2018 American Athletic Conference Leaders 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 | 30 | 710 | 23.67 | 1 | 3.3 | 78.9 |
| 2 | SMU | 9 | 26 | 614 | 23.62 | 1 | 2.9 | 68.2 |
| 3 | Tulane | 10 | 31 | 704 | 22.71 | 0 | 3.1 | 70.4 |
| 4 | South Florida | 10 | 40 | 847 | 21.18 | 0 | 4.0 | 84.7 |
| 5 | Houston | 10 | 21 | 437 | 20.81 | 0 | 2.1 | 43.7 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 9 | 26 | 524 | 20.15 | 0 | 2.9 | 58.2 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 10 | 23 | 427 | 18.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 42.7 |
| 8 | UCF | 10 | 25 | 462 | 18.48 | 0 | 2.5 | 46.2 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 10 | 39 | 715 | 18.33 | 0 | 3.9 | 71.5 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 9 | 28 | 487 | 17.39 | 0 | 3.1 | 54.1 |
| 11 | Navy | 12 | 18 | 308 | 17.11 | 0 | 1.5 | 25.7 |
| 12 | Memphis | 11 | 40 | 655 | 16.38 | 0 | 3.6 | 59.5 |