2016 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 12 | 133 | 11.08 | 1 | 3.0 | 33.3 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 4 | 11 | 160 | 14.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 40.0 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 16.8 |
| 3 | UTSA | 4 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 11.8 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 6 | UTEP | 4 | 8 | 96 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 6 | Florida International | 4 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.3 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 1 | 1.8 | 15.0 |
| 9 | Marshall | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 11 | North Texas | 4 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 13 | Rice | 4 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.3 |