2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 11 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Navy | 13 | 14 | 128 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| 3 | South Florida | 9 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.8 |
| 4 | Memphis | 10 | 12 | 78 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| 5 | UCF | 10 | 21 | 136 | 6.48 | 1 | 2.1 | 13.6 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 10 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 10 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 8 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Houston | 10 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| 11 | SMU | 9 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 11 | 17 | 62 | 3.65 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.6 |