Kickoff Return Records
Updated as of 11/04/06
Season Kickoff Return Average (Min. 8 Returns)
| Avg. | Returns | Yards | TD | Player | Season |
| 43.0 | 8 | 344 | 0 | Gary Brown | 1990 |
| 35.0 | 10 | 350 | 2 | Curt Warner | 1980 |
| 32.6 | 9 | 293 | 1 | Larry Joe | 1947 |
| 31.9 | 12 | 383 | 1 | Blair Thomas | 1986 |
| 29.6 | 8 | 237 | 1 | Gary Hayman | 1973 |
| 29.6 | 8 | 237 | 0 | Rodney Kinlaw | 2005 |
| 29.0 | 17 | 493 | 1 | Curt Warner | 1979 |
| 28.7 | 10 | 287 | 1 | Charlie Pittman | 1967 |
| 28.0 | 8 | 224 | 1 | Rich Mauti | 1975 |
| 27.4 | 9 | 247 | 0 | Bob Riggle | 1965 |
Career Kickoff Return Average (Min.
16 Returns)
| Average | Returns | Yards | TD | Player | Career |
| 29.6 | 16 | 473 | 1 | Larry Joe | 1946-48 |
| 28.8 | 32 | 922 | 3 | Curt Warner | 1979-82 |
| 28.4 | 17 | 483 | 1 | Charlie Pittman | 1967-69 |
| 26.9 | 18 | 484 | 1 | Gary Hayman | 1972-73 |
| 26.3 | 25 | 658 | 1 | Blair Thomas | 1985-87, 89 |
| 25.7 | 23 | 591 | 1 | Roger Kochman | 1959-62 |
| 24.6 | 19 | 468 | 0 | Lydell Mitchell | 1969-71 |
| 24.4 | 25 | 609 | 0 | Shelly Hammonds | 1990-93 |
| 24.3 | 23 | 560 | 0 | Lenny Moore | 1953-55 |
| 24.2 | 38 | 920 | 0 | Gary Brown | 1987-90 |
Longest Kickoff Returns
| Yards | Player/Game | Season |
| 101 | Chuck Peters vs. New York University | 1940 |
| 100 | Fritz Barrett vs. Carnegie Tech | 1910 |
| 100 | Roger Kochman vs. Syracuse | 1959 |
| 100 | Rich Mauti at Temple | 1975 |
| 98 | Thomas Evans vs. Marshall | 1930 |
| 98 | Gary Hayman at Maryland | 1973 |
| 97 | Larry Johnson at Illinois | 2001 |
| 96 | Chuck peters at Lehigh | 1940 |
| 95 | Shorty Miller at Pennsylvania | 1911 |
| 95 | Charlie Way vs. Ursinus | 1919 |
| 95 | Harry Wilson vs. Navy | 1923 |
| 95 | Cy Lungren vs. Marietta | 1926 |
| 95 | Larry Joe vs. Bucknell | 1947 |
| 95 | Curt Warner vs. Pittsburgh | 1979 |
| *95 | Gary Brown vs. Texas | 1990 |
| * Non-scoring play | ||
Kickoff Returns
| Kickoff Returns | Player | Season(s) | |
| Game | 7 | Gary Brown at West Virginia | 1988 |
| Season | 26 | Kevin Baugh | 1983 |
| Career | 67 | Kenny Watson | 1996-2000 |
Kickoff Return Yardage
| Yards | Player | Season(s) | |
| Game | 201 | Gary Brown vs. Texas | 1990 |
| Season | 522 | Kenny Watson | 1999 |
| Career | 1506 | Kenny Watson | 1996-2000 |
Kickoff Return Average Yardage
| Average | Player | Season(s) | |
| Game | 43.3 | Larry Johnson (3 returns) at Illinois | 2001 |
| Season | 43.0 | Gary Brown | 1990 |
| Career | 29.6 | Larry Joe | 1946-48 |
Kickoff Return for Touchdown
| TDs | Player | Season(s) | |
| Game | 1 | 1, by many players (Last: Anthony Scirrotto vs. Illinois) | 2006 |
| Season | 2 | Chuck Peters | 1940 |
| Season | 2 | Curt Warner | 1980 |
| Career | 3 | Curt Warner | 1979-82 |
Season Leaders
| Season | Player | Returns | Yards | Average | TD |
| 1946 | Robert Williams | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 |
| 1947 | Larry Joe | 9 | 293 | 32.6 | 1 |
| 1948 | Larry Joe | 6 | 147 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 1949 | Owen Dougherty | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 1950 | Earle Mundell | 9 | 227 | 25.2 | 0 |
| 1951 | Ted Shattuck | 9 | 168 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 1952 | Richard Jones | 13 | 303 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 1953 | Lenny Moore | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 0 |
| 1954 | Lenny Moore | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 0 |
| 1955 | Billy Kane | 13 | 273 | 21.0 | 0 |
| 1956 | Billy Kane | 7 | 197 | 28.1 | 0 |
| 1957 | Dave Kasperian | 6 | 191 | 31.9 | 0 |
| 1958 | Dave Kasperian | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 |
| 1959 | Dick Hoak | 6 | 215 | 35.8 | 0 |
| 1960 | Jim Kerr | 8 | 158 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 1961 | Roger Kochman | 10 | 229 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 1962 | Roger Kochman | 10 | 218 | 21.8 | 0 |
| 1963 | Gary Klingensmith | 10 | 245 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 1964 | Don Kunit | 9 | 223 | 24.8 | 0 |
| 1965 | Bob Riggle | 9 | 247 | 27.4 | 0 |
| 1966 | Mike Irwin | 16 | 285 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 1967 | Bob Campbell | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 0 |
| 1968 | Charlie Pittman | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 0 |
| 1969 | Paul Johnson | 12 | 316 | 26.3 | 1 |
| 1970 | Lydell Mitchell | 16 | 410 | 25.6 | 0 |
| 1971 | John Cappelletti | 15 | 355 | 23.7 | 0 |
| 1972 | Gary Hayman | 10 | 247 | 24.7 | 0 |
| 1973 | Gary Hayman | 8 | 237 | 29.6 | 1 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Cefalo | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 1975 | Rich Mauti | 8 | 224 | 28.0 | 1 |
| 1976 | Rich Mauti | 13 | 217 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 1977 | Booker Moore | 6 | 155 | 25.8 | 0 |
| 1978 | Matt Suhey | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 |
| 1979 | Curt Warner | 17 | 493 | 29.0 | 1 |
| 1980 | Curt Warner | 10 | 350 | 35.0 | 2 |
| 1981 | Jon Williams | 8 | 133 | 16.6 | 0 |
| 1982 | Kevin Baugh | 18 | 404 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 1983 | Kevin Baugh | 26 | 503 | 19.3 | 0 |
| 1984 | Jim Coates | 12 | 277 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 1985 | Blair Thomas | 9 | 217 | 24.1 | 0 |
| 1986 | Blair Thomas | 12 | 383 | 31.9 | 1 |
| 1987 | Leroy Thompson | 10 | 245 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 1988 | Gary Brown | 22 | 427 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 1989 | Bobby Samuels | 10 | 197 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 1990 | Gary Brown | 8 | 344 | 43.0 | 0 |
| 1991 | Richie Anderson | 9 | 222 | 24.7 | 0 |
| 1992 | O.J. McDuffie | 14 | 323 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 1993 | Shelly Hammonds | 16 | 424 | 26.5 | 0 |
| 1994 | Mike Archie | 11 | 240 | 21.8 | 0 |
| 1995 | Stephen Pitts | 17 | 364 | 21.4 | 0 |
| 1996 | Kenny Watson | 16 | 376 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 1997 | Chris Eberly | 22 | 530 | 24.1 | 0 |
| 1998 | Eddie Drummond | 7 | 117 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | Kenny Watson | 16 | 376 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | Larry Johnson | 18 | 444 | 24.7 | 0 |
| 2001 | Larry Johnson | 17 | 454 | 26.7 | 1 |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | 11 | 219 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 2003 | Calvin Lowry | 16 | 300 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 2004 | Rodney Kinlaw | 10 | 198 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 2005 | Derrick Williams | 13 | 274 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 2006 | A.J. Wallace | 13 | 323 | 24.8 | 0 |