2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 3 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 6 | South Florida | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Temple | 5 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 9 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.8 |
| 10 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 11 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 |