2012 National Leaders Kickoffs - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | 5 | 36 | 1980 | 55.00 | 12 | 33.33 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 31 | 1651 | 53.26 | 3 | 9.68 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 5 | 22 | 1371 | 62.32 | 5 | 22.73 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 4 | 18 | 1115 | 61.94 | 12 | 66.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 3 | 21 | 1297 | 61.76 | 7 | 33.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 4 | 36 | 2204 | 61.22 | 7 | 19.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 35 | 2138 | 61.09 | 12 | 34.29 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 27 | 1636 | 60.59 | 1 | 3.70 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 5 | 33 | 1990 | 60.30 | 15 | 45.45 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Purdue | 4 | 30 | 1805 | 60.17 | 6 | 20.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 5 | 33 | 1940 | 58.79 | 5 | 15.15 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 27 | 1577 | 58.41 | 8 | 29.63 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 33 | 1857 | 56.27 | 2 | 6.06 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Utah State | 5 | 25 | 1617 | 64.68 | 10 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Colorado | 5 | 21 | 1349 | 64.24 | 6 | 28.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 5 | 23 | 1473 | 64.04 | 15 | 65.22 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Florida | 4 | 25 | 1597 | 63.88 | 13 | 52.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Stanford | 4 | 22 | 1404 | 63.82 | 5 | 22.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 5 | 24 | 1527 | 63.63 | 12 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 5 | 18 | 1142 | 63.44 | 7 | 38.89 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Tulane | 4 | 11 | 696 | 63.27 | 4 | 36.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Mississippi | 5 | 30 | 1895 | 63.17 | 12 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Georgia | 5 | 41 | 2582 | 62.98 | 17 | 41.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Indiana | 4 | 24 | 1507 | 62.79 | 12 | 50.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Maryland | 4 | 17 | 1061 | 62.41 | 2 | 11.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Duke | 5 | 33 | 2056 | 62.30 | 12 | 36.36 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 5 | 41 | 2542 | 62.00 | 26 | 63.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 26 | 1611 | 61.96 | 11 | 42.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | UCF | 4 | 23 | 1422 | 61.83 | 8 | 34.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 5 | 38 | 2345 | 61.71 | 15 | 39.47 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Penn State | 5 | 24 | 1476 | 61.50 | 10 | 41.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Air Force | 4 | 26 | 1598 | 61.46 | 12 | 46.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 5 | 17 | 1044 | 61.41 | 3 | 17.65 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 21 | 1286 | 61.24 | 12 | 57.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 26 | 1590 | 61.15 | 9 | 34.62 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Texas | 4 | 33 | 2016 | 61.09 | 11 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kent State | 4 | 25 | 1527 | 61.08 | 10 | 40.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Washington | 4 | 19 | 1154 | 60.74 | 1 | 5.26 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | TCU | 4 | 25 | 1515 | 60.60 | 6 | 24.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 4 | 20 | 1212 | 60.60 | 5 | 25.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Michigan | 4 | 22 | 1332 | 60.55 | 12 | 54.55 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | UNLV | 5 | 24 | 1453 | 60.54 | 9 | 37.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Louisville | 5 | 31 | 1875 | 60.48 | 3 | 9.68 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Boston College | 4 | 24 | 1451 | 60.46 | 8 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Missouri | 5 | 27 | 1610 | 59.63 | 6 | 22.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Hawai'i | 4 | 19 | 1133 | 59.63 | 4 | 21.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 5 | 23 | 1370 | 59.57 | 14 | 60.87 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 5 | 17 | 1011 | 59.47 | 4 | 23.53 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 27 | 1604 | 59.41 | 3 | 11.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kansas | 4 | 19 | 1104 | 58.11 | 1 | 5.26 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | BYU | 5 | 30 | 1714 | 57.13 | 10 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 13 | 740 | 56.92 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 16 | 888 | 55.50 | 5 | 31.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Arkansas | 5 | 23 | 1507 | 65.52 | 18 | 78.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Cincinnati | 3 | 18 | 1175 | 65.28 | 9 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | North Carolina State | 5 | 30 | 1950 | 65.00 | 18 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | UCLA | 5 | 35 | 2271 | 64.89 | 30 | 85.71 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | New Mexico | 5 | 25 | 1620 | 64.80 | 16 | 64.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Alabama | 5 | 40 | 2588 | 64.70 | 24 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Auburn | 4 | 17 | 1097 | 64.53 | 11 | 64.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Oregon State | 3 | 16 | 1031 | 64.44 | 9 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | UAB | 4 | 19 | 1224 | 64.42 | 12 | 63.16 | 0 | 3 |
| 54 | Illinois | 5 | 23 | 1476 | 64.17 | 15 | 65.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | North Texas | 5 | 20 | 1280 | 64.00 | 9 | 45.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Idaho | 5 | 16 | 1022 | 63.88 | 8 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 38 | 2426 | 63.84 | 31 | 81.58 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Virginia | 5 | 22 | 1402 | 63.73 | 11 | 50.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Texas A&M | 4 | 34 | 2163 | 63.62 | 26 | 76.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | South Florida | 5 | 25 | 1590 | 63.60 | 17 | 68.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Florida State | 5 | 44 | 2798 | 63.59 | 20 | 45.45 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Washington State | 5 | 24 | 1526 | 63.58 | 10 | 41.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Houston | 4 | 19 | 1208 | 63.58 | 4 | 21.05 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | East Carolina | 5 | 20 | 1271 | 63.55 | 8 | 40.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Army | 4 | 17 | 1079 | 63.47 | 10 | 58.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Oklahoma | 3 | 21 | 1330 | 63.33 | 8 | 38.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Florida International | 5 | 22 | 1393 | 63.32 | 11 | 50.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Baylor | 4 | 35 | 2215 | 63.29 | 19 | 54.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Rice | 5 | 26 | 1641 | 63.12 | 14 | 53.85 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Iowa | 5 | 27 | 1701 | 63.00 | 13 | 48.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | SMU | 4 | 18 | 1133 | 62.94 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 15 | 943 | 62.87 | 3 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | 4 | 23 | 1445 | 62.83 | 10 | 43.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Clemson | 5 | 37 | 2323 | 62.78 | 22 | 59.46 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | LSU | 5 | 36 | 2260 | 62.78 | 16 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Kansas State | 4 | 30 | 1881 | 62.70 | 13 | 43.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Boise State | 4 | 19 | 1191 | 62.68 | 7 | 36.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Arizona | 5 | 30 | 1880 | 62.67 | 17 | 56.67 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Connecticut | 5 | 24 | 1503 | 62.63 | 11 | 45.83 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Arizona State | 5 | 36 | 2250 | 62.50 | 15 | 41.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Toledo | 5 | 33 | 2062 | 62.48 | 13 | 39.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Texas State | 4 | 21 | 1312 | 62.48 | 7 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | 4 | 26 | 1624 | 62.46 | 7 | 26.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Iowa State | 4 | 20 | 1248 | 62.40 | 6 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | UTEP | 5 | 19 | 1185 | 62.37 | 12 | 63.16 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Ohio | 5 | 38 | 2368 | 62.32 | 13 | 34.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Utah | 4 | 18 | 1120 | 62.22 | 5 | 27.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Ohio State | 5 | 30 | 1864 | 62.13 | 10 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | California | 5 | 28 | 1738 | 62.07 | 9 | 32.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Colorado State | 5 | 21 | 1303 | 62.05 | 9 | 42.86 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Minnesota | 5 | 22 | 1363 | 61.95 | 11 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Ball State | 5 | 34 | 2105 | 61.91 | 13 | 38.24 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Temple | 3 | 19 | 1174 | 61.79 | 14 | 73.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | San Jose State | 5 | 32 | 1976 | 61.75 | 7 | 21.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Tulsa | 5 | 37 | 2284 | 61.73 | 20 | 54.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 31 | 1913 | 61.71 | 9 | 29.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Syracuse | 4 | 18 | 1110 | 61.67 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 3 |
| 54 | Navy | 4 | 13 | 801 | 61.62 | 6 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 33 | 2031 | 61.55 | 13 | 39.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Oregon | 5 | 44 | 2705 | 61.48 | 10 | 22.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | 4 | 30 | 1842 | 61.40 | 6 | 20.00 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 33 | 2021 | 61.24 | 12 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | 5 | 25 | 1519 | 60.76 | 6 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | North Carolina | 5 | 40 | 2427 | 60.68 | 10 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | USC | 4 | 24 | 1454 | 60.58 | 8 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Northwestern | 5 | 36 | 2168 | 60.22 | 8 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 5 | 37 | 2226 | 60.16 | 6 | 16.22 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Troy | 5 | 24 | 1443 | 60.13 | 9 | 37.50 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Wyoming | 4 | 21 | 1258 | 59.90 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | San Diego State | 5 | 32 | 1895 | 59.22 | 11 | 34.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Nevada | 5 | 38 | 2247 | 59.13 | 11 | 28.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Bowling Green | 5 | 19 | 1113 | 58.58 | 3 | 15.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 22 | 1275 | 57.95 | 3 | 13.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Central Michigan | 4 | 21 | 1214 | 57.81 | 7 | 33.33 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Buffalo | 4 | 17 | 953 | 56.06 | 3 | 17.65 | 0 | 2 |