2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 25.3 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 20.0 |
| 3 | Indiana | 5 | 16 | 236 | 14.75 | 2 | 3.2 | 47.2 |
| 4 | Penn State | 6 | 14 | 203 | 14.50 | 1 | 2.3 | 33.8 |
| 5 | Michigan | 7 | 26 | 251 | 9.65 | 1 | 3.7 | 35.9 |
| 6 | Illinois | 6 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.7 |
| 7 | Iowa | 3 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 5 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 6 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 0 | 2.2 | 12.3 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 7 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 5 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 2.4 | 9.8 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 6 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 0 | 2.2 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 14 | Purdue | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |