2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | UCF | 8 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.4 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 8 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 1 | SMU | 8 | 13 | 95 | 7.31 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 8 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 8 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Navy | 9 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 8 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 1 | 1.4 | 16.0 |