2014 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| 1 | TCU | 3 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 4 | 7 | -6 | -0.86 | 0 | 1.8 | -1.5 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.5 | -0.8 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.3 |
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Army | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.5 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.8 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 5 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 11.8 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.8 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Idaho | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 5 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.2 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.4 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.4 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.4 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Louisville | 5 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.2 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.3 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 7 | 54 | 7.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.4 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 10 | 90 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 11 | 106 | 9.64 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.2 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 11 | 108 | 9.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 8 | 79 | 9.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 12 | 127 | 10.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 31.8 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 9 | 96 | 10.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 5 | 5 | 61 | 12.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.2 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 10 | 122 | 12.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.4 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 15 | 186 | 12.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 46.5 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| 1 | USC | 4 | 5 | 65 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 4 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 10 | 147 | 14.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 11 | 180 | 16.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 82 | 16.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.5 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.8 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 5 | 113 | 22.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 28.3 |
| 112 | Massachusetts | 5 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
| 112 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 68 | 8.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 112 | South Florida | 5 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 1 | 2.6 | 23.8 |
| 112 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 1 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
| 112 | Washington State | 5 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.2 |
| 112 | Troy | 5 | 10 | 144 | 14.40 | 1 | 2.0 | 28.8 |
| 112 | UTEP | 4 | 12 | 179 | 14.92 | 1 | 3.0 | 44.8 |
| 112 | Michigan | 5 | 12 | 183 | 15.25 | 1 | 2.4 | 36.6 |
| 112 | Fresno State | 5 | 11 | 168 | 15.27 | 1 | 2.2 | 33.6 |
| 112 | UAB | 4 | 8 | 128 | 16.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 10 | 172 | 17.20 | 1 | 2.0 | 34.4 |
| 112 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 93 | 18.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| 112 | Old Dominion | 5 | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 1 | 0.8 | 17.2 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 4 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 1 | 1.3 | 27.0 |
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 10 | 222 | 22.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 55.5 |
| 112 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 1 | 0.8 | 18.3 |
| 112 | San Jose State | 4 | 2 | 55 | 27.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 13.8 |