2021 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 13 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Ball State | 12 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 14 | 71 | 5.07 | 0 | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 12 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 11 | 28 | 202 | 7.21 | 1 | 2.5 | 18.4 |
| 6 | Akron | 11 | 25 | 217 | 8.68 | 0 | 2.3 | 19.7 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Toledo | 12 | 17 | 167 | 9.82 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 17 | 176 | 10.35 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 11 | 16 | 172 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.5 | 15.6 |
| 11 | Ohio | 11 | 11 | 124 | 11.27 | 0 | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 12 | 16 | 318 | 19.88 | 2 | 1.3 | 26.5 |