2016 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 2 | Rice | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Florida International | 8 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 1 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 5 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| 8 | UTEP | 7 | 17 | 84 | 4.94 | 0 | 2.4 | 12.0 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 7 | 4 | 85 | 21.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.1 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 11 | North Texas | 5 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 1 | 2.2 | 14.2 |
| 12 | Marshall | 5 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 1 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
| 13 | UTSA | 5 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 0 | 2.4 | 15.4 |