2017 Conference USA Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTEP | 10 | 10 | 163 | 16.30 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| 1 | Marshall | 12 | 27 | 456 | 16.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 20 | 348 | 17.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 12 | 29 | 526 | 18.14 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.8 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 10 | 18 | 347 | 19.28 | 0 | 1.8 | 34.7 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 9 | 30 | 586 | 19.53 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.1 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 30 | 595 | 19.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 59.5 |
| 1 | UTSA | 9 | 29 | 600 | 20.69 | 0 | 3.2 | 66.7 |
| 1 | Rice | 10 | 7 | 168 | 24.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 24 | 603 | 25.13 | 0 | 2.4 | 60.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 22 | 556 | 25.27 | 0 | 2.4 | 61.8 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 41 | 857 | 20.90 | 1 | 4.1 | 85.7 |
| 12 | UAB | 11 | 32 | 776 | 24.25 | 1 | 2.9 | 70.5 |
| 14 | North Texas | 12 | 45 | 1027 | 22.82 | 2 | 3.8 | 85.6 |