2016 Independent Leaders Opponent 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 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 2 | BYU | 6 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 3 | Army | 9 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 7 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.3 |