IA National Team Report
Kickoff Returns
| Rank | Name | Games | Kret | Yds | TDs | Avg | Wins | Losses | Ties |
| 1 | Utah | 12 | 25 |
706 | 0 | 28.24 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Clemson | 13 | 29 |
803 | 1 | 27.69 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 12 | 47 |
1248 | 2 | 26.55 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 36 |
928 | 0 | 25.78 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | Miami (Fla.) | 13 | 34 |
858 | 1 | 25.24 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | South Fla. | 11 | 30 |
755 | 1 | 25.17 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Virginia | 13 | 32 |
793 | 0 | 24.78 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Fresno St. | 14 | 38 |
928 | 1 | 24.42 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 13 | 26 |
631 | 0 | 24.27 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 12 | 41 |
980 | 1 | 23.90 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | San Jose St. | 11 | 46 |
1090 | 1 | 23.70 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Mississippi | 13 | 36 |
853 | 0 | 23.69 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan St. | 13 | 45 |
1065 | 3 | 23.67 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | La.-Monroe | 12 | 55 |
1295 | 1 | 23.55 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | Boise St. | 14 | 50 |
1170 | 0 | 23.40 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Oregon | 13 | 53 |
1229 | 1 | 23.19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Mississippi St. | 12 | 50 |
1159 | 1 | 23.18 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 13 | 61 |
1409 | 1 | 23.10 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Wyoming | 12 | 41 |
946 | 0 | 23.07 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | UTEP | 13 | 53 |
1220 | 0 | 23.02 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Duke | 12 | 41 |
943 | 0 | 23.00 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 36 |
827 | 1 | 22.97 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Maryland | 13 | 24 |
550 | 0 | 22.92 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 12 | 46 |
1052 | 0 | 22.87 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Baylor | 12 | 53 |
1212 | 2 | 22.87 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Florida St. | 13 | 40 |
912 | 0 | 22.80 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Houston | 13 | 58 |
1318 | 1 | 22.72 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Southern California | 13 | 34 |
770 | 1 | 22.65 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Colorado St. | 13 | 45 |
1016 | 0 | 22.58 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Alabama | 13 | 34 |
766 | 1 | 22.53 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | UCLA | 13 | 36 |
807 | 2 | 22.42 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Colorado | 12 | 39 |
873 | 1 | 22.38 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 33 | LSU | 14 | 23 |
514 | 0 | 22.35 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Iowa | 13 | 33 |
732 | 0 | 22.18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Southern Miss. | 13 | 36 |
795 | 1 | 22.08 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Kansas St. | 15 | 23 |
506 | 0 | 22.00 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Kansas | 13 | 37 |
813 | 0 | 21.97 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Arizona St. | 12 | 34 |
744 | 0 | 21.88 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 14 | 30 |
656 | 1 | 21.87 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Tulsa | 13 | 39 |
851 | 0 | 21.82 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Hawaii | 14 | 47 |
1019 | 1 | 21.68 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Temple | 12 | 60 |
1290 | 0 | 21.50 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | Florida | 13 | 32 |
687 | 0 | 21.47 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Boston College | 13 | 51 |
1082 | 0 | 21.22 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 45 | Tulane | 12 | 51 |
1080 | 1 | 21.18 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 46 | Purdue | 13 | 40 |
846 | 0 | 21.15 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | Idaho | 12 | 47 |
989 | 1 | 21.04 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 48 | Kent St. | 12 | 55 |
1153 | 0 | 20.96 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 49 | Missouri | 13 | 50 |
1042 | 0 | 20.84 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Akron | 12 | 51 |
1058 | 1 | 20.75 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Stanford | 11 | 43 |
892 | 0 | 20.74 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Northwestern | 13 | 45 |
931 | 0 | 20.69 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 53 | Tennessee | 13 | 27 |
558 | 0 | 20.67 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Utah St. | 12 | 43 |
887 | 0 | 20.63 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Army | 13 | 67 |
1371 | 0 | 20.46 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Minnesota | 13 | 35 |
715 | 1 | 20.43 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 48 |
980 | 0 | 20.42 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 61 |
1245 | 0 | 20.41 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 59 | Indiana | 12 | 38 |
774 | 0 | 20.37 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 | Rutgers | 12 | 38 |
773 | 1 | 20.34 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 61 | Bowling Green | 14 | 45 |
912 | 0 | 20.27 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Oklahoma St. | 13 | 34 |
688 | 0 | 20.24 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | Brigham Young | 12 | 42 |
848 | 0 | 20.19 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 64 | Connecticut | 12 | 36 |
723 | 0 | 20.08 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Ohio | 12 | 42 |
838 | 0 | 19.95 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 66 | UCF | 12 | 51 |
1007 | 0 | 19.75 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 67 | Syracuse | 12 | 41 |
804 | 0 | 19.61 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Texas Tech | 13 | 44 |
861 | 0 | 19.57 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 69 | Wake Forest | 12 | 50 |
978 | 0 | 19.56 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Illinois | 12 | 43 |
840 | 0 | 19.53 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 46 |
898 | 0 | 19.52 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | TCU | 13 | 33 |
643 | 0 | 19.48 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Texas | 13 | 43 |
836 | 1 | 19.44 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Northern Ill. | 12 | 42 |
816 | 0 | 19.43 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | 12 | 46 |
893 | 0 | 19.41 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 76 | Michigan | 13 | 29 |
562 | 0 | 19.38 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Auburn | 13 | 36 |
697 | 0 | 19.36 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 78 | Washington St. | 13 | 42 |
813 | 1 | 19.36 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Arkansas | 13 | 37 |
714 | 0 | 19.30 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | New Mexico | 13 | 38 |
724 | 0 | 19.05 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 12 | 36 |
684 | 0 | 19.00 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 81 | Toledo | 12 | 36 |
684 | 0 | 19.00 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | North Texas | 13 | 39 |
740 | 0 | 18.97 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 43 |
815 | 0 | 18.95 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 85 | South Carolina | 12 | 41 |
775 | 0 | 18.90 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Iowa St. | 12 | 51 |
963 | 0 | 18.88 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 87 | Troy St. | 12 | 34 |
641 | 0 | 18.85 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 88 | Nevada | 12 | 42 |
789 | 0 | 18.79 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | East Caro. | 12 | 51 |
958 | 1 | 18.78 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 90 | Buffalo | 12 | 57 |
1069 | 0 | 18.75 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 91 | Memphis | 13 | 31 |
578 | 0 | 18.65 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 92 | UAB | 12 | 42 |
783 | 0 | 18.64 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 93 | California | 14 | 39 |
723 | 0 | 18.54 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 94 | New Mexico St. | 12 | 42 |
773 | 0 | 18.40 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 95 | Louisville | 13 | 54 |
993 | 0 | 18.39 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Ball St. | 12 | 49 |
898 | 0 | 18.33 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 97 | Washington | 12 | 48 |
878 | 0 | 18.29 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 98 | Western Mich. | 12 | 55 |
1006 | 0 | 18.29 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 99 | Marshall | 12 | 34 |
621 | 0 | 18.26 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 100 | Georgia | 14 | 29 |
529 | 1 | 18.24 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 101 | Navy | 13 | 39 |
705 | 0 | 18.08 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 102 | Central Mich. | 12 | 62 |
1120 | 0 | 18.06 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | 13 | 41 |
738 | 0 | 18.00 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 104 | Eastern Mich. | 12 | 55 |
983 | 0 | 17.87 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 105 | Ohio St. | 13 | 29 |
510 | 0 | 17.59 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 106 | North Carolina St. | 13 | 44 |
764 | 0 | 17.36 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 107 | Arkansas St. | 12 | 57 |
989 | 0 | 17.35 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 108 | Air Force | 12 | 22 |
379 | 0 | 17.23 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 109 | La.-Lafayette | 12 | 45 |
773 | 0 | 17.18 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 110 | San Diego St. | 12 | 30 |
515 | 0 | 17.17 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 111 | Rice | 12 | 36 |
614 | 0 | 17.06 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 112 | Arizona | 12 | 41 |
685 | 0 | 16.71 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 113 | Middle Tenn. St. | 12 | 47 |
764 | 0 | 16.26 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 114 | UNLV | 12 | 31 |
496 | 0 | 16.00 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 115 | Oregon St. | 13 | 41 |
648 | 0 | 15.80 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 116 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | 29 |
452 | 0 | 15.59 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 117 | Penn St. | 12 | 31 |
474 | 0 | 15.29 | 3 | 9 | 0 |