2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent 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 | Toledo | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 6 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| 4 | Kent State | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| 5 | Buffalo | 7 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 7 | 17 | 95 | 5.59 | 0 | 2.4 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 1 | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| 9 | Ball State | 7 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.3 |
| 10 | Ohio | 8 | 13 | 96 | 7.38 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Akron | 6 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |