2012 National Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina State | 7 | 36 | 866 | 24.06 | 1 | 5.1 | 123.7 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 33 | 834 | 25.27 | 1 | 4.7 | 119.1 |
| 3 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 33 | 810 | 24.55 | 1 | 5.5 | 135.0 |
| 4 | UTEP | 6 | 33 | 807 | 24.45 | 2 | 5.5 | 134.5 |
| 5 | Navy | 8 | 33 | 791 | 23.97 | 1 | 4.1 | 98.9 |
| 6 | Florida International | 6 | 31 | 766 | 24.71 | 1 | 5.2 | 127.7 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 6 | 33 | 734 | 22.24 | 0 | 5.5 | 122.3 |
| 8 | UNLV | 6 | 38 | 730 | 19.21 | 0 | 6.3 | 121.7 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 7 | 37 | 722 | 19.51 | 0 | 5.3 | 103.1 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 7 | 24 | 701 | 29.21 | 1 | 3.4 | 100.1 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 6 | 30 | 697 | 23.23 | 1 | 5.0 | 116.2 |
| 11 | Idaho | 7 | 40 | 697 | 17.43 | 1 | 5.7 | 99.6 |
| 13 | Colorado | 6 | 37 | 688 | 18.59 | 0 | 6.2 | 114.7 |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 29 | 642 | 22.14 | 0 | 4.8 | 107.0 |
| 15 | Toledo | 7 | 28 | 635 | 22.68 | 2 | 4.0 | 90.7 |
| 16 | Washington State | 7 | 30 | 623 | 20.77 | 0 | 4.3 | 89.0 |
| 16 | Duke | 6 | 34 | 623 | 18.32 | 0 | 5.7 | 103.8 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 7 | 30 | 618 | 20.60 | 0 | 4.3 | 88.3 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 28 | 617 | 22.04 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.1 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 26 | 616 | 23.69 | 1 | 3.3 | 77.0 |
| 21 | Baylor | 7 | 27 | 613 | 22.70 | 0 | 3.9 | 87.6 |
| 22 | Rice | 8 | 27 | 611 | 22.63 | 1 | 3.4 | 76.4 |
| 23 | Michigan | 7 | 27 | 608 | 22.52 | 0 | 3.9 | 86.9 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 29 | 604 | 20.83 | 0 | 3.6 | 75.5 |
| 25 | Texas | 7 | 27 | 598 | 22.15 | 1 | 3.9 | 85.4 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 7 | 26 | 597 | 22.96 | 2 | 3.7 | 85.3 |
| 27 | Ball State | 8 | 27 | 592 | 21.93 | 0 | 3.4 | 74.0 |
| 28 | Temple | 5 | 20 | 590 | 29.50 | 1 | 4.0 | 118.0 |
| 29 | UCLA | 7 | 26 | 588 | 22.62 | 0 | 3.7 | 84.0 |
| 30 | Memphis | 6 | 27 | 587 | 21.74 | 0 | 4.5 | 97.8 |
| 31 | North Texas | 7 | 29 | 581 | 20.03 | 0 | 4.1 | 83.0 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 7 | 21 | 570 | 27.14 | 2 | 3.0 | 81.4 |
| 33 | New Mexico | 7 | 26 | 568 | 21.85 | 1 | 3.7 | 81.1 |
| 34 | Indiana | 6 | 23 | 558 | 24.26 | 1 | 3.8 | 93.0 |
| 34 | Kent State | 9 | 30 | 558 | 18.60 | 1 | 3.3 | 62.0 |
| 36 | Arizona State | 7 | 23 | 554 | 24.09 | 1 | 3.3 | 79.1 |
| 36 | Western Michigan | 6 | 27 | 554 | 20.52 | 0 | 4.5 | 92.3 |
| 38 | Maryland | 6 | 21 | 552 | 26.29 | 2 | 3.5 | 92.0 |
| 38 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 26 | 552 | 21.23 | 1 | 3.7 | 78.9 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 26 | 550 | 21.15 | 1 | 4.3 | 91.7 |
| 41 | Illinois | 5 | 30 | 543 | 18.10 | 0 | 6.0 | 108.6 |
| 42 | Kansas | 6 | 26 | 539 | 20.73 | 0 | 4.3 | 89.8 |
| 43 | Purdue | 6 | 23 | 537 | 23.35 | 1 | 3.8 | 89.5 |
| 44 | Florida | 6 | 20 | 533 | 26.65 | 1 | 3.3 | 88.8 |
| 44 | Colorado State | 6 | 24 | 533 | 22.21 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.8 |
| 46 | Texas State | 6 | 23 | 531 | 23.09 | 0 | 3.8 | 88.5 |
| 47 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 28 | 528 | 18.86 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.4 |
| 48 | Kansas State | 6 | 19 | 527 | 27.74 | 0 | 3.2 | 87.8 |
| 49 | Marshall | 6 | 26 | 526 | 20.23 | 0 | 4.3 | 87.7 |
| 50 | Washington | 7 | 25 | 525 | 21.00 | 0 | 3.6 | 75.0 |
| 51 | South Alabama | 7 | 26 | 524 | 20.15 | 0 | 3.7 | 74.9 |
| 52 | Ohio | 7 | 27 | 518 | 19.19 | 0 | 3.9 | 74.0 |
| 53 | Nevada | 7 | 25 | 516 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.6 | 73.7 |
| 54 | New Mexico State | 6 | 24 | 514 | 21.42 | 1 | 4.0 | 85.7 |
| 55 | Central Michigan | 6 | 25 | 511 | 20.44 | 0 | 4.2 | 85.2 |
| 56 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 19 | 509 | 26.79 | 1 | 3.2 | 84.8 |
| 57 | Utah State | 7 | 25 | 505 | 20.20 | 0 | 3.6 | 72.1 |
| 58 | San Diego State | 6 | 21 | 503 | 23.95 | 1 | 3.5 | 83.8 |
| 58 | Bowling Green | 8 | 24 | 503 | 20.96 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.9 |
| 60 | Air Force | 7 | 22 | 501 | 22.77 | 0 | 3.1 | 71.6 |
| 61 | Boise State | 7 | 18 | 496 | 27.56 | 0 | 2.6 | 70.9 |
| 62 | Oregon | 6 | 20 | 486 | 24.30 | 1 | 3.3 | 81.0 |
| 63 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 22 | 482 | 21.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 80.3 |
| 64 | Houston | 5 | 21 | 481 | 22.90 | 0 | 4.2 | 96.2 |
| 65 | East Carolina | 7 | 27 | 476 | 17.63 | 0 | 3.9 | 68.0 |
| 66 | Tennessee | 5 | 24 | 466 | 19.42 | 1 | 4.8 | 93.2 |
| 67 | Auburn | 5 | 19 | 461 | 24.26 | 1 | 3.8 | 92.2 |
| 68 | Cincinnati | 6 | 19 | 456 | 24.00 | 0 | 3.2 | 76.0 |
| 68 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 25 | 456 | 18.24 | 0 | 3.6 | 65.1 |
| 70 | TCU | 7 | 19 | 452 | 23.79 | 0 | 2.7 | 64.6 |
| 71 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 20 | 449 | 22.45 | 0 | 2.9 | 64.1 |
| 72 | Boston College | 6 | 24 | 448 | 18.67 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.7 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | 7 | 24 | 446 | 18.58 | 0 | 3.4 | 63.7 |
| 73 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 25 | 446 | 17.84 | 0 | 3.6 | 63.7 |
| 75 | California | 5 | 21 | 445 | 21.19 | 0 | 4.2 | 89.0 |
| 75 | Army | 5 | 24 | 445 | 18.54 | 0 | 4.8 | 89.0 |
| 77 | UTSA | 6 | 22 | 442 | 20.09 | 0 | 3.7 | 73.7 |
| 78 | Nebraska | 7 | 23 | 436 | 18.96 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.3 |
| 79 | UCF | 8 | 20 | 433 | 21.65 | 2 | 2.5 | 54.1 |
| 80 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 20 | 428 | 21.40 | 0 | 2.9 | 61.1 |
| 81 | Buffalo | 6 | 22 | 425 | 19.32 | 0 | 3.7 | 70.8 |
| 82 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 18 | 421 | 23.39 | 1 | 2.6 | 60.1 |
| 82 | Florida State | 7 | 18 | 421 | 23.39 | 0 | 2.6 | 60.1 |
| 84 | Oklahoma | 7 | 18 | 420 | 23.33 | 0 | 2.6 | 60.0 |
| 85 | Iowa State | 6 | 18 | 418 | 23.22 | 0 | 3.0 | 69.7 |
| 86 | West Virginia | 6 | 25 | 415 | 16.60 | 0 | 4.2 | 69.2 |
| 87 | Syracuse | 8 | 22 | 412 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.5 |
| 88 | BYU | 7 | 16 | 402 | 25.13 | 0 | 2.3 | 57.4 |
| 89 | Kentucky | 5 | 19 | 398 | 20.95 | 0 | 3.8 | 79.6 |
| 90 | USC | 7 | 17 | 393 | 23.12 | 0 | 2.4 | 56.1 |
| 91 | South Carolina | 6 | 19 | 391 | 20.58 | 0 | 3.2 | 65.2 |
| 92 | Virginia | 5 | 19 | 385 | 20.26 | 0 | 3.8 | 77.0 |
| 93 | Northwestern | 6 | 19 | 383 | 20.16 | 0 | 3.2 | 63.8 |
| 94 | Akron | 6 | 22 | 379 | 17.23 | 0 | 3.7 | 63.2 |
| 95 | Wyoming | 6 | 19 | 371 | 19.53 | 0 | 3.2 | 61.8 |
| 96 | SMU | 6 | 17 | 361 | 21.24 | 0 | 2.8 | 60.2 |
| 97 | Missouri | 5 | 14 | 355 | 25.36 | 1 | 2.8 | 71.0 |
| 98 | Utah | 6 | 16 | 353 | 22.06 | 1 | 2.7 | 58.8 |
| 99 | North Carolina | 5 | 18 | 347 | 19.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 69.4 |
| 99 | Wake Forest | 5 | 21 | 347 | 16.52 | 0 | 4.2 | 69.4 |
| 101 | Notre Dame | 7 | 17 | 339 | 19.94 | 0 | 2.4 | 48.4 |
| 102 | Iowa | 5 | 15 | 336 | 22.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.2 |
| 103 | Texas A&M | 7 | 17 | 334 | 19.65 | 0 | 2.4 | 47.7 |
| 104 | Mississippi | 6 | 16 | 312 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.0 |
| 104 | Clemson | 6 | 16 | 312 | 19.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.0 |
| 106 | Arizona | 5 | 16 | 308 | 19.25 | 0 | 3.2 | 61.6 |
| 107 | Tulane | 5 | 17 | 306 | 18.00 | 0 | 3.4 | 61.2 |
| 108 | Troy | 6 | 17 | 304 | 17.88 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.7 |
| 109 | South Florida | 6 | 18 | 298 | 16.56 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.7 |
| 110 | Minnesota | 6 | 15 | 291 | 19.40 | 0 | 2.5 | 48.5 |
| 111 | Connecticut | 6 | 16 | 290 | 18.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 48.3 |
| 112 | Rutgers | 7 | 12 | 289 | 24.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 41.3 |
| 113 | Georgia | 7 | 14 | 285 | 20.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.7 |
| 113 | Arkansas | 5 | 16 | 285 | 17.81 | 0 | 3.2 | 57.0 |
| 115 | UAB | 6 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 0 | 2.3 | 46.8 |
| 116 | LSU | 5 | 11 | 273 | 24.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 54.6 |
| 117 | Michigan State | 6 | 13 | 272 | 20.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 45.3 |
| 118 | Oregon State | 6 | 14 | 257 | 18.36 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.8 |
| 118 | Louisville | 6 | 18 | 257 | 14.28 | 0 | 3.0 | 42.8 |
| 120 | Stanford | 7 | 11 | 244 | 22.18 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.9 |
| 121 | Wisconsin | 7 | 10 | 230 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 32.9 |
| 122 | Alabama | 7 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 0 | 1.6 | 29.0 |
| 123 | Ohio State | 4 | 10 | 173 | 17.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 43.3 |
| 124 | Penn State | 5 | 7 | 169 | 24.14 | 0 | 1.4 | 33.8 |