2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 6 | 10 | 133 | 13.30 | 1 | 1.7 | 22.2 |
| 2 | Navy | 9 | 9 | 111 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 3 | South Florida | 11 | 23 | 230 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 20.9 |
| 4 | Temple | 10 | 16 | 154 | 9.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.4 |
| 5 | Memphis | 8 | 17 | 155 | 9.12 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.4 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 10 | 23 | 206 | 8.96 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.6 |
| 7 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Houston | 9 | 17 | 67 | 3.94 | 0 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 10 | SMU | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |