2016 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 4 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Rice | 4 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.8 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 7 | UTSA | 4 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 0 | 4.0 | 23.8 |
| 8 | UTEP | 4 | 12 | 92 | 7.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| 9 | Florida International | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Marshall | 3 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 11 | 133 | 12.09 | 1 | 2.8 | 33.3 |
| 13 | North Texas | 4 | 10 | 134 | 13.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 33.5 |