2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 11 | 350 | 31.82 | 1 | 2.2 | 70.0 |
| 2 | South Florida | 5 | 11 | 291 | 26.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 58.2 |
| 3 | SMU | 3 | 11 | 274 | 24.91 | 1 | 3.7 | 91.3 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 7 | 8 | 181 | 22.63 | 0 | 1.1 | 25.9 |
| 5 | Houston | 7 | 6 | 121 | 20.17 | 0 | 0.9 | 17.3 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 4 | 12 | 232 | 19.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 58.0 |
| 7 | Tulane | 5 | 15 | 269 | 17.93 | 0 | 3.0 | 53.8 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 3 | 11 | 196 | 17.82 | 0 | 3.7 | 65.3 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 4 | 16 | 281 | 17.56 | 0 | 4.0 | 70.3 |
| 10 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 138 | 17.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 46.0 |
| 11 | UCF | 6 | 13 | 208 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 34.7 |
| 12 | Memphis | 7 | 22 | 326 | 14.82 | 0 | 3.1 | 46.6 |