2017 Conference USA Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 1 | 1.0 | 18.2 |
| 2 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 18.8 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 117 | 9.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.3 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.2 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 8 | Florida International | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| 10 | North Texas | 5 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| 11 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 12 | UAB | 5 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 13 | UTSA | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Marshall | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.4 |