2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 25 | 233 | 9.32 | 1 | 3.6 | 33.3 |
| 2 | UCLA | 7 | 20 | 144 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.9 | 20.6 |
| 3 | USC | 7 | 19 | 114 | 6.00 | 1 | 2.7 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 6 | 16 | 91 | 5.69 | 0 | 2.7 | 15.2 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 7 | 18 | 158 | 8.78 | 0 | 2.6 | 22.6 |
| 5 | Temple | 5 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.4 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 7 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 0 | 2.6 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 4 | 10 | 118 | 11.80 | 2 | 2.5 | 29.5 |
| 8 | Akron | 6 | 15 | 154 | 10.27 | 0 | 2.5 | 25.7 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 17 | 191 | 11.24 | 2 | 2.4 | 27.3 |
| 10 | Alabama | 7 | 17 | 172 | 10.12 | 0 | 2.4 | 24.6 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 19 | 182 | 9.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 22.8 |
| 10 | BYU | 7 | 17 | 148 | 8.71 | 0 | 2.4 | 21.1 |
| 10 | Stanford | 7 | 17 | 141 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 7 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 0 | 2.4 | 11.4 |
| 10 | Syracuse | 8 | 19 | 39 | 2.05 | 0 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 6 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 1 | 2.3 | 24.2 |
| 17 | Mississippi | 6 | 14 | 114 | 8.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.0 |
| 17 | North Carolina State | 7 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.7 |
| 20 | Memphis | 6 | 13 | 204 | 15.69 | 1 | 2.2 | 34.0 |
| 20 | Penn State | 5 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 16.8 |
| 20 | LSU | 5 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Houston | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 | 0 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 20 | Utah | 6 | 13 | 9 | 0.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 6 | 12 | 142 | 11.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.7 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 7 | 14 | 159 | 11.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.7 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 6 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.7 |
| 25 | Virginia | 5 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.6 |
| 25 | Clemson | 6 | 12 | 27 | 2.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 7 | 13 | 85 | 6.54 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.1 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 6 | 11 | 132 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 22.0 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | 8 | 14 | 118 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 33 | Louisville | 6 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.7 |
| 33 | Rice | 8 | 14 | 85 | 6.07 | 1 | 1.8 | 10.6 |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| 33 | Purdue | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 6 | 10 | 246 | 24.60 | 2 | 1.7 | 41.0 |
| 39 | Boise State | 7 | 12 | 183 | 15.25 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.1 |
| 39 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 12 | 152 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.7 | 21.7 |
| 39 | Utah State | 7 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.7 | 14.6 |
| 39 | Maryland | 6 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.8 |
| 39 | SMU | 6 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| 39 | Troy | 6 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| 39 | East Carolina | 7 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| 39 | South Florida | 6 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 48 | Missouri | 5 | 8 | 132 | 16.50 | 1 | 1.6 | 26.4 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.3 |
| 48 | UCF | 8 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| 48 | Ohio | 7 | 11 | 91 | 8.27 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 48 | TCU | 7 | 11 | 87 | 7.91 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 48 | Nebraska | 7 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.0 |
| 48 | Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| 56 | Texas State | 6 | 9 | 137 | 15.22 | 0 | 1.5 | 22.8 |
| 56 | Duke | 6 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 1 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| 58 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 1.4 | 22.6 |
| 58 | North Carolina | 5 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 58 | Georgia | 7 | 10 | 80 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 58 | Army | 5 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 58 | Florida State | 7 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | 7 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 8 | 124 | 15.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.7 |
| 64 | Hawai'i | 6 | 8 | 117 | 14.63 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.5 |
| 64 | Connecticut | 6 | 8 | 97 | 12.13 | 1 | 1.3 | 16.2 |
| 64 | Nevada | 7 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.3 | 15.0 |
| 64 | UAB | 6 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 1 | 1.3 | 15.5 |
| 64 | Colorado | 6 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| 64 | Washington | 7 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.7 |
| 64 | Fresno State | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 72 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 89 | 14.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.8 |
| 72 | Marshall | 6 | 7 | 87 | 12.43 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.5 |
| 72 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | 6 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.7 |
| 72 | Florida International | 6 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 72 | California | 5 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 72 | Auburn | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| 79 | New Mexico | 7 | 8 | 75 | 9.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.7 |
| 79 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.3 |
| 79 | Massachusetts | 7 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| 79 | Ball State | 8 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| 79 | Notre Dame | 7 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| 79 | Michigan | 7 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 85 | Buffalo | 6 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 85 | Texas Tech | 7 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 85 | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 85 | Oregon State | 6 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 85 | Indiana | 6 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.7 |
| 85 | Central Michigan | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 85 | Toledo | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 93 | Baylor | 7 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.3 |
| 93 | South Alabama | 7 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
| 93 | San Jose State | 7 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| 93 | Kent State | 9 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 93 | Navy | 8 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| 93 | Texas | 7 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 93 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 93 | Idaho | 7 | 6 | -26 | -4.33 | 0 | 0.9 | -3.7 |
| 101 | Florida | 6 | 5 | 71 | 14.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| 101 | West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| 101 | Arizona | 5 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 101 | Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 |
| 101 | UTEP | 6 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 101 | Colorado State | 6 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| 101 | UTSA | 6 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| 101 | Oregon | 6 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 101 | San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 111 | UNLV | 6 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 111 | Western Michigan | 6 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 111 | Arkansas State | 7 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 115 | Washington State | 7 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 115 | Tulane | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 115 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 115 | Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 115 | Illinois | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 120 | Boston College | 6 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 121 | North Texas | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| 122 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 122 | Kansas | 6 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |