2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 2 | Temple | 7 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 | 0 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| 3 | Houston | 7 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 4 | Memphis | 6 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| 5 | SMU | 6 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.2 |
| 6 | South Florida | 6 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 7 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.1 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 5 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 1 | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| 10 | UCF | 7 | 14 | 164 | 11.71 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.4 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 6 | 12 | 143 | 11.92 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.8 |
| 12 | Navy | 8 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |