2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 11 | 297 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 59.4 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 6 | 11 | 284 | 25.82 | 0 | 1.8 | 47.3 |
| 3 | Iowa | 5 | 7 | 178 | 25.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 35.6 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 5 | 13 | 311 | 23.92 | 1 | 2.6 | 62.2 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5 | 20 | 463 | 23.15 | 1 | 4.0 | 92.6 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 5 | 9 | 207 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 41.4 |
| 7 | Maryland | 6 | 13 | 277 | 21.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.2 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 5 | 14 | 283 | 20.21 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.6 |
| 9 | Purdue | 5 | 22 | 438 | 19.91 | 0 | 4.4 | 87.6 |
| 10 | Indiana | 6 | 26 | 481 | 18.50 | 0 | 4.3 | 80.2 |
| 11 | Illinois | 3 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.3 |
| 12 | Penn State | 6 | 19 | 319 | 16.79 | 0 | 3.2 | 53.2 |
| 13 | Michigan | 7 | 12 | 185 | 15.42 | 0 | 1.7 | 26.4 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 4 | 13 | 197 | 15.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 49.3 |