| | PUNT RETURNS | KICK RETURNS | COMBINED RET | |
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| Rank | Player | Opponent | Sched Date | NO. | YARDS | TD | NO. | YARDS | TD | NO. | YARDS | TD | Avg | Pos | Cl |
| 1 | Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati | West Virginia | 08-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | WR | SR |
| 2 | Torrey Smith, Maryland | Nevada | 30-DEC-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 99 | WR | FR |
| 2 | David Jones, Kentucky | East Carolina | 02-JAN-09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 99 | DB | SR |
| 4 | Dennis Johnson, Arkansas | Tulsa | 01-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 96 | RB | FR |
| 5 | Tristan Davis, Auburn | Tenn.-Martin | 08-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 1 | 95 | RB | SR |
| 6 | J.C. Neal, North Carolina St. | Duke | 08-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 93 | DB | SR |
| 7 | Price Miller, Georgia | Alabama | 27-SEP-08 | 1 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 1 | 92 | DB | JR |
| 8 | Perrish Cox, Oklahoma St. | Washington St. | 30-AUG-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 90 | DB | JR |
| 9 | Nate Swift, Nebraska | Virginia Tech | 27-SEP-08 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 88 | WR | SR |
| 10 | Andy Brodell, Iowa | Iowa St. | 13-SEP-08 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 81 | WR | JR |
| 11 | Chaz Powell, Penn St. | Syracuse | 13-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 69 | DB | SO |
| 12 | Ricky Price, Oklahoma St. | Washington St. | 30-AUG-08 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 68 | DB | SR |
| 12 | Desmond Tardy, Purdue | Northern Colo. | 06-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 68 | WR | SR |
| 14 | Dontavia Bogan, South Fla. | Connecticut | 23-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 67.5 | WR | SO |
| 15 | Chris Culliver, South Carolina | Tennessee | 01-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 67 | DB | SO |
| 15 | Theo Wilson, South Fla. | Tenn.-Martin | 30-AUG-08 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 67 | DB | JR |
| 17 | Graig Cooper, Miami (Fla.) | Charleston So. | 28-AUG-08 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 66 | RB | SO |
| 18 | Jason Chery, La.-Lafayette | North Texas | 11-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 1 | 65.5 | WR | SR |
| 19 | Rich Gunnell, Boston College | Virginia Tech | 18-OCT-08 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 65 | WR | JR |
| 19 | Travis Shelton, Temple | Kent St. | 12-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 1 | 2 | 130 | 1 | 65 | WR | SR |
| 21 | Michael Ray Garvin, Florida St. | Georgia Tech | 01-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 64 | DB | SR |
| 22 | Derrick Locke, Kentucky | Western Ky. | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 127 | 1 | 63.5 | RB | SO |
| 23 | Marlon Moore, Fresno St. | UCLA | 27-SEP-08 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 63 | WR | JR |
| 24 | Ronald Johnson, Southern California | Stanford | 15-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 0 | 62.5 | WR | SO |
| 25 | Patrick Chung, Oregon | Washington St. | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 62 | DB | SR |
| 26 | Chris Garrett, Ohio | Akron | 22-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 1 | 3 | 180 | 1 | 60 | WR | JR |
| 26 | Louis Lee, La.-Lafayette | North Texas | 11-OCT-08 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 60 | WR | JR |
| 28 | Jamal Schulters, Temple | Army | 29-AUG-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 59.5 | DB | SO |
| 28 | Michael Ray Garvin, Florida St. | Colorado | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 59.5 | DB | SR |
| 28 | DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma | Nebraska | 01-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 0 | 59.5 | RB | SO |
| 31 | Armando Allen, Notre Dame | Hawaii | 24-DEC-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 1 | 58 | RB | SO |
| 31 | Jeff Moturi, UTEP | Rice | 01-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 58 | WR | JR |
| 31 | A.J. Jenkins, Illinois | Indiana | 18-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 1 | 58 | WR | FR |
| 31 | Jason Chery, La.-Lafayette | Illinois | 13-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 58 | WR | SR |
| 35 | Stephens, Arkansas St. | North Texas | 29-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 57 | | |
| 35 | Aaron Winchester, Western Mich. | Nebraska | 30-AUG-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 57 | RB | FR |
| 37 | Jordan Shipley, Texas | Oklahoma | 11-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 1 | 56.5 | WR | SR |
| 38 | Donte Harden, Ohio | Wyoming | 30-AUG-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 1 | 56 | RB | FR |
| 38 | Chris Givens, Miami (Ohio) | Ohio | 28-NOV-08 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 1 | 56 | WR | SO |
| 38 | Jeff Smith, Boston College | UCF | 20-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 56 | RB | JR |
| 38 | Chase Minnifield, Virginia | Connecticut | 13-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 56 | DB | FR |
| 42 | L.J. Flintall, Ohio | VMI | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 1 | 3 | 165 | 1 | 55 | RB | JR |
| 42 | Devon Brown, Wake Forest | Navy | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 55 | WR | SO |
| 42 | William Wright, Arizona | UCLA | 20-SEP-08 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 55 | WR | FR |
| 45 | Tj Graham, North Carolina St. | Boston College | 04-OCT-08 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 1 | 3 | 163 | 1 | 54.33 | WR | FR |
| 46 | Trent Guy, Louisville | Memphis | 10-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 1 | 54 | WR | JR |
| 46 | Robbie Frey, Connecticut | Baylor | 19-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 54 | RB | SO |
| 48 | Brandon West, Western Mich. | Eastern Mich. | 01-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 53 | RB | JR |
| 49 | C.J. Gable, Southern California | Stanford | 15-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 1 | 52.5 | RB | SO |
| 50 | Michael Thomas, Arizona | Arizona St. | 06-DEC-08 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 52 | WR | SR |
| 50 | Victor Johnson, Oklahoma St. | Texas | 25-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 52 | DB | FR |
| 52 | Malcolm Lane, Hawaii | Utah St. | 01-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 0 | 51.33 | WR | JR |
| 53 | Darius Marshall, Marshall | West Virginia | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 203 | 0 | 4 | 203 | 0 | 50.75 | RB | SO |
| 54 | Glover Quin, New Mexico | New Mexico St. | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 50.5 | DB | SR |
| 55 | Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech | Texas A&M | 18-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 50 | WR | SO |
| 56 | Travis Shelton, Temple | Penn St. | 20-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 0 | 49.67 | WR | SR |
| 57 | John Mosure, Colorado St. | Colorado | 31-AUG-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 99 | 1 | 49.5 | RB | SO |
| 57 | Brandon Tate, North Carolina | McNeese St. | 30-AUG-08 | 3 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 198 | 1 | 49.5 | WR | SR |
| 59 | Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati | Oklahoma | 06-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 246 | 1 | 5 | 246 | 1 | 49.2 | WR | SR |
| 60 | Chris Williams, New Mexico St. | Nevada | 11-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 49 | WR | SR |
| 61 | Ernest Jackson, Buffalo | Missouri | 20-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 1 | 3 | 146 | 1 | 48.67 | WR | SR |
| 61 | Winston Guy, Kentucky | Georgia | 08-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 0 | 48.67 | DB | FR |
| 63 | Taylor Echols, Tulane | Houston | 08-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 48 | WR | FR |
| 63 | Michael Thomas, Arizona | Washington | 04-OCT-08 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 48 | WR | SR |
| 63 | Tavious Polo, Fla. Atlantic | La.-Monroe | 25-OCT-08 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 48 | DB | SO |
| 63 | Brandon James, Florida | Tennessee | 20-SEP-08 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 1 | 48 | RB | JR |
| 67 | Jairus Byrd, Oregon | Purdue | 13-SEP-08 | 2 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 1 | 47 | DB | JR |
| 67 | Austin Collie, BYU | UNLV | 25-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 47 | WR | JR |
| 69 | Phillip Livas, Louisiana Tech | Northern Ill. | 28-DEC-08 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 2 | 93 | 1 | 46.5 | WR | SO |
| 70 | Phillip Tanner, Middle Tenn. St. | North Texas | 22-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 1 | 3 | 139 | 1 | 46.33 | RB | JR |
| 71 | Jahvid Best, California | Colorado St. | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 46 | RB | SO |
| 71 | Marcus Gilchrist, Clemson | Georgia Tech | 18-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 46 | DB | SO |
| 71 | Royce Hill, North Texas | Arkansas St. | 29-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 46 | DB | FR |
| 74 | Rashad Evans, Fresno St. | Louisiana Tech | 01-NOV-08 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 45.5 | WR | FR |
| 74 | Aaron Brown, TCU | Oklahoma | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 45.5 | RB | SR |
| 76 | Kyle Wilson, Boise St. | Fresno St. | 28-NOV-08 | 3 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 136 | 1 | 45.33 | DB | JR |
| 77 | Jordan Todman, Connecticut | Syracuse | 15-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | RB | FR |
| 77 | Kory Sheets, Purdue | Northern Colo. | 06-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | RB | SR |
| 77 | Kendric Burney, North Carolina | West Virginia | 27-DEC-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | DB | SO |
| 80 | Mikail Baker, Baylor | Iowa St. | 11-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 1 | 3 | 134 | 1 | 44.67 | WR | JR |
| 81 | Derrick Williams, Penn St. | Illinois | 27-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 1 | 3 | 133 | 1 | 44.33 | WR | SR |
| 82 | Darius Marshall, Marshall | East Carolina | 08-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 44 | RB | SO |
| 82 | Anthony Kimble, Stanford | Southern California | 15-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | RB | SR |
| 82 | Brandon Walker-Roby, Indiana | Iowa | 11-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | WR | SR |
| 82 | Mario Fannin, Auburn | West Virginia | 23-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 44 | WR | SO |
| 82 | Chris Williams, New Mexico St. | Alcorn St. | 04-OCT-08 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 44 | WR | SR |
| 82 | Blake Carter, Navy | Air Force | 04-OCT-08 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 44 | DB | JR |
| 82 | Marcell Gipson, Wyoming | New Mexico | 04-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | DB | SO |
| 89 | Chris Williams, New Mexico St. | Fresno St. | 15-NOV-08 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 1 | 3 | 131 | 1 | 43.67 | WR | SR |
| 90 | Jamar Wall, Texas Tech | Eastern Wash. | 30-AUG-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | DB | JR |
| 90 | John Goebel, Cincinnati | Miami (Ohio) | 20-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | RB | JR |
| 90 | Ronald Johnson, Southern California | Washington | 01-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | WR | SO |
| 90 | Dwayne Harris, East Carolina | Tulane | 13-SEP-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | WR | SO |
| 94 | Luther Ambrose, La.-Monroe | Arkansas St. | 11-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 1 | 42.67 | RB | FR |
| 94 | Marcus Anderson, New Mexico St. | Utah St. | 29-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 0 | 42.67 | WR | JR |
| 96 | Tristan Davis, Auburn | West Virginia | 23-OCT-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 42 | RB | SR |
| 96 | Jeremy Avery, Boise St. | New Mexico St. | 01-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 42 | RB | SO |
| 96 | Jessie Henderson, SMU | UTEP | 15-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 42 | RB | SR |
| 99 | Brandon Banks, Kansas St. | Nebraska | 15-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 1 | 4 | 167 | 1 | 41.75 | WR | JR |
| 100 | Patrick Henderson, Oregon St. | Oregon | 29-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 41.5 | DB | JR |
| 100 | Travis Shelton, Temple | Eastern Mich. | 22-NOV-08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 41.5 | WR | SR |