2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 6 | 83 | 13.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 16.6 |
| 2 | South Florida | 5 | 8 | 81 | 10.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.2 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 6 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| 9 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 10 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |