2018 Mid-American Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 4 | 21 | 521 | 24.81 | 1 | 5.3 | 130.3 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 15 | 412 | 27.47 | 1 | 3.0 | 82.4 |
| 3 | Toledo | 4 | 10 | 310 | 31.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 77.5 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 5 | 21 | 378 | 18.00 | 0 | 4.2 | 75.6 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 5 | 18 | 335 | 18.61 | 0 | 3.6 | 67.0 |
| 6 | Kent State | 5 | 14 | 288 | 20.57 | 0 | 2.8 | 57.6 |
| 7 | Ball State | 5 | 11 | 252 | 22.91 | 0 | 2.2 | 50.4 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 5 | 16 | 244 | 15.25 | 0 | 3.2 | 48.8 |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 5 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 36.8 |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.2 | 22.8 |
| 11 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.6 |