2017 Independent Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 10 | 243 | 24.30 | 0 | 3.3 | 81.0 |
| 2 | Army | 3 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 75.7 |
| 3 | BYU | 9 | 17 | 353 | 20.76 | 0 | 1.9 | 39.2 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 8 | 26 | 604 | 23.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 75.5 |