2012 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 20 | 506 | 25.30 | 1 | 5.0 | 126.5 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 21 | 498 | 23.71 | 1 | 5.3 | 124.5 |
| 3 | Illinois | 4 | 22 | 484 | 22.00 | 0 | 5.5 | 121.0 |
| 4 | North Carolina State | 4 | 16 | 482 | 30.13 | 1 | 4.0 | 120.5 |
| 5 | Houston | 4 | 23 | 479 | 20.83 | 0 | 5.8 | 119.8 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 3 | 20 | 477 | 23.85 | 0 | 6.7 | 159.0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 17 | 474 | 27.88 | 2 | 4.3 | 118.5 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 18 | 466 | 25.89 | 0 | 4.5 | 116.5 |
| 9 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 13 | 462 | 35.54 | 1 | 3.3 | 115.5 |
| 10 | Maryland | 4 | 19 | 456 | 24.00 | 1 | 4.8 | 114.0 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 4 | 19 | 445 | 23.42 | 1 | 4.8 | 111.3 |
| 12 | California | 3 | 21 | 441 | 21.00 | 0 | 7.0 | 147.0 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 4 | 17 | 423 | 24.88 | 1 | 4.3 | 105.8 |
| 14 | Florida International | 3 | 14 | 420 | 30.00 | 1 | 4.7 | 140.0 |
| 15 | Purdue | 4 | 18 | 418 | 23.22 | 0 | 4.5 | 104.5 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 16 | 417 | 26.06 | 0 | 4.0 | 104.3 |
| 17 | Colorado | 4 | 17 | 415 | 24.41 | 1 | 4.3 | 103.8 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 4 | 22 | 401 | 18.23 | 0 | 5.5 | 100.3 |
| 19 | UNLV | 4 | 19 | 397 | 20.89 | 0 | 4.8 | 99.3 |
| 20 | USC | 4 | 15 | 393 | 26.20 | 0 | 3.8 | 98.3 |
| 20 | Texas State | 4 | 16 | 393 | 24.56 | 0 | 4.0 | 98.3 |
| 22 | Ohio | 4 | 17 | 383 | 22.53 | 0 | 4.3 | 95.8 |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 19 | 376 | 19.79 | 0 | 4.8 | 94.0 |
| 24 | Utah | 4 | 17 | 373 | 21.94 | 2 | 4.3 | 93.3 |
| 25 | Indiana | 4 | 19 | 365 | 19.21 | 0 | 4.8 | 91.3 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | 3 | 18 | 360 | 20.00 | 0 | 6.0 | 120.0 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 4 | 16 | 355 | 22.19 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.8 |
| 28 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 12 | 337 | 28.08 | 1 | 4.0 | 112.3 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 4 | 16 | 336 | 21.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.0 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 3 | 9 | 335 | 37.22 | 1 | 3.0 | 111.7 |
| 31 | UCLA | 5 | 17 | 332 | 19.53 | 0 | 3.4 | 66.4 |
| 32 | Missouri | 4 | 14 | 331 | 23.64 | 1 | 3.5 | 82.8 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 4 | 13 | 330 | 25.38 | 0 | 3.3 | 82.5 |
| 34 | Virginia | 4 | 15 | 329 | 21.93 | 0 | 3.8 | 82.3 |
| 35 | Buffalo | 4 | 15 | 323 | 21.53 | 0 | 3.8 | 80.8 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 3 | 14 | 317 | 22.64 | 0 | 4.7 | 105.7 |
| 36 | Mississippi | 4 | 18 | 317 | 17.61 | 0 | 4.5 | 79.3 |
| 36 | UTSA | 4 | 19 | 317 | 16.68 | 0 | 4.8 | 79.3 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 14 | 316 | 22.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 79.0 |
| 40 | Northwestern | 3 | 11 | 315 | 28.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 105.0 |
| 41 | Auburn | 4 | 16 | 311 | 19.44 | 0 | 4.0 | 77.8 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 4 | 14 | 308 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 77.0 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 4 | 17 | 306 | 18.00 | 0 | 4.3 | 76.5 |
| 44 | Ball State | 3 | 13 | 303 | 23.31 | 0 | 4.3 | 101.0 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 4 | 12 | 300 | 25.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 75.0 |
| 45 | Oregon State | 4 | 15 | 300 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 75.0 |
| 47 | LSU | 4 | 12 | 299 | 24.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 74.8 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 18 | 299 | 16.61 | 0 | 4.5 | 74.8 |
| 49 | Duke | 3 | 16 | 298 | 18.63 | 0 | 5.3 | 99.3 |
| 50 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 11 | 297 | 27.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 74.3 |
| 51 | Iowa | 4 | 13 | 296 | 22.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 74.0 |
| 52 | SMU | 4 | 13 | 292 | 22.46 | 0 | 3.3 | 73.0 |
| 53 | Florida State | 3 | 13 | 284 | 21.85 | 0 | 4.3 | 94.7 |
| 54 | UTEP | 3 | 10 | 283 | 28.30 | 1 | 3.3 | 94.3 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 3 | 14 | 283 | 20.21 | 0 | 4.7 | 94.3 |
| 54 | North Texas | 4 | 15 | 283 | 18.87 | 0 | 3.8 | 70.8 |
| 57 | Baylor | 4 | 14 | 282 | 20.14 | 0 | 3.5 | 70.5 |
| 58 | Memphis | 4 | 12 | 281 | 23.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 70.3 |
| 59 | Troy | 4 | 16 | 277 | 17.31 | 0 | 4.0 | 69.3 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | 4 | 17 | 277 | 16.29 | 0 | 4.3 | 69.3 |
| 59 | Kent State | 5 | 19 | 277 | 14.58 | 0 | 3.8 | 55.4 |
| 62 | Kansas | 3 | 12 | 276 | 23.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.0 |
| 63 | Notre Dame | 4 | 13 | 272 | 20.92 | 0 | 3.3 | 68.0 |
| 63 | Massachusetts | 4 | 17 | 272 | 16.00 | 0 | 4.3 | 68.0 |
| 65 | Tulane | 4 | 13 | 270 | 20.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 67.5 |
| 65 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 14 | 270 | 19.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.5 |
| 67 | Washington State | 4 | 15 | 267 | 17.80 | 0 | 3.8 | 66.8 |
| 68 | Arkansas | 4 | 15 | 266 | 17.73 | 0 | 3.8 | 66.5 |
| 69 | San Diego State | 3 | 9 | 259 | 28.78 | 1 | 3.0 | 86.3 |
| 70 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 253 | 21.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.3 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | 4 | 11 | 250 | 22.73 | 1 | 2.8 | 62.5 |
| 72 | Stanford | 5 | 11 | 246 | 22.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 49.2 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 4 | 12 | 246 | 20.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 61.5 |
| 74 | Akron | 3 | 14 | 244 | 17.43 | 0 | 4.7 | 81.3 |
| 75 | Utah State | 3 | 10 | 236 | 23.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 78.7 |
| 75 | TCU | 3 | 10 | 236 | 23.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 78.7 |
| 75 | Oregon | 4 | 12 | 236 | 19.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.0 |
| 78 | Rice | 3 | 6 | 233 | 38.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 77.7 |
| 79 | San Jose State | 4 | 10 | 232 | 23.20 | 0 | 2.5 | 58.0 |
| 80 | Air Force | 4 | 11 | 220 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 55.0 |
| 81 | Syracuse | 4 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.5 |
| 82 | UCF | 4 | 9 | 217 | 24.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 54.3 |
| 82 | Rutgers | 4 | 12 | 217 | 18.08 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.3 |
| 84 | Colorado State | 4 | 12 | 215 | 17.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.8 |
| 85 | Fresno State | 3 | 9 | 214 | 23.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 71.3 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 10 | 214 | 21.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 71.3 |
| 87 | Marshall | 4 | 11 | 210 | 19.09 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.5 |
| 88 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 7 | 208 | 29.71 | 1 | 1.8 | 52.0 |
| 88 | Toledo | 3 | 14 | 208 | 14.86 | 0 | 4.7 | 69.3 |
| 90 | Louisville | 4 | 13 | 205 | 15.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 51.3 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | 3 | 10 | 200 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.7 |
| 92 | UAB | 4 | 10 | 198 | 19.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.5 |
| 93 | Clemson | 4 | 8 | 197 | 24.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 49.3 |
| 94 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 9 | 194 | 21.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.5 |
| 95 | Arizona | 4 | 11 | 193 | 17.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.3 |
| 95 | Boston College | 4 | 11 | 193 | 17.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.3 |
| 97 | Navy | 3 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.7 |
| 98 | Arizona State | 4 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.8 |
| 99 | Florida | 4 | 11 | 185 | 16.82 | 0 | 2.8 | 46.3 |
| 100 | Idaho | 4 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 46.0 |
| 101 | South Florida | 3 | 10 | 183 | 18.30 | 0 | 3.3 | 61.0 |
| 102 | Nevada | 2 | 8 | 181 | 22.63 | 0 | 4.0 | 90.5 |
| 102 | Penn State | 4 | 9 | 181 | 20.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.3 |
| 104 | Army | 3 | 9 | 180 | 20.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.0 |
| 105 | Georgia | 4 | 7 | 175 | 25.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 43.8 |
| 106 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 167 | 33.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 55.7 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 11 | 166 | 15.09 | 0 | 3.7 | 55.3 |
| 108 | BYU | 3 | 8 | 165 | 20.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 55.0 |
| 108 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 41.3 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 159 | 19.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 39.8 |
| 110 | Arkansas State | 3 | 10 | 159 | 15.90 | 0 | 3.3 | 53.0 |
| 110 | Texas A&M | 4 | 12 | 159 | 13.25 | 0 | 3.0 | 39.8 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 3 | 7 | 155 | 22.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 51.7 |
| 114 | Michigan State | 3 | 10 | 154 | 15.40 | 0 | 3.3 | 51.3 |
| 115 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.8 |
| 116 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 9 | 147 | 16.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 36.8 |
| 117 | Boise State | 3 | 7 | 144 | 20.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.0 |
| 118 | Tulsa | 4 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.8 |
| 119 | South Carolina | 3 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 40.3 |
| 120 | Texas | 3 | 5 | 115 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 38.3 |
| 121 | Ohio State | 3 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.7 |
| 122 | Connecticut | 3 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 25.3 |
| 123 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.8 |
| 124 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 44 | 14.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |