2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Houston | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 5 | South Florida | 3 | 5 | 94 | 18.80 | 1 | 1.7 | 31.3 |
| 6 | SMU | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 7 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| 10 | Temple | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |