2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Temple | 6 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 6 | 6 | 52 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| 1 | Houston | 6 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 1 | Memphis | 6 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 16 | 61 | 3.81 | 0 | 2.7 | 10.2 |
| 1 | Tulane | 6 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| 1 | SMU | 7 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.7 |