2023 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Toledo | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 20 | Army | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 25 | Auburn | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 25 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 25 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 25 | Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 22.7 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 1 | 0.7 | 27.3 |
| 35 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 35 | Jacksonville State | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 35 | Washington State | 4 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| 39 | Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | -4 | -1.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| 39 | Akron | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| 39 | Air Force | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 39 | James Madison | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 39 | Memphis | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| 39 | Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 39 | California | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 39 | Louisville | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| 39 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 39 | Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| 39 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 39 | Florida State | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| 39 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.7 |
| 39 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 39 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 39 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 41 | 10.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.3 |
| 39 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 39 | Temple | 3 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 1 | 1.0 | 23.3 |
| 62 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.7 |
| 62 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 62 | Tulane | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| 62 | SMU | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 62 | Buffalo | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 1 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 62 | Houston | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| 62 | Mississippi | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 62 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 62 | Appalachian State | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 62 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 62 | North Carolina State | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 62 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 12.3 |
| 62 | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 62 | Oregon State | 3 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| 62 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| 62 | Arkansas | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 17.7 |
| 62 | Ball State | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| 62 | Alabama | 3 | 4 | 56 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 18.7 |
| 62 | UTEP | 3 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 62 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 62 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 22.0 |
| 62 | South Florida | 3 | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 24.7 |
| 62 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 95 | 19.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 23.8 |
| 62 | New Mexico | 3 | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 1 | 1.3 | 25.3 |
| 62 | UCF | 3 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 1 | 1.3 | 35.3 |
| 62 | Utah State | 3 | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 1 | 1.3 | 37.0 |
| 89 | Florida International | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 89 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 89 | San Diego State | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 89 | USC | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.0 |
| 89 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 95 | East Carolina | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.0 |
| 95 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| 95 | Texas | 3 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| 95 | Arkansas State | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 95 | Connecticut | 3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 95 | Fresno State | 3 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.0 |
| 95 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 95 | Arizona State | 3 | 5 | 62 | 12.40 | 0 | 1.7 | 20.7 |
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.8 | 14.5 |
| 103 | Western Michigan | 4 | 7 | 64 | 9.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 103 | Ohio | 4 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 32.8 |
| 106 | Penn State | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| 106 | Duke | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| 106 | Colorado | 3 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
| 106 | Purdue | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 106 | UNLV | 3 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.3 |
| 106 | Georgia State | 3 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 106 | Maryland | 3 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 106 | Marshall | 4 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 1 | 2.0 | 21.5 |
| 106 | Massachusetts | 3 | 6 | 172 | 28.67 | 2 | 2.0 | 57.3 |
| 116 | Navy | 3 | 7 | 39 | 5.57 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | 4 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| 116 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 25.0 |
| 116 | Kent State | 3 | 7 | 96 | 13.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 32.0 |
| 116 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 113 | 16.14 | 1 | 2.3 | 37.7 |
| 116 | BYU | 3 | 7 | 174 | 24.86 | 1 | 2.3 | 58.0 |
| 122 | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 76 | 9.50 | 0 | 2.7 | 25.3 |
| 122 | Iowa | 3 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 26.7 |
| 122 | Notre Dame | 3 | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0 | 2.7 | 33.7 |
| 125 | Cincinnati | 3 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 17.0 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 3 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 29.0 |
| 127 | Syracuse | 3 | 10 | 195 | 19.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 65.0 |