2023 National Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | -9 | -9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -9.0 |
| 2 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Marshall | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Texas State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 13 | Navy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 16 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 19 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 20 | Texas | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 22 | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| 23 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 26 | SMU | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Washington | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 28 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 28 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 28 | Florida State | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.5 |
| 32 | Michigan | 3 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 11.3 |
| 33 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 33 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 33 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 36 | Alabama | 2 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.5 |
| 37 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 37 | Tulane | 2 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 22.0 |
| 39 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 34.0 |
| 40 | New Mexico State | 2 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| 41 | Liberty | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 41 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 41 | Boise State | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 18.0 |
| 41 | California | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 41 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| 46 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 47 | Toledo | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 48 | Bowling Green | 1 | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 35.0 |
| 49 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| 50 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 37.0 |
| 51 | Iowa | 2 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 41.0 |
| 52 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 53 | North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 82 | 41.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 82.0 |