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Leaderboard

Season Average (Minimum 1.2 returns per game)

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Type
Leaderboard
Section
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams
Group
KICKOFF RETURNS
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Nile Kinnick

Iowa

1939

#1
Kick returns
15
Yards
377
Yards/return
25.1

Jack Emigh

Montana

1940

#2
Kick returns
18
Yards
395
Yards/return
21.9

Earl Ray

Wyoming

1941

#3
Kick returns
23
Yards
496
Yards/return
21.6

Frank Porto

California

1942

#4
Kick returns
17
Yards
483
Yards/return
28.4

Paul Copoulos

Marquette

1943

#5
Kick returns
11
Yards
384
Yards/return
34.9

Paul Copoulos

Marquette

1944

#6
Kick returns
14
Yards
337
Yards/return
24.1

Al Dekdebrun

Cornell

1945

#7
Kick returns
14
Yards
321
Yards/return
22.9

Forrest Hall

San Francisco

1946

#8
Kick returns
15
Yards
573
Yards/return
38.2

Doak Walker

SMU

1947

#9
Kick returns
10
Yards
387
Yards/return
38.7

Bill Gregus

Wake Forest

1948

#10
Kick returns
19
Yards
503
Yards/return
26.5

Johnny Subda

Nevada

1949

#11
Kick returns
18
Yards
444
Yards/return
24.7

Chuck Hill

New Mexico

1950

#12
Kick returns
27
Yards
729
Yards/return
27.0

Chuck Hill

New Mexico

1951

#13
Kick returns
17
Yards
504
Yards/return
29.6

Curly Powell

VMI

1952

#14
Kick returns
27
Yards
517
Yards/return
19.1

Max McGee

Tulane

1953

#15
Kick returns
17
Yards
371
Yards/return
21.8

Art Luppino

Arizona

1954

#16
Kick returns
20
Yards
632
Yards/return
31.6

Sam Woolwine

VMI

1955

#17
Kick returns
22
Yards
471
Yards/return
21.4

Sam Woolwine

VMI

1956

#18
Kick returns
18
Yards
503
Yards/return
27.9

Overton Curtis

Utah St.

1957

#19
Kick returns
23
Yards
695
Yards/return
30.2

Sonny Randle

Virginia

1958

#20
Kick returns
21
Yards
506
Yards/return
24.1

Don Perkins

New Mexico

1959

#21
Kick returns
15
Yards
520
Yards/return
34.7

Bruce Samples

BYU

1960

#22
Kick returns
23
Yards
577
Yards/return
25.1

Dick Mooney

Idaho

1961

#23
Kick returns
23
Yards
494
Yards/return
21.5

Donnie Frederick

Wake Forest

1962

#24
Kick returns
29
Yards
660
Yards/return
22.8

Gary Wood

Cornell

1963

#25
Kick returns
19
Yards
618
Yards/return
32.5

Dan Bland

Mississippi St.

1964

#26
Kick returns
20
Yards
558
Yards/return
27.9

Eric Crabtree

Pittsburgh

1965

#27
Kick returns
25
Yards
636
Yards/return
25.4

Marcus Rhoden

Mississippi St.

1966

#28
Kick returns
26
Yards
572
Yards/return
22.0

Joe Casas

New Mexico

1967

#29
Kick returns
23
Yards
602
Yards/return
26.2

Mike Adamle

Northwestern

1968

#30
Kick returns
34
Yards
732
Yards/return
21.5

Stan Brown

Purdue

1969

#31
Kick returns
26
Yards
698
Yards/return
26.8

Stan Brown

Purdue

1970

#32
Kick returns
19
Yards
638
Yards/return
33.6

Paul Loughran

Temple

1971

#33
Kick returns
15
Yards
502
Yards/return
33.5

Larry Williams

Texas Tech

1972

#34
Kick returns
16
Yards
493
Yards/return
30.8

Steve Odom

Utah

1973

#35
Kick returns
21
Yards
618
Yards/return
29.4

Anthony Davis

Southern California

1974

#36
Kick returns
11
Yards
467
Yards/return
42.5

John Schultz

Maryland

1975

#37
Kick returns
13
Yards
403
Yards/return
31.0

Ira Matthews

Wisconsin

1976

#38
Kick returns
14
Yards
415
Yards/return
29.6

Tony Ball

Chattanooga

1977

#39
Kick returns
13
Yards
473
Yards/return
36.4

Drew Hill

Georgia Tech

1978

#40
Kick returns
19
Yards
570
Yards/return
30.0

Stevie Nelson

Ball St.

1979

#41
Kick returns
18
Yards
565
Yards/return
31.4

Mike Fox

San Diego St.

1980

#42
Kick returns
11
Yards
361
Yards/return
32.8

Frank Minnifield

Louisville

1981

#43
Kick returns
11
Yards
334
Yards/return
30.4

Carl Monroe

Utah

1982

#44
Kick returns
14
Yards
421
Yards/return
30.1

Henry Williams

East Carolina

1983

#45
Kick returns
19
Yards
591
Yards/return
31.1

Keith Henderson

Texas Tech

1984

#46
Kick returns
13
Yards
376
Yards/return
28.9

Erroll Tucker

Utah

1985

#47
Kick returns
24
Yards
698
Yards/return
29.1

Terrance Roulhac

Clemson

1986

#48
Kick returns
17
Yards
561
Yards/return
33.0

Barry Sanders

Oklahoma St.

1987

#49
Kick returns
14
Yards
442
Yards/return
31.6

Raghib Ismail

Notre Dame

1988

#50
Kick returns
433
Yards
36.1
Yards/return
Not listed

Tony Smith

Southern Miss.

1989

#51
Kick returns
14
Yards
455
Yards/return
32.5

Dale Carter

Tennessee

1990

#52
Kick returns
17
Yards
507
Yards/return
29.8

Fred Montgomery

New Mexico St.

1991

#53
Kick returns
25
Yards
734
Yards/return
29.4

Fred Montgomery

New Mexico St.

1992

#54
Kick returns
14
Yards
457
Yards/return
32.6

Leeland McElroy

Texas A&M

1993

#55
Kick returns
15
Yards
590
Yards/return
39.3

Eric Moulds

Mississippi St.

1994

#56
Kick returns
13
Yards
426
Yards/return
32.8

Robert Tate

Cincinnati

1995

#57
Kick returns
15
Yards
515
Yards/return
34.3

Tremain Mack

Miami (FL)

1996

#58
Kick returns
13
Yards
514
Yards/return
39.5

Eric Booth

Southern Miss.

1997

#59
Kick returns
22
Yards
766
Yards/return
34.8

Broderick McGrew

North Texas

1998

#60
Kick returns
18
Yards
587
Yards/return
32.6

James Williams

Marshall

1999

#61
Kick returns
15
Yards
493
Yards/return
32.9

LaTarence Dunbar

TCU

2000

#62
Kick returns
15
Yards
506
Yards/return
33.7

Chris Massey

Oklahoma St.

2001

#63
Kick returns
15
Yards
522
Yards/return
34.8

Charles Pauley

San Jose St.

2002

#64
Kick returns
31
Yards
978
Yards/return
31.6

Michael Waddell

North Carolina

2003

#65
Kick returns
15
Yards
475
Yards/return
31.7

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