2016 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 37 | 954 | 25.78 | 1 | 4.1 | 106.0 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 34 | 846 | 24.88 | 3 | 3.8 | 94.0 |
| 3 | UTSA | 8 | 28 | 654 | 23.36 | 0 | 3.5 | 81.8 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 43 | 938 | 21.81 | 0 | 5.4 | 117.3 |
| 5 | Marshall | 8 | 37 | 790 | 21.35 | 1 | 4.6 | 98.8 |
| 6 | Florida International | 8 | 28 | 578 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.5 | 72.3 |
| 7 | Rice | 8 | 21 | 433 | 20.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 54.1 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 8 | 26 | 529 | 20.35 | 0 | 3.3 | 66.1 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 8 | 21 | 423 | 20.14 | 0 | 2.6 | 52.9 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 30 | 587 | 19.57 | 0 | 3.8 | 73.4 |
| 11 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 18 | 350 | 19.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 43.8 |
| 12 | North Texas | 8 | 33 | 610 | 18.48 | 0 | 4.1 | 76.3 |
| 13 | UTEP | 8 | 27 | 437 | 16.19 | 0 | 3.4 | 54.6 |