Year-By-Year Punt Return Leaders
| Year |
Player
|
No
|
Avg |
| 1950 |
Don Roedel |
75 |
37.3 |
| 1951 |
Paul Giel |
34 |
34.5 |
| 1952 |
Paul Giel |
56 |
37.5 |
| 1953 |
Paul Giel |
24 |
34.8 |
| 1954 |
Geno Cappelletti |
20 |
37.9 |
| 1955 |
Kelvin Kleber |
33 |
40.8 |
| 1956 |
Rhody Tuszka |
17 |
37.4 |
| 1957 |
Kelvin Kleber |
19 |
38.5 |
| 1958 |
Thomas Robbins |
44 |
37.0 |
| 1959 |
Thomas Robbins |
44 |
38.9 |
| 1960 |
Sandy Stephens |
47 |
35.5 |
| 1961 |
Sandy Stephens |
41 |
29.0 |
| 1962 |
Jerry Jones |
51 |
35.4 |
| 1963 |
Stanton Skei |
57 |
36.5 |
| 1964 |
Bruce Van de Walker |
32 |
34.1 |
| 1965 |
Bruce Van de Walker |
38 |
36.9 |
| 1966 |
Dave Baldridge |
59 |
37.1 |
| 1967 |
Dave Baldridge |
65 |
40.2 |
| 1968 |
Walt Bowser |
33 |
39.9 |
| 1969 |
Walt Bowser |
37 |
39.8 |
| 1970 |
Walt Bowser |
44 |
35.5 |
| 1971 |
Mike Perfeth |
60 |
41.6 |
| 1972 |
Todd Randall |
63 |
35.0 |
| 1973 |
Frank Mosko |
77 |
36.8 |
| 1974 |
Frank Mosko |
58 |
37.8 |
| 1975 |
Frank Mosko |
50 |
38.5 |
| 1976 |
Steve Tobin |
56 |
36.1 |
| 1977 |
Terry Simmons |
80 |
32.9 |
| 1978 |
Tom Smith |
60 |
36.3 |
| 1979 |
Tom Smith |
54 |
37.1 |
| 1980 |
Tom Smith |
34 |
34.3 |
| 1981 |
Paul Blanchard |
58 |
38.7 |
| 1982 |
Paul Blanchard |
50 |
41.0 |
| 1983 |
Paul Blanchard |
58 |
35.7 |
| 1984 |
Adam Kelly |
59 |
46.2 |
| 1985 |
Adam Kelly |
54 |
41.3 |
| 1986 |
Brent Herbel |
49 |
40.4 |
| 1987 |
Brent Herbel |
52 |
38.8 |
| 1988 |
Brent Herbel |
58 |
38.9 |
| 1989 |
Brent Herbel |
56 |
36.9 |
| 1990 |
Dean Kaufman |
56 |
37.1 |
| 1991 |
Dean Kaufman |
71 |
38.1 |
| 1992 |
Dean Kaufman |
58 |
39.2 |
| 1993 |
Ron Holty |
31 |
35.6 |
| 1994 |
Mike Kimbell |
48 |
39.0 |
| 1995 |
Tim Grate |
21 |
39.8 |
| 1996 |
Steve Kemph |
47 |
38.2 |
| 1997 |
Ryan Rindels |
68 |
40.4 |
| 1998 |
Ryan Rindels |
80 |
38.0 |
| 1999 |
Ryan Rindels |
62 |
41.0 |
| 2000 |
Preston Gruening |
50 |
44.5 |
| 2001 |
Preston Gruening |
51 |
41.4 |
| 2002 |
Preston Gruening |
57 |
40.0 |
| 2003 |
Rhys Lloyd |
40 |
39.2 |
| 2004 |
Rhys Lloyd |
56 |
39.8 |
| 2005 |
Justin Kucek |
37 |
39.4 |
| 2006 |
Justin Kucek |
56 |
40.3 |
| 2007 |
Justin Kucek |
62 |
42.7 |
| 2008 |
Justin Kucek |
74 |
41.9 |
| 2009 |
Blake Haudan |
62 |
42.6 |
| 2010 |
Dan Orseske |
49 |
36.1 |
| 2011 |
Dan Orseske |
57 |
37.0 |
| 2012 |
Christian Eldred |
67 |
38.1 |
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