2012 National Leaders Long Punt Return Plays - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Connecticut | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Oregon | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | BYU | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nevada | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | USC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Utah State | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Akron | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | California | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Duke | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | East Carolina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Florida | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Florida International | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Louisville | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Marshall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Navy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | North Carolina State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | South Florida | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Temple | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Texas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Toledo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Air Force | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Arizona | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Arkansas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Arkansas State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Army | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Auburn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Ball State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Boise State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Clemson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Colorado | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Houston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Idaho | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Illinois | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Iowa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Kent State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Kentucky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Massachusetts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Mississippi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | New Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | New Mexico State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | North Texas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Ohio State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Penn State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Rice | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | SMU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | San Jose State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Syracuse | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Troy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Tulane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | UCLA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | UNLV | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Virginia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Washington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Washington State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |