2017 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAB | 8 | 9 | 147 | 16.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 18.4 |
| 2 | North Texas | 9 | 12 | 174 | 14.50 | 2 | 1.3 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 10 | 102 | 10.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 8 | 61 | 7.63 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Old Dominion | 8 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
| 6 | UTSA | 8 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 8 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Rice | 8 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| 10 | UTEP | 8 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| 10 | Florida International | 8 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Marshall | 8 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.1 | 0.4 |