2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
| 3 | Tulane | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 6 | Temple | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Navy | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 5 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 9 | SMU | 5 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| 10 | South Florida | 5 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 1 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 5 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| 12 | UCF | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |