2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 32 | 511 | 15.97 | 0 | 3.6 | 56.8 |
| 2 | South Florida | 10 | 32 | 571 | 17.84 | 0 | 3.2 | 57.1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 11 | 30 | 544 | 18.13 | 0 | 2.7 | 49.5 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 9 | 22 | 420 | 19.09 | 0 | 2.4 | 46.7 |
| 5 | Tulane | 10 | 21 | 401 | 19.10 | 0 | 2.1 | 40.1 |
| 6 | UCF | 10 | 44 | 855 | 19.43 | 0 | 4.4 | 85.5 |
| 7 | SMU | 9 | 27 | 547 | 20.26 | 1 | 3.0 | 60.8 |
| 8 | Navy | 12 | 33 | 711 | 21.55 | 1 | 2.8 | 59.3 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 9 | 9 | 195 | 21.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 21.7 |
| 10 | Houston | 10 | 45 | 992 | 22.04 | 0 | 4.5 | 99.2 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 10 | 26 | 603 | 23.19 | 0 | 2.6 | 60.3 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 10 | 27 | 676 | 25.04 | 1 | 2.7 | 67.6 |