2016 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 2 | Rice | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Marshall | 3 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 10 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.4 |
| 8 | Florida International | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 8 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 6 | 148 | 24.67 | 1 | 0.7 | 16.4 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 4 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.3 |
| 12 | UTSA | 6 | 18 | 158 | 8.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.3 |
| 13 | North Texas | 5 | 9 | 149 | 16.56 | 1 | 1.8 | 29.8 |