2017 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 9 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 2 | UTSA | 8 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| 4 | Florida International | 8 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 4 | Marshall | 8 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 7 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
| 11 | Old Dominion | 8 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| 12 | UAB | 8 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 1 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| 13 | Rice | 8 | 13 | 164 | 12.62 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.5 |
| 14 | UTEP | 8 | 23 | 208 | 9.04 | 0 | 2.9 | 26.0 |