2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane | 6 | 21 | 496 | 23.62 | 0 | 3.5 | 82.7 |
| 2 | Houston | 5 | 15 | 324 | 21.60 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.8 |
| 3 | Temple | 5 | 28 | 542 | 19.36 | 0 | 5.6 | 108.4 |
| 4 | South Florida | 6 | 29 | 556 | 19.17 | 0 | 4.8 | 92.7 |
| 4 | SMU | 7 | 24 | 460 | 19.17 | 0 | 3.4 | 65.7 |
| 6 | Memphis | 6 | 30 | 572 | 19.07 | 1 | 5.0 | 95.3 |
| 7 | Tulsa | 9 | 27 | 494 | 18.30 | 0 | 3.0 | 54.9 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 11 | 41 | 743 | 18.12 | 0 | 3.7 | 67.5 |
| 9 | Navy | 10 | 11 | 198 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 19.8 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 9 | 30 | 518 | 17.27 | 0 | 3.3 | 57.6 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 2 | 6 | 91 | 15.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 45.5 |
| 12 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |