2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 8 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| 2 | UCF | 7 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 | 0 | 2.4 | 10.0 |
| 3 | SMU | 7 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| 4 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Navy | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Tulane | 8 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 9 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 9 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 11 | South Florida | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 12 | Houston | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |