2017 American Athletic Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 12 | 209 | 17.42 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.2 |
| 2 | South Florida | 11 | 23 | 213 | 9.26 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.4 |
| 3 | Temple | 10 | 18 | 149 | 8.28 | 1 | 1.8 | 14.9 |
| 4 | Navy | 10 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 10 | 14 | 95 | 6.79 | 0 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 9 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Memphis | 11 | 20 | 116 | 5.80 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.5 |
| 8 | Houston | 10 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| 9 | SMU | 10 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 10 | Tulane | 9 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |