2016 Conference USA Leaders Kickoff 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 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 20 | 574 | 28.70 | 3 | 2.9 | 82.0 |
| 2 | Florida International | 8 | 27 | 556 | 20.59 | 0 | 3.4 | 69.5 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 14 | 536 | 38.29 | 1 | 2.0 | 76.6 |
| 4 | Marshall | 5 | 22 | 517 | 23.50 | 1 | 4.4 | 103.4 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 23 | 499 | 21.70 | 0 | 3.8 | 83.2 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 26 | 468 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 46.8 |
| 7 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 23 | 396 | 17.22 | 0 | 3.3 | 56.6 |
| 8 | UTEP | 7 | 23 | 368 | 16.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 52.6 |
| 9 | North Texas | 5 | 14 | 318 | 22.71 | 0 | 2.8 | 63.6 |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 7 | 13 | 247 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 35.3 |
| 11 | UTSA | 5 | 11 | 244 | 22.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.8 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 5 | 11 | 218 | 19.82 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.6 |
| 13 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 147 | 24.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 29.4 |