DePauw Football Annual Punt Return Leaders (based on number of returns)
| Year | Player | No | Yards | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Not Available | |||
| 1951 | Gene Gephart | 16 | 105 | |
| 1952 | Not Available | |||
| 1953 | Not Available | |||
| 1954 | Don Boveri | 3 | 33 | 11.0 |
| 1955 | Art Bryant | 3 | 16 | 5.3 |
| 1956 | Dick Hackenberg | 7 | 38 | 5.4 |
| 1957 | Dick Hackenberg | 6 | 38 | 6.3 |
| 1958 | John Rubush | 5 | 33 | 6.6 |
| 1959 | Dick Mace | 7 | 66 | 9.4 |
| 1960 | Dan Blunt | 13 | 120 | 9.2 |
| 1961 | Dave Clifford | 7 | 82 | 11.7 |
| 1962 | Dan Blunt | 7 | 29 | 4.1 |
| 1963 | Bronson Davis | 10 | 56 | 5.6 |
| 1964 | Chuck Byrum | 10 | 98 | 9.8 |
| 1965 | John Butler | 8 | 148 | 18.5 |
| 1966 | John Butler | 9 | 104 | 11.6 |
| 1967 | John Butler | 16 | 184 | 11.5 |
| 1968 | Mark Ford | 22 | 246 | 11.2 |
| 1969 | Bob Schaeffer | 21 | 223 | 10.6 |
| 1970 | Bob Schaeffer | 18 | 128 | 7.1 |
| 1971 | Lester Woods | 13 | 99 | 7.6 |
| 1972 | Jim Buelow | 11 | 103 | 9.4 |
| 1973 | Jim Buelow | 15 | 130 | 8.7 |
| 1974 | Jim Buelow | 18 | 160 | 8.9 |
| 1975 | Gerard Richardson | 10 | 109 | 10.9 |
| 1976 | Randy Wells | 8 | 76 | 9.5 |
| 1977 | Tom Kleinschmidt | 10 | 40 | 4.0 |
| 1978 | Alan Hill | 11 | 111 | 10.1 |
| 1979 | Alan Hill | 8 | 46 | 5.1 |
| 1980 | Alan Hill | 11 | 99 | 9.0 |
| 1981 | Alan Hill | 19 | 186 | 9.8 |
| 1982 | Tim Weaver | 23 | 406 | 17.6 |
| 1983 | Tim Weaver | 29 | 294 | 10.1 |
| 1984 | Tim Weaver | 18 | 211 | 11.7 |
| 1985 | Jim Hebert | 11 | 22 | 2.0 |
| 1986 | Jim Hebert | 17 | 38 | 2.2 |
| 1987 | Jim Hebert | 6 | 87 | 14.5 |
| 1988 | Joe Pindell | 18 | 120 | 6.7 |
| 1989 | Tony Kramer | 17 | 113 | 6.6 |
| 1990 | Steve Broderick | 11 | 50 | 4.5 |
| 1991 | Terry Dickey | 17 | 224 | 13.2 |
| 1992 | Bradley Hill | 16 | 147 | 9.2 |
| 1993 | Ronnie Hermann | 13 | 71 | 5.5 |
| 1994 | Jon Holloway | 7 | 75 | 10.7 |
| 1995 | Jon Holloway | 24 | 294 | 12.3 |
| 1996 | Jon Holloway | 24 | 295 | 12.3 |
| 1997 | Ryan Law | 15 | 131 | 8.7 |
| 1998 | Ryan Law | 11 | 73 | 6.6 |
| 1999 | Joe Rogowski | 11 | 73 | 6.6 |
| 2000 | Ryan McGuffey | 16 | 88 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | John Stephens | 38 | 436 | 11.5 |
| 2002 | John Stephens | 29 | 213 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | Adam Sisson | 12 | 126 | 10.5 |
| 2004 | Chris Gines | 17 | 76 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | David Araiza | 7 | 76 | 10.9 |
| 2006 | Bryan Mulligan | 18 | 199 | 11.1 |
| 2007 | Bryan Mulligan | 13 | 105 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | Bryan Mulligan | 10 | 83 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | Taylor Wagner | 24 | 169 | 7.0 |
| 2010 | Taylor Wagner | 14 | 173 | 12.4 |
| 2011 | Taylor Wagner | 18 | 224 | 12.4 |
| 2012 | Taylor Wagner | 14 | 86 | 6.1 |