Kickoff Returns

Most Returns

Game—9 (for 161 yards), Donta Abron vs. Oregon at Eugene, Oct. 27, 2012.

Season—50 (for 1,276 yards), Josh Smith, 2008.

Career—64 (for 1,798 yards), Ben Kelly, 1997-99.

Yards

Game—204 (8 returns), Darrell Scott vs. Toledo at Toledo, Sept. 11, 2009.

Season—1,276 (50 returns), Josh Smith, 2008.

Career—1,798 (64 returns), Ben Kelly, 1997-99.

Average

Game (minimum 3)—53.3 (3 for 160), Walter Stanley vs. Oklahoma in Boulder, Oct. 4, 1980; Josh Smith vs. Colorado State in Denver, Aug. 31, 2008.

Game (minimum 5)—37.2 (5 for 186), Ben Kelly vs. Oklahoma State at Stillwater, Oct. 11, 1997.

Season—31.1 (25 for 777), Ben Kelly, 1997.

Career—28.1 (64 for 1,798), Ben Kelly, 1997-99.

Touchdowns

Game—1, on 33 occasions. Last: Nelson Spruce vs. California in Boulder, Nov. 16, 2013 (on-side); Last off regular kick: Marques Mosley vs. Utah in Boulder, Nov. 23, 2012.

Consecutive Games Scoring A Touchdown—2, Ben Kelly, Sept. 25 and Oct. 9, 1999.

Season—2, Cliff Branch, 1971, and Ben Kelly, 1999.

Career—3, Ben Kelly, 1997-99.

On-Side Kick Return Touchdowns

Game—1, Nelson Spruce vs. California in Boulder, Nov. 16, 2013 (46 yards).

Longest Return

102—Byron White vs. Denver at Denver, Nov. 26, 1936 (old record);

100—Cliff Branch vs. Kansas in Boulder, Nov. 7, 1970; Billy Waddy vs. Kansas State in Boulder, Nov. 22, 1975; Howard Ballage vs. Nebraska in Boulder, Oct. 21, 1978; Walter Stanley vs. Oklahoma in Boulder, Oct. 4, 1980; Ben Kelly vs. Missouri in Boulder, Oct. 9, 1999; Marques Mosley vs. Utah in Boulder, Nov. 23, 2012; Nikko Reed vs. Utah at Salt Lake City, Nov. 26, 2021.