2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 1 | 1 | 79 | 79.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 36.5 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 28.0 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 4 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 1 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.0 |
| 7 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 1 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 1 | 3.0 | 66.0 |
| 9 | Baylor | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.5 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 1 | 1.5 | 27.0 |
| 11 | Duke | 1 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 71.0 |
| 12 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 13 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.0 |
| 14 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 17 | Georgia | 2 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 19 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.0 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 6.0 | 52.0 |
| 27 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 27 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 29 | Oregon State | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 30 | Army | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 30 | Kent State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 32 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 32 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 34 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 34 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 36 | Rutgers | 1 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 40.0 |
| 37 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 39 | LSU | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| 39 | Louisville | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 39 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 39 | Toledo | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 43 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 45 | Washington | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| 45 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 47 | USC | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| 48 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 49 | Central Michigan | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 51 | TCU | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| 51 | UCF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 53 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 54 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 54 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 56 | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 58 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Cincinnati | 2 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| 61 | Nebraska | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 61 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 63 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| 64 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 64 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 64 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 67 | Oklahoma | 2 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 1.5 | -4.0 |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -5.0 |