2012 National Leaders Long Punt Return Plays - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
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| Name | G | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | Yards | |
| 1 | Northwestern | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Boston College | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Florida State | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | LSU | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Stanford | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Akron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alabama | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arizona | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arkansas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Army | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Auburn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | BYU | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ball State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Baylor | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Boise State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | California | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Clemson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Duke | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Florida International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Idaho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Illinois | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Indiana | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Iowa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kansas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Louisville | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Maryland | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Michigan | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Missouri | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Navy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | North Carolina State | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Penn State | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Purdue | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | SMU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | South Florida | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | TCU | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Temple | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Troy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tulane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tulsa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UAB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UCLA | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | USC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Utah | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Utah State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Virginia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Washington | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Washington State | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |