2014 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 7 | 214 | 30.57 | 2 | 1.4 | 42.8 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 9 | 221 | 24.56 | 2 | 1.8 | 44.2 |
| 1 | Temple | 4 | 6 | 143 | 23.83 | 2 | 1.5 | 35.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 9 | 142 | 15.78 | 2 | 1.8 | 28.4 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 12 | 171 | 14.25 | 2 | 3.0 | 42.8 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 4 | 11 | 288 | 26.18 | 1 | 2.8 | 72.0 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 4 | 3 | 72 | 24.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Stanford | 4 | 12 | 237 | 19.75 | 1 | 3.0 | 59.3 |
| 6 | Duke | 5 | 9 | 162 | 18.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 32.4 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 4 | 4 | 69 | 17.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 1 | 1.3 | 21.0 |
| 6 | North Texas | 4 | 15 | 202 | 13.47 | 1 | 3.8 | 50.5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 5 | 19 | 246 | 12.95 | 1 | 3.8 | 49.2 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 5 | 9 | 113 | 12.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 22.6 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Georgia | 5 | 16 | 175 | 10.94 | 1 | 3.2 | 35.0 |
| 6 | Oregon | 5 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 5 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 1 | 1.8 | 16.2 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 1 | 2.3 | 19.8 |
| 6 | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.8 |
| 6 | Utah State | 6 | 13 | 102 | 7.85 | 1 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 4.3 |
| 6 | Army | 11 | 13 | 21 | 1.62 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
| 25 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 165 | 23.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.3 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 5 | 11 | 206 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.2 |
| 25 | South Florida | 4 | 4 | 73 | 18.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.3 |
| 25 | Kansas | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.3 |
| 25 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 134 | 16.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.5 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| 25 | Florida International | 4 | 15 | 235 | 15.67 | 0 | 3.8 | 58.8 |
| 25 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.8 |
| 25 | Florida | 4 | 13 | 164 | 12.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 41.0 |
| 25 | Washington | 5 | 13 | 163 | 12.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 32.6 |
| 25 | Ohio | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 25 | Ohio State | 6 | 19 | 234 | 12.32 | 0 | 3.2 | 39.0 |
| 25 | UCLA | 4 | 10 | 123 | 12.30 | 0 | 2.5 | 30.8 |
| 25 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 10 | 118 | 11.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 29.5 |
| 25 | Florida State | 5 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| 25 | UCF | 5 | 13 | 151 | 11.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 30.2 |
| 25 | UAB | 4 | 10 | 115 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 28.8 |
| 25 | Alabama | 5 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 26.4 |
| 25 | Houston | 5 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 18 | 185 | 10.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 37.0 |
| 25 | Buffalo | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.3 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 5 | 12 | 121 | 10.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 24.2 |
| 25 | Hawai'i | 5 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 0 | 3.2 | 32.2 |
| 25 | Baylor | 4 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.5 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.8 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 3 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.7 |
| 25 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.6 |
| 25 | Memphis | 5 | 21 | 202 | 9.62 | 0 | 4.2 | 40.4 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 5 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 5 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 24.8 |
| 25 | Georgia State | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| 25 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 12 | 21 | 195 | 9.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 25 | California | 3 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 0 | 3.3 | 30.7 |
| 25 | UNLV | 5 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 4 | 15 | 136 | 9.07 | 0 | 3.8 | 34.0 |
| 25 | Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | 5 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| 25 | TCU | 4 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 0 | 3.8 | 33.3 |
| 25 | Washington State | 3 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 0 | 3.7 | 32.0 |
| 25 | LSU | 5 | 14 | 120 | 8.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 24.0 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 5 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.0 |
| 25 | Syracuse | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 25 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Marshall | 5 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 2.4 | 19.0 |
| 25 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 25 | Missouri | 5 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 25 | BYU | 13 | 30 | 224 | 7.47 | 0 | 2.3 | 17.2 |
| 25 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 5 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 25 | Akron | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 25 | Arizona | 4 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| 25 | Boston College | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| 25 | Iowa | 5 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| 25 | Louisville | 5 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 19.2 |
| 25 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 25 | Colorado | 3 | 7 | 43 | 6.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
| 25 | Virginia | 4 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.3 |
| 25 | UTSA | 4 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 19.5 |
| 25 | West Virginia | 4 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 25 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 25 | East Carolina | 5 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.8 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 25 | Boise State | 5 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.8 |
| 25 | Tulsa | 4 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.0 |
| 25 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 0 | 2.8 | 13.4 |
| 25 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.8 |
| 25 | Troy | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 25 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 25 | North Carolina State | 5 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 5 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.8 |
| 25 | USC | 4 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
| 25 | Colorado State | 5 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 25 | Penn State | 5 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| 25 | Air Force | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 25 | North Carolina | 5 | 18 | 67 | 3.72 | 0 | 3.6 | 13.4 |
| 25 | South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 25 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
| 25 | Navy | 11 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 25 | New Mexico State | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| 25 | UTEP | 5 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.4 |
| 25 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Arkansas State | 5 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
| 25 | Rice | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 25 | Clemson | 5 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | 5 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| 25 | Idaho | 3 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 25 | SMU | 4 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | -3.3 |