2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 23 | 635 | 27.61 | 2 | 4.6 | 127.0 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 4 | 10 | 255 | 25.50 | 0 | 2.5 | 63.8 |
| 3 | Navy | 4 | 13 | 329 | 25.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 82.3 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | 17 | 375 | 22.06 | 0 | 4.3 | 93.8 |
| 5 | Tulane | 4 | 14 | 308 | 22.00 | 0 | 3.5 | 77.0 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 4 | 15 | 314 | 20.93 | 0 | 3.8 | 78.5 |
| 7 | UCF | 4 | 14 | 272 | 19.43 | 1 | 3.5 | 68.0 |
| 8 | SMU | 4 | 18 | 342 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.5 | 85.5 |
| 8 | Temple | 5 | 9 | 171 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.2 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 4 | 16 | 286 | 17.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.5 |
| 11 | Houston | 4 | 16 | 262 | 16.38 | 0 | 4.0 | 65.5 |
| 12 | South Florida | 5 | 18 | 293 | 16.28 | 0 | 3.6 | 58.6 |