2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| 4 | Ball State | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Ohio | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Kent State | 5 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Akron | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| 9 | Toledo | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 47 | 11.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 5 | 11 | 178 | 16.18 | 1 | 2.2 | 35.6 |