2017 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2018
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| at Home | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 8 | 67 | 8.38 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| in Wins | 6 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| in Losses | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 13 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| in August/September | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| in October | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| in November | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| in December/January | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |