2017 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 3 | Kent State | 10 | 25 | 97 | 3.88 | 0 | 2.5 | 9.7 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 6 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 10 | 15 | 64 | 4.27 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.4 |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Buffalo | 6 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| 9 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 10 | Ball State | 10 | 23 | 284 | 12.35 | 3 | 2.3 | 28.4 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 5 | 14 | 190 | 13.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 38.0 |
| 12 | Akron | 7 | 16 | 271 | 16.94 | 1 | 2.3 | 38.7 |