2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 2 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Houston | 9 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 4 | SMU | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 7 | Temple | 10 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 10 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| 9 | South Florida | 11 | 14 | 115 | 8.21 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.5 |
| 10 | Navy | 9 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 11 | Memphis | 8 | 6 | 66 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 12 | UCF | 6 | 6 | 78 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |