2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 11 | 23 | 230 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.1 | 20.9 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 12 | 23 | 206 | 8.96 | 0 | 1.9 | 17.2 |
| 3 | UCF | 10 | 20 | 161 | 8.05 | 1 | 2.0 | 16.1 |
| 4 | Memphis | 11 | 19 | 165 | 8.68 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Temple | 12 | 16 | 179 | 11.19 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.9 |
| 6 | Tulane | 11 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| 7 | Houston | 11 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 8 | Navy | 12 | 13 | 140 | 10.77 | 0 | 1.1 | 11.7 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 10 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| 10 | SMU | 10 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 9 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 10 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |