2016 Kent State Golden Flashes Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 21 | 185 | 8.81 | 1 | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| at Home | 6 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.5 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 1 | 1.8 | 20.3 |
| in Wins | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| in Losses | 9 | 18 | 176 | 9.78 | 1 | 2.0 | 19.6 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 10 | 123 | 12.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 30.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 9 | 112 | 12.44 | 1 | 3.0 | 37.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 10 | 19 | 174 | 9.16 | 1 | 1.9 | 17.4 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 4 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 1 | 2.5 | 26.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 8 | 112 | 14.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 56.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| in August/September | 4 | 10 | 123 | 12.30 | 1 | 2.5 | 30.8 |
| in October | 5 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| in November | 3 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |