2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Tulane | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Temple | 5 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 5.6 |
| 4 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Navy | 5 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 5 | 7 | 76 | 10.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 15.2 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 4 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| 9 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 10 | South Florida | 5 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 0 | 1.6 | 23.6 |
| 11 | UCF | 5 | 10 | 159 | 15.90 | 1 | 2.0 | 31.8 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 1 | 1.0 | 24.3 |