Punt Return Yards Leaders
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 1 | LSU | 38 | 828 | 21.8 | 39 | 524 | 13.4 | 92 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Alabama | 22 | 530 | 24.1 | 39 | 507 | 13.0 | 83 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Fresno State | 80 | 1643 | 20.5 | 30 | 466 | 15.5 | 79 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Southern Miss | 52 | 1174 | 22.6 | 35 | 448 | 12.8 | 60 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Texas A&M | 42 | 909 | 21.6 | 32 | 435 | 13.6 | 72 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Arkansas | 42 | 974 | 23.2 | 31 | 420 | 13.5 | 69 | 4 | |||
| 7 | Florida State | 31 | 795 | 25.6 | 40 | 417 | 10.4 | 83 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Boise State | 31 | 724 | 23.4 | 34 | 404 | 11.9 | 64 | 0 | |||
| 9 | TCU | 48 | 1355 | 28.2 | 34 | 339 | 10.0 | 43 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 47 | 937 | 19.9 | 31 | 334 | 10.8 | 55 | 1 | |||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 11 | Wisconsin | 49 | 1072 | 21.9 | 22 | 332 | 15.1 | 60 | 1 | |||
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 63 | 1226 | 19.5 | 32 | 332 | 10.4 | 87 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | Michigan State | 47 | 1113 | 23.7 | 31 | 327 | 10.5 | 57 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Ohio | 58 | 1255 | 21.6 | 41 | 317 | 7.7 | 65 | 1 | |||
| Houston | 41 | 906 | 22.1 | 24 | 317 | 13.2 | 76 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | Oregon | 57 | 1420 | 24.9 | 33 | 315 | 9.5 | 58 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Penn State | 43 | 981 | 22.8 | 41 | 312 | 7.6 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Mississippi State | 42 | 779 | 18.5 | 28 | 311 | 11.1 | 82 | 2 | |||
| 19 | Nevada | 56 | 1170 | 20.9 | 26 | 307 | 11.8 | 86 | 1 | |||
| 20 | Utah | 41 | 946 | 23.1 | 33 | 298 | 9.0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 21 | West Virginia | 57 | 1349 | 23.7 | 25 | 294 | 11.8 | 64 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Arizona State | 66 | 1658 | 25.1 | 18 | 276 | 15.3 | 78 | 1 | |||
| 23 | Brigham Young | 47 | 1071 | 22.8 | 25 | 275 | 11.0 | 67 | 1 | |||
| 24 | Eastern Michigan | 51 | 963 | 18.9 | 29 | 272 | 9.4 | 83 | 1 | |||
| 25 | Texas | 53 | 1276 | 24.1 | 19 | 269 | 14.2 | 81 | 1 | |||
| Louisiana Tech | 52 | 1176 | 22.6 | 28 | 269 | 9.6 | 82 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | USC | 42 | 870 | 20.7 | 26 | 267 | 10.3 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 28 | Georgia | 48 | 1035 | 21.6 | 26 | 259 | 10.0 | 92 | 1 | |||
| 29 | Idaho | 65 | 1312 | 20.2 | 17 | 255 | 15.0 | 81 | 3 | |||
| 30 | Colorado State | 52 | 1251 | 24.1 | 24 | 248 | 10.3 | 26 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 31 | Marshall | 57 | 1272 | 22.3 | 21 | 246 | 11.7 | 87 | 1 | |||
| 32 | Toledo | 54 | 1036 | 19.2 | 18 | 239 | 13.3 | 85 | 1 | |||
| 33 | Florida International | 39 | 926 | 23.7 | 14 | 235 | 16.8 | 97 | 1 | |||
| 34 | Oklahoma | 41 | 886 | 21.6 | 27 | 234 | 8.7 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Hawaii | 60 | 1434 | 23.9 | 26 | 227 | 8.7 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 36 | Duke | 63 | 1286 | 20.4 | 25 | 226 | 9.0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 37 | Troy | 53 | 1055 | 19.9 | 28 | 224 | 8.0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 38 | UTEP | 49 | 1291 | 26.3 | 22 | 220 | 10.0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| 39 | Ole Miss | 56 | 1147 | 20.5 | 14 | 219 | 15.6 | 84 | 2 | |||
| Western Michigan | 63 | 1409 | 22.4 | 22 | 219 | 10.0 | 64 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 41 | Southern Methodist | 39 | 779 | 20.0 | 21 | 217 | 10.3 | 92 | 1 | |||
| 42 | Stanford | 44 | 992 | 22.5 | 19 | 215 | 11.3 | 42 | 0 | |||
| South Florida | 51 | 1054 | 20.7 | 33 | 215 | 6.5 | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Rice | 49 | 951 | 19.4 | 24 | 215 | 9.0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 45 | Ohio State | 42 | 1035 | 24.6 | 21 | 214 | 10.2 | 69 | 1 | |||
| Temple | 33 | 785 | 23.8 | 19 | 214 | 11.3 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 47 | North Carolina State | 52 | 1121 | 21.6 | 19 | 208 | 10.9 | 82 | 1 | |||
| 48 | Tulane | 83 | 1667 | 20.1 | 22 | 205 | 9.3 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 49 | Arkansas State | 40 | 817 | 20.4 | 26 | 204 | 7.8 | 43 | 1 | |||
| 50 | UCF | 42 | 1131 | 26.9 | 24 | 201 | 8.4 | 37 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 51 | Michigan | 35 | 645 | 18.4 | 22 | 198 | 9.0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 52 | Washington | 75 | 1751 | 23.3 | 21 | 194 | 9.2 | 46 | 1 | |||
| 53 | Cincinnati | 49 | 1181 | 24.1 | 27 | 186 | 6.9 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 54 | Oregon State | 56 | 1233 | 22.0 | 12 | 181 | 15.1 | 85 | 2 | |||
| 55 | Wyoming | 46 | 958 | 20.8 | 14 | 179 | 12.8 | 76 | 1 | |||
| 56 | Florida | 47 | 1137 | 24.2 | 25 | 178 | 7.1 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 54 | 1189 | 22.0 | 27 | 171 | 6.3 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 58 | Missouri | 44 | 967 | 22.0 | 19 | 169 | 8.9 | 44 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Middle Tennessee | 57 | 1087 | 19.1 | 18 | 166 | 9.2 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 60 | Pittsburgh | 52 | 1117 | 21.5 | 27 | 165 | 6.1 | 22 | 1 | |||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 61 | East Carolina | 58 | 1114 | 19.2 | 15 | 162 | 10.8 | 39 | 0 | |||
| 62 | Kansas State | 50 | 1260 | 25.2 | 19 | 160 | 8.4 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 63 | South Carolina | 37 | 808 | 21.8 | 20 | 156 | 7.8 | 68 | 1 | |||
| 64 | Auburn | 55 | 1356 | 24.7 | 23 | 155 | 6.7 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 65 | Virginia | 52 | 1138 | 21.9 | 26 | 150 | 5.8 | 27 | 0 | |||
| 66 | Wake Forest | 61 | 1195 | 19.6 | 22 | 148 | 6.7 | 50 | 1 | |||
| 67 | UAB | 73 | 1460 | 20.0 | 14 | 143 | 10.2 | 91 | 0 | |||
| 68 | Air Force | 44 | 938 | 21.3 | 13 | 140 | 10.8 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 69 | Nebraska | 45 | 1146 | 25.5 | 18 | 139 | 7.7 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 70 | Baylor | 62 | 1239 | 20.0 | 17 | 136 | 8.0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| Purdue | 44 | 1262 | 28.7 | 23 | 136 | 5.9 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 72 | Kent State | 46 | 944 | 20.5 | 19 | 133 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 73 | Connecticut | 43 | 1039 | 24.2 | 23 | 132 | 5.7 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 74 | Georgia Tech | 42 | 807 | 19.2 | 16 | 130 | 8.1 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Western Kentucky | 54 | 1409 | 26.1 | 23 | 130 | 5.7 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Tennessee | 43 | 976 | 22.7 | 16 | 130 | 8.1 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| 77 | Northwestern | 48 | 1033 | 21.5 | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 78 | Utah State | 60 | 1363 | 22.7 | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 79 | Iowa State | 65 | 1552 | 23.9 | 16 | 121 | 7.6 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Miami (FL) | 43 | 915 | 21.3 | 11 | 121 | 11.0 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 81 | California | 51 | 1022 | 20.0 | 20 | 116 | 5.8 | 37 | 0 | |||
| Bowling Green | 58 | 1271 | 21.9 | 20 | 116 | 5.8 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 83 | San Diego State | 58 | 1175 | 20.3 | 22 | 115 | 5.2 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 84 | Iowa | 46 | 1008 | 21.9 | 14 | 111 | 7.9 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 85 | Northern Illinois | 55 | 1097 | 19.9 | 16 | 109 | 6.8 | 33 | 1 | |||
| 86 | Rutgers | 38 | 879 | 23.1 | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 32 | 1 | |||
| 87 | Buffalo | 57 | 1117 | 19.6 | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 88 | Central Michigan | 63 | 1269 | 20.1 | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 89 | Navy | 53 | 1091 | 20.6 | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 32 | 0 | |||
| 90 | Maryland | 70 | 1396 | 19.9 | 18 | 95 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| Kansas | 73 | 1426 | 19.5 | 12 | 95 | 7.9 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 92 | Louisville | 46 | 1085 | 23.6 | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 93 | Memphis | 67 | 1207 | 18.0 | 10 | 93 | 9.3 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 94 | Texas Tech | 59 | 1299 | 22.0 | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 95 | Clemson | 63 | 1405 | 22.3 | 13 | 90 | 6.9 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 96 | Ball State | 51 | 1108 | 21.7 | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 97 | Tulsa | 51 | 1115 | 21.9 | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 52 | 1157 | 22.3 | 23 | 79 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 99 | Boston College | 46 | 921 | 20.0 | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 100 | North Carolina | 59 | 1365 | 23.1 | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 19 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 101 | Illinois | 34 | 534 | 15.7 | 24 | 70 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 102 | North Texas | 66 | 1246 | 18.9 | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 103 | Arizona | 57 | 1199 | 21.0 | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Florida Atlantic | 59 | 1221 | 20.7 | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 49 | 1212 | 24.7 | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 106 | San Jose State | 62 | 1352 | 21.8 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 29 | 0 | |||
| UNLV | 71 | 1685 | 23.7 | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 108 | Miami (OH) | 42 | 839 | 20.0 | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 109 | Colorado | 69 | 1281 | 18.6 | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 | |||
| New Mexico State | 71 | 1664 | 23.4 | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 34 | 0 | ||||
| KICKOFFS | PUNTS | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | ATT | YDS | AVG | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |||
| 111 | Army | 55 | 1027 | 18.7 | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 112 | Minnesota | 55 | 1289 | 23.4 | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 113 | UCLA | 63 | 1317 | 20.9 | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 114 | Notre Dame | 56 | 1281 | 22.9 | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 115 | Akron | 62 | 1091 | 17.6 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 116 | Indiana | 70 | 1345 | 19.2 | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Washington State | 59 | 1348 | 22.8 | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 118 | Syracuse | 59 | 1336 | 22.6 | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 119 | Kentucky | 47 | 952 | 20.3 | 19 | 35 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 120 | New Mexico | 63 | 1343 | 21.3 | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | |||
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau
