2017 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff 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 | Cincinnati | 4 | 9 | 116 | 12.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 4 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 23.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 6 | 20 | 274 | 13.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 45.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 3 | 14 | 204 | 14.57 | 0 | 4.7 | 68.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | 25 | 394 | 15.76 | 0 | 3.6 | 56.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 8 | 127 | 15.88 | 0 | 2.7 | 42.3 |
| 1 | UTEP | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 16 | 260 | 16.25 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.1 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 5 | 83 | 16.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.6 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 9 | 150 | 16.67 | 0 | 2.3 | 37.5 |
| 1 | Army | 6 | 18 | 303 | 16.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 50.5 |
| 1 | Ohio | 8 | 47 | 793 | 16.87 | 0 | 5.9 | 99.1 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 13 | 220 | 16.92 | 0 | 2.6 | 44.0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 6 | 20 | 340 | 17.00 | 0 | 3.3 | 56.7 |
| 1 | Florida International | 6 | 11 | 188 | 17.09 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Marshall | 6 | 17 | 291 | 17.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 48.5 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 27 | 465 | 17.22 | 0 | 3.9 | 66.4 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 32 | 551 | 17.22 | 0 | 5.3 | 91.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5 | 23 | 398 | 17.30 | 0 | 4.6 | 79.6 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 156 | 17.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.0 |
| 1 | BYU | 6 | 18 | 314 | 17.44 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.3 |
| 1 | Alabama | 4 | 19 | 332 | 17.47 | 0 | 4.8 | 83.0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 6 | 105 | 17.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.3 |
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 26 | 460 | 17.69 | 0 | 4.3 | 76.7 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 8 | 142 | 17.75 | 0 | 4.0 | 71.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 3 | 13 | 231 | 17.77 | 0 | 4.3 | 77.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 9 | 160 | 17.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 6 | 34 | 609 | 17.91 | 0 | 5.7 | 101.5 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 13 | 235 | 18.08 | 0 | 4.3 | 78.3 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 17 | 308 | 18.12 | 0 | 2.8 | 51.3 |
| 1 | Missouri | 6 | 28 | 509 | 18.18 | 0 | 4.7 | 84.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 14 | 255 | 18.21 | 0 | 3.5 | 63.8 |
| 1 | Memphis | 6 | 45 | 823 | 18.29 | 0 | 7.5 | 137.2 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 50.5 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 40.6 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 7 | 28 | 519 | 18.54 | 0 | 4.0 | 74.1 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 31.2 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | 11 | 206 | 18.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 41.2 |
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | 13 | 245 | 18.85 | 0 | 2.6 | 49.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 19 | 360 | 18.95 | 0 | 3.8 | 72.0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 8 | 27 | 516 | 19.11 | 0 | 3.4 | 64.5 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 23 | 440 | 19.13 | 0 | 5.8 | 110.0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 4 | 13 | 250 | 19.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.5 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 6 | 21 | 405 | 19.29 | 0 | 3.5 | 67.5 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 13 | 251 | 19.31 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.8 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 15 | 290 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 23 | 447 | 19.43 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.9 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 6 | 28 | 544 | 19.43 | 0 | 4.7 | 90.7 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 13 | 254 | 19.54 | 0 | 3.3 | 63.5 |
| 1 | Washington | 5 | 28 | 549 | 19.61 | 0 | 5.6 | 109.8 |
| 1 | Ball State | 7 | 16 | 315 | 19.69 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 13 | 256 | 19.69 | 0 | 4.3 | 85.3 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 11 | 219 | 19.91 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.8 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 11 | 219 | 19.91 | 0 | 3.7 | 73.0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 3 | 6 | 120 | 20.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 40.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 18 | 361 | 20.06 | 0 | 4.5 | 90.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 5 | 14 | 281 | 20.07 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.2 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 18 | 362 | 20.11 | 0 | 2.6 | 51.7 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 6 | 25 | 503 | 20.12 | 0 | 4.2 | 83.8 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 15 | 302 | 20.13 | 0 | 3.8 | 75.5 |
| 1 | Idaho | 6 | 13 | 262 | 20.15 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.7 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 5 | 15 | 304 | 20.27 | 0 | 3.0 | 60.8 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 6 | 13 | 264 | 20.31 | 0 | 2.2 | 44.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 13 | 264 | 20.31 | 0 | 4.3 | 88.0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 45.8 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 18 | 367 | 20.39 | 0 | 3.6 | 73.4 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 7 | 22 | 449 | 20.41 | 0 | 3.1 | 64.1 |
| 1 | Illinois | 6 | 7 | 143 | 20.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Akron | 6 | 21 | 432 | 20.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 72.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 14 | 289 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.5 | 72.3 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 3.7 | 75.7 |
| 1 | California | 5 | 17 | 351 | 20.65 | 0 | 3.4 | 70.2 |
| 1 | LSU | 6 | 24 | 497 | 20.71 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.8 |
| 1 | Boise State | 6 | 14 | 292 | 20.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.7 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 12.6 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 22 | 464 | 21.09 | 0 | 4.4 | 92.8 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 8 | 24 | 508 | 21.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 5 | 25 | 530 | 21.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 106.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 6 | 21 | 449 | 21.38 | 0 | 3.5 | 74.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 19 | 407 | 21.42 | 0 | 3.8 | 81.4 |
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 30 | 652 | 21.73 | 0 | 3.8 | 81.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 16 | 349 | 21.81 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 24 | 525 | 21.88 | 0 | 4.0 | 87.5 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 9 | 199 | 22.11 | 0 | 4.5 | 99.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 6 | 21 | 467 | 22.24 | 0 | 3.5 | 77.8 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 67 | 22.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 11 | 247 | 22.45 | 0 | 2.8 | 61.8 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 6 | 135 | 22.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 33.8 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 10 | 225 | 22.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 45.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 12 | 270 | 22.50 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 5 | 15 | 338 | 22.53 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.6 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 7 | 158 | 22.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 79.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 18 | 408 | 22.67 | 0 | 3.6 | 81.6 |
| 1 | UNLV | 8 | 31 | 706 | 22.77 | 0 | 3.9 | 88.3 |
| 1 | Kent State | 5 | 14 | 323 | 23.07 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.6 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 97 | 24.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 123 | 24.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.8 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 4 | 5 | 124 | 24.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 7 | 180 | 25.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 60.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 5 | 19 | 494 | 26.00 | 0 | 3.8 | 98.8 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 15 | 393 | 26.20 | 0 | 3.0 | 78.6 |
| 1 | SMU | 4 | 13 | 346 | 26.62 | 0 | 3.3 | 86.5 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 19 | 513 | 27.00 | 0 | 2.4 | 64.1 |
| 1 | Kansas | 2 | 6 | 174 | 29.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 87.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| 107 | Ohio State | 6 | 41 | 669 | 16.32 | 1 | 6.8 | 111.5 |
| 107 | Navy | 5 | 22 | 458 | 20.82 | 1 | 4.4 | 91.6 |
| 107 | Hawai'i | 7 | 26 | 542 | 20.85 | 1 | 3.7 | 77.4 |
| 107 | Appalachian State | 7 | 32 | 681 | 21.28 | 1 | 4.6 | 97.3 |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 26 | 570 | 21.92 | 1 | 4.3 | 95.0 |
| 107 | Texas A&M | 6 | 27 | 602 | 22.30 | 1 | 4.5 | 100.3 |
| 107 | North Carolina | 5 | 14 | 320 | 22.86 | 1 | 2.8 | 64.0 |
| 107 | Michigan State | 6 | 27 | 623 | 23.07 | 1 | 4.5 | 103.8 |
| 107 | Louisville | 4 | 24 | 568 | 23.67 | 1 | 6.0 | 142.0 |
| 107 | Georgia State | 8 | 30 | 714 | 23.80 | 1 | 3.8 | 89.3 |
| 107 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 13 | 323 | 24.85 | 1 | 2.6 | 64.6 |
| 107 | Nebraska | 3 | 9 | 241 | 26.78 | 1 | 3.0 | 80.3 |
| 107 | South Alabama | 5 | 13 | 354 | 27.23 | 1 | 2.6 | 70.8 |
| 107 | Auburn | 4 | 6 | 166 | 27.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 41.5 |
| 107 | USC | 5 | 20 | 555 | 27.75 | 1 | 4.0 | 111.0 |
| 107 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 20 | 563 | 28.15 | 1 | 5.0 | 140.8 |
| 107 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 12 | 345 | 28.75 | 1 | 2.4 | 69.0 |
| 107 | UAB | 6 | 14 | 421 | 30.07 | 1 | 2.3 | 70.2 |
| 107 | Baylor | 2 | 10 | 301 | 30.10 | 1 | 5.0 | 150.5 |
| 126 | Arkansas State | 7 | 36 | 683 | 18.97 | 2 | 5.1 | 97.6 |
| 126 | New Mexico State | 9 | 29 | 736 | 25.38 | 2 | 3.2 | 81.8 |
| 126 | North Texas | 3 | 14 | 375 | 26.79 | 2 | 4.7 | 125.0 |