Kick/Punt Return Year-By-Year Leaders
Kick/Punt Return Year-By-Year Leaders
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Punt Return Yards
Year Player No Yards Avg TD LG1939 Bobby Kellogg 23 214 9.3 0 --1940 Lou Thomas 18 166 9.3 0 --1941 Lou Thomas 14 119 8.5 0 --1942 Lou Thomas 13 158 12.2 0 --1943 Dub Jones 15 103 6.9 0 --1944 Dub Jones 16 226 14.1 1 --1945 Ray Arthur 11 94 8.5 0 --1946 Don Fortier 9 113 12.6 0 --1947 Don Fortier 6 50 8.3 0 --1948 Jimmy Glisson 3 106 35.3 1 --1949 Arlen Nihart 12 116 9.7 0 --1950George Kinek 20 277 13.9 0 --1951 Les Kennedy 17 154 9.1 0 --1952 Max McGee 8 132 16.5 0 --1953 Max McGee 4 27 6.8 0 --1954 Otis Gilmore 9 42 4.7 0 --1955 Al Cottrell 8 68 8.5 0 --1956 Gene Newton 17 65 3.8 0 --1957 Tommy Warner 4 116 29.0 1 --1958 Percy Colon 8 51 6.4 0 --1959 Tommy Mason 9 124 13.8 1 --1960 Ted Miller 7 100 14.3 0 --1961 Larry McIntire 6 45 7.5 0 171962 Jerry Graves 9 59 6.6 0 121963 Jerry Graves 8 50 6.3 0 111964 Carl Crowder 10 137 13.7 1 751965 Carl Crowder 8 113 14.1 0 581966 Jim Jancik 18 122 6.8 0 --1967 Jim Trahan 4 59 14.9 0 281968 Jim Yarter 14 135 9.7 0 --1969 Joe Bullard 19 395 20.8 1 921970 Joe Bullard 31 373 12.0 1 771971 Joe Bullard 24 282 11.7 2 711972 George Ewing 16 264 16.5 3 831973 John Washington 22 149 6.8 0 251974 Martin Mitchell 17 231 13.6 2 541975 Martin Mitchell 28 156 5.5 0 381976 Martin Mitchell 12 112 9.3 0 371977 Ricky Dunaway 13 136 10.4 0 431978 Ricky Dunaway 13 80 6.1 0 361979 Reggie Reginelli 27 222 8.2 0 511980 Reggie Reginelli 17 129 7.6 0 311981 Reggie Reginelli 22 182 8.3 1 581982 Reggie Reginelli 9 35 4.0 0 71983 Curt Baham 19 179 9.4 1 771984 Curt Baham 12 47 4.0 0 101985 Curt Baham 22 78 3.5 0 121986 Maurice Nelson 17 76 4.5 0 151987 Doug Adams 20 119 5.9 0 121988 Mitchell Price 22 203 9.2 1 591989 Mitchell Price 16 58 3.4 0 101990 Terrance Strickland 17 111 6.5 0 431991 Wil Ursin 18 114 6.3 0 311992 Terrance Strickland 23 81 3.5 0 81993 Derrick Franklin 15 79 5.3 0 181994 Derrick Franklin 19 116 6.1 0 161995 P.J. Franklin 16 95 5.9 0 231996 Derrick Franklin 14 107 7.6 0 231997 P.J. Franklin 29 260 9.0 0 231998 John Wilson 14 136 9.7 0 341999 John Wilson 29 244 8.4 0 362000 John Wilson 37 318 8.6 0 262001 Lynaris Elpheage 19 133 7.0 1 642002 Lynaris Elpheage 28 463 16.5 1 602003 Fred Smith 10 105 10.5 0 452004 Fred Smith 23 267 11.6 1 752005 Israel Route 18 181 10.1 0 482006 Fred Smith 22 191 8.8 0 362007 Casey Robottom 13 55 4.2 0 142008 Casey Robottom 10 63 6.3 0 182009 D.J. Banks 6 17 2.8 0 14
Kickoff Return Yards
Year Player No Yards Avg TD LG1939 Bobby Kellogg 6 229 38.2 1 --1940 James Thibaut 9 192 21.3 0 --1941 Bobby Glass 8 192 24.0 0 --1942 Lou Thomas 6 134 22.3 0 --1943 Dub Jones 8 174 21.8 0 --1944 Dub Jones 11 176 16.0 0 --1945 Ray Arthur 7 188 26.9 0 --1946 Don Fortier 7 191 27.3 0 --1947 Eddie Price 6 148 24.7 1 --1948 Eddie Price 7 133 19.0 0 --1949 Eddie Price 11 219 19.9 0 --1950 Harry Hahn 8 149 18.6 0 --1951 Max McGee 10 175 17.5 0 --1952 Max McGee 9 220 24.4 0 --1953 Max McGee 17 371 21.8 0 --1954 Bobby Saia 13 278 21.4 0 --1955 Otis Gilmore 8 155 19.4 0 --1956 Gene Newton 6 118 19.7 0 --1957Claude Mason 11 180 16.3 0 --1958 Richie Petitbon 10 276 27.6 0 --1959 Terry Terrebonne 13 335 25.8 0 --1960 Tommy Mason 15 314 20.9 0 --1961 Larry McIntyre 15 352 23.5 0 511962 Jerry Graves 21 513 24.4 0 761963 Jerry Graves 10 239 23.9 0 411964 Jerry Graves 9 242 26.9 0 401965 Carl Crowder 12 266 22.2 0 301966 Jim Trahan 21 424 20.2 0 --1967 Jim Trahan 17 363 21.3 0 361968 Jack Laborde 19 366 19.2 0 --1969 Joe Bullard 8 133 16.6 0 231970 Mike Farnell 9 178 19.9 0 311971 Coleman Dupre 19 438 23.1 1 1001972 Coleman Dupre 11 181 16.5 0 241973 Martin Mitchell 14 339 24.2 0 911974 Martin Mitchell 27 594 21.6 0 581975 Martin Mitchell 23 443 19.3 0 421976 Martin Mitchell 27 540 20.0 0 411977 Marvin Christian 23 444 19.3 0 391978 Tony Delaughter 10 161 16.1 0 361979 Reggie Reginelli 12 233 19.4 0 371980 Reggie Butts 11 230 20.9 0 431981 Reggie Butts 11 247 22.5 0 501982 Reggie Butts 15 288 19.2 0 351983 Mike Jones 9 136 15.1 0 251984 Melvin Adams 8 155 19.4 0 261985 Maurice Nelson 17 411 24.2 1 1001986 Michael Pierce 22 506 23.0 0 411987 Michael Pierce 37 825 22.3 1 891988 Michael Pierce 32 765 23.9 1 931989 Terrance Strickland 25 498 19.9 0 331990 Terrance Strickland 26 554 21.3 0 451991 Joey Perry 12 289 24.1 0 89 Harold Dennis 14 289 20.6 0 481992 Terrance Strickland 33 775 23.5 0 541993 Jeff Liggon 23 552 24.0 0 831994 Jeff Liggon 44 1038 23.6 0 621995 Jeff Liggon 29 625 21.6 0 401996 Jeff Liggon 27 707 26.2 1 981997 P.J. Franklin 19 443 23.3 0 611998 John Wilson 18 388 21.6 0 581999 Toney Converse 17 360 21.2 0 402000 John Wilson 33 687 20.8 0 422001 Lynaris Elpheage 17 374 22.0 0 592002 Lynaris Elpheage 18 453 25.2 1 522003 Fred Smith 38 830 21.8 1 1002004 Fred Smith 17 357 21.0 0 542005 Israel Route 23 512 22.3 1 972006 Fred Smith 25 487 19.5 0 352007 Ade Tuyo 30 697 23.2 0 542008 Travis Burks 20 412 20.6 0 332009 Jeremy Williams 20 483 24.1 1 88