2020 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/11/2021

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Penn State 9 8 197 24.63 1 0.9 21.9
2 Kansas State 10 14 309 22.07 2 1.4 30.9
3 Oregon State 7 9 171 19.00 1 1.3 24.4
4 Washington 4 3 56 18.67 0 0.8 14.0
5 Houston 8 20 369 18.45 1 2.5 46.1
6 Boise State 7 17 311 18.29 3 2.4 44.4
7 Louisiana Tech 9 7 123 17.57 0 0.8 13.7
8 Utah 5 9 147 16.33 1 1.8 29.4
9 Alabama 13 20 299 14.95 1 1.5 23.0
10 East Carolina 9 13 190 14.62 1 1.4 21.1
11 Colorado 6 11 158 14.36 1 1.8 26.3
12 Syracuse 11 13 185 14.23 0 1.2 16.8
13 Massachusetts 4 4 55 13.75 0 1.0 13.8
14 Liberty 9 11 147 13.36 2 1.2 16.3
15 Nebraska 8 9 120 13.33 0 1.1 15.0
16 UCLA 7 6 77 12.83 0 0.9 11.0
16 UAB 8 6 77 12.83 1 0.8 9.6
18 Tulane 12 20 253 12.65 0 1.7 21.1
19 Florida 12 11 139 12.64 1 0.9 11.6
20 Texas State 12 17 209 12.29 1 1.4 17.4
21 TCU 10 26 311 11.96 2 2.6 31.1
22 South Florida 8 6 71 11.83 0 0.8 8.9
23 Army 9 11 124 11.27 0 1.2 13.8
24 Georgia Southern 12 19 211 11.11 3 1.6 17.6
25 North Carolina State 12 12 130 10.83 1 1.0 10.8
26 Florida State 8 5 54 10.80 0 0.6 6.8
27 San Diego State 8 23 245 10.65 1 2.9 30.6
28 SMU 9 17 178 10.47 0 1.9 19.8
29 Kentucky 11 6 62 10.33 0 0.5 5.6
30 Miami (Ohio) 3 5 50 10.00 0 1.7 16.7
30 Washington State 4 1 10 10.00 0 0.3 2.5
32 Oklahoma 10 12 119 9.92 0 1.2 11.9
33 Rutgers 9 10 99 9.90 1 1.1 11.0
34 Iowa 8 23 223 9.70 1 2.9 27.9
35 Wake Forest 8 10 96 9.60 0 1.3 12.0
36 Duke 11 18 170 9.44 1 1.6 15.5
37 Colorado State 4 7 66 9.43 0 1.8 16.5
38 LSU 10 13 122 9.38 0 1.3 12.2
39 Vanderbilt 9 5 46 9.20 0 0.6 5.1
40 Notre Dame 12 14 128 9.14 2 1.2 10.7
41 Buffalo 7 8 73 9.13 0 1.1 10.4
42 Auburn 11 9 82 9.11 1 0.8 7.5
43 San Jose State 8 14 127 9.07 0 1.8 15.9
44 Marshall 9 18 163 9.06 0 2.0 18.1
45 Cincinnati 9 13 116 8.92 0 1.4 12.9
46 Florida Atlantic 9 10 89 8.90 0 1.1 9.9
47 Coastal Carolina 11 7 60 8.57 0 0.6 5.5
48 North Carolina 11 16 135 8.44 0 1.5 12.3
49 Appalachian State 11 14 118 8.43 0 1.3 10.7
50 Rice 5 8 67 8.38 0 1.6 13.4
51 Pittsburgh 10 17 140 8.24 0 1.7 14.0
52 Indiana 8 9 73 8.11 0 1.1 9.1
53 Nevada 9 14 113 8.07 0 1.6 12.6
54 Michigan State 7 4 32 8.00 0 0.6 4.6
54 Illinois 8 4 32 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
56 Fresno State 6 7 55 7.86 0 1.2 9.2
57 UNLV 6 5 39 7.80 0 0.8 6.5
58 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 23 171 7.43 1 2.1 15.5
59 Georgia 10 17 124 7.29 0 1.7 12.4
60 Arizona State 4 5 35 7.00 0 1.3 8.8
60 Arizona 5 5 35 7.00 0 1.0 7.0
60 Oregon 7 6 42 7.00 0 0.9 6.0
60 Mississippi 10 7 49 7.00 0 0.7 4.9
60 Tennessee 10 5 35 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
65 Mississippi State 11 10 69 6.90 0 0.9 6.3
66 Michigan 6 7 47 6.71 0 1.2 7.8
67 Florida International 4 5 33 6.60 0 1.3 8.3
67 Northwestern 9 10 66 6.60 0 1.1 7.3
69 Temple 7 4 25 6.25 0 0.6 3.6
70 Ohio State 8 10 62 6.20 0 1.3 7.8
71 Virginia 9 10 61 6.10 0 1.1 6.8
72 Texas A&M 10 16 96 6.00 0 1.6 9.6
73 UCF 10 9 53 5.89 0 0.9 5.3
74 Eastern Michigan 6 6 35 5.83 0 1.0 5.8
75 Oklahoma State 11 19 109 5.74 0 1.7 9.9
76 Texas Tech 9 19 107 5.63 0 2.1 11.9
77 West Virginia 9 15 84 5.60 0 1.7 9.3
78 Southern Mississippi 9 7 39 5.57 0 0.8 4.3
79 Wyoming 6 12 66 5.50 0 2.0 11.0
80 Memphis 10 13 71 5.46 0 1.3 7.1
81 Iowa State 12 11 59 5.36 0 0.9 4.9
82 Hawai'i 9 12 64 5.33 0 1.3 7.1
82 Bowling Green 5 6 32 5.33 0 1.2 6.4
82 New Mexico 7 6 32 5.33 0 0.9 4.6
82 Northern Illinois 6 3 16 5.33 0 0.5 2.7
82 Purdue 6 3 16 5.33 0 0.5 2.7
87 California 4 8 42 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
88 South Alabama 11 8 41 5.13 0 0.7 3.7
89 Ohio 3 5 25 5.00 0 1.7 8.3
89 Charlotte 6 6 30 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
89 Stanford 6 4 20 5.00 0 0.7 3.3
89 Louisiana-Monroe 10 6 30 5.00 0 0.6 3.0
89 Air Force 6 1 5 5.00 0 0.2 0.8
94 Georgia State 10 6 28 4.67 0 0.6 2.8
95 Troy 10 8 37 4.63 0 0.8 3.7
96 Boston College 11 12 55 4.58 0 1.1 5.0
97 Arkansas 10 4 18 4.50 0 0.4 1.8
98 Utah State 6 5 22 4.40 0 0.8 3.7
99 USC 6 10 43 4.30 0 1.7 7.2
100 Clemson 11 8 34 4.25 0 0.7 3.1
101 Missouri 10 11 45 4.09 0 1.1 4.5
102 Georgia Tech 10 16 65 4.06 0 1.6 6.5
103 Toledo 6 17 68 4.00 0 2.8 11.3
103 North Texas 9 13 52 4.00 0 1.4 5.8
103 UTEP 6 6 24 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
106 Baylor 9 11 43 3.91 0 1.2 4.8
107 Virginia Tech 11 17 66 3.88 0 1.5 6.0
108 BYU 11 18 69 3.83 0 1.6 6.3
109 Tulsa 9 15 57 3.80 0 1.7 6.3
110 South Carolina 10 8 29 3.63 0 0.8 2.9
111 Minnesota 7 6 21 3.50 0 0.9 3.0
112 Western Michigan 6 10 34 3.40 0 1.7 5.7
113 Central Michigan 6 9 30 3.33 0 1.5 5.0
113 Kent State 4 3 10 3.33 0 0.8 2.5
115 UTSA 11 20 66 3.30 0 1.8 6.0
116 Louisville 11 7 22 3.14 0 0.6 2.0
117 Texas 10 18 56 3.11 1 1.8 5.6
118 Western Kentucky 11 10 31 3.10 0 0.9 2.8
119 Wisconsin 7 12 35 2.92 0 1.7 5.0
120 Navy 10 10 26 2.60 0 1.0 2.6
121 Middle Tennessee 9 7 18 2.57 0 0.8 2.0
122 Maryland 5 2 5 2.50 0 0.4 1.0
123 Miami (Florida) 11 15 33 2.20 0 1.4 3.0
124 Arkansas State 10 5 -2 -0.40 0 0.5 -0.2
124 Ball State 8 5 -2 -0.40 0 0.6 -0.3
126 Kansas 9 4 -5 -1.25 0 0.4 -0.6
127 Akron 6 3 -8 -2.67 1 0.5 -1.3