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2021: Team Kickoff Return Defense

Rank	Team	G	W-L	Opp KO Ret	KO TB	Opp KO Ret Yds	Opp Kick Ret TDs	Avg
1	Michigan (Big Ten)	14	12-2	14	66	170	0	12.14
2	Kansas (Big 12)	12	2-10	9	35	114	0	12.67
3	Georgia (SEC)	15	14-1	15	76	195	0	13.00
4	Stanford (Pac-12)	12	3-9	5	36	69	0	13.80
5	Penn St. (Big Ten)	13	7-6	2	59	28	0	14.00
6	Northern Ill. (MAC)	14	9-5	50	31	756	0	15.12
7	Duke (ACC)	12	3-9	19	22	288	0	15.16
8	Kent St. (MAC)	14	7-7	55	6	853	0	15.51
9	Ball St. (MAC)	13	6-7	19	21	311	0	16.37
10	Missouri (SEC)	13	6-7	5	67	82	0	16.40
11	Minnesota (Big Ten)	13	9-4	18	44	300	0	16.67
12	Northwestern (Big Ten)	12	3-9	25	8	426	0	17.04
13	Troy (Sun Belt)	12	5-7	32	18	552	0	17.25
14	Iowa (Big Ten)	14	10-4	12	46	208	0	17.33
15	Auburn (SEC)	13	6-7	22	39	382	0	17.36
16	Rutgers (Big Ten)	13	5-8	17	22	296	0	17.41
17	Louisiana (Sun Belt)	14	13-1	41	10	720	0	17.56
18	Michigan St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	28	45	496	0	17.71
19	Buffalo (MAC)	12	4-8	22	38	392	0	17.82
20	Ohio St. (Big Ten)	13	11-2	40	21	713	1	17.82
21	Ohio (MAC)	12	3-9	30	24	536	0	17.87
22	Toledo (MAC)	13	7-6	36	38	649	0	18.03
23	Cincinnati (AAC)	14	13-1	32	45	579	0	18.09
24	San Jose St. (Mountain West)	12	5-7	22	28	400	0	18.18
25	South Carolina (SEC)	13	7-6	25	31	456	0	18.24
26	Arkansas St. (Sun Belt)	12	2-10	28	27	517	0	18.46
27	Western Ky. (C-USA)	14	9-5	33	63	613	0	18.58
28	Texas Tech (Big 12)	13	7-6	27	45	503	0	18.63
29	UAB (C-USA)	13	9-4	28	41	522	0	18.64
30	Baylor (Big 12)	14	12-2	6	73	112	0	18.67
31	Navy (AAC)	12	4-8	37	13	693	2	18.73
32	Marshall (C-USA)	13	7-6	37	33	697	1	18.84
33	Texas St. (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	15	35	283	0	18.87
34	Memphis (AAC)	12	6-6	23	36	435	0	18.91
35	Alabama (SEC)	15	13-2	24	62	455	1	18.96
36	Boise St. (Mountain West)	12	7-5	36	36	685	0	19.03
37	North Texas (C-USA)	13	6-7	30	26	571	0	19.03
38	Middle Tenn. (C-USA)	13	7-6	49	10	937	0	19.12
39	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	13	9-4	31	22	594	1	19.16
40	Central Mich. (MAC)	13	9-4	44	22	845	0	19.20
41	App State (Sun Belt)	14	10-4	44	32	850	1	19.32
42	Charlotte (C-USA)	12	5-7	12	44	234	0	19.50
42	Liberty (FBS Independent)	13	8-5	18	45	351	0	19.50
44	Colorado St. (Mountain West)	12	3-9	33	24	646	0	19.58
45	Arizona St. (Pac-12)	13	8-5	17	44	338	0	19.88
45	Purdue (Big Ten)	13	9-4	34	33	676	0	19.88
47	Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt)	13	11-2	52	15	1,037	0	19.94
48	North Carolina (ACC)	13	6-7	16	65	320	0	20.00
49	California (Pac-12)	12	5-7	28	21	565	0	20.18
50	Washington (Pac-12)	12	4-8	15	31	304	0	20.27
51	Miami (OH) (MAC)	13	7-6	34	32	690	0	20.29
52	Notre Dame (FBS Independent)	13	11-2	46	28	937	0	20.37
53	Utah St. (Mountain West)	14	11-3	38	31	777	1	20.45
54	Boston College (ACC)	12	6-6	29	21	593	1	20.45
55	Louisiana Tech (C-USA)	12	3-9	45	12	921	1	20.47
56	Akron (MAC)	12	2-10	22	22	452	1	20.55
57	South Fla. (AAC)	12	2-10	21	35	432	0	20.57
58	TCU (Big 12)	12	5-7	23	37	474	0	20.61
59	Oklahoma St. (Big 12)	14	12-2	39	39	808	1	20.72
60	Louisville (ACC)	13	6-7	31	32	645	0	20.81
61	Army West Point (FBS Independent)	13	9-4	30	23	626	2	20.87
62	Syracuse (ACC)	12	5-7	32	14	669	1	20.91
63	UConn (FBS Independent)	12	1-11	23	9	482	0	20.96
64	Colorado (Pac-12)	12	4-8	18	29	378	0	21.00
64	Ole Miss (SEC)	13	10-3	50	21	1,050	0	21.00
64	UNLV (Mountain West)	12	2-10	31	8	651	1	21.00
64	Wyoming (Mountain West)	13	7-6	31	29	651	0	21.00
68	LSU (SEC)	13	6-7	11	56	232	0	21.09
69	Arkansas (SEC)	13	9-4	10	68	211	0	21.10
70	Tennessee (SEC)	13	7-6	26	37	550	1	21.15
70	Texas A&M (SEC)	12	8-4	13	59	275	0	21.15
72	UCF (AAC)	13	9-4	29	39	615	0	21.21
73	Kentucky (SEC)	13	10-3	13	56	276	0	21.23
74	Western Mich. (MAC)	13	8-5	52	16	1,105	1	21.25
75	Virginia Tech (ACC)	13	6-7	20	30	426	0	21.30
76	BYU (FBS Independent)	13	10-3	31	42	665	0	21.45
77	New Mexico St. (FBS Independent)	12	2-10	20	29	430	0	21.50
78	New Mexico (Mountain West)	12	3-9	13	24	280	0	21.54
79	West Virginia (Big 12)	13	6-7	41	12	891	1	21.73
80	Eastern Mich. (MAC)	13	7-6	30	41	652	2	21.73
81	ULM (Sun Belt)	12	4-8	22	23	482	0	21.91
82	Old Dominion (C-USA)	13	6-7	46	20	1,014	1	22.04
83	UTEP (C-USA)	13	7-6	14	47	309	0	22.07
84	Georgia Tech (ACC)	12	3-9	11	34	243	0	22.09
85	Rice (C-USA)	12	4-8	28	9	620	1	22.14
86	Fla. Atlantic (C-USA)	12	5-7	29	26	643	1	22.17
87	Ga. Southern (Sun Belt)	12	3-9	30	14	666	1	22.20
88	FIU (C-USA)	12	1-11	24	25	533	0	22.21
89	Fresno St. (Mountain West)	13	10-3	57	24	1,267	0	22.23
90	Pittsburgh (ACC)	14	11-3	45	44	1,002	1	22.27
91	Bowling Green (MAC)	12	4-8	34	17	758	1	22.29
92	Tulane (AAC)	12	2-10	19	26	425	0	22.37
93	Air Force (Mountain West)	13	10-3	32	29	717	1	22.41
94	Kansas St. (Big 12)	13	8-5	21	36	474	0	22.57
95	Temple (AAC)	12	3-9	20	11	452	0	22.60
96	Wake Forest (ACC)	14	11-3	40	39	910	1	22.75
97	East Carolina (AAC)	12	7-5	38	19	866	2	22.79
98	Washington St. (Pac-12)	13	7-6	31	25	707	0	22.81
99	Massachusetts (FBS Independent)	12	1-11	18	20	411	1	22.83
100	SMU (AAC)	12	8-4	25	49	572	1	22.88
101	Oregon St. (Pac-12)	13	7-6	15	52	344	0	22.93
102	Mississippi St. (SEC)	13	7-6	20	40	460	0	23.00
102	Oregon (Pac-12)	14	10-4	36	38	828	0	23.00
104	Georgia St. (Sun Belt)	13	8-5	41	23	953	0	23.24
105	Hawaii (Mountain West)	13	6-7	27	42	630	1	23.33
106	UTSA (C-USA)	14	12-2	43	43	1,004	0	23.35
107	Utah (Pac-12)	14	10-4	45	39	1,062	3	23.60
108	Houston (AAC)	14	12-2	39	46	923	3	23.67
109	Virginia (ACC)	12	6-6	11	61	263	1	23.91
110	Florida (SEC)	13	6-7	32	18	773	1	24.16
111	Oklahoma (Big 12)	13	11-2	38	46	925	2	24.34
112	Vanderbilt (SEC)	12	2-10	20	18	487	0	24.35
113	UCLA (Pac-12)	12	8-4	23	52	571	0	24.83
114	Nevada (Mountain West)	13	8-5	24	52	597	1	24.88
115	Southern Miss. (C-USA)	12	3-9	17	27	428	2	25.18
116	Nebraska (Big Ten)	12	3-9	18	42	456	1	25.33
117	Southern California (Pac-12)	12	4-8	16	45	409	1	25.56
118	Maryland (Big Ten)	13	7-6	46	15	1,197	1	26.02
119	Iowa St. (Big 12)	13	7-6	23	55	600	1	26.09
120	Texas (Big 12)	12	5-7	19	46	498	0	26.21
121	Tulsa (AAC)	13	7-6	47	18	1,236	4	26.30
122	Florida St. (ACC)	12	5-7	21	29	555	0	26.43
123	NC State (ACC)	12	9-3	15	49	400	1	26.67
124	Illinois (Big Ten)	12	5-7	9	42	241	1	26.78
125	Miami (FL) (ACC)	12	7-5	25	37	673	2	26.92
126	Clemson (ACC)	13	10-3	16	50	431	1	26.94
127	San Diego St. (Mountain West)	14	12-2	11	62	299	0	27.18
128	Indiana (Big Ten)	12	2-10	16	29	443	1	27.69
129	South Alabama (Sun Belt)	12	5-7	28	23	782	2	27.93
130	Arizona (Pac-12)	12	1-11	7	44	215	0	30.71