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 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Boston College | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | California | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Duke | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | LSU | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | North Carolina State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Stanford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Air Force | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Akron | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arizona | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arkansas State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Army | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Auburn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | BYU | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ball State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Boise State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Clemson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Colorado | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Colorado State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | East Carolina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Florida | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Florida International | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Houston | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Idaho | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Illinois | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Iowa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kent State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisville | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Marshall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Navy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Nevada | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | New Mexico State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | North Texas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ohio | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oregon | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Penn State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Purdue | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Rice | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | SMU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | San Jose State | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | South Alabama | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | South Florida | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Syracuse | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Temple | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Toledo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Troy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tulane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tulsa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UCLA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UNLV | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | USC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UTEP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Utah State | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Virginia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Washington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Washington State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |