2021 Mid-American Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Ball State | 11 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 9 | 22 | 163 | 7.41 | 1 | 2.4 | 18.1 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 9 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 1 | 1.1 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Ohio | 9 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Akron | 9 | 21 | 188 | 8.95 | 0 | 2.3 | 20.9 |
| 9 | Toledo | 12 | 17 | 167 | 9.82 | 1 | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 10 | 15 | 175 | 11.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 9 | 109 | 12.11 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.9 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 10 | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 2 | 1.3 | 27.4 |