2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 5 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
| 3 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 4 | South Florida | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 |
| 7 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 66 | 9.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.2 |
| 8 | Navy | 4 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 1 | 3.0 | 31.5 |
| 9 | SMU | 5 | 9 | 127 | 14.11 | 1 | 1.8 | 25.4 |
| 10 | Temple | 5 | 10 | 146 | 14.60 | 1 | 2.0 | 29.2 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 5 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 1 | 2.2 | 36.8 |
| 12 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 21.5 |