2023 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 4 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.5 | -0.8 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 0 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Boston College | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Akron | 10 | 13 | 27 | 2.08 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Florida International | 8 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 7 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 1 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 5 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 6 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Duke | 5 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.2 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 1 | USC | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | Navy | 7 | 18 | 73 | 4.06 | 0 | 2.6 | 10.4 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 8 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 9 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 0 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| 1 | North Texas | 7 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 7 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 8 | 10 | 50 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 21 | 114 | 5.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 12.7 |
| 1 | UCLA | 5 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.8 |
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 7 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 18 | 106 | 5.89 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Army | 6 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 1 | Nevada | 10 | 16 | 106 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.6 |
| 1 | Colorado | 8 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| 1 | Utah State | 7 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.7 |
| 1 | Purdue | 8 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 7 | 12 | 85 | 7.08 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.1 |
| 1 | UAB | 8 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.1 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 8 | 16 | 123 | 7.69 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.4 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 6 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.8 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 10 | 15 | 117 | 7.80 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Florida | 7 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.1 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 6 | 7 | 57 | 8.14 | 0 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 9 | 24 | 205 | 8.54 | 0 | 2.7 | 22.8 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 15 | 129 | 8.60 | 0 | 1.9 | 16.1 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 0 | 3.3 | 28.7 |
| 1 | Washington State | 7 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 4 | 6 | 53 | 8.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 7 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.1 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 6 | 11 | 99 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Boise State | 6 | 10 | 92 | 9.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.3 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 7 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.9 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Maryland | 5 | 8 | 74 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 15.7 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 48 | 9.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 9 | 89 | 9.89 | 0 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Kent State | 11 | 21 | 216 | 10.29 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.6 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 6 | 7 | 73 | 10.43 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 6 | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.3 |
| 1 | Florida State | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 7 | 11 | 116 | 10.55 | 0 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
| 1 | TCU | 7 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.6 |
| 1 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 74 | 10.57 | 0 | 1.4 | 14.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Texas State | 5 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.8 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 9 | 21 | 231 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.7 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 79 | 11.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 9 | 10 | 119 | 11.90 | 0 | 1.1 | 13.2 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 8 | 12 | 143 | 11.92 | 0 | 1.5 | 17.9 |
| 1 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 4 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 1 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 15 | 187 | 12.47 | 0 | 1.9 | 23.4 |
| 1 | Baylor | 9 | 12 | 163 | 13.58 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.1 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 7 | 9 | 125 | 13.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.9 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 1 | Toledo | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.3 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 7 | 13 | 195 | 15.00 | 0 | 1.9 | 27.9 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 33.3 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| 102 | Utah | 5 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 1 | 1.4 | 7.4 |
| 102 | Houston | 8 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 102 | Buffalo | 9 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 1 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
| 102 | Indiana | 9 | 15 | 121 | 8.07 | 1 | 1.7 | 13.4 |
| 102 | Texas A&M | 6 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| 102 | South Florida | 6 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 1 | 1.2 | 11.5 |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 16 | 160 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.6 | 16.0 |
| 102 | Stanford | 9 | 12 | 132 | 11.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| 102 | Marshall | 7 | 14 | 156 | 11.14 | 1 | 2.0 | 22.3 |
| 102 | Michigan State | 8 | 15 | 176 | 11.73 | 1 | 1.9 | 22.0 |
| 102 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 7 | 84 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| 102 | UTEP | 9 | 10 | 123 | 12.30 | 1 | 1.1 | 13.7 |
| 102 | Rice | 7 | 10 | 126 | 12.60 | 1 | 1.4 | 18.0 |
| 102 | Western Michigan | 8 | 19 | 245 | 12.89 | 1 | 2.4 | 30.6 |
| 102 | UCF | 7 | 11 | 145 | 13.18 | 1 | 1.6 | 20.7 |
| 102 | Arkansas State | 7 | 8 | 110 | 13.75 | 1 | 1.1 | 15.7 |
| 102 | North Carolina | 5 | 7 | 97 | 13.86 | 1 | 1.4 | 19.4 |
| 102 | Ball State | 8 | 14 | 227 | 16.21 | 1 | 1.8 | 28.4 |
| 102 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 11 | 179 | 16.27 | 1 | 1.2 | 19.9 |
| 102 | Temple | 9 | 5 | 91 | 18.20 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.1 |
| 102 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 1 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| 102 | California | 7 | 11 | 203 | 18.45 | 1 | 1.6 | 29.0 |
| 102 | BYU | 7 | 8 | 150 | 18.75 | 1 | 1.1 | 21.4 |
| 102 | New Mexico | 8 | 13 | 322 | 24.77 | 1 | 1.6 | 40.3 |
| 126 | Virginia | 9 | 16 | 212 | 13.25 | 2 | 1.8 | 23.6 |
| 126 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 17 | 231 | 13.59 | 2 | 1.9 | 25.7 |
| 126 | Arkansas | 8 | 14 | 288 | 20.57 | 2 | 1.8 | 36.0 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 9 | 16 | 336 | 21.00 | 2 | 1.8 | 37.3 |