2016 Pittsburgh Panthers Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 29 | 236 | 8.14 | 0 | 2.2 | 18.2 |
| at Home | 7 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 0 | 2.0 | 20.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 15 | 91 | 6.07 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.2 |
| in Wins | 8 | 16 | 132 | 8.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.5 |
| in Losses | 5 | 13 | 104 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.6 | 20.8 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 18 | 121 | 6.72 | 0 | 2.3 | 15.1 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 11 | 115 | 10.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 23.0 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 15 | 129 | 8.60 | 0 | 3.8 | 32.3 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 14 | 107 | 7.64 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.9 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 28 | 223 | 7.96 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 21 | 174 | 8.29 | 0 | 2.6 | 21.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 4 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.3 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 27 | 216 | 8.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 19.6 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 11 | 123 | 11.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 30.8 |
| in October | 4 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 16.8 |
| in November | 4 | 8 | 46 | 5.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| in December/January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |