2023 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Ohio State 4 3 -8 -2.67 0 0.8 -2.0
2 Oklahoma 4 2 -5 -2.50 0 0.5 -1.3
3 Akron 4 4 -8 -2.00 0 1.0 -2.0
4 South Alabama 5 2 -2 -1.00 0 0.4 -0.4
5 Oregon State 4 4 -2 -0.50 0 1.0 -0.5
6 North Texas 4 1 0 0.00 0 0.3 0.0
6 South Carolina 4 2 0 0.00 0 0.5 0.0
6 Houston 3 2 0 0.00 0 0.7 0.0
6 Florida International 4 3 0 0.00 0 0.8 0.0
10 Tennessee 5 3 1 0.33 0 0.6 0.2
10 Michigan State 3 3 1 0.33 0 1.0 0.3
12 Purdue 3 2 1 0.50 0 0.7 0.3
13 West Virginia 4 5 3 0.60 0 1.3 0.8
14 Texas A&M 5 3 2 0.67 0 0.6 0.4
15 Miami (Ohio) 5 6 6 1.00 0 1.2 1.2
16 South Florida 5 5 7 1.40 0 1.0 1.4
17 Syracuse 5 5 8 1.60 0 1.0 1.6
17 Northwestern 4 5 8 1.60 0 1.3 2.0
19 Iowa 4 8 13 1.63 0 2.0 3.3
20 Texas State 5 5 9 1.80 0 1.0 1.8
20 Wake Forest 4 5 9 1.80 0 1.3 2.3
22 USC 4 1 2 2.00 0 0.3 0.5
22 Indiana 3 4 8 2.00 0 1.3 2.7
24 Sam Houston State 4 8 17 2.13 0 2.0 4.3
25 Kentucky 5 3 7 2.33 0 0.6 1.4
25 Air Force 5 3 7 2.33 0 0.6 1.4
27 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 2 5 2.50 0 0.4 1.0
28 Toledo 5 3 8 2.67 0 0.6 1.6
29 Texas 4 4 11 2.75 0 1.0 2.8
30 Arkansas 4 4 12 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
31 Duke 5 6 19 3.17 0 1.2 3.8
32 Clemson 5 7 24 3.43 0 1.4 4.8
33 Wisconsin 4 2 7 3.50 0 0.5 1.8
33 Jacksonville State 5 4 14 3.50 0 0.8 2.8
35 Penn State 4 3 11 3.67 0 0.8 2.8
36 Navy 4 4 15 3.75 0 1.0 3.8
37 Virginia Tech 5 5 19 3.80 0 1.0 3.8
37 Tulsa 4 5 19 3.80 0 1.3 4.8
39 Northern Illinois 5 3 12 4.00 0 0.6 2.4
39 Cincinnati 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
39 TCU 3 2 8 4.00 0 0.7 2.7
39 Michigan 5 6 24 4.00 0 1.2 4.8
39 Iowa State 4 6 24 4.00 0 1.5 6.0
44 Oklahoma State 4 7 29 4.14 0 1.8 7.3
45 Florida State 5 5 21 4.20 0 1.0 4.2
45 Utah State 5 5 21 4.20 0 1.0 4.2
45 Louisiana-Monroe 4 5 21 4.20 0 1.3 5.3
48 Kent State 4 2 9 4.50 0 0.5 2.3
48 Mississippi State 4 4 18 4.50 0 1.0 4.5
50 Western Kentucky 5 5 23 4.60 0 1.0 4.6
51 Washington 5 3 14 4.67 0 0.6 2.8
51 UCLA 4 3 14 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
51 Nevada 4 3 14 4.67 0 0.8 3.5
51 San Diego State 4 6 28 4.67 0 1.5 7.0
55 Nebraska 3 8 41 5.13 0 2.7 13.7
56 Alabama 5 6 31 5.17 0 1.2 6.2
57 Tulane 5 3 16 5.33 0 0.6 3.2
58 California 4 7 40 5.71 0 1.8 10.0
59 Miami (Florida) 5 4 23 5.75 1 0.8 4.6
59 Arizona State 3 4 23 5.75 1 1.3 7.7
61 Liberty 5 5 29 5.80 0 1.0 5.8
62 Boston College 5 1 6 6.00 0 0.2 1.2
62 SMU 5 4 24 6.00 0 0.8 4.8
64 Army 11 11 68 6.18 0 1.0 6.2
65 Georgia Tech 5 3 19 6.33 0 0.6 3.8
65 North Carolina State 5 3 19 6.33 0 0.6 3.8
67 Washington State 3 3 20 6.67 0 1.0 6.7
68 UCF 4 5 34 6.80 0 1.3 8.5
69 Marshall 5 11 79 7.18 0 2.2 15.8
70 Buffalo 4 7 51 7.29 0 1.8 12.8
71 Temple 4 4 30 7.50 0 1.0 7.5
72 Southern Mississippi 4 6 46 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
73 Colorado State 4 4 31 7.75 0 1.0 7.8
73 UAB 4 8 62 7.75 0 2.0 15.5
75 East Carolina 4 5 39 7.80 0 1.3 9.8
75 Utah 4 5 39 7.80 0 1.3 9.8
77 Eastern Michigan 5 7 58 8.29 0 1.4 11.6
78 Auburn 5 2 17 8.50 0 0.4 3.4
78 James Madison 5 6 51 8.50 0 1.2 10.2
78 Illinois 3 4 34 8.50 0 1.3 11.3
78 Maryland 4 6 51 8.50 0 1.5 12.8
82 Appalachian State 5 5 43 8.60 0 1.0 8.6
82 Florida 4 5 43 8.60 0 1.3 10.8
84 Charlotte 4 9 78 8.67 0 2.3 19.5
85 Memphis 5 2 18 9.00 0 0.4 3.6
85 Troy 5 4 36 9.00 0 0.8 7.2
85 Missouri 5 6 54 9.00 0 1.2 10.8
85 San Jose State 5 8 72 9.00 0 1.6 14.4
89 Louisiana Tech 4 5 46 9.20 0 1.3 11.5
90 Boise State 5 7 65 9.29 0 1.4 13.0
91 Middle Tennessee 4 9 84 9.33 0 2.3 21.0
92 UTEP 4 4 39 9.75 0 1.0 9.8
93 BYU 3 11 108 9.82 1 3.7 36.0
94 Central Michigan 4 11 109 9.91 0 2.8 27.3
95 UNLV 5 4 40 10.00 0 0.8 8.0
95 Hawai'i 5 10 100 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
97 Notre Dame 13 23 233 10.13 0 1.8 17.9
98 New Mexico State 6 6 62 10.33 0 1.0 10.3
99 Connecticut 11 22 238 10.82 0 2.0 21.6
100 Georgia Southern 5 2 22 11.00 0 0.4 4.4
100 New Mexico 4 8 88 11.00 0 2.0 22.0
102 Wyoming 5 6 68 11.33 0 1.2 13.6
103 Arizona 4 2 23 11.50 0 0.5 5.8
104 Baylor 3 3 35 11.67 0 1.0 11.7
105 Western Michigan 4 14 167 11.93 0 3.5 41.8
106 Vanderbilt 4 2 24 12.00 0 0.5 6.0
107 UTSA 5 4 49 12.25 0 0.8 9.8
108 Bowling Green 5 7 89 12.71 0 1.4 17.8
109 Florida Atlantic 4 6 77 12.83 0 1.5 19.3
109 Georgia State 5 12 154 12.83 1 2.4 30.8
111 Arkansas State 5 7 92 13.14 1 1.4 18.4
112 Stanford 3 1 14 14.00 0 0.3 4.7
112 Colorado 3 2 28 14.00 0 0.7 9.3
114 Rice 5 3 45 15.00 0 0.6 9.0
115 Old Dominion 5 8 122 15.25 0 1.6 24.4
116 Oregon 4 3 49 16.33 0 0.8 12.3
117 Ohio 5 2 33 16.50 0 0.4 6.6
118 Fresno State 5 2 36 18.00 0 0.4 7.2
119 Ball State 4 9 164 18.22 1 2.3 41.0
120 Mississippi 5 5 97 19.40 0 1.0 19.4
121 Massachusetts 10 18 351 19.50 2 1.8 35.1
122 Pittsburgh 4 6 122 20.33 1 1.5 30.5
123 Louisville 5 1 23 23.00 0 0.2 4.6
124 Virginia 4 5 123 24.60 1 1.3 30.8
125 Rutgers 4 1 25 25.00 0 0.3 6.3
126 North Carolina 5 2 82 41.00 1 0.4 16.4