2022 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Fresno State 5 3 121 40.33 1 0.6 24.2
2 Kansas State 4 3 106 35.33 2 0.8 26.5
3 TCU 5 5 118 23.60 1 1.0 23.6
4 Oregon State 4 5 117 23.40 1 1.3 29.3
5 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 9 181 20.11 1 1.8 36.2
6 Baylor 4 8 160 20.00 1 2.0 40.0
6 Georgia Tech 4 3 60 20.00 0 0.8 15.0
8 Alabama 5 16 302 18.88 2 3.2 60.4
9 Missouri 5 6 113 18.83 1 1.2 22.6
10 South Alabama 5 8 149 18.63 1 1.6 29.8
11 Georgia 6 8 138 17.25 0 1.3 23.0
12 Oklahoma 4 9 150 16.67 0 2.3 37.5
13 Arkansas 5 7 115 16.43 1 1.4 23.0
14 Houston 5 6 94 15.67 0 1.2 18.8
15 Akron 4 4 58 14.50 0 1.0 14.5
16 Southern Mississippi 5 14 202 14.43 0 2.8 40.4
17 North Carolina State 5 8 114 14.25 1 1.6 22.8
18 South Carolina 5 13 185 14.23 2 2.6 37.0
19 Middle Tennessee 5 8 111 13.88 1 1.6 22.2
20 UCF 5 14 187 13.36 2 2.8 37.4
21 Oklahoma State 4 8 104 13.00 1 2.0 26.0
21 Rice 5 5 65 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
23 Cincinnati 5 6 75 12.50 0 1.2 15.0
24 Memphis 5 10 124 12.40 1 2.0 24.8
25 Louisiana Tech 4 10 123 12.30 0 2.5 30.8
26 Pittsburgh 5 9 109 12.11 1 1.8 21.8
27 Auburn 4 10 118 11.80 0 2.5 29.5
28 Michigan 4 14 165 11.79 1 3.5 41.3
29 Coastal Carolina 4 3 35 11.67 0 0.8 8.8
30 Arizona 3 2 23 11.50 0 0.7 7.7
31 Bowling Green 5 7 80 11.43 1 1.4 16.0
32 Army 10 12 136 11.33 2 1.2 13.6
33 Boise State 5 6 67 11.17 0 1.2 13.4
34 North Carolina 5 8 89 11.13 0 1.6 17.8
35 Purdue 4 10 111 11.10 0 2.5 27.8
36 Michigan State 3 5 55 11.00 0 1.7 18.3
36 Western Michigan 4 2 22 11.00 0 0.5 5.5
36 Colorado 3 1 11 11.00 0 0.3 3.7
39 UAB 5 7 75 10.71 1 1.4 15.0
40 Hawai'i 5 3 32 10.67 0 0.6 6.4
41 Tulane 5 7 74 10.57 0 1.4 14.8
42 Rutgers 3 2 21 10.50 0 0.7 7.0
43 Massachusetts 8 5 52 10.40 0 0.6 6.5
44 Notre Dame 12 27 280 10.37 1 2.3 23.3
45 Mississippi 5 9 91 10.11 0 1.8 18.2
46 James Madison 3 8 80 10.00 0 2.7 26.7
47 West Virginia 3 5 49 9.80 0 1.7 16.3
48 Tennessee 5 9 88 9.78 0 1.8 17.6
49 Wake Forest 5 8 78 9.75 0 1.6 15.6
49 Kent State 4 4 39 9.75 1 1.0 9.8
51 Miami (Ohio) 5 11 106 9.64 0 2.2 21.2
52 Arkansas State 4 2 19 9.50 0 0.5 4.8
53 Wyoming 5 3 28 9.33 1 0.6 5.6
54 UTEP 4 10 93 9.30 1 2.5 23.3
55 Toledo 5 11 102 9.27 0 2.2 20.4
56 San Diego State 5 13 119 9.15 2 2.6 23.8
57 Utah 4 14 126 9.00 0 3.5 31.5
57 South Florida 4 5 45 9.00 0 1.3 11.3
57 Charlotte 4 2 18 9.00 0 0.5 4.5
60 Maryland 4 8 71 8.88 0 2.0 17.8
61 Iowa 4 14 120 8.57 0 3.5 30.0
62 Tulsa 4 8 68 8.50 0 2.0 17.0
62 SMU 5 8 68 8.50 0 1.6 13.6
62 San Jose State 4 4 34 8.50 0 1.0 8.5
65 Florida Atlantic 4 9 76 8.44 0 2.3 19.0
66 Ohio State 4 5 41 8.20 0 1.3 10.3
66 Washington 4 5 41 8.20 0 1.3 10.3
68 Georgia Southern 5 11 88 8.00 0 2.2 17.6
68 Texas State 4 6 48 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
70 Illinois 4 13 102 7.85 0 3.3 25.5
71 Penn State 4 9 70 7.78 0 2.3 17.5
72 California 3 6 46 7.67 0 2.0 15.3
73 LSU 5 12 91 7.58 0 2.4 18.2
74 UNLV 4 4 30 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
74 Duke 5 4 30 7.50 0 0.8 6.0
76 New Mexico State 11 21 156 7.43 0 1.9 14.2
77 Texas 4 9 65 7.22 1 2.3 16.3
78 Appalachian State 4 9 64 7.11 0 2.3 16.0
79 BYU 11 12 85 7.08 0 1.1 7.7
80 Clemson 5 6 41 6.83 0 1.2 8.2
81 Temple 4 9 59 6.56 0 2.3 14.8
82 Florida 5 6 39 6.50 0 1.2 7.8
83 Navy 4 7 45 6.43 0 1.8 11.3
84 East Carolina 5 10 64 6.40 0 2.0 12.8
84 UCLA 4 5 32 6.40 0 1.3 8.0
86 Central Michigan 4 11 70 6.36 0 2.8 17.5
87 Texas Tech 4 10 63 6.30 0 2.5 15.8
88 Old Dominion 4 3 18 6.00 0 0.8 4.5
89 Kentucky 5 14 83 5.93 0 2.8 16.6
90 Utah State 5 9 53 5.89 0 1.8 10.6
91 North Texas 5 6 35 5.83 0 1.2 7.0
92 Nevada 4 5 29 5.80 0 1.3 7.3
93 Kansas 4 3 17 5.67 0 0.8 4.3
94 Connecticut 10 12 67 5.58 0 1.2 6.7
95 Mississippi State 5 9 49 5.44 0 1.8 9.8
96 New Mexico 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
96 Washington State 4 5 27 5.40 0 1.3 6.8
98 Syracuse 5 13 70 5.38 0 2.6 14.0
99 Arizona State 3 7 37 5.29 0 2.3 12.3
100 Ball State 4 5 26 5.20 0 1.3 6.5
100 Eastern Michigan 5 5 26 5.20 0 1.0 5.2
102 Boston College 4 7 36 5.14 0 1.8 9.0
103 Vanderbilt 4 5 25 5.00 0 1.3 6.3
103 Troy 5 4 20 5.00 0 0.8 4.0
105 Louisville 5 13 64 4.92 0 2.6 12.8
106 Western Kentucky 6 6 29 4.83 0 1.0 4.8
107 Oregon 4 7 33 4.71 0 1.8 8.3
108 UTSA 5 6 28 4.67 0 1.2 5.6
108 Florida International 4 3 14 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
108 Minnesota 4 3 14 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
111 Texas A&M 4 12 55 4.58 0 3.0 13.8
112 Iowa State 3 4 18 4.50 0 1.3 6.0
113 Wisconsin 4 7 30 4.29 0 1.8 7.5
114 Marshall 5 8 33 4.13 0 1.6 6.6
115 Air Force 5 1 4 4.00 0 0.2 0.8
116 Indiana 3 5 19 3.80 0 1.7 6.3
117 Northern Illinois 4 2 7 3.50 0 0.5 1.8
118 Northwestern 3 3 10 3.33 0 1.0 3.3
119 Florida State 5 7 21 3.00 0 1.4 4.2
120 Liberty 9 15 43 2.87 0 1.7 4.8
121 Virginia Tech 4 9 18 2.00 0 2.3 4.5
122 USC 4 3 5 1.67 0 0.8 1.3
123 Colorado State 4 7 10 1.43 0 1.8 2.5
124 Stanford 3 8 9 1.13 0 2.7 3.0
125 Ohio 5 7 7 1.00 0 1.4 1.4
125 Louisiana-Monroe 4 1 1 1.00 0 0.3 0.3
127 Buffalo 5 6 1 0.17 0 1.2 0.2
128 Georgia State 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
129 Virginia 3 5 -1 -0.20 0 1.7 -0.3
130 Nebraska 3 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.3 -0.3
131 Miami (Florida) 4 5 -15 -3.00 0 1.3 -3.8