2018 National Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 8 | 108 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.6 | 21.6 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 16 | 223 | 13.94 | 0 | 4.0 | 55.8 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 84 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 7 | 98 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 12 | 173 | 14.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 43.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 6 | 87 | 14.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 17.4 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 11 | 160 | 14.55 | 0 | 2.8 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 10 | 147 | 14.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Texas State | 4 | 10 | 147 | 14.70 | 0 | 2.5 | 36.8 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 4 | 16 | 241 | 15.06 | 0 | 4.0 | 60.3 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 12 | 182 | 15.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 36.4 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 12 | 182 | 15.17 | 0 | 2.4 | 36.4 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 13 | 206 | 15.85 | 0 | 3.3 | 51.5 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 6 | 96 | 16.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 32.0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 4 | 12 | 194 | 16.17 | 0 | 3.0 | 48.5 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 12 | 197 | 16.42 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.3 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 16.8 |
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 10 | 168 | 16.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 33.6 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 11.3 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 11 | 189 | 17.18 | 0 | 2.8 | 47.3 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 22 | 379 | 17.23 | 0 | 4.4 | 75.8 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 8 | 139 | 17.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 46.3 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 5 | 15 | 261 | 17.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 52.2 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 4 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 39.3 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 5 | 11 | 192 | 17.45 | 0 | 2.2 | 38.4 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 88 | 17.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 29.3 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 106 | 17.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 11 | 195 | 17.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 39.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 71 | 17.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 6 | 107 | 17.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 26.8 |
| 1 | California | 4 | 7 | 125 | 17.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 4 | 10 | 180 | 18.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Temple | 5 | 22 | 400 | 18.18 | 0 | 4.4 | 80.0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 13 | 237 | 18.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 59.3 |
| 1 | Auburn | 5 | 12 | 219 | 18.25 | 0 | 2.4 | 43.8 |
| 1 | Clemson | 6 | 7 | 129 | 18.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 5 | 22 | 406 | 18.45 | 0 | 4.4 | 81.2 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 3 | 56 | 18.67 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.2 |
| 1 | Boston College | 4 | 21 | 394 | 18.76 | 0 | 5.3 | 98.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 13 | 244 | 18.77 | 0 | 3.3 | 61.0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 11 | 209 | 19.00 | 0 | 2.8 | 52.3 |
| 1 | Ohio | 5 | 20 | 380 | 19.00 | 0 | 4.0 | 76.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 38.2 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 4 | 10 | 191 | 19.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 47.8 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 4 | 15 | 287 | 19.13 | 0 | 3.8 | 71.8 |
| 1 | BYU | 11 | 30 | 576 | 19.20 | 0 | 2.7 | 52.4 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 5 | 17 | 328 | 19.29 | 0 | 3.4 | 65.6 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 19 | 368 | 19.37 | 0 | 3.2 | 61.3 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 21 | 408 | 19.43 | 0 | 5.3 | 102.0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 15 | 294 | 19.60 | 0 | 5.0 | 98.0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 10 | 197 | 19.70 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.7 |
| 1 | Florida International | 5 | 11 | 217 | 19.73 | 0 | 2.2 | 43.4 |
| 1 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 99 | 19.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 24.8 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 17 | 338 | 19.88 | 0 | 3.4 | 67.6 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 101 | 20.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.7 |
| 1 | South Florida | 5 | 25 | 505 | 20.20 | 0 | 5.0 | 101.0 |
| 1 | Navy | 5 | 8 | 162 | 20.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 32.4 |
| 1 | Army | 12 | 43 | 874 | 20.33 | 0 | 3.6 | 72.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 102 | 20.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 10 | 42 | 863 | 20.55 | 0 | 4.2 | 86.3 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 11 | 227 | 20.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 56.8 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 5 | 9 | 186 | 20.67 | 0 | 1.8 | 37.2 |
| 1 | Troy | 5 | 10 | 208 | 20.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.6 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 21 | 437 | 20.81 | 0 | 4.2 | 87.4 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 12 | 250 | 20.83 | 0 | 3.0 | 62.5 |
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 9 | 188 | 20.89 | 0 | 2.3 | 47.0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 33.6 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 8 | 168 | 21.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 56.0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 6 | 127 | 21.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 31.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 5 | 15 | 318 | 21.20 | 0 | 3.0 | 63.6 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 8 | 171 | 21.38 | 0 | 2.0 | 42.8 |
| 1 | TCU | 4 | 9 | 193 | 21.44 | 0 | 2.3 | 48.3 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 8 | 173 | 21.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.6 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 12 | 261 | 21.75 | 0 | 3.0 | 65.3 |
| 1 | Florida | 5 | 13 | 287 | 22.08 | 0 | 2.6 | 57.4 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 11 | 244 | 22.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 48.8 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 111 | 22.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 22.2 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 5 | 15 | 333 | 22.20 | 0 | 3.0 | 66.6 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 17 | 379 | 22.29 | 0 | 3.4 | 75.8 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 4 | 9 | 201 | 22.33 | 0 | 2.3 | 50.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 5 | 13 | 292 | 22.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 58.4 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 10 | 226 | 22.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 56.5 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 5 | 24 | 543 | 22.63 | 0 | 4.8 | 108.6 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 16 | 367 | 22.94 | 0 | 3.2 | 73.4 |
| 1 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 46 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 15.3 |
| 1 | USC | 3 | 4 | 92 | 23.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.7 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 12 | 277 | 23.08 | 0 | 4.0 | 92.3 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 4 | 10 | 231 | 23.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 57.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 4 | 16 | 372 | 23.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 93.0 |
| 1 | Akron | 4 | 11 | 256 | 23.27 | 0 | 2.8 | 64.0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 5 | 13 | 305 | 23.46 | 0 | 2.6 | 61.0 |
| 1 | UCF | 4 | 15 | 352 | 23.47 | 0 | 3.8 | 88.0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 6 | 17 | 402 | 23.65 | 0 | 2.8 | 67.0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 8 | 190 | 23.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 47.5 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 29.8 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 5 | 5 | 121 | 24.20 | 0 | 1.0 | 24.2 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 7 | 170 | 24.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 34.0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 4 | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 0 | 1.3 | 30.5 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 10 | 246 | 24.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 61.5 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 14 | 354 | 25.29 | 0 | 2.8 | 70.8 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 160 | 26.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 40.0 |
| 1 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 163 | 27.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 40.8 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 8 | 225 | 28.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 45.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 9 | 257 | 28.56 | 0 | 2.3 | 64.3 |
| 1 | UAB | 5 | 3 | 91 | 30.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 18.2 |
| 1 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 249 | 31.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 62.3 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 3 | 156 | 52.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 52.0 |
| 118 | Penn State | 4 | 11 | 231 | 21.00 | 1 | 2.8 | 57.8 |
| 118 | Liberty | 8 | 32 | 733 | 22.91 | 1 | 4.0 | 91.6 |
| 118 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 18 | 442 | 24.56 | 1 | 3.6 | 88.4 |
| 118 | Nevada | 5 | 12 | 303 | 25.25 | 1 | 2.4 | 60.6 |
| 118 | New Mexico State | 9 | 18 | 458 | 25.44 | 1 | 2.0 | 50.9 |
| 118 | Louisville | 4 | 12 | 310 | 25.83 | 1 | 3.0 | 77.5 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | 5 | 20 | 563 | 28.15 | 1 | 4.0 | 112.6 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 4 | 8 | 252 | 31.50 | 1 | 2.0 | 63.0 |
| 118 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 141 | 35.25 | 1 | 1.3 | 47.0 |
| 118 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 120 | 40.00 | 1 | 0.6 | 24.0 |
| 128 | Notre Dame | 13 | 33 | 762 | 23.09 | 2 | 2.5 | 58.6 |
| 128 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 14 | 417 | 29.79 | 2 | 2.8 | 83.4 |
| 128 | SMU | 4 | 9 | 347 | 38.56 | 2 | 2.3 | 86.8 |