2023 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Texas 8 18 309 17.17 1 2.3 38.6
2 Penn State 9 25 317 12.68 2 2.8 35.2
3 Texas A&M 8 21 263 12.52 1 2.6 32.9
4 USC 8 14 243 17.36 1 1.8 30.4
5 Florida State 10 25 289 11.56 0 2.5 28.9
6 Tennessee 9 16 255 15.94 1 1.8 28.3
7 Auburn 9 20 231 11.55 1 2.2 25.7
8 Florida Atlantic 11 15 282 18.80 1 1.4 25.6
9 Virginia Tech 10 21 245 11.67 0 2.1 24.5
10 UNLV 12 16 285 17.81 0 1.3 23.8
11 Alabama 8 17 187 11.00 1 2.1 23.4
11 Louisiana Tech 10 27 234 8.67 2 2.7 23.4
13 Iowa 11 24 256 10.67 1 2.2 23.3
14 Oregon State 9 10 203 20.30 1 1.1 22.6
15 Syracuse 11 22 247 11.23 0 2.0 22.5
16 Texas Tech 9 11 201 18.27 1 1.2 22.3
17 Arkansas 8 11 174 15.82 1 1.4 21.8
18 Miami (Ohio) 14 24 299 12.46 0 1.7 21.4
18 West Virginia 10 18 214 11.89 1 1.8 21.4
20 Georgia 9 17 189 11.12 1 1.9 21.0
21 Michigan 10 23 209 9.09 0 2.3 20.9
22 SMU 13 25 270 10.80 1 1.9 20.8
23 Florida 7 13 145 11.15 0 1.9 20.7
24 James Madison 13 18 266 14.78 1 1.4 20.5
25 South Alabama 12 21 243 11.57 0 1.8 20.3
26 Utah State 12 28 237 8.46 0 2.3 19.8
27 Notre Dame 9 13 168 12.92 1 1.4 18.7
28 Vanderbilt 8 14 149 10.64 0 1.8 18.6
29 Mississippi State 8 12 140 11.67 1 1.5 17.5
30 Oregon 11 19 189 9.95 0 1.7 17.2
31 Oklahoma 8 18 137 7.61 1 2.3 17.1
32 Charlotte 11 21 187 8.90 1 1.9 17.0
33 Iowa State 7 8 116 14.50 0 1.1 16.6
34 Rice 11 19 182 9.58 0 1.7 16.5
35 Georgia Southern 13 27 204 7.56 0 2.1 15.7
36 TCU 8 11 123 11.18 1 1.4 15.4
36 San Diego State 12 21 185 8.81 0 1.8 15.4
38 Southern Mississippi 11 16 167 10.44 1 1.5 15.2
38 Washington 10 16 152 9.50 1 1.6 15.2
40 Wake Forest 8 12 116 9.67 0 1.5 14.5
41 Fresno State 13 20 184 9.20 0 1.5 14.2
42 North Carolina State 9 12 127 10.58 0 1.3 14.1
43 UCF 9 11 122 11.09 0 1.2 13.6
44 Arkansas State 12 16 161 10.06 1 1.3 13.4
45 Middle Tennessee 9 11 120 10.91 0 1.2 13.3
46 Wisconsin 10 16 132 8.25 0 1.6 13.2
47 Kansas 9 5 117 23.40 1 0.6 13.0
48 Duke 8 11 103 9.36 0 1.4 12.9
49 Colorado State 12 13 150 11.54 1 1.1 12.5
50 Navy 10 15 123 8.20 0 1.5 12.3
51 San Jose State 13 8 156 19.50 2 0.6 12.0
51 Florida International 11 13 132 10.15 0 1.2 12.0
53 Mississippi 9 11 107 9.73 1 1.2 11.9
53 Pittsburgh 9 19 107 5.63 0 2.1 11.9
55 Sam Houston State 11 19 130 6.84 0 1.7 11.8
56 Bowling Green 11 15 128 8.53 1 1.4 11.6
57 South Carolina 8 9 89 9.89 1 1.1 11.1
58 Eastern Michigan 13 13 142 10.92 0 1.0 10.9
59 Georgia Tech 9 9 97 10.78 0 1.0 10.8
60 Nevada 11 7 118 16.86 0 0.6 10.7
60 Illinois 9 8 96 12.00 0 0.9 10.7
62 Boston College 10 11 106 9.64 0 1.1 10.6
62 Michigan State 7 9 74 8.22 0 1.3 10.6
64 UTSA 12 17 125 7.35 1 1.4 10.4
65 Army 11 7 113 16.14 2 0.6 10.3
65 Clemson 10 14 103 7.36 0 1.4 10.3
65 UCLA 12 18 123 6.83 0 1.5 10.3
65 Purdue 9 16 93 5.81 0 1.8 10.3
69 Colorado 10 10 101 10.10 0 1.0 10.1
70 Baylor 10 10 100 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
70 Houston 9 11 90 8.18 0 1.2 10.0
72 New Mexico State 13 17 129 7.59 0 1.3 9.9
73 Utah 10 22 98 4.45 0 2.2 9.8
74 North Carolina 11 7 107 15.29 1 0.6 9.7
75 UTEP 10 8 96 12.00 1 0.8 9.6
76 Minnesota 10 8 94 11.75 0 0.8 9.4
77 Old Dominion 12 16 112 7.00 0 1.3 9.3
78 Kentucky 7 7 64 9.14 0 1.0 9.1
79 Missouri 8 8 70 8.75 0 1.0 8.8
79 Kent State 12 14 106 7.57 0 1.2 8.8
81 LSU 9 6 77 12.83 0 0.7 8.6
82 Tulane 12 11 99 9.00 1 0.9 8.3
82 East Carolina 10 10 83 8.30 0 1.0 8.3
84 Northern Illinois 13 12 104 8.67 1 0.9 8.0
84 Memphis 11 12 88 7.33 0 1.1 8.0
84 Arizona State 8 9 64 7.11 0 1.1 8.0
84 Massachusetts 10 12 80 6.67 0 1.2 8.0
88 Akron 12 16 93 5.81 0 1.3 7.8
89 Washington State 9 8 68 8.50 0 0.9 7.6
90 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 17 97 5.71 0 1.3 7.5
90 Toledo 14 19 105 5.53 0 1.4 7.5
92 Tulsa 9 6 67 11.17 0 0.7 7.4
92 Hawai'i 12 14 89 6.36 0 1.2 7.4
94 Jacksonville State 12 16 87 5.44 1 1.3 7.3
95 Arizona 11 12 79 6.58 1 1.1 7.2
96 Temple 11 13 77 5.92 0 1.2 7.0
97 Troy 13 17 86 5.06 0 1.3 6.6
98 Texas State 13 12 83 6.92 0 0.9 6.4
99 Liberty 13 12 82 6.83 0 0.9 6.3
100 Stanford 8 7 48 6.86 0 0.9 6.0
101 Louisiana-Monroe 11 7 65 9.29 1 0.6 5.9
102 Western Michigan 11 7 64 9.14 0 0.6 5.8
102 South Florida 12 15 70 4.67 0 1.3 5.8
104 Maryland 10 8 57 7.13 0 0.8 5.7
104 Virginia 9 13 51 3.92 0 1.4 5.7
106 UAB 11 6 60 10.00 0 0.5 5.5
106 Central Michigan 11 13 61 4.69 0 1.2 5.5
106 Kansas State 8 10 44 4.40 0 1.3 5.5
109 Ohio State 9 11 49 4.45 0 1.2 5.4
110 Coastal Carolina 13 14 69 4.93 0 1.1 5.3
110 Louisville 11 21 58 2.76 1 1.9 5.3
112 Cincinnati 9 12 45 3.75 0 1.3 5.0
113 BYU 8 15 37 2.47 0 1.9 4.6
114 Buffalo 11 9 46 5.11 0 0.8 4.2
115 Connecticut 10 10 37 3.70 0 1.0 3.7
116 Western Kentucky 11 11 40 3.64 0 1.0 3.6
116 Nebraska 10 12 36 3.00 0 1.2 3.6
118 Ohio 13 15 41 2.73 0 1.2 3.2
119 North Texas 11 10 34 3.40 0 0.9 3.1
120 Miami (Florida) 9 7 27 3.86 0 0.8 3.0
121 Northwestern 11 9 32 3.56 0 0.8 2.9
122 Appalachian State 14 2 37 18.50 0 0.1 2.6
123 California 11 8 28 3.50 0 0.7 2.5
124 Rutgers 9 5 21 4.20 2 0.6 2.3
125 Boise State 13 8 27 3.38 0 0.6 2.1
126 Oklahoma State 10 9 20 2.22 0 0.9 2.0
127 Air Force 13 8 23 2.88 0 0.6 1.8
127 Georgia State 12 9 21 2.33 1 0.8 1.8
129 Ball State 11 14 15 1.07 0 1.3 1.4
130 Wyoming 12 7 16 2.29 0 0.6 1.3
131 Marshall 12 7 9 1.29 0 0.6 0.8
132 New Mexico 12 4 5 1.25 0 0.3 0.4
133 Indiana 8 8 -14 -1.75 0 1.0 -1.8