2021 American Athletic Conference Leaders Opponent Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Navy | 2 | 9 | 92 | 10.22 | 0 | 4.5 | 46.0 |
| 3 | Tulane | 2 | 10 | 194 | 19.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 97.0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 10 | 199 | 19.90 | 0 | 2.5 | 49.8 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 5 | 11 | 234 | 21.27 | 0 | 2.2 | 46.8 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 5 | 18 | 389 | 21.61 | 1 | 3.6 | 77.8 |
| 7 | Houston | 8 | 29 | 629 | 21.69 | 2 | 3.6 | 78.6 |
| 8 | UCF | 8 | 20 | 442 | 22.10 | 0 | 2.5 | 55.3 |
| 9 | Temple | 6 | 13 | 325 | 25.00 | 0 | 2.2 | 54.2 |
| 10 | SMU | 7 | 10 | 256 | 25.60 | 0 | 1.4 | 36.6 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 7 | 27 | 749 | 27.74 | 3 | 3.9 | 107.0 |