2012 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 1 | 4.0 | 49.5 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 39.0 |
| 3 | Florida State | 11 | 30 | 405 | 13.50 | 2 | 2.7 | 36.8 |
| 4 | Marshall | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 10 | 26 | 340 | 13.08 | 2 | 2.6 | 34.0 |
| 6 | UTEP | 3 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 1 | 3.0 | 31.3 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 9 | 24 | 272 | 11.33 | 3 | 2.7 | 30.2 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 12 | 18 | 321 | 17.83 | 2 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| 10 | Fresno State | 2 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 11 | 21 | 255 | 12.14 | 2 | 1.9 | 23.2 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 18 | 251 | 13.94 | 0 | 1.6 | 22.8 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 29 | 249 | 8.59 | 1 | 2.6 | 22.6 |
| 14 | UAB | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 22 | 240 | 10.91 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 23 | 239 | 10.39 | 2 | 2.1 | 21.7 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 11 | 16 | 227 | 14.19 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.6 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.5 | 20.5 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 19 | 205 | 10.79 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.5 |
| 20 | Stanford | 13 | 22 | 265 | 12.05 | 1 | 1.7 | 20.4 |
| 21 | UCLA | 12 | 27 | 240 | 8.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.0 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 9 | 16 | 174 | 10.88 | 1 | 1.8 | 19.3 |
| 23 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 11 | 29 | 209 | 7.21 | 0 | 2.6 | 19.0 |
| 25 | Boston College | 10 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.9 |
| 26 | North Carolina State | 11 | 28 | 206 | 7.36 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.7 |
| 27 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.5 |
| 27 | Alabama | 11 | 21 | 203 | 9.67 | 0 | 1.9 | 18.5 |
| 29 | Tennessee | 9 | 13 | 165 | 12.69 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.3 |
| 29 | Western Michigan | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 29 | Temple | 9 | 21 | 165 | 7.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 32 | LSU | 10 | 25 | 180 | 7.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 18.0 |
| 33 | Oregon | 10 | 13 | 177 | 13.62 | 1 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 34 | Penn State | 10 | 27 | 176 | 6.52 | 1 | 2.7 | 17.6 |
| 35 | Missouri | 10 | 20 | 171 | 8.55 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.1 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 10 | 24 | 169 | 7.04 | 0 | 2.4 | 16.9 |
| 37 | Maryland | 11 | 23 | 182 | 7.91 | 0 | 2.1 | 16.5 |
| 38 | Duke | 10 | 12 | 164 | 13.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
| 39 | Connecticut | 9 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 2 | 1.6 | 16.1 |
| 40 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| 41 | UNLV | 2 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | 9 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 0 | 2.2 | 14.2 |
| 43 | Michigan State | 10 | 16 | 139 | 8.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 11 | 12 | 146 | 12.17 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.3 |
| 45 | Georgia | 11 | 18 | 141 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 46 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
| 47 | Texas Tech | 10 | 11 | 124 | 11.27 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.4 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 10 | 15 | 123 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 49 | Florida | 10 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| 50 | Army | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 51 | Arizona | 10 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.9 |
| 52 | Michigan | 11 | 14 | 129 | 9.21 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.7 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 10 | 11 | 116 | 10.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| 54 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 54 | Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.0 |
| 56 | Washington | 10 | 15 | 107 | 7.13 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| 57 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| 57 | USC | 12 | 24 | 124 | 5.17 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| 59 | Iowa | 9 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| 60 | Baylor | 10 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 60 | Wisconsin | 11 | 19 | 105 | 5.53 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| 62 | Rutgers | 9 | 19 | 79 | 4.16 | 0 | 2.1 | 8.8 |
| 63 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| 63 | TCU | 11 | 19 | 93 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.5 |
| 63 | Syracuse | 12 | 26 | 102 | 3.92 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.5 |
| 66 | California | 10 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 67 | Nebraska | 11 | 18 | 89 | 4.94 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.1 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | 9 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 69 | Clemson | 11 | 22 | 86 | 3.91 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| 70 | Virginia | 10 | 20 | 75 | 3.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 71 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| 72 | South Florida | 9 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 7.2 |
| 73 | Rice | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 73 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | 9 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| 76 | Kansas | 9 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 76 | Kentucky | 9 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 78 | Florida International | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 79 | Arkansas | 9 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| 80 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 81 | Oregon State | 11 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| 81 | Auburn | 9 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| 81 | Utah | 9 | 21 | 50 | 2.38 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.6 |
| 84 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 84 | South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| 84 | Indiana | 8 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 88 | Texas | 11 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| 89 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 90 | Louisville | 10 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
| 91 | Iowa State | 10 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 92 | New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 93 | Colorado | 9 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| 94 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 95 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 96 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 96 | Notre Dame | 11 | 18 | 38 | 2.11 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 99 | Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 99 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 101 | Washington State | 9 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| 102 | Kent State | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 103 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 103 | Ball State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| 103 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 106 | Purdue | 10 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| 107 | Illinois | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 108 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 109 | Massachusetts | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 110 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 110 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 112 | Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| 113 | Houston | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 114 | Troy | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 5 | -10 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.7 | -3.3 |
| 116 | Idaho | 2 | 3 | -16 | -5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | -8.0 |