94 | Boston College | 8 | 13 | 282 | 21.69 | 1 | 1.6 | 35.3 |
| 94 | Wyoming | 10 | 13 | 185 | 14.23 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
| 94 | Florida | 6 | 13 | 172 | 13.23 | 1 | 2.2 | 28.7 |
| 94 | Arizona | 10 | 13 | 152 | 11.69 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.2 |
| 94 | Tulane | 12 | 13 | 147 | 11.31 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| 94 | Auburn | 6 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.2 |
| 94 | Washington | 8 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| 94 | New Mexico | 11 | 13 | 73 | 5.62 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| 94 | Idaho | 9 | 13 | 27 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| 103 | Washington State | 9 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| 103 | Indiana | 10 | 12 | 75 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 103 | Army | 11 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| 103 | Iowa | 8 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| 103 | New Mexico State | 10 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 108 | Navy | 11 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 108 | San Diego State | 11 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 108 | Buffalo | 10 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 1 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| 108 | Central Michigan | 12 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| 112 | Michigan | 7 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.3 |
| 112 | Colorado State | 9 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.9 |
| 112 | Texas | 10 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.9 |
| 112 | Air Force | 12 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| 112 | Arkansas State | 11 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 117 | Iowa State | 10 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.4 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 10 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 117 | Kent State | 13 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 120 | Kansas | 8 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 120 | North Texas | 10 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 122 | UTSA | 8 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 1 | 0.9 | 13.6 |
| 123 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 124 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |