2012 Virginia Tech Hokies Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 37 | 257 | 6.95 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.8 |
| at Home | 6 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 27 | 201 | 7.44 | 0 | 3.9 | 28.7 |
| in Wins | 7 | 20 | 153 | 7.65 | 0 | 2.9 | 21.9 |
| in Losses | 6 | 17 | 104 | 6.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 17.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 21 | 175 | 8.33 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 0 | 3.2 | 16.4 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.5 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 32 | 222 | 6.94 | 0 | 2.9 | 20.2 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 34 | 242 | 7.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.2 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 24 | 141 | 5.88 | 0 | 3.4 | 20.1 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.2 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 11 | 33 | 242 | 7.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| in August/September | 5 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.6 |
| in October | 3 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.7 |
| in November | 4 | 12 | 106 | 8.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 7.0 | 40.0 |