2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 3 | South Florida | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 4 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 6 | Navy | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Temple | 3 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.5 |
| 9 | SMU | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Tulane | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 3 | 6 | 134 | 22.33 | 1 | 2.0 | 44.7 |