2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 5 | 12 | 174 | 14.50 | 0 | 2.4 | 34.8 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| 3 | South Florida | 5 | 13 | 139 | 10.69 | 1 | 2.6 | 27.8 |
| 4 | Temple | 5 | 9 | 90 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Navy | 5 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Memphis | 5 | 12 | 103 | 8.58 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.6 |
| 7 | UCF | 5 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 2.6 | 17.6 |
| 8 | Houston | 5 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 10 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.5 |