2016 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Rice | 9 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 1 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 10 | 17 | 115 | 6.76 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| 7 | North Texas | 11 | 21 | 121 | 5.76 | 1 | 1.9 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Florida International | 10 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 11 | 8 | 133 | 16.63 | 0 | 0.7 | 12.1 |
| 10 | UTEP | 10 | 22 | 136 | 6.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.6 |
| 11 | Marshall | 9 | 13 | 137 | 10.54 | 1 | 1.4 | 15.2 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 9 | 170 | 18.89 | 1 | 0.8 | 15.5 |
| 13 | UTSA | 10 | 28 | 207 | 7.39 | 0 | 2.8 | 20.7 |