most return yards by a punter in a season

Chuck Latourette has gained the most return yards by a punter in a season, with 1,582 yards in 1968.

NAMERET YDSSEASONTMGPKRKR YDSKR AVGKR YDS/GKR TDPRPR YDSPR AVGPR YDS/GPR TD
1Chuck Latourette
C. Latourette
1,582
1968
14
46
1,237
26.9
88.4
0
28
345
12.3
24.6
1
2Bill Bradley
B. Bradley
648
1969
14
21
467
22.2
33.4
0
28
181
6.5
12.9
0
3Chuck Latourette
C. Latourette
425
1970
14
13
254
19.5
18.1
0
30
171
5.7
12.2
0
4Curley Johnson
C. Johnson
84
1961
12
5
84
16.8
7.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
5Curley Johnson
C. Johnson
77
1963
14
6
77
12.8
5.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
6Vic Eaton
V. Eaton
73
1955
12
0
0
0.0
0
23
73
3.2
6.1
0
7Curley Johnson
C. Johnson
62
1964
14
4
62
15.5
4.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
8Sam Baker
S. Baker
57
1961
14
3
57
19.0
4.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
9Horace Gillom
H. Gillom
51
1950
12
3
51
17.0
4.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
10Dave Lewis
D. Lewis
42
1973
14
2
40
20.0
2.9
0
1
2
2.0
0.1
0
11Tom Gilburg
T. Gilburg
29
1963
13
3
29
9.7
2.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
12Horace Gillom
H. Gillom
25
1951
12
2
25
12.5
2.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Jug Girard
J. Girard
25
1950
12
1
25
25.0
2.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
14Chuck Latourette
C. Latourette
21
1967
14
0
0
0.0
0
6
21
3.5
1.5
0
15Jerrel Wilson
J. Wilson
20
1963
14
1
20
20.0
1.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Tom Gilburg
T. Gilburg
19
1964
14
1
19
19.0
1.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Dave Lewis
D. Lewis
15
1972
14
1
15
15.0
1.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
18Curley Johnson
C. Johnson
14
1962
14
1
14
14.0
1.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
19Bill Jessup
B. Jessup
8
1957
12
1
8
8.0
0.7
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Larry Seiple
L. Seiple
5
1970
14
2
5
2.5
0.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Paul Maguire
P. Maguire
5
1965
14
1
5
5.0
0.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Curley Johnson
C. Johnson
4
1966
14
1
4
4.0
0.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Horace Gillom
H. Gillom
2
1952
12
1
2
2.0
0.2
0
0
0
0.0
0

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