2019 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 13 | 64 | 4.92 | 0 | 3.3 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 107 | 8.92 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.8 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 4 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 1 | 3.0 | 25.5 |
| 4 | Duke | 4 | 10 | 134 | 13.40 | 1 | 2.5 | 33.5 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 4 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 1 | 2.5 | 22.3 |
| 6 | Boise State | 3 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.7 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 3 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 28.3 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 3 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 28.3 |
| 7 | Navy | 4 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.5 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 3 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.7 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 2.7 | 16.7 |
| 7 | Appalachian State | 4 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Arizona | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 16 | Alabama | 3 | 7 | 187 | 26.71 | 1 | 2.3 | 62.3 |
| 16 | Boston College | 3 | 7 | 88 | 12.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 29.3 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 4 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.5 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.3 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.0 |
| 16 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.5 |
| 16 | USC | 3 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| 16 | Clemson | 3 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.3 |
| 16 | Missouri | 4 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| 16 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | 3 | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 28.3 |
| 26 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 81 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.3 |
| 26 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
| 26 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 1 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| 26 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 26 | North Texas | 3 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 1 | 2.0 | 15.7 |
| 26 | SMU | 3 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 26 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| 26 | Washington | 3 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 26 | Old Dominion | 4 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 26 | Virginia | 3 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
| 26 | Utah | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Houston | 3 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| 26 | UNLV | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 4 | 5 | 136 | 27.20 | 2 | 1.3 | 34.0 |
| 43 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 43 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 5 | 92 | 18.40 | 1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 24.0 |
| 43 | South Florida | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 43 | Ball State | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 43 | Colorado | 4 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| 43 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.5 |
| 43 | Stanford | 3 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 1 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| 43 | UAB | 3 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| 43 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 43 | Colorado State | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 43 | Michigan State | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| 43 | Texas Tech | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 60 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 60 | East Carolina | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 60 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.0 |
| 60 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 60 | New Mexico State | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| 60 | California | 3 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 60 | Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 60 | Ohio State | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 60 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 60 | LSU | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 60 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 60 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 60 | Oregon State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| 60 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 75 | Florida International | 4 | 3 | 149 | 49.67 | 1 | 0.8 | 37.3 |
| 75 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 3 | 97 | 32.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 24.3 |
| 75 | UCLA | 3 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
| 75 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| 75 | Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 15.3 |
| 75 | BYU | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 75 | Rice | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 75 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 75 | Connecticut | 4 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 75 | Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 75 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 75 | Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 75 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 75 | UTSA | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 75 | Akron | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 75 | Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 75 | Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 75 | Baylor | 4 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| 75 | Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.7 |
| 97 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 97 | Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 97 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 97 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 97 | Memphis | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 97 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| 97 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 97 | Texas State | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 97 | Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 97 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 97 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 97 | Army | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 97 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 97 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 97 | Minnesota | 4 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| 113 | Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| 113 | Utah State | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
| 113 | North Carolina State | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| 113 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 113 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 113 | Florida | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 113 | South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 113 | Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 113 | Troy | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 113 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 113 | Liberty | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 113 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 113 | Maryland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 113 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 113 | Texas | 4 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.8 |