List of NCAA football records

Total offense Yards per game, season : FBS: 474.6 – David Klingler, Houston, 1990, 11 games : FCS: 527.2 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1994, 11 games : Div II: 436.7 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico, 2009, 10 games Season yards : FBS: 6,055 – Joe Burrow, LSU, 2019, 5,671 passing, 369 rushing, 16 receiving : FCS: 5,799 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1994, 4,863 passing, 936 rushing Single game yards : FBS: 819 – Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016, 734 passing, 85 rushing : FCS: 791 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion vs. New Hampshire, Sep. 22, 2012, 730 passing, 61 rushing : Div II: 681 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Sep. 12, 2009, 695 passing, −14 rushing Most games gaining 400 yards or more, season : FBS: 11 – B. J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 : FCS: 1,240 – Jordan Scott, Colgate, 2005–08, 5,621 yards : Div II: 1,271 – Xavier Omon, Northwest Missouri State, 2004–07, 7,073 yards Most rushing attempts, season : FBS: 450 – Kevin Smith, UCF, 2007, 2,567 yards : FCS: 56 – Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Valparaiso, Oct. 8, 1994, 295 yards : FCS: 40.9 – Arnold Mickens, Butler University, 1994, 409 carries in 10 games : Div II: 38.6 – Mark Perkins, Hobart College, 1968, 309 carries in 8 games Most consecutive rushing attempts without losing a fumble, career : FBS: 1,005 – Mike Hart, Michigan, 2004–08 and FCS Youngstown State (3,418) and thus are not listed in the categories above. Most yards rushing, season : FBS: 2,628 – Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988, 344 rushes, 11 games : FCS: 437 – Maurice Hicks, North Carolina A&T vs. Morgan State, Oct. 6, 2001, 34 carries : Div III: 522 – Montie Quinn, Curry vs. Nichols, Oct. 18, 2025, 20 carries Most yards rushing by two players, same team, game : FBS: 544 – Michael Carter 308 (24 carries) and Javonte Williams 236 (23 carries), North Carolina vs Miami, FL December 12, 2020 : FCS: : Div II: : Div III: Most rushing yards by a quarterback, career : FBS: 4,559 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012–15, 977 rushes : FCS: 4,852 – Matt Cannon, Southern Utah, 1997–2000, 674 rushes : FCS: 1,844 – Jayson Foster, Georgia Southern, 2007, 261 rushes : Div III: 1,941 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, 2006, 261 rushes : FCS: 330 – Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross vs. Lafayette, Oct. 21, 2023, 28 rushes : Div II: 323 – Shawn Graves, Wofford vs. Lenoir–Rhyne, Sep. 15, 1990, 23 rushes : FCS: 84 – Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern, 1998–2001 : Div II: 107 – Germaine Race, Pittsburg State, 2003–06 :FCS: 41 – Terrance West, Towson, 2013, 16 games :Div III: 44 – Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008, 15 games Most rushing touchdowns, game :FBS: 8 – Howard Griffith, Illinois GRIFFITH`S NCAA-RECORD 8 TDS PACE ILLINI, 1990; Kalen Ballage, Arizona State, 2016; Jaret Patterson, Buffalo, 2020 :FCS: 7 – Archie Amerson, Northern Arizona, 1996 :Div II: 8 – Junior Wolf, Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1958 :Div III: 8 – Donavan Henderson, Manchester, 2019; Carey Bender, Coe, 1994 Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, career : FBS: 88 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012–15 : FCS: 69 – Matt Cannon, Southern Utah, 1997–2000 : Div III: 70 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, 2004–06 : FCS: 29 – Chandler Burks, Kennesaw State, 2018 : Div II: 24 – Shawn Graves, Wofford, 1989; : Div III: 35 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, 2006, 12 games : FCS: : Div II: : Div III: 7 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, vs. St. John Fisher, October 11, 2006 Most games with 100+ rushing yards, career : FBS: 34 – DeAngelo Williams, Memphis, 2002–05 : FCS: 40 – Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern, 1998–2001 : Div III: 42 – Levell Coppage, Wisconsin–Whitewater, 2008–11 : FCS: 176.7 – Josh Johnson, San Diego, 2004–07 (min. 300 completions) : FCS: 204.6 – Shawn Knight, William & Mary, 1993 Highest passing efficiency rating, game : FBS: 403.4 – Tim Clifford, Indiana vs Colorado, 1980 (min. 12 attempts); 317.4 – Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo vs Buffalo, 2003 (min. 25 attempts); 93.9% – Kyle Allen, Houston vs. Rice, Sep. 16, 2017 (min. 30 completions); 96.0% – Greyson Lambert, Georgia vs. South Carolina, Sep. 18, 2015 (min. 20 completions) : FCS: 94.6% – Taron Dickens, Western Carolina vs. Wofford, Oct. 4, 2025 (min. 30 completions); : Div III: 84.9% – Ian Kolste, Whitworth vs. George Fox, Oct. 1, 2016 (min. 35 completions); : FCS: 69.6% – Eric Sanders, Northern Iowa, 2004–07 (minimum 750 attempts) : FCS: 75.2% – Eric Sanders, Northern Iowa, 2007 (minimum 200 attempts) : Div II: 17,034 – Tyson Bagent, Shepherd, 2018–22 : Div III: 14,265 – Broc Rutter, North Central (IL), 2016–19 Most yards passing, season : FBS: 5,967 – Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, 2021 : FCS: 5,076 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion, 2012 : FCS: 730 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion vs. New Hampshire, Sep. 22, 2012 Most yards passing, half : FBS: 517 – Andre Ware, Houston, 1989 : Div III: 1,205 – Alex Tanney, Monmouth (IL), 2007–11 Most passes completed per game, career : FBS: 31.2 – Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2005–08 Most touchdown passes, career : FBS: 155 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11 : Div II: 162 – John Matocha, Colorado School of Mines, 2019–23 : Div III: 162 – Luke Lehnen, North Central College, 2021–24 Most touchdown passes, season : FBS: 62 – Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, 2021 : FCS: 60 – Lindsey Scott Jr., Incarnate Word, 2022 : Div II: 54 – Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State, 2000; Most touchdown passes, game : FBS: 11 – David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Washington, Nov. 17, 1990 : Div II: 10 – Bruce Swanson, North Park vs. North Central (IL), Oct. 12, 1968 : FCS: 42 – Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross, 2006–09 Most passes intercepted, career : FBS: 80 – Timmy Chang, Hawaii, 2000–04 : Div II: 9 – Pat Brennan, Franklin vs. Saginaw Valley, Sep. 24, 1983; Henry Schafer, Johns Hopkins vs. Haverford, Oct. 16, 1965 : FCS: 79 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion vs. New Hampshire, Sep. 22, 2012 : Div II: 74 – Michael Pierce, St. Anselm vs. Stonehill, Oct. 24, 2009 0.78% – Pat Devlin, Delaware, 2010 (min. 350 attempts) : Div II: 20 – Scott Buisson, Arkansas–Monticello vs. Henderson State, Sep. 22, 2008; Todd Cunningham, Presbyterian vs. Wingate, Oct. 20, 1999; Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State vs. New Haven, Oct. 8, 1994; Rod Bockwoldt, Weber State vs. South Dakota State, Nov. 6, 1976 : FCS: 428 – Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 2013–16 : FCS: 136 – Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois, 2012 : Div II: 50 – Mike Washington, West Chester, 2005–08 : FCS: 6,464 – Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 2013–16 : Div II: 4,983 – Clarence Coleman, Ferris State, 1998–2001 : Div II: 1,821 – Isaac Stonefield Glenville State, 2020 : FCS: : Div II: : Div III: 1,290 – Don Moehling, Wisconsin–Stevens Point, 1988 : Div III: 418 – Lewis Howes, Principia vs. Martin Luther, Oct. 12, 2002 : Div II: 30 – Patrick Ondis Briley, Langston, 82–85 : Div III: Most receiving touchdowns, career : FBS: 60 – Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2005–08 : FCS: 73 – Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 2013–16 : Div II: 78 – Dallas Mall, Bentley, 2001–04 Scoring Most touchdowns responsible for, career : FBS: 189 – Dillon Gabriel, UCF, Oklahoma, Oregon, 2019–24 : FCS: 159 – Bruce Eugene, Grambling, 2001–05 Most touchdowns responsible for, season : FBS: 65 – Joe Burrow, LSU, 2019; Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, 2021 : FCS: 71 Lindsey Scott Jr. UIW 2022 : Div II: 61 – Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock, 2019 : Div III: 68 – Blaine Hawkins, Central (IA), 2021 : FCS: 10 – Ren Hefley, Presbyterian vs. St. Andrews, September 4, 2021 Most points responsible for, season : FBS: 394 – Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, 2021 : FCS: 368 – Willie Totten, Mississippi Valley, 1984 : FCS: 542 – Ethan Ratke, James Madison, 2017–21 : Div II: 420 – Jeff Glas, North Dakota, 2002–05 : FCS: 127 – Julian Rauch, Appalachian State, 2007; Jon Striefsky, Delaware, 2007 : Div II: 138 – Jeff Glas, North Dakota, 2005 : FCS: 24 – Goran Lingmerth, Northern Arizona vs. Idaho, Oct. 25, 1986 : FCS: 544 – Brian Westbrook, Villanova, 1997–98, 2000–01 : Div II: 656 – Germaine Race, Pittsburg State, 2003–06 : FCS: 42 – Omar Cuff, Delaware vs. William & Mary, Aug. 30, 2007; Jessie Burton, McNeese State vs. Southern Utah, Sep. 19, 1998; Archie Amerson, Northern Arizona vs. Weber State, Oct. 5, 1996 : Div II: 48 – Paul Zaeske, North Park vs. North Central (IL), Oct. 12, 1968; Junior Wolf, Oklahoma Panhandle vs. St. Mary (KS), Nov. 8, 1958 : Div III: 48 – Carey Bender, Coe vs. Beloit, Nov. 12, 1994 ==Defense==

Interceptions Most interceptions, career : FBS: 29 – Al Brosky, Illinois, 1950–52 : FCS: 31 – Rashean Mathis, Bethune–Cookman, 1999–2003 : FCS: 14 – Rashean Mathis, Bethune–Cookman, 2002 :NCAA single game national record. 11 interceptions: St. Cloud State College vs Bemidji, Oct. 31, 1970. (5 by safety Bill Trewick, 3 by linebacker Mark Swedlund and 3 by safety Ted Lockett). • The NCAA lists two different records for team interceptions in a game. The listed record is for "Most passes intercepted by against a major-college opponent". The unrestricted "Most passes intercepted by" is held by Brown, with 11, in a game versus Rhode Island, Oct. 8, 1949. Most interceptions, game : FBS: 5*† – 4 times: Lee Cook, Oklahoma St. vs. Detroit, Nov. 28, 1942; Walt Pastuszak, Brown vs. Rhode Island, Oct. 8, 1949; Byron Beaver, Houston vs. Baylor, Sep. 22, 1962; Dan Rebsch, Miami (OH) vs. Western Mich., Nov. 4, 1972 : FCS: 5 – 3 times: Mark Cordes, Eastern Washington vs. Boise State, Sep. 6, 1986; Michael Richardson, Northwestern State vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Nov. 12, 1983; Karl Johnson, Jackson State vs. Grambling, Oct. 23, 1982 Consecutive games with an interception : FBS: 15 – Al Brosky, Illinois, Nov. 11, 1950 to Oct. 18, 1952 : FCS: 6 – William Hampton, Murray State, 1993–96, Most interceptions returned for a touchdown, game : FBS: 3 – Johnnie Jackson, Houston vs. Texas, Nov. 7, 1987 : Div II: 169 – B. J. Russell, Mesa State, 2004 Most tackles, game : FBS: 32 * – [Harold Stuart] (linebacker)| West Texas State vs, Wichita State, Oct. 4, 1969 Harold Stuart (2015) – Hall of Champions : FCS: 31 – Ryan Greenhagen, Fordham vs. Nebraska, Sep. 4, 2021 : Div II: 30 – Kevin Kilroy, Missouri Western vs. Northwest Missouri, September 17, 1994 : Div II: 30** – Shaun Maloney, Minnesota–Morris vs. Minnesota State Moorhead, Oct. 27, 2001 : Div II: 92.5 – Marcus Martin, Slippery Rock, 2014–2017 : Div III: – Steven Wilson, King's (PA), 2000–02 : Div II: 56 – Marcus Martin, Slippery Rock, 2014–17 : Div III: – Mike Czerwien, Waynesburg, 2002–04 Hugh Green – University of Pittsburgh 53 career sacks 77–80 Highest sacks per game average, career : FBS: 1.61 – Dwight Freeney, Syracuse, 2000–01 : Div III: 24 – Russ Watson, Worcester State, 2000 Highest sacks per game average, season : FBS: 1.71 – Terrell Suggs, Arizona State, 2002 ==Special teams==

Punting Most punts, career : FBS: 337 – Alex Kinal, Wake Forest, 2012–15 : FCS: 48.2 – Mark Gould, Northern Arizona, 2002 (min. 60 punts) (5–9 punts); 53.6 – Jim Benien, Oklahoma State vs. Colorado, Nov. 13, 1971 (min. 10 punts) : FCS: 93 – Tyler Grogan, Northeastern vs. Villanova, September 8, 2001 Most yards on punt returns, season : FBS: 791 – Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt, 1948 : Div II: 670 – Travis Lueck, North Dakota, 2003 : FCS: 8 — Junior Bergen, Montana, 2021–2024 : FCS: 8 – LeRoy Vann, Florida A&M, 2006–09 Tony Pollard, Memphis, 2016–18 : FCS: 6 – Jerome Mathis, Hampton, 2001–04 : FCS: 3 – Bashir Levingston, Eastern Washington vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 31, 1998 Marcus Jones, Troy/Houston, 2017–21 : Div II: 11 – Stephan Neville, Stonehill, 2008–11; Deante Steele, Shepherd, 2007–10 : FCS: 101 – Ethan Ratke, James Madison, 2017–21 : Div II: 82 – Jeff Glas, North Dakota, 2002–05 :Cole Tracy, Assumption vs. St. Anselm, Oct. 14, 2016 : Div III: 6 – Jim Hever, Rhodes vs. Millsaps, Sep. 22, 1984 Will Rhody, Valdosta State, 2004 : Div III: Most consecutive field goals made, season : FBS: 25 – Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH), 2023; Chuck Nelson, Washington, 1982 : Div II: 67 – Tom Odle, Fort Hays State vs. Washburn, Nov. 5, 1988 : Div III: 62 – Dom Antonini, Rowan vs. Salisbury, Sep. 18, 1976; Matthew Aven, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps vs. California Lutheran University, Oct. 19, 2013 Note: The longest field goal ever made in collegiate competition was 69 yards by Ove Johansson of Abilene Christian University, which at the time (1976) was competing as an NAIA, not an NCAA, school. ==NCAA players drafted into NFL by position==

Among all colleges and universities, the following NCAA teams have the most players to reach the NFL by position: • Quarterbacks: USC (17) • Running backs: Nebraska (40) • Wide receivers: Miami (FL) and USC (tied at 40 each) • Tight ends: Notre Dame (21) • Offensive linemen: Notre Dame (63) • Defensive linemen: Miami (FL) (49) • Linebackers: Penn State (58) • Defensive backs: Ohio State (53) ==References==