2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 6 | 9 | 131 | 14.56 | 1 | 1.5 | 21.8 |
| 2 | Temple | 7 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 6 | 5 | 52 | 10.40 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
| 4 | Navy | 8 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 5 | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Houston | 7 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Tulane | 6 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 8 | UCF | 7 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.9 |
| 9 | SMU | 6 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 7 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |