2018 Northwestern Wildcats Punt Return Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2019
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 14 | 21 | 125 | 5.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| at Home | 7 | 11 | 89 | 8.09 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.7 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| in Wins | 9 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| in Losses | 5 | 11 | 68 | 6.18 | 0 | 2.2 | 13.6 |
| vs. Conference | 10 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 0 | 3.3 | 16.8 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 14 | 21 | 125 | 5.95 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.9 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 9 | 20 | 106 | 5.30 | 0 | 2.2 | 11.8 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 12 | 18 | 90 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| in August/September | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| in October | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| in November | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| in December/January | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 2.5 | 4.5 |