2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 9 | 100 | 11.11 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.1 |
| 2 | Navy | 9 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 8 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 12.4 |
| 4 | UCF | 8 | 14 | 115 | 8.21 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.4 |
| 5 | Memphis | 8 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 8 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 7 | Tulane | 8 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.4 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 8 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| 11 | SMU | 8 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| 12 | Houston | 8 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |