COLLEGE FOOTBALL STATISTICS
2020: Team Kickoff Return Defense
| Rank | Team | G | W-L | Opp KO Ret | KO TB | Opp KO Ret Yds | Opp Kick Ret TDs | Avg |
| 1 | Massachusetts (FBS Independent) | 4 | 0-4 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Minnesota (Big Ten) | 7 | 3-4 | 22 | 10 | 300 | 0 | 13.64 |
| 3 | BYU (FBS Independent) | 12 | 11-1 | 23 | 51 | 358 | 0 | 15.57 |
| 4 | Rice (C-USA) | 5 | 2-3 | 17 | 2 | 266 | 0 | 15.65 |
| 5 | Iowa (Big Ten) | 8 | 6-2 | 15 | 30 | 236 | 0 | 15.73 |
| 6 | Marshall (C-USA) | 10 | 7-3 | 29 | 8 | 464 | 0 | 16.00 |
| 7 | Navy (AAC) | 10 | 3-7 | 14 | 10 | 234 | 0 | 16.71 |
| 8 | Georgia (SEC) | 10 | 8-2 | 10 | 48 | 168 | 0 | 16.80 |
| 9 | SMU (AAC) | 10 | 7-3 | 20 | 47 | 339 | 0 | 16.95 |
| 10 | Missouri (SEC) | 10 | 5-5 | 3 | 46 | 51 | 0 | 17.00 |
| 10 | Southern California (Pac-12) | 6 | 5-1 | 6 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 17.00 |
| 12 | Arkansas St. (Sun Belt) | 11 | 4-7 | 29 | 14 | 494 | 0 | 17.03 |
| 13 | Penn St. (Big Ten) | 9 | 4-5 | 4 | 42 | 69 | 0 | 17.25 |
| 14 | App State (Sun Belt) | 12 | 9-3 | 42 | 17 | 728 | 1 | 17.33 |
| 15 | Utah St. (Mountain West) | 6 | 1-5 | 14 | 3 | 243 | 0 | 17.36 |
| 16 | Memphis (AAC) | 11 | 8-3 | 19 | 40 | 331 | 0 | 17.42 |
| 17 | Ole Miss (SEC) | 10 | 5-5 | 22 | 28 | 384 | 0 | 17.45 |
| 18 | ULM (Sun Belt) | 10 | 0-10 | 18 | 6 | 315 | 0 | 17.50 |
| 19 | Texas St. (Sun Belt) | 12 | 2-10 | 21 | 32 | 369 | 0 | 17.57 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh (ACC) | 11 | 6-5 | 21 | 44 | 372 | 0 | 17.71 |
| 21 | Ohio St. (Big Ten) | 8 | 7-1 | 19 | 11 | 337 | 0 | 17.74 |
| 22 | Louisiana (Sun Belt) | 11 | 10-1 | 38 | 13 | 680 | 0 | 17.89 |
| 23 | Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 6 | 2-4 | 27 | 9 | 487 | 0 | 18.04 |
| 24 | Notre Dame (ACC) | 12 | 10-2 | 35 | 19 | 635 | 0 | 18.14 |
| 25 | Alabama (SEC) | 13 | 13-0 | 34 | 23 | 618 | 0 | 18.18 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | 11 | 5-6 | 21 | 42 | 382 | 0 | 18.19 |
| 27 | Northwestern (Big Ten) | 9 | 7-2 | 24 | 14 | 437 | 0 | 18.21 |
| 28 | Boise St. (Mountain West) | 7 | 5-2 | 14 | 26 | 256 | 0 | 18.29 |
| 29 | San Jose St. (Mountain West) | 8 | 7-1 | 31 | 4 | 568 | 0 | 18.32 |
| 30 | Army West Point (FBS Independent) | 12 | 9-3 | 33 | 18 | 607 | 0 | 18.39 |
| 31 | Troy (Sun Belt) | 11 | 5-6 | 17 | 22 | 313 | 0 | 18.41 |
| 32 | Louisville (ACC) | 11 | 4-7 | 38 | 14 | 702 | 0 | 18.47 |
| 33 | Stanford (Pac-12) | 6 | 4-2 | 10 | 14 | 185 | 0 | 18.50 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | 3 | 2-1 | 12 | 1 | 225 | 0 | 18.75 |
| 35 | Northern Ill. (MAC) | 6 | 0-6 | 16 | 5 | 301 | 1 | 18.81 |
| 36 | Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) | 12 | 11-1 | 45 | 17 | 849 | 0 | 18.87 |
| 37 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | 9 | 0-9 | 14 | 12 | 265 | 0 | 18.93 |
| 38 | Florida (SEC) | 12 | 8-4 | 28 | 42 | 533 | 0 | 19.04 |
| 39 | West Virginia (Big 12) | 10 | 6-4 | 36 | 7 | 686 | 1 | 19.06 |
| 40 | Arizona St. (Pac-12) | 4 | 2-2 | 14 | 10 | 267 | 0 | 19.07 |
| 41 | Liberty (FBS Independent) | 11 | 10-1 | 47 | 25 | 898 | 1 | 19.11 |
| 42 | Georgia St. (Sun Belt) | 10 | 6-4 | 40 | 10 | 772 | 0 | 19.30 |
| 43 | North Texas (C-USA) | 10 | 4-6 | 38 | 14 | 736 | 0 | 19.37 |
| 44 | Ohio (MAC) | 3 | 2-1 | 12 | 4 | 234 | 0 | 19.50 |
| 45 | Virginia (ACC) | 10 | 5-5 | 16 | 34 | 316 | 0 | 19.75 |
| 46 | Oregon St. (Pac-12) | 7 | 2-5 | 18 | 11 | 357 | 0 | 19.83 |
| 46 | Texas (Big 12) | 10 | 7-3 | 12 | 61 | 238 | 0 | 19.83 |
| 48 | Maryland (Big Ten) | 5 | 2-3 | 14 | 1 | 278 | 0 | 19.86 |
| 49 | Western Mich. (MAC) | 6 | 4-2 | 22 | 15 | 439 | 0 | 19.95 |
| 50 | Ball St. (MAC) | 8 | 7-1 | 33 | 13 | 659 | 1 | 19.97 |
| 51 | Rutgers (Big Ten) | 9 | 3-6 | 28 | 5 | 562 | 1 | 20.07 |
| 52 | Washington St. (Pac-12) | 4 | 1-3 | 9 | 11 | 181 | 0 | 20.11 |
| 53 | Middle Tenn. (C-USA) | 9 | 3-6 | 33 | 0 | 669 | 0 | 20.27 |
| 54 | East Carolina (AAC) | 9 | 3-6 | 14 | 30 | 284 | 0 | 20.29 |
| 54 | Texas A&M (SEC) | 10 | 9-1 | 7 | 53 | 142 | 0 | 20.29 |
| 56 | Toledo (MAC) | 6 | 4-2 | 18 | 16 | 369 | 0 | 20.50 |
| 57 | Indiana (Big Ten) | 8 | 6-2 | 23 | 22 | 473 | 0 | 20.57 |
| 58 | Michigan (Big Ten) | 6 | 2-4 | 7 | 14 | 144 | 0 | 20.57 |
| 59 | Western Ky. (C-USA) | 12 | 5-7 | 22 | 19 | 453 | 1 | 20.59 |
| 60 | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 7 | 4-3 | 14 | 16 | 290 | 0 | 20.71 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech (ACC) | 10 | 3-7 | 33 | 11 | 686 | 0 | 20.79 |
| 62 | New Mexico (Mountain West) | 7 | 2-5 | 23 | 9 | 481 | 0 | 20.91 |
| 63 | Central Mich. (MAC) | 6 | 3-3 | 28 | 3 | 589 | 1 | 21.04 |
| 64 | UTEP (C-USA) | 8 | 3-5 | 22 | 6 | 464 | 0 | 21.09 |
| 65 | Akron (MAC) | 6 | 1-5 | 16 | 6 | 340 | 0 | 21.25 |
| 66 | Oregon (Pac-12) | 7 | 4-3 | 24 | 6 | 512 | 0 | 21.33 |
| 67 | TCU (Big 12) | 10 | 6-4 | 27 | 26 | 577 | 0 | 21.37 |
| 68 | Mississippi St. (SEC) | 11 | 4-7 | 8 | 39 | 171 | 0 | 21.38 |
| 69 | North Carolina (ACC) | 12 | 8-4 | 11 | 76 | 236 | 0 | 21.45 |
| 70 | Florida St. (ACC) | 9 | 3-6 | 23 | 18 | 495 | 0 | 21.52 |
| 71 | Southern Miss. (C-USA) | 10 | 3-7 | 23 | 8 | 501 | 0 | 21.78 |
| 72 | Oklahoma St. (Big 12) | 11 | 8-3 | 38 | 21 | 828 | 1 | 21.79 |
| 73 | Tulane (AAC) | 12 | 6-6 | 29 | 35 | 632 | 1 | 21.79 |
| 74 | Texas Tech (Big 12) | 10 | 4-6 | 22 | 24 | 480 | 1 | 21.82 |
| 75 | Ga. Southern (Sun Belt) | 13 | 8-5 | 43 | 9 | 939 | 2 | 21.84 |
| 76 | Cincinnati (AAC) | 10 | 9-1 | 23 | 26 | 503 | 0 | 21.87 |
| 77 | South Fla. (AAC) | 9 | 1-8 | 18 | 16 | 394 | 1 | 21.89 |
| 78 | Duke (ACC) | 11 | 2-9 | 25 | 18 | 548 | 0 | 21.92 |
| 79 | Oklahoma (Big 12) | 11 | 9-2 | 40 | 30 | 884 | 0 | 22.10 |
| 80 | Syracuse (ACC) | 11 | 1-10 | 18 | 21 | 398 | 0 | 22.11 |
| 81 | UCLA (Pac-12) | 7 | 3-4 | 17 | 25 | 377 | 0 | 22.18 |
| 82 | Iowa St. (Big 12) | 12 | 9-3 | 56 | 10 | 1,244 | 2 | 22.21 |
| 83 | Wake Forest (ACC) | 9 | 4-5 | 21 | 36 | 469 | 0 | 22.33 |
| 84 | Tennessee (SEC) | 10 | 3-7 | 5 | 27 | 112 | 0 | 22.40 |
| 85 | Clemson (ACC) | 12 | 10-2 | 12 | 75 | 269 | 0 | 22.42 |
| 86 | Utah (Pac-12) | 5 | 3-2 | 18 | 12 | 404 | 0 | 22.44 |
| 87 | Nebraska (Big Ten) | 8 | 3-5 | 22 | 12 | 498 | 1 | 22.64 |
| 88 | Fresno St. (Mountain West) | 6 | 3-3 | 32 | 2 | 728 | 1 | 22.75 |
| 89 | Colorado (Pac-12) | 6 | 4-2 | 16 | 14 | 365 | 0 | 22.81 |
| 90 | UCF (AAC) | 10 | 6-4 | 25 | 50 | 571 | 0 | 22.84 |
| 91 | Illinois (Big Ten) | 8 | 2-6 | 14 | 19 | 320 | 1 | 22.86 |
| 92 | California (Pac-12) | 4 | 1-3 | 9 | 7 | 206 | 0 | 22.89 |
| 92 | Kent St. (MAC) | 4 | 3-1 | 18 | 9 | 412 | 0 | 22.89 |
| 94 | NC State (ACC) | 12 | 8-4 | 27 | 35 | 619 | 1 | 22.93 |
| 95 | Boston College (ACC) | 11 | 6-5 | 36 | 17 | 827 | 0 | 22.97 |
| 96 | FIU (C-USA) | 5 | 0-5 | 3 | 18 | 69 | 0 | 23.00 |
| 97 | UTSA (C-USA) | 12 | 7-5 | 29 | 24 | 669 | 0 | 23.07 |
| 98 | Air Force (Mountain West) | 6 | 3-3 | 14 | 9 | 324 | 1 | 23.14 |
| 99 | Buffalo (MAC) | 7 | 6-1 | 23 | 25 | 534 | 0 | 23.22 |
| 100 | Hawaii (Mountain West) | 9 | 5-4 | 16 | 23 | 373 | 1 | 23.31 |
| 101 | Miami (FL) (ACC) | 11 | 8-3 | 17 | 51 | 401 | 1 | 23.59 |
| 102 | UNLV (Mountain West) | 6 | 0-6 | 18 | 1 | 427 | 0 | 23.72 |
| 103 | Tulsa (AAC) | 9 | 6-3 | 36 | 3 | 859 | 0 | 23.86 |
| 104 | Wyoming (Mountain West) | 6 | 2-4 | 17 | 14 | 407 | 0 | 23.94 |
| 105 | Temple (AAC) | 7 | 1-6 | 20 | 2 | 479 | 1 | 23.95 |
| 106 | Charlotte (C-USA) | 6 | 2-4 | 7 | 21 | 169 | 0 | 24.14 |
| 107 | Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 7 | 2-5 | 17 | 9 | 412 | 0 | 24.24 |
| 108 | UAB (C-USA) | 9 | 6-3 | 31 | 14 | 753 | 1 | 24.29 |
| 109 | South Alabama (Sun Belt) | 11 | 4-7 | 20 | 22 | 490 | 0 | 24.50 |
| 110 | Baylor (Big 12) | 9 | 2-7 | 16 | 21 | 393 | 0 | 24.56 |
| 111 | Arkansas (SEC) | 10 | 3-7 | 14 | 33 | 345 | 0 | 24.64 |
| 112 | Nevada (Mountain West) | 9 | 7-2 | 25 | 28 | 618 | 1 | 24.72 |
| 113 | Colorado St. (Mountain West) | 4 | 1-3 | 13 | 4 | 323 | 1 | 24.85 |
| 114 | Kentucky (SEC) | 11 | 5-6 | 15 | 27 | 375 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 115 | South Carolina (SEC) | 10 | 2-8 | 18 | 23 | 453 | 1 | 25.17 |
| 116 | Washington (Pac-12) | 4 | 3-1 | 13 | 6 | 332 | 0 | 25.54 |
| 117 | San Diego St. (Mountain West) | 8 | 4-4 | 13 | 28 | 338 | 0 | 26.00 |
| 118 | Kansas St. (Big 12) | 10 | 4-6 | 16 | 29 | 419 | 0 | 26.19 |
| 119 | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) | 10 | 5-5 | 26 | 19 | 682 | 1 | 26.23 |
| 120 | Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 9 | 5-4 | 14 | 21 | 373 | 1 | 26.64 |
| 121 | Auburn (SEC) | 11 | 6-5 | 15 | 37 | 400 | 0 | 26.67 |
| 122 | Purdue (Big Ten) | 6 | 2-4 | 13 | 17 | 356 | 1 | 27.38 |
| 123 | Kansas (Big 12) | 9 | 0-9 | 12 | 8 | 329 | 2 | 27.42 |
| 124 | Houston (AAC) | 8 | 3-5 | 11 | 31 | 313 | 1 | 28.45 |
| 125 | Bowling Green (MAC) | 5 | 0-5 | 7 | 8 | 202 | 1 | 28.86 |
| 126 | LSU (SEC) | 10 | 5-5 | 10 | 46 | 344 | 1 | 34.40 |
| 127 | Arizona (Pac-12) | 5 | 0-5 | 2 | 17 | 110 | 1 | 55.00 |