2014 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/12/2015
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 12 | 245 | 20.42 | 3 | 3.0 | 61.3 |
| 2 | Auburn | 4 | 7 | 215 | 30.71 | 2 | 1.8 | 53.8 |
| 2 | Maryland | 5 | 10 | 225 | 22.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 2 | Temple | 4 | 8 | 144 | 18.00 | 2 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 10 | 179 | 17.90 | 2 | 2.0 | 35.8 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 5 | 8 | 138 | 17.25 | 2 | 1.6 | 27.6 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 117 | 29.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 29.3 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 4 | 10 | 247 | 24.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 61.8 |
| 7 | Stanford | 4 | 9 | 191 | 21.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 47.8 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 19.5 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 5 | 6 | 100 | 16.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 20.0 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 27.3 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 1 | 1.2 | 17.6 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 5 | 7 | 91 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.2 |
| 7 | Georgia | 4 | 16 | 206 | 12.88 | 1 | 4.0 | 51.5 |
| 7 | North Texas | 4 | 16 | 198 | 12.38 | 1 | 4.0 | 49.5 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 5 | 11 | 134 | 12.18 | 1 | 2.2 | 26.8 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 5 | 20 | 234 | 11.70 | 1 | 4.0 | 46.8 |
| 7 | Oregon | 4 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 1 | 2.5 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 1 | 1.8 | 15.2 |
| 7 | Utah State | 4 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 19.3 |
| 7 | Michigan | 5 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 4.3 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Florida | 3 | 5 | 98 | 19.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 32.7 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 77 | 19.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.3 |
| 24 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 9 | 169 | 18.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 33.8 |
| 24 | Purdue | 5 | 10 | 168 | 16.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.6 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 5 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 29.8 |
| 24 | Florida International | 5 | 16 | 237 | 14.81 | 0 | 3.2 | 47.4 |
| 24 | UCLA | 4 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.5 |
| 24 | Rice | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Ohio | 5 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| 24 | Ohio State | 4 | 14 | 192 | 13.71 | 0 | 3.5 | 48.0 |
| 24 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 18.8 |
| 24 | Alabama | 4 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.8 |
| 24 | UCF | 3 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 26.3 |
| 24 | Florida State | 4 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| 24 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.3 |
| 24 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 24 | Missouri | 5 | 9 | 108 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 21.6 |
| 24 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.8 |
| 24 | UNLV | 5 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| 24 | South Florida | 5 | 7 | 80 | 11.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 16.0 |
| 24 | Kansas | 4 | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 24 | Washington | 5 | 15 | 169 | 11.27 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.8 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 4 | 11 | 121 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 30.3 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 24 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 17.2 |
| 24 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 24 | Memphis | 4 | 15 | 160 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.8 | 40.0 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 4 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 29.3 |
| 24 | Texas | 4 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 5 | 6 | 61 | 10.17 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 24 | Hawai'i | 4 | 14 | 140 | 10.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 35.0 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 4 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 17.3 |
| 24 | TCU | 3 | 13 | 127 | 9.77 | 0 | 4.3 | 42.3 |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 12 | 113 | 9.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 28.3 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 5 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.4 | 22.4 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Duke | 5 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 20.4 |
| 24 | Boise State | 5 | 12 | 111 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 22.2 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 19 | 172 | 9.05 | 0 | 3.8 | 34.4 |
| 24 | UAB | 4 | 13 | 117 | 9.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 29.3 |
| 24 | Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| 24 | BYU | 4 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 22.3 |
| 24 | Central Michigan | 5 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.2 |
| 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.2 |
| 24 | California | 4 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 27.8 |
| 24 | LSU | 5 | 13 | 111 | 8.54 | 0 | 2.6 | 22.2 |
| 24 | Buffalo | 5 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 4 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 24 | Syracuse | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 24 | Penn State | 5 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 5 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| 24 | Marshall | 4 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.8 |
| 24 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 5 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 4 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.3 |
| 24 | Baylor | 4 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.8 |
| 24 | Washington State | 5 | 17 | 124 | 7.29 | 0 | 3.4 | 24.8 |
| 24 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 14 | 101 | 7.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.2 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 4 | 11 | 77 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 19.3 |
| 24 | Akron | 4 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.8 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 4 | 9 | 60 | 6.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.0 |
| 24 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| 24 | Idaho | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 5 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.3 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 4 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 0 | 3.8 | 24.0 |
| 24 | Virginia | 5 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 2.6 | 16.2 |
| 24 | Colorado | 5 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.2 |
| 24 | UTSA | 4 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.5 |
| 24 | Louisville | 5 | 19 | 115 | 6.05 | 0 | 3.8 | 23.0 |
| 24 | Arizona | 4 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 24 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 11 | 63 | 5.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.6 |
| 24 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 24 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 24 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 4 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 11.5 |
| 24 | Kent State | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 24 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 24 | Troy | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 24 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 24 | North Carolina State | 5 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
| 24 | USC | 4 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.3 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 24 | Boston College | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 4 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 24 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 24 | Nevada | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Air Force | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 4 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.8 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | 5 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| 24 | South Alabama | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 24 | UTEP | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 24 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 24 | Clemson | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 24 | Arkansas State | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 24 | Navy | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 24 | Army | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 24 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | -12 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 |
| 24 | SMU | 4 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | -3.3 |