2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 2 | Tulane | 6 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 4 | UCF | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Temple | 7 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 6 | South Florida | 7 | 12 | 113 | 9.42 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.1 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 7 | 7 | 67 | 9.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 6 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 7 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 10 | Navy | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 11 | SMU | 6 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.3 |
| 12 | Memphis | 7 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |