2016 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 6 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 4 | North Texas | 7 | 15 | 73 | 4.87 | 0 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| 5 | Marshall | 6 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.3 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| 7 | UTSA | 7 | 20 | 141 | 7.05 | 0 | 2.9 | 20.1 |
| 8 | Rice | 6 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 0 | 2.2 | 15.7 |
| 9 | UTEP | 4 | 9 | 84 | 9.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.0 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 10 | 111 | 11.10 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.2 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 5 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.6 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 1 | 1.2 | 15.7 |
| 13 | Florida International | 4 | 5 | 69 | 13.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.3 |