2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 14 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| at Home | 7 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| in Wins | 11 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| in Losses | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 13 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| in August/September | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| in October | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| in November | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| in December/January | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |