Individual Records 2
Team Records 23
All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense 34
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 62
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 73
All-Time Team Season Leaders 84
Annual Team Champions 89
Toughest-Schedule Annual Leaders 96
Annual Most-Improved Teams 98
All-Time Won-Loss Records 101
Winningest Teams by Decade 104
National Poll Rankings 110
College Football Playoff 163
Bowl Coalition, Alliance and Bowl Championship Series
History 165
Streaks and Rivalries 181
Major-College Statistics Trends 185
FBS Membership Since 1978 194
College Football Rules Changes 195
FOOTBALL BOWL
SUBDIVISION
RECORDS
Individual Records 2
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Under a three-division reorganization plan adopted by the special NCAA
Convention of August 1973, teams classified major-college in football on
August 1, 1973, were placed in Division I. College-division teams were divided
into Division II and Division III. At the NCAA Convention of January 1978,
Division I was divided into Division I-A and Division I-AA for football only (In
2006, I-A was renamed Football Bowl Subdivision, and I-AA was renamed
Football Championship Subdivision.).
Before 2002, postseason games were not included in NCAA final football
statistics or records. Beginning with the 2002 season, all postseason games
were included in NCAA final football statistics and records.
From 1937, when official national statistics rankings began, through 1969,
individual rankings were by totals. Beginning in 1970, most season individual
rankings were by per-game averages. In total offense, rushing and scoring,
it is yards or points per game; in receiving, catches per game and yards per
game; in interceptions, catches per game; and in punt and kickoff returns,
yards per return. Punting always has been by average, and all team rankings
have been per game. Beginning in 1979, passers were rated in all divisions
on “pass efficiency rating points,” which are derived from a formula that
compares passers to the national averages for 14 seasons of two-platoon
Division I football starting with the 1965 season. One hundred points equals
the 14-year averages for all players in Division I. Those averages break
down to 6.29 yards per attempt, 47.14 percent completions, 3.97 percent
touchdown passes and 6.54 percent interceptions. The formula assumes that
touchdowns are as good as interceptions are bad; therefore, these two figures
offset each other for the average player. To determine efficiency rating points,
multiply a passer’s yards per attempt by 8.4, add his completion percentage,
add his touchdown percentage times 3.3, then subtract his interception per-
centage times two.
Passers must have a minimum of 15 attempts per game to determine rating
points because fewer attempts could allow a player to win the championship
with fewer than 100 attempts in a season. A passer must play in at least 75
percent of his team’s games to qualify for the rankings (for example, a player
on a team with a nine-game season could qualify by playing in seven games);
thus, a passer with 105 attempts could qualify for the national rankings.
A pass efficiency rating comparison for each year since 1979 has been added
to the passing section of all-time leaders to compare that season’s passers
with the average rating for all passers during that year.
For records by position, such as yards rushing by a quarterback or receiv-
ing yards by a tight end, a student-athlete must have played at least half his
games in a season at that position in order to be considered for a season
record. Only the seasons he qualified in will be considered for a career record.
In 2000, defensive stats became a part of the statistics. Individual and team
records and rankings included only regular-season games through the 2001
season. Beginning in 2002, all individual and team records included postsea-
son games. Career records of players include only those years in which they
competed in the FBS.
Statistics in some team categories were not tabulated until the advent of the
computerized statistics program in 1966. The records listed in those catego-
ries begin with the 1966 season and are so indicated.
Some players in career categories have five seasons listed because they
were granted an additional season of competition for reasons of hardship or
a freshman redshirt.
COLLEGIATE RECORDS
Individual and team collegiate records are determined by comparing the best
records in all four divisions (FBS, FCS, II and III) in comparable categories.
Included are career records of players who played parts of their careers in dif-
ferent divisions (such as Dennis Shaw of San Diego State, Howard Stevens
of Randolph-Macon and Louisville, and Doug Williams of Grambling). For
individual collegiate career leaders and team records, see the collegiate
records section.
NCAA DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL STATISTICS COMPILATION
POLICIES
All individual defensive statistics reported to the NCAA must be compiled by
the press box statistics crew during the game. Defensive numbers compiled
by the coaching staff or other university/college personnel using game film will
not be considered “official” NCAA statistics.
This policy does not preclude a conference or institution from making after-
the-game changes to press box numbers. This is consistent with existing
NCAA policies involving corrections to any offensive statistics after a contest.
Any changes to press box numbers must be obvious errors, such as misiden-
tified players, and this should not be interpreted as a way for press box sta-
tistics to be later “updated” by the coaching films. Changes should be made
within one week after the game is played. Statisticians also are reminded
that NCAA policy does not permit changes to away-game statistics unless
approved by the home sports information director.
It is important to note that this policy applies ONLY to official NCAA statistics
and national rankings, and does not mean a coaching staff cannot compile
separate defensive statistics for institutional use. Those compilations also
could appear in the institution’s press releases and/or website, as long as
they are identified as coaching film numbers rather than official statistics as
used by the NCAA.
The NCAA statistics staff reserves the right to review any statistics provided
to the national office and may withhold publishing/posting those numbers until
the accuracy of those statistics can be substantiated.
^Active player.
OFFENSE
RUSHING
Quarter
22—Alex Smith, Indiana vs. Michigan St., Nov. 11, 1995 (1st, 114 yards)
Half
34—Tony Sands, Kansas vs. Missouri, Nov. 23, 1991 (2nd, 240 yards)
Game
58—Tony Sands, Kansas vs. Missouri, Nov. 23, 1991 (396 yards)
Season
450—Kevin Smith, UCF, 2007 (2,567 yards)
Season Per Game
39.6—Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1971 (356 in 9)
Career
1,215—Steve Bartalo, Colorado St., 1983-86 (4,813 yards)
Career Per Game
34.0—Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1969-71 (918 in 27)
Game
52—Michael Turner, Northern Ill. vs. Central Mich., Nov. 18, 2000 (281
yards)
Season
339—Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, 2004 (1,925 yards)
Season Per Game
29.2—Steve Bartalo, Colorado St., 1983 (292 in 10)
Game
16—William Howard, Tennessee vs. Ole Miss, Nov. 15, 1986 (during two
possessions)
Season
102—Lorenzo White, Michigan St., 1985 (53 vs. Purdue, Oct. 26; 49 vs.
Minnesota, Nov. 2)
Season
365—Travis Prentice, Miami (OH), 1998
Career
862—Travis Prentice, Miami (OH), 1997-99
Individual Records 3
Quarter
222—Corey Dillon, Washington vs. San Jose St., Nov. 16, 1996 (1st, 16
rushes)
Half
287—Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill. vs. Fresno St., Oct. 6, 1990 (1st; 114
in first quarter, 173 in second quarter; 20 rushes); LaDainian Tomlinson,
TCU vs. UTEP, Nov. 20, 1999 (2nd; 121 in third quarter, 166 in fourth
quarter; 28 rushes)
Game
427—Samaje Perine, Oklahoma vs. Kansas, Nov. 22, 2014 (34 rushes)
(61 yards in first quarter, 161 in second quarter, 156 in third quarter, 49
in fourth quarter)
Season
2,628—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (344 rushes, 11 games)
Season Per Game
238.9—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (2,628 in 11)
Career
6,405—Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St., 2013-16 (1,059 rushes)
Career Per Game
174.6—Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1969-71 (4,715 in 27)
Game
(Min. 10 rushes) 30.20—Kevin Lowe, Wyoming vs. South Dakota St., Nov.
10, 1984 (10 for 302)
(Min. 15 rushes) 21.44—Tony Jeffery, TCU vs. Tulane, Sept. 13, 1986 (16
for 343)
(Min. 25 rushes) 16.32—Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin vs. Nebraska, Nov. 15,
2014 (25 for 408)
Season
(Min. 75 rushes) 11.51—Glenn Davis, Army West Point, 1945 (82 for 944)
(Min. 100 rushes) 9.63—Chuck Weatherspoon, Houston, 1989 (119 for
1,146)
(Min. 215 rushes) 8.05—Bryce Love, Stanford, 2017 (263 for 2,118)
(Min. 280 rushes) 7.78—Rashaad Penny, San Diego St., 2017 (289 for
2,248)
Career
(Min. 300 rushes) 8.26—Glenn Davis, Army West Point, 1943-46 (358 for
2,957)
(Min. 415 rushes) 8.22—Darrell Henderson, Memphis, 2016-18 (431 for
3,545)
(Min. 800 rushes) 6.40—Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill., 2004-06 (807 for
5,164)
Game
427—Samaje Perine, Oklahoma vs. Kansas, Nov. 22, 2014 (34 rushes)
Season
1,977—Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, 2017 (299 rushes)
Season Per Game
180.1—Jamario Thomas, North Texas, 2004 (1,801 in 10)
Season
Mike Smith (1,062) & Gwain Durden (1,049), Chattanooga, 1977
Season
Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado, 1937 (1,121)
Note: Before NCAA records began in 1937, Morley Drury of Southern
California gained 1,163 yards in 1927.
Season
5th—Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1971 (1,026); Ricky Bell, Southern California,
1976 (1,008); Marcus Allen, Southern California, 1981 (1,136); Ernest
Anderson, Oklahoma St., 1982 (1,042); Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St.,
1988 (1,002); Troy Davis, Iowa St., 1995 (1,001); Troy Davis, Iowa St.,
1996 (1,047); Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech, 1996 (1,112); Ricky Williams,
Texas, 1998 (1,086); Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill., 2006 (1,181); Bryce
Love, Stanford, 2017 (1,088)
Season
7th—Emmitt Smith, Florida, 1987 (1,011 vs. Temple, Oct. 17); Marshall
Faulk, San Diego St., 1991 (1,157 vs. Colorado St., Nov. 9); Adrian
Peterson, Oklahoma, 2004 (1,023 vs. Kansas, Oct. 23); Jamario Thomas,
North Texas, 2004 (1,216 vs. La.-Monroe, Oct. 30); P.J. Hill, Wisconsin,
2006 (1,011 vs. Minnesota, Oct. 14); Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, 2017
(1,112 vs. Maryland, Oct. 21)
Game
327—Khalil Tate, Arizona vs. Colorado, Oct. 7, 2017 (14 rushes)
Season
1,920—Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill., 2013 (292 rushes)
Season Per Game
137.1—Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill., 2013 (1,920 in 14)
Career
4,559—Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012-15 (977 rushes)
Career Per Game
109.1—Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill., 1988-90 (2,727 in 25)
Season
1,410—Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, 2012 (201 rushes)
Game
98—Mark Malone, Arizona St. vs. Utah St., Oct. 27, 1979 (TD)
Season
13—Kevin Smith, UCF, 2007; Shonn Green, Iowa, 2008
Career
34—DeAngelo Williams, Memphis, 2002-05 (44 games)
Season
11—Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, 2004
Season
12—Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill., 2012
Career
31—Archie Griffin, Ohio St., began Sept. 15, 1973 (vs. Minnesota), ended
Nov. 22, 1975 (vs. Michigan)
Season
9—Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, 2004
Season
11—Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill., 2012
Season
8—Marcus Allen, Southern California, 1981
Career
11—Marcus Allen, Southern California, 1978-81 (in 21 games during 1980-
81); Ricky Williams, Texas, 1995-98; Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, 1996-99
Individual Records 4
Season
6—Jamario Thomas, North Texas, 2004
Season
5—Marcus Allen, Southern California, 1981 (210 vs. Tennessee, Sept. 12;
274 vs. Indiana, Sept. 19; 208 vs. Oklahoma, Sept. 26; 233 vs. Oregon
St., Oct. 3; 211 vs. Arizona, Oct. 10); Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988
(320 vs. Kansas St., Oct. 29; 215 vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 5; 312 vs. Kansas,
Nov. 12; 293 vs. Iowa St., Nov. 19; 332 vs. Texas Tech, Dec. 3); Jamario
Thomas, North Texas, 2004 (256 vs. Utah St., Oct. 9; 258 vs. New Mexico
St., Oct. 23; 218 vs. La.-Monroe, Oct. 30; 203 vs. Louisiana, Nov. 5; 291
vs. Idaho, Nov. 13)
Season
4—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988
Career
4—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1986-88
Season
2—Ricky Williams, Texas, 1998 (318 vs. Rice, Sept. 26; 350 vs. Iowa St.,
Oct. 3)
2 Games
668—Ricky Williams, Texas, 1998 (318 vs. Rice, Sept. 26; 350 vs. Iowa
St., Oct. 3)
3 Games
937—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (312 vs. Kansas, Nov. 12; 293
vs. Iowa St., Nov. 19; 332 vs. Texas Tech, Dec. 3)
4 Games
1,152—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (215 vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 5;
312 vs. Kansas, Nov. 12; 293 vs. Iowa St., Nov. 19; 332 vs. Texas Tech,
Dec. 3)
5 Games
1,472—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (320 vs. Kansas St., Oct. 29;
215 vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 5; 312 vs. Kansas, Nov. 12; 293 vs. Iowa St.,
Nov. 19; 332 vs. Texas Tech, Dec. 3)
Career
3—Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, 1973, 1975-76; Herschel Walker, Georgia,
1980-82; Travis Prentice, Miami (OH), 1997-99; Garrett Wolfe, Northern
Ill., 2004-06; LaMichael James, Oregon, 2009-11; Donnel Pumphrey, San
Diego St., 2014-16
Career
4—Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, 1973-76; Amos Lawrence, North Carolina,
1977-80; Denvis Manns, New Mexico St., 1995-98; Ron Dayne,
Wisconsin, 1996-99; Cedric Benson, Texas, 2002-05; DonTrell Moore,
New Mexico, 2002-05; Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana, 2005-08; Damion
Fletcher, Southern Miss., 2006-09; Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 2014-
17; Myles Gaskin, Washington, 2015-18
3—Nebraska, 2000 (Correll Buckhalter, 2,522; Dan Alexander, 2,456; Eric
Crouch, 2,319); Nevada, 2009 (Luke Lippincott, 3,014; Vai Taua, 2,978;
Colin Kaepernick, 2,906)
Season
Nevada, 2009—Vai Taua (1,345), Colin Kaepernick (1,183) and Luke
Lippincott (1,034)
Season
87 times. Most recent: Georgia, 2018—D’Andre Swift (1,049) & Elijah
Holyfield (1,018); Memphis, 2018—Darrell Henderson (1,909) & Patrick
Taylor (1,122); Oklahoma, 2018—Kennedy Brooks (1,056) & Kyler
Murray (1,001); Pittsburgh, 2018—Qadree Ollison (1,213) & Darrin Hall
(1,144); UConn, 2018—David Pindell (1,139) & Kevin Mensah (1,045)
Minnesota (2003-04), Arkansas (2006-07), West Virginia (2006-07),
Louisiana (2007-08) and Nevada (2008-09-10) are the only teams to have
the same two players with 1,000 yards or more in consecutive years.
Nevada is the only team to do so in three straight years.
Game
Gordon Brown, 214 (23 rushes) & Steve Gage (QB), 206 (26 rushes),
Tulsa vs. Wichita St., Nov. 2, 1985; Sedrick Irvin, 238 (28 rushes) & Marc
Renaud, 203 (21 rushes), Michigan St. vs. Penn St., Nov. 29, 1997;
Patrick White, 220 (22 rushes) & Steve Slaton, 215 (23 rushes), West
Virginia vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 16, 2006; MiQuale Lewis, 301 (26 rushes) &
Cory Sykes, 203 (23 rushes), Ball St. vs. Eastern Mich., Oct. 24, 2009;
Melvin Gordon, 216 (9 rushes) & Montee Ball, 202 (21 rushes), Wisconsin
vs. Nebraska, Dec. 1, 2012; I’Tavius Mathers, 213 (18 rushes) & Richie
James, 207 (22 rushes), Middle Tenn. vs. Fla. Atlantic, Nov. 26, 2016.
Game
George Swarn, Miami (OH) (239) & Otis Cheathem, Western Mich. (219),
Sept. 8, 1984; Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (215) & Mike Gaddis,
Oklahoma (213), Nov. 5, 1988; Ricky Williams, Texas (249) & Michael
Perry, Rice (211), Sept. 27, 1997; De’Mond Parker, Oklahoma (291) &
Ricky Williams, Texas (223), Oct. 11, 1997; Chris Barclay, Wake Forest
(243) & Bruce Perry, Maryland (237), Nov. 29, 2003; Garrett Wolfe,
Northern Ill. (245) & Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern (214), Sept. 10, 2005;
I’Tavius Mathers (213) & Richie James (207), Middle Tenn. & Devin
Singletary (235), Fla. Atlantic, Nov. 26, 2016#; Khalil Tate, Arizona (327)
& Phillip Lindsay, Colorado (281), Oct. 7, 2017; Eno Benjamin, Arizona St.
(312) & Jermar Jefferson, Oregon St. (254), Sept. 29, 2018
# Middle Tenn. and Fla. Atlantic (Nov. 26, 2016) are the only teams to have
three total players (two from one team and one from the other) record at
least 200 yards rushing in the same game.
Game
608—Khalil Tate, Arizona (327) & Phillip Lindsay, Colorado (281), Oct. 7,
2017
Game
504—MiQuale Lewis (301) & Cory Sykes (203), Ball St. vs. Eastern Mich.,
Oct. 24, 2009
Season
3,536—Melvin Gordon (2,587) & Corey Clement (949), Wisconsin, 2014
Season Per Game
272.5—Barry Sanders (2,628 in 11 games) & Gerald Hudson (369),
Oklahoma St., 1988
Career
8,700—Vai Taua (4,588) & Colin Kaepernick (4,112), Nevada, 2007-10
275—Marlon Mack, South Fla. vs. Western Caro., Aug. 30, 2014 (24 carries)
275—Marlon Mack, South Fla. vs. Western Caro., Aug. 30, 2014 (24 carries)
Individual Records 5
98—Jerald Sowell, Tulane vs. Alabama, Sept. 4, 1993
348—Shun White, Navy vs. Towson, Aug. 30, 2008 (19 rushes)
Career
788—LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU vs. UTEP, 1997, 1999-2000 (95 rushes)
Career Per Game
(Min. 2 games) 292.0—Anthony Thompson, Indiana vs. Wisconsin, 1986,
89 (584 yards, 91 rushes)
(Min. 3 games) 262.7—LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU vs. UTEP, 1997, 1999-
2000 (788 yards, 95 rushes)
Season
3,690—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (2,628) & Byron Sanders,
Northwestern (1,062), 1988
Season
Ryan Benjamin, Pacific, 1991 (1,581 rushing and 612 receiving); Brian
Calhoun, Wisconsin, 2005 (1,636 yards rushing and 571 receiving); Dri
Archer, Kent St., 2012 (1,429 yards rushing and 561 receiving); Kerwynn
Williams, Utah St., 2012 (1,512 yards rushing and 697 receiving); Jay
Ajayi, Boise St., 2014 (1,823 yards rushing and 535 receiving); Christian
McCaffrey, Stanford, 2015 (2,019 yards rushing and 645 receiving);
I’Tavius Mathers, Middle Tenn., 2016 (1,561 yards rushing and 633
receiving).
Quarter
4—Dick Felt, BYU vs. San Jose St., Nov. 8, 1952 (4th); Howard Griffith,
Illinois vs. Southern Ill., Sept. 22, 1990 (3rd); Frank Moreau, Louisville
vs. East Carolina, Nov. 1, 1997 (2nd); Eugene Jarvis, Kent St. vs.
Miami (OH), Oct. 25, 2008 (2nd); Phillip Tanner, Middle Tenn. vs. North
Texas, Nov. 22, 2008 (2nd); Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic vs. Bethune-
Cookman, Sept. 15, 2018 (1st)
Game
8—Howard Griffith, Illinois vs. Southern Ill., Sept. 22, 1990 (5, 51, 7, 41, 5,
18, 5, 3 yards; Griffith scored three touchdowns [51, 7, 41] on consecutive
carries and scored four touchdowns in the third quarter)
Season
37—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (11 games)
Season Per Game
3.4—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (37 in 11 games)
Career
88—Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012-15 (50 games)
Season
11—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988; Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011
Season
8—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988; Kapri Bibbs, Colorado St., 2013
Career
12—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (last game of 1987, all 11 in 1988)
Game
5—DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma vs. North Texas, Sept. 1, 2007
Game
7—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. vs. Pacific, Sept. 14, 1991
Season
27—Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech, 2012
Season Per Game
2.31—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., 1991 (21 in 9)
Game (Regulation)
6—Dee Dowis, Air Force vs. San Diego St., Sept. 1, 1989 (55, 28, 12, 16,
60, 17 yards; 249 yards rushing on 13 carries); Craig Candeto, Navy vs.
Army West Point, Dec. 7, 2002 (1, 1, 42, 7, 3, 1 yards; 103 yards rushing
on 18 carries); Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. Ga. Southern, Nov. 15, 2014
(1, 22, 1, 27, 15, 39 yards; 277 yards rushing on 30 carries)
Game (Including Overtimes)
7—Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. San Jose St., Nov. 22, 2013 (3 ot) (12, 3,
38, 20, 25, 7, 25 yards; 240 yards rushing on 36 carries)
Season
31—Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2013 (13 games)
Career
88—Keenan Reynolds, Navy 2012-15 (50 games)
3—Howard Griffith, Illinois vs. Southern Ill., Sept. 22, 1990 (TDs of 51, 7 and
41 yards); Tiki Barber, Virginia vs. Texas, Sept. 28, 1996 (TDs of 16, 26
and 12 yards); Chris McCoy, Navy vs. Rutgers, Sept. 13, 1997 (TDs of
2, 9 and 2 yards); Aaron Greving, Iowa vs. Kent St., Sept. 1, 2001 (TDs
of 14, 1 and 26 yards); Michael Robinson, Penn St. vs. Louisiana Tech,
Sept. 21, 2002 (TDs of 8, 5 and 6 yards); Joe Ayoob, California vs. New
Mexico St., Sept. 23, 2005 (TDs of 1, 5 and 7 yards)
Game
Player, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush Rec
Thomas Jones, Virginia vs. Buffalo, Nov. 13, 1999 221 110
Emmett White, Utah St. vs. New Mexico St., Nov. 4, 2000 322 134
Steve Slaton, West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 16, 2006 215 130
Donald Buckram, UTEP vs. Tulane, Nov. 7, 2009 234 109
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford vs. Southern California, Dec. 5, 2015 207 105
Joe Mixon, Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 22, 2016 263 114
Richie James, Middle Tenn. vs. Fla. Atlantic, Nov. 26, 2016 207 120
Career
Player Years Rush Rec
Darrin Nelson, Stanford 1978-81 4,442 2,559
Steve Bartalo, Colorado St. 1983-86 4,813 1,079
George Swarn, Miami (OH) 1983-86 4,172 1,057
Errict Rhett, Florida 1990-93 4,163 1,230
Brock Forsey, Boise St. 1999-02 4,037 1,175
Mewelde Moore, Tulane 2000-03 4,364 2,059
Lance Dunbar, North Texas 2008-11 4,224 1,033
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 2013-16 6,405 1,041
Elijah McGuire, Louisiana 2013-16 4,312 1,383
Ito Smith, Southern Miss. 2014-17 4,536 1,446
Larry Rose III, New Mexico St. 2014-17 4,557 1,157
Individual Records 6
ALL
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(Yardage Gained From Rushing, Receiving and All Runbacks)
Game
58—Tony Sands, Kansas vs. Missouri, Nov. 23, 1991 (58 rushes)
Season
434—Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 2015 (337 rushes, 45 receptions, 15
punt returns, 37 kickoff returns)
Career
1,347—Steve Bartalo, Colorado St., 1983-86 (1,215 rushes, 132 recep-
tions)
Quarter
305—Corey Dillon, Washington vs. San Jose St., Nov. 16, 1996 (1st, 222
rushing, 83 receiving)
Game
578—Emmett White, Utah St. vs. New Mexico St., Nov. 4, 2000 (322 rush-
ing, 134 receiving, 2 punt returns, 120 kickoff returns)
Season
3,864—Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 2015 (2,019 rushing, 645 receiving,
130 punt returns, 1,070 kickoff returns; 14 games)
Season Per Game
295.5—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (3,250 in 11 games; 2,628
rushing, 106 receiving, 95 punt returns, 421 kickoff returns)
Career
7,796—Damaris Johnson, Tulsa, 2008-10 (1,062 rushing, 2,746 receiving,
571 punt returns, 3,417 kickoff returns; 491 plays)
Career Per Game
237.8—Ryan Benjamin, Pacific, 1990-92 (5,706 in 24 games; 3,119 rush-
ing, 1,063 receiving, 100 punt returns, 1,424 kickoff returns)
Game
446—Samaje Perine, Oklahoma vs. Kansas, Nov. 22, 2014 (427 rushing,
19 receiving)
Season
2,776—Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, 2007 (375 rushing, 1,055 receiving, 1,039
kickoff returns, 307 punt returns; 199 plays)
Season Per Game
198.3—Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, 2007 (2,776 in 14)
3—DeAngelo Williams, Memphis, 2003 (2,113), 2004 (2,230) & 2005
(2,075); Antonio Brown, Central Mich., 2007 (2,267), 2008 (2,315) & 2009
(2,582); Damaris Johnson, Tulsa, 2008 (2,475), 2009 (2,693) & 2010
(2,628); Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St., 2014 (2,027), 2015 (2,069) &
2016 (2,370)
Career
Tavon Austin, West Virginia, 2009-12 (1,031 rushing and 3,413 receiving)
Game
(Min. 25 plays) 17.3—Tavon Austin, West Virginia vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 17,
2012 (572 on 33)
Season
(Min. 100 plays) 21.2—Taveon Rogers, New Mexico St., 2011 (2,356 on
111)
(Min. 125 plays) 17.9—Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati, 2009 (2,690 on 150)
Career
(Min. 275 plays) 17.4—Anthony Carter, Michigan, 1979-82 (5,197 on 298)
(Min. 375 plays) 17.3—Tyler Lockett, Kansas St., 2011-14 (6,586 on 380)
Game
San Diego St., George Jones (208 rushing) and Will Blackwell (210
receiving) vs. New Mexico, Nov. 4, 1995 (San Diego St. won, 38-29);
Pittsburgh, Kevan Barlow (209 rushing) and Antonio Bryant (222
receiving) vs. Boston College, Oct. 21, 2000 (Pittsburgh won, 42-26);
Wisconsin, Anthony Davis (247 rushing) and Lee Evans (214 receiving)
vs. Akron, Sept. 6, 2003 (Wisconsin won, 48-31); Wisconsin, Dwayne
Smith (207 rushing) and Lee Evans (258 receiving) vs. Michigan St.,
Nov. 15, 2003 (Wisconsin won, 56-21); Oklahoma St., Kendall Hunter
(210 rushing) and Dez Bryant (236 receiving) vs. Houston, Sept. 6,
2008 (Oklahoma St. won, 56-37); West Virginia, Tavon Austin (344 rush-
ing) and Stedman Bailey (205 receiving) vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 17, 2012
(Oklahoma won, 50-49)
Career
11,266—Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska (7,186) & Kenny Bell (4,080),
Nebraska, 2011-14
PASSING
Game
(Min. 12 atts.) 403.4—Tim Clifford, Indiana vs. Colorado, Sept. 26, 1980
(14 attempts, 11 completions, 0 interceptions, 345 yards, 5 TD passes)
(Min. 25 atts.) 317.4—Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo vs. Buffalo, Nov. 1, 2003
(25 attempts, 23 completions, 0 interceptions, 435 yards, 6 TD passes)
(Min. 50 atts.) 248.0—Geno Smith, West Virginia vs. Baylor, Sept. 29, 2012
(51 attempts, 45 completions, 0 interceptions, 656 yards, 8 TD passes)
Season
(Min. 15 atts. per game) 199.40—Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama, 2018 (355
attempts, 245 completions, 6 interceptions, 3,966 yards, 43 TD passes)
Career
(Min. 325 comps.) 181.3—Kyler Murray, Texas A&M & Oklahoma, 2015-18
(519 attempts, 350 completions, 14 interceptions, 5,406 yards, 50 TD
passes)
Season
(Min. 15 atts. per game) 184.8—Jameis Winston, Florida St., 2013 (384
attempts, 257 completions, 10 interceptions, 4,057 yards, 40 TD passes)
Quarter
41—Jason Davis, UNLV vs. Idaho, Sept. 17, 1994 (4th, completed 28)
Half
56—Rusty LaRue, Wake Forest vs. Duke, Oct. 28, 1995 (2nd, completed
41)
Game
89—Connor Halliday, Washington St. vs. Oregon, Oct. 19, 2013 (completed
58)
Season
719—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 (13 games, completed 470)
Season Per Game
58.5—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (643 in 11)
Career
2,436—Timmy Chang, Hawaii, 2000-04 (completed 1,388)
Career Per Game
47.8—Luke Falk, Washington St., 2013-17 (2,055 in 43)
Game
75—Brett Rypien, Boise St. vs. New Mexico, Nov. 14, 2015 (completed 41)
Season
559—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky, 2000 (completed 321)
Quarter
28—Jason Davis, UNLV vs. Idaho, Sept. 17, 1994 (4th, attempted 41)
Individual Records 7
Half
41—Rusty LaRue, Wake Forest vs. Duke, Oct. 28, 1995 (2nd, attempted
56)
Game
58—Andy Schmitt, Eastern Mich. vs. Central Mich., Nov. 28, 2008
(attempted 80); Connor Halliday, Washington St. vs. Oregon, Oct. 19,
2013 (attempted 89)
Season
512—Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2007 (13 games, attempted 713)
Season Per Game
39.4—Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2007 (512 in 13)
Career
1,546—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11 (attempted 2,229)
Career Per Game
32.7—Luke Falk, Washington St., 2013-17 (1,404 in 43)
Game
47—Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech vs. Auburn, Oct. 21, 2000 (attempted
65); Anu Solomon, Arizona vs. California, Sept. 20, 2014 (attempted 73)
Season
327—Brent Stockstill, Middle Tenn., 2015 (attempted 490)
Season Per Game
29.2—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky, 2000 (321 in 11)
Game
26—Dominique Davis, East Carolina vs. Navy, Oct. 22, 2011
Season
36—Dominique Davis, East Carolina, 2011 (completed last 10 attempts vs.
Memphis, Oct. 15 and first 26 vs. Navy, Oct. 22)
2 Games
108—Andy Schmitt, Eastern Mich., 2008 (50 vs. Temple, Nov. 22; 58 vs.
Central Mich., Nov. 28)
3 Games
147—Connor Halliday, Washington St., 2014 (49 vs. California, Oct. 4; 42
vs. Stanford, Oct. 10; 56 vs. Arizona, Oct. 25)
4 Games
186—Connor Halliday, Washington St., 2014 (39 vs. Utah, Sept. 27, 49 vs.
California, Oct. 4; 42 vs. Stanford, Oct. 10; 56 vs. Arizona, Oct. 25)
Game
(Min. 20 comps.) 96.0%—Greyson Lambert, Georgia vs. South Carolina,
Sept. 19, 2015 (24 of 25)
(Min. 30 comps.) 93.9%—Kyle Allen, Houston vs. Rice, Sept. 16, 2017 (31
of 33)
(Min. 40 comps.) 90.9%—Seth Doege, Texas Tech vs. New Mexico, Sept.
17, 2011 (40 of 44)
Season
(Min. 150 atts.) 76.7%—Colt McCoy, Texas, 2008 (332 of 433)
Career
(Min. 875 atts.) 70.4%—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2005-07 (1,115 of 1,584)
Season
(Min. 200 atts.) 70.5%—Brandon Silvers, Troy, 2014 (191 of 271)
Quarter
347—Jason Davis, UNLV vs. Idaho, Sept. 17, 1994 (4th)
Half
517—Andre Ware, Houston vs. SMU, Oct. 21, 1989 (1st, completed 25 of
41)
Game
734—Connor Halliday, Washington St. vs. California, Oct. 4, 2014 (com-
pleted 49 of 70); Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22,
2016 (completed 52 of 88)
Season
(11 games) 5,140—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (completed 374 of 643)
(12 games) 5,336—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 (completed 429 of 666)
(13 games) 5,833—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 (completed 470 of 719)
Season Per Game
467.3—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (5,140 in 11)
Career
19,217—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11 (completed 1,546 of 2,229)
Career Per Game
(Min. 30 games) 386.2—Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech, 1997-99 (12,746 in
33)
Game
611—David Neill, Nevada vs. New Mexico St., Oct. 10, 1998
Season
4,057—Jameis Winston, Florida St., 2013
Season Per Game
361.0—David Neill, Nevada, 1998 (3,249 in 9)
Career
3—Case Keenum, Houston, 2008-09, 2011 (5,020—5,671—5,631)
Career
4—Timmy Chang, Hawaii, 2000, 2002-04 (3,041—4,474—4,199—4,258);
Kellen Moore, Boise St., 2008-11 (3,486—3,536—3,845—3,800); Landry
Jones, Oklahoma, 2009-12 (3,198—4,718—4,463—4,267); Corey
Robinson, Troy, 2010-13 (3,726—3,411—3,121—3,219); Aaron Murray,
Georgia, 2010-13 (3,049—3,149—3,893—3,075)
2 Games
1,288—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (572 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17; 716
vs. Arizona St., Dec. 2)
3 Games
1,798—David Klingler, Houston, 1990-91 (572 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17,
1990; 716 vs. Arizona St., Dec. 2, 1990; 510 vs. Louisiana Tech, Aug.
31, 1991)
4 Games
2,239—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 (586 vs. NC State, Sept. 20; 661
vs. Ole Miss, Sept. 27; 505 vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 4; 487 vs. Iowa St., Oct.
11)
Season
14—Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2007 (14 games); Case Keenum, Houston, 2011
(14 games)
Career
39—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11
Season
14—Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2007 (14 games); Case Keenum, Houston, 2011
(14 games)
Career
24—Ty Detmer, BYU (from Sept. 2, 1989, to Dec. 1, 1990)
Season
11—Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2007 (13 games)
Career
20—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2005-07; Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2005-08
Game
1,279—Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (734) & Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
(545), Oct. 22, 2016
Individual Records 8
Game
Steve Cottrell (311) & John Elway (270), Stanford vs. Arizona St., Oct. 24,
1981; Andre Ware (517) & David Klingler (254), Houston vs. SMU, Oct.
21, 1989; Jason Davis (381) & Jared Brown (254), UNLV vs. Idaho, Sept.
17, 1994
2—Chase Clement, Rice vs. UTEP (passed for 395 yards and rushed for
103 yards), Nov. 3, 2007, & vs. SMU (passed for 364 yards and rushed for
124 yards), Nov. 10, 2007; Lamar Jackson, Louisville vs. Purdue (passed
for 378 yards and rushed for 107 yards), Sept. 2, 2017 & vs. North
Carolina (passed for 393 yards and rushed for 132 yards), Sept. 9, 2017.
590—Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech vs. Nebraska, Aug. 29, 1998
Career
1,882—Case Keenum, Houston vs. UTEP, 2007-11
Career Per Game
(Min. 3 games) 486.3—Graham Harrell, Texas Tech vs. Texas, 2006-08
(1,459 yards in 3 games)
(Min. 4 games) 376.4—Case Keenum, Houston vs. UTEP, 2007-11 (1,882
yards in 5 games)
Game
(Min. 25 atts.) 18.5—David Neill, Nevada vs. Idaho, Oct. 24, 1998 (26 for
480)
(Min. 40 atts.) 14.1—John Walsh, BYU vs. Utah St., Oct. 30, 1993 (44 for
619)
(Min. 60 atts.) 10.5—Scott Mitchell, Utah vs. Air Force, Oct. 15, 1988 (60
for 631)
Season
(Min. 400 atts.) 11.1—Ty Detmer, BYU, 1989 (412 for 4,560)
(Min. 375 atts.) 11.6—Kyler Murray, Oklahoma, 2018 (377 for 4,361)
Career
(Min. 900 atts.) 9.90—Ryan Dinwiddie, Boise St., 2000-03 (992 for 9,819)
Game
(Min. 22 comps.) 22.9—John Walsh, BYU vs. Utah St., Oct. 30, 1993 (27
for 619)
(Min. 42 comps.) 15.7—Matt Vogler, TCU vs. Houston, Nov. 3, 1990 (44
for 690)
Season
(Min. 109 comps.) 18.2—Doug Williams, Grambling, 1977 (181 for 3,286)
(Min. 205 comps.) 17.5—Danny Wuerffel, Florida, 1996 (207 for 3,625)
Career
(Min. 275 comps.) 17.3—J.J. Joe, Baylor, 1990-93 (347 for 5,995)
(Min. 400 comps.) 15.8—Ryan Dinwiddie, Boise St., 2000-03 (662 for
9,819)
Quarter
6—David Klingler, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech, Aug. 31, 1991 (2nd)
Half
7—Dennis Shaw, San Diego St. vs. New Mexico St., Nov. 15, 1969 (1st);
Terry Dean, Florida vs. New Mexico St., Sept. 3, 1994 (1st); Doug
Johnson, Florida vs. Central Mich., Sept. 6, 1997 (1st); Bryant Moniz,
Hawaii vs. UC Davis, Sept. 24, 2011 (1st)
Game
11—David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17, 1990
Season
58—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006 (14 games)
Season Per Game
4.9—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (54 in 11)
Career
155—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11 (57 games)
Career Per Game
3.5—Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech, 1997-99 (115 in 33)
Season
(Min. 175 atts.) 12.1%—Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama, 2018 (43 of 355)
(Min. 375 atts.) 11.5%—Jim McMahon, BYU, 1980 (46 of 400)
Career
(Min. 500 atts.) 9.9%—Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-09 (88 of 893)
Career
46—Rakeem Cato, Marshall (from Oct. 22, 2011, to Dec. 23, 2014)
Game
6—Brooks Dawson, UTEP vs. New Mexico, Oct. 28, 1967 (first six comple-
tions of the game)
Game
3—Jay Stuckey, UTEP vs. New Mexico St., Sept. 25, 1999 (9, 80 and 33
yards in 1:53 of playing time in second quarter); Tim Hiller, Western Mich.
vs. Central Mich., Nov. 12, 2005 (76, 7 and 40 yards in 1:59 of playing
time overlapping first and second quarters)
6—Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. Toledo, Sept. 12, 2014
4—Richie Falgout, Louisiana vs. Ohio, Sept. 8, 2007 (23 yards); vs. Kansas
St., Sept. 27, 2008 (27 yards); vs. Arkansas St., Oct. 18, 2008 (18 yards);
vs. Southern U., Sept. 5, 2009 (42 yards)
3—Steve Owens, Oklahoma vs. Kansas, Nov. 9, 1968 (13 yards); vs.
Missouri, Nov. 16, 1968 (9 yards); vs. SMU, Dec. 31, 1968 (21 yards)
Game
8—Giovanni Vizza, North Texas vs. Navy, Nov. 10, 2007
Season
40—Jameis Winston, Florida St., 2013
Season
26—Tim Rattay to Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech, 1998
Career
51—Chase Clement to Jarrett Dillard, Rice, 2005-08; Zach Terrell to Corey
Davis, Western Mich., 2013-16
Season
266—Stu Rayburn, Kent St., 1984 (completed 125)
Game
9—John Reaves, Florida vs. Auburn, Nov. 1, 1969 (attempted 66)
Season
34—John Eckman, Wichita St., 1966 (attempted 458)
Season Per Game
3.4—John Eckman, Wichita St., 1966 (34 in 10)
Individual Records 9
Career
80—Timmy Chang, Hawaii, 2000-04 (attempted 2,436)
Career Per Game
2.3—Steve Ramsey, North Texas, 1967-69 (67 in 29)
4—Denard Robinson, Michigan vs. Notre Dame, Sept. 22, 2012
Season
(Min. 150 atts.) 0.0%—Matt Blundin, Virginia, 1991 (0 of 224)
(Min. 350 atts.) 0.70%—Kellen Moore, Boise St., 2009 (3 of 431)
Career
(Min. 600 atts.) 0.92%—Drew Hare, Northern Ill., 2013-16 (6 of 651)
(Min. 1,050 atts.) 1.43%—Geno Smith, West Virginia, 2009-12 (21 of 1,465)
Game
77—David Piland, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech, Sept. 8, 2012 (completed
53)
Entire Season
224—Matt Blundin, Virginia, 1991 (completed 135)
Season
428—Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech, 2012
Career
444—Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech, 2011-12 (during 12 games; began
Dec. 21, 2011, vs. TCU, ended Nov. 17, 2012, vs. Utah St.)
Career
482—Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech, 2011-12 (during 12 games; began
Dec. 21, 2011, vs. TCU, ended Nov. 24, 2012, vs. San Jose St.)
209—Robert Griffin III, Baylor, 2008 (during 9 games)
Season
(Min. 300 atts.) 3—Erik Ainge, Tennessee, 2007, in 519 attempts
TOTAL OFFENSE
(Rushing Plus Passing)
Quarter
41—Jason Davis, UNLV vs. Idaho, Sept. 17, 1994 (4th; 41 passes)
Half
57—Rusty LaRue, Wake Forest vs. Duke, Oct. 28, 1995 (2nd; 56 passes,
1 rush)
Game
100—Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016 (88
passes, 12 rushes; 819 yards)
Season
814—Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech, 2002 (4,903 yards)
Season Per Game
64.0—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (704 in 11)
Career
2,587—Timmy Chang, Hawaii, 2000-04 (16,910 yards)
Career Per Game
(Min. 2,000 plays) 50.1—Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech, 1999-2002 (2,156 in
43)
Game
89—Anu Solomon, Arizona vs. California, Sept. 20, 2014 (566 yards)
Season
677—Anu Solomon, Arizona, 2014 (4,084 yards)
Season Per Game
57.7—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky, 2000 (635 in 11)
Quarter
347—Jason Davis, UNLV vs. Idaho, Sept. 17, 1994 (4th)
Half
510—Andre Ware, Houston vs. SMU, Oct. 21, 1989 (1st)
Game
819—Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016 (85 rush-
ing, 734 passing)
Season
5,976—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 (143 rushing, 5,833 passing)
Season Per Game
474.6—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (5,221 in 11)
Career
20,114—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11 (897 rushing, 19,217 passing)
Career Per Game
387.9—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2005-07 (14,740 in 38)
3—Ty Detmer, BYU, 1989-91; Timmy Chang, Hawaii, 2002-04; Colt
Brennan, Hawaii, 2005-07; Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2006-08; Case
Keenum, Houston, 2008-09, 11; Landry Jones, Oklahoma, 2010-12; Tajh
Boyd, Clemson, 2011-13; Rakeem Cato, Marshall, 2012-14
4—Dan LeFevour, Central Mich., 2006-09; Kellen Moore, Boise St., 2008-
11; Landry Jones, Oklahoma, 2009-12; Aaron Murray, Georgia, 2010-13;
Corey Robinson, Troy, 2010-13
Game
602—Alan Bowman, Texas Tech vs. Houston., Sept. 15, 2018 (63 plays)
Season
5,116—Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, 2012 (635 plays)
483—Billy Stevens, UTEP vs. North Texas, Sept. 18, 1965
2 Games
1,310—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (578 vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17; 732
vs. Arizona St., Dec. 2)
3 Games
1,799—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 (618 vs. NC State, Sept. 20; 681
vs. Ole Miss, Sept. 27; 500 vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 4)
4 Games
2,328—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 (618 vs. NC State, Sept. 20; 681
vs. Ole Miss, Sept. 27; 500 vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 4; 529 vs. Iowa St., Oct.
11)
Season
14—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006; Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2007
Career
40—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11
Season
14—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006; Paul Smith, Tulsa, 2007
Individual Records 10
Career
24—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2005-07
Season
11—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003
Career
21—Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2006-08; Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-
11
Season
9—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003
Career
9—B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2000-03
Career
1,985—Case Keenum, Houston vs. UTEP, 2007-11
Career Per Game
(Min. 3 games) 553.0—Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech vs. Baylor, 2014-16
(1,659 yards)
(Min. 4 games) 397.0—Case Keenum, Houston vs. UTEP, 2007-11 (1,985
yards in 5 games)
Game
1,383—Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (819) & Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
(564), Oct. 22, 2016
Game
Player, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush Pass
Zac Dysert, Miami (OH) vs. Akron, 9-29-2012 108 516
Quinton Flowers, South Fla. vs. UCF, 11-24-2017 102 503
Brett Smith, Wyoming vs. Hawaii, 11-23-2013 142 498
Archie Manning, Ole Miss vs. Alabama, 10-4-1969 104 436
Kevin Kolb, Houston vs. TCU, 10-25-2003 144 434
Zak Kustok, Northwestern vs. Bowling Green, 11-17-2001 111 421
D’Eriq King, Houston vs. South Fla., 10-27-2018 132 419
Taysom Hill, BYU vs. Houston, 10-19-2013 128 417
Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. vs. Samford, 10-29-2016 119 417
Lamar Jackson, Louisville vs. Syracuse, 9-9-2016 199 411
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. vs. Toledo, 11-14-2012 162 407
Ned James, New Mexico vs. Wyoming, 11-1-1986 118 406
Game
Player, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush Pass
Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington vs. Stanford, 10-30-1999 207 302
Denard Robinson, Michigan vs. San Diego St., 9-10-2011 200 293
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, 1-4-2013 229 287
Denard Robinson, Michigan vs. Indiana, 10-2-2010 217 277
Reds Bagnell, Penn vs. Dartmouth, 10-14-1950 214 276
Antwaan Randle El, Indiana vs. Minnesota, 10-21-2000 210 263
Quinton Flowers, South Fla. vs. Memphis, 11-12-2016 210 263
Jalen Nixon, UL Lafayette vs. Arkansas St., 10-20-2015 201 253
Denard Robinson, Michigan vs. Notre Dame, 9-11-2010 258 244
Vince Young, Texas vs. Oklahoma St., 10-29-2005 267 239
Brad Smith, Missouri vs. Nebraska, 10-22-2005 246 234
Lamar Jackson, Louisville vs. Texas A&M, 12-30-2015 226 227
Steve Gage, Tulsa vs. New Mexico, 11-8-1986 212 209
Denard Robinson, Michigan vs. Air Force, 9-8-2012 218 208
Player, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush Pass
Brian Mitchell, Louisiana vs. Colorado St., 11-21-1987 271 205
Patrick White, West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh, 11-16-2006 220 204
Chandler Harnish, Northern Ill. vs. Western Mich., 10-15-2011 229 203
Game
Player, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush Pass
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. vs. Central Mich., 10-19-2013 316 155
Khalil Tate, Arizona vs. Colorado, 10-7-2017 327 154
Houston, Donnie Avery (346 receiving) and Anthony Alridge (205 rushing)
vs. Rice, Oct. 13, 2007 (Houston won, 56-48)
San Diego St., Billy Blanton (328 passing), George Jones (208 rushing) and
Will Blackwell (210 receiving) vs. New Mexico, Nov. 4, 1995 (San Diego
St. won, 38-29); Pittsburgh, John Thurman (332 passing), Kevan Barlow
(209 rushing) and Antonio Bryant (222 receiving) vs. Boston College, Oct.
21, 2000 (Pittsburgh won, 42-26); Wisconsin, Jim Sorgi (380 passing),
Dwayne Smith (207 rushing) and Lee Evans (258 receiving) vs. Michigan
St., Nov. 15, 2003 (Wisconsin won, 56-21); Oklahoma St., Zac Robinson
(320 passing), Kendall Hunter (210 rushing) and Dez Bryant (235 receiv-
ing) vs. Houston, Sept. 6, 2008 (Oklahoma St. won, 56-37)
Season
Player, Team Season Class Rush Pass
Kyler Murray, Oklahoma 2018 Jr. 1,001 4,361
Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2015 So. 1,105 4,104
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012 Fr. 1,410 3,706
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2017 Jr. 1,601 3,660
Dan LeFevour, Central Mich. 2007 So. 1,122 3,652
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2016 So. 1,571 3,543
Chandler Harnish, Northern Ill. 2011 Sr. 1,379 3,216
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2012 Jr. 1,815 3,138
Vince Young, Texas 2005 Jr. 1,050 3,036
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2010 Sr. 1,206 3,022
Taysom Hill, BYU 2013 So. 1,344 2,938
Quinton Flowers, South Fla. 2017 Sr. 1,078 2,911
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2013 Sr. 1,920 2,892
Taylor Martinez, Nebraska 2012 Jr. 1,019 2,871
Cam Newton, Auburn 2010 Jr. 1,473 2,854
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2008 So. 1,130 2,849
Greg Ward Jr., Houston 2015 Jr. 1,108 2,828
Quinton Flowers, South Fla. 2016 Jr. 1,530 2,812
Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn. 2009 Jr. 1,154 2,789
Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2012 So. 1,121 2,786
Denard Robinson, Michigan 2010 So. 1,702 2,570
Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2014 Sr. 1,046 2,498
Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. 2016 So. 1,375 2,423
Joe Webb, UAB 2008 Jr. 1,021 2,367
Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson 2001 Sr. 1,004 2,360
Brad Smith, Missouri 2002 Fr. 1,029 2,333
Denard Robinson, Michigan 2012 Sr. 1,266 2,319
Brad Smith, Missouri 2005 Sr. 1,301 2,304
Joe Webb, UAB 2009 Sr. 1,427 2,299
Denard Robinson, Michigan 2011 Jr. 1,176 2,173
Braxton Miller, Ohio St. 2013 Jr. 1,068 2,094
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2009 Jr. 1,183 2,052
Braxton Miller, Ohio St. 2012 So. 1,271 2,039
Individual Records 11
Rutgers, 2007 (Mike Teel [3,147 passer], Ray Rice [2,012 rusher], Kenny
Britt [1,232 receiver] and Tiquan Underwood [1,100 receiver])
Tulsa, 2016 (Dane Evans [3,348 passer], James Flanders [1,629 rusher]
and D’Angelo Brewer [1,435 rusher], Keevan Lucas [1,180 receiver] and
Josh Atkinson [1,058 receiver])
Oklahoma, 2018 (Kyler Murray [4,361 passer], Kennedy Brooks [1,056
rusher], Kyler Murray [1,001 rusher], Marquise Brown [1,318 receiver]
and CeeDee Lamb [1,158 receiver])
Tulsa, 2007 (Paul Smith [5,065 passer], Tarrion Adams [1,225 rusher],
Brennan Marion [1,244 receiver], Trae Johnson [1,088 receiver] and
Charles Clay [1,024 receiver]); Houston, 2008 (Case Keenum [5,020
passer], Bryce Beall [1,247 rusher] and Tyron Carrier [1,029 receiver]);
Hawaii, 2010 (Bryant Moniz [5,040 passer], Alex Green [1,199 rusher],
Greg Salas [1,889 receiver] and Kealoha Pilares [1,306 receiver]);
Western Ky., 2015 (Brandon Doughty [5,055 passer], Anthony Wells
[1,091 rusher] and Taywan Taylor [1,467 receiver])
Oklahoma St., 1988 (Barry Sanders [2,628 rusher], Mike Gundy [2,163
passer] and Hart Lee Dykes [1,278 receiver]); Texas, 1998 (Ricky
Williams [2,124 rusher], Major Applewhite [2,453 passer] and Wane
McGarity [1,087 receiver]); Rutgers, 2007 (Ray Rice [2,012 rusher], Mike
Teel [3,147 passer], Kenny Britt [1,232 receiver] and Tiquan Underwood
[1,100 receiver]); Alabama, 2015 (Derrick Henry [2,219 rusher], Jake
Coker [3,110 passer] and Calvin Ridley [1,045 receiver])
Career
Player, Team Seasons Rush Pass
Dan LeFevour, Central Mich. 2006-09 2,948 12,905
Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2012-14 2,237 10,796
Trevone Boykin, TCU 2012-15 2,049 10,728
Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2008-11 2,254 10,366
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2007-10 4,112 10,098
Taylor Lamb, Appalachain St. 2014-17 2,009 9,786
Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2011-14 3,482 9,659
J.T. Barrett, Ohio St. 2014-17 3,263 9,434
Dak Prescott, Mississippi St. 2013-15 2,521 9,376
Tim Tebow, Florida 2006-09 2,947 9,285
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2015-17 4,132 9,043
Chandler Harnish, Northern Ill. 2008-11 2,983 8,944
Brad Smith, Missouri 2002-05 4,289 8,799
Greg Ward Jr., Houston 2013-16 2,375 8,705
Matt Grothe, South Fla. 2006-09 2,206 8,669
Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois 2010-13 2,066 8,568
B.J. Daniels, South Fla. 2008-12 2,068 8,433
Quinton Flowers, South Fla. 2014-17 3,672 8,130
Juice Williams, Illinois 2006-09 2,557 8,037
Player, Team Seasons Rush Pass
Marquise Williams, North Carolina 2012-15 2,453 7,970
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012-13 2,169 7,820
Antwaan Randle El, Indiana 1998-01 3,895 7,469
Taylor Martinez, Nebraska 2009-13 2,975 7,258
Joshua Cribbs, Kent St. 2001-04 3,670 7,169
Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech 2007-10 2,196 7,017
Taysom Hill, BYU 2013-16 2,815 6,929
Denard Robinson, Michigan 2009-12 4,495 6,250
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2010-13 4,343 6,209
Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. 2015-18 3,607 6,207
Patrick White, West Virginia 2005-08 4,480 6,049
Vince Young, Texas 2003-05 3,127 6,040
Joe Webb, UAB 2006-09 2,774 5,771
Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn. 2007-10 2,419 5,643
Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson 1998-01 2,615 5,634
Brian Mitchell, Louisiana 1986-89 3,335 5,447
Braxton Miller, Ohio St. 2011-15 3,314 5,295
Rickey Foggie, Minnesota 1984-87 2,038 4,903
Major Harris, West Virginia 1987-89 2,030 4,834
Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech 2013-16 2,412 4,754
John Bond, Mississippi St. 1980-83 2,280 4,621
Prince McJunkins, Wichita St. 1979-82 2,047 4,544
Eric Crouch, Nebraska 1998-01 3,434 4,481
Keenan Reynolds, Navy 2012-15 4,559 4,001
Vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions:
Terrelle Pryor, Ohio St. 2008-10 2,164 6,177
Game
(Min. 37 plays) 14.84—Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 22,
2016 (38 for 564)
(Min. 63 plays) 10.29—Connor Halliday, Washington St. vs. California, Oct.
4, 2014 (73 for 751)
Season
(Min. 3,000 yards) 10.37—Kyler Murray, Oklahoma, 2018 (517 for 5,362)
Career
(Min. 7,500 yards) 8.70—Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-09 (970 for
8,439)
(TDs Scored and Passed For)
Game
11—David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17, 1990 (passed
for 11)
Season
63—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006 (scored 5, passed for 58)
Season Per Game
5.00—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (55 in 11)
Career
178—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11 (scored 23, passed for 155)
Career Per Game
(Min. 100 TDs) 3.84—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2005-07 (146 in 38)
(Points Scored and Passed For)
Game
66—David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17, 1990 (passed for
11 TDs)
Season
384—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006 (scored 5 TDs, passed for 58 TDs,
accounted for 3 two-point conversions)
Season Per Game
30.36—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (334 in 11)
Career
1,078—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11 (scored 23 TDs, passed for 155
TDs, accounted for 5 two-point conversions)
Career Per Game
23.26—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2005-07 (884 in 38)
Individual Records 12
Career
Player, Team Season Score Pass
J.T. Barrett, Ohio St. 2014-17 258 624
Dan LeFevour, Central Mich. 2006-09 298 612
Tim Tebow, Florida 2006-09 342 528
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2007-10 362 492
Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2008-11 202 474
Quinton Flowers, South Fla. 2015-17 246 426
Dak Prescott, Mississippi St. 2012-15 266 420
Lamar Jackson, Jacksonville 2015-17 300 414
Marquise Williams, North Carolina 2012-15 228 366
Eric Dungey, Syracuse 2015-18 210 348
Cody Farjardo, Nevada 2011-14 264 342
Pat White, West Virginia 2005-08 286 336
Brad Smith, Missouri 2002-05 270 336
Nick Fitzgerald, MIssissippi St. 2014-18 276 330
Greg Ward Jr., Houston 2013-16 246 312
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2010-13 294 306
Denard Robinson, Michigan 2009-12 252 294
Rick Leach, Michigan 1975-78 204 270
Antwaan Randle El, Indiana 1998-01 264 258
*Nathan Rourke, Ohio 2017-18 216 240
Mitch Leidner, Minnesota 2013-16 200 216
*Active
Career
Player, Team Season Rush TD Pass TD
J.T. Barrett, Ohio St. 2014-17 43 104
Dan LeFevour, Central Mich. 2006-09 47 102
Tim Tebow, Florida 2006-09 57 88
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2007-10 59 82
Quinton Flowers, South Fla. 2014-17 41 71
Dak Prescott, Mississippi St. 2012-15 41 70
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2015-17 50 69
Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2011-14 44 57
Pat White, West Virginia 2005-08 47 56
Brad Smith, Missouri 2002-05 45 56
Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. 2014-18 46 55
Josh Harris, Bowling Green 2000-03 43 55
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2010-13 48 51
Denard Robinson, Michigan 2009-12 42 49
Antwaan Randle El, Indiana 1998-01 44 42
RECEIVING
Game
23—Randy Gatewood, UNLV vs. Idaho, Sept. 17, 1994 (363 yards); Tyler
Jones, Eastern Mich. vs. Central Mich., Nov. 28, 2008 (170 yards)
Season
158—Zay Jones, East Carolina, 2016 (1,746 yards)
Season Per Game
13.4—Howard Twilley, Tulsa, 1965 (134 in 10)
Career
399—Zay Jones, East Carolina, 2013-16 (4,279 yards)
Career Per Game
10.5—Manny Hazard, Houston, 1989-90 (220 in 21)
Season
243—Michael Crabtree (134) & Danny Amendola (109), Texas Tech, 2007
(3,207 yards, 28 TDs)
40—Tyler Jones, Eastern Mich., 2008 (17 vs. Temple, Nov. 22; 23 vs.
Central Mich., Nov. 28)
Career
54—Bryan Anderson, Central Mich., 2006-09
Career
53—Tyron Carrier, Houston, 2008-11
Game
17—Emilio Vallez, New Mexico vs. UTEP, Oct. 27, 1967 (257 yards); Jon
Harvey, Northwestern vs. Michigan, Oct. 23, 1982 (208 yards)
Season
111—James Casey, Rice, 2008 (1,329 yards)
Season Per Game
8.5—James Casey, Rice, 2008 (111 in 13)
Career
247—Chase Coffman, Missouri, 2005-08 (2,659 yards)
Career Per Game
5.4—Gordon Hudson, BYU, 1980-83 (178 in 33)
Game
18—Mark Templeton, Long Beach St. vs. Utah St., Nov. 1, 1986 (173 yards)
Season
99—Mark Templeton, Long Beach St., 1986 (688 yards)
Career
303—Taurean Henderson, Texas Tech, 2002-05 (2,058 yards)
Game
18—Richard Woodley (WR), TCU vs. Texas Tech, Nov. 10, 1990 (180
yards)
Season
134—Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, 2007 (1,962 yards)
Season Per Game
10.3—Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, 2007 (134 in 13 games)
Season
Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon St., 2009 (78 catches and 1,440 yards rushing)
Game
405—Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech vs. Nebraska, Aug. 29, 1998 (caught
21)
Season
2,060—Trevor Insley, Nevada, 1999 (caught 134)
Season Per Game
187.3—Trevor Insley, Nevada, 1999 (2,060 in 11)
Career
5,285—Corey Davis, Western Mich., 2013-16 (caught 332)
Career Per Game
(Min. 2,200 yards) 140.9—Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1994-95 (3,100 in 22)
Individual Records 13
Game
259—Gordon Hudson, BYU vs. Utah, Nov. 21, 1981 (caught 13)
Season
1,352—Jace Amaro, Texas Tech, 2013 (caught 106)
Season Per Game
104.0—Jace Amaro, Texas Tech, 2013 (1,352 in 13)
Career
2,901—Dennis Pitta, BYU, 2004, 2007-09 (caught 221)
Career Per Game
(Min. 2,000 yards) 75.3—Gordon Hudson, BYU, 1980-83 (2,484 in 33)
Game
263—Corey Alston, Western Mich. vs. Eastern Mich., Nov. 1, 1997 (caught
9)
Season
1,962—Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, 2007 (caught 134, 13 games)
Season Per Game
150.9—Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, 2007 (1,962 in 13)
Season
12—Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St., 2010
Consecutive Games in a Season
12—Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St., 2010
Career
27—Corey Davis, Western Mich., 2013-16
Consecutive Games in a Career
14—Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St., 2010-11
Season
11—Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, 2007
Season
6—Trevor Insley, Nevada, 1999
Consecutive Games in a Season
3—Howard Twilley, Tulsa, 1965; Trevor Insley, Nevada, 1999
Game
640—Rick Eber (322) & Harry Wood (318), Tulsa vs. Idaho St., Oct. 7, 1967
(caught 33, 6 TDs)
Season
3,338—Trent Taylor (1,803) & Carlos Henderson (1,535), Louisiana Tech,
2016 (14 games)
Season
5 times. Carlos Francis (1,177), Wes Welker (1,099) & Nehemiah Glover
(1,081), Texas Tech, 2003; Ryan Grice-Mullen (1,372), Davone Bess
(1,266) & Jason Rivers (1,174), Hawaii, 2007; Brennan Marion (1,244),
Trae Johnson (1,088) & Charles Clay (1,024), Tulsa, 2007; James
Cleveland (1,214), Tyron Carrier (1,029) & Patrick Edwards (1,021),
Houston, 2009; Davante Adams (1,718), Isaiah Burse (1,026) & Josh
Harper (1,011), Fresno St., 2013
Season
Jason Phillips (No. 1, 9.8 catches per game) & James Dixon (No. 2, 9.3
catches per game), Houston, 1988
Season
Wes Welker (97), Mickey Peters (78), Taurean Henderson (78), Nehemiah
Glover (77) & Carlos Francis (75), Texas Tech, 2003
3—Marcus Harris, Wyoming, 1993-96 (1,431 in 1994; 1,423 in 1995; 1,650
in 1996); Corey Davis, Western Mich., 2013-16 (1,408 in 2014; 1,436 in
2015; 1,500 in 2016)
Game
(Min. 3 catches) 73.7—Chris Moore, Cincinnati vs. Ohio St., Sept. 27, 2014
(3 for 221; 60, 83, 78 yards)
(Min. 5 catches) 52.6—Alexander Wright, Auburn vs. Pacific, Sept. 9, 1989
(5 for 263; 78, 60, 41, 73, 11 yards)
(Min. 10 catches) 34.9—Chuck Hughes, UTEP vs. North Texas, Sept. 18,
1965 (10 for 349)
Season
(Min. 30 catches) 31.9—Brennan Marion, Tulsa, 2007 (39 for 1,244)
(Min. 50 catches) 24.4—Henry Ellard, Fresno St., 1982 (62 for 1,510)
Career
(Min. 75 catches) 25.7—Wesley Walker, California, 1973-76 (86 for 2,206)
(Min. 105 catches) 22.0—Herman Moore, Virginia, 1988-90 (114 for 2,504)
(Min. 200 catches) 19.0—Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming, 1990-93 (229 for
4,357)
Season
(Min. 30 catches) 22.6—Jay Novacek, Wyoming, 1984 (33 for 745)
Career
(Min. 75 catches) 19.2—Clay Brown, BYU, 1978-80 (88 for 1,691)
Half
5—Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma St. vs. SMU, Sept. 20, 2003 (TD catches of
2, 10, 34, 32 and 25 yards) (finished with 7 TD receptions)
Game
7—Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma St. vs. SMU, Sept. 20, 2003 (12 receptions
for 232 yards; TD catches of 2, 10, 34, 32, 25, 5 and 11 yards)
Season
27—Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech, 1998 (140 receptions)
Season Per Game
2.3—Tom Reynolds, San Diego St., 1969 (18 in 8); Troy Edwards,
Louisiana Tech, 1998 (27 in 12)
Career
60—Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2005-08 (292 receptions)
Season
13—Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2006
Career
38—Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2005-08 (caught a total of 60 in 49 games)
Season
13—Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2006
Career
18—Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, 2002-03 (last six games of 2002 and first
12 games of 2003)
Season
18—Dennis Smith, Utah, 1989 (73 receptions)
Career
33—Ibn Green, Louisville, 1996-99 (217 receptions)
Individual Records 14
Season
(Min. 10 TDs) 58.8%—Kevin Williams, Southern California, 1978 (10 of 17)
Career
(Min. 20 TDs) 35.3%—Kevin Williams, Southern California, 1977-80 (24
of 68)
Season
8—Elmo Wright, Houston, 1968 (87, 50, 75, 80, 79, 67, 61, 60 yards);
Henry Ellard, Fresno St., 1982 (68, 51, 80, 61, 67, 72, 80, 72 yards)
6—Carlos Carson, LSU, 1977 (5 vs. Rice, Sept. 24; 1 vs. Florida, Oct. 1;
first receptions of his career); Gerald Armstrong, Nebraska, 1992 (1 vs.
Utah, Sept. 5; 1 vs. Arizona St., Sept. 26; 1 vs. Oklahoma St., Oct. 10; 1
vs. Colorado, Oct. 31; 2 vs. Kansas, Nov. 7)
Season
22—Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, 2007
326—Nate Burleson, Nevada vs. San Jose St., Nov. 10, 2001 (12 recep-
tions)
SCORING
(By Non-Kickers)
Game
48—Howard Griffith, Illinois vs. Southern Ill., Sept. 22, 1990 (8 TDs on runs
of 5, 51, 7, 41, 5, 18, 5, 3 yards); Kalen Ballage, Arizona St. vs. Texas
Tech, Sept 10, 2016 (8 TDs on runs of 1, 1, 4, 2, 7, 1 and 75 yards and
reception of 39 yards)
Game vs. Major-College Opponent
44—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. vs. Pacific, Sept. 14, 1991 (7 TDs, 1
two-point conversion)
Season
236—Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011 (39 TDs, 1 two-point conversion in 14
games)
Season Per Game
21.3—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (234 in 11)
Career
530—Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012-15 (88 TDs, 1 two-point conversion)
Career Per Game
12.1—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., 1991-93 (376 in 31)
Game
44—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. vs. Pacific, Sept. 14, 1991 (7 TDs, 1
two-point conversion)
Season
168—Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech, 2012 (28 TDs)
Season Per Game
15.6—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., 1991 (140 in 9)
Quarter
4—Dick Felt, BYU vs. San Jose St., Nov. 8, 1952 (all rushing, 4th quarter);
Howard Griffith, Illinois vs. Southern Ill., Sept. 22, 1990 (all rushing, 3rd);
Eric Bieniemy, Colorado vs. Nebraska, Nov. 2, 1990 (all rushing, 4th);
Corey Dillon, Washington vs. San Jose St., Nov. 16, 1996 (3 rushing, 1
receiving, 1st); Frank Moreau, Louisville vs. East Carolina, Nov. 1, 1997
(all rushing, 2nd); Corey Thomas, Duke vs. Georgia Tech, Nov. 15, 1997
(all receiving, 4th); Terry Caulley, UConn vs. Kent St., Nov. 9, 2002 (3
rushing, 1 receiving, 2nd)
Game
8—Howard Griffith, Illinois vs. Southern Ill., Sept. 22, 1990 (all 8 by rushing
on runs of 5, 51, 7, 41, 5, 18, 5, 3 yards)
Game vs. Major-College Opponent
7—Arnold “Showboat” Boykin, Ole Miss vs. Mississippi St., Dec. 1, 1951;
Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. vs. Pacific, Sept. 14, 1991; Rashaun
Woods, Oklahoma St. vs. SMU, Sept. 20, 2003; Stefphon Jefferson,
Nevada vs. Hawaii, Sept. 22, 2012; Montel Harris, Temple vs. Army West
Point, Nov. 17, 2012; Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. San Jose St., Nov. 22,
2013
Season
39—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (11 games); Montee Ball,
Wisconsin, 2011 (14 games)
Season Per Game
3.5—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (39 in 11)
Career
88—Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012-15 (88 rushing)
2 Games
11—Kelvin Bryant, North Carolina, 1981 (6 vs. East Carolina, Sept. 12; 5
vs. Miami [OH], Sept. 19); Ricky Williams, Texas, 1998 (6 vs. Rice, Sept.
26; 5 vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3)
3 Games
15—Kelvin Bryant, North Carolina, 1981 (6 vs. East Carolina, Sept. 12; 5
vs. Miami [OH], Sept. 19; 4 vs. Boston College, Sept. 26)
Game
7—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. vs. Pacific, Sept. 14, 1991 (all by rushing)
Season
28—Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech, 2012 (27 rushing, 1 pass reception)
Season Per Game
2.6—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., 1991 (23 in 9)
Season
15—Derrick Henry, Alabama, 2015 (15 games)
Career
38—Tim Tebow, Florida, 2006-09; Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech, 2012-15
Career
27—Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech (from Sept. 2, 2000, through Dec. 31, 2002;
57 touchdowns)
Season
13—Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011
Career
25—Travis Prentice, Miami (OH), 1996-99; Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2009-
12
Season
13—Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011
Individual Records 15
Career
13—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (from Nov. 14, 1987, through 1988);
Montee Ball, Wisconsin (from Sept. 1 to Dec. 3, 2011)
Season
9—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988
Career
16—Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012-15
Season
5—Paul Hewitt, San Diego St., 1987 (from Oct. 10 through Nov. 7); Barry
Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 (from Sept. 10 through Oct. 15); Montee
Ball, Wisconsin, 2011 (from Nov. 5 through Dec. 3)
Season
54 and 324—Barry Sanders (39-234) & Hart Lee Dykes (15-90), Oklahoma
St., 1988
Career
112 and 674—Montee Ball (79-476) & James White (33-198), Wisconsin,
2010-12
Game
By many players. Most recent: Kevin Hogan, Stanford vs. Southern
California, Dec. 5, 2015, and Christian McCaffrey, Stanford vs. Southern
California, Dec. 5, 2015
Note: James Casey of Rice in 2008 is the only player to pass for a TD
and score a rushing and receiving TD in a game twice in one season, and
Rice in 2008 is the only team to have a player do so in three games in one
season.
Game
Marco Nelson, Navy vs. Stanford, Sept. 10, 2005; Chandler Jones, San
Jose St. vs. Hawaii, Oct. 14, 2011
Game
By many players. Most recent: Tim Dwight, Iowa vs. Indiana, Oct. 25, 1997
Season
13—Tim Tebow, Florida, 2007 (13 games)
Career
14—Tim Tebow, Florida, from Jan. 8, 2007 through Jan. 1, 2008
Season
Tim Tebow, Florida, 2007 (23 rushing, 32 passing); Dan LeFevour, Central
Mich., 2007 (19 rushing, 1 receiving, 27 passing); Colin Kaepernick,
Nevada, 2010 (20 rushing, 21 passing); Cam Newton, Auburn, 2010 (20
rushing, 1 receiving, 30 passing); Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, 2012 (21
rushing, 26 passing); Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill., 2013 (23 rushing, 1
receiving, 24 passing); Lamar Jackson, Louisville, 2016 (21 rushing, 30
passing).
Season
By many players. Most recent: Tim Curry, Air Force, 1997
Season
By many players. Most recent: Rashaad Penny, San Diego St., 2017;
Kavontae Turpin, TCU, 2017; Isaiah Wright, Temple, 2017
Note: Jeremy Maclin of Missouri (2007), T.Y. Hilton of FIU (2008) and Stacy
Coley of Miami (FL) (2013) are the only freshmen to accomplish this feat.
Game
14—Terry Leiweke, Houston vs. Tulsa, Nov. 23, 1968 (13 made)
Season
99—Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma, 2008 (94 made)
Career
315—Austin Seibert, Oklahoma, 2015-18 (310 made)
Game
13—Terry Leiweke, Houston vs. Tulsa, Nov. 23, 1968 (14 attempts); Derek
Mahoney, Fresno St. vs. New Mexico, Oct. 5, 1991 (13 attempts)
Season
94—Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma, 2008 (99 attempted); Roberto Aguayo,
Florida St., 2013 (94 attempted)
Season Per Game
6.71—Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma, 2008 (94 in 14); Roberto Aguayo, Florida
St., 2013 (94 in 14)
Career
310—Austin Seibert, Oklahoma, 2015-18 (315 attempts)
Career Per Game
(Min. 100 PATs) 5.74—Austin Seibert, Oklahoma, 2015-18 (310 in 54)
Season
94 of 94—Roberto Aguayo, Florida St., 2013
Career
(Min. 100 atts.) 100%—23 tied. Most recent: Three players whose career
ended in 2018.
Game
13—Derek Mahoney, Fresno St. vs. New Mexico, Oct. 5, 1991 (13 attempts
in game)
Season
94—Roberto Aguayo, Florida St., 2013
Career
233—Alex Trlica, Texas Tech, 2004-07
Game
24—Mike Prindle, Western Mich. vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 1984 (7 FGs, 3
PATs); Dominik Eberle, Utah St. vs. New Mexico St., Sept. 8, 2018 (6
GFs, 6 PATs)
Season
157—Roberto Aguayo, Florida St., 2013 (21 FGs, 94 PATs)
Season Per Game
12.0—Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St., 2012 (156 in 13)
Career
499—Austin Seibert,, 2015-18 (97 FGs, 211 PATs)
Individual Records 16
Career Per Game
9.6—Roman Anderson, Houston, 1988-91 (70 FGs, 213 PATs; 423 in 44)
Season
(Min. 20 PATs and 12 FGs made) 100.0%—Marc Primanti, NC State, 1996
(24 of 24 PATs, 20 of 20 FGs); Ryan White, Memphis, 1998 (22 of 22
PATs, 16 of 16 FGs)
(Min. 30 PATs and 15 FGs made) 99.14%—Roberto Aguayo, Florida St.,
2013 (94 of 94 PATs, 21 of 22 FGs)
Career
(Min. 100 PATs and 50 FGs made) 96.73%—Roberto Aguayo, Florida St.,
2013-15 (198 of 198 PATs, 69 of 78 FGs)
Game
6—Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. vs. Hardin-Simmons, Nov. 25, 1961 (all by
running, attempted 7)
Season
6—Pat McCarthy, Holy Cross, 1960 (all by running); Jim Pilot, New Mexico
St., 1961 (all by running); Howard Twilley, Tulsa, 1964 (all on pass recep-
tions)
Career
13—Pat McCarthy, Holy Cross, 1960-62 (all by running)
Season
12—John Hangartner, Arizona St., 1958 (attempted 21)
Career
19—Pat McCarthy, Holy Cross, 1960-62 (attempted 33)
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE RECORDS
(Since 2000)
Game
28—Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma vs. Army West Point, Sept. 22, 2018
Season
193—Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech, 2002 (14 games)
Season Per Game
15.9—Luke Kuechly, Boston College, 2011 (191 in 12)
Career
545—Tim McGarigle, Northwestern, 2002-05 (48 games)
Career Per Game
14.0—Luke Kuechly, Boston College, 2009-11 (532 in 38)
Game
20—Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas St. vs. North Texas, Nov. 26, 2005
Season
135—E.J. Henderson, Maryland, 2002 (14 games)
Season Per Game
10.2—Rick Sherrod, West Virginia, 2001 (102 in 10)
Career
360—Rod Davis, Southern Miss., 2000-03 (47 games)
Career Per Game
8.8—E.J. Henderson, Maryland, 2000-02 (308 in 35)
Game
22—Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma vs. Army West Point, Sept. 22, 2018
Season
106—Jake Doughty, Utah St., 2013
Season Per Game
9.00—Javahn Fergurson, New Mexico St., 2018 (90 in 10)
Career
290—Travis Freeman, Ball St., 2009-12 (49 games)
Career Per Game
6.21—Khalil Hodge, Buffalo, 2016-18 (236 in 38)
Game
8.0—Nate Irving, NC State vs. Wake Forest, Nov. 13, 2010; Khaleke
Hudson, Michigan vs Minnesota, Nov. 4, 2017
Season
32.0—Jason Babin, Western Mich., 2003 (31 solo, 2 assisted in 12 games)
Season Per Game
2.8—Kenny Philpot, Eastern Mich., 2001 (30.5 in 11)
Career
75.0—Jason Babin, Western Mich., 2000-03 (73 solo, 4 assisted in 47
games); Khalil Mack, Buffalo, 2010-13 (62 solo, 26 assisted in 48 games)
Career Per Game
1.92—Sammy Brown, Houston, 2010-11 (50.0 in 26)
Game
6.0—Elvis Dumervil, Louisville vs. Kentucky, Sept. 4, 2005; Ameer Ismail,
Western Mich. vs. Ball St., Oct. 21, 2006
Season
24.0—Terrell Suggs, Arizona St., 2002 (23 solo, 2 assisted in 14 games)
Season Per Game
1.71—Terrell Suggs, Arizona St., 2002 (24.0 in 14)
Career
45.0—Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech, 2015-18 (40 solo, 10 assisted in
51 games)
Career Per Game
1.61—Dwight Freeney, Syracuse, 2000-01 (30.5 in 19)
Game
4—Nordly Capi, Colorado St. vs. New Mexico, Sept. 3, 2011
Season
10—Elvis Dumervil, Louisville, 2005
Season Per Game
0.83—Elvis Dumervil, Louisville, 2005 (10 in 12)
Career
16—Khalil Mack, Buffalo, 2010-13 (48 games)
Career Per Game
0.42—Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan St., 2005-07 (10 in 24)
Game
8—Joselio Hanson, Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma St., Nov. 9, 2002
Season
32—Jason Goss, TCU, 2002 (24 pass breakups, 8 pass interceptions in 12
games); Nathan Vasher, Texas, 2003 (26 pass breakups, 6 pass intercep-
tions in 13 games); Corey Webster, LSU, 2003 (25 pass breakups, 7 pass
interceptions in 14 games)
Season Per Game
2.8—Aqib Talib, Kansas, 2006 [28 (22 pass breakups, 6 pass interceptions)
in 10]
Career
78—Nathan Vasher, Texas, 2000-03 (61 pass breakups, 17 pass intercep-
tions in 46 games)
Career Per Game
2.15—Eugene Wilson, Illinois, 2000-02 [71 (60 pass breakups, 11 pass
interceptions) in 33]
Paul McClendon, Texas Tech vs. North Texas, Sept. 22, 2001 (6-yard fum-
ble return and 50-yard interception return); Shawn Hackett, West Virginia
vs. Rutgers, Nov. 3, 2001 (50-yard interception return and 10-yard fumble
return); Kyle Van Noy, BYU vs. San Diego St., Dec. 20, 2012 (0-yard
fumble return and 17-yard interception return); Drico Johnson, UCF vs.
Tulane, Nov. 5, 2016 (30-yard fumble return and 86-yard interception
return); De’Andre Montgomery, Miami (OH) vs. Buffalo, Nov. 12, 2016
(20-yard interception return and 92-yard fumble return)
Individual Records 17
FUMBLE RETURNS
(Since 1992)
100—Paul Rivers, Rutgers vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 28, 1995; Dan Dawson, Rice
vs. UNLV, Nov. 14, 1998; Kevin Thomas, UNLV vs. Baylor, Sept. 11, 1999
Game
2—By many players
Game
2—Tyrone Carter, Minnesota vs. Syracuse, Sept. 21, 1996 (63 & 20
yards); Tony Driver, Notre Dame vs. Navy, Oct. 14, 2000 (24 & 22 yards);
Alvin Nnabuife, SMU vs. Nevada, Nov. 13, 2004 (17 & 95 yards); Ryan
Coleman, Memphis vs. SMU, Oct. 19, 2013 (15 & 19 yards)
INTERCEPTIONS
Game
5—Lee Cook, Oklahoma St. vs. Detroit, Nov. 28, 1942 (15 yards); Walt
Pastuszak, Brown vs. Rhode Island, Oct. 8, 1949 (47 yards); Byron
Beaver, Houston vs. Baylor, Sept. 22, 1962 (18 yards); Dan Rebsch,
Miami (OH) vs. Western Mich., Nov. 4, 1972 (88 yards). Special note:
Before NCAA College Division records, Dick Miller of Akron intercepted
six passes vs. Baldwin-Wallace on Oct. 23, 1937.
Season
14—Al Worley, Washington, 1968 (130 yards); Gerod Holliman, Louisville,
2014 (245 yards)
Season Per Game
1.4—Al Worley, Washington, 1968 (14 in 10)
Career
29—Al Brosky, Illinois, 1950-52 (356 yards)
Career Per Game
1.1—Al Brosky, Illinois, 1950-52 (29 in 27)
Game
3—Aaron Humphrey, Texas vs. Rutgers, Sept. 6, 1997; Nate Kvamme,
Colorado St. vs. San Jose St., Oct. 11, 1997; Joseph Phipps, TCU
vs. Oklahoma, Sept. 12, 1998; Lorenzo Ferguson, Virginia Tech vs.
Clemson, Sept. 12, 1998; Dan Dawson, Rice vs. Hawaii, Oct. 21, 2000;
Will Derting, Washington St. vs. Nevada, Aug. 31, 2002; Grant Steen,
Iowa vs. Indiana, Oct. 19, 2002; Korey Hall, Boise St. vs. Oregon St.,
Sept. 10, 2004; Michael LeDet, Tulsa vs. UTEP, Nov. 27, 2004; Quentin
Poling, Ohio vs. Idaho, Sept. 20, 2014; Richie Brown, Mississippi St. vs.
Texas A&M, Oct. 4, 2014; Cameron Smith, Southern California vs. Utah,
Oct. 24, 2015
Season
9—Bill Sibley, Texas A&M, 1941 (57 yards)
Game
4—Mario Edwards, Florida St. vs. Wake Forest, Nov. 14, 1998 (60 yards)
Season
13—George Shaw, Oregon, 1951 (136 yards)
Season Per Game
1.3—George Shaw, Oregon, 1951 (13 in 10)
Game
182—Ashley Lee, Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 12, 1983 (2 intercep-
tions)
Season
302—Charles Phillips, Southern California, 1974 (7 interceptions)
Career
501—Terrell Buckley, Florida St., 1989-91 (21 interceptions)
Game
3—Johnny Jackson, Houston vs. Texas, Nov. 7, 1987 (31, 53, 97 yards)
Season
4—Deltha O’Neal, California, 1999 (9 interceptions)
Career
5—Jackie Walker, Tennessee, 1969-71 (11 interceptions); Ken Thomas,
San Jose St., 1979-82 (14 interceptions); Deltha O’Neal, California,
1996-99 (11 interceptions); Darrent Williams, Oklahoma St., 2001-04 (11
interceptions)
Game
2—Tom Fisher, New Mexico St. vs. Lamar, Nov. 14, 1970 (52 & 28 yards
in one quarter); Randy Neal, Virginia vs. Virginia Tech, Nov. 21, 1992
(37 & 30 yards); Patrick Brown, Kansas vs. UAB, Aug. 28, 1997 (51 &
23 yards); Nate Kvamme, Colorado St. vs. San Jose St., Oct. 11, 1997
(15 & 57 yards); Darryl Gamble, Georgia vs. LSU, Oct. 25, 2008 (40 &
53 yards); Collin Ellis, Northwestern vs. California, Aug. 31, 2013 (56 &
40 yards); Calvin Munson, San Diego St. vs. San Diego, Sept. 5, 2015
(19 & 67 yards)
Season
3—Malcolm Postell, Pittsburgh, 2004; Aaron Curry, Wake Forest, 2007
Career
4—Randy Neal, Virginia, 1991-94; Dustin Cohen, Miami (OH), 1996-99;
Brandon Spikes, Florida, 2006-09; A.J. Klein, Iowa St., 2009-12
Game
(Min. 2 ints.) 91.0—Ashley Lee, Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 12, 1983
(2 for 182)
Season
(Min. 5 ints.) 51.8—Norm Thompson, Utah, 1969 (5 for 259)
Career
(Min. 15 ints.) 26.5—Tom Pridemore, West Virginia, 1975-77 (15 for 398)
15—Al Brosky, Illinois, began Nov. 11, 1950 (vs. Iowa), ended Oct. 18, 1952
(vs. Minnesota)
3—Trae Williams, South Fla., 2007 (73 yards vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 3; 64
yards vs. Louisville, Nov. 17; 21 yards vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 24); Alphonso
Smith, Wake Forest, 2007 (21 yards vs. Boston College, Sept. 1; 100
yards vs. Maryland, Sept. 22; 30 yards vs. Duke, Oct. 6); Prentiss
Wagner, Tennessee, 2010 (54 yards vs. UT Martin, Sept. 4; 9 yards vs.
UAB, Sept. 25; 10 yards vs. Ole Miss, Nov. 13)
SPECIAL TEAMS
PUNTING
Game
36—Charlie Calhoun, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (1,318
yards; 20 were returned, 8 went out of bounds, 6 were downed, 1 was
blocked [blocked kicks counted against the punter until 1955] and 1 went
into the end zone for a touchback. Thirty-three of the punts occurred on
first down during a heavy downpour in the game played at Shreveport,
LA.
Season
101—Jim Bailey, VMI, 1969 (3,507 yards)
Individual Records 18
Career
337—Alexander Kinal, Wake Forest, 2012-15 (14,102 yards)
Game
(Min. 5 punts) 60.8—Braden Mann, Texas A&M vs. Alabama, Sept. 22,
2018 (5 for 304; 56, 65, 62, 61, 60 yards)
(Min. 10 punts) 55.0—Will Monday, Duke vs. Northwestern, Sept. 19, 2015
(11 for 605)
Season
(Min. 36 punts) 50.3—Chad Kessler, LSU, 1997 (39 for 1,961)
(Min. 40 punts) 49.8—Reggie Roby, Iowa, 1981 (44 for 2,193)
(Min. 50 punts) 51.0—Braden Mann, Texas A&M, 2018 (50 for 2,549)
(Min. 75 punts) 47.8—Austin Rehkow, Idaho, 2013 (75 for 3,587)
Career
(Min. 150 punts) 46.3—Todd Sauerbrun, West Virginia, 1991-94 (167 for
7,733)
(Min. 200 punts) 46.2—Johnny Townsend, Florida, 2014-17 (240 for 11,090)
(Min. 250 punts) 45.2—Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor, 2003-06 (277 for 12,531)
Season
(Min. 40 punts) 48.0—JK Scott, Alabama, 2014 (55 for 2,640)
Game
1,318—Charlie Calhoun, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939
(36 punts)
Season
4,138—Johnny Pingel, Michigan St., 1938 (99 punts)
Career
14,102—Alexander Kinal, Wake Forest, 2012-15 (337 punts)
Career
(Min. 4 punts) 37—Shane Lechler, Texas A&M, 1996-99 (punted in 48
games); Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest, 2002-05 (punted in 42 games)
Game
7—Mark Mariscal, Colorado vs. Southern California, Sept. 14, 2002 (8
punts)
Season
32—Todd Sauerbrun, West Virginia, 1994 (72 punts)
Career
94—Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor, 2003-06 (277 punts)
Career
32—Bill Smith, Ole Miss, 1983-86
Season
14—Braden Mann, Texas A&M, 2018 (50 punts)
300—Tony DeLeone, Kent St., 1981-84
300—Tony DeLeone, Kent St., 1981-84
99—Pat Brady, Nevada vs. Loyola Marymount, Oct. 28, 1950
Steve Little, Arkansas, 1977 (No. 4 in punting, 44.3-yard average and No.
2 in field goals, 1.73 per game); Chris Gardocki, Clemson, 1990 (No. 4
in punting, 44.3-yard average and No. 4 in field goals, 1.73 per game)
PUNT RETURNS
Game
20—Milton Hill, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (110 yards)
Season
57—Wes Welker, Texas Tech, 2002 (752 yards, 14 games)
Season Per Game
5.5—Dick Adams, Miami (OH), 1970 (55 in 10)
Career
153—Vai Sikahema, BYU, 1980-81, 1984-85 (1,312 yards)
Game
277—Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma vs. UCLA, Sept. 20, 2003 (7 returns)
Season
791—Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt, 1948 (43 returns)
Season Per Game
79.1—Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt, 1948 (791 in 10)
Career
1,761—Wes Welker, Texas Tech, 2000-03 (152 returns)
Game
(Min. 3 rets.) 59.7—Chip Hough, Air Force vs. SMU, Oct. 9, 1971 (3 for 179)
(Min. 5 rets.) 43.8—Golden Richards, BYU vs. North Texas, Sept. 10, 1971
(5 for 219)
Season
(Min. 1.2 rets. per game) 28.5—Maurice Drew, UCLA, 2005 (15 for 427)
(Min. 1.5 rets. per game) 23.5—Jack Mitchell, Oklahoma, 1948 (22 for 517);
Floyd Little, Syracuse, 1965 (18 for 423)
Career
(Min. 1.2 rets. per game) 23.6—Jack Mitchell, Oklahoma, 1946-48 (39 for
922)
(Min. 1.5 rets. per game) 20.5—Gene Gibson, Cincinnati, 1949-50 (37 for
760)
Game
3—Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma vs. UCLA, Sept. 20, 2003 (74, 84 & 55
yards)
Season
5—Chad Owens, Hawaii, 2004; Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 2013
Career
8—Dante Pettis, Washington, 2014-17 (1 in 2014, 2 in 2015, 2 in 2016, 4
in 2017)
3—David Allen, Kansas St., 1998 (63 yards vs. Indiana St., Sept. 5; 69
yards vs. Northern Ill., Sept. 12; 93 yards vs. Texas, Sept. 19); Ryan
Switzer, North Carolina, 2013 (85 yards vs. Virginia, Nov. 9; 65 & 61 yards
vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 16; 64 yards vs. Old Dominion, Nov. 23); Dante Pettis,
Washington, 2017 (61 yards vs. Rutgers, Sept. 1; 67 yards vs. Montana,
Sept. 9; 77 yards vs. Fresno St., Sept. 16)
KICKOFF RETURNS
Game
12—Victor Bolden, Oregon St. vs. Washington, Nov. 23, 2013 (305 yards)
Season
75—Isaiah Burse, Fresno St., 2011 (1,606 yards, 13 games)
Season Per Game
5.77—Isaiah Burse, Fresno St., 2011 (75 in 13)
Career
144—Troy Stoudermine, Minnesota, 2009-12 (3,615 yards)
Career Per Game
4.29—Taveon Rogers, New Mexico St., 2010-11 (103 in 24)
Individual Records 19
Game
319—Leonard Johnson, Iowa St. vs. Oklahoma St., Nov. 1, 2008 (9 returns)
Season
1,606—Isaiah Burse, Fresno St., 2011 (75 returns, 13 games)
Season Per Game
123.5—Isaiah Burse, Fresno St., 2011 (1,606 in 13)
Career
3,615—Troy Stoudermire, Minnesota, 2009-12 (144 returns)
Career Per Game
113.7—Taveon Rogers, New Mexico St., 2010-11 (2,728 in 24)
Game
(Min. 3 rets.) 74.0—Reggie Dunn, Utah vs. California, Oct. 27, 2012 (3 for
222)
Season
(Min. 1.2 rets. per game) 40.3—Kylen Towner, Western Ky., 2016 (26 for
1,048)
(Min. 1.5 rets. per game) 40.3—Kylen Towner, Western Ky., 2016 (26 for
1,048)
Career
(Min. 1.2 rets. per game & 30 returns) 35.1—Anthony Davis, Southern
California, 1972-74 (37 for 1,299)
Game
2—Reggie Dunn, Utah vs. California, Oct. 27, 2012
Season
4—Reggie Dunn, Utah, 2012
Career
5—Reggie Dunn, Utah, 2010-12
Game
2—24 tied. Most recent: Keion Davis, Marshall vs. Miami (OH), Sept. 2,
2017 (99 & 97 yards); Raymond Calais, Louisiana vs. Southeastern La.,
Sept. 2, 2017 (97 & 100 yards); Isaiah Harper, Old Dominion vs. North
Texas, Oct. 28, 2017 (97 & 98 yards); Marcus Jones, Troy vs. Coastal
Caro., Nov. 11, 2017 (91 & 87 yards).
Note: Raghib Ismail of Notre Dame is the only player in history to score
twice in two games; once each in 1988 and 1989. Also, Reggie Dunn of
Utah is the only player to score twice with returns of 100 yards in the same
game, which was against California on Oct. 27, 2012.
Season
5—Ashlan Davis, Tulsa, 2004
Career
7—C.J. Spiller, Clemson, 2006-09; Tyron Carrier, Houston, 2008-11;
Rashaad Penny, San Diego St., 2014-17; Tony Pollard, Memphis, 2016-
18
4—Ashlan Davis, Tulsa, 2004 (100 yards vs. Boise St., Oct. 16; 94 yards vs.
Nevada, Oct. 23; 83 yards vs. Rice, Oct. 30; 96 yards vs. SMU, Nov. 6)
Season
Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988 [100 yards vs. Miami (OH), Sept. 10] &
1987 (100 yards vs. Tulsa, Sept. 5)
TOTAL KICK RETURNS
(Combined Punt and Kickoff Returns)
Game
20—Milton Hill, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (20 punts,
110 yards)
Season
78—Steve Suter, Maryland, 2002 (56 punts, 22 kickoffs, 1,317 yards)
Career
229—Brandon James, Florida, 2006-09 (117 punts, 112 kickoffs, 4,089
yards)
Game
342—Chad Owens, Hawaii vs. BYU, Dec. 8, 2001 (93 on punt returns, 249
on kickoff returns)
Season
1,483—Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati, 2009 (202 on punt returns, 1,281 on
kickoff returns)
Season Per Game
116.2—Dion Johnson, East Carolina, 1990 (1,046 yards, with 167 on punt
returns and 879 on kickoff returns in 9 games)
Career
4,089—Brandon James, Florida, 2006-09 (1,371 on punt returns, 2,718 on
kickoff returns)
Career
Troy Slade, Duke, 1973-75 (1,021 & 1,757); Devon Ford, Appalachian
St., 1973-76 (1,197 & 1,761); Anthony Carter, Michigan, 1979-82 (1,095
& 1,504); Willie Drewrey, West Virginia, 1981-84 (1,072 & 1,302);
Tony James, Mississippi St., 1989-92 (1,332 & 1,862); Thomas Bailey,
Auburn, 1991-94 (1,170 & 1,520); Tim Dwight, Iowa, 1994-97 (1,051 &
1,133); Deltha O’Neal, California, 1996-99 (1,169 & 2,286); Nick Davis,
Wisconsin, 1998-2001 (1,001 & 1,697); Derek Abney, Kentucky, 2000-
03 (1,042 & 2,315); Javier Arenas, Alabama, 2006-09 (1,752 & 2,166);
Brandon James, Florida, 2006-09 (1,371 & 2,718); Jeremy Kerley, TCU,
2007-10 (1,299 & 1,006); Greg Reid, Florida St., 2009-11 (1,117 & 1,553)
(Min. 1.2 Punt Returns and 1.2 Kickoff Returns Per Game)
Season
27.2—Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1985 (40 for 1,087; 16 for 389 on punt returns,
24 for 698 on kickoff returns)
Career
22.0—Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1984-85 (79 for 1,741; 38 for 650 on punt returns,
41 for 1,091 on kickoff returns)
Season
(Min. 1.2 rets. per game each) By 8 players. Most recent: Antonio Brown,
Central Mich., 2008 (20.5 on punt returns, 20 for 410; 20.8 on kickoff
returns, 38 for 791)
(Must Have at Least One Punt Return and One Kickoff Return)
Game
2—Ernie Steele, Washington vs. Washington St., Nov. 30, 1940; Charlie
Justice, North Carolina vs. Florida, Oct. 26, 1946; Dion Johnson, East
Carolina vs. Temple, Oct. 27, 1990; Eric Blount, North Carolina vs.
William & Mary, Oct. 5, 1991; Joe Rowe, Virginia vs. Central Mich.,
Sept. 7, 1996; Kahlil Hill, Iowa vs. Western Mich., Sept. 5, 1998; Chad
Owens, Hawaii vs. BYU, Dec. 8, 2001; Derek Abney, Kentucky vs.
Florida, Sept. 28, 2002; Brandon Tate, North Carolina vs. Duke, Nov. 25,
2006; Christion Jones, Alabama vs. Virginia Tech, Aug. 31, 2013; Isaiah
McKenzie, Georgia vs. Kentucky, Nov. 8, 2014; Janarion Grant, Rutgers
vs. Washington St., Sept. 12, 2015
Season
6—Derek Abney, Kentucky, 2002 (4 punts, 2 kickoffs); Ashlan Davis, Tulsa,
2004 (5 kickoffs, 1 punt)
Career
8—Cliff Branch, Colorado, 1970-71 (6 punts, 2 kickoffs); Johnny Rodgers,
Nebraska, 1970-72 (7 punts, 1 kickoff); Derek Abney, Kentucky, 2000-03
(6 punts, 2 kickoffs); Chad Owens, Hawaii, 2001-04 (6 punts, 2 kickoffs);
C.J. Spiller, Clemson, 2006-09 (1 punt, 7 kickoffs); Phillip Livas, Louisiana
Tech, 2007-10 (4 punts, 4 kickoffs); Adoree’ Jackson, Southern California,
2014-16 (4 punts, 4 kickoffs); Janarion Grant, Rutgers, 2013-17 (3 punts,
5 kickoffs); Rashaad Penny, San Diego State, 2014-17 (1 punts, 7 kick-
offs)
Individual Records 20
Season
Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1985
Career
Ira Matthews, Wisconsin, kickoff returns (1976) and punt returns (1978);
Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1985
ALL RUNBACKS
(Combined interception returns, blocked kick returns, fumble
returns, punt returns and kickoff returns)
Season
Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1985 (3 interceptions, 2 punt returns, 2 kickoff returns)
Season
Dick Harris, South Carolina, 1970; Mark Haynes, Arizona St., 1974; Scott
Thomas, Air Force, 1985; Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1985; Joe Crocker, Virginia,
1994; Joe Walker, Nebraska, 1998; Deltha O’Neal, California, 1999;
Jerrard Tarrant, Georgia Tech, 2009; Charles Gaines, Louisville, 2013;
Darius Phillips, Western Mich., 2016; Mike Hughes, UCF, 2017.
Season
(Min. 40 rets.) 28.3—Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1985 (46 for 1,303; 6 for 216 on
interceptions, 16 for 389 on punt returns, 24 for 698 on kickoff returns)
(At Least 7 Interceptions and Min. 1.3 Punt Returns and 1.3
Kickoff Returns Per Game)
Career
22.6—Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1984-85 (87 for 1,965; 8 for 224 on interceptions,
38 for 650 on punt returns, 41 for 1,091 on kickoff returns)
Game
3—Johnny Jackson, Houston vs. Texas, Nov. 7, 1987 (3 interceptions);
Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma St. vs. UCLA, Sept. 20, 2003 (3 punt returns)
(Must have at least one touchdown in at least three categories)
Season
7—Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1985 (3 interceptions, 2 punt returns, 2 kickoff
returns)
Career
11—Darius Phillips, Western Mich., 2014-17 (5 interceptions, 1 punt
returns, 5 kickoff returns).
FIELD GOALS
Game
9—Mike Prindle, Western Mich. vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 1984 (7 made);
Denis Hopovac, North Texas vs. FIU, Oct. 7, 2006 (5 made)
Season
39—Josh Lambert, West Virginia, 2014 (30 made in 13 games)
Season Per Game
3.8—Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming, 1966 (38 in 10)
Career
116—Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St., 2013-16 (96 made)
Career Per Game
(Min. 90 att.) 3.1—Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming, 1965-67 (93 in 30)
Quarter
4—By 5 players. Most recent: Jose Cortez, Oregon St. vs. California, Oct.
31, 1998 (2nd)
Half
5—Dale Klein, Nebraska vs. Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985 (1st); Dat Ly, New
Mexico St. vs. Kansas, Oct. 1, 1988 (1st); Drew Brown, Nebraska vs.
Southern Miss., Sept. 26, 2015 (1st)
Game
7—Mike Prindle, Western Mich. vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 1984 (32, 44, 42,
23, 48, 41, 27 yards), 9 attempts; Dale Klein, Nebraska vs. Missouri, Oct.
19, 1985 (32, 22, 43, 44, 29, 43, 43 yards), 7 attempts
Season
31—Billy Bennett, Georgia, 2003 (38 attempts in 14 games)
Season Per Game
2.6—John Lee, UCLA, 1984 (29 in 11)
Career
96—Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St., 2013-16 (116 attempts)
Career Per Game
(Min. 50 FG) 2.07—Matt Gay, Utah, 2017-18 (56 in 27)
Game
6—*Mickey Thomas, Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 4, 1989 (6 attempts);
Matt Hogan, Houston vs. UAB, Oct. 13, 2012 (6 attempts); Jaden
Oberkrom, TCU vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 20, 2012 (6 attempts); Ricky
Aguayo, Florida St. vs. Ole Miss, Sept. 5, 2016 (6 attempts); Jacob
Moody, Michigan vs. Indiana, Nov. 17, 2018 (6 attempts)
Season
30—Andre Szmyt, Syracuse, 2018 (34 attempts)
*Conventional-style kicker.
Game
7 of 7—Dale Klein, Nebraska vs. Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985
Season
21 of 21—Cairo Santos, Tulane, 2012
Season
(Min. 1.5 FGM per game and 15 made) 100.0%—Cairo Santos, Tulane,
2012 (21 of 21); Marc Primanti, NC State, 1996 (20 of 20); Nate Freese,
Boston College, 2013 (20 of 20)
Career
(Min. 45 FGM) 90.0%—Brett Baer, Louisiana, 2009-12 (45 of 50)
(Min. 55 FGM) 89.5%—Alex Henery, Nebraska, 2007-10 (68 of 76)
Season
25—Chuck Nelson, Washington, 1982 (first 25, missed last attempt of sea-
son vs. Washington St., Nov. 20)
Career
30—Chuck Nelson, Washington, 1981-82 (last 5 in 1981, from vs. Southern
California, Nov. 14, and first 25 in 1982, ending with last attempt vs.
Washington St., Nov. 20)
Career
23—David Ruffer, Notre Dame, 2009-10; Austin Lopez, San Jose St.,
2012-13
Career
45—Blair Walsh, Georgia, 2008-11 (53 games); Dustin Hopkins, Florida St.,
2009-12 (54 games)
Individual Records 21
31—Kevin Kelly, Penn St., 2006-08
Game
2—Tony Franklin, Texas A&M vs. Baylor, Oct. 16, 1976 (65 & 64 yards)
Season
3—Russell Erxleben, Texas, 1977 (67 vs. Rice, Oct. 1; 64 vs. Baylor, Oct.
16; 60 vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 29) (4 attempts)
Career
3—Russell Erxleben, Texas, 1975-78 (see Season Record above)
Season
5—Tony Franklin, Texas A&M, 1976 (2 made)
Career
11—Tony Franklin, Texas A&M, 1975-78 (2 made)
Game
3—Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming vs. Utah, Oct. 8, 1966 (54, 54, 52 yards);
Sergio Lopez-Chavero, Wichita St. vs. Drake, Oct. 27, 1984 (54, 54, 51
yards); Tim Douglas, Iowa vs. lllinois, Sept. 26, 1998 (51, 58, 51 yards);
Dan Orner, North Carolina vs. Syracuse, Sept. 7, 2002 (52, 51, 51 yards);
Sam Swank, Wake Forest vs. NC State, Oct. 14, 2006 (51, 53, 53 yards)
Season
8—Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee, 1982 (10 attempts)
Career
20—Jason Hanson, Washington St., 1988-91 (35 attempts)
Season
17—Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming, 1966 (5 made)
Career
38—Tony Franklin, Texas A&M, 1975-78 (16 made)
Season
(Min. 10 atts.) 80.0%—Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee, 1982 (8 of 10)
Career
(Min. 15 atts.) 60.9%—Max Zendejas, Arizona, 1982-85 (14 of 23)
Game
5—Alan Smith, Texas A&M vs. Arkansas St., Sept. 17, 1983 (44, 45, 42,
59, 57 yards)
Season
16—Josh Lambert, West Virginia, 2014 (24 attempts)
Career
39—Jason Hanson, Washington St., 1988-91 (66 attempts) (19 of 31, 40-49
yards; 20 of 35, 50 or more yards)
Season
25—Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming, 1966 (6 made)
Career
66—Jason Hanson, Washington St., 1988-91 (39 made)
Season
(Min. 10 made) 93.3%—Matt Payne, BYU, 2004 (14 of 15)
Career
(Min. 20 made) 78.8%—Alex Henery, Nebraska, 2007-10 (26 of 33)
Season
(Min. 10 made) 100%—John Carney, Notre Dame, 1984 (10 of 10)
Career
(Min. 15 made) 95.5%—Alex Henery, Nebraska, 2007-10 (21 of 22)
Career
14—Matt Payne, BYU, 2003-04
Season
(Min. 16 made) 100%—Paul Woodside, West Virginia, 1982 (23 of 23);
Randy Pratt, California, 1983 (16 of 16); John Lee, UCLA, 1984 (16 of
16); Bobby Raymond, Florida, 1984 (18 of 18); Scott Slater, Texas A&M,
1986 (16 of 16); Philip Doyle, Alabama, 1989 (19 of 19); Michael Reeder,
TCU, 1995 (19 of 19); Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2009 (19 of 19)
Career
(Min. 30 made) 97.0%—Bobby Raymond, Florida, 1983-84 (32 of 33)
(Min. 40 made) 97.7%—Alex Henery, Nebraska, 2007-10 (42 of 43)
Game
(Min. 4 made) 49.5—Jeff Heath, East Carolina vs. UT Arlington, Nov. 6,
1982 (58, 53, 42, 45 yards)
Season
(Min. 10 made) 50.9—Jason Hanson, Washington St., 1991 (10 made)
Career
(Min. 25 made) 42.4—Russell Erxleben, Texas, 1975-78 (49 made)
Season
(Min. 20 atts.) 51.2—Jason Hanson, Washington St., 1991 (22 attempts)
Career
(Min. 40 atts.) 44.7—Russell Erxleben, Texas, 1975-78 (78 attempts)
Season
11—Andre Szmyt, Syracuse, 2018
Career
31—Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007-10
Season
6—Luis Zendejas, Arizona St., 1983; Joe Allison, Memphis, 1992; Josh
Lambert, West Virginia, 2014; Andre Szmyt, Syracuse, 2018
Career
15—Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St., 2013-16
Season
4—Matt Bahr, Penn St., 1978
Career
6—John Lee, UCLA, 1982-85; Leigh Tiffin, Alabama, 2006-09; Alex Henery,
Nebraska, 2007-10; Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St., 2013-16
67—Russell Erxleben, Texas vs. Rice, Oct. 1, 1977; Steve Little, Arkansas
vs. Texas, Oct. 15, 1977; Joe Williams, Wichita St. vs. Southern Ill., Oct.
21, 1978
Individual Records 22
62—Chip Lohmiller, Minnesota vs. Iowa, Nov. 22, 1986 (in Minnesota’s
Metrodome)
65—Martin Gramatica, Kansas St. vs. Northern Ill., Sept. 12, 1998
61—Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M vs. Southern Miss., Sept. 24, 1994
61—Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan St. vs. Illinois, Sept. 11, 1982
6—Ricky Aguayo, Florida St. vs. Ole Miss, Sept. 5, 2016 (6 attempts)
Season
6—Henrik Mike-Mayer, Drake, 1981
Career
10—Dan Miller, Miami (FL), 1978-81; John Lee, UCLA, 1982-85; Jeff Ward,
Texas, 1983-86
BLOCKED KICKS
Game
4—Ken Irvin, Memphis vs. Arkansas, Sept. 26, 1992; James King, Central
Mich. vs. Michigan St., Sept. 8, 2001
Season
7—James King, Central Mich., 2001
Special Note: Before NCAA records, Joe Stydahar of West Virginia blocked
seven punts in 1934.
Career
10—James King, Central Mich., 2001-04
Quarter
2—Jerald Henry, Southern California vs. California, Oct. 22, 1994 (1st,
returned first one 60 yards for touchdown); Pat Larson, Wyoming vs.
Fresno St., Nov. 18, 1995 (2nd); Fili Moala, Southern California vs.
Arizona St., Oct. 11, 2008 (3rd); Terrence Cody, Alabama vs. Tennessee,
Oct. 24, 2009 (4th); Jaron Bryant, Fresno St. vs. Idaho, Sept. 1, 2018
(2nd, returned both for touchdowns [74 and 71 yards])
Game
2—24 tied. Most recent: Jaron Bryant, Fresno St. vs. Idaho, Sept. 1, 2018
(returned both for touchdowns [74 and 71 yards])
Season
6—Lonnell Dewalt, Kentucky, 2004
Career
10—Margus Hunt, SMU, 2009-12
Game
3—Cameron Nwosu, Rice vs. UCLA, Aug. 30, 2012
Season
5—Ray Farmer, Duke, 1993
Career
8—Ray Farmer, Duke, 1992-95
(Includes Punts, PAT Attempts, FG Attempts)
Game
4—Ken Irvin, Memphis vs. Arkansas, Sept. 26, 1992 (4 punts); James King,
Central Mich. vs. Michigan St., Sept. 8, 2001 (4 punts)
Season
8—Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas St., 1975 (4 PATs, 3 punts, 1 FG); James
Francis, Baylor, 1989 (4 PATs, 3 punts, 1 FG); James King, Central Mich.,
2001 (7 punts, 1 FG)
Career
19—James Ferebee, New Mexico St., 1978-81 (5 punts, 6 PATs, 8 FGs)
Game
2—David Langner, Auburn vs. Alabama, Dec. 2, 1972 (2nd half); Frank
Staine-Pyne, Air Force vs. Hawaii, Nov. 1, 1997 (1st half)
Season
3—Joe Wessel, Florida St., 1984
DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINTS
Game
2—Corey Ivy, Oklahoma vs. California, Sept. 20, 1997; Tony Holmes, Texas
vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3, 1998
Game
2—Tony Holmes, Texas vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3, 1998
Season
2—Tony Holmes, Texas, 1998
(Must Have One Scored by Each Team)
Game
2—Eric Kelly (fumbled snap return), Kentucky, and Mark Roman (blocked
kick return), LSU, Oct. 17, 1998
Game
100—Lee Ozmint (SS), Alabama vs. LSU, Nov. 11, 1989 (intercepted
pass); Quintin Parker (DB), Illinois vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 28, 1989 (returned
kick); Curt Newton (LB), Washington St. vs. Oregon St., Oct. 20, 1990
(intercepted pass); William Price (CB), Kansas St. vs. Indiana St., Sept.
7, 1991 (intercepted pass); Joe Crocker (CB), Virginia vs. NC State, Nov.
25, 1994 (intercepted pass); Lamar Grant, Duke vs. Maryland, Oct. 26,
1996 (intercepted pass); Tony Holmes, Texas vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3, 1998
(intercepted pass); Brandon Ratcliff, New Mexico vs. UNLV, Oct. 12, 2002
(intercepted pass)
Thomas King (S), Louisiana vs. Cal St. Fullerton, Sept. 3, 1988 (returned
blocked kick 6 yards)
Game
2—Nigel Codrington (DB), Rice vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 5, 1988 (1 resulted
in a score)
Also holds season record with 2
Team Records 23
TEAM RECORDS
SINGLE GAME
—
OFFENSE
RUSHING
99—Missouri vs. Colorado, Oct. 12, 1968 (421 yards)
141—Colgate (82) & Bucknell (59), Nov. 6, 1971 (440 yards)
5—Houston vs. Texas Tech, Nov. 25, 1989 (36 yards)
28—Texas Tech (10) & Centenary (LA) (18), Nov. 11, 1939 (23 yards)
768—Oklahoma vs. Kansas St., Oct. 15, 1988 (72 rushes)
1,039—Lenoir-Rhyne (837) & Davidson (202), Oct. 11, 1975 (111 rushes)
956—Oklahoma (711) & Kansas St. (245), Oct. 23, 1971 (111 rushes)
Minus 109—Northern Ill. vs. Toledo, Nov. 11, 1967 (33 rushes)
Minus 24—San Jose St. (-102) & UTEP (78), Oct. 22, 1966 (75 rushes)
677—Nebraska vs. New Mexico St., Sept. 18, 1982 (78 rushes)
570—Rice vs. San Jose St., Oct. 2, 2004 (85 rushes, lost 70-63)
(Min. 30 rushes) 15.54—Northern Ill. vs. Eastern Mich., Nov. 26, 2010 (35
for 544)
(Min. 50 rushes) 12.08—Georgia Tech vs. Kansas, Sept. 17, 2010 (50 for
604)
(Min. 60 rushes) 11.87—Alabama vs. Virginia Tech, Oct. 27, 1973 (63 for
748)
4—Arizona St. vs. Arizona, Nov. 10, 1951 (Bob Tarwater 140, Harley
Cooper 123, Duane Morrison 118, Buzz Walker 113); Texas vs. SMU,
Nov. 1, 1969 (Jim Bertelsen 137, Steve Worster 137, James Street 121,
Ted Koy 111); Alabama vs. Virginia Tech, Oct. 27, 1973 (Jimmy Taylor
142, Wilbur Jackson 138, Calvin Culliver 127, Richard Todd 102); Army
West Point vs. Montana, Nov. 17, 1984 (Doug Black 183, Nate Sassaman
155, Clarence Jones 130, Jarvis Hollingsworth 124); Nebraska vs. Baylor,
Oct. 13, 2001 (Thunder Collins 165, Dahrran Diedrick 137, Eric Crouch
132, Judd Davies 119); Nevada vs. San Jose St., Nov. 8, 2009 (Vai Taua
144, Colin Kaepernick 115, Mark Lampford 114, Luke Lippincott 112)
12—UTEP vs. New Mexico St., Nov. 25, 1948
PASSING
89—Washington St. vs. Oregon, Oct. 19, 2013 (completed 58)
135—TCU (79) & Houston (56), Nov. 3, 1990 (completed 81)
0—By many teams. Most recent: Navy vs. Wake Forest, Oct. 24, 2009 (64
rushes; won 13-10)
1—Michigan St. (0) & Maryland (1), Oct. 20, 1944 (not completed)
18—West Virginia vs. Temple, Oct. 18, 1946
76—Eastern Mich. vs. Temple, Nov. 22, 2008 (completed 50); Houston vs.
UTEP, Oct. 3, 2009 (completed 51)
129—Houston (77) & Louisiana Tech (52), Sept. 8, 2012 (completed 87)
32—NC State vs. Duke, Nov. 11, 1989 (3rd & 4th quarters, completed 16)
58—Eastern Mich. vs. Central Mich., Nov. 28, 2008 (attempted 80);
Washington St. vs. Oregon, Oct. 19, 2013 (attempted 89); Washington
St. vs. Arizona, Oct. 28, 2017 (attempted 84)
87—Houston (53) & Louisiana Tech (34), Sept. 8, 2012 (attempted 129)
19 of 19—BYU vs. Western Mich., Dec. 21, 2018
19 of 19—BYU vs. Western Mich., Dec. 21, 2018
(Min. 15 comps.) 100.0%—BYU vs. Western Mich., Dec. 21, 2018 (19 of
19)
(Min. 25 comps.) 92.6%—UCLA vs. Washington, Oct. 29, 1983 (25 of 27)
(Min. 35 comps.) 90.0%—Texas Tech vs. New Mexico, Sept. 17, 2011 (45
of 50)
(Min. 40 comps.) 89.1%—BYU & Washington, Sept. 29, 2018 (41 of 46)
10—Detroit Mercy vs. Oklahoma St., Nov. 28, 1942; California vs. UCLA,
Oct. 21, 1978 (52 attempts)
Team Records 24
5—Michigan vs. Notre Dame, Sept. 22, 2012
771—Houston vs. SMU, Oct. 21, 1989 (completed 40 of 61)
1,279—Texas Tech (734) & Oklahoma (545), Oct. 22, 2016 (124 attempts)
Minus 13—North Carolina (-7 on 1 of 3 attempts) & Penn (-6 on 2 of 12
attempts), Nov. 13, 1943
(Min. 30 atts.) 17.0—Nevada vs. Idaho, Oct. 24, 1998 (35 for 596)
(Min. 40 atts.) 15.9—UTEP vs. North Texas, Sept. 18, 1965 (40 for 634)
(Min. 15 comps.) 31.9—UTEP vs. New Mexico, Oct. 28, 1967 (16 for 510)
(Min. 25 comps.) 25.4—UTEP vs. North Texas, Sept. 18, 1965 (25 for 634)
11—Houston vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17, 1990
10—San Diego St. vs. New Mexico St., Nov. 15, 1969; Houston vs. SMU,
Oct. 21, 1989
15—Western Ky. (8) & Marshall (7), Nov. 28, 2014
15—Western Ky. (8) & Marshall (7), Nov. 28, 2014
TOTAL OFFENSE
118—California vs. Oregon, Oct. 21, 2016 (2ot) (636 yards)
209—Houston (115) & Louisiana Tech (94), Sept. 8, 2012 (1,291 yards)
12—Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (10 rushes, 2 passes,
-1 yard)
33—Texas Tech (12) & Centenary (LA) (21), Nov. 11, 1939 (28 rushes, 5
passes, 30 yards)
1,021—Houston vs. SMU, Oct. 21, 1989 (250 rushing, 771 passing, 86
plays)
1,708—Oklahoma (854) & Texas Tech (854), Oct. 22, 2016 (185 plays)
Minus 47—Syracuse vs. Penn St., Oct. 18, 1947 (-107 rushing, gained 60
passing, 49 plays)
30—Texas Tech (-1) & Centenary (LA) (31), Nov. 11, 1939 (33 plays)
854—Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016 (lost 66-59)
In 62 games (including four in 2018). Most recent: West Virginia (704) vs.
Oklahoma (668), Nov. 23, 2018; Oklahoma (702) vs. Oklahoma St. (640),
Nov. 10, 2018; Temple (670) vs. UCF (630), Nov. 1, 2018; Texas Tech
(704) vs. Houston (635), Sept. 15, 2018
10—NC State vs. Virginia, Sept. 30, 1944 (won 13-0)
(Min. 50 plays) 13.5—Georgia Tech vs. Kansas, Sept. 17, 2011 (57 for 768)
(Min. 75 plays) 11.9—Houston vs. SMU, Oct. 21, 1989 (86 for 1,021)
15—Wyoming vs. Northern Colo., Nov. 5, 1949 (9 rushing, 6 passing)
26 plays, 14:26 elapsed time—Navy vs. New Mexico, Dec. 30, 2004
(Emerald Bowl). Navy started at its one-yard line with 1:41 left in the third
quarter and drove 94 yards to the New Mexico five-yard line. The drive
ended with a 22-yard field goal with 2:15 remaining in the game. Navy
won, 34-19.
SCORING
103—Wyoming vs. Northern Colo. (0), Nov. 5, 1949 (15 TDs, 13 PATs)
100—Houston vs. Tulsa (6), Nov. 23, 1968 (14 TDs, 13 PATs, 1 FG)
137—Pittsburgh (76) & Syracuse (61), Nov. 26, 2016
63—Rice vs. San Jose St. (70), Oct. 2, 2004; Toledo vs. Western Mich. (66),
Nov. 8, 2011; Baylor vs. West Virginia (70), Sept. 29, 2012
72—LSU vs. Texas A&M (74), Oct. 14, 2007 (4 ot)
104—BYU (52) & San Diego St. (52), Nov. 16, 1991
104—Akron (52) & Eastern Mich. (52), Nov. 24, 2001 (Akron won in three
overtime periods, 65-62); UNLV (52) & Wyoming (52), Nov. 12, 2016
(UNLV won in three overtime periods, 69-66)
146—Texas A&M (74) vs. LSU (72), Nov. 24, 2018 (7 OT)
49—Houston vs. Tulsa, Nov. 23, 1968 (4th); Davidson vs. Furman, Sept.
27, 1969 (2nd); Fresno St. vs. New Mexico, Oct. 5, 1991 (2nd)
Note: Western Ky. scored 49 points in the first quarter against West Va.
Tech, Sept. 8, 2007, as an FBS reclassifying team.
Team Records 25
63—Navy (35) vs. North Texas (28), Nov. 10, 2007 (2nd; Navy won, 74-62)
76—Houston vs. Tulsa, Nov. 23, 1968 (2nd)
94—North Texas (49) & Navy (45), Nov. 10, 2007 (1st)
15—Wyoming vs. Northern Colo., Nov. 5, 1949 (9 rushing, 6 passing)
20—Pittsburgh (11) & Syracuse (9), Nov. 26, 2016 (Pittsburgh won, 78-61)
13—Wyoming vs. Northern Colo., Nov. 5, 1949 (attempted 15); Houston vs.
Tulsa, Nov. 23, 1968 (attempted 14); Fresno St. vs. New Mexico, Oct. 5,
1991 (attempted 13)
7—Pacific vs. San Diego St., Nov. 22, 1958 (attempted 9)
4—Houston vs. Texas, Nov. 7, 1987 (4 interception returns); Auburn vs.
LSU, Sept. 17, 1994 (3 interception returns, 1 fumble return); Florida
vs. Louisiana, Aug. 31, 1996 (2 fumble returns, 2 interception returns);
Arizona St. vs. UCLA, Nov. 28, 2008 (3 interception returns, 1 fumble
return)
2—Rice vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 5, 1988 (2 kick returns; 1 scored); Northern
Ill. vs. Akron, Nov. 3, 1990 (2 interception returns); Oklahoma vs.
California, Sept. 20, 1997 (2 kick returns; 1 scored); Texas vs. Iowa St.,
Oct. 3, 1998 (2 kick returns; 2 scored)
2—Texas vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3, 1998 (2 kick returns)
7—Western Mich. vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 1984 (attempted 9); Nebraska vs.
Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985 (attempted 7)
9—Louisiana (5) & Central Mich. (4), Sept. 9, 1989 (attempted 11)
9—Western Mich. vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 1984 (made 7); North Texas vs.
FIU, Oct. 7, 2006 (made 5)
16—North Texas (9) & FIU (7), Oct. 7, 2006 (made 8)
7—LSU vs. Florida, Nov. 25, 1972 (attempted 8)
FIRST DOWNS
45—Texas Tech vs. Iowa St., Oct. 11, 2003 (16 rush, 28 pass, 1 penalty)
78—Houston (40) & Louisiana Tech (38), Sept. 8, 2012
0—NC State vs. Virginia, Sept. 30, 1944 (won 13-0); Michigan vs. Ohio St.,
Nov. 25, 1950 (won 9-3)
36—Nebraska vs. New Mexico St., Sept. 18, 1982
33—Idaho vs. Middle Tenn., Oct. 6, 2001
FUMBLES
17—Wichita St. vs. Florida St., Sept. 20, 1969 (lost 10)
27—Wichita St. (17) & Florida St. (10), Sept. 20, 1969 (lost 17)
10—Wichita St. vs. Florida St., Sept. 20, 1969 (17 fumbles)
17—Wichita St. (10) & Florida St. (7), Sept. 20, 1969 (27 fumbles)
5—East Carolina vs. Louisiana, Sept. 13, 1980 (3rd quarter on 5 con-
secutive possessions); San Diego St. vs. California, Sept. 18, 1982 (1st);
Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech, Oct. 25, 2014 (1st; 1st 5 possessions of
game)
PENALTIES
24—San Jose St. vs. Fresno St., Oct. 4, 1986 (199 yards)
36—San Jose St. (24) & Fresno St. (12), Oct. 4, 1986 (317 yards)
0—By many teams. Most recent: Army West Point & Navy, Dec. 6, 1986
238—Arizona St. vs. UTEP, Nov. 11, 1961 (13 penalties)
421—Grambling (16 for 216 yards) & Texas Southern (17 for 205 yards),
Oct. 29, 1977
TURNOVERS
(Number of Times Losing the Ball on Fumbles and Interceptions)
13—Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, Dec. 1, 1951 (5 fumbles, 8 interceptions)
20—Wichita St. (12) & Florida St. (8), Sept. 20, 1969 (17 fumbles, 3 inter-
ceptions)
(Rushes, Passes, All Runbacks)
110—California vs. San Jose St., Oct. 5, 1968 (also did not fumble); Baylor
vs. Rice, Nov. 13, 1976
184—Arkansas (93) & Texas A&M (91), Nov. 2, 1968
158—Stanford (88) & Oregon (70), Nov. 2, 1957
Team Records 26
11—Purdue vs. Illinois, Oct. 2, 1943 (9 fumbles, 2 interceptions; won 40-21)
7—Pittsburgh vs. Army West Point, Nov. 15, 1980 (54 attempts; won 45-7);
Florida vs. Kentucky, Sept. 11, 1993 (52 attempts; won 24-20)
9—Purdue vs. Illinois, Oct. 2, 1943 (10 fumbles; won 40-21); Arizona St. vs.
Utah, Oct. 14, 1972 (10 fumbles; won 59-48)
4—Western Ky. vs. Tennessee, Sept. 7, 2013 (Tennessee intercepted two
consecutive passes for TDs followed by two fumble recoveries)
OVERTIMES
7—Arkansas (58) vs. Ole Miss (56), Nov. 3, 2001; Arkansas (71) vs.
Kentucky (63), Nov. 1, 2003; North Texas (25) vs. FIU (22), Oct. 7, 2006;
Western Mich. (71) vs. Buffalo (68), Oct. 7, 2017; Texas A&M (74) vs. LSU
(72), Nov. 24, 2018
118—California (52) vs. Oregon (49), Oct. 21, 2016 (2 overtime periods)
203—California (118) & Oregon (85), Oct. 21, 2016 (2 overtime periods)
47—Arkansas (71) vs. Kentucky (63), Nov. 1, 2003 (7 overtime periods)
86—Arkansas (47) & Kentucky (39), Nov. 1, 2003 (7 overtime periods;
Arkansas won, 71-63)
13—Arizona St. (48) vs. Southern California (35), Oct. 19, 1996 (2 overtime
periods); Central Mich. (36) vs. Eastern Mich. (23), Oct. 10, 1998 (1
overtime period)
2—many tied. Most recent: Eastern Mich. (20) vs. San Diego St. (23), Sept.
22, 2018 and Eastern Mich. (23) vs. Northern Ill. (26), Sept. 29, 2018;
Cincinnati (17) vs. Temple (24), Oct. 20, 2018 and Cincinnati (26) vs.
SMU (20), Oct. 27, 2018; Virginia (27) vs. Georgia Tech (30), Nov. 17,
2018 and Virginia (31) vs. Virginia Tech (34), Nov. 23, 2018
3—Central Mich. (24) vs. Eastern Mich. (17), Sept. 23, 2006, Eastern
Mich. (23) vs. Central Mich. (20), Sept. 24, 2005 & Eastern Mich. (61) vs.
Central Mich. (58), Nov. 6, 2004
SINGLE GAME
—
DEFENSE
RUSHING DEFENSE
5—Texas Tech vs. Houston, Nov. 25, 1989 (36 yards)
Minus 109—Toledo vs. Northern Ill., Nov. 11, 1967 (33 rushes)
PASS DEFENSE
0—By many teams. Most recent: Wake Forest vs. Navy, Oct. 24, 2009
(Min. 1 att.) 0—By many teams. Most recent: Alabama vs. The Citadel, Nov.
16, 2018 (2 attempts); UCF vs. Navy, Nov. 10, 2018 (2 att.); Virginia Tech
vs. Georgia Tech, Oct. 25, 2018 (1 att.); Miami (OH) vs. Army West Point,
Oct. 20, 2018 (2 att.)
(Min. 10 atts.) 0.0%—North Carolina vs. Penn St., Oct. 2, 1943 (0 of 12
attempts); Temple vs. West Virginia, Oct. 18, 1946 (0 of 18 attempts); San
Jose St. vs. Cal St. Fullerton, Oct. 10, 1992 (0 of 11 attempts); Indiana vs.
Charleston So., Oct. 7, 2017 (0 of 10 attempts)
Minus 16—VMI vs. Richmond, Oct. 5, 1957 (2 completions)
11—Brown vs. Rhode Island, Oct. 8, 1949 (136 yards)
10—Oklahoma St. vs. Detroit Mercy, Nov. 28, 1942; UCLA vs. California,
Oct. 21, 1978
5—Notre Dame vs. Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012
7—Army West Point vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 15, 1980 (54 attempts); Kentucky
vs. Florida, Sept. 11, 1993 (52 attempts)
240—Kentucky vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 1, 1949 (6 returns)
4—Houston vs. Texas, Nov. 7, 1987 (198 yards; 3 TDs in the 4th quarter)
TOTAL DEFENSE
12—Centenary (LA) vs. Texas Tech, Nov. 11, 1939 (10 rushes, 2 passes;
-1 yard)
Minus 47—Penn St. vs. Syracuse, Oct. 18, 1947 (-107 rushing, 60 passing;
49 plays)
FIRST DOWNS
0—By many teams. Most recent: NC State vs. Western Caro., Sept. 1, 1990
DEFENSIVE RECORDS
(Since 2000)
23—NC State vs. Florida St., Nov. 11, 2004; Arizona St. vs. Washington
St., Oct. 10, 2009
Team Records 27
15—TCU vs. Nevada, Sept. 9, 2000
(Pass Interceptions and Pass Breakups)
21—Tulane vs. East Carolina, Nov. 10, 2018
7—Miami (OH) vs. North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2002; Virginia vs. South
Carolina, Sept. 7, 2002; West Virginia vs. Cincinnati, Sept. 13, 2003;
Miami (OH) vs. Buffalo, Nov. 5, 2005
TURNOVERS GAINED
(Number of Times Gaining the Ball on Fumbles and Interceptions)
13—Georgia Tech vs. Georgia, Dec. 1, 1951 (5 fumbles, 8 interceptions)
7—Florida vs. Florida St., Oct. 7, 1972 (4 fumbles lost, 3 interceptions; first
seven series of the game)
FUMBLE RETURNS
(Since 1992)
2—Toledo vs. Arkansas St., Sept. 5, 1992; Arizona vs. Illinois, Sept. 18,
1993; Duke vs. Wake Forest, Oct. 22, 1994 (both occurred in 1st quarter);
Iowa vs. Minnesota, Nov. 19, 1994; Florida vs. Louisiana, Aug. 31, 1996;
Minnesota vs. Syracuse, Sept. 21, 1996; Arizona St. vs. Washington St.,
Nov. 1, 1997; Mississippi St. vs. BYU, Sept. 14, 2000; Notre Dame vs.
Navy, Oct. 14, 2000; Southern California vs. UCLA, Nov. 22, 2003; SMU
vs. Nevada, Nov. 13, 2004
100—Rutgers vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 28, 1995; Rice vs. UNLV, Nov. 14, 1998;
UNLV vs. Baylor, Sept. 11, 1999
DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINTS
2—Iowa St. vs. Texas, Oct. 3, 1998 (2 kick returns)
2—Notre Dame vs. Rice, Nov. 5, 1988 (2 blocked kick returns, 1 scored);
Akron vs. Northern Ill., Nov. 3, 1990 (2 interception returns); California vs.
Oklahoma, Sept. 20, 1997 (2 kick returns; 1 scored); Iowa St. vs. Texas,
Oct. 3, 1998 (2 kick returns; 2 scored)
(Must Have One Scored by Each Team)
2—Kentucky (fumbled snap return) and LSU (blocked kick return), Oct.
17, 1998
SAFETIES
3—Penn St. vs. Maryland, Sept. 17, 1966; Arizona St. vs. Nebraska, Sept.
21, 1996; North Texas vs. Louisiana, Sept. 27, 2003; Bowling Green vs.
Miami (OH), Nov. 15, 2005
SINGLE GAME
—
SPECIAL
TEAMS
PUNTING
39—Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (1,377 yards)
38—Centenary (LA) vs. Texas Tech, Nov. 11, 1939 (1,248 yards)
77—Texas Tech (39) & Centenary (LA) (38), Nov. 11, 1939 (2,625 yards)
(The game was played in a heavy downpour in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Forty-two punts were returned, 19 went out of bounds, 10 were downed,
1 went into the end zone for a touchback, 4 were blocked and 1 was
fair caught. Sixty-seven punts [34 by Texas Tech and 33 by Centenary]
occurred on first-down plays, including 22 consecutively in the third and
fourth quarters. The game was a scoreless tie.)
0—By many teams. Most recent: Army West Point vs. Houston, Dec. 22,
2018 (won 70-14)
0—By many teams. Most recent: Texas vs. Baylor, Dec. 3, 2011 (lost 48-24)
(Min. 5 punts) 60.8—Texas A&M vs. Alabama, Sept. 22, 2018 (5 for 304)
(Min. 10 punts) 55.0—North Carolina vs. Northwestern, Sept. 19, 2015 (11
for 605)
(Min. 10 punts) 55.3—BYU & Wyoming, Oct. 8, 1983 (11 for 608)
PUNT RETURNS
22—Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (112 yards)
42—Texas Tech (22) & Centenary (LA) (20), Nov. 11, 1939 (233 yards)
319—Texas A&M vs. North Texas, Sept. 21, 1946 (10 returns)
(Min. 5 rets.) 44.2—Denver vs. Colorado Col., Sept. 17, 1956 (6 for 265)
3—Wisconsin vs. Iowa, Nov. 8, 1947; Wichita St. vs. Northern St., Oct. 22,
1949; UCLA vs. Stanford, Oct. 16, 1954; LSU vs. Ole Miss, Dec. 5, 1970;
Holy Cross vs. Brown, Sept. 21, 1974; Arizona St. vs. Pacific, Nov. 15,
1975; Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 16, 1996; Oklahoma vs. UCLA,
Sept. 20, 2003; Southern California vs. California, Nov. 9, 2013
KICKOFF RETURNS
14—Arizona St. vs. Nevada, Oct. 12, 1946 (290 yards)
344—Rice vs. Tulane, Nov. 13, 2010 (10 returns)
(Min. 6 rets.) 46.2—Southern California vs. Washington St., Nov. 7, 1970
(6 for 277)
Team Records 28
2—By many teams. Most recent: South Fla. vs. Georgia Tech, Sept. 8, 2018
2—By many teams. Most recent: Ohio & Ball St., Oct. 22, 2005
TOTAL KICK RETURNS
(Combined Punt and Kickoff Returns)
376—Florida St. vs. Virginia Tech, Nov. 16, 1974 (9 returns)
(Min. 7 rets.) 44.6—Auburn vs. Tennessee, Nov. 9, 2013 (7 for 312)
4—SMU vs. UT Arlington, Sept. 30, 1944; Michigan vs. Ohio St., Nov. 25,
1950; Memphis vs. Arkansas, Sept. 26, 1992 (10 attempts); Central Mich.
vs. Michigan St., Sept. 8, 2001 (6 attempts)
3—Purdue vs. Northwestern, Nov. 11, 1989 (4 attempts)
Oregon St. blocked each type of kick against Southern California, Sept.
14, 1996
3—South Ala. vs. Fla. Atlantic, Oct. 20, 2012 (5 attempts)
2—Southern California vs. California, Oct. 22, 1994; Wyoming vs. Fresno
St., Nov. 18, 1995; Central Mich. vs. Kent St., Oct. 2, 2004; Southern
California vs. Arizona St., Oct. 11, 2008 (3rd); Iowa vs. UNI, Sept. 5, 2009
(4th); Fresno St. vs. Idaho, Sept. 1, 2018 (2nd)
SEASON
—
OFFENSE
RUSHING
472.36—Oklahoma, 1971 (5,196 in 11)
(Min. 400 rushes) 7.64—Army West Point, 1945 (424 for 3,238)
(Min. 500 rushes) 7.39—Nevada, 2009 (607 for 4,484)
73.91—Oklahoma, 1974 (813 in 11)
5.50—Nebraska, 1997 (66 in 12)
PASSING
511.27—Houston, 1989 (5,624 in 11)
6,301—Houston, 2011 (14 games)
(Min. 350 atts.) 11.70—Oklahoma, 2017 (433 for 5,065)
(Min. 100 comps.) 19.07—Houston, 1968 (105 for 2,003)
(Min. 175 comps.) 17.97—Grambling, 1977 (187 for 3,360)
(Min. 225 comps.) 17.12—Florida, 1996 (234 for 4,007)
64.25—Washington St., 2014 (771 in 12)
42.50—Washington St., 2014 (510 in 12)
(Min. 150 atts.) 76.73%—Texas, 2008 (343 of 447)
(Min. 300 atts.) 0.66%—Boise St., 2009 (3 of 458)
0—Ga. Southern, 2018 (13 games, 117 attempts)
5.00—Houston, 1989 (55 in 11)
62—Hawaii, 2006 (14 games)
0—By 6 teams since 1975. Most recent: Vanderbilt, 1993 (11 games, 157
attempts)
(Min. 150 atts.) 202.7—Oklahoma, 2017 (433 attempts, 309 completions, 6
interceptions, 5,065 yards, 47 TD passes)
(Min. 600 atts.) 185.9—Hawaii, 2006 (615 attempts, 444 completions, 12
interceptions, 6,178 yards, 62 TD passes)
Houston, 1988 (Jason Phillips, No. 1, 9.82 catches per game & James
Dixon, No. 2, 9.27 catches per game)
20—Hawaii, 2006 (Davone Bess 6, Jason Rivers 5, Ryan Grice-Mullen 4,
Ross Dickerson 2, Ian Sample 2 & Nate Ilaoa 1)
TOTAL OFFENSE
624.91—Houston, 1989 (6,874 in 11)
8,387—Houston, 2011 (14 games)
8.60—Oklahoma, 2018 (928 for 7,984)
Team Records 29
Houston, 1968 (361.7 rushing, 200.3 passing); Arizona St., 1973 (310.2
rushing, 255.3 passing); Baylor, 2015 (326.7 rushing, 289.5 passing)
92.40—Notre Dame, 1970 (924 in 10)
96—Oklahoma, 2008 (14 games)
7.00—Nebraska, 1983 (84 in 12); Louisiana Tech, 2012 (84 in 12)
SCORING
56.00—Army West Point, 1944 (504 in 9)
(9 games) 504—Army West Point, 1944
(10 games) 466—Oklahoma, 1956
(11 games) 589—Houston, 1989
(12 games) 624—Nebraska, 1983
(13 games) 681—Baylor, 2013
(14 games) 723—Florida St., 2013
(15 games) 684—Alabama, 2018
52.11—Army West Point, 1944 (scored 504 points for 56.0 average and
allowed 35 points for 3.9 average in 9 games)
177—Houston, 1968 (77-3 vs. Idaho, Nov. 16, and 100-6 vs. Tulsa, Nov. 23)
8.22—Army West Point, 1944 (74 in 9)
99—Oklahoma, 2008 (14 games)
94—Oklahoma, 2008 (14 games); Florida St., 2013 (14 games)
6.71—Oklahoma, 2008 (94 in 14); Florida St., 2013 (94 in 14)
94—Florida St., 2013 (Entire Season)
2.22—Rutgers, 1958 (20 in 9, attempted 31)
3—Rice, 1988 (1 vs. Louisiana, Sept. 24, blocked kick return; 2 vs. Notre
Dame, Nov. 5, 2 blocked kick returns, 1 scored)
2—Texas, 1998 (2 vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3, 2 blocked kick returns); Tulsa,
2010 (1 vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 30, blocked kick return; 1 vs. Rice, Nov. 6,
blocked kick return)
2.64—UCLA, 1984 (29 in 11); Cincinnati, 2000 (29 in 11)
FIRST DOWNS
32.15—Texas Tech, 2003 (418 in 13)
21.36—Oklahoma, 1974 (235 in 11)
23.46—Texas Tech, 2003 (305 in 13)
FUMBLES
73—Cal St. Fullerton, 1992 (lost 41)
41—Cal St. Fullerton, 1992 (73 fumbles)
1—Bowling Green, 1996; Miami (OH), 1998; Northern Ill., 2004; Iowa St.,
2017
3—Miami (OH), 1998-99 (1 in 1998; 2 in 1999)
14—Oklahoma, 1983 (during 5 games, Oct. 8-Nov. 5)
PENALTIES
12.91—Grambling, 1977 (142 in 11, 1,476 yards)
134.18—Grambling, 1977 (1,476 in 11, 142 penalties)
TURNOVERS
(Fumbles Lost and Passes Had Intercepted)
5—Ga. Southern, 2018 (5 fumbles lost, 0 interceptions).
0.38—Ga. Southern, 2018 (5 in 13 games)
61—North Texas, 1971 (28 fumbles lost, 33 interceptions); Tulsa, 1976 (37
fumbles lost, 24 interceptions)
6.11—Mississippi St., 1949 (55 in 9 games; 30 fumbles lost, 25 intercep-
tions)
SEASON
—
DEFENSE
RUSHING DEFENSE
17.00—Penn St., 1947 (153 in 9)
Team Records 30
70.10—Wyoming, 1968 (701 in 10 games, 458 rushes)
(Min. 240 rushes) 0.64—Penn St., 1947 (240 for 153)
(Min. 400 rushes) 1.26—North Texas, 1966 (408 for 513)
(Min. 500 rushes) 2.06—Nebraska, 1971 (500 for 1,031)
PASS DEFENSE
13.13—Penn St., 1938 (105 in 8)
(Min. 200 atts.) 3.41—Toledo, 1970 (251 for 856)
(Min. 300 atts.) 3.78—Notre Dame, 1967 (306 for 1,158)
(Min. 100 comps.) 8.78—Southern California, 2008 (199 for 1,747)
(Min. 150 atts.) 31.06%—Virginia, 1952 (50 of 161)
(Min. 200 atts.) 33.33%—Notre Dame, 1967 (102 of 306)
0—By many teams. Most recent: LSU, 1959; North Texas, 1959
(Since 1990)
65.7—Kansas St., 1999 (315 attempts, 118 completions, 21 interceptions,
1,364 yards, 5 TDs)
4.13—Penn, 1940 (33 in 8)
(Min. 200 atts.) 17.91%—Army West Point, 1944 (36 of 201)
782—Tennessee, 1971 (25 interceptions)
72.50—Texas, 1943 (580 in 8)
(Min. 10-14 ints.) 36.33—Oregon St., 1959 (12 for 436)
(Min. 15 ints.) 31.28—Tennessee, 1971 (25 for 782)
8—Southern Miss., 2011; SMU, 2012
TOTAL DEFENSE
69.88—Santa Clara, 1937 (559 in 8)
0.0—Duke, 1938; Tennessee, 1939
(Min. 400 plays) 1.71—Texas A&M, 1939 (447 for 763)
(Min. 600 plays) 2.51—Nebraska, 1967 (627 for 1,576)
(Min. 700 plays) 2.69—Toledo, 1971 (734 for 1,975)
617.4—UConn, 2018 (7,409 in 12)
PUNT RETURN DEFENSE
4—Hawaii, 2011 (30 yards); Army West Point, 2016 (32 yards), Arkansas
St., 2017 (8 yards); Toledo, 2017 (14 yards)
Minus 15—Arkansas St., 2018 (8 returns)
Minus 1.88—Arkansas St., 2018 (8 for -15 yards)
KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE
8.35—Richmond, 1951 (23 for 192 yards)
SCORING
0.00—Duke, 1938 (9 games); Tennessee, 1939 (10 games)
605—UConn, 2018 (12 games)
50.42—UConn, 2018 (605 in 12)
FUMBLES
36—North Texas, 1972; BYU, 1977
7—Georgia Tech, 1998
TURNOVERS
(Opponents’ Fumbles Recovered and Passes Intercepted)
57—Tennessee, 1970 (21 fumbles recovered, 36 interceptions)
5.44—Wyoming, 1950 (49 in 9); Penn, 1950 (49 in 9); UCLA, 1952 (49 in
9); UCLA, 1954 (49 in 9)
4.00—UCLA, 1952 (36 in 9; 13 giveaways vs. 49 takeaways)
Also holds total-margin record with 36
3.10—Southern Miss., 1969 (31 in 10; 45 giveaways vs. 14 takeaways)
67—Colorado, 1974-80
Team Records 31
DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINTS
2—Louisiana, 1988 (2 kick returns, none scored); Notre Dame, 1988 (2
kick returns, 1 scored); Akron, 1990 (2 interception returns, none scored);
Oklahoma, 1992 (2 kick returns, 2 scored); Oklahoma, 1997 (2 kick
returns, 1 scored); Texas, 1998 (2 kick returns, 2 scored)
2—Oklahoma, 1992 (vs. Texas Tech, Sept. 3, and vs. Oklahoma St., Nov.
14); Texas, 1998 (vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3)
SAFETIES
5—Wake Forest, 2001
SEASON
—
SPECIAL TEAMS
PUNTING
13.90—Tennessee, 1937 (139 in 10)
1.21—Hawaii, 2006 (17 in 14)
50.63—BYU, 1983 (24 for 1,215 yards)
(Min. 40 punts) 48.1—Georgia, 2009 (56 for 2,691)
(Since 1975)
45.04—BYU, 1983 (24 for 1,215 yards, 134 yards in punts returned)
(Min. 40 punts) 44.94—San Diego St., 1996 (48 for 2,234 yards, 77 yards
in punts returned)
PUNT RETURNS
6.90—Texas A&M, 1943 (69 in 10)
0.25—UConn, 2016 (3 in 12); Tulsa, 2017 (3 in 12); UConn, 2018 (3 in 12)
114.50—Colgate, 1941 (916 in 8)
(Min. 15 rets.) 25.22—Arizona St., 1952 (18 for 454)
(Min. 30 rets.) 22.53—Kansas St., 2007 (34 for 766)
(Since 1966)
7—Southern Miss., 1987 (on 46 returns); Miami (FL), 2004 (on 42 returns)
KICKOFF RETURNS
7.27—Cal St. Fullerton, 1990 (80 in 11)
0.29—Middle Tenn., 2018 (4 in 14)
1,797—Western Ky., 2009 (81 returns)
149.75—Western Ky., 2009 (1,797 in 12)
(Min. 25 rets.) 33.41—Tennessee, 2015 (27 for 902)
(Min. 35 rets.) 30.26—Hawaii, 2001 (39 for 1,180)
(Min. 50 rets.) 28.52—Cincinnati, 2009 (54 for 1,540)
(Since 1966)
5—Tulsa, 2004 (on 52 returns); Houston, 2009 (on 67 returns)
11—Arkansas St., 1975 (11 games, 95 punts against)
6—Kentucky, 2004
2—Louisiana, 2003 (vs. South Carolina, Aug. 30 & FIU, Nov. 8); Fresno St.,
2018 (vs. Idaho, Sept. 1)
6—Duke, 1993
OTHER RECORDS
CONSECUTIVE RECORDS
47—Oklahoma, 1953-57
64—Washington, 1907-17 (4 ties)
(since 1937) 48—Oklahoma, 1953-57 (1 tie)
34—Northwestern, from Sept. 22, 1979, vs. Syracuse through Sept. 18,
1982, vs. Miami (OH) (ended with 31-6 victory over Northern Ill., Sept.
25, 1982)
46—Northwestern (including one tie), from Nov. 23, 1974, through Oct. 30,
1982
345—Miami (FL), from Nov. 11, 1968, through 1995 season (after 1995,
tiebreaker used in FBS) (Includes Bowl Games)
365—Michigan, Oct. 27, 1984, to Sept. 6, 2014
Team Records 32
(Regular Season)
17—Tennessee, from Nov. 5, 1938, through Oct. 12, 1940
(Regular Season)
71—Tennessee, from 2nd quarter vs. LSU, Oct. 29, 1938, to 2nd quarter
vs. Alabama, Oct. 19, 1940
58—Miami (FL) (Orange Bowl), from Oct. 12, 1985, to Sept. 24, 1994 (lost
to Washington, 38-20)
Later vacated: 16—Southern California, 2002-05
42—Notre Dame, 1889-32 (no teams in 1890 & 1891)
(since 1937) 40—Nebraska, 1962-2001
49—Penn St., 1939-87 (includes two .500 seasons)
28—Oregon St., 1971-98
28—Rice, 1964-91 (includes two .500 seasons)
33—Nebraska, 1969-2001
35—Nebraska, 1969-2003
7—Southern California, 2002-08
69—Texas Tech, from Sept. 23, 2006, through Oc. 22, 2011
121—Texas Tech, from Oct. 21, 2000, through Sept. 11, 2010
(Includes Bowl Games)
39—Virginia, from Nov. 6, 1993, through Nov. 29, 1996
283—New Mexico St., from Sept. 21, 1974, to Sept. 29, 2001 (31-0 over
La.-Monroe)
302—Florida St., from Sept. 8, 2012 to Dec. 30, 2016 (By the following kick-
ers: Dustin Hopkins, 50 in 2012; Roberto Aguayo, 198 from 2013 through
2015; Ricky Aguayo 51 in 2016, Logan Tyler 3 in 2016)
*368—Nebraska, from 1962 to present
*Active streak.
ADDITIONAL RECORDS
52-52—BYU & San Diego St., Nov. 16, 1991
4—Temple, 1937 (9 games); UCLA, 1939 (10 games); Central Mich., 1991
(11 games)
4—Temple, 1937 (9 games)
2—Georgia Tech, 1938 (vs. Florida, Nov. 19, & vs. Georgia, Nov. 26);
Alabama, 1954 (vs. Georgia, Oct. 30, & vs. Tulane, Nov. 6)
Nov. 25, 1995—Wisconsin 3, Illinois 3
Nov. 19, 1983—Oregon & Oregon St.
35—Michigan St. (41) vs. Northwestern (38), Oct. 21, 2006 (trailed 38-3
with 9:54 remaining in 3rd quarter)
31—Maryland (42) vs. Miami (FL) (40), Nov. 10, 1984 (trailed 31-0 with
12:35 remaining in 3rd quarter); Ohio St. (41) vs. Minnesota (37), Oct. 28,
1989 (trailed 31-0 with 4:29 remaining in 2nd quarter); Texas Tech (44)
vs. Minnesota (41) (ot), Dec. 29, 2006 (trailed 38-7 with 7:37 remaining in
3rd quarter); TCU (47) vs. Oregon (41) (3 ot), Jan. 2, 2016 (trailed 31-0
at halftime)
30—California (42) vs. Oregon (41), Oct. 2, 1993 (trailed 30-0 in 2nd quar-
ter)
35—Michigan St. (41) vs. Northwestern (38), Oct. 21, 2006 (trailed 38-3
with 9:54 remaining in 3rd quarter)
36—BYU (50) vs. Washington St. (36), Sept. 15, 1990 (trailed 29-14 at start
of 4th quarter)
34—Northern Ill. (48) vs. Miami (OH) (41), Oct. 12, 2002 (trailed 27-14 at
start of 4th quarter)
29—Bowling Green (43) vs. Northwestern (42), Nov. 17, 2001 (trailed 28-14
at start of 4th quarter)
49 in 6:25 during seven drives—Fresno St. (70) vs. Utah St. (21), Dec. 1,
2001 (7 TDs, 7 PATs. The longest drive lasted 1:42 during the first and
second quarters.)
41 in 2:55 during six drives—Nebraska (69) vs. Colorado (19), Oct. 22,
1983 (6 TDs, 5 PATs in 3rd quarter. Drives occurred during 9:10 of total
playing time in the period.)
28 in 1:32 during four drives—Southern California (70) vs. Arkansas (17),
Sept. 17, 2005 (4 TDs, 4 PATs in 1st quarter. Drives occurred during 7:42
of total playing time in the period.)
21 in 1:00 of total playing time—Miami (OH) (51) vs. Akron (23), Oct. 15,
2005 (3 TDs, 3 PATs in 4th quarter; rush TD at 6:46, pass TD at 6:07 and
rush TD at 5:46)
20 in 0:54 of total playing time—Colorado St. (55) vs. San Jose St. (20),
Oct. 11, 1997 (3 TDs, 2 PATs in 4th quarter; pass TD at 10:39, interception
return TD at 10:16 and interception return TD at 9:45)
15 in :10 of total playing time—Utah (22) vs. Air Force (21), Oct. 21, 1995 (2
TDs, 2-point conversion, 1 PAT in 4th quarter; pass TD at 0:41, recovered
fumble on ensuing kickoff, pass TD at 0:31)
Team Records 33
29 in 1:34 of possession time during four drives (4th quarter)—Hawaii (62)
vs. San Jose St. (41), Nov. 6, 1999 (4 TDs, 1 PAT, two 2-point conver-
sions). San Jose St. scored TDs on a blocked punt and pass reception
(added two 2-point conversions); Hawaii scored TDs on rush and inter-
ception return (added PAT)
20 in 0:28 of possession time during third and fourth quarters—Southern
California (47) vs. UCLA (22), Nov. 22, 2003 (3 TDs, 2 PATs)
15:00—Auburn vs. South Carolina, Sept. 28, 2006 (3rd quarter, 30 plays
for 136 yards)
63—Southern California, 2002-06
5—Oklahoma, 2008
8½ games—Hawaii, 1999 (9-4-0, including a bowl win) from 1998 (0-12-0)
8½ games—Hawaii, 1999 (9-4-0, including a bowl win) from 1998 (0-12-0)
(Modern Era, 1937-present)
15—BYU, 1996; Kansas St., 2003; Ohio St., 2014; Oregon, 2014; Alabama,
2015; Clemson, 2015; Alabama, 2016; Clemson, 2016; Georgia, 2017;
Alabama, 2018; Clemson, 2018
(Modern Era, 1937-present)
15—Clemson, 2018
(Modern Era, 1937-present)
13—Army West Point, 2003 (0-13 record)
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 34
ALL
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TIME INDIVIDUAL LEADERS ON OFFENSE
RUSHING
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
427 Samaje Perine, Oklahoma (Kansas) Nov. 22, 2014
408 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin (Nebraska) Nov. 15, 2014
406 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU (UTEP) Nov. 20, 1999
396 Tony Sands, Kansas (Missouri) Nov. 23, 1991
386 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. (Pacific) Sept. 14, 1991
378 Troy Davis, Iowa St. (Missouri) Sept. 28, 1996
377 Anthony Thompson, Indiana (Wisconsin) Nov. 11, 1989
377 Robbie Mixon, Central Mich. (Eastern Mich.) Nov. 2, 2002
376 Travis Prentice, Miami (OH) (Akron) Nov. 6, 1999
373 Astron Whatley, Kent St. (Eastern Mich.) Sept. 20, 1997
366 Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona (Colorado) Nov. 10, 2012
357 Rueben Mayes, Washington St. (Oregon) Oct. 27, 1984
357 Mike Pringle, Cal St. Fullerton (New Mexico St.) Nov. 4, 1989
356 Eddie Lee Ivery, Georgia Tech (Air Force) Nov. 11, 1978
356 Brian Pruitt, Central Mich. (Toledo) Nov. 5, 1994
355 Montel Harris, Temple (Army West Point) Nov. 17, 2012
353 Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. (Ball St.) Sept. 30, 2006
351 Scott Harley, East Carolina (NC State) Nov. 30, 1996
350 Eric Allen, Michigan St. (Purdue) Oct. 30, 1971
350 Ricky Williams, Texas (Iowa St.) Oct. 3, 1998
349 Paul Palmer, Temple (East Carolina) Oct. 11, 1986
349 Matt Forte, Tulane (SMU) Oct. 20, 2007
348 Shun White, Navy (Towson) Aug. 30, 2008
347 Ron Johnson, Michigan (Wisconsin) Nov. 16, 1968
347 Ricky Bell, Southern California (Washington St.) Oct. 9, 1976
Note: There have been 105 300-yard rushing games in FBS history.
Player, Team Year G Carries Yards Yds/G
Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. †1988 11 344 *2,628 *238.9
Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin †2014 14 343 2,587 184.8
Kevin Smith, UCF †2007 14 *450 2,567 183.4
Marcus Allen, Southern California †1981 11 403 2,342 212.9
Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. †2017 13 289 2,248 172.9
Derrick Henry, Alabama †2015 15 395 2,219 147.9
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin †2018 13 307 2,194 168.8
Troy Davis, Iowa St. †1996 11 402 2,185 198.6
Andre Williams, Boston College †2013 13 355 2,177 167.5
LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU †2000 11 369 2,158 196.2
Mike Rozier, Nebraska †1983 12 275 2,148 179.0
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. †2016 14 349 2,133 152.4
Matt Forte, Tulane 2007 12 361 2,127 177.3
Ricky Williams, Texas †1998 11 361 2,124 193.1
Bryce Love, Stanford 2017 13 263 2,118 162.9
Larry Johnson, Penn St. †2002 13 271 2,087 160.5
Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech 1996 11 339 2,084 189.5
Donald Brown, UConn †2008 13 367 2,083 160.2
Rashaan Salaam, Colorado †1994 11 298 2,055 186.8
Tevin Coleman, Indiana 2014 12 270 2,036 169.7
D’Onta Foreman, Texas 2016 11 323 2,028 184.4
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 2015 14 337 2,019 144.2
J.J. Arrington, California †2004 12 289 2,018 168.2
Ray Rice, Rutgers 2007 13 380 2,012 154.8
Troy Davis, Iowa St. †1995 11 345 2,010 182.7
Player, Team Year G Carries Yards TD Yds/G
Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. †1988 11 344 *2,628 *37 *238.9
Marcus Allen, Southern California †1981 11 403 2,342 22 212.9
Ed Marinaro, Cornell †1971 9 356 1,881 24 209.0
Troy Davis, Iowa St. †1996 11 402 2,185 21 198.6
LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU †2000 11 369 2,158 22 196.2
Ricky Williams, Texas †1998 11 361 2,124 27 193.1
Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech 1996 11 339 2,084 13 189.5
Rashaan Salaam, Colorado †1994 11 298 2,055 24 186.8
Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin †2014 14 343 2,587 29 184.8
D’Onta Foreman, Texas †2016 11 323 2,028 15 184.4
Kevin Smith, UCF †2007 14 *450 2,567 29 183.4
Troy Davis, Iowa St. †1995 11 345 2,010 15 182.7
Charles White, Southern California †1979 10 293 1,803 18 180.3
Jamario Thomas, North Texas †2004 10 285 1,801 17 180.1
LeShon Johnson, Northern Ill. †1993 11 327 1,976 12 179.6
Mike Rozier, Nebraska †1983 12 275 2,148 29 179.0
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis †2005 11 310 1,964 18 178.5
Matt Forte, Tulane 2007 12 361 2,127 23 177.3
Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh †1976 11 338 1,948 21 177.1
Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. 2005 9 242 1,580 16 175.6
Ollie Matson, San Francisco †1951 9 245 1,566 20 174.0
Damien Anderson, Northwestern 2000 11 293 1,914 22 174.0
Lorenzo White, Michigan St. †1985 11 386 1,908 17 173.5
Wasean Tait, Toledo 1995 11 357 1,905 20 173.2
Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. †2017 13 289 2,248 23 172.9
Player, Team Years G Carries Yards Yds/G Long
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 2013-16 54 1,059 *6,405 118.6 93
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin 1996-99 43 1,115 6,397 148.8 80
Ricky Williams, Texas 1995-98 46 1,011 6,279 136.5 87
Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh 1973-76 43 1,074 6,082 141.4 73
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis 2002-05 44 969 6,026 137.0 86
Royce Freeman, Oregon 2014-17 51 947 5,621 110.2 85
Charles White, Southern California 1976-79 45 1,023 5,598 124.4 79
Travis Prentice, Miami (OH) 1996-99 44 1,138 5,596 127.2 55
Cedric Benson, Texas 2001-04 49 1,112 5,540 113.1 64
Justin Jackson, Northwestern 2014-17 51 1,142 5,440 106.7 68
Myles Gaskin, Washington 2015-18 52 945 5,323 102.4 86
Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss. 2006-09 50 1,009 5,302 106.0 69
LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU 1997-00 44 907 5,263 119.6 89
Herschel Walker, Georgia 1980-82 33 994 5,259 159.4 76
Archie Griffin, Ohio St. 1972-75 43 845 5,177 120.4 75
Avon Cobourne, West Virginia 1999-02 46 1,050 5,164 112.3 60
Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. 2004-06 33 807 5,164 156.5 84
Montee Ball, Wisconsin 2009-12 49 924 5,140 104.9 67
LaMichael James, Oregon 2009-11 37 771 5,082 137.4 90
Mike Hart, Michigan 2004-07 43 1,015 5,040 117.2 64
Darren Lewis, Texas A&M 1987-90 46 909 5,012 109.0 84
Darren Sproles, Kansas St. 2001-04 45 815 4,979 110.6 45
DonTrell Moore, New Mexico 2002-05 48 1,028 4,973 103.6 61
Anthony Thompson, Indiana 1986-89 41 1,089 4,965 121.1 52
George Rogers, South Carolina 1977-80 45 902 4,958 110.2 80
(Record Yards—Player, Team, Seasons Played)
1,961—Marshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh, 1936-38; 2,105—Tom Harmon,
Michigan, 1938-40; 2,271—Frank Sinkwich, Georgia, 1940-42; 2,301—Bill
Daley, Minnesota, 1940-42, Michigan, 1943; 2,957—Glenn Davis, Army West
Point, 1943-46; 3,095—Eddie Price, Tulane, 1946-49; 3,238—John Papit,
Virginia, 1947-50; 3,381—Art Luppino, Arizona, 1953-56; 3,388—Eugene
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 35
“Mercury” Morris, West Tex. A&M, 1966-68; 3,867—Steve Owens, Oklahoma,
1967-69; 4,715—Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1969-71; 5,177—Archie Griffin,
Ohio St., 1972-75; 6,082—Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, 1973-76; 6,279—Ricky
Williams, Texas, 1995-98; 6,397—Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, 1996-99; 6,405—
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St., 2013-16.
(Minimum 2,500 yards; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Carries Yards TD Yds/G
Ed Marinaro, Cornell 1969-71 27 918 4,715 50 *174.6
O.J. Simpson, Southern California 1967-68 19 621 3,124 33 164.4
Herschel Walker, Georgia 1980-82 33 994 5,259 49 159.4
Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. 2004-06 33 807 5,164 52 156.5
LeShon Johnson, Northern Ill. 1992-93 22 592 3,314 18 150.6
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin 1996-99 43 1,115 *6,397 63 148.8
Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. 1991-93 31 766 4,589 57 148.0
George Jones, San Diego St. 1995-96 19 486 2,810 34 147.9
Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh 1973-76 43 1,074 6,082 55 141.4
Troy Davis, Iowa St. 1994-96 31 782 4,382 36 141.4
LaMichael James, Oregon 2009-11 37 771 5,082 53 137.4
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis 2002-05 44 969 6,026 55 137.0
Mike Rozier, Nebraska 1981-83 35 668 4,780 50 136.6
Ricky Williams, Texas 1995-98 46 1,011 6,279 72 136.5
Howard Stevens, Louisville 1971-72 20 509 2,723 25 136.2
Jerome Persell, Western Mich. 1976-78 31 842 4,190 39 135.2
Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons 1942,46 19 414 2,543 32 133.8
Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma 2004-06 31 747 4,045 41 130.5
Kevin Smith, UCF 2005-07 36 905 4,679 45 130.0
Ray Rice, Rutgers 2005-07 38 910 4,926 49 129.6
Alex Smith, Indiana 1994-96 27 723 3,492 21 129.3
Vaughn Dunbar, Indiana 1990-91 22 565 2,842 24 129.2
Steve Owens, Oklahoma 1967-69 30 905 3,867 56 128.9
Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech 1994-96 33 760 4,219 29 127.8
Jerome Harrison, Washington St. 2004-05 22 482 2,800 25 127.3
Player, Team Years Games TD
Keenan Reynolds, Navy (QB) 2012-15 50 *88
Montee Ball, Wisconsin 2009-12 49 77
Travis Prentice, Miami (OH) 1996-99 44 73
Ricky Williams, Texas 1995-98 46 72
Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech 2012-15 47 72
Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 2016-18 38 66
Anthony Thompson, Indiana 1986-89 41 64
Cedric Benson, Texas 2001-04 49 64
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin 1996-99 43 63
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 2013-16 54 62
Royce Freeman, Oregon 2014-17 51 60
Eric Crouch, Nebraska (QB) 1998-01 43 59
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada (QB) 2007-10 51 59
Ian Johnson, Boise St. 2005-08 49 58
Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. 1991-93 31 57
Tim Tebow, Florida (QB) 2006-09 55 57
Myles Gaskin, Washington 2015-18 52 57
Steve Owens, Oklahoma 1967-69 30 56
Ken Simonton, Oregon St. 1998-01 44 56
Collin Klein, Kansas St. (QB) 2009-12 48 56
Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh 1973-76 43 55
Chester Taylor, Toledo 1998-01 42 55
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis 2002-05 44 55
LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU 1997-00 44 54
Dwone Hicks, Middle Tenn. 1999-02 44 53
Bernard Pierce, Temple 2009-11 35 53
LaMichael James, Oregon 2009-11 37 53
(Listed chronologically)
Player, Team Year Yards
Ron “Po” James, New Mexico St. 1968 1,291
Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh 1973 1,586
James McDougald, Wake Forest 1976 1,018
Mike Harkrader, Indiana 1976 1,003
Amos Lawrence, North Carolina 1977 1,211
Darrin Nelson, Stanford 1977 1,069
Mike Smith, Chattanooga 1977 1,062
Gwain Durden, Chattanooga 1977 1,049
Allen Ross, Northern Ill. 1977 1,043
Allen Harvin, Cincinnati 1978 1,238
Joe Morris, Syracuse 1978 1,001
Ron Lear, Marshall 1979 1,162
Herschel Walker, Georgia 1980 1,616
Kerwin Bell, Kansas 1980 1,114
Joe McIntosh, NC State 1981 1,190
Steve Bartalo, Colorado St. 1983 1,113
Spencer Tillman, Oklahoma 1983 1,047
D.J. Dozier, Penn St. 1983 1,002
Eddie Johnson, Utah 1984 1,021
Darrell Thompson, Minnesota 1986 1,240
Emmitt Smith, Florida 1987 1,341
Reggie Cobb, Tennessee 1987 1,197
Bernie Parmalee, Ball St. 1987 1,064
Curvin Richards, Pittsburgh 1988 1,228
Chuck Webb, Tennessee 1989 1,236
Robert Smith, Ohio St. 1990 1,064
Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. 1991 1,429
Greg Hill, Texas A&M 1991 1,216
David Small, Cincinnati 1991 1,004
Winslow Oliver, New Mexico 1992 1,063
Deland McCullough, Miami (OH) 1992 1,026
Terrell Willis, Rutgers 1993 1,261
June Henley, Kansas 1993 1,127
Marquis Williams, Arkansas St. 1993 1,060
Leon Johnson, North Carolina 1993 1,012
Alex Smith, Indiana 1994 1,475
Astron Whatley, Kent St. 1994 1,003
Denvis Manns, New Mexico St. 1995 1,120
Silas Massey, Central Mich. 1995 1,089
Ahman Green, Nebraska 1995 1,086
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin 1996 1,863
Demond Parker, Oklahoma 1996 1,184
Sedrick Irvin, Michigan St. 1996 1,036
Jamal Lewis, Tennessee 1997 1,364
Robert Sanford, Western Mich. 1997 1,033
Derrick Nix, Southern Miss. 1998 1,180
Ken Simonton, Oregon St. 1998 1,028
Avon Cobourne, West Virginia 1999 1,139
Chance Kretschmer, Nevada 2001 1,732
Anthony Davis, Wisconsin 2001 1,466
Cedric Benson, Texas 2001 1,053
Joshua Cribbs, Kent St. (QB) 2001 1,019
Terry Caulley, UConn 2002 1,247
Maurice Clarett, Ohio St. 2002 1,237
DonTrell Moore, New Mexico 2002 1,134
Matt Milton, Nevada 2002 1,108
T.A. McLendon, NC State 2002 1,101
Lonta Hobbs, TCU 2002 1,029
Brad Smith, Missouri (QB) 2002 1,029
Laurence Maroney, Minnesota 2003 1,121
Jerry Seymour, Central Mich. 2003 1,117
Robert Merrill, TCU 2003 1,107
Lynell Hamilton, San Diego St. 2003 1,087
Courtney Lewis, Texas A&M 2003 1,024
Justin Vincent, LSU 2003 1,001
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 36
Player, Team Year Yards
Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma 2004 1,925
Jamario Thomas, North Texas 2004 1,801
Michael Hart, Michigan 2004 1,455
Kevin Smith, UCF 2005 1,178
Steve Slaton, West Virginia 2005 1,128
Ray Rice, Rutgers 2005 1,120
Darren McFadden, Arkansas 2005 1,113
Ontario Sneed, Central Mich. 2005 1,065
Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana 2005 1,053
P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 2006 1,569
Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss. 2006 1,388
Reggie Arnold, Arkansas St. 2006 1,076
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia 2007 1,334
LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh 2007 1,328
Harvey Unga, BYU 2007 1,227
Deonte Jackson, Idaho 2007 1,175
Darren Evans, Virginia Tech 2008 1,265
Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon St. 2008 1,253
Bryce Beall, Houston 2008 1,247
Vic Anderson, Louisville 2008 1,047
Morgan Williams, Toledo 2008 1,010
Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh 2009 1,799
Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech 2009 1,655
LaMichael James, Oregon 2009 1,546
Bernard Pierce, Temple 2009 1,361
Chris Polk, Washington 2009 1,113
Ronnie Hillman, San Diego St. 2010 1,532
Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina 2010 1,197
Michael Dyer, Auburn 2010 1,093
James White, Wisconsin 2010 1,052
Giovani Bernard, North Carolina 2011 1,253
Lyle McCombs, UConn 2011 1,151
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (QB) 2012 1,410
Todd Gurley, Georgia 2012 1,385
Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech 2012 1,194
T.J. Yeldon, Alabama 2012 1,108
Alex Collins, Arkansas 2013 1,026
Samaje Perine, Oklahoma 2014 1,713
Jarvion Franklin, Western Mich. 2014 1,551
Nick Chubb, Georgia 2014 1,547
Nick Wilson, Arizona 2014 1,375
Royce Freeman, Oregon 2014 1,365
Justin Jackson, Northwestern 2014 1,187
Larry Rose, New Mexico St. 2014 1,102
Marlon Mack, South Fla. 2014 1,041
Leonard Fournette, LSU 2014 1,034
Dalvin Cook, Florida St. 2014 1,008
Mike Warren, Iowa St. 2015 1,339
Myles Gaskin, Washington 2015 1,302
Qadree Ollison, Pittsburgh 2015 1,121
Saquon Barkley, Penn St. 2015 1,076
Travon McMillian, Virginia Tech 2015 1,042
Justice Hill, Oklahoma St. 2016 1,142
Tyrone Owens, New Mexico 2016 1,097
Mike Weber, Ohio St. 2016 1,096
Benny Snell, Kentucky 2016 1,091
Damarea Crockett, Missouri 2016 1,062
Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M 2016 1,057
Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 2016 1,021
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin 2017 ‡1,977
AJ Dillon, Boston College 2017 1,589
J.K. Dobbins, Ohio St. 2017 1,403
Spencer Brown, UAB 2017 1,329
Cam Akers, Florida St. 2017 1,024
Caleb Huntley, Ball St. 2017 1,003
Player, Team Year Yards
Jermar Jefferson, Oregon St. 2018 1,380
Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota 2018 1,160
Stevie Scott, Indiana 2018 1,137
Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma 2018 1,056
Anthony McFarland, Maryland 2018 1,034
CJ Verdell, Oregon 2018 1,018
Jaret Patterson, Buffalo 2018 1,013
‡Record for freshman.
Year Player, Team Cl. Carries Yards
1937 Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado Sr. 181 1,121
1938 Len Eshmont, Fordham So. 132 831
1939 John Polanski, Wake Forest So. 137 882
1940 Al Ghesquiere, Detroit Mercy Sr. 146 957
1941 Frank Sinkwich, Georgia Jr. 209 1,103
1942 Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons So. 187 1,281
1943 Creighton Miller, Notre Dame Sr. 151 911
1944 Wayne “Red” Williams, Minnesota Jr. 136 911
1945 Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma St. Jr. 142 1,048
1946 Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons Sr. 227 1,262
1947 Wilton Davis, Hardin-Simmons So. 193 1,173
1948 Fred Wendt, UTEP Sr. 184 1,570
1949 John Dottley, Ole Miss Jr. 208 1,312
1950 Wilford White, Arizona St. Sr. 199 1,502
1951 Ollie Matson, San Francisco Sr. 245 1,566
1952 Howie Waugh, Tulsa Sr. 164 1,372
1953 J.C. Caroline, Illinois So. 194 1,256
1954 Art Luppino, Arizona So. 179 1,359
1955 Art Luppino, Arizona Jr. 209 1,313
1956 Jim Crawford, Wyoming Sr. 200 1,104
1957 Leon Burton, Arizona St. Sr. 117 1,126
1958 Dick Bass, Pacific Jr. 205 1,361
1959 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Jr. 130 971
1960 Bob Gaiters, New Mexico St. Sr. 197 1,338
1961 Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. So. 191 1,278
1962 Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. Jr. 208 1,247
1963 Dave Casinelli, Memphis Sr. 219 1,016
1964 Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest Sr. 252 1,044
1965 Mike Garrett, Southern California Sr. 267 1,440
1966 Ray McDonald, Idaho Sr. 259 1,329
1967 O.J. Simpson, Southern California Jr. 266 1,415
1968 O.J. Simpson, Southern California Sr. 355 1,709
1969 Steve Owens, Oklahoma Sr. 358 1,523
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total)
yards
Year Player, Team Cl. G Carries Yards Yds/G
1970 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Jr. 9 285 1,425 158.3
1971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Sr. 9 356 1,881 209.0
1972 Pete VanValkenburg, BYU Sr. 10 232 1,386 138.6
1973 Mark Kellar, Northern Ill. Sr. 11 291 1,719 156.3
1974 Louie Giammona, Utah St. Jr. 10 329 1,534 153.4
1975 Ricky Bell, Southern California Jr. 11 357 1,875 170.5
1976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Sr. 11 338 1,948 177.1
1977 Earl Campbell, Texas Sr. 11 267 1,744 158.5
1978 Billy Sims, Oklahoma Jr. 11 231 1,762 160.2
1979 Charles White, Southern California Sr. 10 293 1,803 180.3
1980 George Rogers, South Carolina Sr. 11 297 1,781 161.9
1981 Marcus Allen, Southern California Sr. 11 403 2,342 212.9
1982 Ernest Anderson, Oklahoma St. Jr. 11 353 1,877 170.6
1983 Mike Rozier, Nebraska Sr. 12 275 2,148 179.0
1984 Keith Byars, Ohio St. Jr. 11 313 1,655 150.5
1985 Lorenzo White, Michigan St. So. 11 386 1,908 173.5
1986 Paul Palmer, Temple Sr. 11 346 1,866 169.6
1987 Elbert “Ickey” Woods, UNLV Sr. 11 259 1,658 150.7
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 37
Year Player, Team Cl. G Carries Yards Yds/G
1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. Jr. 11 344 *2,628 *238.9
1989 Anthony Thompson, Indiana Sr. 11 358 1,793 163.0
1990 Gerald Hudson, Oklahoma St. Sr. 11 279 1,642 149.3
1991 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. Fr. 9 201 1,429 158.8
1992 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. So. 10 265 1,630 163.0
1993 LeShon Johnson, Northern Ill. Sr. 11 327 1,976 179.6
1994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado Jr. 11 298 2,055 186.8
1995 Troy Davis, Iowa St. So. 11 345 2,010 182.7
1996 Troy Davis, Iowa St. Jr. 11 402 2,185 198.6
1997 Ricky Williams, Texas Jr. 11 279 1,893 172.1
1998 Ricky Williams, Texas Sr. 11 361 2,124 193.1
1999 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU Jr. 11 268 1,850 168.2
2000 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU Sr. 11 369 2,158 196.2
2001 Chance Kretschmer, Nevada Fr. 11 302 1,732 157.5
2002 Larry Johnson, Penn St. Sr. 13 271 2,087 160.5
2003 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas Jr. 11 307 1,680 152.7
2004 Jamario Thomas, North Texas Fr. 10 285 1,801 180.1
2005 DeAngelo Williams, Memphis Sr. 11 310 1,964 178.5
2006 Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. Sr. 13 309 1,928 148.3
2007 Kevin Smith, UCF Jr. 14 *450 2,567 183.4
2008 Donald Brown, UConn Jr. 13 367 2,083 160.2
2009 Ryan Matthews, Fresno St. Jr. 12 276 1,808 150.7
2010 LaMichael James, Oregon So. 12 294 1,731 144.3
2011 LaMichael James, Oregon Jr. 12 247 1,805 150.4
2012 Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona So. 13 303 1,929 148.4
2013 Andre Williams, Boston College Sr. 13 355 2,177 167.5
2014 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Jr. 14 343 2,587 184.8
2015 Leonard Fournette, LSU So. 12 300 1,953 162.8
2016 D’Onta Foreman, Texas Jr. 11 323 2,028 184.4
2017 Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. Sr. 13 289 2,248 172.9
2018 Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin So. 13 307 2,194 168.8
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
(Since 2000)
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
327 Khalil Tate, Arizona (Colorado) Oct. 7, 2017
321 Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. (Western Mich.) Nov. 26, 2013
316 Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. (Central Mich.) Oct. 19, 2013
291 Brad Smith, Missouri (Texas Tech) Oct. 25, 2003
282 Malcolm Perry, Navy (SMU) Nov. 11, 2017
277 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (Ga. Southern) Nov. 15, 2014
267 Vince Young, Texas (Oklahoma St.) Oct. 29, 2005
265 Ahmad Bradshaw, Army West Point (Air Force) Nov. 4, 2017
259 Taysom Hill, BYU (Texas) Sept. 9, 2013
258 Denard Robinson, Michigan (Notre Dame) Sept. 11, 2010
258 Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. (Ole Miss) Nov. 26, 2016
251 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (San Jose St.) Oct. 25, 2014
250 Malcolm Perry, Navy (Army West Point) Dec. 9, 2017
249 Taquon Marshall, Georgia Tech (Tennessee) Sept. 4, 2017
247 Patrick White, West Virginia (Syracuse) Oct. 14, 2006
246 Brad Smith, Missouri (Nebraska) Oct. 22, 2005
244 Ahmad Bradshaw, Army West Point (North
Texas)
Nov. 18, 2017
241 Taylor Martinez, Nebraska (Kansas St.) Oct. 7, 2010
240 Colin Kaepernick, Nevada (UNLV) Sept. 27, 2008
240 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (San Jose St.) Nov. 22, 2013
235 Denard Robinson, Michigan (Purdue) Oct. 6, 2012
235 Zach Abey, Navy (Fla. Atlantic) Sept. 1, 2017
234 Jammal Lord, Nebraska (Texas) Nov. 2, 2002
230 Colin Kaepernick, Nevada (Idaho) Oct. 24, 2009
230 Khalil Tate, Arizona (UCLA) Oct. 14, 2017
Player, Team Year G Carries Yards TD Yds/G
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. †2013 14 292 *1,920 23 *137.1
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. †2012 14 294 1,815 19 129.6
Ahmad Bradshaw, Army West
Point
†2017 13 242 1,746 14 134.3
Denard Robinson, Michigan †2010 13 256 1,702 14 130.9
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2017 13 232 1,601 18 123.2
Lamar Jackson, Louisville †2016 13 260 1,571 21 120.8
Quinton Flowers, South Fla. 2016 13 198 1,530 18 117.7
Beau Morgan, Air Force †1996 11 225 1,494 18 135.8
Cam Newton, Auburn 2010 14 264 1,473 20 105.2
Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill. †1989 11 223 1,443 19 131.2
Joe Webb, UAB †2009 12 227 1,427 11 118.9
Zach Abey, Navy 2017 12 293 1,413 19 117.8
Jammal Lord, Nebraska †2002 14 251 1,412 8 100.9
Khalil Tate, Arizona 2017 11 153 1,411 12 128.3
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012 13 201 1,410 21 108.5
Brad Smith, Missouri †2003 13 212 1,406 18 108.2
Chandler Harnish, Northern Ill. †2011 14 194 1,379 11 98.5
Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. 2016 13 195 1,375 16 105.8
Keenan Reynolds, Navy †2015 13 265 1,373 24 105.6
Chris McCoy, Navy †1997 11 246 1,370 20 124.5
Julian Edelman, Kent St. †2008 12 215 1,370 13 114.2
Keenan Reynolds, Navy 2013 13 300 1,346 *31 103.5
Taysom Hill, BYU 2013 13 246 1,344 10 103.4
Patrick White, West Virginia †2007 13 197 1,335 14 102.7
Dee Dowis, Air Force †1987 12 194 1,315 10 109.6
Player, Team Years G Carries Yards TD Yds/G
Keenan Reynolds, Navy 2012-15 50 *977 *4,559 *88 91.2
Denard Robinson, Michigan 2009-12 49 723 4,495 42 91.7
Pat White, West Virginia 2005-08 49 684 4,480 47 91.4
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2010-13 50 662 4,343 48 86.9
Brad Smith, Missouri 2002-05 48 799 4,289 45 89.4
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2015-17 38 655 4,132 50 108.7
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2007-10 51 600 4,112 59 80.6
Antwaan Randle El, Indiana 1998-01 44 857 3,895 44 88.5
Quinton Flowers, South Fla. 2014-17 43 598 3,672 41 85.4
Joshua Cribbs, Kent St. 2001-04 43 632 3,670 38 85.3
Dee Dowis, Air Force 1986-89 47 543 3,612 41 76.9
Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. 2015-18 46 601 3,607 46 78.4
Kareem Wilson, Ohio 1995-98 45 885 3,597 49 79.9
Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2011-14 45 636 3,482 44 77.4
Eric Crouch, Nebraska 1998-01 43 648 3,434 59 79.9
Chris McCoy, Navy 1995-97 32 682 3,401 43 106.3
Beau Morgan, Air Force 1994-96 35 594 3,379 42 96.5
Brian Mitchell, Louisiana 1986-89 43 678 3,335 47 77.6
Trent Steelman, Army West Point 2009-12 46 772 3,320 45 72.2
Fred Solomon, Tampa 1971-74 43 557 3,299 39 76.7
J.T. Barrett, Ohio St. 2014-17 50 656 3,263 43 65.3
Vince Young, Texas 2003-05 37 457 3,127 37 84.5
&Braxton Miller, Ohio St. 2011-13 36 557 3,054 32 84.8
Ahmad Bradshaw, Army West
Point
2014-17 33 557 3,040 27 92.1
Chandler Harnish, Northern Ill. 2008-11 47 538 2,983 24 63.5
&Braxton Miller played 13 games and rushed 42 times for 260 yards during
the 2015 season, but did not play quarterback during that season.
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 38
ALL
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*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player.
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
578 Emmett White, Utah St. (New Mexico St.) Nov. 4, 2000
572 Tavon Austin, West Virginia (Oklahoma) Nov. 17, 2012
496 Tobias Palmer, NC State (Clemson) Nov. 17, 2012
469 Marqise Lee, Southern California (Arizona) Oct. 27, 2012
461 Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (Southern California) Dec. 5, 2015
446 Samaje Perine, Oklahoma (Kansas) Nov. 22, 2014
440 Tyler Lockett, Kansas St. (Oklahoma) Nov. 23, 2013
435 Brian Pruitt, Central Mich. (Toledo) Nov. 5, 1994
429 Moe Williams, Kentucky (South Carolina) Sept. 23, 1995
429 Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. (Nevada) Nov. 18, 2017
427 Donnie Avery, Houston (Rice) Oct. 13, 2007
426 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU (UTEP) Nov. 20, 1999
424 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech (Nebraska) Aug. 29, 1998
422 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. (Pacific) Sept. 14, 1991
419 Randy Gatewood, UNLV (Idaho) Sept. 17, 1994
418 Marcus Green, La.-Monroe (Arkansas St.) Nov. 25, 2017
417 Greg Allen, Florida St. (Western Caro.) Oct. 31, 1981
417 Paul Palmer, Temple (East Carolina) Nov. 10, 1986
416 Anthony Thompson, Indiana (Wisconsin) Nov. 11, 1989
412 Taveon Rogers, New Mexico St. (Fresno St.) Nov. 12, 2011
411 John Leach, Wake Forest (Maryland) Nov. 20, 1993
411 Travis Prentice, Miami (OH) (Akron) Nov. 6, 1999
408 Chris Johnson, East Carolina (Memphis) Nov. 3, 2007
408 Chris Johnson, East Carolina (Boise St.) Dec. 23, 2007
408 Marqise Lee, Southern California (Oregon) Nov. 3, 2012
408 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin (Nebraska) Nov. 15, 2014
Player, Team Year G Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford †2015 14 2,019 645 0 130 1,070 *3,864 276.0
Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. †1988 11 *2,628 106 0 95 421 3,250 *295.5
Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. †2012 13 1,728 432 0 234 767 3,161 243.2
Ryan Benjamin, Pacific †1991 12 1,581 612 0 4 798 2,995 249.6
Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. †2017 13 2,248 135 70 521 2,974 228.8
Chris Johnson, East Carolina †2007 13 1,423 528 0 0 1,009 2,960 227.7
Tavon Austin, West Virginia 2012 13 643 1,289 0 165 813 2,910 223.8
Jeremy Maclin, Missouri †2008 14 293 1,260 0 270 1,010 2,833 202.4
Kevin Smith, UCF 2007 14 2,567 242 0 0 0 2,809 200.6
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 227 1,996 0 235 326 2,784 232.0
Jeremy Maclin, Missouri 2007 14 375 1,055 0 307 1,039 2,776 198.3
Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin †2014 14 2,587 153 0 0 0 2,740 195.7
Darren Sproles, Kansas St. †2003 15 1,986 287 0 190 272 2,735 182.3
Damaris Johnson, Tulsa †2009 12 175 1,131 0 256 1,131 2,693 224.4
Mike Pringle, Cal St. Fullerton †1989 11 1,727 249 0 0 714 2,690 244.5
Dante Love, Ball St. 2007 13 192 1,398 0 0 1,100 2,690 206.9
Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati 2009 13 16 1,191 0 202 1,281 2,690 206.9
Chad Hall, Air Force 2007 13 1,478 524 0 176 500 2,683 206.4
Marqise Lee, Southern California 2012 13 106 1,721 0 0 856 2,683 206.4
C.J. Spiller, Clemson 2009 14 1,212 503 0 210 755 2,680 191.4
Larry Johnson, Penn St. †2002 13 2,087 349 0 0 219 2,655 204.2
Tyler Ervin, San Jose St. 2015 13 1,601 334 0 105 597 2,637 202.8
Paul Palmer, Temple †1986 11 1,866 110 0 0 657 2,633 239.4
Emmett White, Utah St. †2000 11 1,322 592 0 183 531 2,628 238.9
Damaris Johnson, Tulsa †2010 13 560 872 0 292 904 2,628 202.2
Player, Team Year G Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. †1988 11 *2,628 106 0 95 421 3,250 *295.5
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford †2015 14 2,019 334 0 130 1,070 *3,864 276.0
Ryan Benjamin, Pacific †1991 12 1,581 612 0 4 798 2,995 249.6
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 39
Player, Team Year G Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado †1937 8 1,121 0 103 587 159 1,970 246.3
Mike Pringle, Cal St. Fullerton †1989 11 1,727 249 0 0 714 2,690 244.6
Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. †2012 13 1,728 432 0 234 767 3,161 243.2
Paul Palmer, Temple †1986 11 1,866 110 0 0 657 2,633 239.4
Emmett White, Utah St. †2000 11 1,322 592 0 183 531 2,628 238.9
Ryan Benjamin, Pacific †1992 11 1,441 434 0 96 626 2,597 236.1
Marcus Allen, Southern California †1981 11 2,342 217 0 0 0 2,559 232.6
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 227 1,996 0 235 326 2,784 232.0
Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. †2017 13 2,248 135 70 521 2,974 228.8
Sheldon Canley, San Jose St. 1989 11 1,201 353 0 0 959 2,513 228.5
Chris Johnson, East Carolina †2007 13 1,423 528 0 0 1,009 2,960 227.7
Ollie Matson, San Francisco †1951 9 1,566 58 18 115 280 2,037 226.3
Damaris Johnson, Tulsa †2009 12 175 1,131 0 256 1,131 2,693 224.4
Troy Davis, Iowa St. †1995 11 2,010 159 0 0 297 2,466 224.2
Tavon Austin, West Virginia 2012 13 643 1,289 0 165 813 2,910 223.8
Alex Van Dyke, Nevada 1995 11 6 1,854 0 0 583 2,443 222.1
Art Luppino, Arizona †1954 10 1,359 50 84 68 632 2,193 219.3
Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. †2013 12 1,730 478 0 97 314 2,619 218.3
Chuck Weatherspoon, Houston 1989 11 1,146 735 0 715 95 2,391 217.4
Anthony Thompson, Indiana 1989 11 1,793 201 0 0 394 2,388 217.1
Ricky Williams, Texas 1998 11 2,124 262 0 0 0 2,386 216.9
Napoleon McCallum, Navy †1983 11 1,587 166 0 272 360 2,385 216.8
Troy Davis, Iowa St. †1996 11 2,185 61 0 0 118 2,364 214.9
Player, Team Years G Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
Damaris Johnson, Tulsa 2008-10 40 1,062 2,746 0 571 3,417 *7,796 194.9
Brandon West, Western Mich. 2006-09 49 3,671 958 0 17 3,118 7,764 158.4
C.J. Spiller, Clemson 2006-09 52 3,547 1,420 0 569 2,052 7,588 145.9
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis 2002-05 44 6,026 723 0 0 824 7,573 172.1
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 2013-16 54 *6,405 1,041 0 0 69 7,515 139.2
T.Y. Hilton, FIU 2008-11 50 498 3,531 0 614 2,855 7,498 150.0
Tyron Carrier, Houston 2008-11 53 330 3,493 0 150 3,517 7,490 141.3
Tavon Austin, West Virginia 2009-12 52 1,031 3,413 0 433 2,407 7,284 140.1
Ricky Williams, Texas 1995-98 45 6,279 927 0 0 0 7,206 160.1
Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska 2011-14 53 4,588 690 0 316 1,592 7,186 135.6
Napoleon McCallum, Navy 1981-85 45 4,179 796 0 858 1,339 7,172 159.4
Antonio Brown, Central Mich. 2007-09 41 531 3,199 0 822 2,612 7,164 174.7
Chris Johnson, East Carolina 2004-07 47 2,982 1,296 0 0 2,715 6,993 148.8
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 2014-16 38 3,922 1,206 0 380 1,479 6,987 183.9
Kerwynn Williams, Utah St. 2009-12 49 2,515 870 0 135 3,408 6,928 141.4
Bobby Rainey, Western Ky. 2008-11 44 4,542 682 0 51 1,631 6,906 157.0
Darrin Nelson, Stanford 1977-78, 80-81 44 4,033 2,368 0 471 13 6,885 156.5
Kevin Faulk, LSU 1995-98 44 4,557 600 0 857 819 6,833 155.3
Darren Sproles, Kansas St. 2001-04 45 4,979 609 0 378 846 6,812 151.4
Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. 2010-13 42 3,674 963 0 382 1,780 6,799 161.9
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma 2007-10 50 3,685 1,571 0 0 1,462 6,718 134.4
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin 1996-99 43 6,397 304 0 0 0 6,701 155.8
Terance Mathis, New Mexico 1985-87, 89 44 329 4,254 0 115 1,993 6,691 152.1
Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. 2014-17 54 3,656 479 0 70 2,449 6,654 123.2
Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh 1973-76 43 6,082 406 0 0 127 6,615 153.8
(Minimum 3,500 yards; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
Ryan Benjamin, Pacific 1990-92 24 3,119 1,063 0 100 1,424 5,706 *237.8
Sheldon Canley, San Jose St. 1988-90 25 2,513 828 0 5 1,800 5,146 205.8
Jeremy Maclin, Missouri 2007-08 28 668 2,315 0 577 2,049 5,609 200.3
Damaris Johnson, Tulsa 2008-10 40 1,062 2,746 0 571 3,417 *7,796 194.9
Howard Stevens, Louisville 1971-72 20 2,723 389 0 401 360 3,873 193.7
O.J. Simpson, Southern California 1967-68 19 3,124 235 0 0 307 3,666 192.9
Alex Van Dyke, Nevada 1994-95 22 7 3,100 0 5 1,034 4,146 188.5
Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 2014-16 38 3,922 1,206 0 380 1,479 6,987 183.9
Ed Marinaro, Cornell 1969-71 27 4,715 225 0 0 0 4,940 183.0
Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. 2004-06 33 5,164 588 0 0 231 5,983 181.3
Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. 1991-93 31 4,589 973 0 0 33 5,595 180.5
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 40
Player, Team Years G Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech 1996-98 34 447 4,352 0 241 991 6,031 177.4
Antonio Brown, Central Mich. 2007-09 41 531 3,199 0 822 2,612 7,164 174.7
Herschel Walker, Georgia 1980-82 33 5,259 243 0 0 247 5,749 174.2
Louie Giammona, Utah St. 1973-75 30 3,499 171 0 188 1,345 5,203 173.4
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis 2002-05 44 6,026 723 0 0 824 7,573 172.1
Duke Johnson, Miami (FL) 2012-14 33 3,519 719 0 0 1,288 5,526 167.5
Troy Davis, Iowa St. 1994-96 31 4,382 255 0 0 537 5,174 166.9
Vaughn Dunbar, Indiana 1990-91 22 2,842 370 0 0 370 3,582 162.8
Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. 2010-13 42 3,674 963 0 382 1,780 6,799 161.9
Ricky Williams, Texas 1995-98 45 6,279 927 0 0 0 7,206 160.1
Napoleon McCallum, Navy 1981-85 45 4,179 796 0 858 1,339 7,172 159.4
Brandon West, Western Mich. 2006-09 49 3,671 958 0 17 3,118 7,764 158.4
Bobby Rainey, Western Ky. 2008-11 44 4,542 682 0 51 1,631 6,906 157.0
Darrin Nelson, Stanford 1977-78, 80-81 44 4,033 2,368 0 471 13 6,885 156.5
Year Player, Team Cl. Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
1937 Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado Sr. 1,121 0 103 587 159 1,970 246.3
1938 Parker Hall, Ole Miss Sr. 698 0 128 0 594 1,420 129.1
1939 Tom Harmon, Michigan Jr. 868 110 98 0 132 1,208 151.0
1940 Tom Harmon, Michigan Sr. 844 0 20 244 204 1,312 164.0
1941 Bill Dudley, Virginia Sr. 968 60 76 481 89 1,674 186.0
1942 records not available — — — — — — — —
1943 Stan Koslowski, Holy Cross Fr. 784 63 50 438 76 1,411 176.4
1944 Red Williams, Minnesota Jr. 911 0 0 242 314 1,467 163.0
1945 Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma St. Jr. 1,048 12 129 157 231 1,577 197.1
1946 Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons Sr. 1,262 13 79 273 138 1,765 176.5
1947 Wilton Davis, Hardin-Simmons So. 1,173 79 0 295 251 1,798 179.8
1948 Lou Kusserow, Columbia Sr. 766 463 19 130 359 1,737 193.0
1949 Johnny Papit, Virginia Jr. 1,214 0 0 0 397 1,611 179.0
1950 Wilford White, Arizona St. Sr. 1,502 225 0 64 274 2,065 206.5
1951 Ollie Matson, San Francisco Sr. 1,566 58 18 115 280 2,037 226.3
1952 Billy Vessels, Oklahoma Sr. 1,072 165 10 120 145 1,512 151.2
1953 J.C. Caroline, Illinois So. 1,256 52 0 129 33 1,470 163.3
1954 Art Luppino, Arizona So. 1,359 50 84 68 632 2,193 219.3
1955 Jim Swink, TCU Jr. 1,283 111 46 64 198 1,702 170.2
Art Luppino, Arizona Jr. 1,313 74 0 62 253 1,702 170.2
1956 Jack Hill, Utah St. Sr. 920 215 132 21 403 1,691 169.1
1957 Overton Curtis, Utah St. Jr. 616 193 60 44 695 1,608 160.8
1958 Dick Bass, Pacific Jr. 1,361 121 5 164 227 1,878 187.8
1959 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Jr. 971 301 23 241 264 1,800 180.0
1960 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Sr. 611 468 23 218 293 1,613 161.3
1961 Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. So. 1,278 20 0 161 147 1,606 160.6
1962 Gary Wood, Cornell Jr. 889 7 0 69 430 1,395 155.0
1963 Gary Wood, Cornell Sr. 818 15 0 57 618 1,508 167.6
1964 Donny Anderson, Texas Tech Jr. 966 396 0 28 320 1,710 171.0
1965 Floyd Little, Syracuse Jr. 1,065 248 0 423 254 1,990 199.0
1966 Frank Quayle, Virginia So. 727 420 0 30 439 1,616 161.6
1967 O.J. Simpson, Southern California Jr. 1,415 109 0 0 176 1,700 188.9
1968 O.J. Simpson, Southern California Sr. 1,709 126 0 0 131 1,966 196.6
1969 Lynn Moore, Army West Point Sr. 983 44 0 223 545 1,795 179.5
1970 Don McCauley, North Carolina Sr. 1,720 235 0 0 66 2,021 183.7
1971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Sr. 1,881 51 0 0 0 1,932 214.7
1972 Howard Stevens, Louisville Sr. 1,294 221 0 377 240 2,132 213.2
1973 Willard Harrell, Pacific Jr. 1,319 18 0 88 352 1,777 177.7
1974 Louie Giammona, Utah St. Jr. 1,534 79 0 16 355 1,984 198.4
1975 Louie Giammona, Utah St. Sr. 1,454 33 0 124 434 2,045 185.9
1976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Sr. 1,948 73 0 0 0 2,021 183.7
1977 Earl Campbell, Texas Sr. 1,744 111 0 0 0 1,855 168.6
1978 Charles White, Southern California Jr. 1,760 191 0 0 145 2,096 174.7
1979 Charles White, Southern California Sr. 1,803 138 0 0 0 1,941 194.1
1980 Marcus Allen, Southern California Jr. 1,563 231 0 0 0 1,794 179.4
1981 Marcus Allen, Southern California Sr. 2,342 217 0 0 0 2,559 232.6
1982 Carl Monroe, Utah Sr. 1,507 108 0 0 421 2,036 185.1
1983 Napoleon McCallum, Navy Jr. 1,587 166 0 272 360 2,385 216.8
1984 Keith Byars, Ohio St. Jr. 1,655 453 0 0 176 2,284 207.6
1985 Napoleon McCallum, Navy Sr. 1,327 358 0 157 488 2,330 211.8
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 41
Year Player, Team Cl. Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
1986 Paul Palmer, Temple Sr. 1,866 110 0 0 657 2,633 239.4
1987 Eric Wilkerson, Kent St. Jr. 1,221 269 0 0 584 2,074 188.6
1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. Jr. *2,628 106 0 95 421 3,250 *295.5
1989 Mike Pringle, Cal St. Fullerton Sr. 1,727 249 0 0 714 2,690 244.6
1990 Glyn Milburn, Stanford So. 729 632 0 267 594 2,222 202.0
1991 Ryan Benjamin, Pacific Jr. 1,581 612 0 4 798 2,995 249.6
1992 Ryan Benjamin, Pacific Sr. 1,441 434 0 96 626 2,597 236.1
1993 LeShon Johnson, Northern Ill. Sr. 1,976 106 0 0 0 2,082 189.3
1994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado Jr. 2,055 294 0 0 0 2,349 213.6
1995 Troy Davis, Iowa St. So. 2,010 159 0 0 297 2,466 224.2
1996 Troy Davis, Iowa St. Jr. 2,185 61 0 0 118 2,364 214.9
1997 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Jr. 190 1,707 0 6 241 2,144 194.9
1998 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Sr. 227 1,996 0 235 326 2,784 232.0
1999 Trevor Insley, Nevada Sr. 5 *2,060 0 111 0 2,176 197.8
2000 Emmett White, Utah St. Jr. 1,322 592 0 183 531 2,628 238.9
2001 Levron Williams, Indiana Sr. 1,401 289 0 0 511 2,201 200.1
2002 Larry Johnson, Penn St. Sr. 2,087 349 0 0 219 2,655 204.2
2003 DeAngelo Williams, Memphis So. 1,430 384 0 0 299 2,113 192.1
2004 Darren Sproles, Kansas St. Sr. 1,318 223 0 34 492 2,067 187.9
2005 Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. Jr. 1,580 222 0 0 0 1,802 200.2
#Reggie Bush, Southern California Jr. 1,740 478 0 179 493 2,890 222.3
2006 Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. Sr. 1,928 249 0 0 0 2,177 167.5
2007 Chris Johnson, East Carolina Sr. 1,423 528 0 0 1,009 2,960 227.7
2008 Jeremy Maclin, Missouri So. 293 1,260 0 270 1,010 2,833 202.4
2009 Damaris Johnson, Tulsa So. 175 1,131 0 256 1,131 2,693 224.4
2010 Damaris Johnson, Tulsa Jr. 560 872 0 292 904 2,628 202.2
2011 Tavon Austin, West Virginia Jr. 182 1,186 0 268 938 2,574 198.0
2012 Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. Jr. 1,728 432 0 234 767 3,161 243.2
2013 Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. Sr. 1,730 478 0 97 314 2,619 218.3
2014 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Jr. 2,587 153 0 0 0 2,740 195.7
2015 Christian McCaffrey, Stanford So. 2,019 645 0 130 1,070 *3,864 276.0
2016 Christian McCaffrey, Stanford Jr. 1,603 310 0 96 318 2,327 211.5
2017 Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. Sr. 2,248 135 0 70 521 2,974 228.8
2018 Darrel Henderson, Memphis Jr. 1,909 295 0 0 124 2,328 179.1
#Bush’s 2005 statistics (and statistical championship) vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions.
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 42
PASSING
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player. #Record for minimum 875 attempts.
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
734 Connor Halliday, Washington St. (California) Oct. 4, 2014
734 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (Oklahoma) Oct. 22, 2016
716 David Klingler, Houston (Arizona St.) Dec. 2, 1990
690 Matt Vogler, TCU (Houston) Nov. 3, 1990
661 B.J. Symons, Texas Tech (Ole Miss) Sept. 27, 2003
656 Geno Smith, West Virginia (Baylor) Sept. 29, 2012
646 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (Oklahoma St.) Sept. 22, 2007
643 Cody Hodges, Texas Tech (Kansas St.) Oct. 15, 2005
637 Brian Lindgren, Idaho (Middle Tenn.) Oct. 6, 2001
631 Scott Mitchell, Utah (Air Force) Oct. 15, 1988
622 Jeremy Leach, New Mexico (Utah) Nov. 11, 1989
621 Dave Wilson, Illinois (Ohio St.) Nov. 8, 1980
619 John Walsh, BYU (Utah St.) Oct. 30, 1993
613 Jimmy Klingler, Houston (Rice) Nov. 28, 1992
611 David Neill, Nevada (New Mexico St.) Oct. 10, 1998
605 Alan Bowman, Texas Tech (Houston) Sept. 15, 2018
601 Daniel Meager, North Texas (SMU) Sept. 8, 2007
601 Luke Falk, Washington St. (Arizona St.) Nov. 22, 2014
599 Ty Detmer, BYU (San Diego St.) Nov. 16, 1991
598 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (Baylor) Nov. 29, 2014
598 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (Oklahoma St.) Nov. 4, 2017
597 Drew Anderson, Buffalo (Western Mich.) Oct. 7, 2017
593 Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. (Middle Tenn.) Sept. 13, 2014
592 Chris Redman, Louisville (East Carolina) Nov. 14, 1998
591 Nick Mullens, Southern Miss. (Rice) Oct. 1, 2016
Sample Compilation Of NCAA Passing Efficiency Rating
Ryan Dinwiddie, Boise St. ............................................................. 45 992 622 9,819 82 21
Completion Percentage: 62.70
Yards Per Attempted Pass: 9.90
Percent of Passes for TDs: 8.27
Percent of Passes Intercepted: 2.12
ADD the first three factors: Rating Points
Completion Percentage: 62.70 62.70
Yards Per Attempted Pass: 9.898 times 8.4 83.14
Percent of Passes for TDs: 8.27 times 3.3 27.29
173.13
SUBTRACT the last factor:
Percent of Passes Intercepted: 2.12 times 2 -4.24
Round off to: 168.9
FBS Passing Efficiency Rating Comparison
Passing statistics in the FBS have increased dramatically since 1979, the first year that the NCAA official national
statistics used the passing efficiency formula to rank passers in all divisions. Because passers have become more
proficient every year, the average passing efficiency rating (based on final regular-season trends) also has risen
at a similar rate. For historical purposes, the average passing efficiency rating for the division by year is presented
below to show how any individual or team might rank in a particular season.
Year Rating
1979 104.00
1980 106.63
1981 107.00
1982 110.77
1983 113.56
1984 113.02
1985 114.58
1986 115.00
1987 112.67
1988 114.32
1989 118.35
1990 117.39
1991 117.94
1992 114.50
Year Rating
1993 122.43
1994 120.59
1995 120.17
1996 120.24
1997 122.86
1998 122.97
1999 120.50
2000 119.66
2001 123.80
2002 123.00
2003 125.89
2004 125.36
2005 126.13
2006 127.54
Year Rating
2007 127.35
2008 127.89
2009 129.27
2010 131.02
2011 132.49
2012 133.83
2013 132.41
2014 130.72
2015 131.89
2016 133.34
2017 133.04
2018 134.81
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 43
Att. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
89 Connor Halliday, Washington St. (Oregon) Oct. 19, 2013
88 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (Oklahoma) Oct. 22, 2016
83 Drew Brees, Purdue (Wisconsin) Oct. 10, 1998
80 Andy Schmitt, Eastern Mich. (Central Mich.) Nov. 28, 2008
79 Matt Vogler, TCU (Houston) Nov. 3, 1990
79 Connor Halliday, Washington St. (Arizona) Oct. 25, 2014
78 Rusty LaRue, Wake Forest (Duke) Oct. 28, 1995
78 Mike Kafka, Northwestern (Auburn) Jan. 1, 2010
77 David Piland, Houston (Louisiana Tech) Sept. 8, 2012
76 David Klingler, Houston (SMU) Oct. 20, 1990
76 Andy Schmitt, Eastern Mich. (Temple) Nov. 22, 2008
76 Case Keenum, Houston (UTEP) Oct. 3, 2009
75 Chris Vargas, Nevada (McNeese St.) Sept. 19, 1992
75 Colt Brennan, Hawaii (San Jose St.) Oct. 12, 2007
75 Case Keenum, Houston (East Carolina) Dec. 5, 2009
75 Brett Rypien, Boise St. (New Mexico) Nov. 14, 2015
74 Luke Falk, Washington St. (Arizona St.) Nov. 22, 2014
74 Luke Falk, Washington St. (Oregon) Oct. 10, 2015
73 Shane Montgomery, NC State (Duke) Nov. 11, 1989
73 Troy Kopp, Pacific (Hawaii) Oct. 27, 1990
73 Jeff Handy, Missouri (Oklahoma St.) Oct. 17, 1992
73 Chase Holbrook, New Mexico St. (UTEP) Sept. 30, 2006
73 Derek Carr, Fresno St. (Rutgers) Aug. 29, 2013
73 James Knapke, Bowling Green (Indiana) Sept. 13, 2014
73 Anu Solomon, Arizona (California) Sept. 20, 2014
73 Dwayne Haskins, Ohio St. (Purdue) Oct. 20, 2018
Cmp. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
58 Andy Schmitt, Eastern Mich. (Central Mich.) Nov. 28, 2008
58 Connor Halliday, Washington St. (Oregon) Oct. 19, 2013
56 Case Keenum, Houston (East Carolina) Dec. 5, 2009
56 Connor Halliday, Washington St. (Arizona) Oct. 25, 2014
55 Rusty LaRue, Wake Forest (Duke) Oct. 28, 1995
55 Drew Brees, Purdue (Wisconsin) Oct. 10, 1998
55 Luke Falk, Washington St. (Boise St.) Sept. 10, 2016
53 David Piland, Houston (Louisiana Tech) Sept. 8, 2012
52 Derek Carr, Fresno St. (Rutgers) Aug. 29, 2013
52 Deshaun Watson, Clemson (Pittsburgh) Nov. 12, 2016
52 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (Oklahoma) Oct. 22, 2016
52 Gardner Minshew, East Carolina (Houston) Nov. 4, 2017
51 Case Keenum, Houston (UTEP) Oct. 3, 2009
50 Rusty LaRue, Wake Forest (NC State) Nov. 18, 1995
50 Andy Schmitt, Eastern Mich. (Temple) Nov. 22, 2008
50 Luke Falk, Washington St. (Oregon) Oct. 10, 2015
49 Brian Lindgren, Idaho (Middle Tenn.) Oct. 6, 2001
49 Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech (Texas A&M) Oct. 5, 2002
49 Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech (Missouri) Oct. 19, 2002
49 Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo (Pittsburgh) Sept. 20, 2003
49 Chase Holbrook, New Mexico St. (Boise St.) Oct. 15, 2006
49 Connor Halliday, Washington St. (California) Oct. 4, 2014
49 Dwayne Haskins, Ohio St. (Purdue) Oct. 20, 2018
48 David Klingler, Houston (SMU) Oct. 20, 1990
48 Chase Holbrook, New Mexico St. (UTEP) Sept. 30, 2006
48 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (UTEP) Sept. 8, 2007
(Minimum 15 attempts per game)
Player, Team Year G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD EPts.
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama †2018 15 355 245 6 .690 3,966 43 *199.4
Kyler Murray, Oklahoma 2018 14 377 260 7 .690 4,361 42 199.2
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma †2017 14 404 285 6 .705 4,627 43 198.9
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma †2016 13 358 254 8 .709 3,965 40 196.4
Russell Wilson, Wisconsin †2011 14 309 225 4 .728 3,175 33 191.8
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 44
Player, Team Year G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD EPts.
Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2011 13 402 291 6 .724 4,293 37 189.5
Colt Brennan, Hawaii †2006 14 559 406 12 .726 5,549 *58 186.0
Jameis Winston, Florida St. †2013 14 384 257 10 .669 4,057 40 184.8
Logan Woodside, Toledo 2016 13 418 289 9 .691 4,129 45 183.3
Shaun King, Tulane †1998 11 328 223 6 .680 3,232 36 183.3
Kellen Moore, Boise St. †2010 13 383 273 6 .713 3,845 35 182.6
Cam Newton, Auburn 2010 14 280 185 7 .661 2,854 30 182.1
Marcus Mariota, Oregon †2014 15 445 304 4 .683 4,454 42 181.7
Stefan LeFors, Louisville †2004 12 257 189 3 .735 2,596 20 181.7
Mike White, Western Ky. 2016 14 416 280 7 .673 4,363 37 181.4
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma †2008 14 483 328 8 .679 4,720 50 180.8
Michael Vick, Virginia Tech †1999 10 152 90 5 .592 1,840 12 180.4
McKenzie Milton, UCF 2017 13 395 265 9 .671 4,037 37 179.3
Vernon Adams Jr., Oregon †2015 10 259 168 6 .649 2,643 26 179.1
David Johnson, Tulsa 2008 14 400 258 18 .645 4,059 46 178.7
Danny Wuerffel, Florida †1995 11 325 210 10 .646 3,266 35 178.4
Jim McMahon, BYU †1980 12 445 284 18 .638 4,571 47 176.9
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma †2007 14 341 237 8 .695 3,121 36 176.5
Alex Smith, Utah 2004 12 317 214 4 .675 2,952 32 176.5
Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 2015 14 540 388 9 .719 5,055 48 176.5
Player, Team Year G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD Yds/G
B.J. Symons, Texas Tech †2003 13 *719 470 22 .654 *5,833 52 448.7
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech †2007 13 713 *512 14 .718 5,705 48 438.8
Case Keenum, Houston †2009 14 700 492 15 .703 5,671 44 405.1
Case Keenum, Houston †2011 14 603 428 5 .710 5,631 48 402.2
Colt Brennan, Hawaii †2006 14 559 406 12 .726 5,549 *58 396.4
Ty Detmer, BYU †1990 12 562 361 28 .642 5,188 41 432.3
David Klingler, Houston 1990 11 643 374 20 .582 5,140 54 *467.3
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech †2008 13 626 442 9 .706 5,111 45 393.2
Derek Carr, Fresno St. †2013 13 659 453 8 .687 5,082 50 390.9
Paul Smith, Tulsa 2007 14 544 327 19 .601 5,065 47 361.8
Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. †2015 14 540 388 9 .719 5,055 48 361.1
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech †2016 12 591 388 10 .657 5,052 41 421.0
Bryant Moniz, Hawaii †2010 14 555 361 15 .650 5,040 39 360.0
Case Keenum, Houston 2008 13 589 397 11 .674 5,020 44 386.2
Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech †2002 14 712 479 13 .673 5,017 45 358.4
Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 2015 14 569 383 8 .673 4,946 46 353.3
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 559 380 13 .680 4,943 46 411.9
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. †2017 13 489 318 9 .650 4,904 37 377.2
Dwayne Haskins, Ohio St. †2018 14 533 373 8 .700 4,831 50 345.1
Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 2014 13 552 375 10 .679 4,830 49 371.5
Gardner Minshew II, Washington St. 2018 13 663 468 9 .706 4,779 38 367.6
Sonny Cumbie, Texas Tech †2004 12 642 421 18 .656 4,742 32 395.2
Shane Carden, East Carolina 2014 13 617 392 10 .635 4,735 30 364.3
Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma St. 2011 13 564 408 13 .723 4,727 37 363.6
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 2008 14 483 328 8 .679 4,720 50 337.1
Player, Team Year G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD Yds/G
David Klingler, Houston †1990 11 643 374 20 .582 5,140 54 *467.3
B.J. Symons, Texas Tech †2003 13 *719 470 22 .654 *5,833 52 448.7
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech †2007 13 713 *512 14 .718 5,705 48 438.8
Ty Detmer, BYU †1990 12 562 361 28 .642 5,188 41 432.3
Connor Halliday, Washington St. †2014 9 526 354 11 .673 3,873 32 430.3
Andre Ware, Houston †1989 11 578 365 15 .631 4,699 46 427.2
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech †2016 12 591 388 10 .657 5,052 41 421.0
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 559 380 13 .680 4,943 46 411.9
Case Keenum, Houston †2009 14 700 492 15 .703 5,671 44 405.1
Chris Redman, Louisville 1998 10 473 309 15 .653 4,042 29 404.2
Case Keenum, Houston †2011 14 603 428 5 .710 5,631 48 402.2
Mike Maxwell, Nevada †1995 9 409 277 17 .677 3,611 33 401.2
Colt Brennan, Hawaii †2006 14 559 406 12 .726 5,549 *58 396.4
Sonny Cumbie, Texas Tech †2004 12 642 421 18 .656 4,742 32 395.2
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech †2008 13 626 442 9 .706 5,111 45 393.2
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 45
Player, Team Year G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD Yds/G
Scott Mitchell, Utah †1988 11 533 323 15 .606 4,322 29 392.9
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech †1999 10 516 342 12 .663 3,922 35 392.2
Derek Carr, Fresno St. †2013 13 659 453 8 .687 5,082 50 390.9
Tim Couch, Kentucky 1998 11 553 400 15 .723 4,275 36 388.6
Chris Vargas, Nevada †1993 11 490 331 18 .676 4,265 34 387.7
Case Keenum, Houston 2008 13 589 397 11 .674 5,020 44 386.2
Chase Holbrook, New Mexico St. †2006 12 567 397 9 .700 4,619 34 384.9
Jim McMahon, BYU †1980 12 445 284 18 .638 4,571 47 380.9
Luke Falk, Washington St. †2015 12 645 448 8 .695 4,566 38 380.5
Ty Detmer, BYU 1989 12 412 265 15 .643 4,560 32 380.0
Player, Team Year G TD Passes
Colt Brennan, Hawaii †2006 14 *58
David Klingler, Houston †1990 11 54
B.J. Symons, Texas Tech †2003 13 52
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma †2008 14 50
Derek Carr, Fresno St. †2013 13 50
Dwayne Haskins, Ohio St. †2018 14 50
Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. †2014 13 49
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech †2007 13 48
Case Keenum, Houston †2011 14 48
Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. †2015 14 48
Jim McMahon, BYU †1980 12 47
Paul Smith, Tulsa 2007 14 47
Andre Ware, Houston †1989 11 46
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 46
David Johnson, Tulsa 2008 14 46
Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 2015 14 46
Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech †2002 14 45
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2008 13 45
Logan Woodside, Toledo †2016 13 45
Chase Clement, Rice 2008 13 44
Case Keenum, Houston 2008 13 44
Case Keenum, Houston †2009 14 44
Drew Lock, Missouri †2017 13 44
Kellen Moore, Boise St. 2011 13 43
Jake Browning, Washington 2016 14 43
Jared Goff, California 2015 13 43
Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 2017 14 43
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama 2018 15 43
(Minimum 500 Completions: Player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years Att. Cmp Int. Pct. Yards TD EPts
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 2007-09 893 604 16 .676 8,403 88 *175.6
Baker Mayfield, Texas Tech/Oklahoma 2013, 15-17 1,497 1,026 30 .685 14,607 131 175.4
Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2012-14 1,167 779 14 .668 10,796 105 171.8
Tim Tebow, Florida 2006-09 995 661 16 .664 9,285 88 170.8
Kellen Moore, Boise St. 2008-11 1,658 1,157 28 .698 14,667 142 169.0
Ryan Dinwiddie, Boise St. 2000-03 992 622 21 .627 9,819 82 168.9
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 1,584 1,115 42 #.704 14,193 131 167.7
Bryce Petty, Baylor 2011-14 845 530 10 .627 8,195 62 166.0
Will Grier, West Virginia 2014-18 946 622 23 .658 8,558 81 165.1
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012-13 863 595 22 .689 7,820 63 164.1
Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1993-96 1,170 708 42 .605 10,875 114 163.6
Omar Jacobs, Bowling Green 2003-05 811 523 11 .645 6,937 71 163.5
Jameis Winston, Florida St. 2013-14 851 562 28 .660 7,964 65 163.3
Logan Woodside, Toledo 2013-17 1,166 759 25 .651 10,514 93 162.9
Andrew Luck, Stanford 2009-11 1,064 713 22 .670 9,430 82 162.8
Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 1,530 958 65 .626 15,031 121 162.7
AJ McCarron, Alabama 2010-13 1,026 686 15 .669 9,019 77 162.5
Steve Sarkisian, BYU 1995-96 789 528 26 .669 7,464 53 162.0
David Fales, San Jose St. 2012-13 938 639 22 .681 8,382 66 161.7
Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 2011-15 1,491 1,023 34 .686 12,855 111 161.0
Case Keenum, Houston 2007-11 2,229 *1,546 46 .694 *19,217 *155 160.6
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 46
Player, Team Years Att. Cmp Int. Pct. Yards TD EPts
Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 2012-15 1,002 655 16 .654 8,845 73 160.4
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 2014-17 1,447 915 26 .632 13,618 92 159.7
Matt Leinart, Southern California 2002-05 1,245 807 23 .648 10,693 99 159.5
Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2008-11 1,192 800 17 .671 10,366 78 158.9
(400-499 Completions)
Player, Team Years Att. Cmp Int. Pct. Yards TD EPts
Dwayne Haskins, Ohio St. 2017-18 590 413 9 .700 5,396 54 174.0
Troy Smith, Ohio St. 2002-06 670 420 13 .627 5,720 54 157.1
Connor Shaw, South Carolina 2010-13 733 480 16 .655 6,074 56 155.9
Jake Waters, Kansas St. 2013-14 657 421 16 .641 5,970 40 155.6
Greg McElroy, Alabama 2007-10 658 436 10 .663 5,691 39 155.4
Dan Persa, Northwestern 2008-11 633 460 13 .727 5,181 34 155.0
Darron Thomas, Oregon 2008, 10-11 733 449 17 .613 5,910 66 154.1
Grant Hedrick, Boise St. 2011-14 677 475 19 .702 5,656 39 153.7
Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin 2008-10 602 410 18 .681 5,271 32 153.2
Vinny Testaverde, Miami (FL) 1982, 84-86 674 413 25 .613 6,058 48 152.9
Josh Wallwork, Wyoming 1995-96 729 449 28 .616 6,453 54 152.7
Trent Dilfer, Fresno St. 1991-93 774 461 21 .596 6,944 51 151.2
Aaron Rodgers, California 2002-04 665 424 13 .638 5,469 43 150.3
Troy Aikman, Oklahoma/UCLA 1984-85, 87-88 637 401 18 .630 5,436 40 149.7
Chuck Hartlieb, Iowa 1985-88 716 461 17 .643 6,269 34 148.9
Elvis Grbac, Michigan 1989-92 754 477 29 .633 5,859 64 148.9
Zach Mettenberger, LSU 2011-13 659 407 15 .618 5,783 35 148.5
JaMarcus Russell, LSU 2003-06 796 492 21 .618 6,619 52 147.9
Deshone Kizer, Notre Dame 2014-16 696 423 19 .608 5,809 47 147.7
Gardner Minshew II, Washington St. 2018 662 468 9 .707 4,779 38 147.6
Bobby Hoying, Ohio St. 1992-95 782 463 33 .592 6,751 54 146.1
Joe Southwick, Boise St. 2009-13 633 439 13 .694 4,784 33 145.9
Gifford Nielsen, BYU 1975-77 708 415 29 .586 5,833 55 145.3
Ryan Colburn, Fresno St. 2007-10 663 412 20 .621 5,334 42 144.6
Casey Pachall, TCU 2010-13 685 431 18 .629 5,415 42 144.3
Nick Florence, Baylor 2009-12 754 466 22 .618 6,301 41 144.1
(325-399 Completions)
Player, Team Years Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD EPts
Kyler Murray, Texas A&M/Oklahoma 2015-18 519 350 14 .674 5,406 50 181.3
Alex Smith, Utah 2002-04 587 389 8 .663 5,203 47 164.4
Seth Russell, Baylor 2013-16 606 345 18 .569 5,461 60 159.4
Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina 2014-16 572 386 10 .675 4,762 41 157.6
Joe Ganz, Nebraska 2005-08 585 381 18 .651 5,125 44 157.4
Jordan Ta’amu, Ole Miss 2017-18 591 381 12 .645 5,600 30 156.8
Joe Germaine, Ohio St. 1996-98 660 399 18 .605 5,844 52 155.4
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan 1983-86 582 368 19 .632 5,215 31 149.6
Danny White, Arizona St. 1971-73 649 345 36 .532 5,932 59 148.9
Koy Detmer, Colorado 1992, 94-96 594 350 25 .589 5,390 40 148.9
Cody Hodges, Texas Tech 2002-05 543 360 13 .662 4,308 33 148.2
Braxton Miller, Ohio St. 2011-15 667 396 17 .594 5,295 52 146.7
Nate Peterman, Tennessee/Pittsburgh 2013-16 663 398 17 .600 5,236 47 144.6
Tim Gutierrez, San Diego St. 1992-94 580 357 19 .616 4,740 36 144.1
Christian Chapman, San Diego St. 2015-18 632 379 12 .600 5,085 39 144.1
Scott McBrien, Maryland 2002-03 598 335 16 .560 5,169 34 142.0
Dylan Thompson, South Carolina 2011-14 669 390 16 .583 5,401 40 141.1
Jim Karsatos, Ohio St. 1983-86 573 330 19 .576 4,698 36 140.6
Jerry Tagge, Nebraska 1969-71 581 348 19 .599 4,704 33 140.1
Mike Fouts, Utah 1995-96 625 356 19 .570 5,107 39 140.1
Garrett Gabriel, Hawaii 1987-90 661 356 31 .539 5,631 47 139.5
Rick Mirer, Notre Dame 1989-92 698 377 23 .540 5,996 41 139.0
Gary Sheide, BYU 1973-74 594 358 31 .603 4,524 45 138.8
Player, Team Years G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD
Case Keenum, Houston 2007-11 57 2,229 *1,546 46 .694 *19,217 *155
Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 53 *2,436 1,388 *80 .570 17,072 117
Landry Jones, Oklahoma 2009-12 52 2,183 1,388 52 .636 16,646 123
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 45 2,010 1,403 34 .698 15,793 134
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 47
Player, Team Years G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD
Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 46 1,530 958 65 .626 15,031 121
Kellen Moore, Boise St. 2008-11 53 1,658 1,157 28 .698 14,667 142
Baker Mayfield, Texas Tech/Oklahoma 2013, 15-17 48 1,497 1,026 30 .685 14,607 131
Luke Falk, Washington St. 2013-17 43 2,055 1,404 39 .683 14,486 119
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 38 1,584 1,115 42 #.704 14,193 131
Rakeem Cato, Marshall 2011-14 53 1,838 1,153 44 .627 14,079 131
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 2014-17 42 1,447 915 26 .632 13,618 92
Sean Mannion, Oregon St. 2011-14 47 1,838 1,187 54 .646 13,600 83
Brett Rypien, Boise St. 2015-18 50 1,619 1,036 29 .640 13,581 90
Philip Rivers, NC State 2000-03 49 1,710 1,147 34 .671 13,484 95
Corey Robinson, Troy 2010-13 48 1,823 1,179 48 .647 13,477 81
Colt McCoy, Texas 2006-09 53 1,645 1,157 45 .703 13,253 112
Aaron Murray, Georgia 2010-13 52 1,478 921 41 .623 13,166 121
Kevin Kolb, Houston 2003-06 50 1,565 964 31 .616 12,964 85
Dan LeFevour, Central Mich. 2006-09 53 1,763 1,171 36 .664 12,905 102
Cooper Rush, Central Mich. 2013-16 50 1,648 1,022 55 .620 12,894 90
Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 2012-15 44 1,491 1,023 34 .686 12,855 111
Derek Carr, Fresno St. 2009-13 46 1,630 1,086 24 .666 12,842 113
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech 1997-99 33 1,552 1,015 35 .654 12,746 115
Ryan Lindley, San Diego St. 2008-11 49 1,732 961 47 .555 12,690 90
Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech 2000-03 43 1,775 1,063 62 .599 12,666 87
(Record Yards—Player, Team, Seasons Played)
3,075—Billy Patterson, Baylor, 1936-38; 3,777—Bud Schwenk, Washington-St. Louis, 1939-41; 4,004—Johnny Rauch, Georgia, 1945-48; 4,736—John Ford,
Hardin-Simmons, 1947-50; 4,863—Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia, 1951-53; 5,472—Jerry Rhome, SMU, 1961, Tulsa, 1963-64; 6,495—Billy Stevens, UTEP, 1965-
67; 7,076—Steve Ramsey, North Texas, 1967-69; 7,544—Jim Plunkett, Stanford, 1968-70; 7,549—John Reaves, Florida, 1969-71; 7,818—Jack Thompson,
Washington St., 1975-78; 9,188—Mark Herrmann, Purdue, 1977-80; 9,536—Jim McMahon, BYU, 1977-78, 1980-81; 9,614—Ben Bennett, Duke, 1980-83;
10,579—Doug Flutie, Boston College, 1981-84; 10,623—Kevin Sweeney, Fresno St., 1982-86; 11,425—Todd Santos, San Diego St., 1984-87; 15,031—Ty
Detmer, BYU, 1988-91; 17,072—Timmy Chang, Hawaii, 2000-04; 19,217—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11.
(Minimum 6,000 yards; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD Yds/G
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech 1997-99 33 1,552 1,015 35 .654 12,746 115 *386.2
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 38 1,584 1,115 42 #.704 14,193 131 373.5
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 2014-16 32 1,349 857 29 .635 11,252 93 351.6
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 45 2,010 1,403 34 .698 15,793 134 351.0
Case Keenum, Houston 2007-11 57 2,229 *1,546 46 .694 *19,217 *155 337.1
Luke Falk, Washington St. 2013-17 43 2,055 1,404 39 .683 14,486 119 336.9
David Fales, San Jose St. 2012-13 25 938 639 22 .681 8,382 66 335.3
Jared Goff, California 2013-15 37 1,568 977 30 .623 12,200 96 329.7
Chase Holbrook, New Mexico St. 2005-08 36 1,566 1,087 41 .694 11,846 85 329.1
Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 46 1,530 958 65 .626 15,031 121 326.8
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 2014-17 42 1,447 915 26 .632 13,618 92 324.2
Connor Halliday, Washington St. 2011-14 35 1,633 1,013 50 .620 11,304 90 323.0
Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 53 *2,436 1,388 *80 .570 17,072 117 322.1
Landry Jones, Oklahoma 2009-12 52 2,183 1,388 52 .636 16,646 123 320.1
Chris Vargas, Nevada 1992-93 20 806 502 34 .623 6,359 47 318.0
Josh Rosen, UCLA 2015-17 30 1,170 712 26 .609 9,341 59 311.4
Mike Perez, San Jose St. 1986-87 20 792 471 30 .595 6,194 36 309.7
Doug Gaynor, Long Beach St. 1984-85 22 837 569 35 .680 6,793 35 308.8
Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma St. 2008-11 30 1,102 766 27 .695 9,260 75 308.7
Riley Ferguson, Memphis 2016-17 26 917 579 19 .631 7,955 70 306.0
Will Grier, West Virginia 2014-18 28 946 622 23 .658 8,558 81 305.6
Baker Mayfield, Texas Tech/Oklahoma 2013, 15-17 48 1,497 1,026 30 .685 14,607 131 304.3
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012-13 26 863 595 22 .689 7,820 63 300.8
Tony Eason, Illinois 1981-82 22 856 526 29 .614 6,608 37 300.4
Shane Carden, East Carolina 2011-14 40 1,579 1,052 30 .666 11,991 86 299.8
Player, Team Years G TD Passes
Case Keenum, Houston 2007-11 57 *155
Kellen Moore, Boise St. 2008-11 53 142
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 45 134
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 38 131
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Player, Team Years G TD Passes
Rakeem Cato, Marshall 2011-14 53 131
Baker Mayfield, Texas Tech/Oklahoma 2013, 15-17 48 131
Landry Jones, Oklahoma 2009-12 52 123
Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 46 121
Aaron Murray, Georgia 2010-13 52 121
Luke Falk, Washington St. 2013-17 43 119
Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 53 117
Matt Barkley, Southern California 2009-12 47 116
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech 1997-99 33 115
Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1993-96 46 114
Derek Carr, Fresno St. 2009-13 46 113
Colt McCoy, Texas 2006-09 53 112
Brandon Doughty, Western Ky. 2011-15 44 111
Russell Wilson, Wisconsin 2008-11 50 109
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 2010-13 47 107
Brent Stockstill, Middle Tenn. 2014-18 45 106
Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2012-14 41 105
J.T. Barrett, Ohio St. 2014-17 50 104
Dan LeFevour, Central Mich. 2006-09 53 102
Chase Daniel, Missouri 2005-08 51 101
Chad Pennington, Marshall 1997-99 39 100
Matt Leinart, Southern California 2002-05 41 99
Chase Clement, Rice 2005-08 45 99
Tim Hiller, Western Mich. 2005-09 44 99
Drew Lock, Missouri 2015-18 50 99
(Minimum 900 Attempts; Player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years Att. Cmp. Pct. Yards Yds/C Yds/A
Ryan Dinwiddie, Boise St. 2000-03 992 622 .627 9,819 *15.79 *9.90
Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 1,530 958 .626 15,031 15.69 9.82
Baker Mayfield, Texas Tech/Oklahoma 2013, 15-17 1,497 1,026 .685 14,607 14.24 9.76
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 2014-17 1,447 915 .632 13,618 14.88 9.41
Tim Tebow, Florida 2006-09 995 661 .664 9,285 14.05 9.33
Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1993-96 1,170 708 .605 10,875 15.36 9.29
Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2012-14 1,167 779 .668 10,796 13.86 9.25
Brian Brohm, Louisville 2004-07 1,185 780 .658 10,775 13.81 9.09
Will Grier, West Virginia 2014-18 946 622 .658 8,558 13.76 9.05
Logan Woodside, Toledo 2013-17 1,166 759 .651 10,514 13.85 9.02
Jim McMahon, BYU 1977-78, 80-81 1,060 653 .616 9,536 14.60 9.00
Marvin Graves, Syracuse 1990-93 943 563 .597 8,466 15.04 8.98
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 1,584 1,115 #.704 14,193 12.73 8.96
Donovan McNabb, Syracuse 1995-98 938 548 .584 8,389 15.31 8.94
David Fales, San Jose St. 2012-13 938 639 .681 8,382 13.12 8.94
Aaron Murray, Georgia 2010-13 1,478 921 .623 13,166 14.30 8.91
Chris Weinke, Florida St. 1997-2000 1,107 650 .587 9,839 15.14 8.89
Billy Blanton, San Diego St. 1993-96 920 588 .639 8,165 13.89 8.88
Andrew Luck, Stanford 2009-11 1,064 713 .670 9,430 13.23 8.86
Kellen Moore, Boise St. 2008-11 1,658 1,157 .698 14,667 12.68 8.85
AJ McCarron, Alabama 2010-13 1,026 686 .669 9,019 13.15 8.79
Ryan Mallett, Michigan/Arkansas 2007, 2009-10 955 552 .578 8,385 15.19 8.78
Zach Terrell, Western Mich. 2013-16 1,387 908 .655 12,088 13.31 8.72
Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech 1996-99 1,020 629 .617 8,882 14.12 8.71
Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2008-11 1,192 800 .671 10,366 12.96 8.70
(Minimum 11 attempts per game)
1946—Bill Mackrides, Nevada, 176.9; 1947—Bobby Layne, Texas, 138.9; 1948—Stan Heath, Nevada, 157.2; 1949—Bob Williams, Notre Dame, 159.1;
1950—Claude Arnold, Oklahoma, 157.3; 1951—Dick Kazmaier, Princeton, 155.3; 1952—Ron Morris, Tulsa, 177.4; 1953—Bob Garrett, Stanford, 142.2;
1954—Pete Vann, Army West Point, 166.5; 1955—George Welsh, Navy, 146.1; 1956—Tom Flores, Pacific, 147.5; 1957—Lee Grosscup, Utah, 175.5; 1958—
John Hangartner, Arizona St., 150.1; 1959—Charley Johnson, New Mexico St., 135.7; 1960—Eddie Wilson, Arizona, 140.8; 1961—Ron DiGravio, Purdue,
140.1; 1962—John Jacobs, Arizona St., 153.9; 1963—Bob Berry, Oregon, 164.0; 1964—Jerry Rhome, Tulsa, 172.6.
(Minimum 15 attempts per game)
1946—Ben Raimondi, Indiana, 117.0; 1947—Charley Conerly, Ole Miss, 125.8; 1948—Stan Heath, Nevada, 157.2; 1949—Dick Doheny, Fordham, 153.3;
1950—Dick Doheny, Fordham, 149.5; 1951—Babe Parilli, Kentucky, 130.8; 1952—Gene Rossi, Cincinnati, 149.7; 1953—Bob Garrett, Stanford, 142.2; 1954—
Len Dawson, Purdue, 145.8; 1955—George Welsh, Navy, 146.1; 1956—Bob Reinhart, San Jose St., 121.3; 1957—Bob Newman, Washington St., 126.5;
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1958—Randy Duncan, Iowa, 135.1; 1959—Charley Johnson, New Mexico St., 135.7; 1960—Charley Johnson, New Mexico St., 134.1; 1961—Eddie Wilson,
Arizona, 134.2; 1962—Terry Baker, Oregon St., 146.5; 1963—Bob Berry, Oregon, 164.0; 1964—Jerry Rhome, Tulsa, 172.6.
(Minimum 15 attempts per game)
Year Player, Team G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD EPts.
1965 Steve Sloan, Alabama 10 160 97 3 .606 1,453 10 153.8
1966 Dewey Warren, Tennessee 10 229 136 7 .594 1,716 18 142.2
1967 Bill Andrejko, Villanova 10 187 114 6 .610 1,405 13 140.6
1968 Brian Dowling, Yale 9 160 92 10 .575 1,554 19 165.8
1969 Dennis Shaw, San Diego St. 10 335 199 26 .594 3,185 39 162.2
1970 Jerry Tagge, Nebraska 11 165 104 7 .630 1,383 12 149.0
1971 Jerry Tagge, Nebraska 12 239 143 4 .598 2,019 17 150.9
1972 John Hufnagel, Penn St. 11 216 115 8 .532 2,039 15 148.0
1973 Danny White, Arizona St. 11 265 146 12 .551 2,609 23 157.4
1974 Steve Joachim, Temple 10 221 128 13 .579 1,950 20 150.1
1975 James Kubacki, Harvard 8 137 77 9 .562 1,273 11 147.6
1976 Steve Haynes, Louisiana Tech 10 216 120 11 .556 1,981 16 146.9
1977 Dave Wilson, Ball St. 11 177 115 7 .650 1,589 17 164.2
1978 Paul McDonald, Southern California 11 194 111 7 .572 1,667 18 152.8
% In many seasons during 1946-64, only a few passers threw as many as 15 passes per game; thus, a lower minimum was used.
The annual passing champion was changed from total completions to completions per game in 1970, and then to passing efficiency champion in 1979. The
passing efficiency champion from the previous list continues on this next list in 1979.
Year Player, Team Cl. Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD
1937 Davey O’Brien, TCU Jr. 234 94 18 .402 969 —
1938 Davey O’Brien, TCU Sr. 167 93 4 .557 1,457 —
1939 Kay Eakin, Arkansas Sr. 193 78 18 .404 962 —
1940 Billy Sewell, Washington St. Sr. 174 86 17 .494 1,023 —
1941 Bud Schwenk, Washington-St. Louis Sr. 234 114 19 .487 1,457 —
1942 Ray Evans, Kansas Jr. 200 101 9 .505 1,117 —
1943 Johnny Cook, Georgia Fr. 157 73 20 .465 1,007 —
1944 Paul Rickards, Pittsburgh So. 178 84 20 .472 997 —
1945 Al Dekdebrun, Cornell Sr. 194 90 15 .464 1,227 —
1946 Travis Tidwell, Auburn Fr. 158 79 10 .500 943 5
1947 Charlie Conerly, Ole Miss Sr. 233 133 7 .571 1,367 18
1948 Stan Heath, Nevada Sr. 222 126 9 .568 2,005 22
1949 Adrian Burk, Baylor Sr. 191 110 6 .576 1,428 14
1950 Don Heinrich, Washington Jr. 221 134 9 .606 1,846 14
1951 Don Klosterman, Loyola Marymount Sr. 315 159 21 .505 1,843 9
1952 Don Heinrich, Washington Sr. 270 137 17 .507 1,647 13
1953 Bob Garrett, Stanford Sr. 205 118 10 .576 1,637 17
1954 Paul Larson, California Sr. 195 125 8 .647 1,537 10
1955 George Welsh, Navy Sr. 150 94 6 .627 1,319 8
1956 John Brodie, Stanford Sr. 240 139 14 .579 1,633 12
1957 Ken Ford, Hardin-Simmons Sr. 205 115 11 .561 1,254 14
1958 Buddy Humphrey, Baylor Sr. 195 112 8 .574 1,316 7
1959 Dick Norman, Stanford Jr. 263 152 12 .578 1,963 11
1960 Harold Stephens, Hardin-Simmons Sr. 256 145 14 .566 1,254 3
1961 Chon Gallegos, San Jose St. Sr. 197 117 13 .594 1,480 14
1962 Don Trull, Baylor Jr. 229 125 12 .546 1,627 11
1963 Don Trull, Baylor Sr. 308 174 12 .565 2,157 12
1964 Jerry Rhome, Tulsa Sr. 326 224 4 .687 2,870 32
1965 Bill Anderson, Tulsa Sr. 509 296 14 .582 3,464 30
1966 John Eckman, Wichita St. Jr. 458 195 *34 .426 2,339 7
1967 Terry Stone, New Mexico Jr. 336 160 19 .476 1,946 9
1968 Chuck Hixson, SMU So. 468 265 23 .566 3,103 21
1969 John Reaves, Florida So. 396 222 19 .561 2,896 24
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) completions
Year Player, Team Cl. G Att. Cmp. C/G Int. Pct. Yards TD
1970 Sonny Sixkiller, Washington So. 10 362 186 18.6 22 .514 2,303 15
1971 Brian Sipe, San Diego St. Sr. 11 369 196 17.8 21 .531 2,532 17
1972 Don Strock, Virginia Tech Sr. 11 427 228 20.7 27 .534 3,243 16
1973 Jesse Freitas, San Diego St. Sr. 11 347 227 20.6 17 .654 2,993 21
1974 Steve Bartkowski, California Sr. 11 325 182 16.5 7 .560 2,580 12
1975 Craig Penrose, San Diego St. Sr. 11 349 198 18.0 24 .567 2,660 15
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 50
Year Player, Team Cl. G Att. Cmp. C/G Int. Pct. Yards TD
1976 Tommy Kramer, Rice Sr. 11 501 269 24.5 19 .537 3,317 21
1977 Guy Benjamin, Stanford Sr. 10 330 208 20.8 15 .630 2,521 19
1978 Steve Dils, Stanford Sr. 11 391 247 22.5 15 .632 2,943 22
Beginning in 1979, ranked on passing efficiency rating points (instead of per-game completions)
Year Player, Team Cl. G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD EPts.
1979 Turk Schonert, Stanford Sr. 11 221 148 6 .670 1,922 19 163.0
1980 Jim McMahon, BYU Jr. 12 445 284 18 .638 4,571 47 176.9
1981 Jim McMahon, BYU Sr. 10 423 272 7 .643 3,555 30 155.0
1982 Tom Ramsey, UCLA Sr. 11 311 191 10 .614 2,824 21 153.5
1983 Steve Young, BYU Sr. 11 429 306 10 .713 3,902 33 168.5
1984 Doug Flutie, Boston College Sr. 11 386 233 11 .604 3,454 27 152.9
1985 Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Jr. 11 212 139 6 .656 1,913 18 163.7
1986 Vinny Testaverde, Miami (FL) Sr. 10 276 175 9 .634 2,557 26 165.8
1987 Don McPherson, Syracuse Sr. 11 229 129 11 .563 2,341 22 164.3
1988 Timm Rosenbach, Washington St. Jr. 11 302 199 10 .659 2,791 23 162.0
1989 Ty Detmer, BYU So. 12 412 265 15 .643 4,560 32 175.6
1990 Shawn Moore, Virginia Sr. 10 241 144 8 .598 2,262 21 160.7
1991 Elvis Grbac, Michigan Jr. 11 228 152 5 .667 1,955 24 169.0
1992 Elvis Grbac, Michigan Sr. 9 169 112 12 .663 1,465 15 154.2
1993 Trent Dilfer, Fresno St. Jr. 11 333 217 4 .652 3,276 28 173.1
1994 Kerry Collins, Penn St. Sr. 11 264 176 7 .667 2,679 21 172.9
1995 Danny Wuerffel, Florida Jr. 11 325 210 10 .646 3,266 35 178.4
1996 Steve Sarkisian, BYU Sr. 14 404 278 12 .688 4,027 33 173.6
1997 Cade McNown, UCLA Jr. 11 283 173 5 .611 2,877 22 168.6
1998 Shaun King, Tulane Sr. 11 328 223 6 .680 3,232 36 183.3
1999 Michael Vick, Virginia Tech. So. 10 152 90 5 .592 1,840 12 180.4
2000 Bart Hendricks, Boise St. Sr. 11 347 210 8 .605 3,364 35 170.6
2001 Rex Grossman, Florida So. 11 395 259 12 .656 3,896 34 170.8
2002 Brad Banks, Iowa Sr. 13 294 170 5 .578 2,573 26 157.1
2003 Philip Rivers, NC State Sr. 13 483 348 7 .721 4,491 34 170.5
2004 Stefan LeFors, Louisville Sr. 12 257 189 3 .735 2,596 20 181.7
2005 Rudy Carpenter, Arizona St. Fr. 9 228 156 2 .684 2,273 17 175.0
2006 Colt Brennan, Hawaii Jr. 14 559 406 12 .726 5,549 *58 186.0
2007 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Fr. 14 341 237 8 .695 3,121 36 176.5
2008 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma So. 14 483 328 8 .679 4,720 50 180.8
2009 Tim Tebow, Florida Sr. 14 314 213 5 .678 2,895 21 164.2
2010 Kellen Moore, Boise St. Jr. 13 383 273 6 .713 3,845 35 182.6
2011 Russell Wilson, Wisconsin Sr. 14 309 225 4 .728 3,175 33 191.8
2012 AJ McCarron, Alabama Jr. 14 314 211 3 .672 2,933 30 175.3
2013 Jameis Winston, Florida St. Fr. 14 384 257 10 .669 4,057 40 184.8
2014 Marcus Mariota, Oregon Jr. 15 445 304 4 .683 4,454 42 181.7
2015 Vernon Adams Jr., Oregon Sr. 10 259 168 6 .649 2,643 26 179.1
2016 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Jr. 13 358 254 8 .709 3,965 40 196.4
2017 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Sr. 14 404 285 6 .705 4,627 43 198.9
2018 Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama So. 15 355 245 6 .690 3,966 43 *199.4
TOTAL OFFENSE
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player. Note: Touchdowns-responsible-for are
player’s TDs scored and passed for.
Yards Rush Pass Player, Team (Opponent) Date
819 85 734 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (Oklahoma) Oct. 22, 2016
751 17 734 Connor Halliday, Washington St. (California) Oct. 4, 2014
732 16 716 David Klingler, Houston (Arizona St.) Dec. 2, 1990
696 6 690 Matt Vogler, TCU (Houston) Nov. 3, 1990
687 31 656 Geno Smith, West Virginia (Baylor) Sept. 29, 2012
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 51
Yards Rush Pass Player, Team (Opponent) Date
681 20 661 B.J. Symons, Texas Tech (Ole Miss) Sept. 27, 2003
657 20 637 Brian Lindgren, Idaho (Middle Tenn.) Oct. 6, 2001
643 -3 646 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (Oklahoma St.) Sept. 22, 2007
640 142 498 Brett Smith, Wyoming (Hawaii) Nov. 23, 2013
635 97 538 Garrett Gilbert, SMU (Temple) Oct. 26, 2013
625 -6 631 Scott Mitchell, Utah (Air Force) Oct. 15, 1988
625 62 563 David Klingler, Houston (TCU) Nov. 3, 1990
625 27 598 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (Baylor) Nov. 29, 2014
624 108 516 Zac Dysert, Miami (OH) (Akron) Sept. 29, 2012
618 32 586 B.J. Symons, Texas Tech (NC State) Sept. 20, 2003
612 -1 613 Jimmy Klingler, Houston (Rice) Nov. 28, 1992
610 199 411 Lamar Jackson, Louisville (Syracuse) Sept. 9, 2016
610 13 597 Drew Anderson, Buffalo (Western Mich.) Oct. 7, 2017
605 102 503 Quinton Flowers, South Fla. (UCF) Nov. 24, 2017
604 -39 643 Cody Hodges, Texas Tech (Kansas St.) Oct. 15, 2005
604 13 591 Nick Mullens, Southern Miss. (Rice) Oct. 1, 2016
603 4 599 Ty Detmer, BYU (San Diego St.) Nov. 16, 1991
602 -3 605 Alan Bowman, Texas Tech (Houston) Sept. 15, 2018
601 37 564 Troy Kopp, Pacific (New Mexico St.) Oct. 20, 1990
601 60 541 Chase Clement, Rice (Tulsa) Nov. 24, 2007
Player, Team Year G Plays Rush Pass Total Yds/G
B.J. Symons, Texas Tech †2003 13 798 143 *5,833 *5,976 459.7
Colt Brennan, Hawaii †2006 14 645 366 5,549 5,915 422.5
Case Keenum, Houston †2009 14 760 158 5,671 5,829 416.4
Case Keenum, Houston †2011 14 660 35 5,631 5,666 404.7
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech †2007 13 751 -91 5,705 5,614 431.8
Kyler Murray, Oklahoma †2018 14 517 1,001 4,361 5,362 383.0
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech †2016 12 722 260 5,052 5,312 442.7
Lamar Jackson, Louisville †2017 13 662 1,601 3,660 5,261 404.7
Case Keenum, Houston †2008 13 665 221 5,020 5,241 403.2
Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2016 15 744 629 4,593 5,222 348.1
David Klingler, Houston †1990 11 704 81 5,140 5,221 *474.6
Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2014 15 580 770 4,454 5,224 348.3
Deshaun Watson, Clemson †2015 15 698 1,105 4,104 5,209 347.3
Derek Carr, Fresno St. †2013 13 699 117 5,082 5,199 399.9
Paul Smith, Tulsa 2007 14 649 119 5,065 5,184 370.3
Bryant Moniz, Hawaii †2010 14 636 102 5,040 5,142 367.3
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M †2012 13 635 1,410 3,706 5,116 393.5
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2016 13 669 1,571 3,543 5,114 393.4
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 2015 13 704 456 4,653 5,109 393.0
Matt Johnson, Bowling Green 2015 14 682 159 4,946 5,105 364.6
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2008 13 667 -15 5,111 5,096 392.0
Ty Detmer, BYU 1990 12 635 -106 5,188 5,022 418.5
Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2011 13 581 699 4,293 4,992 384.0
Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2012 14 688 1,815 3,138 4,953 353.8
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 2017 13 550 35 4,904 4,939 379.9
Dwayne Haskins, Ohio St. 2018 14 612 108 4,831 4,939 352.8
Player, Team Year G Plays Yards TDR Yds/G
David Klingler, Houston †1990 11 704 5,221 55 *474.6
B.J. Symons, Texas Tech †2003 13 798 *5,976 52 459.7
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech †2016 12 722 5,312 53 442.7
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech †2007 13 751 5,614 52 431.8
Andre Ware, Houston †1989 11 628 4,661 49 423.7
Colt Brennan, Hawaii †2006 14 645 5,915 *63 422.5
Ty Detmer, BYU 1990 12 635 5,022 45 418.5
Case Keenum, Houston †2009 14 760 5,829 48 416.4
Connor Halliday, Washington St. †2014 9 555 3,742 32 415.8
Case Keenum, Houston †2011 14 660 5,666 51 404.7
Lamar Jackson, Louisville †2017 13 662 5,261 45 404.7
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 602 4,840 47 403.3
Case Keenum, Houston †2008 13 665 5,241 51 403.2
Mike Maxwell, Nevada †1995 9 443 3,623 34 402.6
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 52
Player, Team Year G Plays Yards TDR Yds/G
Chris Redman, Louisville 1998 10 513 4,009 31 400.9
Derek Carr, Fresno St. †2013 13 699 5,199 52 399.9
Steve Young, BYU †1983 11 531 4,346 41 395.1
Chris Vargas, Nevada †1993 11 535 4,332 35 393.8
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M †2012 13 635 5,116 47 393.5
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2016 13 669 5,114 51 393.4
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech †2015 13 704 5,109 46 393.0
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2008 13 667 5,096 51 392.0
Scott Mitchell, Utah †1988 11 589 4,299 29 390.8
Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2011 13 581 4,992 47 384.0
Kyler Murray, Oklahoma †2018 14 517 5,362 54 383.0
Player, Team Years Plays Rush Pass Total
Yds/
Play
Case Keenum, Houston 2007-11 2,529 897 *19,217 *20,114 7.95
Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 *2,587 -162 17,072 16,910 6.54
Landry Jones, Oklahoma 2009-12 2,315 -375 16,646 16,271 7.03
Dan LeFevour, Central Mich. 2006-09 2,434 2,948 12,905 15,853 6.51
Baker Mayfield, Texas Tech/Oklahoma 2013, 15-17 1,901 1,083 14,607 15,690 8.25
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 2,124 -194 15,793 15,599 7.34
Rakeem Cato, Marshall 2011-14 2,145 839 14,079 14,918 6.95
Colt McCoy, Texas 2006-09 2,092 1,571 13,253 14,824 7.09
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 1,851 547 14,193 14,740 7.96
Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 1,795 -366 15,031 14,665 8.17
Kellen Moore, Boise St. 2008-11 1,759 -133 14,667 14,534 8.26
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2007-10 1,871 4,112 10,098 14,210 7.59
Luke Falk, Washington St. 2013-17 2,306 -400 14,486 14,086 6.11
Kevin Kolb, Houston 2003-06 2,037 751 12,964 13,715 6.73
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 2014-17 1,672 28 13,618 13,646 8.16
Philip Rivers, NC State 2000-03 1,963 98 13,484 13,582 6.92
Aaron Murray, Georgia 2010-13 1,764 396 13,166 13,562 7.69
Chase Daniel, Missouri 2005-08 1,972 971 12,515 13,486 6.84
Brett Rypien, Boise St. 2015-18 1,829 -97 13,581 13,484 7.37
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2015-17 1,741 4,132 9,043 13,175 7.57
Russell Wilson, NC State/Wisconsin 2008-10, 11 1,930 1,421 11,720 13,141 6.81
Corey Robinson, Troy 2010-13 1,973 -336 13,477 13,141 6.66
Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2011-14 1,984 3,482 9,659 13,141 6.62
Brad Smith, Missouri 2002-05 2,283 4,289 8,799 13,088 5.73
Tajh Boyd, Clemson 2010-13 1,907 1,165 11,904 13,069 6.85
(Record yards—player, team, seasons played)
3,481—Davey O’Brien, TCU, 1936-38; 3,882—Paul Christman, Missouri, 1938-40; 4,602—Frank Sinkwich, Georgia, 1940-42; 4,627—Bob Fenimore,
Oklahoma St., 1943-46; 4,871—Charlie Justice, North Carolina, 1946-49; 5,903—Johnny Bright, Drake, 1949-51; 6,354—Virgil Carter, BYU, 1964-66; 6,568—
Steve Ramsey, North Texas, 1967-69; 7,887—Jim Plunkett, Stanford, 1968-70; 8,074—Gene Swick, Toledo, 1972-75; 8,444—Mark Herrmann, Purdue,
1977-80; 9,723—Jim McMahon, BYU, 1977-78, 1980-81; 11,317—Doug Flutie, Boston College, 1981-84; 14,665—Ty Detmer, BYU, 1988-91; 16,910—Timmy
Chang, Hawaii, 2000-04; 20,114—Case Keenum, Houston, 2007-11.
(Minimum 5,000 yards; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Plays Yards TDR Yds/G
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 38 1,851 14,740 146 *387.9
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012-13 26 1,208 9,989 93 384.2
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech 1997-99 33 1,705 12,618 117 382.4
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 2014-16 32 1,657 12,072 115 377.3
Case Keenum, Houston 2007-11 57 2,529 *20,114 *178 352.9
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2015-17 38 1,741 13,175 119 346.7
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 45 2,124 15,599 146 346.6
David Fales, San Jose St. 2012-13 25 1,028 8,250 68 330.0
Luke Falk, Washington St. 2013-17 43 2,306 14,086 123 327.6
Baker Mayfield, Texas Tech/Oklahoma 2013, 15-17 48 1,901 15,690 152 326.9
Jared Goff, California 2013-15 37 1,738 12,086 97 326.6
Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St. 2014-17 48 1,901 15,690 109 324.9
Chase Holbrook, New Mexico St. 2005-08 36 1,783 11,570 93 321.4
Chris Vargas, Nevada 1992-93 20 872 6,417 48 320.9
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 53
Player, Team Years G Plays Yards TDR Yds/G
Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 53 *2,587 16,910 123 319.1
Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 46 1,795 14,665 135 318.8
Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2014-16 38 1,642 12,097 116 318.3
Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2012-14 41 1,504 13,033 134 317.9
Bryant Moniz, Hawaii 2009-11 34 1,491 10,681 88 314.1
Daunte Culpepper, UCF 1996-98 33 1,468 10,344 91 313.5
Landry Jones, Oklahoma 2009-12 52 2,315 16,271 126 312.9
Will Grier, West Virginia 2014-18 28 1,093 8,706 88 310.9
Mike Perez, San Jose St. 1986-87 20 875 6,182 37 309.1
Connor Halliday, Washington St. 2011-14 35 1,745 10,812 90 308.9
Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2008-11 41 1,720 12,620 111 307.8
Year Player, Team Cl. Plays Rush Pass Total
1937 Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado Sr. 224 1,121 475 1,596
1938 Davey O’Brien, TCU Sr. 291 390 1,457 1,847
1939 Kenny Washington, UCLA Sr. 259 811 559 1,370
1940 Johnny Knolla, Creighton Sr. 298 813 607 1,420
1941 Bud Schwenk, Washington-St. Louis Sr. 354 471 1,457 1,928
1942 Frank Sinkwich, Georgia Sr. 341 795 1,392 2,187
1943 Bob Hoernschemeyer, Indiana Fr. 355 515 1,133 1,648
1944 Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma St. So. 241 897 861 1,758
1945 Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma St. Jr. 203 1,048 593 1,641
1946 Travis Tidwell, Auburn Fr. 339 772 943 1,715
1947 Fred Enke, Arizona So. 329 535 1,406 1,941
1948 Stan Heath, Nevada Sr. 233 -13 2,005 1,992
1949 Johnny Bright, Drake So. 275 975 975 1,950
1950 Johnny Bright, Drake Jr. 320 1,232 1,168 2,400
1951 Dick Kazmaier, Princeton Sr. 272 861 966 1,827
1952 Ted Marchibroda, Detroit Sr. 305 176 1,637 1,813
1953 Paul Larson, California Jr. 262 141 1,431 1,572
1954 George Shaw, Oregon Sr. 276 178 1,358 1,536
1955 George Welsh, Navy Sr. 203 29 1,319 1,348
1956 John Brodie, Stanford Sr. 295 9 1,633 1,642
1957 Bob Newman, Washington St. Jr. 263 53 1,391 1,444
1958 Dick Bass, Pacific Jr. 218 1,361 79 1,440
1959 Dick Norman, Stanford Jr. 319 55 1,963 2,018
1960 Bill Kilmer, UCLA Sr. 292 803 1,086 1,889
1961 Dave Hoppmann, Iowa St. Jr. 320 920 718 1,638
1962 Terry Baker, Oregon St. Sr. 318 538 1,738 2,276
1963 George Mira, Miami (FL) Sr. 394 163 2,155 2,318
1964 Jerry Rhome, Tulsa Sr. 470 258 2,870 3,128
1965 Bill Anderson, Tulsa Sr. 580 -121 3,464 3,343
1966 Virgil Carter, BYU Sr. 388 363 2,182 2,545
1967 Sal Olivas, New Mexico St. Sr. 368 -41 2,225 2,184
1968 Greg Cook, Cincinnati Sr. 507 -62 3,272 3,210
1969 Dennis Shaw, San Diego St. Sr. 388 12 3,185 3,197
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) yards
Year Player, Team Cl. G Plays Rush Pass Total Yds/G
1970 Pat Sullivan, Auburn Jr. 10 333 270 2,586 2,856 285.6
1971 Gary Huff, Florida St. Jr. 11 386 -83 2,736 2,653 241.2
1972 Don Strock, Virginia Tech Sr. 11 480 -73 3,243 3,170 288.2
1973 Jesse Freitas, San Diego St. Sr. 11 410 -92 2,993 2,901 263.7
1974 Steve Joachim, Temple Sr. 10 331 277 1,950 2,227 222.7
1975 Gene Swick, Toledo Sr. 11 490 219 2,487 2,706 246.0
1976 Tommy Kramer, Rice Sr. 11 562 -45 3,317 3,272 297.5
1977 Doug Williams, Grambling Sr. 11 377 -57 3,286 3,229 293.5
1978 Mike Ford, SMU So. 11 459 -50 3,007 2,957 268.8
1979 Marc Wilson, BYU Sr. 11 488 -140 3,720 3,580 325.5
1980 Jim McMahon, BYU Jr. 12 540 56 4,571 4,627 385.6
1981 Jim McMahon, BYU Sr. 10 487 -97 3,555 3,458 345.8
1982 Todd Dillon, Long Beach St. Jr. 11 585 70 3,517 3,587 326.1
1983 Steve Young, BYU Sr. 11 531 444 3,902 4,346 395.1
1984 Robbie Bosco, BYU Jr. 12 543 57 3,875 3,932 327.7
1985 Jim Everett, Purdue Sr. 11 518 -62 3,651 3,589 326.3
1986 Mike Perez, San Jose St. Jr. 9 425 35 2,934 2,969 329.9
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 54
Year Player, Team Cl. G Plays Rush Pass Total Yds/G
1987 Todd Santos, San Diego St. Sr. 12 562 -244 3,932 3,688 307.3
1988 Scott Mitchell, Utah So. 11 589 -23 4,322 4,299 390.8
1989 Andre Ware, Houston Jr. 11 628 -38 4,699 4,661 423.7
1990 David Klingler, Houston Jr. 11 704 81 5,140 5,221 *474.6
1991 Ty Detmer, BYU Sr. 12 478 -30 4,031 4,001 333.4
1992 Jimmy Klingler, Houston So. 11 544 -50 3,818 3,768 342.5
1993 Chris Vargas, Nevada Sr. 11 535 67 4,265 4,332 393.8
1994 Mike Maxwell, Nevada Jr. 11 477 -39 3,537 3,498 318.0
1995 Mike Maxwell, Nevada Sr. 9 443 12 3,611 3,623 402.6
1996 Josh Wallwork, Wyoming Sr. 12 525 119 4,090 4,209 350.8
1997 Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech So. 11 541 87 3,881 3,968 360.7
1998 Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech Jr. 12 602 -103 4,943 4,840 403.3
1999 Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech Sr. 10 562 -112 3,922 3,810 381.0
2000 Drew Brees, Purdue Sr. 11 564 546 3,393 3,939 358.1
2001 Rex Grossman, Florida So. 11 429 8 3,896 3,904 354.9
2002 Byron Leftwich, Marshall Sr. 12 528 -1 4,268 4,267 355.6
2003 B.J. Symons, Texas Tech Sr. 13 798 143 *5,833 *5,976 459.7
2004 Sonny Cumbie, Texas Tech Sr. 12 694 -167 4,742 4,575 381.3
2005 Colt Brennan, Hawaii So. 12 614 154 4,301 4,455 371.3
2006 Colt Brennan, Hawaii Jr. 14 645 366 5,549 5,915 422.5
2007 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech Jr. 13 751 -91 5,706 5,614 431.8
2008 Case Keenum, Houston So. 13 665 221 5,020 5,241 403.2
2009 Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 14 760 158 5,671 5,829 416.4
2010 Bryant Moniz, Hawaii Jr. 14 636 102 5,040 5,142 367.3
2011 Case Keenum, Houston Sr. 14 660 35 5,631 5,666 404.7
2012 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Fr. 13 635 1,410 3,706 5,116 393.5
2013 Derek Carr, Fresno St. Sr. 13 699 117 5,082 5,199 399.9
2014 Connor Halliday, Washington St. Sr. 9 555 -131 3,873 3,742 415.8
2015 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech So. 13 704 456 4,653 5,109 393.0
2016 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech Jr. 12 722 260 5,052 5,312 442.7
2017 Lamar Jackson, Louisville Jr. 13 662 1,601 3,660 5,261 404.7
2018 Kyler Murray, Oklahoma Jr. 14 517 1,001 4,361 5,362 383.0
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 55
RECEIVING
*Record. †National champion on season charts.
Rec. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
23 Randy Gatewood, UNLV (Idaho) Sept. 17, 1994
23 Tyler Jones, Eastern Mich. (Central Mich.) Nov. 28, 2008
22 Jay Miller, BYU (New Mexico) Nov. 3, 1973
22 Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green (Kent St.) Oct. 10, 2009
22 Zay Jones, East Carolina (South Carolina) Sept. 17, 2016
21 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech (Nebraska) Aug. 29, 1998
21 Chris Daniels, Purdue (Michigan St.) Oct. 16, 1999
21 Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech (Texas A&M) Oct. 13, 2012
20 Rick Eber, Tulsa (Idaho St.) Oct. 7, 1967
20 Kenny Christian, Eastern Mich. (Temple) Sept. 23, 2000
20 Nick Moore, Toledo (Michigan) Oct. 11, 2008
20 Thomas Sperbeck, Boise St. (New Mexico) Nov. 14, 2015
19 Howard Twilley, Tulsa (Colorado St.) Nov. 27, 1965
19 Ron Fair, Arizona St. (Washington St.) Oct. 28, 1989
19 Manny Hazard, Houston (TCU) Nov. 4, 1989
19 Manny Hazard, Houston (Texas) Nov. 11, 1989
19 Josh Reed, LSU (Alabama) Nov. 3, 2001
19 Nate Burleson, Nevada (UTEP) Nov. 9, 2002
19 James Cleveland, Houston (East Carolina) Dec. 5, 2009
19 Tommy Shuler, Marshall (Purdue) Sept. 29, 2012
19 Nelson Spruce, Colorado (California) Sept. 27, 2014
19 Zay Jones, East Carolina (UConn) Oct. 29, 2016
18 Howard Twilley, Tulsa (Southern Ill.) Oct. 30, 1965
18 Mark Templeton (RB), Long Beach St. (Utah St.) Nov. 1, 1986
18 Richard Woodley, TCU (Texas Tech) Nov. 10, 1990
18 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (Toledo) Sept. 23, 1995
18 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (UNLV) Oct. 28, 1995
18 Albert Connell, Texas A&M (Colorado) Sept. 28, 1996
18 Geoff Noisy, Nevada (Arkansas St.) Nov. 16, 1996
18 Geoff Noisy, Nevada (Oregon) Sept. 13, 1997
18 Randall Lane, Purdue (Wisconsin) Oct. 10, 1998
18 J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. (Hawaii) Dec. 7, 2002
18 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (SMU) Sept. 8, 2007
18 Jacory Stone, Eastern Mich. (Temple) Nov. 22, 2008
18 Emmanuel Sanders, SMU (Washington St.) Sept. 19, 2009
18 Kealoha Pilares, Hawaii (Louisiana Tech) Oct. 2, 2010
18 Jeremy Johnson, SMU (Rutgers) Oct. 5, 2013
18 Tommy Shuler, Marshall (Northern Ill.) Dec. 23, 2014
18 Josh Doctson, TCU (Texas Tech) Sept. 26, 2015
18 Zay Jones, East Carolina (South Fla.) Oct. 8, 2016
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
405 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech (Nebraska) Aug. 29, 1998
369 Jeremy Gallon, Michigan (Indiana) Oct. 19, 2013
363 Randy Gatewood, UNLV (Idaho) Sept. 17, 1994
349 Chuck Hughes, UTEP (North Texas) Sept. 18, 1965
346 Donnie Avery, Houston (Rice) Oct. 13, 2007
345 Marqise Lee, Southern California (Arizona) Oct. 27, 2012
327 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (SMU) Sept. 8, 2007
326 Nate Burleson, Nevada (San Jose St.) Nov. 10, 2001
326 Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech (Massachusetts) Oct. 15, 2016
322 Rick Eber, Tulsa (Idaho St.) Oct. 7, 1967
318 Harry Wood, Tulsa (Idaho St.) Oct. 7, 1967
318 Patrick Edwards, Houston (Rice) Oct. 27, 2011
316 Jeff Evans, New Mexico St. (Southern Ill.) Sept. 30, 1978
314 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (San Jose St.) Nov. 18, 1995
314 Terrance Williams, Baylor (West Virginia) Sept. 29, 2012
310 Chad Mackey, Louisiana Tech (Toledo) Oct. 19, 1996
308 Jason Rivers, Hawaii (Arizona St.) Dec. 24, 2006
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
303 Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas (Rutgers) Sept. 22, 2012
303 Stedman Bailey, West Virginia (Baylor) Sept. 29, 2012
303 Andy Isabella, Massachusetts (Liberty) Nov. 3, 2018
301 Chris Daniels, Purdue (Michigan St.) Oct. 16, 1999
300 Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma St. (Kansas) Oct. 14, 2006
297 Brian Oliver, Ball St. (Toledo) Oct. 9, 1993
297 Aaron Jones, Utah St. (Boise St.) Nov. 11, 2000
296 Geoff Noisy, Nevada (Utah St.) Nov. 9, 1996
296 J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. (Arizona St.) Sept. 14, 2002
296 James Washington, Oklahoma St. (Pittsburgh) Sept. 17, 2016
Player, Team Year G Rec. Yards TD
Zay Jones, East Carolina †2016 12 *158 1,746 8
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green †2009 13 155 1,770 19
Manny Hazard, Houston †1989 11 142 1,689 22
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 140 1,996 *27
Jordan White, Western Mich. †2011 13 140 1,911 17
Nate Burleson, Nevada †2002 12 138 1,629 12
Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech 2016 14 136 1,803 12
Howard Twilley, Tulsa †1965 10 134 1,779 16
Trevor Insley, Nevada †1999 11 134 *2,060 13
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech †2007 13 134 1,962 22
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma †2010 14 131 1,622 14
Davante Adams, Fresno St. †2013 13 131 1,718 24
Alex Van Dyke, Nevada †1995 11 129 1,854 16
J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. 2002 13 128 1,785 13
Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. 2013 13 128 1,730 16
Eric Page, Toledo 2011 13 125 1,182 10
Amari Cooper, Alabama 2014 14 124 1,727 16
Jordy Nelson, Kansas St. 2007 12 122 1,606 11
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. 2011 13 121 1,522 18
Justin Hardy, East Carolina 2014 13 121 1,494 10
Greg Salas, Hawaii 2010 14 119 1,889 14
Marqise Lee, Southern California 2012 13 118 1,721 14
Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers 2011 13 115 1,206 7
Damond Wilkins, Nevada †1996 11 114 1,121 4
Stedman Bailey, West Virginia 2012 13 114 1,622 25
Tavon Austin, West Virginia 2012 13 114 1,289 12
Justin Hardy, East Carolina 2013 13 114 1,284 8
Trey Quinn, SMU 2017 13 114 1,236 13
Rondale Moore, Purdue 2018 13
114
1,258 12
Player, Team Year G Rec. Yards TD Rec/G
Howard Twilley, Tulsa †1965 10 134 1,779 16 *13.40
Zay Jones, East Carolina †2016 12 *158 1,746 8 13.17
Manny Hazard, Houston †1989 11 142 1,689 22 12.91
Trevor Insley, Nevada †1999 11 134 *2,060 13 12.18
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green †2009 13 155 1,770 19 11.92
Alex Van Dyke, Nevada †1995 11 129 1,854 16 11.73
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 140 1,996 *27 11.67
Nate Burleson, Nevada †2002 12 138 1,629 12 11.50
Jordan White, Western Mich. †2011 13 140 1,911 17 10.77
Damond Wilkins, Nevada †1996 11 114 1,121 4 10.36
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech †2007 13 134 1,962 22 10.31
Jordy Nelson, Kansas St. 2007 12 122 1,606 11 10.17
Davante Adams, Fresno St. †2013 13 131 1,718 24 10.08
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 56
Player, Team Year G Rec. Yards TD Rec/G
Chris Daniels, Purdue 1999 11 109 1,133 5 9.91
J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. 2002 13 128 1,785 13 9.85
Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. 2013 13 128 1,730 16 9.85
Jason Phillips, Houston †1988 11 108 1,444 15 9.82
Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech 2016 14 136 1,803 12 9.71
Fred Gilbert, Houston †1991 11 106 957 7 9.64
Eric Page, Toledo 2011 13 125 1,182 10 9.62
Jajuan Dawson, Tulane 1999 10 96 1,051 8 9.60
Laviska Shenault, Colorado
†2018
9 86 1,011 6 9.55
Chris Penn, Tulsa †1993 11 105 1,578 12 9.55
Dante Ridgeway, Ball St. †2004 11 105 1,399 8 9.55
Howard Twilley, Tulsa †1964 10 95 1,178 13 9.50
Jerry Hendren, Idaho †1969 10 95 1,452 12 9.50
Player, Team Year G Rec. Yards Yds/G TD
Trevor Insley, Nevada †1999 11 134 *2,060 *187.3 13
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 140 1,996 166.3 *27
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech †2007 13 134 1,962 150.9 22
Jordan White, Western Mich. †2011 13 140 1,911 147.0 17
Greg Salas, Hawaii †2010 14 119 1,889 134.9 14
Alex Van Dyke, Nevada †1995 11 129 1,854 168.5 16
Terrance Williams, Baylor †2012 13 97 1,832 140.9 12
Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech †2016 14 136 1,803 128.8 12
J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. †2002 13 128 1,785 137.3 13
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. 2010 12 111 1,782 148.5 20
Danario Alexander, Missouri †2009 13 113 1,781 137.0 14
Howard Twilley, Tulsa †1965 10 134 1,779 177.9 16
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green 2009 13 155 1,770 136.2 19
Patrick Edwards, Houston 2011 14 89 1,752 125.1 20
Rashard Higgins, Colorado St. †2014 12 96 1,750 145.8 17
Zay Jones, East Carolina 2016 12 *158 1,746 145.5 8
Josh Reed, LSU †2001 12 94 1,740 145.0 7
Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. †2013 13 128 1,730 133.1 16
Taywan Taylor, Western Ky. 2016 14 98 1,730 123.6 17
Amari Cooper, Alabama 2014 14 124 1,727 123.4 16
Marqise Lee, Southern California 2012 13 118 1,721 132.4 14
Davante Adams, Fresno St. 2013 13 131 1,718 132.2 24
Ashley Lelie, Hawaii 2001 12 84 1,713 142.8 19
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1997 11 102 1,707 155.2 13
Andy Isabella, Massachusetts †2018 12 102 1,698 141.5 13
Player, Team Year Cl. G Rec. Yards TD Yds/G
Trevor Insley, Nevada †1999 Sr. 11 134 *2,060 13 *187.3
Alex Van Dyke, Nevada †1995 Sr. 11 129 1,854 16 168.5
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 Sr. 12 140 1,996 *27 166.3
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1997 Jr. 11 102 1,707 13 155.2
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech †2007 Fr. 13 134 1,962 22 150.9
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. †2010 So. 12 111 1,782 20 148.5
Jordan White, Western Mich. †2011 Sr. 13 140 1,911 17 147.0
Rashard Higgins, Colorado St. †2014 So. 12 96 1,750 17 145.8
Aaron Turner, Pacific †1991 Jr. 11 92 1,604 18 145.8
Torry Holt, NC State 1998 Sr. 11 88 1,604 11 145.8
Zay Jones, East Carolina †2016 Sr. 12 *158 1,746 8 145.5
Josh Reed, LSU †2001 Jr. 12 94 1,740 7 145.0
Chris Penn, Tulsa †1993 Sr. 11 105 1,578 12 143.5
Player, Team Year Cl. G Rec. Yards TD Yds/G
Ashley Lelie, Hawaii 2001 Jr. 12 84 1,713 19 142.8
Andy Isabella, Massachusetts †2018 Sr. 12 102 1,698 13 141.5
Terrance Williams, Baylor †2012 Sr. 13 97 1,832 12 140.9
Eugene Baker, Kent St. 1997 Jr. 11 103 1,549 18 140.8
Mike Hass, Oregon St. †2005 Sr. 11 90 1,532 6 139.3
Kevin Curtis, Utah St. 2001 Jr. 11 100 1,531 10 139.2
Marcus Harris, Wyoming †1996 Sr. 12 109 1,650 13 137.5
Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming 1993 Sr. 11 67 1,512 16 137.5
J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. †2002 Sr. 13 128 1,785 13 137.3
Randy Moss, Marshall 1997 So. 12 90 1,647 25 137.3
Danario Alexander, Missouri †2009 Sr. 13 113 1,781 14 137.0
Bryan Reeves, Nevada 1993 Sr. 10 91 1,362 17 136.2
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green 2009 Sr. 13 155 1,770 19 136.2
Player, Team Year G TD
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 *27
Randy Moss, Marshall †1997 12 25
Stedman Bailey, West Virginia †2012 13 25
Davante Adams, Fresno St. †2013 13 24
Manny Hazard, Houston †1989 11 22
Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh †2003 13 22
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech †2007 13 22
Jarett Dillard, Rice †2006 13 21
Jarett Dillard, Rice †2008 13 20
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. †2010 12 20
Patrick Edwards, Houston †2011 14 20
Corey Coleman, Baylor †2015 12 20
Desmond Howard, Michigan †1991 11 19
Ashley Lelie, Hawaii †2001 12 19
Dez Bryant, Oklahoma St. 2008 13 19
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 2008 13 19
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green †2009 13 19
Lyle Leong, Texas Tech 2010 13 19
Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech †2016 13 19
Corey Davis, Western Mich. †2016 14 19
Tom Reynolds, San Diego St. †1971 10 18
Dennis Smith, Utah 1989 12 18
Aaron Turner, Pacific 1991 11 18
Reidel Anthony, Florida †1996 12 18
Eugene Baker, Kent St. †1997 11 18
Darius Watts, Marshall 2001 12 18
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. 2011 13 18
DeAndre Hopkins, Clemson 2012 13 18
Anthony Miller, Memphis 2017 13 18
David Sills, West Virginia 2017 13 18
Player, Team Years G Rec. Yards Yds/G TD
Zay Jones, East Carolina 2013-16 50 *399 4,279 85.6 23
Justin Hardy, East Carolina 2011-14 49 387 4,541 92.7 35
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 2008-11 48 349 4,586 95.5 45
Corey Davis, Western Mich. 2013-16 50 332 *5,285 105.7 52
Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech 2013-16 53 327 4,179 78.8 32
Tommy Shuler, Marshall 2011-14 50 322 3,563 71.3 25
Tyron Carrier, Houston 2008-11 53 320 3,493 65.9 22
Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue 2001-04 45 316 3,433 76.3 19
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 57
Player, Team Years G Rec. Yards Yds/G TD
Gabe Marks, Washington St. 2012-16 51 316 3,453 67.7 37
Josh Davis, Marshall 2001-04 49 306 3,889 79.4 23
Jordan White, Western Mich. 2007, 09-11 43 306 4,187 97.4 32
Eric Page, Toledo 2009-11 38 306 3,446 90.7 25
Antonio Brown, Central Mich. 2007-09 41 305 3,199 78.0 22
Taurean Henderson, Texas Tech 2002-05 45 303 2,058 45.7 19
Kendall Wright, Baylor 2008-11 50 302 4,004 80.1 30
Arnold Jackson, Louisville 1997-00 45 299 3,670 81.6 31
Trevor Insley, Nevada 1996-99 44 298 5,005 113.8 35
Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green 2006-09 47 298 3,299 70.2 30
Geoff Noisy, Nevada 1995-98 40 295 4,249 106.2 21
Nelson Spruce, Colorado 2012-15 50 294 3,347 66.9 23
Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma St. 2000-03 48 293 4,414 92.0 42
Davone Bess, Hawaii 2005-07 39 293 3,610 92.6 41
Jason Rivers, Hawaii 2003-04,
06-07
51 292 3,919 76.8 35
Dorien Bryant, Purdue 2004-07 50 292 3,548 71.0 21
Jarett Dillard, Rice 2005-08 49 292 4,138 84.4 *60
(Minimum 140 receptions; player must have concluded his
career)
Player, Team Years G Rec. Yards TD Rec/G
Manny Hazard, Houston 1989-90 21 220 2,635 31 *10.48
Alex Van Dyke, Nevada 1994-95 22 227 3,100 26 10.32
Jason Phillips, Houston 1987-88 22 207 2,319 18 9.41
Davante Adams, Fresno St. 2012-13 26 233 3,030 38 8.96
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 2007-08 26 231 3,127 41 8.88
Howard Twilley, Tulsa 1963-65 30 261 3,343 32 8.70
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech 1996-98 34 280 4,352 50 8.24
Bryan Reeves, Nevada 1992-93 21 172 2,476 27 8.19
Eric Page, Toledo 2009-11 38 306 3,446 25 8.05
Zay Jones, East Carolina 2013-16 50 *399 4,279 23 7.98
Kevin Curtis, Utah St. 2001-02 22 174 2,789 19 7.91
Justin Hardy, East Carolina 2011-14 49 387 4,541 35 7.90
Richie James, Middle Tenn. 2015-17 31 244 3,261 23 7.87
Dezmon Epps, Idaho 2013, 15 18 140 1,737 6 7.78
Nate Burleson, Nevada 2000-02 32 248 3,293 22 7.75
Davone Bess, Hawaii 2005-07 39 293 3,610 41 7.51
Siaha Burley, UCF 1997-98 22 165 2,248 15 7.50
Antonio Brown, Central Mich. 2007-09 41 305 3,199 22 7.44
David Williams, Illinois 1983-85 33 245 3,195 22 7.42
Geoff Noisy, Nevada 1995-98 40 295 4,249 21 7.38
James Dixon, Houston 1987-88 22 161 1,762 14 7.32
Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech 2011-12 25 183 2,594 24 7.32
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 2008-11 48 349 4,586 45 7.27
John Love, North Texas 1965-66 20 144 2,124 17 7.20
Fred Gilbert, UCLA/Houston 1989, 91-92 22 158 1,672 14 7.18
Player, Team Years G Rec. Yards Yds/G TD
Corey Davis, Western Mich. 2013-16 50 332 *5,285 105.7 52
Trevor Insley, Nevada 1996-99 44 298 5,005 113.8 35
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 2008-11 48 349 4,586 95.5 45
Justin Hardy, East Carolina 2011-14 49 387 4,541 92.7 35
Marcus Harris, Wyoming 1993-96 46 259 4,518 98.2 38
James Washington, Oklahoma St. 2014-17 52 225 4,467 85.9 39
Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma St. 2000-03 48 293 4,414 92.0 42
Player, Team Years G Rec. Yards Yds/G TD
Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming 1990-93 46 229 4,357 94.7 42
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech 1996-98 34 280 4,352 128.0 50
Aaron Turner, Pacific 1989-92 44 266 4,345 98.8 43
Greg Salas, Hawaii 2007-10 49 285 4,345 88.7 26
Zay Jones, East Carolina 2013-16 50 *399 4,279 85.6 23
Terance Mathis, New Mexico 1985-87, 89 44 263 4,254 96.7 36
Geoff Noisy, Nevada 1995-98 40 295 4,249 106.2 21
Taywan Taylor, Western Ky. 2013-16 53 253 4,234 79.9 41
Jordan White, Western Mich. 2007, 09-11 43 306 4,187 97.4 32
Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech 2013-16 53 327 4,179 78.8 32
Jarett Dillard, Rice 2005-08 49 292 4,138 84.4 *60
Darius Watts, Marshall 2000-03 48 272 4,031 84.0 47
Kendall Wright, Baylor 2008-11 50 302 4,004 80.1 30
Troy Walters, Stanford 1996-99 44 244 3,986 90.6 26
Derek Hagan, Arizona St. 2002-05 50 258 3,939 78.8 27
Mike Hass, Oregon St. 2002-05 48 220 3,924 81.8 20
Jason Rivers, Hawaii 2003-04,
06-07
51 292 3,919 76.8 35
Josh Davis, Marshall 2001-04 49 306 3,889 79.4 23
(Minimum 2,200 yards; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Rec. Yards Yds/G TD
Alex Van Dyke, Nevada 1994-95 22 227 3,100 *140.9 26
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech 1996-98 34 280 4,352 128.0 50
Kevin Curtis, Utah St. 2001-02 22 174 2,789 126.8 19
Manny Hazard, Houston 1989-90 21 220 2,635 125.5 31
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 2007-08 26 231 3,127 120.3 41
Ron Sellers, Florida St. 1966-68 30 212 3,598 119.9 23
Bryan Reeves, Nevada 1992-93 21 172 2,476 117.9 27
Davante Adams, Fresno St. 2012-13 26 233 3,030 116.5 38
Trevor Insley, Nevada 1996-99 44 298 *5,005 113.8 35
Nakia Jenkins, Utah St. 1996-97 22 155 2,483 112.9 14
Keyshawn Johnson, Southern
California
1994-95 21 148 2,358 112.3 12
Elmo Wright, Houston 1968-70 30 153 3,347 111.6 34
Howard Twilley, Tulsa 1963-65 30 261 3,343 111.4 32
Chris Penn, Tulsa 1991, 93 22 142 2,370 107.7 22
Geoff Noisy, Nevada 1995-98 40 295 4,249 106.2 21
Corey Davis, Western Mich. 2013-16 50 332 5,285 105.7 52
Jason Phillips, Houston 1987-88 22 207 2,319 105.4 18
Richie James, Middle Tenn. 2014-17 31 244 3,261 105.2 23
Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech 2011-12 25 183 2,594 103.8 24
Michael Gallup, Colorado St. 2016-17 26 176 2,685 103.3 21
Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh 2002-03 26 161 2,677 103.0 34
Nate Burleson, Nevada 2000-02 32 248 3,293 102.9 22
Siaha Burley, UCF 1997-98 22 165 2,248 102.2 15
Marqise Lee, Southern California 2011-13 36 248 3,655 101.5 29
Eugene Baker, Kent St. 1995-98 35 229 3,513 100.4 35
Player, Team Years G TD
Jarett Dillard, Rice 2005-08 49 *60
Corey Davis, Western Mich. 2013-16 50 52
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech 1996-98 34 50
Darius Watts, Marshall 2000-03 48 47
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 2008-11 48 45
Aaron Turner, Pacific 1989-92 44 43
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 58
Player, Team Years G TD
Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming 1990-93 46 42
Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma St. 2000-03 48 42
Dwayne Jarrett, Southern California 2004-06 38 41
Davone Bess, Hawaii 2005-07 39 41
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 2007-08 26 41
Stedman Bailey, West Virginia 2010-12 38 41
Taywan Taylor, Western Ky. 2013-16 53 41
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. 2009-11 38 40
Braylon Edwards, Michigan 2001-04 44 39
Greg Jennings, Western Mich. 2002-05 42 39
Austin Pettis, Boise St. 2007-10 51 39
James Washington, Oklahoma St. 2014-17 52 39
Clarkston Hines, Duke 1986-89 44 38
Marcus Harris, Wyoming 1993-96 46 38
Davante Adams, Fresno St. 2012-13 26 38
Michael Floyd, Notre Dame 2008-11 43 37
Titus Davis, Central Mich. 2011-14 45 37
Gabe Marks, Washington St. 2012-16 51 37
Anthony Miller, Memphis 2015-17 38 37
Total Receptions
Year Player, Team Cl. Rec. Yards TD
1937 Jim Benton, Arkansas Sr. 48 814 7
1938 Sam Boyd, Baylor Sr. 32 537 —
1939 Ken Kavanaugh, LSU Sr. 30 467 —
1940 Eddie Bryant, Virginia So. 30 222 2
1941 Hank Stanton, Arizona Sr. 50 820 —
1942 Bill Rogers, Texas A&M Sr. 39 432 —
1943 Neil Armstrong, Oklahoma St. Fr. 39 317 —
1944 Reid Moseley, Georgia So. 32 506 —
1945 Reid Moseley, Georgia Jr. 31 662 —
1946 Neil Armstrong, Oklahoma St. Sr. 32 479 1
1947 Barney Poole, Ole Miss Jr. 52 513 8
1948 Johnny “Red” O’Quinn, Wake Forest Jr. 39 605 7
1949 Art Weiner, North Carolina Sr. 52 762 7
1950 Gordon Cooper, Denver Jr. 46 569 8
1951 Dewey McConnell, Wyoming Sr. 47 725 9
1952 Ed Brown, Fordham Sr. 57 774 6
1953 John Carson, Georgia Sr. 45 663 4
1954 Jim Hanifan, California Sr. 44 569 7
1955 Hank Burnine, Missouri Sr. 44 594 2
1956 Art Powell, San Jose St. So. 40 583 5
1957 Stuart Vaughan, Utah Sr. 53 756 5
1958 Dave Hibbert, Arizona Jr. 61 606 4
1959 Chris Burford, Stanford Sr. 61 756 6
1960 Hugh Campbell, Washington St. So. 66 881 10
1961 Hugh Campbell, Washington St. Jr. 53 723 5
1962 Vern Burke, Oregon St. Jr. 69 1,007 10
1963 Lawrence Elkins, Baylor Jr. 70 873 8
1964 Howard Twilley, Tulsa Jr. 95 1,178 13
1965 Howard Twilley, Tulsa Sr. 134 1,779 16
1966 Glenn Meltzer, Wichita St. So. 91 1,115 4
1967 Bob Goodridge, Vanderbilt Sr. 79 1,114 6
1968 Ron Sellers, Florida St. Sr. 86 1,496 12
1969 Jerry Hendren, Idaho Sr. 95 1,452 12
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) catches
Receptions Per Game
Year Player, Team Cl. G Rec. Rec/G Yards TD
1970 Mike Mikolayunas, Davidson Sr. 10 87 8.7 1,128 8
1971 Tom Reynolds, San Diego St. Sr. 10 67 6.7 1,070 7
1972 Tom Forzani, Utah St. Sr. 11 85 7.7 1,169 8
1973 Jay Miller, BYU So. 11 100 9.1 1,181 8
1974 Dwight McDonald, San Diego St. Sr. 11 86 7.8 1,157 7
1975 Bob Farnham, Brown Jr. 9 56 6.2 701 2
1976 Billy Ryckman, Louisiana Tech Sr. 11 77 7.0 1,382 10
1977 Wayne Tolleson, Western Caro. Sr. 11 73 6.6 1,101 7
1978 Dave Petzke, Northern Ill. Sr. 11 91 8.3 1,217 11
1979 Rick Beasley, Appalachian St. Jr. 11 74 6.7 1,205 12
1980 Dave Young, Purdue Sr. 11 67 6.1 917 8
1981 Pete Harvey, North Texas Sr. 9 57 6.3 743 3
1982 Vincent White, Stanford Sr. 10 68 6.8 677 8
1983 Keith Edwards, Vanderbilt Jr. 11 97 8.8 909 8
1984 David Williams, Illinois Jr. 11 101 9.2 1,278 8
1985 Rodney Carter, Purdue Sr. 11 98 8.9 1,099 4
1986
Mark Templeton, Long Beach St. (RB)
Sr. 11 99 9.0 688 2
1987 Jason Phillips, Houston Jr. 11 99 9 875 3
1988 Jason Phillips, Houston Sr. 11 108 9.8 1,444 15
1989 Manny Hazard, Houston Jr. 11 142 12.9 1,689 22
Beginning in 1990, ranked on both per-game catches and yards
per game
Receptions Per Game
Year Player, Team Cl. G Rec. Rec/G Yards TD
1990 Manny Hazard, Houston Sr. 10 78 7.8 946 9
1991 Fred Gilbert, Houston Jr. 11 106 9.6 957 7
1992 Sherman Smith, Houston Jr. 11 103 9.4 923 6
1993 Chris Penn, Tulsa Sr. 11 105 9.6 1,578 12
1994 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada Jr. 11 98 8.9 1,246 10
1995 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada Sr. 11 129 11.7 1,854 16
1996 Damond Wilkins, Nevada Sr. 11 114 10.4 1,121 4
1997 Eugene Baker, Kent St. Jr. 11 103 9.4 1,549 18
1998 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Sr. 12 140 11.7 1,996 *27
1999 Trevor Insley, Nevada Sr. 11 134 12.2 *2,060 13
2000 James Jordan, Louisiana Tech Jr. 12 109 9.1 1,003 4
2001 Kevin Curtis, Utah St. Jr. 11 100 9.1 1,531 10
2002 Nate Burleson, Nevada Sr. 12 138 11.5 1,629 12
2003 Lance Moore, Toledo Jr. 12 103 8.6 1,194 9
2004 Dante Ridgeway, Ball St. Jr. 11 105 9.6 1,399 8
2005 Greg Jennings, Western Mich. Sr. 11 98 8.9 1,259 14
2006 Chris Williams, New Mexico St. So. 12 92 7.7 1,415 12
2007 Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech Fr. 13 134 10.3 1,962 22
2008 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas Sr. 12 113 9.4 1,119 6
2009 Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green Sr. 13 155 11.9 1,770 19
2010 Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma Jr. 14 131 9.4 1,622 14
2011 Jordan White, Western Mich. Sr. 13 140 10.8 1,911 17
2012 Tommy Shuler, Marshall So. 12 110 9.2 1,138 6
2013 Davante Adams, Fresno St. So. 13 131 10.1 1,718 24
2014 Justin Hardy, East Carolina Sr. 13 121 9.3 1,494 10
2015 Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts Sr. 12 111 9.3 1,319 5
2016 Zay Jones, East Carolina Sr. 12 *158 13.2 1,746 8
2017 Trey Quinn, SMU Jr. 13 114 8.8 1,236 13
2018 Laviska Shenault, Colorado So. 9 86 9.6 1,011 6
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 59
Yards Per Game
Year Player, Team Cl. G Rec. Rec/G Yards TD
1990 Patrick Rowe, San Diego St. Jr. 11 71 1,392 126.6 8
1991 Aaron Turner, Pacific Jr. 11 92 1,604 145.8 18
1992 Lloyd Hill, Texas Tech Jr. 11 76 1,261 114.6 12
1993 Chris Penn, Tulsa Sr. 11 105 1,578 143.5 12
1994 Marcus Harris, Wyoming So. 12 71 1,431 119.3 11
1995 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada Sr. 11 129 1,854 168.6 16
1996 Marcus Harris, Wyoming Sr. 12 109 1,650 137.5 13
1997 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Jr. 11 102 1,707 155.2 13
1998 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Sr. 12 140 1,996 166.3 *27
1999 Trevor Insley, Nevada Sr. 11 134 *2,060 *187.3 13
2000 Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh So. 10 68 1,302 130.2 11
2001 Josh Reed, LSU Jr. 12 94 1,740 145.0 7
2002 J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. Sr. 13 128 1,785 137.3 13
2003 Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh So. 13 92 1,672 128.6 22
2004 Dante Ridgeway, Ball St. Jr. 11 105 1,399 127.2 8
2005 Mike Hass, Oregon St. Sr. 11 90 1,532 139.3 6
2006 Chris Williams, New Mexico St. So. 12 92 1,415 117.9 12
2007 Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech Fr. 13 134 1,962 150.9 22
2008 Austin Collie, BYU Jr. 13 106 1,538 118.3 15
2009 Danario Alexander, Missouri Sr. 13 113 1,781 137.0 14
2010 Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. So. 12 111 1,782 148.5 20
2011 Jordan White, Western Mich. Sr. 13 140 1,911 147.0 17
2012 Terrance Williams, Baylor Sr. 13 97 1,832 140.9 12
2013 Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. Jr. 13 128 1,730 133.1 16
2014 Rashard Higgins, Colorado St. So. 12 96 1,750 145.8 17
2015 Keyarris Grant, Tulsa Sr. 13 96 1,588 122.2 8
2016 Zay Jones, East Carolina Sr. 12 *158 1,746 145.5 8
2017 James Washington, Oklahoma St. Sr. 13 74 1,549 119.2 13
2018 Andy Isabella, Massachusetts Sr. 12 102 8.5 1,698 13
SCORING
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season.
^Active player.
Pts. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
48 Howard Griffith, Illinois (Southern Ill.) Sept. 22, 1990
48 Kalen Ballage, Arizona St. (Texas Tech) Sept. 10, 2016
44 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. (Pacific) Sept. 14, 1991
43 Jim Brown, Syracuse (Colgate) Nov. 17, 1956
42 Fred Wendt, UTEP (New Mexico St.) Nov. 25, 1948
42 Arnold “Showboat” Boykin, Ole Miss (Mississippi St.) Dec. 1, 1951
42 Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma St. (SMU) Sept. 20, 2003
42 Montel Harris, Temple (Army West Point) Nov. 17, 2003
42 Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada (Hawaii) Sept. 22, 2012
42 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (San Jose St.) Nov. 22, 2013
38 Dick Bass, Pacific (San Diego St.) Nov. 22, 1958
37 Jimmy Nutter, Wichita St. (Northern St.) Oct. 22, 1949
36 Tom Powers, Duke (Richmond) Oct. 21, 1950
36 Pete Pedro, West Tex. A&M (UTEP) Sept. 30, 1961
36 Howard Twilley, Tulsa (Louisville) Nov. 6, 1965
36 Tom Francisco, Virginia Tech (VMI) Nov. 24, 1966
36 Tim Delaney, San Diego St. (New Mexico St.) Nov. 15, 1969
36 Anthony Davis, Southern California (Notre Dame) Dec. 2, 1972
36 Andre Herrera, Southern Ill. (Northern Ill.) Oct. 23, 1976
36 Kelvin Bryant, North Carolina (East Carolina) Sept. 12, 1981
36 Dee Dowis, Air Force (San Diego St.) Sept. 2, 1989
36 Blake Ezor, Michigan St. (Northwestern) Nov. 18, 1989
36 Calvin Jones, Nebraska (Kansas) Nov. 9, 1991
Pts. Player, Team (Opponent) Date
36 Madre Hill, Arkansas (South Carolina) Sept. 9, 1995
36 Antowain Smith, Houston (Southern Miss.) Nov. 9, 1996
36 Scott Harley, East Carolina (Ohio) Nov. 16, 1996
36 Ricky Williams, Texas (New Mexico St.) Sept. 5, 1998
36 Ricky Williams, Texas (Rice) Sept. 26, 1998
36 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU (UTEP) Nov. 20, 1999
36 Dwone Hicks, Middle Tenn. (Louisiana Tech) Oct. 7, 2000
36 Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma (Texas) Oct. 7, 2000
36 Levron Williams, Indiana (Michigan St.) Nov. 10, 2001
36 Chris Brown, Colorado (Nebraska) Nov. 23, 2001
36 Chance Kretschmer, Nevada (UTEP) Nov. 24, 2001
36 Jonathan Golden, Baylor (Samford) Sept. 7, 2002
36 Craig Candeto, Navy (Army West Point) Dec. 7, 2002
36 Willis McGahee, Miami (FL) (Virginia Tech) Dec. 7, 2002
36 Carnell Williams, Auburn (Mississippi St.) Oct. 18, 2003
36 Steve Slaton, West Virginia (Louisville) Oct. 15, 2005
36 Phillip Tanner, Middle Tenn. (North Texas) Nov. 22, 2008
36 Jeremy Brown, Florida (Kentucky) Sept. 25, 2010
36 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech (Idaho) Oct. 20, 2012
36 Kapri Bibbs, Colorado St. (New Mexico) Nov. 16, 2013
36 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (Ga. Southern) Nov. 15, 2014
36 Dee Hart, Colorado St. (New Mexico) Nov. 22, 2014
36 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech (North Texas) Nov. 7, 2015
36 Ryquell Armstead, Temple (Houston) Nov. 10, 2018
Player, Team Year TD Xpts. FG Pts.
Montee Ball, Wisconsin †2011 *39 2 0 *236
Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. †1988 *39 0 0 234
Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic †2017 33 0 0 198
Brock Forsey, Boise St. †2002 32 0 0 192
Jay Ajayi, Boise St. †2014 32 0 0 192
Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin †2014 32 0 0 192
Keenan Reynolds, Navy †2013 31 2 0 188
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 31 0 0 186
Kapri Bibbs, Colorado St. 2013 31 0 0 186
Kevin Smith, UCF †2007 30 0 0 180
Lydell Mitchell, Penn St. †1971 29 0 0 174
Mike Rozier, Nebraska †1983 29 0 0 174
Anthony Wales, Western Ky. †2016 29 0 0 174
Toby Gerhart, Stanford †2009 28 4 0 172
Luke Staley, BYU †2001 28 2 0 170
Ricky Williams, Texas 1998 28 0 0 168
Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech †2000 28 0 0 168
Willis McGahee, Miami (FL) 2002 28 0 0 168
Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech †2012 28 0 0 168
Derrick Henry, Alabama †2015 28 0 0 168
Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. 2017 28 0 0 168
Art Luppino, Arizona †1954 24 22 0 166
Ricky Dobbs, Navy 2009 27 0 0 162
Bernard Pierce, Temple 2011 27 0 0 162
Collin Klein, Kansas St. 2011 27 0 0 162
Jeremy McNichols, Boise St. 2016 27 0 0 162
Player, Team Year Cl. G TD Xpts. FG Pts. Pts/G
Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. †1988 Jr. 11 *39 0 0 234 *21.27
Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska †1950 So. 9 22 25 0 157 17.44
Montee Ball, Wisconsin †2011 Jr. 14 *39 2 0 *236 16.86
Art Luppino, Arizona †1954 So. 10 24 22 0 166 16.60
Ed Marinaro, Cornell †1971 Sr. 9 24 4 0 148 16.44
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 60
Player, Team Year Cl. G TD Xpts. FG Pts. Pts/G
Lydell Mitchell, Penn St. 1971 Sr. 11 29 0 0 174 15.82
Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. †1991 Fr. 9 23 2 0 140 15.56
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 Sr. 12 31 0 0 186 15.50
Luke Staley, BYU †2001 Jr. 11 28 2 0 170 15.45
Ricky Williams, Texas 1998 Sr. 11 28 0 0 168 15.27
Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech †2000 So. 11 28 0 0 168 15.27
Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado †1937 Sr. 8 16 23 1 122 15.25
Fred Wendt, UTEP †1948 Sr. 10 20 32 0 152 15.20
Bill Dudley, Virginia †1941 Sr. 9 18 23 1 134 14.89
Brock Forsey, Boise St. †2002 Sr. 13 32 0 0 192 14.77
Tom Harmon, Michigan †1940 Sr. 8 16 18 1 117 14.63
Bob Gaiters, New Mexico St. †1960 Sr. 10 23 7 0 145 14.50
Mike Rozier, Nebraska †1983 Sr. 12 29 0 0 174 14.50
Keenan Reynolds, Navy †2013 So. 13 31 2 0 188 14.46
Edward Talboom, Wyoming 1950 Sr. 9 15 40 0 130 14.44
Michael Bush, Louisville †2005 Jr. 10 24 0 0 144 14.40
Jim O’Brien, Cincinnati †1968 Jr. 10 12 31 13 142 14.20
Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech †2015 Sr. 11 26 0 0 156 14.18
Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic †2017 So. 14 33 0 0 198 14.14
Anthony Thompson, Indiana †1989 Sr. 11 25 4 0 154 14.00
Willis McGahee, Miami (FL) 2002 So. 12 28 0 0 168 14.00
Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech †2012 Fr. 12 28 0 0 168 14.00
(Non-kickers)
Player, Team Years TD Xpts. FG Pts.
Keenan Reynolds, Navy (QB) 2012-15 *88 2 0 *530
Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech 2012-15 87 0 0 522
Montee Ball, Wisconsin 2009-12 83 2 0 500
Travis Prentice, Miami (OH) 1996-99 78 0 0 468
Ricky Williams, Texas 1995-98 75 2 0 452
Taurean Henderson, Texas Tech 2002-05 69 0 0 414
Brock Forsey, Boise St. 1999-02 68 0 0 408
Cedric Benson, Texas 2001-04 67 2 0 404
Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 2013-16 67 0 0 402
Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 2016-18 67 0 0 402
Anthony Thompson, Indiana 1986-89 65 4 0 394
DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma 2007-10 65 0 0 390
Royce Freeman, Oregon 2014-17 64 0 0 384
Ron Dayne, Wisconsin 1996-99 63 0 0 378
Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. 1991-93 62 4 0 376
Eric Crouch, Nebraska (QB) 1998-01 59 20 0 374
Myles Gaskin, Washington 2015-18 62 0 0 372
Ken Simonton, Oregon St. 1998-01 59 3 0 366
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis 2002-05 60 2 0 362
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada (QB) 2007-10 60 2 0 362
Jarett Dillard, Rice 2005-08 60 0 0 360
Dwone Hicks, Middle Tenn. 1999-02 59 4 0 358
Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh 1973-76 59 2 0 356
DonTrell Moore, New Mexico 2002-05 59 2 0 356
Ian Johnson, Boise St. 2005-08 59 2 0 356
(Kickers)
Player, Team Years PAT
PAT
Att. FG
FG
Att. Pts.
Austin Seibert, Oklahoma 2015-18 310 315 63 79 499
Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St. 2013-16 204 209 *96 *116 *!494
Daniel Carlson, Auburn 2014-17 198 198 92 114 &480
Dustin Hopkins, Florida St. 2009-12 202 207 88 112 466
Jonathan Barnes, Louisiana Tech 2014-17 219 226 81 103 462
Aaron Jones, Baylor 2010-13 *274 *278 59 94 451
Jaden Oberkrom, TCU 2012-15 214 216 79 100 451
Mike Hunnicutt, Oklahoma 2011-14 219 225 75 90 #450
Jameson Vest, Toledo 2015-18 230 236 72 96 446
Jake Elliott, Memphis 2013-16 202 202 81 104 445
Kyle Brotzman, Boise St. 2007-10 238 241 67 92 439
Art Carmody, Louisville 2004-07 253 255 60 73 433
Ben Grogan, Oklahoma St. 2013-16 229 234 68 91 433
Ross Martin, Duke 2012-15 196 197 78 93 430
Andy Phillips, Utah 2013-16 175 176 84 100 427
Rafeal Gaglianone, Wisconsin 2014-18 216 218 70 92 426
Kevin Kelly, Penn St. 2005-08 183 185 78 107 ‡425
Roman Anderson, Houston 1988-91 213 217 70 101 423
Ka’Imi Fairbairn, UCLA 2012-15 209 214 68 89 413
Blair Walsh, Georgia 2008-11 184 185 76 103 412
Billy Bennett, Georgia 2000-03 148 151 87 110 409
Matt Weller, Ohio 2009-12 169 178 80 108 409
Ross Evans, TCU 2008-11 239 255 56 68 407
Marshall Morgan, Georgia 2012-15 215 220 64 84 407
Matt Hogan, Houston 2009-12 228 238 59 71 405
Roberto Aguayo, Florida St. 2013-15 198 198 69 78 405
#Includes one receiving TD; &Includes on rushing TD; ‡Includes one TD
rushing and a 2-point conversion rush; ! Includes one receiving 2-point
conversion.
(Minimum 225 points; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G TD Xpts. FG Pts. Pts/G
Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. 1991-93 31 62 4 0 376 *12.13
Ed Marinaro, Cornell 1969-71 27 52 6 0 318 11.78
Bill Burnett, Arkansas 1968-70 26 49 0 0 294 11.31
Steve Owens, Oklahoma 1967-69 30 56 0 0 336 11.20
Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech 2012-15 47 87 0 0 522 11.11
Eddie Talboom, Wyoming 1948-50 28 34 99 0 303 10.82
Travis Prentice, Miami (OH) 1996-99 44 78 0 0 468 10.66
Keenan Reynolds, Navy (QB) 2012-15 50 *88 2 0 *530 10.60
Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 2016-18 38 67 0 0 402 10.59
Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. 2004-06 33 57 2 0 344 10.42
Montee Ball, Wisconsin 2009-12 49 83 2 0 500 10.20
Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech 1996-98 34 57 0 0 342 10.06
Howard Twilley, Tulsa 1963-65 26 32 67 0 259 9.96
Roberto Aguayo, Florida St. 2013-15 41 0 198 69 405 9.88
Tom Harmon, Michigan 1938-40 24 33 33 2 237 9.88
Ricky Williams, Texas 1995-98 46 75 2 0 452 9.83
Marion Grice, Arizona St. 2012-13 24 39 0 0 234 9.75
Jeremy McNichols, Boise St. 2014-16 34 55 0 0 330 9.71
Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St. 2013-16 51 0 206 96 494 9.69
Roman Anderson, Houston 1988-91 44 0 213 70 423 9.61
Anthony Thompson, Indiana 1986-89 41 65 4 0 394 9.61
All-Time Individual Leaders on Oense 61
Player, Team Years G TD Xpts. FG Pts. Pts/G
Johnny Bright, Drake 1949-51 25 40 0 0 240 9.60
Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech 1999-02 35 56 0 0 336 9.60
Glenn Davis, Army West Point 1943-46 37 59 0 0 354 9.57
Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 2007-08 26 41 0 0 246 9.46
Year Player, Team Cl. TD Xpts. FG Pts.
1937 Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado Sr. 16 23 1 122
1938 Parker Hall, Ole Miss Sr. 11 7 0 73
1939 Tom Harmon, Michigan Jr. 14 15 1 102
1940 Tom Harmon, Michigan Sr. 16 18 1 117
1941 Bill Dudley, Virginia Sr. 18 23 1 134
1942 Bob Steuber, Missouri Sr. 18 13 0 121
1943 Steve Van Buren, LSU Sr. 14 14 0 98
1944 Glenn Davis, Army West Point So. 20 0 0 120
1945 Felix “Doc” Blanchard, Army West
Point
Jr. 19 1 0 115
1946 Gene Roberts, Chattanooga Sr. 18 9 0 117
1947 Lou Gambino, Maryland Jr. 16 0 0 96
1948 Fred Wendt, UTEP Sr. 20 32 0 152
1949 George Thomas, Oklahoma Sr. 19 3 0 117
1950 Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska So. 22 25 0 157
1951 Ollie Matson, San Francisco Sr. 21 0 0 126
1952 Jackie Parker, Mississippi St. Jr. 16 24 0 120
1953 Earl Lindley, Utah St. Sr. 13 3 0 81
1954 Art Luppino, Arizona So. 24 22 0 166
1955 Jim Swink, TCU Jr. 20 5 0 125
1956 Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma Jr. 18 0 0 108
1957 Leon Burton, Arizona St. Jr. 16 0 0 96
1958 Dick Bass, Pacific Jr. 18 8 0 116
1959 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Jr. 17 5 0 107
1960 Bob Gaiters, New Mexico St. Sr. 23 7 0 145
1961 Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. So. 21 12 0 138
1962 Jerry Logan, West Tex. A&M Sr. 13 32 0 110
1963 Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton Jr. 14 0 0 84
Dave Casinelli, Memphis Sr. 14 0 0 84
1964 Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest Sr. 17 9 0 111
1965 Howard Twilley, Tulsa Sr. 16 31 0 127
1966 Ken Hebert, Houston Jr. 11 41 2 113
1967 Leroy Keyes, Purdue Jr. 19 0 0 114
1968 Jim O’Brien, Cincinnati Jr. 12 31 13 142
1969 Steve Owens, Oklahoma Sr. 23 0 0 138
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) points
Year Player, Team Cl. G TD Xpts. FG Pts. P/G
1970 Brian Bream, Air Force Jr. 10 20 0 0 120 12.0
Gary Kosins, Dayton Jr. 9 18 0 0 108 12.0
1971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Sr. 9 24 4 0 148 16.4
1972 Harold Henson, Ohio St. So. 10 20 0 0 120 12.0
1973 Jim Jennings, Rutgers Sr. 11 21 2 0 128 11.6
1974 Bill Marek, Wisconsin Jr. 9 19 0 0 114 12.7
1975 Pete Johnson, Ohio St. Jr. 11 25 0 0 150 13.6
1976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Sr. 11 22 2 0 134 12.2
1977 Earl Campbell, Texas Sr. 11 19 0 0 114 10.4
1978 Billy Sims, Oklahoma Jr. 11 20 0 0 120 10.9
1979 Billy Sims, Oklahoma Sr. 11 22 0 0 132 12.0
1980 Sammy Winder, Southern Miss. Jr. 11 20 0 0 120 10.9
1981 Marcus Allen, Southern California Sr. 11 23 0 0 138 12.5
Year Player, Team Cl. G TD Xpts. FG Pts. P/G
1982 Greg Allen, Florida St. So. 11 21 0 0 126 11.5
1983 Mike Rozier, Nebraska Sr. 12 29 0 0 174 14.5
1984 Keith Byars, Ohio St. Jr. 11 24 0 0 144 13.1
1985 Bernard White, Bowling Green Sr. 11 19 0 0 114 10.4
1986 Steve Bartalo, Colorado St. Sr. 11 19 0 0 114 10.4
1987 Paul Hewitt, San Diego St. Jr. 12 24 0 0 144 12.0
1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. Jr. 11 *39 0 0 234 *21.3
1989 Anthony Thompson, Indiana Sr. 11 25 4 0 154 14.0
1990
Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill. (QB)
Sr. 11 19 6 0 120 10.9
1991 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. Fr. 9 23 2 0 140 15.6
1992 Garrison Hearst, Georgia Jr. 11 21 0 0 126 11.5
1993 Byron Morris, Texas Tech Jr. 11 22 2 0 134 12.2
1994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado Jr. 11 24 0 0 144 13.1
1995 Eddie George, Ohio St. Sr. 12 24 0 0 144 12.0
1996 Corey Dillon, Washington Jr. 11 23 0 0 138 12.6
1997 Ricky Williams, Texas Jr. 11 25 2 0 152 13.8
1998 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Sr. 12 31 0 0 186 15.5
1999 Shaun Alexander, Alabama Sr. 11 24 0 0 144 13.1
2000 Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech So. 11 28 0 0 168 15.3
2001 Luke Staley, BYU Jr. 11 28 2 0 170 15.5
2002 Brock Forsey, Boise St. Sr. 13 32 0 0 192 14.8
2003 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas Jr. 11 21 0 0 126 11.5
2004 Tyler Jones, Boise St. Sr. 12 0 69 24 141 11.8
2005 Michael Bush, Louisville Jr. 10 24 0 0 144 14.4
2006 Ian Johnson, Boise St. So. 12 25 2 0 152 12.7
2007 Kevin Smith, UCF Jr. 14 30 0 0 180 12.9
2008 Javon Ringer, Michigan St. Sr. 13 22 0 0 132 10.2
2009 Toby Gerhart, Stanford Sr. 13 28 4 0 172 13.2
2010 LaMichael James, Oregon So. 12 24 0 0 144 12.0
2011 Montee Ball, Wisconsin Jr. 14 *39 2 0 *236 16.9
2012 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech Fr. 12 28 0 0 168 14.0
2013 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (QB) So. 13 31 2 0 188 14.5
2014 Jay Ajayi, Boise St. Jr. 14 32 0 0 192 13.7
Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Jr. 14 32 0 0 192 13.7
2015 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech Sr. 11 26 0 0 156 14.2
2016 Anthony Wales, Western Ky. Sr. 13 29 0 0 174 13.4
2017 Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic So. 14 33 0 0 198 14.1
2018 Andre Szmyt, Syracuse Fr. 13 0 61 30 151 11.6
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 62
ALL
-
TIME INDIVIDUAL LEADERS ON DEFENSE
(Since 2000)
TOTAL TACKLES
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
(Since 2000)
TT Player, Team (Opponent) Date
28 Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma (Army West Point) Sept. 22, 2018
26 Brian Leigeb, Central Mich. (Northern Ill.) Nov. 17, 2000
26 Doug Szymul, Northwestern (Navy) Sept. 21, 2002
26 Bryce Hudman, SMU (Arkansas St.) Sept. 15, 2007
25 Bob Sanders, Iowa (Indiana) Oct. 20, 2001
25 DeMeco Ryans, Alabama (Arkansas) Sept. 27, 2003
25 Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas St. (North Texas) Nov. 26, 2005
25 Albert Rosette, Nevada (Air Force) Oct. 26, 2012
24 Pernell Griffin, East Carolina (Wake Forest) Sept. 1, 2001
24 Dantonio Burnette, NC State (Clemson) Oct. 13, 2001
24 Brad White, Wake Forest (Navy) Nov. 23, 2002
24 Chris Moore, East Carolina (Cincinnati) Sept. 1, 2003
24 Rich Constantine, Ohio (Marshall) Nov. 28, 2003
24 Donyae Coleman, New Mexico St. (Nevada) Oct. 29, 2011
24 Nick Clancy, Boston College (Northwestern) Sept. 15, 2012
24 Marvin Burdette, UAB (Tulane) Oct. 27, 2012
24 Obi Melifonwu, UConn (Tulane) Nov. 26, 2016
24 Rodney Butler, New Mexico St. (New Mexico) Sept. 10, 2016
24 Asauni Rufus, Nevada (Air Force) Oct. 20, 2017
23 Durell Mapp, North Carolina (NC State) Nov. 10, 2007
23 Pete Fleps, SMU (Navy) Oct. 25, 2008
23 Brian Hendricks, Wyoming (Air Force) Oct. 17, 2009
23 Marcus McGraw, Houston (Air Force) Dec. 31, 2009
23 Luke Kuechly, Boston College (Duke) Sept. 17, 2011
23 Brady Amack, Air Force (Navy) Oct. 1, 2011
23 Donyae Coleman, New Mexico St. (Utah St.) Dec. 3, 2011
23 Tyler Matakevich, Temple (Idaho) Sept. 28, 2013
23 Cole Farrand, Maryland (Clemson) Oct. 26, 2013
23 Ty Summers, TCU (Baylor) Nov. 27, 2015
23 Daniel Bituli, Tennessee (Georgia Tech) Sept. 4, 2017
23 Curtis Bolton, Oklahoma (Army West Point) Sept. 22, 2018
23 Brad Koenig, Miami (OH) (Army West Point) Oct. 20, 2018
23 John Lako, Akron (Central Mich.) Oct. 27, 2018
Player, Team Year G Solo Ast. Total
Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech †2002 14 124 69 *193
Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2011 12 102 89 191
Josh Buhl, Kansas St. †2003 15 109 75 184
Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2010 13 110 73 183
Tom Ward, Toledo 2002 14 107 73 180
Jimmy Cottrell, New Mexico St. †2005 12 90 89 179
Ben Burr-Kirven, Washington †2018 14 94 82 176
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2002 14 *135 40 175
Player, Team Year G Solo Ast. Total
Frank Ginda, San Jose St. †2017 13 94 79 173
John Leake, Clemson 2002 13 81 88 169
Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt 2002 12 116 52 168
Byron Hardmon, Florida 2002 13 104 64 168
Nick Greisen, Wisconsin †2001 12 101 66 167
Rodney Thomas, Clemson 2002 13 82 85 167
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2002 13 121 46 167
Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2003 13 99 68 167
Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2002 12 107 59 166
Dan Molls, Toledo †2012 12 86 80 166
Matthew Castelo, San Jose St. †2006 13 81 84 165
Chris Chamberlain, Tulsa †2007 14 104 61 165
Rodney Butler, New Mexico St. †2016 12 63 102 165
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2003 12 111 53 164
Levar Fisher, NC State †2000 11 93 70 163
Mason Foster, Washington 2010 13 106 57 163
Scooby Wright III, Arizona 2014 14 99 64 163
Player, Team Year G Solo Ast. Total T/G
Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2011 12 102 89 191 *15.92
Rick Sherrod, West Virginia †2001 10 102 54 156 15.60
Jimmy Cottrell, New Mexico St. †2005 12 90 89 179 14.92
Hanik Milligan, Houston 2001 10 82 67 149 14.90
Levar Fisher, NC State †2000 11 93 70 163 14.82
Kyle Kayden, West Virginia 2001 11 88 71 159 14.45
Jack Brewer, Minnesota 2001 11 89 66 155 14.09
Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2010 13 110 73 183 14.08
Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt †2002 12 116 52 168 14.00
Nick Greisen, Wisconsin 2001 12 101 66 167 13.92
Pernell Griffin, East Carolina 2001 11 72 81 153 13.91
Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2002 12 107 59 166 13.83
Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech 2002 14 124 69 *193 13.79
Rodney Butler, New Mexico St. †2016 12 63 102 165 13.75
D’Qwell Jackson, Maryland 2005 10 56 81 137 13.70
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. †2003 12 111 53 164 13.67
Greg Washington, Army West
Point
†2004 11 73 76 149 13.55
Carmen Messina, New Mexico †2009 12 80 82 162 13.50
Brian Wagner, Akron 2011 11 56 91 147 13.36
Frank Ginda, San Jose St. †2017 13 94 79 173 13.31
Kevin Harrison, Eastern Mich. 2004 11 62 84 146 13.27
Keith Smith, San Jose St. †2013 12 78 81 159 13.25
Javahn Fergurson, New Mexico
St.
†2018 10 42 90 132 13.20
Abdul Hodge, Iowa 2005 12 96 62 158 13.17
Marvin Burdette, UAB †2012 12 90 67 157 13.08
Player, Team Years G Solo Ast. Total
Tim McGarigle, Northwestern 2002-05 48 319 226 *545
Luke Kuechly, Boston College 2009-11 38 299 233 532
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2000-03 47 *360 166 526
Marcus McGraw, Houston 2008-11 53 250 260 510
Justin Beriault, Ball St. 2001-04 46 267 241 508
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 63
Player, Team Years G Solo Ast. Total
Ryan Fowler, Duke 2000-03 46 286 209 495
Quin Blanding, Virginia 2014-17 49 260 235 495
Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2000-03 47 298 194 492
Tyler Matakevich, Temple 2012-15 49 337 155 492
Matt Pusateri, Miami (OH) 2001-04 51 313 172 485
Eric Kendricks, UCLA 2011-14 53 308 172 480
Keith Smith, San Jose St. 2010-13 49 234 242 476
Thomas Keith, Central Mich. 2004-07 57 233 241 474
Nick Bellore, Central Mich. 2007-10 52 229 243 472
Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2000-03 47 304 162 466
Greg Jones, Michigan St. 2007-10 52 236 229 465
Travis Freeman, Ball St. 2009-12 49 175 *290 465
Davonte Shannon, Buffalo 2007-10 50 258 203 461
Derrick Johnson, Texas 2001-04 49 281 177 458
Carmen Messina, New Mexico 2008-11 48 217 237 454
Andrew Wingard, Wyoming 2015-18 51 274 180 454
Abdul Hodge, Iowa 2002-05 50 289 164 453
Lawrence Wilson, UConn 2007-10 52 246 203 449
Travis Lewis, Oklahoma 2008-11 53 243 203 446
Bobby Wagner, Utah St. 2008-11 48 200 245 445
(Min. 300 total tackles; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Solo Ast. Total T/G
Luke Kuechly, Boston College 2009-11 38 299 233 532 *14.00
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2000-02 35 308 126 434 12.40
Hanik Milligan, Houston 2000-02 34 235 170 405 11.91
Tim McGarigle, Northwestern 2002-05 48 319 226 *545 11.35
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2000-03 47 *360 166 526 11.21
Khalil Hodge, Buffalo 2016-18 38 185 236 421 11.08
Justin Beriault, Ball St. 2001-04 46 267 241 508 11.04
Ryan Fowler, Duke 2000-03 46 286 209 495 10.76
Dantonio Burnette, NC State 2000-02 34 185 178 363 10.68
Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2000-03 47 298 194 492 10.47
Josh Smith, Navy 2002-04 34 164 190 354 10.41
Quin Blanding, Virginia 2014-17 49 260 235 495 10.10
Tyler Matakevich, Temple 2012-15 49 337 155 492 10.04
Jerry Schumacher, Illinois 2000-02 35 236 115 351 10.03
Alex Wujciak, Maryland 2008-10 38 157 224 381 10.03
Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2000-03 47 304 162 466 9.91
Keith Smith, San Jose St. 2010-13 49 234 242 476 9.71
Nate Holley, Kent St. 2013-16 44 255 171 426 9.68
Alfred Fincher, UConn 2002-04 36 181 166 347 9.64
Marcus McGraw, Houston 2008-11 53 250 260 510 9.62
Matt Pusateri, Miami (OH) 2001-04 51 313 172 485 9.51
Travis Freeman, Ball St. 2009-12 49 175 *290 465 9.49
Thomas Keith, Central Mich. 2004-07 50 233 241 474 9.48
Carmen Messina, New Mexico 2008-11 48 217 237 454 9.46
Year Player, Team Cl. G Solo Ast. Total T/G
2000 Levar Fisher, NC State Jr. 11 93 70 163 14.82
2001 Rick Sherrod, West Virginia Sr. 10 102 54 156 15.60
2002 Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt Sr. 12 116 52 168 14.00
2003 Rod Davis, Southern Miss. Sr. 12 111 53 164 13.67
2004 Greg Washington, Army West Point Sr. 11 73 76 149 13.55
2005 Jimmy Cottrell, New Mexico St. Sr. 12 90 89 179 14.92
Year Player, Team Cl. G Solo Ast. Total T/G
2006 Alvin Bowen, Iowa St. Jr. 12 95 60 155 12.92
2007 Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh Jr. 12 98 53 151 12.58
2008 Derrick Richardson, New Mexico St. Sr. 11 66 71 137 12.45
2009 Carmen Messina, New Mexico So. 12 80 82 162 13.50
2010 Luke Kuechly, Boston College So. 13 110 73 183 14.08
2011 Luke Kuechly, Boston College Jr. 12 102 89 191 *15.92
2012 Marvin Burdette, UAB Sr. 12 90 67 157 13.08
2013 Keith Smith, San Jose St. Sr. 12 78 81 159 13.25
2014 Dakota Cox, New Mexico So. 9 39 77 116 12.89
2015 Kentrell Brothers, Missouri Sr. 12 73 79 152 12.67
2016 Rodney Butler, New Mexico St. Sr. 12 63 102 165 13.75
2017 Frank Ginda, San Jose St. Jr. 13 94 79 173 13.31
2018 Javahn Fergurson, New Mexico St. Jr. 10 42 90 132 13.20
SOLO TACKLES
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
(Since 2000)
Solo Player, Team (Opponent) Date
20 Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas St. (North Texas) Nov. 26, 2005
19 Doug Szymul, Northwestern (Navy) Sept. 21, 2002
19 Tyler Matakevich, Temple (Idaho) Sept. 28, 2013
18 Brian Leigeb, Central Mich. (Northern Ill.) Nov. 17, 2000
18 Nick Duffy, Northern Ill. (Ball St.) Nov. 17, 2001
18 Bryan London, Texas St. (Arkansas St.) Dec. 3, 2016
17 Tom Ward, Toledo (UNLV) Sept. 21, 2002
17 Matt McCoy, San Diego St. (Michigan) Sept. 18, 2004
17 A.J. Nicholson, Florida St. (Boston College) Sept. 17, 2005
17 Nelson Coleman, Tulsa (Rice) Oct. 15, 2005
17 Luke Kuechly, Boston College (Duke) Sept. 17, 2011
17 Kevin Minter, LSU (Florida) Oct. 6, 2012
17 Nicky Clancy, Boston College (Virginia Tech) Nov. 17, 2012
17 Ben Heeney, Kansas (Texas Tech) Oct. 18, 2014
17 Marc Millan, Idaho (Arkansas St.) Nov. 1, 2014
17 Kevin Davis, Colorado St. (Colorado) Sept. 2, 2016
16 Quincy Monk, North Carolina (Wake Forest) Nov. 10, 2001
16 Dexter Reid, North Carolina (Clemson) Nov. 9, 2002
16 E.J. Henderson, Maryland (Wake Forest) Nov. 30, 2002
16 Lewis Moore, Pittsburgh (Toledo) Sept. 20, 2003
16 Rod Davis, Southern Miss. (TCU) Nov. 20, 2003
16 Barrett Ruud, Nebraska (Kansas St.) Oct. 23, 2004
16 Jimmy Cottrell, New Mexico St. (Colorado) Sept. 10, 2005
16 Cole Snyder, Idaho (UNLV) Sept. 10, 2005
16 Cardia Jackson, La.-Monroe (Tulane) Sept. 20, 2008
16 Christopher Buckner, New Mexico St. (Hawaii) Nov. 14, 2009
16 Trent Mackey, Tulane (Syracuse) Oct. 8, 2011
16 Marvin Burdette, UAB (Tulane) Oct. 27, 2012
16 Ryan Shazier, Ohio St. (Indiana) Nov. 23, 2013
16 Tyler Matakevich, Temple (East Carolina) Nov. 1, 2014
16 Armani Watts, Texas A&M (Ole Miss) Oct. 24, 2015
16 Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas (West Virginia) Nov. 21, 2015
16 Charmeachealle Moore, Kansas St. (West Virginia) Dec. 5, 2015
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 64
Player, Team Year G Solo ST/G
E.J. Henderson, Maryland †2002 14 *135 9.64
Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech 2002 14 124 8.86
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2002 13 121 9.31
Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt 2002 12 116 9.67
Jordon Dizon, Colorado †2007 13 114 8.77
Andre Maddox, NC State †2003 13 113 8.69
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2003 12 111 9.25
Leroy Hill, Clemson 2003 13 110 8.46
Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2010 13 110 8.46
Josh Buhl, Kansas St. 2003 15 109 7.27
Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas †2018 12 108 9.00
Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2002 12 107 8.92
Tom Ward, Toledo 2002 14 107 7.64
Mason Foster, Washington 2010 13 106 8.15
Tyler Matakevich, Temple †2013 12 105 8.75
E.J. Henderson, Maryland †2001 11 104 9.45
Byron Hardman, Florida 2002 13 104 8.00
Chris Chamberlain, Tulsa 2007 14 104 7.43
Rick Sherrod, West Virginia 2001 10 102 *10.20
Tim McGarigle, Northwestern †2004 12 102 8.50
Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2011 12 102 8.50
Nick Greisen, Wisconsin 2001 12 101 8.42
Michael Boley, Southern Miss. 2003 13 101 7.77
Orie Lemon, Oklahoma St. 2010 13 101 7.77
Taylor Reed, SMU 2010 14 101 7.21
Ryan Shazier, Ohio St. 2013 14 101 7.21
Player, Team Year G Solo ST/G
Rick Sherrod, West Virginia †2001 10 102 *10.20
Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt †2002 12 116 9.67
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2002 14 *135 9.64
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2001 11 104 9.45
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2002 13 121 9.31
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. †2003 12 111 9.25
Tito Rodriquez, UCF 2001 11 100 9.09
Chris Moore, East Carolina 2003 11 100 9.09
Patrick Willis, Ole Miss †2005 10 90 9.00
Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas †2018 12 108 9.00
Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2002 12 107 8.92
Nate Holley, Kent St. †2016 9 80 8.89
Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech 2002 14 124 8.86
Jordon Dizon, Colorado †2007 13 114 8.77
Tyler Matakevich, Temple †2013 12 105 8.75
Maurice Lloyd, UConn 2003 11 96 8.73
Andre Maddox, NC State 2003 13 113 8.69
Tim McGarigle, Northwestern †2004 12 102 8.50
Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2011 12 102 8.50
Leroy Hill, Clemson 2003 13 110 8.46
Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2010 13 110 8.46
Cole Snyder, Idaho 2005 11 93 8.45
James King, Central Mich. 2003 12 100 8.33
Zac Woodfin, UAB 2003 12 99 8.25
Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh 2007 12 98 8.17
Player, Team Years G Solo
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2000-03 47 *360
Tyler Matakevich, Temple 2012-15 49 337
Tim McGarigle, Northwestern 2002-05 48 319
Matt Pusateri, Miami (OH) 2001-04 51 313
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2000-02 35 308
Eric Kendricks, UCLA 2011-14 53 308
Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2000-03 47 304
Luke Kuechly, Boston College 2009-11 38 299
Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2000-03 47 298
Abdul Hodge, Iowa 2002-05 50 289
Ryan Fowler, Duke 2000-03 46 286
Cody Davis, Texas Tech 2009-12 49 286
Derrick Johnson, Texas 2001-04 49 281
Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas 2014-18 50 281
Andrew Wingard, Wyoming 2015-18 51 274
Deone Bucannon, Washington St. 2010-13 49 270
James King, Central Mich. 2001-04 45 268
Justin Beriault, Ball St. 2001-04 46 267
Chris Moore, East Carolina 2002-05 46 264
Quin Blanding, Virginia 2014-17 49 260
Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky 2004-07 47 259
Terrell Jones, Miami (OH) 2000-03 47 258
Davonte Shannon, Buffalo 2007-10 50 258
Taylor Reed, SMU 2009-12 52 258
Nate Holley, Kent St. 2013-16 44 255
(Min. 225 solo tackles; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Solo ST/G
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2000-02 35 308 *8.80
Luke Kuechly, Boston College 2009-11 38 299 7.87
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2000-03 47 *360 7.66
Hanik Milligan, Houston 2000-02 34 235 6.91
Tyler Matakevich, Temple 2012-15 49 337 6.88
Jerry Schumacher, Illinois 2000-02 35 236 6.74
Tim McGarigle, Northwestern 2002-05 48 319 6.65
Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2000-03 47 304 6.47
Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2000-03 47 298 6.34
Ryan Fowler, Duke 2000-03 46 286 6.22
Matt Pusateri, Miami (OH) 2001-04 51 313 6.14
Nick Duffy, Northern Ill. 2000-03 39 236 6.05
James King, Central Mich. 2001-04 45 268 5.96
Akil Grant, Northern Ill. 2000-03 42 246 5.86
Cody Davis, Texas Tech 2009-12 49 286 5.84
Eric Kendricks, UCLA 2011-14 53 308 5.81
Justin Beriault, Ball St. 2001-04 46 267 5.80
Nate Holley, Kent St. 2013-16 44 255 5.80
Abdul Hodge, Iowa 2002-05 50 289 5.78
Chris Moore, East Carolina 2002-05 46 264 5.74
Derrick Johnson, Texas 2001-04 49 281 5.73
Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas 2014-18 50 281 5.62
Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky 2004-07 47 259 5.51
Deone Bucannon, Washington St. 2010-13 49 270 5.51
Terrell Jones, Miami (OH) 2000-03 47 258 5.49
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 65
Year Player, Team Cl. G Solo ST/G
2001 Rick Sherrod, West Virginia Sr. 10 102 *10.2
2002 Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt Sr. 12 116 9.7
2003 Rod Davis, Southern Miss. Sr. 12 111 9.3
2004 Tim McGarigle, Northwestern Jr. 12 102 8.5
2005 Patrick Willis, Ole Miss Jr. 10 90 9.0
2006 Alvin Bowen, Iowa St. Jr. 12 95 7.9
2007 Jordon Dizon, Colorado Sr. 13 114 8.8
2008 Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina So. 13 87 6.7
2009 Travis Bradshaw, Rice Jr. 12 90 7.5
2010 Luke Kuechly, Boston College So. 13 110 8.5
2011 Luke Kuechly, Boston College Jr. 12 102 8.5
2012 Marvin Burdette, UAB Sr. 12 90 7.5
2013 Tyler Matakevich, Temple So. 12 105 8.8
2014 Eric Kendricks, UCLA Sr. 13 101 7.8
2015 Fish Smithson, Kansas Jr. 11 87 7.9
2016 Nate Holley, Kent St. Sr. 9 80 8.9
2017 Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas Jr. 12 93 7.8
2018 Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas Sr. 12 108 9.0
TACKLES FOR LOSS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player. For tackles for loss, solo tackles
count as one and assisted tackles count as half-a-tackle toward
the total.
(Since 2000)
TFL Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
8 Nate Irving, NC State (Wake Forest) Nov. 13, 2010
8 Khaleke Hudson, Michigan (Minnesota) Nov. 4, 2017
7 Chris Johnson, Kansas St. (Kansas) Oct. 7, 2000
7 Richard Seigler, Oregon St. (Arizona St.) Oct. 20, 2001
7 Larry Foote, Michigan (Iowa) Oct. 27, 2001
7 Elvis Dumervil, Louisville (Kentucky) Sept. 4, 2005
7 David Long, West Virginia (Oklahoma St.) Oct. 28, 2017
6.5 Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. (Washington) Oct. 26, 2002
6.5 Alex Lewis, Wisconsin (Purdue) Oct. 18, 2003
6.5 Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. (Ball St.) Oct. 21, 2006
6.5 Jared Crick, Nebraska (Baylor) Oct. 31, 2009
6.5 Hunter Dimick, Utah (Arizona St.) Nov. 10, 2016
6 Julius Peppers, North Carolina (Virginia) Oct. 28, 2000
6 James Davis, West Virginia (East Carolina) Nov. 18, 2000
6 Akin Ayodele, Purdue (Cincinnati) Sept. 2, 2001
6 Nate Bolling, Wake Forest (Maryland) Sept. 22, 2001
6 Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin (Penn St.) Sept. 22, 2001
6 Andy Stark, Ball St. (Central Mich.) Nov. 20, 2004
6 Carl Ihenacho, San Jose St. (New Mexico St.) Oct. 18, 2008
6 Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska (Texas) Dec. 5, 2009
6 Andre Branch, Clemson (Virginia Tech) Oct. 1, 2011
6 Travis Johnson, San Jose St. (UC Davis) Sept. 7, 2012
6 Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh (Georgia Tech) Nov. 2, 2013
6 Dean Lowry, Northwestern (Nebraska) Oct. 24, 2015
6 Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh (Louisville) Nov. 21, 2015
6 Jarron Jones, Notre Dame [(Miami (FL)] Oct. 29, 2016
6 Jake Hansen, Illinois (Kent St.) Sept. 1, 2018
Player, Team Year G Solo Ast. Total
Jason Babin, Western Mich. †2003 12 31 2 *32.0
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. †2002 14 27 9 31.5
George Selvie, South Fla. †2007 13 31 1 31.5
Kenny Philpot, Eastern Mich. †2001 11 26 9 30.5
Sammy Brown, Houston †2011 14 26 8 30.0
Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. †2017 13 27 5 29.5
Scooby Wright III, Arizona †2014 14 27 4 29.0
Johnathan Goddard, Marshall †2004 12 23 11 28.5
Shawn Crable, Michigan 2007 13 23 11 28.5
Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh †2013 13 27 3 28.5
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2001 11 26 4 28.0
Wayne Rogers, Houston †2000 11 27 0 27.0
Leroy Hill, Clemson 2003 13 27 0 27.0
Wallace Gilberry, Alabama 2007 13 22 10 27.0
Dan Bazuin, Central Mich. †2005 11 24 5 26.5
Anthony Spencer, Purdue †2006 14 25 3 26.5
Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. †2018 14 23 7 26.5
Bryan Knight, Pittsburgh 2000 11 26 0 26.0
Jason Babin, Western Mich. 2002 12 25 2 26.0
Kenechi Udeze, Southern California 2003 13 23 6 26.0
Brandon Graham, Michigan †2009 12 23 6 26.0
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue †2010 12 23 6 26.0
Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson 2010 13 23 6 26.0
Bradley Chubb, NC State 2017 12 22 8 26.0
Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech 2018 13 22 8 26.0
Player, Team Year G Solo Ast. Total TFL/G
Kenny Philpot, Eastern Mich. †2001 11 26 9 30.5 *2.77
Jason Babin, Western Mich. †2003 12 31 2 *32.0 2.67
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2001 11 26 4 28.0 2.55
Wayne Rogers, Houston †2000 11 27 0 27.0 2.46
George Selvie, South Fla. †2007 13 31 1 31.5 2.42
Dan Bazuin, Central Mich. †2005 11 24 5 26.5 2.41
Johnathan Goddard, Marshall †2004 12 23 11 28.5 2.38
Bryan Knight, Pittsburgh 2000 11 26 0 26.0 2.36
Larry Foote, Michigan 2001 10 21 5 23.5 2.35
Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. †2017 13 27 5 29.5 2.27
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. †2002 14 27 9 31.5 2.25
LeMarcus McDonald, TCU 2001 11 23 3 24.5 2.23
Robert Thomas, UCLA 2001 11 23 3 24.5 2.23
Shawn Crable, Michigan 2007 13 23 11 28.5 2.19
Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh †2013 13 27 3 28.5 2.19
Julius Peppers, North Carolina 2000 11 24 0 24.0 2.18
Jason Babin, Western Mich. 2002 12 25 2 26.0 2.17
Brandon Graham, Michigan †2009 12 23 6 26.0 2.17
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue †2010 12 23 6 26.0 2.17
Bradley Chubb, NC State 2017 12 22 8 26.0 2.17
Sammy Brown, Houston †2011 14 26 8 30.0 2.14
Dwight Freeney, Syracuse 2001 12 24 3 25.5 2.13
Nate Harvey, East Carolina †2018 12 23 5 25.5 2.13
Jonathan Babineaux, Iowa 2004 12 24 2 25.0 2.08
Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas 2017 12 20 10 25.0 2.08
Leroy Hill, Clemson 2003 13 27 0 27.0 2.08
Wallace Gilberry, Alabama 2007 13 22 10 27.0 2.08
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 66
Player, Team Years G Solo Ast. Total
Jason Babin, Western Mich. 2000-03 47 73 4 *75.0
Khalil Mack, Buffalo 2010-13 48 62 26 *75.0
George Selvie, South Fla. 2006-09 52 64 10 69.0
Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech 2015-18 51 58 17 66.5
Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh 2010-13 51 61 10 66.0
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 2000-02 36 61 9 65.5
Johnathan Goddard, Marshall 2001-04 48 60 11 65.5
Derrick Johnson, Texas 2001-04 49 65 0 65.0
Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas St. 2014-17 49 49 32 65.0
Dontay Moch, Nevada 2006-10 54 55 16 63.0
Kyle Van Noy, BYU 2010-13 52 58 8 62.0
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2000-02 35 59 4 61.0
Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2000-03 47 60 1 60.5
Dan Bazuin, Central Mich. 2003-06 47 49 23 60.5
Bradley Chubb, NC State 2014-17 49 48 24 60.0
Shaun Phillips, Purdue 2000-03 47 53 13 59.5
Bill Swancutt, Oregon St. 2001-04 49 54 11 59.5
Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech 2002-05 42 57 5 59.5
Jeremy Beal, Oklahoma 2007-10 55 49 19 58.5
David Pollack, Georgia 2001-04 50 58 0 58.0
Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. 2015-18 39 52 12 58.0
Bruce Miller, UCF 2007-10 53 45 25 57.5
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 2007-10 48 50 14 57.0
Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2000-02 34 56 0 56.0
Brandon Graham, Michigan 2006-09 46 49 14 56.0
(Min. 35 tackles for loss; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Solo Ast. Total TFL/G
Sammy Brown, Houston 2010-11 26 42 16 50.0 *1.92
Julius Peppers, North Carolina 2000-01 23 43 0 43.0 1.87
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 2000-02 36 61 9 65.5 1.82
E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2000-02 35 59 4 61.0 1.74
Jarvis Jones, Georgia 2011-12 26 38 12 44.0 1.69
Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2000-02 34 56 0 56.0 1.65
Dan Klecko, Temple 2000-02 30 49 0 49.0 1.63
Ed Oliver, Houston 2016-18 33 46 15 53.5 1.62
Jason Babin, Western Mich. 2000-03 47 73 4 *75.0 1.60
Khalil Mack, Buffalo 2010-13 48 62 26 *75.0 1.56
Calvin Pace, Wake Forest 2000-02 34 52 0 52.0 1.53
Tully Banta-Cain, California 2000-02 34 49 5 51.5 1.51
Greg Gathers, Georgia Tech 2000-02 26 39 0 39.0 1.50
Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. 2015-18 39 52 12 58.0 1.49
Travis LaBoy, Hawaii 2001-03 34 50 0 50.0 1.47
Jason Jones, Eastern Mich. 2004-07 34 45 10 50.0 1.47
Kenechi Udeze, Southern California 2001-03 37 50 6 53.0 1.43
Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech 2002-05 42 57 5 59.5 1.42
J.J. Watt, Wisconsin 2009-10 26 33 7 36.5 1.40
Scooby Wright, Arizona 2013-15 30 37 9 41.5 1.38
Bo Schobel, TCU 2000-03 37 51 0 51.0 1.38
Roosevelt Nix, Kent St. 2009-12 38 40 24 52.0 1.37
Johnathan Goddard, Marshall 2001-04 48 60 11 65.5 1.36
Myles Garrett, Texas A&M 2014-16 36 41 15 48.5 1.35
Scott Crichton, Oregon St. 2010-13 38 47 8 51.0 1.34
George Selvie, South Fla. 2006-09 52 64 10 69.0 1.33
Year Player, Team G Solo Ast. Total T/G
2000 Wayne Rogers, Houston 11 27 0 27.0 2.45
2001 Kenny Philpot, Eastern Mich. 11 26 9 30.5 *2.77
2002 Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 14 27 9 31.5 2.25
2003 Jason Babin, Western Mich. 12 31 2 *32.0 2.67
2004 Johnathan Goddard, Marshall 12 23 11 28.5 2.38
2005 Dan Bazuin, Central Mich. 11 24 5 26.5 2.41
2006 Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. 13 23 5 25.5 1.96
2007 George Selvie, South Fla. 13 31 1 31.5 2.42
2008 Jarron Gilbert, San Jose St. 12 20 4 22.0 1.83
2009 Brandon Graham, Michigan 12 23 6 26.0 2.17
2010 Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 12 23 6 26.0 2.17
2011 Sammy Brown, Houston 14 26 8 30.0 2.14
2012 Jarvis Jones, Georgia 12 22 5 24.5 2.04
2013 Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh 13 27 3 28.5 2.19
2014 Scooby Wright III, Arizona 14 27 4 29.0 2.07
2015 Antonio Longino, Arizona St. 13 21 3 22.5 1.73
Devonte’ Fields, Louisville 13 18 9 22.5 1.73
2016 Tegray Scales, Indiana 13 20 7 23.5 1.81
2017 Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. 13 27 5 29.5 2.27
2018 Nate Harvey, East Carolina 12 23 5 25.5 2.13
PASS SACKS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player. For sacks, solo tackles count as
one and assisted tackles count as half-a-tackle toward the total.
(Since 2000)
PS Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
6 Elvis Dumervil, Louisville (Kentucky) Sept. 4, 2005
6 Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. (Ball St.) Oct. 21, 2006
5.5 Matt Boesen, TCU (Baylor) Nov. 24, 2017
5 Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin (Penn St.) Sept. 22, 2001
5 James Harrison, Kent St. [Miami (OH)] Nov. 24, 2001
5 Alex Lewis, Wisconsin (Purdue) Oct. 18, 2003
5 Mkristo Bruce, Washington St. (Stanford) Sept. 23, 2006
5 Larry English, Northern Ill. (Idaho) Sept. 22, 2007
5 Jared Crick, Nebraska (Baylor) Oct. 31, 2009
5 Quanterus Smith, Western Ky. (FIU) Oct. 27, 2012
5 Zach Pratt, Rice (FIU) Nov. 1, 2014
5 Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas St. (Idaho) Nov. 1, 2014
5 Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh (Louisville) Nov. 21, 2015
5 Hunter Dimich, Utah (Arizona St.) Nov. 10, 2016
4.5 Dwight Freeney, Syracuse (Virginia Tech) Oct. 21, 2000
4.5 Tully Banta-Cain, California (New Mexico St.) Sept. 7, 2002
4.5 Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. (Washington) Oct. 26, 2002
4.5 Jorge Cordova, Nevada (Washington) Oct. 11, 2003
4.5 Brandon Perkins, Kansas (Louisiana Tech) Sept. 17, 2005
4.5 Larry English, Northern Ill. (Temple) Oct. 21, 2006
4.5 Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska (Texas) Dec. 5, 2009
4.5 Robert Eddins, Ball St. (Central Mich.) Oct. 2, 2010
4.5 Guy Miller, Colorado St. (UNLV) Oct. 16, 2010
4.5 Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina (Clemson) Nov. 24, 2012
4.5 Alex Okafor, Texas (Oregon St.) Dec. 29, 2012
4.5 Martin Wright, Fla. Atlantic (FIU) Nov. 29, 2013
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 67
PS Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
4.5 Corey Miller, Tennessee (Kentucky) Nov. 30, 2013
4.5 Michael Odiari, Texas St. (Idaho) Oct. 4, 2014
4.5 Houston Bates, Louisiana Tech (Illinois) Dec. 26, 2014
4.5 Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (UTSA) Nov. 19, 2016
4.5 Demarcus Walker, Florida St. (Ole Miss) Sept. 5, 2016
Player, Team Year G Solo Ast. Total
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. †2002 14 23 2 *24.0
Elvis Dumervil, Louisville †2005 12 19 2 20.0
Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington 2014 14 18 2 19.0
Nate Orchard, Utah †2014 13 17 3 18.5
Dwight Freeney, Syracuse †2001 12 17 1 17.5
Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech †2018 13 15 5 17.5
Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. †2006 13 16 2 17.0
Von Miller, Texas A&M †2009 13 16 2 17.0
Josh Allen, Kentucky 2018 13 17 0 17.0
Dave Ball, UCLA †2003 13 16 1 16.5
Kenechi Udeze, Southern California †2003 13 16 1 16.5
D.D. Acholonu, Washington St. †2003 13 16 1 16.5
Harold Landry, Boston College †2016 13 15 3 16.5
Osi Umenyiora, Troy 2002 12 16 0 16.0
Johnathan Goddard, Marshall †2004 12 15 2 16.0
Dan Bazuin, Central Mich. 2005 11 15 2 16.0
Greg Middleton, Indiana †2007 13 15 2 16.0
Whitney Mercilus, Illinois †2011 13 14 4 16.0
Demarcus Walker, Florida St. 2016 13 15 2 16.0
Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson †2010 13 15 1 15.5
Carl Nassib, Penn St. †2015 13 15 1 15.5
Julius Peppers, North Carolina †2000 11 15 0 15.0
Dewayne White, Louisville 2001 11 15 0 15.0
Michael Haynes, Penn St. 2002 13 14 2 15.0
Jason Babin, Western Mich. 2003 12 15 0 15.0
Bo Schobel, TCU 2003 13 13 4 15.0
Willie Evans, Mississippi St. 2005 11 12 6 15.0
Jerry Hughes, TCU †2008 13 15 0 15.0
Brandon Sharpe, Texas Tech 2009 12 14 2 15.0
Trent Murphy, Stanford †2013 14 14 2 15.0
Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. 2018 14 15 0 15.0
Player, Team Year G Solo Ast. Total PS/G
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. †2002 14 23 2 *24.0 *1.71
Elvis Dumervil, Louisville †2005 12 19 2 20.0 1.67
Dwight Freeney, Syracuse †2001 12 17 1 17.5 1.46
Dan Bazuin, Central Mich. 2005 11 15 2 16.0 1.45
Nate Orchard, Utah †2014 13 17 3 18.5 1.42
Michael Josiah, Louisville †2000 9 12 1 12.5 1.39
Julius Peppers, North Carolina 2000 11 15 0 15.0 1.36
Dewayne White, Louisville 2001 11 15 0 15.0 1.36
Willie Evans, Mississippi St. 2005 11 12 6 15.0 1.36
Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington 2014 14 18 2 19.0 1.36
Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech †2018 13 15 5 17.5 1.35
Osi Umenyiora, Troy 2002 12 16 0 16.0 1.33
Tom Canada, California 2002 9 12 0 12.0 1.33
Johnathan Goddard, Marshall †2004 12 15 2 16.0 1.33
Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. †2006 13 16 2 17.0 1.31
Player, Team Year G Solo Ast. Total PS/G
Von Miller, Texas A&M †2009 13 16 2 17.0 1.31
Josh Allen, Kentucky 2018 13 17 0 17.0 1.31
Bryan Thomas, UAB 2001 11 14 0 14.0 1.27
Justin Parrish, Kent St. 2004 11 13 2 14.0 1.27
Joe Ostman, Central Mich. †2017 11 14 0 14.0 1.27
Dave Ball, UCLA †2003 13 16 1 16.5 1.27
Kenechi Udeze, Southern California †2003 13 16 1 16.5 1.27
D.D. Acholonu, Washington St. †2003 13 16 1 16.5 1.27
Harold Landry, Boston College †2016 13 15 3 16.5 1.27
Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2001 10 12 1 12.5 1.25
Jason Babin, Western Mich. 2003 12 15 0 15.0 1.25
Brandon Sharpe, Texas Tech 2009 12 14 2 15.0 1.25
Quanterus Smith, Western Ky. †2012 10 12 1 12.5 1.25
Player, Team Years G Solo Ast. Total
Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech 2015-18 51 40 10 *45.0
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 2000-02 36 43 2 44.0
Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas St. 2014-17 49 35 17 43.5
Jason Babin, Western Mich. 2000-03 47 37 2 38.0
Bill Swancutt, Oregon St. 2001-04 49 34 6 37.0
David Pollack, Georgia 2001-04 50 35 2 36.0
Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington 2010-14 44 33 6 36.0
Dan Bazuin, Central Mich. 2003-06 47 33 5 35.5
Bruce Miller, UCF 2007-10 53 33 5 35.5
Shaun Phillips, Purdue 2000-03 47 31 5 33.5
Phillip Hunt, Houston 2005-08 52 30 7 33.5
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 2007-10 48 32 3 33.5
Vic Beasley, Clemson 2011-14 48 33 0 33.0
Von Miller, Texas A&M 2007-10 47 31 4 33.0
Derek Barnett, Tennessee 2014-16 39 32 2 33.0
Oshane Ximines, Old Dominion 2015-18 49 30 6 33.0
Trent Murphy, Stanford 2010-13 43 28 9 32.5
Myles Garrett, Texas A&M 2014-16 36 30 5 32.5
Elvis Dumervil, Louisville 2002-05 44 31 2 32.0
Travis Johnson, San Jose St. 2009-12 50 30 4 32.0
Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss 2014-17 50 30 4 32.0
Larry English, Northern Ill. 2005-08 50 28 7 31.5
Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech 2010-13 49 30 3 31.5
Josh Allen, Kentucky 2015-18 51 29 5 31.5
Dexter Davis, Arizona St. 2006-09 50 30 2 31.0
(Minimum 20 pass sacks; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Solo Ast. Total PS/G
Dwight Freeney, Syracuse 2000-01 19 30 1 30.5 *1.61
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 2000-02 36 43 2 *44.0 1.22
Julius Peppers, North Carolina 2000-01 23 24 1 24.5 1.07
Greg Gathers, Georgia Tech 2000-02 26 24 0 24.0 0.92
Myles Garrett, Texas A&M 2014-16 36 30 5 32.5 0.90
Ja’Von Rolland-Jones 2014-17 49 35 17 43.5 0.89
Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech 2015-18 51 40 10 45.0 0.88
Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St. 2012-13 23 18 4 20.0 0.87
Dan Klecko, Temple 2000-02 30 26 0 26.0 0.87
Bruce Irvin, West Virginia 2010-11 26 22 1 22.5 0.87
Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. 2004-06 29 24 2 25.0 0.86
Derek Barnett, Tennessee 2014-06 39 32 2 33.0 0.85
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 68
Player, Team Years G Solo Ast. Total PS/G
Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington 2010-14 44 33 6 36.0 0.82
Jason Babin, Western Mich. 2000-03 47 37 2 38.0 0.81
Sammy Brown, Houston 2010-11 26 19 4 21.0 0.81
Calvin Pace, Wake Forest 2000-02 34 27 0 27.0 0.79
Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2000-02 34 26 2 27.0 0.79
Tully Banta-Cain, California 2000-02 34 25 3 26.5 0.78
Bo Schobel, TCU 2000-03 37 27 4 29.0 0.78
Sutton Smith, Northern Ill. 2016-18 39 28 4 30.0 0.77
Kenechi Udeze, Southern
California
2001-03 37 27 2 28.0 0.76
Trent Murphy, Stanford 2010-13 43 28 9 32.5 0.76
Dan Bazuin, Central Mich. 2003-06 47 33 5 35.5 0.76
Josh McNary, Army West Point 2008-10 36 24 6 27.0 0.75
Montez Sweat, Michigan St./
Mississippi St.
2014-18 26 19 7 22.5 0.75
Year Player, Team G Solo Ast. Total PS/G
2000 Michael Josiah, Louisville 9 12 1 12.5 1.39
2001 Dwight Freeney, Syracuse 12 17 1 17.5 1.45
2002 Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 14 23 2 *24.0 *1.71
2003 Dave Ball, UCLA 13 16 1 16.5 1.27
Kenechi Udeze, Southern California 13 16 1 16.5 1.27
D.D. Acholonu, Washington St. 13 16 1 16.5 1.27
2004 Johnathan Goddard, Marshall 12 15 2 16.0 1.33
2005 Elvis Dumervil, Louisville 12 19 2 20.0 1.67
2006 Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. 13 16 2 17.0 1.31
2007 Greg Middleton, Indiana 13 15 2 16.0 1.23
2008 Jerry Hughes, TCU 13 15 0 15.0 1.15
2009 Von Miller, Texas A&M 13 16 2 17.0 1.31
2010 Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson 13 15 1 15.5 1.19
2011 Whitney Mercilus, Illinois 13 14 4 16.0 1.23
2012 Quanterus Smith, Western Ky. 10 12 1 12.5 1.25
2013 Marcus Smith, Louisville 13 14 1 14.5 1.12
2014 Nate Orchard, Utah 13 17 3 18.5 1.42
2015 Carl Nassib, Penn St. 13 15 1 15.5 1.19
2016 Harold Landry, Boston College 13 15 3 16.5 1.27
2017 Joe Ostman, Central Mich. 11 14 0 14.0 1.27
2018 Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech 13 15 5 17.5 1.35
FORCED FUMBLES
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
(Since 2000)
FF Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
4 Nordly Capi, Colorado St. (New Mexico) Sept. 3, 2011
3 DeLawrence Grant, Oregon St. (San Diego St.) Sept. 23, 2000
3 Antwan Peek, Cincinnati (La.-Monroe) Dec. 1, 2001
3 Mason Unck, Arizona St. (Stanford) Sept. 28, 2002
3 Quintin Mikell, Boise St. (Hawaii) Oct. 5, 2002
3 Grant Wiley, West Virginia (Cincinnati) Sept. 13, 2003
3 Derrick Johnson, Texas (North Texas) Sept. 4, 2004
3 Ramel Meekins, Rutgers (Navy) Oct. 14, 2006
3 Cody Grimm, Virginia Tech (NC State) Nov. 21, 2009
3 Armond Staten, Central Mich. (Western Mich.) Nov. 5, 2010
FF Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
3 Trevor Reilly, Utah (BYU) Sept. 17, 2011
3 Vinnie Curry, Marshall (UAB) Oct. 29, 2011
3 Khalil Mack, Buffalo [Miami (OH)] Nov. 19, 2013
3 Ifeadi Odenigbo, Northwestern (Western Ill.) Sept. 20, 2014
3 Scooby Wright III, Arizona (Washington St.) Oct. 25, 2014
3 Zach Patt, Rice (FIU) Nov. 1, 2014
3 Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple (East Carolina) Nov. 1, 2014
3 Joe Ostman, Central Mich. (Ohio) Oct. 7, 2017
3 Jayd Kirby, Kansas St. (Kansas) Oct. 28, 2017
3 Cedric Wilcots II, New Mexico St. (Texas St.) Nov. 4, 2017
3 James Hearns, Louisville (Virginia) Nov 11, 2017
3 Cole Holcomb, North Carolina (Georgia Tech) Nov. 3, 2018
3 James Nachtigal, Army West Point (Houston) Dec. 22, 2018
Player, Team Year G FF
Elvis Dumervil, Louisville †2005 12 *10
Whitney Mercilus, Illinois †2011 13 9
Dwight Freeney, Syracuse †2001 12 8
Quintin Mikell, Boise St. †2002 13 8
Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech 2005 12 8
Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan St. †2007 12 8
Claude Harriott, Pittsburgh 2002 13 7
Michael Haynes, Penn St. 2002 13 7
Phillip Perry, San Jose St. 2002 13 7
Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2002 14 7
Grant Wiley, West Virginia †2003 13 7
Derrick Johnson, Texas †2004 12 7
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue †2009 12 7
Cody Grimm, Virginia Tech 2009 13 7
Mychal Sisson, Colorado St. †2010 12 7
Nordly Capi, Colorado St. 2011 12 7
Vinny Curry, Marshall 2011 13 7
Jarvis Jones, Georgia †2012 12 7
Harold Landry, Boston College †2016 13 7
Player, Team Year G FF FF/G
Elvis Dumervil, Louisville †2005 12 *10 *0.83
Whitney Mercilus, Illinois †2011 13 9 0.69
Dwight Freeney, Syracuse †2001 12 8 0.67
Tom Canada, California †2002 9 6 0.67
Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech 2005 12 8 0.67
Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan St. †2007 12 8 0.67
Quintin Mikell, Boise St. 2002 13 8 0.62
Bob Sanders, Iowa †2003 10 6 0.60
Sherrod Martin, Troy 2007 10 6 0.60
Derrick Johnson, Texas †2004 12 7 0.58
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue †2009 12 7 0.58
Mychal Sisson, Colorado St. †2010 12 7 0.58
Nordly Capi, Colorado St. 2011 12 7 0.58
Jarvis Jones, Georgia †2012 12 7 0.58
Robert Thomas, UCLA †2000 11 6 0.55
Brian Lape, Western Mich. 2001 11 6 0.55
Cory Smith, NC State 2001 11 6 0.55
Ryan Claridge, UNLV 2001 11 6 0.55
Oshiomogho Atogwe, Stanford 2003 11 6 0.55
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 69
Player, Team Year G FF FF/G
Byron Santiago, Louisiana Tech 2005 11 6 0.55
Nigel Harris, South Fla. †2014 11 6 0.55
Claude Harriott, Pittsburgh 2002 13 7 0.54
Michael Haynes, Penn St. 2002 13 7 0.54
Phillip Perry, San Jose St. 2002 13 7 0.54
Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2003 13 7 0.54
Cody Grimm, Virginia Tech 2009 13 7 0.54
Vinny Curry, Marshall 2011 13 7 0.54
Harold Landry, Boston College †2016 13 7 0.54
Player, Team Years G FF
Khalil Mack, Buffalo 2010-13 48 *16
Chris Borland, Wisconsin 2009-13 53 15
Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2000-02 34 14
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 2000-02 36 14
Kenechi Udeze, Southern California 2001-03 37 14
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 2007-10 48 14
Cordarro Law, Southern Miss. 2008-11 53 14
Zack Follett, California 2005-08 49 13
Stryker Sulak, Missouri 2005-08 54 13
Jabaree Tuani, Navy 2008-11 52 12
Khaseem Greene, Rutgers 2009-12 51 12
Marcus Oliver, Indiana 2013-16 39 12
Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss 2014-17 50 12
Guss Scott, Florida 2000-03 49 11
Derrick Johnson, Texas 2001-04 49 11
Elvis Dumervil, Louisville 2002-05 44 11
Danny Trevathan, Kentucky 2008-11 51 11
Whitney Mercilus, Illinois 2009-11 37 11
Kyle Van Noy, BYU 2010-13 52 11
Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple 2011, 14-16 47 11
Oshane Ximines, Old Dominion 2015-18 49 11
Malik Reed, Nevada 2015-18 50 11
Josh Allen, Kentucky 2015-18 51 11
(Min. 20 games played; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G FF FF/G
Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan St. 2005-07 24 10 *0.417
Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2000-02 34 14 0.412
Tom Canada, California 2001-02 20 8 0.400
Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 2000-02 36 14 0.389
Kenechi Udeze, Southern California 2001-03 37 14 0.378
Khalil Mack, Buffalo 2010-13 48 *16 0.333
Robert Quinn, North Carolina 2008-09 25 8 0.320
Jonathan Dowling, Western Ky. 2010, 12-13 26 8 0.308
Marcus Oliver, Indiana 2013-16 39 12 0.308
Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St. 2012-13 23 7 0.304
Whitney Mercilus, Illinois 2009-11 37 11 0.297
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 2007-10 48 14 0.292
Chris Borland, Wisconsin 2009-13 53 15 0.283
D.J. Hayden, Houston 2011-12 22 6 0.273
Brandon Bell, Penn St. 2015-16 22 6 0.273
Zack Follett, California 2005-08 49 13 0.265
Cordarro Law, Southern Miss. 2008-11 53 14 0.264
Scott Crichton, Oregon St. 2011-13 38 10 0.263
Player, Team Years G FF FF/G
Nate Jackson, Hawaii 2000-01 23 6 0.261
Dezman Moses, Tulane 2010-11 23 6 0.261
Devin Chappell, Oregon St. 2015-16 23 6 0.261
‡In 2000, the total was forced fumbles plus fumbles recovered.
Beginning in 2001, FF was forced fumbles only.
Year Player, Team G FF FF/G
2000 Marques Anderson, UCLA 10 ‡7 0.70
Tony Hardman, UCF 10 ‡7 0.70
2001 Dwight Freeney, Syracuse 12 8 0.67
2002 Tom Canada, California 9 6 0.67
2003 Bob Sanders, Iowa 10 6 0.60
2004 Derrick Johnson, Texas 12 7 0.58
2005 Elvis Dumervil, Louisville 12 *10 *0.83
2006 Jeramie Johnson, Mississippi St. 12 5 0.42
Clint Session, Pittsburgh 12 5 0.42
Jack Williams, Kent St. 12 5 0.42
2007 Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan St. 12 8 0.67
2008 Zach Arnett, New Mexico 12 6 0.50
Stephen Anderson, Army West Point 10 5 0.50
2009 Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 12 7 0.58
2010 Mychal Sisson, Colorado St. 12 7 0.58
2011 Whitney Mercilus, Illinois 13 9 0.69
2012 Jarvis Jones, Georgia 12 7 0.58
2013 Jonathan Dowling, Western Ky. 12 6 0.50
2014 Nigel Harris, South Fla. 11 6 0.55
2015 Carl Nassib, Penn St. 13 6 0.46
2016 Harold Landry, Boston College 13 7 0.54
2017 Ben DeLuca, Charlotte 11 5 0.45
2018 Jachai Polite, Florida 13 6 0.46
INTERCEPTIONS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
Player, Team Year Cl. G Int Int/G Yards
Al Worley, Washington †1968 Sr. 10 *14 *1.40 130
Gerod Holliman, Louisville †2014 Jr. 13 *14 1.08 245
George Shaw, Oregon †1951 Fr. 10 13 1.30 136
David Amerson, NC State †2011 So. 13 13 1.00 205
Hank Rich, Arizona St. †1950 Sr. 10 12 1.20 135
Bill Albrecht, Washington 1951 So. 10 12 1.20 140
Frank Polito, Villanova †1971 So. 10 12 1.20 261
Terry Hoage, Georgia †1982 Jr. 10 12 1.20 51
Tony Thurman, Boston College †1984 Sr. 11 12 1.09 99
Cornelius Price, Houston †1989 Jr. 11 12 1.09 187
Bob Navarro, Eastern Mich. †1989 Jr. 11 12 1.09 73
Terrell Buckley, Florida St. †1991 Jr. 12 12 1.00 238
Elmer Tarbox, Texas Tech †1938 Sr. 11 11 1.00 89
Henry King, Utah St. †1966 Sr. 10 11 1.10 180
Steve Haterius, West Tex. A&M †1967 Sr. 11 11 1.00 90
Seth Miller, Arizona St. †1969 Sr. 10 11 1.10 63
Mike Haynes, Arizona St. †1974 Jr. 12 11 0.92 115
Dre’ Bly, North Carolina †1996 Fr. 11 11 1.00 141
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 70
Player, Team Year Cl. G Int Int/G Yards
Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin †2002 So. 14 11 0.79 115
Player, Team Years Int. Yards Yds/G
Al Brosky, Illinois 1950-52 *29 356 12.3
John Provost, Holy Cross 1972-74 27 470 17.4
Martin Bayless, Bowling Green 1980-83 27 266 9.9
Tom Curtis, Michigan 1967-69 25 440 17.6
Tony Thurman, Boston College 1981-84 25 221 8.8
Tracy Saul, Texas Tech 1989-92 25 425 17.0
Jeff Nixon, Richmond 1975-78 23 377 16.4
Jim Bolding, East Carolina 1973-76 22 143 6.5
Bennie Blades, Miami (FL) 1984-87 22 355 16.1
Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio St. 1968-70 21 226 10.8
Barry Hill, Iowa St. 1972-74 21 202 9.6
Chuck Cecil, Arizona 1984-87 21 241 11.5
Terrell Buckley, Florida St. 1989-91 21 *501 23.9
Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin 1998-00 21 459 21.9
Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin 2001-04 21 251 12.0
Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest 2005-08 21 254 12.1
Lynn Chandnois, Michigan St. 1946-49 20 410 20.5
Bobby Wilson, Ole Miss 1946-49 20 369 18.5
Tom Wilson, Colgate 1964-66 20 215 10.8
Jackie Wallace, Arizona 1970-72 20 250 12.5
Dave Atkinson, BYU 1971-73 20 222 11.1
Artimus Parker, Southern California 1971-73 20 268 13.4
Charles Jefferson, McNeese St. 1975-78 20 95 4.8
Chris Williams, LSU 1977-80 20 91 4.6
Anthony Young, Temple 1981-84 20 230 11.5
Mark Collins, Cal St. Fullerton 1982-85 20 193 9.7
Kevin Smith, Texas A&M 1988-91 20 289 14.5
Dre’ Bly, North Carolina 1996-98 20 198 9.9
Mitch Meeuwsen, Oregon St. 2001-04 20 149 7.5
Year Player, Team Cl. Int. Yards
1938 Elmer Tarbox, Texas Tech Sr. 11 89
1939 Harold Van Every, Minnesota Sr. 8 59
1940 Dick Morgan, Tulsa Jr. 7 210
1941 Bobby Robertson, Southern California Sr. 9 126
1942 Ray Evans, Kansas Jr. 10 76
1943 Jay Stoves, Washington Sr. 7 139
1944 Jim Hardy, Southern California Sr. 8 73
1945 Jake Leicht, Oregon So. 9 195
1946 Larry Hatch, Washington So. 8 114
1947 John Bruce, William & Mary Jr. 9 78
1948 Jay Van Noy, Utah St. Jr. 8 228
1949 Bobby Wilson, Ole Miss Sr. 10 70
1950 Hank Rich, Arizona St. Sr. 12 135
1951 George Shaw, Oregon Fr. 13 136
1952 Cecil Ingram, Alabama Jr. 10 163
1953 Bob Garrett, Stanford Sr. 9 80
1954 Gary Glick, Colorado St. Jr. 8 168
1955 Sam Wesley, Oregon St. Jr. 7 61
1956 Jack Hill, Utah St. Sr. 7 132
1957 Ray Toole, North Texas Sr. 7 133
1958 Jim Norton, Idaho Jr. 9 222
Year Player, Team Cl. Int. Yards
1959 Bud Whitehead, Florida St. Jr. 6 111
1960 Bob O’Billovich, Montana Jr. 7 71
1961 Joe Zuger, Arizona St. Sr. 10 121
1962 Byron Beaver, Houston Sr. 10 56
1963 Dick Kern, William & Mary Sr. 8 116
1964 Tony Carey, Notre Dame Jr. 8 121
1965 Bob Sullivan, Maryland Sr. 10 61
1966 Henry King, Utah St. Sr. 11 180
1967 Steve Haterius, West Tex. A&M Sr. 11 90
1968 Al Worley, Washington Sr. *14 130
1969 Seth Miller, Arizona St. Sr. 11 63
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) number
Year Player, Team Cl. G Int. I/G Yards
1970 Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio St. Sr. 8 8 1.00 40
1971 Frank Polito, Villanova So. 10 12 1.20 261
1972 Mike Townsend, Notre Dame Jr. 10 10 1.00 39
1973 Mike Gow, Illinois Jr. 11 10 0.91 142
1974 Mike Haynes, Arizona St. Jr. 12 11 0.92 115
1975 Jim Bolding, East Carolina Jr. 10 10 1.00 51
1976 Anthony Francis, Houston Jr. 11 10 0.91 118
1977 Paul Lawler, Colgate Sr. 9 7 0.78 53
1978 Pete Harris, Penn St. Jr. 11 10 0.91 155
1979 Joe Callan, Ohio Sr. 9 9 1.00 110
1980 Ronnie Lott, Southern California Sr. 11 8 0.73 166
Steve McNamee, William & Mary Sr. 11 8 0.73 125
Greg Benton, Drake Sr. 11 8 0.73 119
Jeff Hipp, Georgia Sr. 11 8 0.73 104
Mike Richardson, Arizona St. So. 11 8 0.73 89
Vann McElroy, Baylor Jr. 11 8 0.73 73
1981 Sam Shaffer, Temple Sr. 10 9 0.90 76
1982 Terry Hoage, Georgia Jr. 10 12 1.20 51
1983 Martin Bayless, Bowling Green Sr. 11 10 0.91 64
1984 Tony Thurman, Boston College Sr. 11 12 1.09 99
1985 Chris White, Tennessee Sr. 11 9 0.82 168
Kevin Walker, East Carolina Sr. 11 9 0.82 155
1986 Bennie Blades, Miami (FL) Jr. 11 10 0.91 128
1987 Keith McMeans, Virginia Fr. 10 9 0.90 35
1988 Kurt Larson, Michigan St. (LB) Sr. 11 8 0.73 78
Andy Logan, Kent St. Sr. 11 8 0.73 54
1989 Cornelius Price, Houston Jr. 11 12 1.09 187
Bob Navarro, Eastern Mich. Jr. 11 12 1.09 73
1990 Jerry Parks, Houston Jr. 11 8 0.73 124
1991 Terrell Buckley, Florida St. Jr. 12 12 1.00 238
1992 Carlton McDonald, Air Force Sr. 11 8 0.73 109
1993 Orlanda Thomas, Louisiana Jr. 11 9 0.82 84
1994 Aaron Beasley, West Virginia Jr. 12 10 0.83 133
1995 Willie Smith, Louisiana Tech Jr. 10 8 0.80 65
1996 Dre’ Bly, North Carolina Fr. 11 11 1.00 141
1997 Brian Lee, Wyoming Sr. 11 8 0.73 103
1998 Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin Fr. 9 6 0.67 99
1999 Deltha O’Neal, California Sr. 11 9 0.82 280
Deon Grant, Tennessee Jr. 11 9 0.82 167
Rodregis Brooks, UAB Jr. 11 9 0.82 152
2000 Dwight Smith, Akron Sr. 11 10 0.91 208
Anthony Floyd, Louisville So. 11 10 0.91 152
2001 Edward Reed, Miami (FL) Sr. 11 9 0.82 206
2002 Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin So. 14 11 0.79 115
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 71
Year Player, Team Cl. G Int. I/G Yards
2003 Sean Taylor, Miami (FL) Jr. 12 10 0.83 184
2004 Chris Harris, La.-Monroe Sr. 11 7 0.64 11
Charles Gordon, Kansas So. 11 7 0.64 52
2005 Aaron Gibson, Oregon Sr. 12 7 0.64 117
2006 Stanley Franks, Idaho Jr. 12 9 0.75 220
2007 Elbert Mack, Troy Sr. 12 8 0.67 48
2008 Eric Berry, Tennessee So. 12 7 0.58 265
Kevin Sanders, UAB Sr. 12 7 0.58 55
2009 Rahim Moore, UCLA So. 13 10 0.77 79
2010 Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech So. 13 9 0.69 110
2011 David Amerson, NC State So. 13 13 1.00 205
2012 Phillip Thomas, Fresno St. Sr. 13 8 0.62 98
2013 Anthony Harris, Virginia Jr. 12 8 0.67 42
Bobby McCain, Memphis Jr. 9 6 0.67 108
2014 Gerod Holliman, Louisville Jr. 13 *14 1.08 245
2015 Shawun Lurry, Northern Ill. So. 14 9 0.64 273
2016 Tavarus McFadden, Florida St. So. 13 8 0.62 16
Rasul Douglas, West Virginia Sr. 13 8 0.62 101
2017 Joshua Jackson, Iowa Jr. 13 8 0.62 168
2018 Hamp Cheevers, Boston College Jr. 12 7 0.58 135
PASSES DEFENDED
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
(Since 2000)
PD Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
8 Joselio Hanson, Texas Tech (Oklahoma St.) Nov. 9, 2002
7 Demerist Whitfield, Northern Ill. (Illinois St.) Sept. 9, 2000
7 Nashville Dyer, Kent St. (Bucknell) Sept. 8, 2001
7 Korey Banks, Mississippi St. (Memphis) Oct. 19, 2002
7 Jason Goss, TCU (Tulane) Nov. 9, 2002
7 Fabian Washington, Nebraska (Kansas) Oct. 2, 2004
7 Michael Carter, Minnesota (Purdue) Oct. 27, 2012
7 William Jackson III, Houston (Temple) Dec. 5, 2015
6 Bobby Jackson, Illinois (Northern Ill.) Sept. 8, 2001
6 Terence Newman, Kansas St. (Oklahoma) Sept. 29, 2001
6 Marlin Jackson, Michigan (Washington) Aug. 31, 2002
6 Keiwan Ratliff, Florida (Arkansas) Oct. 18, 2003
6 Wes Nurse, Boise St. (BYU) Oct. 30, 2003
6 Chris Carr, Boise St. (Nevada) Nov. 29, 2003
6 Willie Gaston, Houston (UTEP) Sept. 16, 2005
6 Aaron Ross, Texas (Iowa St.) Sept. 23, 2006
6 Mark Parson, Ohio (Akron) Nov. 16, 2006
6 Londen Fryar, Western Mich. (Akron) Oct. 6, 2007
6 Gary Anderson, Rice (UTEP) Nov. 3, 2007
6 Josh Lumar, Tulane (Rice) Nov. 17, 2007
6 Marquis Johnson, Alabama (South Carolina) Oct. 17, 2009
6 Miguel Graham, Akron (Kent St.) Nov. 7, 2009
6 Matt Daniels, Duke (Richmond) Sept. 3, 2011
6 Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt (Arkansas) Oct. 29, 2011
6 Rashaad Reynolds, Oregon St. (Arizona) Sept. 29, 2012
6 Tre Watson, Washington (BYU) Dec. 27, 2013
6 Cortney Lester, Buffalo (Miami [OH]) Sept. 27, 2014
6 Jacorey Shepherd, Kansas (Iowa St.) Nov. 8, 2014
PD Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
6 Bruce Dukes, Georgia St. (New Mexico St.) Sept. 12, 2015
6 Terrell Chestnut, West Virginia (Oklahoma St.) Oct. 10, 2015
6 Jourdan Lewis, Michigan (Michigan St.) Oct. 17, 2015
6 Jalen Tabor, Florida (Fla. Atlantic) Nov. 21, 2015
6 Brad Watson, Wake Forest (Duke) Nov. 28, 2015
6 Tedric Thompson, Colorado (Utah) Nov. 26, 2016
6 Joshua Holsey, Auburn (Ole Miss) Oct. 29, 2016
6 Denzel Ward, Ohio St. (Indiana) Aug. 31, 2017
6 Amani Oruwariye, Penn St. (Michigan St.) Nov. 4, 2017
6 Donnie Lewis Jr., Tulane (East Carolina) Nov. 11, 2017
6 Kris Boyd, Texas (Texas Tech) Nov. 24, 2017
6 Garrett Taylor, Penn St. (Michigan St.) Oct. 13, 2018
6 Donnie Lewis Jr., Tulane (East Carolina) Nov. 10, 2018
6 Thomas Graham Jr., Oregon (Arizona St.) Nov. 17, 2018
Player, Team Year G PBU Int. Total
Jason Goss, TCU †2002 12 24 8 *32
Nathan Vasher, Texas †2003 13 26 6 *32
Corey Webster, LSU 2003 14 25 7 *32
Lynaris Elpheage, Tulane 2002 13 23 8 31
Eugene Wilson, Illinois †2001 11 23 6 29
Travis Daniels, LSU 2003 14 26 2 28
Aqib Talib, Kansas †2006 10 22 6 28
William Jackson III, Houston †2015 13 23 5 28
Justin Perkins, UConn 2003 11 21 6 27
Christian Morton, Illinois 2001 11 22 4 26
Joselio Hanson, Texas Tech 2002 14 23 3 26
Will Poole, Southern California 2003 13 19 7 26
Joshua Jackson, Iowa †2017 13 18 8 26
Ken Lucas, Ole Miss †2000 11 20 5 25
Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin 2002 14 14 11 25
Brian King, West Virginia 2003 13 19 6 25
Fred Smoot, Mississippi St. 2000 11 19 5 24
Steve Smith, Oregon 2001 11 18 6 24
Jason Goss, TCU 2001 11 21 3 24
Shawun Lurry, Northern Ill. 2015 14 15 9 24
Bryce Hall, Virginia †2018 13 22 2 24
Paulson Adebo, Stanford †2018 13 20 4 24
Daniel Wilturner, Baylor 2000 11 21 2 23
Edward Reed, Miami (FL) 2000 11 15 8 23
Quentin Jammer, Texas 2000 11 20 3 23
Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas 2001 11 20 3 23
Darrent Williams, Oklahoma St. 2003 11 17 6 23
Brandon Payne, New Mexico †2004 12 17 6 23
Trey Brown, UCLA †2007 13 18 5 23
Walter Thurmond III, Oregon †2007 13 18 5 23
Cliff Harris, Oregon †2010 13 17 6 23
Rashard Fant, Indiana 2015 13 22 1 23
Tedric Thompson, Colorado †2016 14 16 7 23
Ahkello Witherspoon, Colorado †2016 14 22 1 23
Julian Love, Notre Dame 2017 13 20 3 23
All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 72
Player, Team Year G PBU Int. Total PD/G
Aqib Talib, Kansas †2006 10 22 6 28 *2.80
Jason Goss, TCU †2002 12 24 8 *32 2.67
Eugene Wilson, Illinois †2001 11 23 6 29 2.64
Nathan Vasher, Texas †2003 13 26 6 *32 2.46
Justin Perkins, UConn 2003 11 21 6 27 2.45
Lynaris Elpheage, Tulane 2002 13 23 8 31 2.38
Christian Morton, Illinois 2001 11 22 4 26 2.36
Corey Webster, LSU 2003 14 25 7 *32 2.29
Ken Lucas, Ole Miss †2000 11 20 5 25 2.27
Fred Smoot, Mississippi St. 2000 11 19 5 24 2.18
Steve Smith, Oregon 2001 11 18 6 24 2.18
Jason Goss, TCU 2001 11 21 3 24 2.18
William Jackson III, Houston †2015 13 23 5 28 2.15
Daniel Wilturner, Baylor 2000 11 21 2 23 2.09
Edward Reed, Miami (FL) 2000 11 15 8 23 2.09
Quentin Jammer, Texas 2000 11 20 3 23 2.09
Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas 2001 11 20 3 23 2.09
Darrent Williams, Oklahoma St. 2003 11 17 6 23 2.09
Travis Daniels, LSU 2003 14 26 2 28 2.00
Will Poole, Southern California 2003 13 19 7 26 2.00
Joshua Jackson, Iowa †2017 13 18 8 26 2.00
Brian King, West Virginia 2003 13 19 6 25 1.92
Bryce Hall, Virginia †2018 13 22 2 24 1.85
Paulson Adebo, Stanford †2018 13 20 4 24 1.85
Alan Zemaitis, Penn St. 2003 12 18 4 22 1.83
Player, Team Years G PBU Int. Total
Nathan Vasher, Texas 2000-03 46 61 17 *78
Eugene Wilson, Illinois 2000-02 33 60 11 71
Brian King, West Virginia 2000-03 46 54 10 64
Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest 2005-08 51 40 21 61
Mike Mickens, Cincinnati 2005-08 47 45 14 59
Ronald Zamort, Western Mich. 2012-15 49 53 6 59
Rashard Fant, Indiana 2014-17 49 53 5 58
Michael Jolivette, Arizona 2000-03 36 44 12 56
Donald Celiscar, Western Mich. 2011-14 48 45 10 55
Ross Cockrell, Duke 2010-13 50 42 12 54
Rayshun Reed, Troy 2000-03 31 43 10 53
Greg Brooks, Southern Miss. 2000-03 43 47 6 53
Trevard Lindley, Kentucky 2006-09 48 43 10 53
Randee Drew, Northern Ill. 2000-03 44 38 14 52
Scott Starks, Wisconsin 2001-04 51 46 6 52
Brandon Brinkley, Houston 2006-09 53 41 11 52
Joe Burnett, UCF 2005-08 50 35 16 51
Dayonne Nunley, Miami (OH) 2010-13 49 38 13 51
Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin 2001-04 51 29 21 50
Trey Brown, UCLA 2004-07 50 37 12 49
Donnie Lewis Jr., Tulane 2015-18 46 41 8 49
William Jackson III, Houston 2013-15 39 40 8 48
Jalen Davis, Utah St. 2014-17 49 37 11 48
Leon McFadden, San Diego St. 2009-12 51 39 8 47
Desmond King, Iowa 2013-16 53 33 14 47
Damontae Kazee, San Diego St. 2013-16 53 30 17 47
(Min. 30 passes defended; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G PBU Int. Total PD/G
Eugene Wilson, Illinois 2000-02 33 60 11 71 *2.15
Rayshun Reed, Troy 2000-03 31 43 10 53 1.71
Nathan Vasher, Texas 2000-03 46 61 17 *78 1.70
Michael Jolivette, Arizona 2000-03 36 44 12 56 1.56
Vince Thompson, Northern Ill. 2000-03 30 28 15 43 1.43
Christian Morton, Illinois 2000-03 33 41 5 46 1.39
Brian King, West Virginia 2000-03 46 54 10 64 1.39
Mike Mickens, Cincinnati 2005-08 47 45 14 59 1.26
Greg Brooks, Southern Miss. 2000-03 43 47 6 53 1.23
William Jackson III, Houston 2013-15 39 40 8 48 1.23
Bradley Roby, Ohio St. 2011-13 36 36 8 44 1.22
Josh Robinson, UCF 2009-11 38 36 10 46 1.21
Ronald Zamort, Western Mich. 2012-15 49 53 6 59 1.20
Blue Adams, Cincinnati 2000-02 35 30 12 42 1.20
Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest 2005-08 51 40 21 61 1.20
Rashard Fant, Indiana 2014-17 49 53 5 58 1.18
Randee Drew, Northern Ill. 2000-03 44 38 14 52 1.18
Jameel Powell, California 2000-02 28 23 10 33 1.18
Jason Verrett, TCU 2011-13 37 34 9 43 1.16
Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma 2013-15 37 28 15 43 1.16
Julian Love, Notre Dame 2016-18 38 39 5 44 1.16
Donald Celiscar, Western Mich. 2011-14 48 45 10 55 1.15
Ricky Sharpe, San Diego St. 2000-02 35 34 6 40 1.14
Michael Lehan, Minnesota 2000-02 33 33 4 37 1.12
Trevard Lindley, Kentucky 2006-09 48 43 10 53 1.10
Year Player, Team G PBU Int. Total PD/G
2000 Ken Lucas, Ole Miss 11 20 5 25 2.30
2001 Eugene Wilson, Illinois 11 23 6 29 2.60
2002 Jason Goss, TCU 12 24 8 *32 2.70
2003 Nathan Vasher, Texas 13 26 6 *32 2.50
2004 Brandon Payne, New Mexico 12 17 6 23 1.90
2005 Tramon Williams, Louisiana Tech 11 16 3 19 1.70
2006 Aqib Talib, Kansas 10 22 6 28 *2.80
2007 Trey Brown, UCLA 13 18 5 23 1.77
Walter Thurmond III, Oregon 13 18 5 23 1.77
2008 Alterraun Verner, UCLA 12 18 2 20 1.67
2009 Perrish Cox, Oklahoma St. 11 15 4 19 1.73
2010 Cliff Harris, Oregon 13 17 6 23 1.77
2011 Isaiah Frey, Nevada 13 16 5 21 1.62
Merrill Noel, Wake Forest 13 19 2 21 1.62
2012 Bradley Roby, Ohio St. 11 17 2 19 1.73
2013 Tim Bennett, Indiana 12 20 1 21 1.75
2014 Donald Celiscar, Western Mich. 13 17 4 21 1.62
Ronald Zamort, Western Mich. 13 17 4 21 1.62
2015 William Jackson III, Houston 13 23 5 28 2.15
2016 Tedric Thompson, Colorado 14 16 7 23 1.64
Ahkello Witherspoon, Colorado 14 22 1 23 1.64
2017 Joshua Jackson, Iowa 13 18 8 26 2.00
2018 Bryce Hall, Virginia 13 22 2 24 1.85
Paulson Adebo, Stanford 13 20 4 24 1.85
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 73
ALL
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TIME INDIVIDUAL LEADERS ON SPECIAL TEAMS
PUNTING
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
(Qualifiers for championship)
Player, Team Year Punts Yards Yds/P
Braden Mann, Texas A&M †2018 50 2,549 *50.98
Chad Kessler, LSU †1997 39 1,961 50.28
Reggie Roby, Iowa †1981 44 2,193 49.84
Kirk Wilson, UCLA †1956 30 1,479 49.30
Todd Sauerbrun, West Virginia †1994 72 3,486 48.42
Travis Dorsch, Purdue †2001 49 2,370 48.37
Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado St. 2018 65 3,140 48.31
Brandon Wright, Georgia St. 2018 51 2,458 48.20
Zack Jordan, Colorado †1950 38 1,830 48.16
Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt †1984 58 2,793 48.16
Reggie Roby, Iowa †1982 52 2,501 48.10
Marv Bateman, Utah †1971 68 3,269 48.07
Andrew Bayes, East Carolina †1999 47 2,259 48.06
Drew Butler, Georgia †2009 56 2,691 48.05
Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech †2012 45 2,162 48.04
Owen Price, UTEP †1940 30 1,440 48.00
JK Scott, Alabama †2014 55 2,640 48.00
Dalton Schomp, Fla. Atlantic †2015 45 2,160 48.00
Tom Hackett, Utah 2015 61 2,925 47.95
Matt Prater, UCF †2003 58 2,781 47.95
Johnny Townsend, Florida †2016 64 3,065 47.89
Brandon Fields, Michigan St. †2004 50 2,394 47.88
Austin Rehkow, Idaho †2013 75 3,587 47.83
Brian Schmitz, North Carolina 1999 74 3,538 47.81
Austin Rehkow, Idaho 2014 44 2,101 47.75
(Minimum 250 punts; player must have concluded his
career)
Player, Team Years Punts Yards Yds/P
Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor 2003-06 277 12,531 *45.24
Shane Lechler, Texas A&M 1996-99 268 11,977 44.69
Bobby Cowan, Idaho 2009-12 259 11,570 44.67
Bill Smith, Ole Miss 1983-86 254 11,260 44.33
Jeff Locke, UCLA 2009-12 275 12,163 44.23
Tress Way, Oklahoma 2009-12 250 10,988 43.95
Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt 1979-82 277 12,171 43.94
Corey Fatony, Missouri 2015-18 255 11,163 43.78
Bryan Anger, California 2008-11 253 11,067 43.74
Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan St. 1981-84 275 11,997 43.63
Will Monday, Duke 2012-15 260 11,299 43.46
Jim Miller, Ole Miss 1976-79 266 11,549 43.42
Russ Henderson, Virginia 1975-78 276 11,957 43.32
Rob Long, Syracuse 2007-10 262 11,340 43.28
Maury Buford, Texas Tech 1978-81 293 12,670 43.24
Tom Hornsey, Memphis 2010-13 297 12,815 43.15
Nate Cochran, Pittsburgh 1993-96 252 10,851 43.06
Player, Team Years Punts Yards Yds/P
Chris Becker, TCU 1985-88 265 11,407 43.05
Anthony Melchiori, Kent St. 2012-15 267 11,443 42.86
Reid Forrest, Washington St. 2007-10 275 11,753 42.74
Aaron Perez, UCLA 2005-08 286 12,220 42.73
Darragh O’Neill, Colorado 2011-14 281 12,001 42.71
Ron Keller, New Mexico 1983-86 252 10,737 42.61
James Gargus, TCU 1981-84 255 10,862 42.60
Brendan Carney, Syracuse 2002-06 270 11,490 42.56
(150-249 punts)
Player, Team Years Punts Yards Yds/P
Todd Sauerbrun, West Virginia 1991-94 167 7,733 46.31
Johnny Townsend, Florida 2013-17 240 11,090 46.21
Drew Kaser, Texas A&M 2011-15 168 7,761 46.20
Trevor Daniel, Tennessee 2015-17 200 9,185 45.93
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St. 2009-12 204 9,361 45.89
Austin Rehkow, Idaho 2013-16 224 10,261 45.81
Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah 2016-18 175 8,004 45.74
Reggie Roby, Iowa 1979-82 172 7,849 45.63
JK Scott, Alabama 2014-17 243 11,074 45.57
Drew Butler, Georgia 2008-11 167 7,589 45.44
Greg Montgomery, Michigan St. 1985-87 170 7,721 45.42
Michael Dickson, Texas 2015-17 226 10,242 45.32
Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest 2002-05 220 9,957 45.26
Tom Hackett, Utah 2012-15 242 10,933 45.18
Tom Tupa, Ohio St. 1984-87 196 8,854 45.17
Brandon Fields, Michigan St. 2003-06 209 9,405 45.00
Dalton Schomp, Fla. Atlantic 2013-16 163 7,327 44.95
Cameron Johnston, Ohio St. 2013-16 211 9,483 44.94
Barry Helton, Colorado 1984-87 153 6,873 44.92
John Torp, Colorado 2002-05 218 9,792 44.92
Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech 2010-12 188 8,437 44.88
Chris Miller, Ball St. 2005-08 231 10,342 44.77
Aron Langley, Wyoming 1996-98 171 7,649 44.73
Ray Guy, Southern Miss. 1970-72 200 8,934 44.67
Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss 2009-14 226 10,075 44.58
Year Player, Team Cl. Punts Yards Yds/P
1937 Johnny Pingel, Michigan St. Jr. 49 2,101 42.9
1938 Jerry Dowd, St. Mary’s (CA) Sr. 62 2,711 43.7
1939 Harry Dunkle, North Carolina So. 37 1,725 46.6
1940 Owen Price, UTEP Jr. 30 1,440 48.0
1941 Owen Price, UTEP Sr. 40 1,813 45.3
1942 Bobby Cifers, Tennessee Jr. 37 1,586 42.9
1943 Harold Cox, Arkansas Fr. 37 1,518 41.0
1944 Bob Waterfield, UCLA Sr. 60 2,575 42.9
1945 Howard Maley, SMU Sr. 59 2,458 41.7
1946 Johnny Galvin, Purdue Sr. 30 1,286 42.9
1947 Leslie Palmer, NC State Sr. 65 2,816 43.3
1948 Charlie Justice, North Carolina Jr. 62 2,728 44.0
1949 Paul Stombaugh, Furman Sr. 57 2,550 44.7
1950 Zack Jordan, Colorado So. 38 1,830 48.2
1951 Chuck Spaulding, Wyoming Jr. 37 1,610 43.5
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 74
Year Player, Team Cl. Punts Yards Yds/P
1952 Des Koch, Southern California Jr. 47 2,043 43.5
1953 Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia (QB) Sr. 50 2,132 42.6
1954 A.L. Terpening, New Mexico Sr. 41 1,869 45.6
1955 Don Chandler, Florida Sr. 22 975 44.3
1956 Kirk Wilson, UCLA So. 30 1,479 49.3
1957 Dave Sherer, SMU Jr. 36 1,620 45.0
1958 Bobby Walden, Georgia So. 44 1,991 45.3
1959 John Hadl, Kansas So. 43 1,960 45.6
1960 Dick Fitzsimmons, Denver So. 25 1,106 44.2
1961 Joe Zuger, Arizona St. Sr. 31 1,305 42.1
1962 Joe Don Looney, Oklahoma Jr. 34 1,474 43.4
1963 Danny Thomas, SMU Jr. 48 2,110 44.0
1964 Frank Lambert, Ole Miss Sr. 50 2,205 44.1
1965 Dave Lewis, Stanford Jr. 29 1,302 44.9
1966 Ron Widby, Tennessee Sr. 48 2,104 43.8
1967 Zenon Andrusyshyn, UCLA So. 34 1,502 44.2
1968 Dany Pitcock, Wichita St. Sr. 71 3,068 43.2
1969 Ed Marsh, Baylor Jr. 68 2,965 43.6
1970 Marv Bateman, Utah Jr. 65 2,968 45.7
1971 Marv Bateman, Utah Sr. 68 3,269 48.1
1972 Ray Guy, Southern Miss. Sr. 58 2,680 46.2
1973 Chuck Ramsey, Wake Forest Sr. 87 3,896 44.8
1974 Joe Parker, Appalachian St. So. 63 2,788 44.3
1975 Tom Skladany, Ohio St. Jr. 36 1,682 46.7
1976 Russell Erxleben, Texas So. 61 2,842 46.6
1977 Jim Miller, Ole Miss So. 66 3,029 45.9
1978 Maury Buford, Texas Tech Fr. 71 3,131 44.1
1979 Clay Brown, BYU Jr. 43 1,950 45.3
Beginning in 1980, ranked on minimum 3.6 punts per game
Year Player, Team Cl. Punts Yards Long Yds/P
1980 Steve Cox, Arkansas Sr. 47 2,186 86 46.5
1981 Reggie Roby, Iowa Jr. 44 2,193 68 49.8
1982 Reggie Roby, Iowa Sr. 52 2,501 66 48.1
1983 Jack Weil, Wyoming Sr. 52 2,369 86 45.6
1984 Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt Sr. 58 2,793 82 48.2
1985 Mark Simon, Air Force Jr. 53 2,506 71 47.3
1986 Greg Horne, Arkansas Sr. 49 2,313 65 47.2
1987 Tom Tupa, Ohio St. (QB) Sr. 63 2,963 72 47.0
1988 Keith English, Colorado Sr. 51 2,297 77 45.0
1989 Tom Rouen, Colorado So. 36 1,651 63 45.8
1990 Cris Shale, Bowling Green Sr. 66 3,087 81 46.8
1991 Mark Bounds, Texas Tech Sr. 53 2,481 78 46.8
1992 Ed Bunn, UTEP Sr. 41 1,955 73 47.7
1993 Chris MacInnis, Air Force Sr. 49 2,303 74 47.0
1994 Todd Sauerbrun, West Virginia Sr. 72 3,486 90 48.4
1995 Brad Maynard, Ball St. Jr. 66 3,071 67 46.5
1996 Bill Marinangel, Vanderbilt Sr. 77 3,586 79 46.6
1997 Chad Kessler, LSU Sr. 39 1,961 66 50.3
1998 Joe Kristosik, UNLV Sr. 76 3,509 69 46.2
1999 Andrew Bayes, East Carolina Sr. 47 2,259 78 48.1
2000 Preston Gruening, Minnesota So. 46 2,080 65 45.2
2001 Travis Dorsch, Purdue Sr. 49 2,370 79 48.4
2002 Matt Payne, BYU So. 51 2,427 76 47.6
2003 Matt Prater, UCF So. 58 2,781 74 48.0
2004 Brandon Fields, Michigan St. Jr. 50 2,394 65 47.9
2005 Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest Sr. 67 3,165 82 47.2
2006 Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor Sr. 66 3,068 78 46.5
Year Player, Team Cl. Punts Yards Long Yds/P
2007 Kevin Huber, Cincinnati Jr. 57 2,672 62 46.9
2008 T.J. Conley, Idaho Sr. 58 2,751 74 47.4
2009 Drew Butler, Georgia So. 56 2,691 75 48.1
2010 Tyler Campbell, Ole Miss So. 60 2,782 69 46.4
2011 Shawn Powell, Florida St. Sr. 57 2,681 69 47.0
2012 Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech Sr. 45 2,162 85 48.0
2013 Austin Rehkow, Idaho Fr. 75 3,587 65 47.8
2014 JK Scott, Alabama Fr. 55 2,640 73 48.0
2015 Dalton Schomp, Fla. Atlantic Jr. 45 2,160 76 48.0
2016 Johnny Townsend, Florida Jr. 64 3,065 62 47.9
2017 Johnny Townsend, Florida Sr. 64 3,043 70 47.5
2018 Braden Mann, Texas A&M Jr. 50 2,549 82 *51.0
PUNT RETURNS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
(Minimum 1.2 returns per game)
Player, Team Year Cl. G PR Yards TD Yds/R
Maurice Drew, UCLA †2005 Jr. 12 15 427 3 *28.47
Bill Blackstock, Tennessee †1951 Sr. 10 12 311 1 25.92
Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St. †2004 Fr. 12 15 384 4 25.60
George Sims, Baylor †1948 Sr. 11 15 375 0 25.00
Gene Derricotte, Michigan †1947 Sr. 10 14 347 3 24.79
Johnny Curtis, Baylor †1950 Sr. 10 12 292 — 24.33
Erroll Tucker, Utah †1985 Sr. 12 16 389 2 24.31
George Hoey, Michigan †1967 Jr. 10 12 291 1 24.25
Floyd Little, Syracuse †1965 Jr. 10 18 423 — 23.50
Jack Mitchell, Oklahoma 1948 Sr. 11 22 517 3 23.50
Allen Rossum, Notre Dame †1996 Jr. 11 15 344 3 22.93
Aaron Lockett, Kansas St. †2000 Jr. 13 22 501 3 22.77
Dan Sheldon, Northern Ill. †2002 So. 12 21 477 3 22.71
Kevin Robinson, Utah St. 2004 Fr. 11 17 382 2 22.47
David Allen, Kansas St. †1998 So. 12 33 730 4 22.12
Andre Davis, Virginia Tech 2000 Jr. 9 18 396 3 22.00
Wilford White, Arizona St. 1948 So. 10 18 395 — 21.94
James Dye, BYU †1995 Jr. 11 20 438 2 21.90
Lee Gissendaner, Northwestern †1992 Jr. 11 15 327 1 21.80
Marcus Rhoden, Mississippi St. 1965 Jr. 10 19 413 3 21.74
Tom Murphy, Holy Cross 1951 So. 10 25 533 2 21.32
Marcus Hayes, New Mexico †2018 Fr. 11 15 318 1 21.20
John Mallory, West Virginia 1965 So. 10 16 337 — 21.06
Tom Korczowski, William & Mary 1948 Sr. 10 12 251 — 20.92
Ryan Switzer, North Carolina †2013 Fr. 13 24 502 *5 20.92
(Minimum 1.2 returns per game; minimum 30 Returns; player
must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years PR Yards TD Yds/R
Jack Mitchell, Oklahoma 1946-48 39 922 7 *23.64
Christian Kirk, Texas A&M 2015-17 37 814 6 22.00
Gene Gibson, Cincinnati 1949-50 37 760 4 20.54
Floyd Little, Syracuse 1964-66 43 845 — 19.65
Eddie Macon, Pacific 1949-51 48 907 4 18.90
Jackie Robinson, UCLA 1939-40 37 694 2 18.76
Dan Shelton, Northern Ill. 2001-04 57 1,021 4 17.91
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 75
Player, Team Years PR Yards TD Yds/R
Wilford White, Arizona St. 1947-50 45 798 — 17.73
Mike Fuller, Auburn 1972-74 50 883 3 17.66
Bobby Dillon, Texas 1949-51 47 830 1 17.66
Bobby Newcombe, Nebraska 1997-00 48 829 3 17.27
James Dye, BYU/Utah St. 1992-93, 95-96 61 1,046 5 17.15
Erroll Tucker, Utah 1984-85 38 650 3 17.11
George Hoey, Michigan 1966-68 31 529 1 17.06
Jack Christiansen, Colorado St. 1948-50 37 626 2 16.92
Henry Pryor, Rutgers 1948-49 37 625 1 16.89
Adolph Bellizeare, Penn 1972-74 33 557 3 16.88
Clifton Smith, Fresno St. 2004-07 47 782 5 16.64
Ken Hatfield, Arkansas 1962-64 70 1,135 5 16.21
Shaky Smithson, Utah 2009-10 43 695 2 16.16
Gene Rossides, Columbia 1945-48 53 851 3 16.06
Bill Hillenbrand, Indiana 1941-42 65 1,042 2 16.03
David Allen, Kansas St. 1997-00 103 1,645 2 15.97
Dejuan Groce, Nebraska 2000-02 76 1,201 5 15.80
Andre Davis, Virginia Tech 1998-01 53 833 4 15.72
(Ranked on Total Yards Until 1970)
Year Player, Team Cl. PR Yards Yds/P
1939 Bosh Pritchard, VMI So. 42 583 13.9
1940 Junie Hovious, Ole Miss Sr. 33 498 15.1
1941 Bill Geyer, Colgate Sr. 33 616 18.7
1942 Bill Hillenbrand, Indiana Jr. 23 481 20.9
1943 Marion Flanagan, Texas A&M Jr. 49 475 9.7
1944 Joe Stuart, California Jr. 39 372 9.5
1945 Jake Leicht, Oregon So. 28 395 14.1
1946 Harry Gilmer, Alabama Jr. 37 436 11.8
1947 Lindy Berry, TCU So. 42 493 11.7
1948 Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt Jr. 43 *791 18.4
1949 Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt Sr. 35 498 14.2
1950 Dave Waters, Wash. & Lee Jr. 30 445 14.8
1951 Tom Murphy, Holy Cross So. 25 533 21.3
1952 Horton Nesrsta, Rice Jr. 44 536 12.2
1953 Paul Giel, Minnesota Sr. 17 288 16.9
1954 Dicky Maegle, Rice Sr. 15 293 19.5
1955 Mike Sommer, George Washington So. 24 330 13.8
1956 Bill Stacy, Mississippi St. Jr. 24 290 12.1
1957 Bobby Mulgado, Arizona St. Sr. 14 267 19.1
1958 Howard Cook, Colorado Sr. 24 242 10.1
1959 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Jr. 16 241 15.1
1960 Lance Alworth, Arkansas Jr. 18 307 17.1
1961 Lance Alworth, Arkansas Sr. 28 336 12.0
1962 Darrell Roberts, Utah St. Sr. 16 333 20.8
1963 Ken Hatfield, Arkansas Jr. 21 350 16.7
1964 Ken Hatfield, Arkansas Sr. 31 518 16.7
1965 Nick Rassas, Notre Dame Sr. 24 459 19.1
1966 Vic Washington, Wyoming Jr. 34 443 13.0
1967 Mike Battle, Southern California Jr. 47 570 12.1
1968 Roger Wehrli, Missouri Sr. 41 478 11.7
1969 Chris Farasopoulous, BYU Jr. 35 527 15.1
Beginning in 1970, ranked on average per return (instead of
total yards)‡
Year Player, Team Cl. PR Yards TD Long Yds/P
1970 Steve Holden, Arizona St. So. 17 327 2 94 19.2
1971 Golden Richards, BYU Jr. 33 624 4 87 18.9
Year Player, Team Cl. PR Yards TD Long Yds/P
1972 Randy Rhino, Georgia Tech So. 25 441 1 96 17.6
1973 Gary Hayman, Penn St. Sr. 23 442 1 83 19.2
1974 John Provost, Holy Cross Sr. 13 238 2 85 18.3
1975 Donnie Ross, New Mexico St. Sr. 21 338 1 #81 16.1
1976 Henry Jenkins, Rutgers Sr. 30 449 0 #40 15.0
1977 Robert Woods, Grambling Sr. ††11 279 3 72 25.4
1978 Ira Matthews, Wisconsin Sr. 16 270 3 78 16.9
1979 Jeffrey Shockley, Tennessee St. Sr. 27 456 1 79 16.9
1980 Scott Woerner, Georgia Sr. 31 488 1 67 15.7
1981 Glen Young, Mississippi St. Jr. 19 307 2 87 16.2
1982 Lionel James, Auburn Jr. 25 394 0 #63 15.8
1983 Jim Sandusky, San Diego St. Sr. 20 381 1 90 19.0
1984 Ricky Nattiel, Florida So. 22 346 1 67 15.7
1985 Erroll Tucker, Utah Sr. 16 389 2 89 24.3
1986 Rod Smith, Nebraska Jr. ‡‡12 227 1 63 18.9
1987 Alan Grant, Stanford Jr. 27 446 2 77 16.5
1988 Deion Sanders, Florida St. Sr. 33 503 1 76 15.2
1989 Larry Hargrove, Ohio Sr. 17 309 2 83 18.2
1990 Dave McCloughan, Colorado Sr. 32 524 2 90 16.4
1991 Bo Campbell, Virginia Tech Jr. 15 273 0 45 18.2
1992 Lee Gissendaner, Northwestern Jr. 15 327 1 72 21.8
1993 Aaron Glenn, Texas A&M Sr. 17 339 2 76 19.9
1994 Steve Clay, Eastern Mich. Jr. 14 278 1 65 19.9
1995 James Dye, BYU Jr. 20 438 2 90 21.9
1996 Allen Rossum, Notre Dame Jr. 15 344 3 83 22.9
1997 Tim Dwight, Iowa Sr. 19 367 3 — 19.3
1998 David Allen, Kansas St. So. 33 730 4 93 22.1
1999 Dennis Northcutt, Arizona Sr. 23 436 2 81 19.0
2000 Aaron Lockett, Kansas St. Jr. 22 501 3 83 22.8
2001 Roman Hollowell, Colorado Sr. 29 522 2 77 18.0
2002 Dan Sheldon, Northern Ill. So. 21 477 3 90 22.7
2003 Skyler Green, LSU So. 25 462 2 80 18.5
2004 Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St. Fr. 15 384 4 82 25.6
2005 Maurice Drew, UCLA Jr. 15 427 3 81 *28.5
2006 DeSean Jackson, California So. 25 455 4 95 18.2
2007 Kevin Robinson, Utah St. Sr. 20 378 1 70 18.9
2008 Antonio Brown, Central Mich. So. 20 410 1 75 20.5
2009 Greg Reid, Florida St. Fr. 21 387 1 68 18.4
2010 Shaky Smithson, Utah Sr. 30 572 2 78 19.1
2011 Dustin Harris, Texas A&M Jr. 18 335 1 72 18.2
2012 Tramaine Thompson, Kansas St. Jr. 16 316 1 89 19.8
2013 Ryan Switzer, North Carolina Fr. 24 502 *5 86 20.9
2014 Tyler Lockett, Kansas St. Sr. 21 402 2 58 19.1
2015 Cameron Sutton, Tennessee Jr. 25 467 2 85 18.7
2016 Brisly Estime, Syracuse Sr. 16 283 0 74 17.7
2017 Dante Pettis, Washington Sr. 21 428 4 77 20.4
2018 Marcus Hayes, New Mexico Fr. 15 318 1 86 21.2
#Did not score. ‡Ranked on minimum 1.5 returns per game, 1970-73; 1.2
from 1974. ††Declared champion; with three more returns (making 1.3 per
game) for zero yards still would have highest average. ‡‡Declared cham-
pion; with two more returns (making 1.2 per game) for zero yards still would
have highest average.
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 76
(Minimum 1.2 Returns Per Game)
1939—Jackie Robinson, UCLA, 16.4+; 1940—Jackie Robinson, UCLA, 21.0;
1941—Walt Slater, Tennessee, 20.4; 1942—Billy Hillenbrand, Indiana, 20.9;
1943—Otto Graham, Northwestern, 19.7; 1944—Glenn Davis, Army West
Point, 18.4; 1945—Jake Leicht, Oregon, 14.1; 1946—Harold Griffin, Florida,
20.1; 1947—Gene Derricotte, Michigan, 24.8; 1948—George Sims, Baylor,
‡25.0; 1949—Gene Evans, Wisconsin, 21.8; 1950—Lindy Hanson, Boston
U., 22.5; 1951—Bill Blackstock, Tennessee, 25.9; 1952—Gil Reich, Kansas,
17.2; 1953—Bobby Lee, New Mexico, 19.4; 1954—Dicky Maegle, Rice, 19.5;
1955—Ron Lind, Drake, 21.1; 1956—Ron Lind, Drake, 19.1; 1957—Bobby
Mulgado, Arizona St., 19.1; 1958—Herb Hallas, Yale, 23.4; 1959—Jacque
MacKinnon, Colgate, 17.5; 1960—Pat Fischer, Nebraska, 21.2; 1961—Tom
Larscheid, Utah St., 23.4; 1962—Darrell Roberts, Utah St., 20.8; 1963—
Rickie Harris, Arizona, 17.4; 1964—Ken Hatfield, Arkansas, 16.7; 1965—
Floyd Little, Syracuse, 23.5; 1966—Don Bean, Houston, 20.2; 1967—George
Hoey, Michigan, 24.3; 1968—Rob Bordley, Princeton, 20.5; 1969—George
Hannen, Davidson, 22.4.
‡Record for minimum 1.5 returns per game. +This section has previously
shown Robinson’s average as 20.0 for 1939 but all documentation shows
Robinson had 18 returns for 295 yards (16.39 yards/return).
KICKOFF RETURNS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
(Minimum 1.2 returns per game)
Player, Team Year Cl. KR Yards TD Yds/R
Kylen Towner, Western Ky. †2016 Jr. 26 1,048 1 *40.31
Paul Allen, BYU †1961 Sr. 12 481 — 40.08
Tony Pollard, Memphis †2017 So. 22 881 4 40.05
Tremain Mack, Miami (FL) †1996 Jr. 13 514 1 39.54
Leeland McElroy, Texas A&M †1993 Fr. 15 590 3 39.33
Doak Walker, SMU †1947 So. 10 387 — 38.70
JJ Nelson, UAB †2014 Sr. 22 843 4 38.32
Evan Berry, Tennessee †2015 So. 21 804 3 38.29
Forrest Hall, San Francisco †1946 Jr. 15 573 — 38.20
Ray Fisher, Indiana †2009 Sr. 17 635 2 37.35
Kermit Whitfield, Florida St. †2013 Fr. 17 619 2 36.41
Tony Ball, Chattanooga †1977 Fr. 13 473 0 36.38
George Marinkov, NC State †1954 So. 13 465 — 35.77
A.J. Jefferson, Fresno St. †2007 So. 26 930 2 35.77
Nick Williams, UConn †2010 So. 17 600 — 35.29
Bob Baker, Cornell †1964 Sr. 11 386 — 35.09
Paul Copoulos, Marquette †1943 So. 11 384 — 34.91
Eric Booth, Southern Miss. †1997 Sr. 22 766 2 34.82
Chris Massey, Oklahoma St. †2001 Jr. 15 522 1 34.80
Don Perkins, New Mexico †1959 Sr. 15 520 — 34.67
Robert Tate, Cincinnati †1995 Jr. 15 515 1 34.33
Quincy McDuffie, UCF †2012 Sr. 17 582 3 34.24
D.J. Reed, Kansas St. 2017 Jr. 17 582 1 34.24
LaTarence Dunbar, TCU †2000 So. 15 506 2 33.73
Savon Scarver, Utah St. †2018 So. 22 742 2 33.73
(Minimum 1.2 returns per game; minimum 30 returns; player
must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years KR Yards TD Yds/R
Anthony Davis, Southern California 1972-74 37 1,299 6 *35.11
Evan Berry, Tennessee 2014-17 53 1,820 4 34.34
Eric Booth, Southern Miss. 1994-97 35 1,135 2 32.43
Duke Johnson, Miami (FL) 2012-14 41 1,288 2 31.41
Overton Curtis, Utah St. 1957-58 32 991 — 30.97
Reggie Dunn, Utah 2010-12 48 1,482 5 30.88
Morgan Burns, Kansas St. 2013-15 51 1,572 5 30.82
Justin Miller, Clemson 2001-04 50 1,534 3 30.68
Fred Montgomery, New Mexico St. 1991-92 39 1,191 — 30.54
Bryan Williams, Akron 2005-08 42 1,279 1 30.45
Rashaad Penny, San Diego St. 2014-17 81 2,449 7 30.23
Tony Pollard, Memphis 2016-18 87 2,616 7 30.07
Chad Owens, Hawaii 2001-04 46 1,354 2 29.43
A.J. Jefferson, Fresno St. 2006-09 83 2,440 3 29.40
Altie Taylor, Utah St. 1966-68 40 1,170 2 29.25
Devin Thomas, Michigan St. 2006-07 39 1,135 0 29.10
Deebo Samuel, South Carolina 2015-18 42 1,219 4 29.02
Charles Pauley, San Jose St. 2001-02 50 1,441 2 28.82
Stan Brown, Purdue 1968-70 49 1,412 2 28.82
Henry White, Colgate 1974-77 41 1,180 2 28.78
Kevin Johnson, Syracuse 1995-98 50 1,437 4 28.74
Jonathan Stewart, Oregon 2005-07 58 1,664 2 28.69
Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati 2005, 07-09 93 2,664 4 28.65
Tyler Lockett, Kansas St. 2011-14 77 2,196 4 28.52
Brandon Banks, Kansas St. 2008-09 57 1,625 5 28.51
(Ranked on total yards until 1970)
Year Player, Team Cl. KR Yards Yds/R
1939 Nile Kinnick, Iowa Sr. 15 377 25.1
1940 Jack Emigh, Montana Sr. 18 395 21.9
1941 Earl Ray, Wyoming So. 23 496 21.6
1942 Frank Porto, California Sr. 17 483 28.4
1943 Paul Copoulos, Marquette So. 11 384 34.9
1944 Paul Copoulos, Marquette Jr. 14 337 24.1
1945 Al Dekdebrun, Cornell Sr. 14 321 22.9
1946 Forrest Hall, San Francisco Jr. 15 573 38.2
1947 Doak Walker, SMU So. 10 387 38.7
1948 Bill Gregus, Wake Forest Jr. 19 503 26.5
1949 Johnny Subda, Nevada Sr. 18 444 24.7
1950 Chuck Hill, New Mexico Jr. 27 729 27.0
1951 Chuck Hill, New Mexico Sr. 17 504 29.6
1952 Curly Powell, VMI Sr. 27 517 19.1
1953 Max McGee, Tulane Sr. 17 371 21.8
1954 Art Luppino, Arizona So. 20 632 31.6
1955 Sam Woolwine, VMI Jr. 22 471 21.4
1956 Sam Woolwine, VMI Sr. 18 503 27.9
1957 Overton Curtis, Utah St. Jr. 23 695 30.2
1958 Sonny Randle, Virginia Sr. 21 506 24.1
1959 Don Perkins, New Mexico Sr. 15 520 34.7
1960 Bruce Samples, BYU Sr. 23 577 25.1
1961 Dick Mooney, Idaho Sr. 23 494 21.5
1962 Donnie Frederick, Wake Forest Sr. 29 660 22.8
1963 Gary Wood, Cornell Sr. 19 618 32.5
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 77
Year Player, Team Cl. KR Yards Yds/R
1964 Dan Bland, Mississippi St. Jr. 20 558 27.9
1965 Eric Crabtree, Pittsburgh Sr. 25 636 25.4
1966 Marcus Rhoden, Mississippi St. Sr. 26 572 22.0
1967 Joe Casas, New Mexico Sr. 23 602 26.2
1968 Mike Adamle, Northwestern So. 34 732 21.5
1969 Stan Brown, Purdue Jr. 26 698 26.8
Beginning in 1970, ranked on average per return (instead of
total yards)‡
Year Player, Team Cl. KR Yards Yds/R
1970 Stan Brown, Purdue Sr. 19 638 33.6
1971 Paul Loughran, Temple Jr. 15 502 33.5
1972 Larry Williams, Texas Tech So. 16 493 30.8
1973 Steve Odom, Utah Sr. 21 618 29.4
1974 Anthony Davis, Southern California Sr. ††11 467 42.5
1975 John Schultz, Maryland Sr. 13 403 31.0
1976 Ira Matthews, Wisconsin So. 14 415 29.6
1977 Tony Ball, Chattanooga Fr. 13 473 36.4
1978 Drew Hill, Georgia Tech Sr. 19 570 30.0
1979 Stevie Nelson, Ball St. Fr. 18 565 31.4
1980 Mike Fox, San Diego St. So. †11 361 32.8
1981 Frank Minnifield, Louisville Jr. 11 334 30.4
1982 Carl Monroe, Utah Sr. 14 421 30.1
1983 Henry Williams, East Carolina Jr. 19 591 31.1
1984 Keith Henderson, Texas Tech Fr. 13 376 28.9
1985 Erroll Tucker, Utah Sr. 24 698 29.1
1986 Terrance Roulhac, Clemson Sr. 17 561 33.0
1987 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. So. 14 442 31.6
1988 Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame Fr. #12 433 36.1
1989 Tony Smith, Southern Miss. So. 14 455 32.5
1990 Dale Carter, Tennessee Jr. 17 507 29.8
1991 Fred Montgomery, New Mexico St. Jr. 25 734 29.4
1992 Fred Montgomery, New Mexico St. Sr. 14 457 32.6
1993 Leeland McElroy, Texas A&M Fr. 15 590 39.3
1994 Eric Moulds, Mississippi St. Jr. †13 426 32.8
1995 Robert Tate, Cincinnati Jr. 15 515 34.3
1996 Tremain Mack, Miami (FL) Jr. 13 514 39.5
1997 Eric Booth, Southern Miss. Sr. 22 766 34.8
1998 Broderick McGrew, North Texas Jr. 18 587 32.6
1999 James Williams, Marshall Sr. 15 493 32.9
2000 LaTarence Dunbar, TCU So. 15 506 33.7
2001 Chris Massey, Oklahoma St. Jr. 15 522 34.8
2002 Charles Pauley, San Jose St. Sr. 31 978 31.6
2003 Michael Waddell, North Carolina Sr. 15 475 31.7
J.R. Reed, South Fla. Sr. 18 570 31.7
2004 Justin Miller, Clemson Jr. 20 661 33.1
2005 Jonathan Stewart, Oregon Fr. 12 404 33.7
2006 Marcus Thigpen, Indiana So. 24 723 30.1
2007 A.J. Jefferson, Fresno St. So. 26 930 35.8
2008 Travis Shelton, Temple Sr. 23 720 31.3
2009 Ray Fisher, Indiana Sr. 17 635 37.4
2010 Nick Williams, UConn So. 17 600 35.3
2011 Raheem Mostert, Purdue Fr. 25 837 33.5
2012 Quincy McDuffie, UCF Sr. 17 582 34.2
2013 Kermit Whitfield, Florida St. Fr. 17 619 36.4
2014 JJ Nelson, UAB Sr. 22 843 38.3
2015 Evan Berry, Tennessee So. 21 804 38.3
2016 Kylen Towner, Western Ky. Jr. 26 1,048 40.3
Year Player, Team Cl. KR Yards Yds/R
2017 Tony Pollard, Memphis So. 22 881 40.0
2018 Savon Scarver, Utah St. So. 22 742 33.7
‡Ranked on minimum 1.5 returns per game, 1970-73; 1.2 from 1974.
††Declared champion; with three more returns (making 1.3 per game) for
zero yards still would have highest average. †Declared champion; with one
more return (making 1.2 per game) for zero yards still would have highest
average. #Declared champion; with two more re turns (making 1.3 per game)
for zero yards still would have highest average.
(Minimum 1.2 Returns Per Game)
1939—Nile Kinnick, Iowa, 25.1; 1940—Bill Geyer, Colgate, 27.0; 1941—Vern
Lockard, Colorado, 24.4; 1942-45—Not compiled; 1946—Forrest Hall, San
Francisco, 38.2; 1947—Skippy Minisi, Penn, 28.8; 1948—Jerry Williams,
Wash ington St., 29.9; 1949—Billy Conn, Georgetown, 31.1; 1950—Johnny
Turco, Holy Cross, 27.4; 1951—Bob Mischak, Army West Point, 31.3;
1952—Carroll Hardy, Colorado, 32.2; 1953—Carl Bolt, Wash. & Lee, 27.1;
1954—George Marinkov, NC State, 35.8; 1955—Jim Brown, Syracuse,
32.0; 1956—Paul Hornung, Notre Dame, 31.0; 1957—Overton Curtis, Utah
St., 30.2; 1958—Marshall Starks, Illinois, 26.3; 1959—Don Perkins, New
Mexico, 34.7; 1960—Tom Hennessey, Holy Cross, 33.4; 1961—Paul Allen,
BYU, *40.1; 1962—Larry Coyer, Marshall, 30.2; 1963—Gary Wood, Cornell,
32.5; 1964—Bob Baker, Cornell, 35.1; 1965—Tom Barrington, Ohio St., 34.3;
1966—Frank Moore, Louisville, 27.9; 1967—Altie Taylor, Utah St., 31.9;
1968—Kerry Reardon, Iowa, 32.1; 1969—Chris Farasopoulous, BYU, 32.2.
FIELD GOALS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player. All kickers are soccer-style kick-
ers unless marked with a (C), which is for conventional kicker.
‡Number of games in which his field goal(s) provided the win-
ning margin.
Rules changes concerning field goals through the years: One-inch tees were
permitted in 1949, two-inch tees were permitted in 1965, and use of tees was
eliminated in 1989. The goal posts were widened from 18 feet, 6 inches to 23
feet, 4 inches in 1959 and were narrowed back to 18 feet, 6 inches in 1991.
In 1993, the hash marks were moved 6 feet, 8 inches closer to the center of
the field, to 60 feet from each sideline.
FG Player, Team (Opponent) Date
7 Mike Prindle, Western Mich. (Marshall) Sept. 29, 1984
7 Dale Klein, Nebraska (Missouri) Oct. 19, 1985
6 Charley Gogolak, Princeton (Rutgers) Sept. 25, 1965
6 Frank Nester, West Virginia (Villanova) Sept. 9, 1972
6 Vince Fusco, Duke (Clemson) Oct. 16, 1976
6 Al Del Greco, Auburn (Kentucky) Oct. 9, 1982
6 Alan Smith, Texas A&M (Arkansas St.) Sept. 17, 1983
6 Bobby Raymond, Florida (Florida St.) Dec. 3, 1983
6 John Lee, UCLA (San Diego St.) Sept. 8, 1984
6 Bobby Raymond, Florida (Kentucky) Nov. 17, 1984
6 Sean Fleming, Wyoming (Arkansas St.) Sept. 15, 1990
6 Philip Doyle, Alabama (Louisiana) Oct. 6, 1990
6 Rusty Hanna, Toledo (Northern Ill.) Nov. 21, 1992
6 Cory Wedel, Wyoming (Idaho) Aug. 31, 1996
6 Josh McGee, North Carolina (Duke) Nov. 20, 1999
6 Billy Bennett, Georgia (Georgia Tech) Nov. 24, 2001
6 Jonathan Nichols, Ole Miss (Texas Tech) Sept. 27, 2003
6 Alexis Serna, Oregon St. (Washington) Nov. 5, 2005
6 Richard Jackson, Clemson (Boston College) Sept. 19, 2009
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 78
FG Player, Team (Opponent) Date
6 Brian Davis, Arkansas St. (Central Ark.) Sept. 24, 2011
6 Matt Hogan, Houston (UAB) Oct. 13, 2012
6 Jaden Oberkrom, TCU (Texas Tech) Oct. 20, 2012
6 Taylor Bertolet, Texas A&M (Vanderbilt) Nov. 21, 2015
6 Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St. (California) Nov. 28, 2015
6 Joey Slye, Virginia Tech (Pittsburgh) Oct. 27, 2016
6 Daniel Carlson, Auburn (LSU) Sept. 24, 2016
6 Ricky Aguayo, Florida St. (Ole Miss) Sept. 5, 2016
6 Dominik Eberle, Utah St. (New Mexico St.) Sept. 8, 2018
6 Matt Gay, Utah (Oregon) Nov. 10, 2018
6 Jacob Moody, Michigan (Indiana) Nov. 17, 2018
Player, Team Year Cl. G FG Att. Pct. FG/G
Billy Bennett, Georgia †2003 Sr. 14 *31 38 .816 2.21
Leigh Tiffin, Alabama †2009 Sr. 14 30 35 .857 2.14
Josh Lambert, West Virginia †2014 So. 13 30 *39 .769 2.31
Matt Gay, Utah †2017 Sr. 13 30 34 .882 2.31
Andre Szmyt, Syracuse †2018 Fr. 13 30 34 .882 2.31
John Lee, UCLA †1984 Jr. 11 29 33 .879 *2.64
John Sullivan, New Mexico †2007 Sr. 12 29 35 .829 2.42
Randy Bullock, Texas A&M †2011 Sr. 13 29 33 .879 2.23
Louie Zervos, Ohio †2016 So. 14 29 35 .829 2.07
Cole Tracy, LSU 2018 Sr. 13 29 33 .879 2.23
Paul Woodside, West Virginia †1982 So. 11 28 31 .903 2.55
Luis Zendejas, Arizona St. †1983 Jr. 11 28 37 .757 2.55
Nick Browne, TCU 2003 Sr. 13 28 33 .848 2.15
Justin Medlock, UCLA †2006 Sr. 13 28 32 .875 2.15
Kai Forbath, UCLA 2009 Jr. 13 28 31 .903 2.15
Josh Jasper, LSU †2010 Sr. 13 28 34 .824 2.15
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St. †2012 Sr. 13 28 34 .824 2.15
Daniel Carlson, Auburn 2016 Jr. 13 28 32 .875 2.15
Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee †1982 So. 12 27 31 .871 2.25
Sebastian Janikowski, Florida St. †1998 So. 12 27 32 .844 2.25
Drew Dunning, Washington St. 2003 Sr. 13 27 31 .871 2.08
Gary Cismesia, Florida St. 2007 Sr. 13 27 34 .794 2.08
Dan Bailey, Oklahoma St. 2010 Sr. 13 27 31 .871 2.08
Roberto Aguayo, Florida St. 2014 So. 14 27 30 .900 1.93
Greg Huegel, Clemson †2015 Fr. 15 27 32 .844 1.80
Player, Team Year Cl. G FG Att. Pct. FG/G
John Lee, UCLA †1984 Jr. 11 29 33 .879 *2.64
Paul Woodside, West Virginia †1982 So. 11 28 31 .903 2.55
Luis Zendejas, Arizona St. †1983 Jr. 11 28 37 .757 2.55
John Sullivan, New Mexico †2007 Sr. 12 29 35 .829 2.42
Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati †2000 So. 11 26 29 .897 2.36
Josh Lambert, West Virginia †2014 So. 13 30 *39 .769 2.31
Matt Gay, Utah †2017 Sr. 13 30 34 .882 2.31
Andre Szmyt, Syracuse †2018 Fr. 13 30 34 .882 2.31
John Diettrich, Ball St. †1985 Jr. 11 25 29 .862 2.27
Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee 1982 So. 12 27 31 .871 2.25
Sebastian Janikowski, Florida St. †1998 So. 12 27 32 .844 2.25
Randy Bullock, Texas A&M †2011 Sr. 13 29 33 .879 2.23
Cole Tracy, LSU 2018 Sr. 13 29 33 .879 2.23
Billy Bennett, Georgia †2003 Sr. 14 *31 38 .816 2.21
Player, Team Year Cl. G FG Att. Pct. FG/G
Kendall Trainor, Arkansas †1988 Jr. 11 24 27 .889 2.18
Philip Doyle, Alabama †1990 Sr. 11 24 29 .828 2.18
Remy Hamilton, Michigan †1994 So. 11 24 29 .828 2.18
Brad Bohn, Utah St. 1998 So. 11 24 28 .857 2.18
Graham Gano, Florida St. †2008 Sr. 11 24 26 .923 2.18
Nick Browne, TCU 2003 Sr. 13 28 33 .848 2.15
Justin Medlock, UCLA †2006 Sr. 13 28 32 .875 2.15
Kai Forbath, UCLA †2009 Jr. 13 28 31 .903 2.15
Josh Jasper, LSU †2010 Sr. 13 28 34 .824 2.15
Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St. †2012 Sr. 13 28 34 .824 2.15
Daniel Carlson, Auburn †2016 Jr. 13 28 32 .875 2.15
(Minimum 1.5 FGM per game)
Player, Team Year Cl. G FG Att. Pct. FG/G
Cairo Santos, Tulane †2012 Jr. 12 21 21 *1.000 1.75
Marc Primanti, NC State †1996 Sr. 11 20 20 *1.000 1.82
Nate Freese, Boston College †2013 Sr. 13 20 20 *1.000 1.54
Grant Ressel, Missouri †2009 So. 13 26 27 .963 2.00
Thomas Weber, Arizona St. †2007 Fr. 13 24 25 .960 1.85
Gary Wunderlich, Ole Miss †2016 Jr. 12 22 23 .957 1.83
Chris Hazley, Virginia Tech †2010 Sr. 14 21 22 .955 1.50
Roberto Aguayo, Florida St. 2013 Fr. 14 21 22 .955 1.50
Dan Nystrom, Minnesota †2002 Sr. 13 20 21 .952 1.54
Nate Kaeding, Iowa †2003 Sr. 13 20 21 .952 1.54
Martin Gramatica, Kansas St. †1997 Jr. 11 19 20 .950 1.73
Jeremiah Detmer, Toledo 2013 Jr. 12 19 20 .950 1.58
Younghoe Koe, Ga. Southern 2016 Sr. 11 19 20 .950 1.73
Matthew McCrane, Kansas St. †2014 Fr. 12 18 19 .947 1.50
Vladimir Borombozin, New Mexico †2001 Sr. 11 17 18 .944 1.55
Eddy Pineiro, Florida †2017 Jr. 11 17 18 .944 1.55
David Hills, Navy 2001 Sr. 10 15 16 .938 1.50
Steve Azar, Northern Ill. †2000 Fr. 9 14 15 .933 1.56
Graham Gano, Florida St. †2008 Sr. 11 24 26 .923 2.18
Joe Allison, Memphis †1992 Jr. 11 23 25 .920 2.09
Michael Reeder, TCU †1995 So. 11 23 25 .920 2.09
Connor Hughes, Virginia 2003 So. 13 23 25 .920 1.77
Jeff Budzien, Northwestern 2013 Sr. 12 23 25 .920 1.92
Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St. 2016 Sr. 12 23 25 .920 1.92
Louie Sakoda, Utah 2008 Sr. 13 22 24 .917 1.69
Marshall Morgan, Georgia 2013 So. 11 22 24 .917 2.00
Aidan Schneider, Oregon 2015 So. 13 22 24 .917 1.69
Emmit Carpenter, Minnesota 2016 So. 13 22 24 .917 1.69
Tyler Davis, Penn St. 2016 Jr. 14 22 24 .917 1.57
Player, Team Years G. FG Att. Pct. FG/G
Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St. 2013-16 51 *96 *116 .828 1.88
Daniel Carlson, Auburn 2014-17 53 92 114 807 1.74
Dustin Hopkins, Florida St. 2009-12 54 88 112 .786 1.63
Billy Bennett, Georgia 2000-03 48 87 110 .791 1.81
Kai Forbath, UCLA 2007-10 50 85 101 .842 1.70
Andy Phillips, Utah 2013-16 51 84 100 .840 1.65
Leigh Tiffin, Alabama 2006-09 46 83 111 .748 1.80
Jake Elliott, Memphis 2013-16 51 81 104 .779 1.59
Jonathan Barnes, Louisiana
Tech
2014-17 53 81 103 .786 1.53
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 79
Player, Team Years G. FG Att. Pct. FG/G
Jeff Jaeger, Washington 1983-86 44 80 99 .808 1.82
Nick Novak, Maryland 2001-04 49 80 107 .748 1.63
Alexis Serna, Oregon St. 2004-07 51 80 104 .769 1.57
Jeremy Ito, Rutgers 2004-07 49 80 111 .721 1.63
Matt Weller, Ohio 2009-12 55 80 108 .741 1.45
John Lee, UCLA 1982-85 44 79 92 .859 1.80
Jason Elam, Hawaii 1988-92 51 79 100 .790 1.55
Luis Zendejas, Arizona St. 1981-84 44 78 105 .743 1.77
Philip Doyle, Alabama 1987-90 44 78 105 .743 1.77
Kevin Kelly, Penn St. 2005-08 51 78 107 .729 1.53
Joey Slye, Virginia Tech 2014-17 51 78 107 .729 1.53
Kevin Butler, Georgia 1981-84 44 77 98 .786 1.75
Max Zendejas, Arizona 1982-85 44 77 104 .740 1.75
Michael Badgley, Miami (FL) 2014-17 49 77 97 .794 1.57
Blair Walsh, Georgia 2008-11 53 76 103 .738 1.43
Mike Hunnicutt, Oklahoma 2011-14 51 75 90 ..833 1.47
(Minimum 20 games)
Player, Team Years G. FG Att. Pct. FG/G
Matt Gay, Utah 2015-18 27 56 65 .862 *2.07
Sebastian Janikowski, Florida St. 1997-99 34 66 83 .795 1.94
Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St. 2013-16 51 *96 *116 .828 1.88
Jeff Jaeger, Washington 1983-86 44 80 99 .808 1.82
Josh Lambert, West Virginia 2013-16 38 69 92 .750 1.82
Billy Bennett, Georgia 2000-03 48 87 110 .791 1.81
Nick Browne, TCU 2001-03 36 65 83 .783 1.81
Leigh Tiffin, Alabama 2006-09 46 83 111 .748 1.80
John Lee, UCLA 1982-85 44 79 92 .859 1.80
Luis Zendejas, Arizona St. 1981-84 44 78 105 .743 1.77
Philip Doyle, Alabama 1987-90 44 78 105 .743 1.77
Gregg McCallum, Oregon 1989-90 22 39 50 .780 1.77
Kevin Butler, Georgia 1981-84 44 77 98 .786 1.75
Max Zendejas, Arizona 1982-85 44 77 104 .740 1.75
Daniel Carlson, Auburn 2014-17 53 92 114 .807 1.74
Kai Forbath, UCLA 2007-10 50 85 101 .842 1.70
Roberto Aguayo, Florida St. 2013-15 41 69 78 .885 1.68
Dave Teggart, UConn 2008-11 44 74 97 .763 1.68
Derek Schmidt, Florida St. 1984-87 44 73 104 .702 1.66
Carlos Huerta, Miami (FL) 1988-91 44 73 91 .802 1.66
Steve Azar, Northern Ill. 2000-03 44 73 92 .793 1.66
Remy Hamilton, Michigan 1994-96 35 58 76 .763 1.66
Ryan Harrison, Air Force 2007-08 26 43 56 .768 1.65
Andy Phillips, Utah 2013-16 51 84 100 .840 1.65
Collin Mackie, South Carolina 1987-90 44 72 98 .735 1.64
(Minimum 1.2 FGM per game and 30 made)
Player, Team Years G FG Att. Pct. FG/G
Alex Henery, Nebraska 2007-10 53 68 76 *.895 1.28
Roberto Aguayo, Florida St. 2013-15 41 69 78 .885 1.68
Eddy Pineiro, Florida 2016-17 24 38 43 .884 1.58
Chris Manfredini, Cincinnati/TCU 2003, 05-07 47 57 65 .877 1.21
Jeff Budzien, Northwestern 2010-13 39 48 55 .873 1.23
Nate Freese, Boston College 2010-13 50 70 81 .864 1.40
Matthew McGrane, Kansas St. 2014-17 38 57 66 .864 1.50
Matt Gay, Utah 2015-18 27 56 65 .862 *2.07
Player, Team Years G FG Att. Pct. FG/G
John Lee, UCLA 1982-85 44 79 92 .859 1.80
Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati 2000-02 36 57 67 .851 1.58
Joe Phillips, Utah 2009-10 25 33 39 .846 1.32
Kai Forbath, UCLA 2007-10 50 85 101 .842 1.70
Andy Phillips, Utah 2013-16 51 84 100 .840 1.65
Grant Ressel, Missouri 2008-11 34 52 62 .839 1.53
Ross Martin, Duke 2012-15 53 78 93 .839 1.47
Connor Hughes, Virginia 2002-05 51 66 79 .835 1.29
Conor Lee, Pittsburgh 2006-08 37 50 60 .833 1.35
Jason Bondzio, Arizona 2004, 07-08 26 35 42 .833 1.35
John Baron, San Diego St. 2015-18 40 50 60 .833 1.25
Gary Wunderlich, Ole Miss 2014-17 47 64 77 .831 1.36
Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St. 2013-16 51 *96 *116 .828 1.88
Conrad Ukropina, Stanford 2013-16 35 42 51 .824 1.20
Arthur Carmody, Louisville 2004-07 49 60 73 .822 1.22
Jeff Wolfert, Missouri 2006-08 41 59 72 .819 1.44
Mike Nugent, Ohio St. 2001-04 50 72 88 .818 1.44
Year Player, Team G FGM Att. FG/G Pct. Lng
1959 Karl Holzwarth, Wisconsin (C) 9 7 8 0.78 .875 29
1960 Ed Dyas, Auburn (C) 10 13 18 1.30 .722 37
1961 Greg Mather, Navy (C) 10 11 15 1.10 .733 45
1962 Bob Jencks, Miami (OH) (C) 10 8 11 0.80 .727 52
Al Woodall, Auburn (C) 10 8 20 0.80 .400 35
1963 Billy Lothridge, Georgia Tech (C) 10 12 16 1.20 .750 41
1964 Doug Moreau, LSU (C) 10 13 20 1.30 .650 36
1965 Charley Gogolak, Princeton 9 16 23 1.78 .696 54
1966 Jerry DePoyster, Wyoming (C) 10 13 38 1.30 .342 54
1967 Gerald Warren, NC State (C) 10 17 22 1.70 .773 47
1968 Bob Jacobs, Wyoming (C) 10 14 29 1.40 .483 51
1969 Bob Jacobs, Wyoming (C) 10 18 27 1.80 .667 43
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) made
Year Player, Team G FGM Att. FG/G Pct. Long
1970 Kim Braswell, Georgia (C) 10 13 17 1.30 .765 43
1971 Nick Mike-Mayer, Temple 9 12 17 1.33 .706 48
1972 Nick Mike-Mayer, Temple 9 13 20 1.44 .650 44
1973 Rod Garcia, Stanford 11 18 29 1.64 .621 59
1974 Dave Lawson, Air Force (C) 11 19 31 1.73 .613 60
1975 Don Bitterlich, Temple 11 21 31 1.91 .677 56
1976 Tony Franklin, Texas A&M 11 17 26 1.55 .654 65
1977 Paul Marchese, Kent St. 10 18 27 1.80 .667 51
1978 Matt Bahr, Penn St. 11 22 27 2.00 .815 50
1979 Ish Ordonez, Arkansas 11 18 22 1.64 .818 50
1980 Obed Ariri, Clemson 11 23 30 2.09 .767 52
1981 Bruce Lahay, Arkansas 11 19 24 1.73 .792 49
Kevin Butler, Georgia 11 19 26 1.73 .731 52
Larry Roach, Oklahoma St. 11 19 28 1.73 .679 56
1982 Paul Woodside, West Virginia 11 28 31 2.55 .903 45
1983 Luis Zendejas, Arizona St. 11 28 37 2.55 .757 52
1984 John Lee, UCLA 11 29 33 *2.64 .879 51
1985 John Diettrich, Ball St. 11 25 29 2.27 .862 54
1986 Chris Kinzer, Virginia Tech (C) 11 22 27 2.00 .815 50
1987 Collin Mackie, South Carolina 11 23 30 2.09 .767 49
Derek Schmidt, Florida St. 11 23 31 2.09 .742 53
1988 Kendall Trainor, Arkansas 11 24 27 2.18 .889 58
1989 Philip Doyle, Alabama 11 22 25 2.00 .880 44
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 80
Year Player, Team G FGM Att. FG/G Pct. Long
Gregg McCallum, Oregon 11 22 29 2.00 .759 47
Roman Anderson, Houston 11 22 34 2.00 .647 51
1990 Philip Doyle, Alabama 11 24 29 2.18 .828 47
1991 Doug Brien, California 11 19 28 1.73 .679 50
1992 Joe Allison, Memphis 11 23 25 2.09 .920 51
1993 Michael Proctor, Alabama 12 22 29 1.83 .759 53
1994 Remy Hamilton, Michigan 11 24 29 2.18 .828 42
1995 Michael Reeder, TCU 11 23 25 2.09 .920 47
1996 Rafael Garcia, Virginia 11 21 27 1.91 .778 46
1997 Brad Palazzo, Tulane 11 23 28 2.09 .821 52
1998 Sebastian Janikowski, Florida St. 12 27 32 2.25 .844 53
1999 Sebastian Janikowski, Florida St. 11 23 30 2.09 .767 54
2000 Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati 11 26 29 2.36 .897 42
2001 Todd Sievers, Miami (FL) 11 21 26 1.91 .808 48
2002 Nick Browne, TCU 12 23 30 1.92 .767 50
2003 Billy Bennett, Georgia 14 *31 38 2.21 .816 52
2004 Mike Nugent, Ohio St. 12 24 27 2.00 .889 55
Tyler Jones, Boise St. 12 24 27 2.00 .889 48
2005 Paul Martinez, Oregon 9 19 24 2.11 .792 51
2006 Justin Medlock, UCLA 13 28 32 2.15 .875 51
2007 John Sullivan, New Mexico 12 29 35 2.42 .829 53
2008 Graham Gano, Florida St. 11 24 26 2.18 .923 53
2009 Kai Forbath, UCLA 13 28 31 2.15 .903 53
2010 Josh Jasper, LSU 13 28 34 2.15 .824 53
2011 Randy Bullock, Texas A&M 13 29 33 2.23 .879 52
2012 Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St. 13 28 34 2.15 .824 51
2013 Marshall Morgan, Georgia 11 22 24 2.00 .917 56
2014 Josh Lambert, West Virginia 13 30 *39 2.31 .769 55
2015 Michael Badgley, Miami (FL) 12 25 30 2.08 .833 57
2016 Daniel Carlson, Auburn 13 28 32 2.15 .875 53
2017 Matt Gay, Utah 13 30 34 2.31 .882 56
2018 Andre Szmyt, Syracuse 13 30 34 2.31 .882 54
BLOCKED
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KICK RECORDS
Special note about blocked-kick records:
The blocked-kick records include players from 1937. Even though the other
defensive statistics and records began in 2000, blocked-kick records are com-
piled by most institutions, and those records are more reliable than tackles,
assists, tackles for loss, pass sacks, passes defended and forced fumbles.
The statistics service has been compiling national statistics and records since
1937.
BLOCKED PUNTS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
BP Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
4 Ken Irvin, Memphis (Arkansas) Sept. 26, 1992
4 James King, Central Mich. (Michigan St.) Sept. 8, 2001
3 Joshua Adams, Ohio (Gardner-Webb) Sept. 1, 2007
2 Mark Capuano, NC State (Georgia) Sept. 14, 1967
2 Richard Johnson, Wisconsin (Missouri) Sept. 15, 1984
2 Carlton McDonald, Air Force (Colorado St.) Sept. 1, 1990
2 Mike Reid, NC State (Kent St.) Sept. 14, 1991
2 Brian McCray, Air Force (Colorado St.) Sept. 11, 1993
BP Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
2 Barron Miles, Nebraska (Pacific) Sept. 24, 1994
2 Bill Chopp, Western Mich. (Michigan St.) Sept. 6, 1997
2 Tim Curry, Air Force (Fresno St.) Oct. 18, 1997
2 Terrence Holt, NC State (Texas) Aug. 28, 1999
2 Chris Crocker, Marshall (Michigan St.) Sept. 9, 2000
2 Robert Grant, Hawaii (SMU) Oct. 6, 2001
2 Terrence Holt, NC State (Navy) Sept. 7, 2002
2 Lannie Hopkins, Nebraska (Kansas) Nov. 9, 2002
2 Sean Considine, Iowa (Iowa St.) Sept. 13, 2003
2 Fashad Washington, Kansas St. (Colorado) Oct. 18, 2003
2 Tyrone Henderson, Colorado (Washington St.) Sept. 11, 2004
2 Ivan Clark, Marshall (Buffalo) Oct. 23, 2004
2 Kieron Williams, Nebraska (Southern California) Dec. 27, 2014
2 Sharif Finch, Temple (East Carolina) Oct. 22, 2015
2 Tony Reid, Miami (OH) (Akron) Nov. 14, 2015
2 McKinley Whitfield, Tulsa (N.C. A&T) Sept. 17, 2016
2 Devon Jones-Stewart, South Fla. (Tulsa) Nov. 16, 2017
2 Steven Jones, Appalachian St. (Gardner-Webb) Sept. 22, 2018
Player, Team Year BP
James King, Central Mich. †2001 *7
Jermaine Mays, Minnesota †2002 5
Ken Irvin, Memphis †1992 4
Bracey Walker, North Carolina †1993 4
Tim Curry, Air Force †1997 4
Terrol Dillon, Texas †1999 4
Chris James, Alabama †2003 4
Rashad Washington, Kansas St. †2003 4
Mark Capuano, NC State †1967 3
Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas St. †1975 3
Richard Johnson, Wisconsin †1984 3
James Francis, Baylor †1989 3
Barron Miles, Nebraska †1994 3
Kendrell Bell, Georgia †1999 3
Manny Lawson, NC State 2002 3
Charles Tillman, Louisiana 2002 3
Joshua Adams, Ohio †2007 3
Chris Milton, Georgia Tech †2013 3
Soma Vainuku, Southern California †2013 3
Kieron Williams, Nebraska †2014 3
Sharif Finch, Temple †2015 3
Anthony Taylor, Texas St. †2016 3
Note: Before NCAA records, Joe Stydahar of West Virginia blocked seven
punts in 1934.
Player, Team Year BP
James King, Central Mich. 2001-04 *10
Barron Miles, Nebraska 1992-94 7
Tim Curry, Air Force 1996-98 7
Woody Jones, NC State 1939-41 6
Max McGeary, Baylor 1977-80 6
Bracey Walker, North Carolina 1990-93 6
Matt Harding, Hawaii 1992-95 6
Jermaine Mays, Minnesota 1998-00, 02 6
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 81
Player, Team Year BP
Joshua Adams, Ohio 2003-07 6
James Ferebee, New Mexico St. 1978-81 5
Merton Hanks, Iowa 1987-90 5
BLOCKED FIELD GOALS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
BFG Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
2 Mike Washington, Alabama (Mississippi St.) Nov. 3, 1973
2 Louie Meadows, NC State (Maryland) Oct. 10, 1981
2 Matt Harding, Hawaii (San Diego St.) Oct. 9, 1993
2 Jerald Henry, Southern California (California) Oct. 22, 1994
2 Pat Larson, Wyoming (Fresno St.) Nov. 18, 1995
2 Kyle Vanden Bosch, Nebraska (Texas A&M) Nov. 6, 1999
2 Antwan Peek, Cincinnati [Miami (OH)] Oct. 28, 2000
2 Justin Pendry, Air Force (Tennessee Tech) Sept. 8, 2001
2 Alton Moore, Auburn (Georgia) Nov. 10, 2001
2 Chris Barry, Nevada (Washington) Oct. 11, 2003
2 Daniel Bazuin, Central Mich. (Kent St.) Oct. 2, 2004
2 Curtis Pulley, Kentucky (Ole Miss) Oct. 22, 2005
2 Cory Flom, Western Mich. (Indiana) Sept. 2, 2006
2 Kenny Iwebema, Iowa (Syracuse) Sept. 8, 2007
2 Fili Moala, Southern California (Arizona St.) Oct. 11, 2008
2 Margus Hunt, SMU (East Carolina) Oct. 10, 2009
2 Terrence Cody, Alabama (Tennessee) Oct. 24, 2009
2 Raphael Guidry, Kansas St. (Texas Tech) Oct. 15, 2011
2 Shaquil Barrett, Colorado St. (Cal Poly) Sept. 14, 2013
2 Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St. (Southern Miss.) Sept. 28, 2013
2 Bernard Sarra, Navy (Notre Dame) Nov. 1, 2014
2 Bronson Kaufusi, BYU (Utah St.) Nov. 28, 2015
2 Chris Wormley, Michigan (UCF) Sept. 10, 2016
2 Meffy Koloamatangi, Hawaii (Western Caro.) Sept. 2, 2017
Player, Team Year BFG
Lonnell Dewalt, Kentucky †2004 *6
Mike Akiu, Hawaii †1982 4
Greg Thomas, Colorado †1991 4
Matt Harding, Hawaii †1992 4
Rosevelt Colvin, Purdue †1998 4
Margus Hunt, SMU †2009 4
Terry Hoage, Georgia 1983 3
Kyle Vanden Bosch, Nebraska †1999 3
Terrence Holt, NC State †2000 3
Boss Bailey, Georgia †2002 3
Sean Jones, Georgia †2003 3
Brian Robison, Texas †2003 3
Daniel Bazuin, Central Mich. 2004 3
Shaquil Barrett, Colorado St. †2013 3
Mike McFarland, South Fla. †2013 3
Dan Skipper, Arkansas †2013 3
Bernard Sarra, Navy †2014 3
Player, Team Year BFG
Kemoko Turay, Rutgers †2014 3
Bronson Kaufusi, BYU †2015 3
Trey Hendrickson, Fla. Atlantic †2016 3
Player, Team Year BFG
Margus Hunt, SMU 2009-11 *9
James Ferebee, New Mexico St. 1978-81 8
Terrence Holt, NC State 1999-02 8
Max McGeary, Baylor 1977-80 6
Greg Thomas, Colorado 1988-91 6
Lonnell Dewalt, Kentucky 2004 6
Matt Harding, Hawaii 1992-95 5
Rosevelt Colvin, Purdue 1995-98 5
Bobby Iwuchukwu, Purdue 2002-05 5
Ben Jacobs, Fresno St. 2007-10 5
Justin Lawler, SMU 2014-17 5
BLOCKED EXTRA POINTS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
BEP Player, Team (Opponenet) Date
3 Cameron Nwosu, Rice (UCLA) Aug. 30, 2012
2 Corey Nelson, Air Force (Colorado St.) Nov. 11, 2000
2 Josh Buhl, Kansas St. (Syracuse) Dec. 29, 2001
2 Kareem Bland, Middle Tenn. (North Texas) Nov. 23, 2002
2 Linval Joseph, East Carolina (Kentucky) Jan. 2, 2009
2 Margus Hunt, SMU (Texas A&M) Sept. 9, 2011
2 Alexander Hansen, Air Force (UNLV) Nov. 21, 2013
2 Darius Latham, Indiana (Rutgers) Oct. 17, 2015
2 Rob Bain, Illinois (Penn St.) Oct. 31, 2015
2 Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma St. (Texas) Oct 1, 2016
2 Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech (Mississippi St.) Sept. 9, 2017
Player, Team Year BEP
Ray Farmer, Duke †1993 *5
Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas St. †1975 4
James Francis, Baylor †1989 4
Bernard Williams, Georgia †1990 3
Corey Nelson, Air Force †2000 3
Margus Hunt, SMU †2009 3
Raphael Guidry, Kansas St. †2011 3
Cameron Nwosu, Rice †2012 3
Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma St. †2016 3
Player, Team Year BEP
Ray Farmer, Duke 1992-95 *8
James Ferebee, New Mexico St. 1978-81 6
Matt Roark, Kentucky 2008-11 6
Margus Hunt, SMU 2009-11 6
Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas St. 1972-75 4
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 82
Player, Team Year BEP
Max McGeary, Baylor 1977-80 4
James Francis, Baylor 1986-89 4
Chad Patton, SMU 1990-93 4
Bernard Williams, Georgia 1990-93 4
Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma St. 2014-16 4
Doug Mills, Purdue 1970-72 3
Corey Nelson, Air Force 1998-00 3
Kareem Bland, Middle Tenn. 1999-02 3
Zach Potter, Nebraska 2005-08 3
Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska 2005-09 3
Raphael Guidry, Kansas St. 2008-11 3
Cameron Nwosu, Rice/SMU 2010-12, 14 3
James Castleman, Oklahoma St. 2011-14 3
COMBINED BLOCKED KICKS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season. ^Active player.
BK Player, Team (Opponenet) Date Breakdown
4 Ken Irvin, Memphis (Arkansas) Sept. 26, 1992 4 Punts
4 James King, Central Mich. (Michigan St.) Sept. 8, 2001 4 Punts
3 Richard Johnson, Wisconsin (Missouri) Sept. 15, 1984 2 Punts; 1 PAT
3 Carlton McDonald, Air Force (Colorado St.) Sept. 1, 1990 2 Punts; 1 PAT
3 Joshua Adams, Ohio (Gardner-Webb) Sept. 1, 2007 3 Punts
3 Cameron Nwosu, Rice (UCLA) Aug. 30, 2012 3 PATs
Player, Team Year BK (Breakdown)
Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas St. †1975 *8 (4 PATs; 3 Punts; 1 FG)
James Francis, Baylor †1989 *8 (4 PATs; 3 Punts; 1 FG)
James King, Central Mich. †2001 *8 (7 Punts; 1 FG)
Lonnell Dewalt, Kentucky †2004 7 (6 FGs; 1 PAT)
Margus Hunt, SMU †2009 7 (4 FGs; 3 PATs)
Bill Hornbacher, Nebraska †1967 6 (No Breakdown)
Mike Akiu, Hawaii †1982 6 (4 FGs; 1 PAT; 1 Punt)
Richard Johnson, Wisconsin †1984 6 (3 Punts; 2 FGs; 1 PAT)
Tim Curry, Air Force †1997 5 (4 Punts; 1 FG)
Kendrell Bell, Georgia †1999 5 (3 Punts; 2 FGs)
Jermaine Mays, Minnesota †2002 5 (5 Punts)
Raphael Guidry, Kansas St. †2011 5 (3 PATs; 2 FGs)
Player, Team Year BK (Breakdown)
James Ferebee, New Mexico St. 1978-81 *19 (8 FGs; 6 PATs; 5 Punts)
Margus Hunt, SMU 2009-12 17 (10 FGs; 7 PATs)
Max McGeary, Baylor 1977-80 16 (6 FGs; 6 Punts; 4 PATs)
James King, Central Mich. 2001-04 13 (10 Punts; 2 PATs; 1 FG)
Matt Harding, Hawaii 1992-95 12 (6 Punts; 5 FGs; 1 PAT)
Terrence Holt, NC State 1999-02 12 (8 FGs; 4 Punts)
Richard Johnson, Wisconsin 1982-84 9 (4 Punts; 3 FGs; 2 PATs)
Tim Curry, Air Force 1996-98 9 (7 Punts; 2 FGs)
Corey Nelson, Air Force 1998-00 9 (4 Punts; 3 PAT; 2 FGs)
Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas St. 1972-75 8 (4 PATs; 3 Punts; 1 FG)
James Francis, Baylor 1986-89 8 (4 PATs; 3 Punts; 1 FG)
Carlton McDonald, Air Force 1989-92 8 (4 Punts; 2 FGs; 2 PAT)
Player, Team Year BK (Breakdown)
Chad Patton, SMU 1990-93 8 (4 PATs; 2 Punts; 2 FGs)
Ray Farmer, Duke 1992-95 8 (8 PATs)
Merton Hanks, Iowa 1987-90 7 (5 Punts; 2 FGs)
Barron Miles, Nebraska 1992-94 7 (7 Punts)
Lonnell Dewalt, Kentucky 2004 7 (6 FGs; 1 PAT)
Ben Jacobs, Fresno St. 2007-10 7 (5 FGs; 2 PATs)
Matt Roark, Kentucky 2008-11 7 (6 PATs; 1 FG)
ALL
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TIME INDIVIDUAL LONGEST
Since 1941, official maximum length of all plays fixed at 100
yards.
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year
99 Abdul Adams, Oklahoma (Baylor) 2017
99 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech (Louisiana) 2014
99 Andre Williams, Boston College (Army West Point) 2012
99 Ronnie Hillman, San Diego St. (Wyoming) 2011
99 Broderick Green, Arkansas (Eastern Mich.) 2009
99 Terry Caulley, UConn (Army West Point) 2006
99 Eric Vann, Kansas (Oklahoma) 1997
99 Kelsey Finch, Tennessee (Florida) 1977
99 Ralph Thompson, West Tex. A&M (Wichita St.) 1970
99 Max Anderson, Arizona St. (Wyoming) 1967
99 Gale Sayers, Kansas (Nebraska) 1963
98 13 tied. Most recent: Josh Adams, Notre Dame
(Wake Forest)
2015
Yds. Passer-Receiver, Team (Opponent) Year
99 Tommy Armstrong Jr.-Quincy Enunwa, Nebraska (Georgia) 2014
99 AJ McCarron-Amari Cooper, Alabama (Auburn) 2013
99 Sean Renfree-Jamison Crowder, Duke [Miami (FL)] 2012
99 Jeff Tuel-Johnny Forzani, Washington St. (Arizona St.) 2009
99 Giovanni Vizza-Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (La.-Monroe) 2007
99 Dondrial Pinkins-Troy Williamson, South Carolina (Virginia) 2003
99 Jim Sorgi-Lee Evans, Wisconsin (Akron) 2003
99 Jason Johnson-Brandon Marshall, Arizona (Idaho) 2001
99 Dan Urban-Justin McCariens, Northern Ill. (Ball St.) 2000
99 Drew Brees-Vinny Sutherland, Purdue (Northwestern) 1999
99 Troy DeGar-Wes Caswell, Tulsa (Oklahoma) 1996
99 John Paci-Thomas Lewis, Indiana (Penn St.) 1993
99 Gino Torretta-Horace Copeland, Miami (FL) (Arkansas) 1991
99 Scott Ankrom-James Maness, TCU (Rice) 1984
99 Cris Collinsworth-Derrick Gaffney, Florida (Rice) 1977
99 Terry Peel-Robert Ford, Houston (San Diego St.) 1972
99 Terry Peel-Robert Ford, Houston (Syracuse) 1970
99 Colin Clapton-Eddie Jenkins, Holy Cross (Boston U.) 1970
99 Bo Burris-Warren McVea, Houston (Washington St.) 1966
99 Fred Owens-Jack Ford, Portland [Saint Mary’s (CA)] 1947
98 24 tied. Most recent: Austin Appleby-Tyrie Cleveland, Florida
(LSU)
2016
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 83
Since 1941, there have been 108 interceptions returned 100
yards. The most recent:
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year
100 Reed Blankenship, Middle Tenn. (Old Dominion) 2018
100 Shaq Bond, Utah St. (New Mexico) 2018
100 Jaylon Johnson, Utah (Stanford) 2018
Quintin Demps (UTEP) is the only player in FBS history to have two 100-
yard interception returns in one season. In 2007, he had 100-yard intercep-
tion returns vs. New Mexico St. and vs. UCF.
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year
100‡ Chris Davis, Auburn (Alabama) 2013
100‡ Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (UAB) 2013
100 Keo Shiloh, Idaho (Northern Ill.) 2007
100 Courtney Davis, Bowling Green (Kent St.) 1996
100 Eddie Kennison, LSU (Mississippi St.) 1994
100‡ Richie Luzzi, Clemson (Georgia) 1968
100‡ Don Guest, California (Washington St.) 1966
100 Jimmy Campagna, Georgia (Vanderbilt) 1952
100 Hugh McElhenny, Washington (Southern California) 1951
100 Frank Brady, Navy (Maryland) 1951
100 Bert Rechichar, Tennessee (Wash. & Lee) 1950
100 Eddie Macon, Pacific (Boston U.) 1950
‡Return of field goal attempt.
Since 1941, there have been 406 kickoffs returned 100 yards.
The most recent:
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent)
100 7 in 2018. Most recent: Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech (Georgia), Nov.
24, 2018
Note: Reggie Dunn of Utah (2010-12) had five returns of 100 yards in his
career. Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State (1986-88) and Brandon Boykin of
Georgia (2008-11) each had three returns of 100 yards in their careers.
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year
99 Pat Brady, Nevada (Loyola Marymount) 1950
96 George O’Brien, Wisconsin (Iowa) 1952
94 John Hadl, Kansas (Oklahoma) 1959
94 Carl Knox, TCU (Oklahoma St.) 1947
94 Preston Johnson, SMU (Pittsburgh) 1940
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year
100 Kevin Thomas, UNLV (Baylor) 1999
100 Dan Dawson, Rice (UNLV) 1998
100 Paul Rivers, Rutgers (Pittsburgh) 1995
99 Damian Swann, Georgia (Georgia Tech) 2014
99 David Williams, Houston (East Carolina) 1998
99 Dennis Gibbs, Idaho (Boise St.) 1997
99 Izell McGill, Mississippi St. (Memphis) 1996
98 Cornelius Pearson, Eastern Mich. (Western Mich.) 1996
97 Josh Morgan, Mississippi St. (BYU) 2000
97 Chris Martin, Northwestern (Air Force) 1994
97 Mike Collins, West Virginia (Missouri) 1993
97 Ernie Lewis, East Carolina (West Virginia) 1992
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year
67 Joe Williams, Wichita St. (Southern Ill.) 1978
67 Steve Little, Arkansas (Texas) 1977
67 Russell Erxleben, Texas (Rice) 1977
65† Martin Gramatica, Kansas St. (Northern Ill.) 1998
65 Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (Baylor) 1976
64 Jose Martinez, UTEP (UCF) 2008
64 Russell Erxleben, Texas (Oklahoma) 1977
64 Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (Baylor) 1976
63 Morten Andersen, Michigan St. (Ohio St.) 1981
63 Clark Kemble, Colorado St. (Arizona) 1975
62 Terance Kitchens, Texas A&M (Southern Miss.) 1999
62 Jason Hanson, Washington St. (UNLV) 1991
62 John Diettrich, Ball St. (Ohio) 1986
62# Chip Lohmiller, Minnesota (Iowa) 1986
62 Tom Whelihan, Missouri (Colorado) 1986
62 Dan Christopulos, Wyoming (Colorado St.) 1977
62 Iseed Khoury, North Texas (Richmond) 1977
62 Dave Lawson, Air Force (Iowa St.) 1975
61 Spencer Benton, Clemson (Ball St.) 2012
61 Matt Szymanski, SMU (Texas Tech) 2010
61 Garret Courtney, North Texas (Idaho) 1998
61$ Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M (Southern Miss.) 1994
61 Dan Eichloff, Kansas (Ball St.) 1992
61 Mark Porter, Kansas St. (Nebraska) 1988
61 Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan St. (Illinois) 1982
61 Steve Little, Arkansas (Tulsa) 1976
61 Wayne Latimer, Virginia Tech (Florida St.) 1975
61 Ray Guy, Southern Miss. (Utah St.) 1972
†Longest collegiate field goal without use of a kicking tee; all kicks after
1988 season were without the use of a tee. Also longest field goal with nar-
rower (18’6”) goal posts. #Longest field goal made indoors. $Longest field
goal made by a freshman.
All-Time Team Season Leaders 84
ALL
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TIME TEAM SEASON LEADERS
OFFENSE
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season.
Team Year G Carries Yds. TD Yds/G
Oklahoma †1971 11 761 5,196 56 *472.4
Oklahoma †1987 11 730 4,717 52 428.8
Oklahoma †1978 11 721 4,702 51 427.5
Oklahoma †1986 11 719 4,452 51 404.7
Nebraska †1983 12 724 4,820 66 401.7
UCLA †1973 11 690 4,403 56 400.3
Nebraska †1995 11 627 4,398 51 399.8
Nebraska †1982 12 762 4,732 52 394.3
Oklahoma †1956 10 677 3,910 - 391.0
Air Force 1987 12 784 4,635 43 386.3
New Mexico 1971 11 747 4,229 43 384.5
Nebraska †1988 12 735 4,588 47 382.3
UTEP †1948 10 614 3,783 - 378.3
Nebraska †1980 11 739 4,161 45 378.3
Air Force 1988 12 734 4,530 48 377.5
Nebraska †1989 11 641 4,128 40 375.3
Texas †1970 10 715 3,745 51 374.5
Nebraska †1985 11 697 4,117 40 374.3
Nebraska 1987 11 673 4,108 40 373.5
Colorado 1989 11 666 4,090 54 371.8
Army West Point †2012 12 806 4,438 32 369.8
Oklahoma †1972 11 803 4,057 39 368.8
East Carolina †1979 11 692 4,053 47 368.5
Alabama 1973 11 664 4,027 38 366.1
Texas †1969 10 684 3,630 51 363.0
Ga. Southern †2015 13 728 4,719 54 363.0
Team Year G Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Yds/G
Houston †1989 11 694 434 .625 15 5,624 55 *511.3
Washington St. †2014 12 771 510 .661 18 5,732 45 477.7
Texas Tech †2003 13 780 506 .649 23 6,179 53 475.3
Houston †1990 11 659 386 .586 20 5,213 54 473.9
Texas Tech †2007 13 763 544 .713 15 6,114 51 470.3
Texas Tech †2016 12 653 428 .655 11 5,556 47 463.0
Houston †2011 14 682 479 .702 6 *6,301 54 450.1
BYU 1990 12 580 373 .643 29 5,379 41 448.3
Hawaii †2006 14 615 444 .722 12 6,178 *62 441.3
Hawaii 2007 13 663 459 .692 23 5,713 51 439.5
Houston †2009 14 747 525 .703 15 6,072 47 433.7
Louisiana Tech †1998 12 600 402 .670 13 5,185 48 432.1
Nevada †1995 11 509 337 .662 22 4,579 39 416.3
Texas Tech †2008 13 662 465 .702 10 5,371 47 413.2
Kentucky 1998 11 574 414 .721 16 4,534 39 412.2
BYU †1980 12 498 317 .637 21 4,918 49 409.8
Louisville 1998 11 515 338 .656 15 4,498 33 408.9
Houston †1992 11 619 368 .595 24 4,478 36 407.1
Florida †2001 11 464 299 .644 13 4,457 43 405.2
Team Year G Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Yds/G
Louisiana Tech †1999 11 566 372 .657 12 4,434 38 403.1
Houston 2008 13 610 411 .674 11 5,221 45 401.6
Texas Tech †2004 12 651 426 .654 18 4,796 34 399.7
New Mexico St. 2006 12 607 421 .694 12 4,792 34 399.3
Nevada †1993 11 516 343 .665 19 4,373 34 397.5
Utah †1988 11 543 327 .602 20 4,355 29 395.9
Team Year G Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Rating
Oklahoma †2017 14 433 309 .714 6 5,065 47 *202.7
Alabama †2018 15 438 301 .687 8 4,854 52 197.3
Oklahoma 2018 14 401 274 .683 7 4,520 43 194.9
Oklahoma †2016 13 384 271 .706 8 4,134 43 193.8
Baylor †2011 13 424 307 .724 6 4,569 40 191.2
Wisconsin 2011 14 328 233 .710 5 3,280 34 186.2
Hawaii †2006 14 615 444 .722 12 6,178 *62 185.9
Toledo 2016 13 423 291 .688 9 4,196 46 183.8
Oregon †2014 15 474 326 .688 4 4,687 44 180.8
Auburn †2010 14 296 194 .655 7 3,002 31 180.5
Boise St. 2010 13 424 299 .705 6 4,174 38 179.9
UCF 2017 13 424 287 .677 9 4,313 38 178.5
Western Ky. †2015 14 554 398 .718 9 5,211 50 177.4
Oklahoma †2008 14 517 350 .677 9 4,891 51 176.2
Texas 2008 13 447 343 .767 8 4,008 36 175.0
Western Ky. 2016 14 471 305 .648 8 4,715 42 174.9
Western Mich. 2016 14 378 263 .696 4 3,533 33 174.8
Florida St. †2013 14 442 288 .652 13 4,423 42 174.7
Tulsa 2008 14 423 270 .638 21 4,226 47 174.5
Louisville †2004 12 359 256 .713 5 3,463 27 174.4
Alabama †2012 14 328 219 .668 3 3,052 31 174.3
Ohio St. 2018 14 561 396 .706 8 5,100 51 174.1
Auburn 2004 13 308 211 .685 9 3,086 25 173.6
Utah 2004 12 344 232 .674 5 3,164 33 173.4
Georgia 2012 14 399 254 .637 11 3,991 37 172.8
Team Year G Plays Yds. TD Yds/G
Houston †1989 11 904 6,874 70 *624.9
Baylor †2013 13 1,074 8,044 82 618.8
Baylor †2015 13 1,103 8,011 85 616.2
Houston †2011 14 1,102 *8,387 93 599.1
Baylor 2011 13 1,000 7,632 80 587.1
Houston †1990 11 905 6,455 63 586.8
BYU †1983 11 865 6,426 65 584.2
Texas Tech †2003 13 1,088 7,576 76 582.8
Baylor †2014 13 1,138 7,559 82 581.5
Southern California †2005 13 1,006 7,537 87 579.8
Oklahoma †2017 14 979 8,114 80 579.6
Texas Tech 2015 13 1,084 7,533 73 579.5
Louisiana Tech †2012 12 1,054 6,935 84 577.9
Baylor 2012 13 1,072 7,439 76 572.2
Oklahoma †2018 14 928 7,984 85 570.3
Tulsa †2008 14 1,097 7,978 90 569.9
All-Time Team Season Leaders 85
Team Year G Plays Yds. TD Yds/G
Nevada †1995 11 917 6,263 63 569.4
Nevada †1993 11 955 6,260 56 569.1
Oklahoma St. 2017 13 1,008 7,396 71 568.9
Oklahoma †1971 11 839 6,232 66 566.5
BYU 1990 12 968 6,788 64 565.7
Arizona St. †1973 11 884 6,220 66 565.5
Oregon 2013 13 973 7,345 74 565.0
Texas Tech †2016 12 1,042 6,774 69 564.5
Houston †2009 14 1,150 7,887 77 563.4
Team Year G TD KXP 2XP FG Saf. Pts. Pts/G
Army West Point †1944 9 74 - - - - 504 *56.0
Houston †1989 11 75 66 2 23 0 589 53.5
Baylor †2013 13 91 88 1 15 0 681 52.4
Nebraska †1995 11 77 69 2 13 1 576 52.4
Nebraska †1983 12 89 - - - - 624 52.0
Florida St. 2013 14 94 *94 0 21 1 *723 51.6
Louisiana Tech †2012 12 84 76 1 12 0 618 51.5
Oklahoma# †2008 14 *99 *94 0 8 1 716 51.1
Texas †2005 13 88 76 2 14 1 652 50.2
Louisville †2004 12 80 77 1 12 1 597 49.8
Oregon 2012 13 89 81 4 7 0 644 49.5
Houston †2011 14 93 91 1 13 0 690 49.3
Southern California 2005 13 87 83 0 11 0 638 49.1
Boise St. 2004 12 74 69 0 24 1 587 48.9
Oklahoma St. 2011 13 81 79 1 22 0 633 48.7
Florida St. 1995 11 72 67 1 9 2 532 48.4
Oklahoma †2018 14 89 88 0 17 1 677 48.4
Baylor †2014 13 82 81 0 18 0 627 48.2
UCF †2017 13 87 80 1 13 1 627 48.2
Baylor †2015 13 86 83 1 8 0 625 48.1
Kansas St. †1998 12 73 70 1 22 0 576 48.0
Penn St. †1994 11 71 64 3 10 0 526 47.8
Utah St. 2018 13 79 78 0 22 0 618 47.5
Oklahoma St. †1988 11 - - - - - 522 47.5
Tulsa 2008 14 90 86 1 11 0 661 47.2
#Includes one defensive extra point.
DEFENSE
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season.
Team Year G Carries Yds. TD Yds/G
Penn St. †1947 9 240 153 - *17.0
Syracuse †1959 10 302 193 - 19.3
Santa Clara †1937 8 - 202 - 25.3
Arizona †1993 11 368 331 5 30.1
Alabama †1945 9 320 305 - 33.9
San Jose St. †1939 13 387 444 - 34.2
Wyoming †1966 10 357 385 2 38.5
LSU †1969 10 353 389 5 38.9
Duke †1943 9 235 355 - 39.4
Pittsburgh 1937 10 334 405 - 40.5
Texas A&M 1939 10 272 415 - 41.5
Team Year G Carries Yds. TD Yds/G
Wyoming †1967 10 376 423 6 42.3
Oklahoma †1938 10 285 433 - 43.3
Michigan †2006 13 301 564 5 43.4
Texas A&M †1940 9 305 399 - 44.3
Alabama 1938 7 219 319 - 45.6
Michigan St. †1965 10 338 456 - 45.6
Tulsa 1943 7 229 327 - 46.7
TCU †2008 13 355 612 9 47.1
Boston College †1942 9 294 440 - 48.9
Navy 1940 9 249 443 - 49.2
Washington 1937 9 - 445 - 49.4
Virginia Tech †1982 11 379 544 2 49.5
Mississippi St. 1940 10 350 505 - 50.5
Utah St. †1961 10 325 508 - 50.8
Team Year G Carries Yds. TD Yds/G
Michigan †2006 13 301 564 5 43.4
TCU †2008 13 355 612 9 47.1
UAB †2001 11 333 630 6 57.3
Southern California †2003 13 425 782 9 60.2
TCU 2006 13 367 791 8 60.8
Texas 2006 13 345 795 8 61.2
Ohio St. 2003 13 415 810 12 62.3
Alabama †2016 15 476 959 5 63.9
TCU †2002 12 393 778 9 64.8
LSU 2003 14 400 938 5 67.0
Miami (FL) 2006 13 391 882 12 67.8
Kansas St. 2002 13 446 904 7 69.5
Oregon St. †2007 13 447 918 12 70.6
Virginia Tech 2001 11 371 788 7 71.6
Alabama †2011 13 386 938 3 72.2
Texas †2009 14 458 1,013 9 72.4
Florida 2006 14 370 1,015 8 72.5
Memphis †2000 11 346 800 6 72.7
Ohio St. †2005 12 375 881 12 73.4
Florida St. 2000 12 387 887 6 73.9
Alabama 2008 14 391 1,038 5 74.1
Tennessee 2000 11 338 817 7 74.3
Boston College 2007 14 436 1,057 8 75.5
Alabama †2015 15 468 1,136 7 75.7
Western Mich. 2006 13 380 989 11 76.1
Team Year G Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Yds/G
Penn St. †1938 8 59 10 .169 14 105 - 13.1
Colgate 1938 7 62 14 .226 4 184 - 26.3
Michigan St. †1944 6 66 14 .212 12 160 - 26.7
Purdue †1941 8 74 21 .284 11 217 - 27.1
Lafayette 1938 8 67 24 .358 14 236 - 29.5
Iowa St. †1960 10 93 29 .312 7 302 2 30.2
Harvard †1937 8 81 16 .198 11 248 - 31.0
Alabama 1938 7 61 18 .295 13 226 - 32.3
Harvard †1940 8 101 27 .267 20 266 - 33.3
Georgia Tech †1957 10 73 31 .425 7 334 - 33.4
Kansas †1939 7 77 25 .325 6 239 - 34.1
All-Time Team Season Leaders 86
Team Year G Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Yds/G
Chicago 1937 5 49 13 .265 11 171 - 34.2
Michigan St. 1937 9 85 24 .282 13 310 - 34.4
Texas A&M 1939 10 175 48 .274 28 348 - 34.8
Xavier 1939 9 83 19 .229 12 314 - 34.9
Boston U. 1941 8 85 23 .271 15 280 - 35.0
Georgia Tech 1938 6 51 16 .314 5 212 - 35.3
North Carolina †1943 8 92 29 .315 - 292 - 36.5
Clemson 1939 9 86 28 .326 13 333 - 37.0
San Jose St. 1939 13 195 45 .231 29 483 - 37.2
Holy Cross †1945 8 104 27 .260 - 301 - 37.6
Iowa St. 1937 5 57 12 .211 14 190 - 38.0
Fordham 1938 9 120 31 .258 17 348 - 38.7
Oklahoma 1937 9 95 31 .326 15 349 - 38.8
Utah St. 1940 7 71 24 .338 6 272 - 38.9
Team Year G Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Yds/G
Alabama †2011 13 334 164 .491 13 1,449 6 111.5
Alabama †2004 12 242 105 .434 12 1,357 9 113.1
San Jose St. †2014 12 241 134 .556 6 1,414 6 117.8
NC State 2004 11 272 118 .434 9 1,309 12 119.0
Miami (FL) †2002 13 353 163 .462 12 1,556 8 119.7
Virginia Tech †2006 13 314 161 .513 17 1,667 6 128.2
TCU †2010 13 323 157 .486 12 1,674 10 128.8
South Carolina 2011 13 346 174 .503 19 1,712 14 131.7
Southern California †2008 13 382 199 .521 19 1,747 6 134.4
Miami (FL) †2018 13 317 169 .533 16 1,763 11 135.6
West Virginia †2001 11 251 122 .486 11 1,504 7 136.7
Miami (FL) 2001 11 290 129 .445 27 1,520 5 138.2
Wisconsin 2006 13 387 185 .478 15 1,798 6 138.3
Michigan †2016 13 328 143 .436 13 1,853 11 142.5
Miami (FL) †2003 13 328 167 .509 19 1,866 9 143.5
LSU 2006 13 364 172 .473 16 1,894 11 145.7
Oklahoma 2003 14 419 218 .520 22 2,050 11 146.4
Texas 2001 12 369 187 .507 15 1,760 6 146.7
FlU 2006 12 297 168 .566 11 1,772 18 147.7
Air Force 2010 13 321 176 .548 12 1,921 10 147.8
Michigan 2018 13 331 164 .495 11 1,921 14 147.8
Florida 2016 13 328 148 .451 16 1,931 8 148.5
Missouri 2004 11 277 148 .534 15 1,642 10 149.3
Central Mich. †2000 11 272 139 .511 11 1,647 12 149.7
Georgia 2006 13 342 182 .532 19 1,950 11 150.0
Team Year G Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Rating
Kansas St. †1999 11 315 118 .375 21 1,364 5 *65.7
Texas A&M †1993 11 292 116 .397 13 1,339 5 75.0
Miami (FL) †2001 11 290 129 .445 27 1,520 5 75.6
Michigan †1997 11 292 145 .497 22 1,275 4 75.8
Texas †1991 11 304 115 .378 15 1,513 7 77.4
Ohio St. 1997 12 360 160 .444 19 1,724 6 79.6
Florida St. †1998 12 335 138 .412 18 1,620 9 79.9
Ohio St. †1996 11 309 140 .453 20 1,602 5 81.3
Miami (FL) †1994 11 293 143 .488 18 1,365 5 81.3
North Carolina 1997 11 322 148 .460 15 1,445 7 81.5
Team Year G Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Rating
Miami (OH) 1996 11 260 104 .400 11 1,323 6 81.9
Western Mich. †1992 11 283 121 .428 15 1,522 5 83.2
North Carolina 1996 11 326 148 .454 20 1,669 7 83.2
Alabama 1993 12 310 144 .465 22 1,539 9 83.5
Alabama †2011 13 334 164 .491 13 1,449 6 83.7
Nebraska 2001 12 395 171 .433 19 2,043 8 83.8
Miami (FL) †2002 13 353 163 .462 12 1,556 8 83.9
Wisconsin †2006 13 387 185 .478 15 1,798 6 84.2
TCU 2002 12 406 158 .389 22 2,105 16 84.6
Alabama 1992 12 330 164 .497 22 1,670 6 84.9
Colorado 1992 11 257 105 .409 18 1,461 8 84.9
Texas A&M 1991 11 290 129 .445 14 1,500 6 85.1
Ole Miss 1993 11 264 117 .443 15 1,453 5 85.4
Miami (OH) †1995 11 303 137 .452 22 1,544 11 85.5
Washington 1991 11 340 156 .459 21 1,870 6 85.6
Virginia Tech 2001 11 354 161 .455 19 1,829 8 85.6
Team Year G Att. Com. Pct. Int. Yds. TD Rating
Miami (FL) †2001 11 290 129 .445 27 1,520 5 75.6
Alabama †2011 13 334 164 .491 13 1,449 6 83.7
Nebraska 2001 12 395 171 .433 19 2,043 8 83.8
Miami (FL) †2002 13 353 163 .462 12 1,556 8 83.9
Wisconsin †2006 13 387 185 .478 15 1,798 6 84.2
TCU 2002 12 406 158 .389 22 2,105 16 84.6
Virginia Tech 2001 11 354 161 .455 19 1,829 8 85.6
Southern California †2008 13 382 199 .521 19 1,747 6 85.8
Nebraska †2009 14 490 234 .478 20 2,504 7 87.3
Alabama 2009 14 449 210 .468 24 2,324 11 87.7
Texas 2001 12 369 187 .507 15 1,760 6 88.0
Texas †2000 11 379 171 .451 17 2,027 8 88.0
Nebraska †2003 13 430 218 .507 32 2,312 10 88.7
Oklahoma 2001 12 383 177 .462 20 2,075 9 89.0
Oklahoma 2000 12 397 196 .494 22 2,049 9 89.2
Miami (FL) †2005 12 354 165 .466 14 1,826 8 89.5
LSU 2003 14 477 213 .447 21 2,590 12 89.8
Iowa 2009 13 383 190 .496 21 1,988 9 90.0
TCU 2000 11 323 143 .443 15 1,767 10 91.2
Oklahoma 2003 14 419 218 .520 22 2,050 11 91.3
Southern Miss. 2000 11 370 186 .503 14 1,788 9 91.4
Virginia Tech 2006 13 314 161 .513 17 1,667 6 91.4
Florida St. 2000 12 447 220 .492 19 2,437 7 91.7
Kansas St. 2002 13 418 191 .457 20 2,333 11 91.7
NC State †2004 11 272 118 .434 9 1,309 12 91.8
Team Year G Plays Yds. TD Yds/G
Santa Clara 1937 8 - 559 - 69.9
San Jose St. †1939 13 582 927 - 71.3
Texas A&M 1939 10 447 763 - 76.3
Penn St. †1947 9 387 691 - 76.8
Alabama †1938 7 280 545 - 77.9
Pittsburgh 1937 10 - 928 - 92.8
Navy †1940 9 343 864 - 96.0
Syracuse †1959 10 486 962 - 96.2
Oklahoma 1938 10 457 966 - 96.6
All-Time Team Season Leaders 87
Team Year G Plays Yds. TD Yds/G
Virginia †1944 9 394 872 - 96.9
Oklahoma 1937 9 - 885 - 98.3
Michigan St. 1937 9 - 898 - 99.8
Tennessee 1939 10 459 1,023 - 102.3
Boston College 1939 10 454 1,029 - 102.9
Fordham 1938 9 423 945 - 105.0
Washington 1937 9 - 947 - 105.2
Duke 1938 9 336 961 - 106.8
Georgetown 1938 6 321 652 - 108.7
Santa Clara 1940 8 360 876 - 109.5
Alabama †1945 9 452 989 - 109.9
Duquesne †1941 8 363 885 - 110.6
Southern California 1938 10 481 1,113 - 111.3
Boston College 1940 10 468 1,117 - 111.7
Dartmouth 1937 6 - 672 - 112.0
California 1937 10 - 1,126 - 112.6
Team Year G Plays Yds. TD Yds/G
Alabama †2011 13 720 2,387 12 183.6
TCU †2008 13 739 2,831 18 217.8
Virginia Tech †2006 13 743 2,853 14 219.5
NC State †2004 11 701 2,435 23 221.4
Southern California 2008 13 798 2,883 14 221.8
TCU †2010 13 714 2,970 20 228.5
Ohio St. †2007 13 832 3,029 20 233.0
TCU 2006 13 753 3,054 19 234.9
Texas †2001 12 754 2,834 22 236.2
Virginia Tech 2001 11 725 2,617 17 237.9
TCU †2009 13 801 3,116 20 239.7
TCU †2002 12 799 2,883 27 240.3
LSU 2006 13 764 3,156 20 242.8
Alabama 2009 14 844 3,418 18 244.1
TCU †2000 11 718 2,695 13 245.0
Alabama 2004 12 726 2,946 23 245.5
Virginia Tech †2005 13 789 3,219 19 247.6
Kansas St. 2002 13 864 3,237 19 249.0
Alabama †2012 14 837 3,500 20 250.0
Louisville †2013 13 779 3,269 18 251.5
Texas 2009 14 918 3,527 27 251.9
LSU †2003 14 877 3,528 19 252.0
Michigan St. 2013 14 873 3,531 20 252.2
Rutgers 2006 13 759 3,279 22 252.2
Florida 2009 14 845 3,536 18 252.6
Team Year G Pts. Pts/G
Tennessee †1939 10 0 *0.00
Duke †1938 9 0 *0.00
Santa Clara †1937 8 9 1.13
Oklahoma 1938 10 12 1.20
Tennessee 1938 10 16 1.60
Ole Miss †1959 10 21 2.10
Alabama †1961 10 22 2.20
Tennessee †1940 10 26 2.60
Notre Dame †1946 9 24 2.67
Team Year G Pts. Pts/G
Auburn †1957 10 28 2.80
Duquesne †1941 8 23 2.88
LSU 1959 10 29 2.90
Texas Tech 1941 10 30 3.00
Penn St. †1947 9 27 3.00
Maryland †1953 10 31 3.19
Tulsa †1942 10 32 3.20
Georgia Tech †1956 10 33 3.30
LSU †1962 10 34 3.40
Georgia Tech 1947 10 35 3.50
Lafayette 1940 9 33 3.67
Oregon St. 1941 9 33 3.67
Ole Miss †1963 9 33 3.67
Alabama †1966 10 37 3.70
Texas A&M 1940 9 34 3.78
Navy 1941 9 34 3.78
Team Year G TD KXP 2XP FG Saf. Pts. Pts/G
Alabama †2011 13 12 11 1 7 0 106 8.15
Southern California †2008 13 14 12 0 7 0 117 9.00
Miami (FL) †2001 11 14 11 1 2 0 103 9.36
TCU †2000 11 13 13 0 5 0 106 9.64
Florida St. 2000 12 15 13 1 6 0 123 10.25
Nebraska †2009 14 16 12 0 12 1 146 10.43
Alabama †2005 12 15 14 0 8 0 128 10.67
Alabama †2012 14 20 18 0 5 0 153 10.93
LSU †2003 14 19 16 0 8 0 154 11.00
Virginia Tech †2006 13 14 13 1 14 1 143 11.00
LSU 2011 14 15 13 1 17 1 158 11.29
Auburn †2004 13 19 15 0 6 0 147 11.31
TCU 2008 13 18 18 0 7 0 147 11.31
Toledo 2000 11 16 14 0 5 0 125 11.36
Western Mich. 2000 12 16 13 2 8 1 139 11.58
Alabama 2009 14 18 16 1 12 1 164 11.71
Kansas St. # 2002 13 19 17 0 7 0 154 11.85
Alabama 2017 14 18 15 0 14 1 167 11.93
TCU †2010 13 20 18 0 6 0 156 12.00
Wisconsin # 2006 13 18 17 0 10 0 157 12.08
Florida St. †2013 14 21 20 0 8 0 170 12.14
Louisville 2013 13 18 18 0 10 1 158 12.15
Penn St. 2009 13 17 16 0 13 1 159 12.23
TCU 2006 13 19 19 0 9 0 160 12.31
Florida 2009 14 18 15 0 17 0 174 12.43
#Includes one defensive extra point.
SPECIAL TEAMS
*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category
that season.
Team Year G Pnt Yds. Avg. Ret. Yds. TB Yds/P
Utah †1971 - - - - - - - 46.7
Colorado †1950 - - - - - - - 45.1
Southern Miss. †1972 - - - - - - - 45.1
Utah †1970 - - - - - - - 45.0
All-Time Team Season Leaders 88
Team Year G Pnt Yds. Avg. Ret. Yds. TB Yds/P
BYU †1983 12 24 1,215 *50.6 - 134 - 45.0
Ohio St. †1974 - - - - - - - 44.9
San Diego St. †1996 - 48 2,232 46.5 17 77 - 44.9
Texas A&M †2018 13 50 2,549 51.0 21 132 9 44.7
Furman †1949 - - - - - - - 44.7
Alabama †2014 14 55 2,640 48.0 12 83 5 44.7
Utah †2016 13 64 3,053 47.7 21 157 2 44.6
Houston †1967 - - - - - - - 44.4
Colorado St. †1976 - - - - - - - 44.4
Cincinnati 2018 13 59 2,750 46.6 24 119 1 44.3
Texas †2017 13 84 3,984 47.4 17 112 8 44.2
Ole Miss †1964 - - - - - - - 44.1
Wake Forest †1973 - - - - - - - 44.1
Ohio St. †1975 - - - - - - - 44.1
North Carolina †1948 - - - - - - - 44.0
Arizona St. †1965 - - - - - - - 44.0
Ohio St. †1984 - - - - - - - 44.0
Colorado †1989 - - - - - - - 43.8
Georgia 1960 - - - - - - - 43.7
Utah †2015 13 61 2,925 48.0 11 79 9 43.7
Colorado 1985 - - - - - - - 43.6
Team Year G Ret. Yds. TD Yds/R
Wichita St. †1970 - - - - 28.5
Texas A&M †2016 13 14 355 4 25.4
Arizona St. †1952 - 18 454 - 25.2
UCLA †2005 12 19 475 3 25.0
Kansas St. †1953 - - - - 23.8
Utah †1973 - - - - 23.4
Georgia Tech †1965 - - - - 23.0
Kansas St. †2007 12 34 766 5 22.5
North Carolina †1955 - - - - 22.5
Oklahoma †1948 - - - - 22.4
Minnesota †2018 13 12 267 2 22.3
NYU †1944 - - - - 22.0
Northwestern †1992 11 15 327 1 21.8
Boston College †2012 12 13 282 1 21.7
Western Mich. †2018 13 16 343 2 21.4
Kansas St. †1998 12 39 832 5 21.3
Davidson †1969 - - - - 21.3
Brown †1966 - - - - 21.0
Columbia †1943 - - - - 20.9
Mississippi St. †1971 - - - - 20.8
Eastern Mich. †1995 - - - - 20.8
Utah †1985 - - - - 20.7
Central Mich. †2008 13 20 410 1 20.5
Kentucky †2006 13 18 368 1 20.4
Northern Ill. †2002 12 26 525 4 20.2
Team Year G Ret. Yds. TD Yds/R
Minnesota †1940 - - - - 36.4
Army West Point †1949 - - - - 34.1
Tennessee †2015 13 27 902 3 33.4
Oklahoma †1980 - - - - 33.2
Wake Forest †1939 - - - - 32.9
Team Year G Ret. Yds. TD Yds/R
Tulane †1941 - - - - 32.1
William & Mary †1946 - - - - 31.7
SMU †1947 - - - - 31.4
Texas A&M †1993 11 23 717 3 31.2
Florida St. †1992 11 27 819 3 30.3
Utah St. †2018 13 30 909 2 30.3
Hawaii †2001 12 39 1,180 2 30.3
Notre Dame †1966 - - - - 29.6
Maryland †1975 - - - - 29.5
Wyoming †1950 - - - - 29.3
TCU †2009 13 33 965 1 29.2
Arkansas †2005 11 33 965 1 29.2
Kansas St. †2012 13 37 1,082 2 29.2
Iowa †1981 - - - - 29.1
San Diego St. 2015 14 34 988 3 29.1
Miami (FL) †1996 11 23 665 1 28.9
Alabama †1962 - - - - 28.9
Appalachian St. 2018 13 23 663 1 28.8
TCU †2000 11 21 605 2 28.8
Navy †1943 - - - - 28.8
Tennessee †1983 - - - - 28.8
Team Year G
Fum.
Gain
Int.
Gain
Total
Gain
Fum.
Lost
Int.
Lost
Total
Lost Mar.
UCLA †1952 9 - - 49 - - 13 *4.00
Miami (FL) †2001 11 18 27 45 10 9 19 2.36
Toledo †1979 11 28 18 46 14 6 20 2.36
Tulsa †1981 11 23 25 48 18 6 24 2.18
Georgia †1980 11 20 24 44 11 10 21 2.09
Ohio St. †1980 11 16 25 41 9 9 18 2.09
Colorado St. †1997 12 20 18 38 4 9 13 2.08
Penn St. 1978 11 14 28 42 6 14 20 2.00
Bowling Green 1981 11 19 19 38 4 12 16 2.00
Toledo †1995 11 16 18 34 6 6 12 2.00
North Carolina †1996 11 14 20 34 6 6 12 2.00
Wisconsin †1998 11 13 18 31 4 5 9 2.00
Toledo †2000 11 16 15 31 5 4 9 2.00
Houston †2013 13 18 25 43 8 10 18 1.92
North Texas 1978 11 21 28 49 22 6 28 1.91
Missouri 1980 11 21 23 44 14 9 23 1.91
SMU 1981 11 17 31 48 17 10 27 1.91
Louisville 1995 11 17 24 41 12 8 20 1.91
South Fla. †2002 11 14 22 36 10 5 15 1.91
Penn St. †1991 12 16 26 42 13 7 20 1.83
Wyoming †2017 13 18 20 38 6 8 14 1.85
Florida St. 1980 11 19 18 37 6 11 17 1.82
Hawaii 1981 11 21 13 34 7 7 14 1.82
Wyoming 1981 11 15 22 37 13 4 17 1.82
Northwestern 1995 11 16 16 32 6 6 12 1.82
UCLA 1997 11 18 21 39 14 5 19 1.82
Annual Team Champions 89
ANNUAL TEAM CHAMPIONS
OFFENSE
CHAMPIONS
*Records.
Year Team Avg.
1937 Colorado 310.0
1938 Fordham 297.1
1939 Wake Forest 290.3
1940 Lafayette 306.4
1941 Missouri 307.7
1942 Hardin-Simmons 307.4
1943 Notre Dame 313.7
1944 Army West Point 298.6
1945 Army West Point 359.8
1946 Notre Dame 340.1
1947 Detroit 319.7
1948 UTEP 378.3
1949 UTEP 333.2
1950 Arizona St. 347.0
1951 Arizona St. 334.8
1952 Tulsa 321.5
1953 Oklahoma 306.9
1954 Army West Point 322.0
1955 Oklahoma 328.9
1956 Oklahoma 391.0
1957 Colorado 322.4
1958 Pacific 259.6
1959 Syracuse 313.6
1960 Utah St. 312.0
1961 New Mexico St. 299.1
1962 Ohio St. 278.9
1963 Nebraska 262.6
1964 Syracuse 251.0
1965 Nebraska 290.0
1966 Harvard 269.0
1967 Houston 270.9
1968 Houston 361.7
1969 Texas 363.0
1970 Texas 374.5
1971 Oklahoma *472.4
1972 Oklahoma 368.8
1973 UCLA 400.3
1974 Oklahoma 438.8
1975 Arkansas St. 340.5
1976 Michigan 362.6
1977 Oklahoma 328.9
1978 Oklahoma 427.5
1979 East Carolina 368.5
1980 Nebraska 378.3
1981 Oklahoma 334.3
1982 Nebraska 394.3
1983 Nebraska 401.7
Year Team Avg.
1984 Army West Point 345.3
1985 Nebraska 374.3
1986 Oklahoma 404.7
1987 Oklahoma 428.8
1988 Nebraska 382.3
1989 Nebraska 375.3
1990 Northern Ill. 344.6
1991 Nebraska 353.2
1992 Nebraska 328.2
1993 Army West Point 298.5
1994 Nebraska 340.0
1995 Nebraska 399.8
1996 Army West Point 346.5
1997 Nebraska 392.6
1998 Army West Point 293.8
1999 Navy 292.2
2000 Nebraska 349.3
2001 Nebraska 314.7
2002 Air Force 307.8
2003 Navy 323.2
2004 Rice 306.6
2005 Navy 318.7
2006 Navy 327.0
2007 Navy 348.7
2008 Navy 292.4
2009 Nevada 344.9
2010 Georgia Tech 323.3
2011 Army West Point 346.5
2012 Army West Point 369.8
2013 Auburn 328.3
2014 Georgia Tech 342.1
2015 Ga. Southern 363.0
2016 New Mexico 350.0
2017 Army West Point 362.3
2018 Georgia Tech 325.0
Year Team Avg.
1937 Arkansas 185.0
1938 TCU 164.1
1939 TCU 148.5
1940 Cornell 186.3
1941 Arizona 177.7
1942 Tulsa 233.9
1943 Brown 133.1
1944 Tulsa 206.3
1945 St. Mary’s (CA) 161.3
1946 Nevada 198.1
1947 Michigan 173.9
1948 Nevada 255.0
1949 Fordham 183.4
1950 SMU 214.6
1951 Loyola Marymount 210.6
Year Team Avg.
1952 Fordham 225.8
1953 Stanford 179.5
1954 Purdue 177.3
1955 Navy 185.1
1956 Washington St. 206.8
1957 Utah 195.2
1958 Army West Point 172.2
1959 Stanford 227.8
1960 Washington St. 185.5
1961 Wisconsin 188.4
1962 Tulsa 199.3
1963 Tulsa 244.8
1964 Tulsa 317.9
1965 Tulsa 346.4
1966 Tulsa 272.0
1967 UTEP 301.1
1968 Cincinnati 335.8
1969 San Diego St. 374.2
1970 Auburn 288.5
1971 San Diego St. 251.4
1972 Virginia Tech 304.4
1973 San Diego St. 305.0
1974 Colorado St. 261.8
1975 San Diego St. 291.3
1976 BYU 307.8
1977 BYU 341.6
1978 SMU 276.2
1979 BYU 368.3
1980 BYU 409.8
1981 BYU 356.9
1982 Long Beach St. 326.8
1983 BYU 381.2
1984 BYU 346.2
1985 BYU 354.5
1986 San Jose St. 312.5
1987 San Jose St. 338.1
1988 Utah 395.9
1989 Houston *511.3
1990 Houston 473.9
1991 Houston 372.8
1992 Houston 407.1
1993 Nevada 397.5
1994 Georgia 338.3
1995 Nevada 416.3
1996 Wyoming 359.2
1997 Nevada 370.2
1998 Louisiana Tech 432.1
1999 Louisiana Tech 403.1
2000 Florida St. 384.0
2001 Florida 405.2
2002 Texas Tech 388.9
2003 Texas Tech 475.3
2004 Texas Tech 399.7
Annual Team Champions 90
Year Team Avg.
2005 Texas Tech 388.8
2006 Hawaii 441.3
2007 Texas Tech 470.3
2008 Texas Tech 413.2
2009 Houston 433.7
2010 Hawaii 394.3
2011 Houston 450.1
2012 Marshall 365.1
2013 Fresno St. 394.8
2014 Washington St. 477.7
2015 Washington St. 389.5
2016 Texas Tech 463.0
2017 Oklahoma St. 389.2
2018 Washington St. 373.8
Year Team Avg.
1937 Colorado 375.4
1938 Fordham 341.6
1939 Ohio St. 309.3
1940 Lafayette 368.2
1941 Duke 372.2
1942 Georgia 429.5
1943 Notre Dame 418.0
1944 Tulsa 434.7
1945 Army West Point 462.7
1946 Notre Dame 441.3
1947 Michigan 412.7
1948 Nevada 487.0
1949 Notre Dame 434.8
1950 Arizona St. 470.4
1951 Tulsa 480.1
1952 Tulsa 466.6
1953 Cincinnati 409.5
1954 Army West Point 448.7
1955 Oklahoma 410.7
1956 Oklahoma 481.7
1957 Arizona St. 444.9
1958 Iowa 405.9
1959 Syracuse 451.5
1960 New Mexico St. 419.6
1961 Ole Miss 418.7
1962 Arizona St. 384.4
1963 Utah St. 395.3
1964 Tulsa 461.8
1965 Tulsa 427.8
1966 Houston 437.2
1967 Houston 427.9
1968 Houston 562.0
1969 San Diego St. 532.2
1970 Arizona St. 514.5
1971 Oklahoma 566.5
1972 Arizona St. 516.5
1973 Arizona St. 565.5
1974 Oklahoma 507.7
1975 California 458.5
1976 Michigan 448.1
Year Team Avg.
1977 Colgate 486.1
1978 Nebraska 501.4
1979 BYU 521.4
1980 BYU 535.0
1981 Arizona St. 498.7
1982 Nebraska 518.6
1983 BYU 584.2
1984 BYU 486.5
1985 BYU 500.2
1986 San Jose St. 481.4
1987 Oklahoma 499.7
1988 Utah 526.8
1989 Houston *624.9
1990 Houston 586.8
1991 Fresno St. 541.9
1992 Houston 519.5
1993 Nevada 569.1
1994 Penn St. 520.2
1995 Nevada 569.4
1996 Nevada 527.3
1997 Nebraska 513.7
1998 Louisville 559.6
1999 Georgia Tech 509.0
2000 Florida St. 549.0
2001 BYU 542.9
2002 Boise St. 501.5
2003 Texas Tech 582.8
2004 Louisville 539.0
2005 Southern California 579.8
2006 Hawaii 559.2
2007 Tulsa 543.9
2008 Tulsa 569.9
2009 Houston 563.4
2010 Oregon 530.7
2011 Houston 599.1
2012 Louisiana Tech 577.9
2013 Baylor 618.8
2014 Baylor 581.5
2015 Baylor 616.2
2016 Texas Tech 564.5
2017 Oklahoma 579.6
2018 Oklahoma 570.3
Year Team Avg.
1937 Colorado 31.0
1938 Dartmouth 28.2
1939 Utah 28.4
1940 Boston College 32.0
1941 Texas 33.8
1942 Tulsa 42.7
1943 Duke 37.2
1944 Army West Point *56.0
1945 Army West Point 45.8
1946 Georgia 37.2
1947 Michigan 38.3
1948 Nevada 44.4
Year Team Avg.
1949 Army West Point 39.3
1950 Princeton 38.8
1951 Maryland 39.2
1952 Oklahoma 40.7
1953 Texas Tech 38.9
1954 UCLA 40.8
1955 Oklahoma 36.5
1956 Oklahoma 46.6
1957 Arizona St. 39.7
1958 Rutgers 33.4
1959 Syracuse 39.0
1960 New Mexico St. 37.4
1961 Utah St. 38.7
1962 Wisconsin 31.7
1963 Utah St. 31.7
1964 Tulsa 38.4
1965 Arkansas 32.4
1966 Notre Dame 36.2
1967 UTEP 35.9
1968 Houston 42.5
1969 San Diego St. 46.4
1970 Texas 41.2
1971 Oklahoma 44.9
1972 Arizona St. 46.6
1973 Arizona St. 44.6
1974 Oklahoma 43.0
1975 Ohio St. 34.0
1976 Michigan 38.7
1977 Grambling 42.0
1978 Oklahoma 40.0
1979 BYU 40.6
1980 BYU 46.7
1981 BYU 38.7
1982 Nebraska 41.1
1983 Nebraska 52.0
1984 Boston College 36.7
1985 Fresno St. 39.1
1986 Oklahoma 42.4
1987 Oklahoma 43.5
1988 Oklahoma St. 47.5
1989 Houston 53.5
1990 Houston 46.5
1991 Fresno St. 44.2
1992 Fresno St. 40.5
1993 Florida St. 43.2
1994 Penn St. 47.8
1995 Nebraska 52.4
1996 Florida 46.6
1997 Nebraska 47.1
1998 Kansas St. 48.0
1999 Virginia Tech 41.4
2000 Boise St. 44.9
2001 BYU 46.8
2002 Boise St. 45.6
2003 Boise St. 43.0
Miami (OH) 43.0
2004 Louisville 49.8
Annual Team Champions 91
Year Team Avg.
2005 Texas 50.2
2006 Hawaii 46.9
2007 Hawaii 43.4
2008 Oklahoma 51.1
2009 Boise St. 42.2
Houston 42.2
2010 Oregon 47.0
2011 Houston 49.3
2012 Louisiana Tech 51.5
2013 Baylor 52.4
2014 Baylor 48.2
2015 Baylor 48.1
2016 Western Ky. 45.5
2017 UCF 48.2
2018 Oklahoma 48.4
DEFENSE
CHAMPIONS
Year Team Avg.
1937 Santa Clara 25.3
1938 Oklahoma 43.3
1939 San Jose St. 34.2
1940 Texas A&M 44.3
1941 Duquesne 56.0
1942 Boston College 48.9
1943 Duke 39.4
1944 Navy 53.8
1945 Alabama 33.9
1946 Oklahoma 58.0
1947 Penn St. *17.0
1948 Georgia Tech 74.9
1949 Oklahoma 55.6
1950 Ohio St. 64.0
1951 San Francisco 51.6
1952 Michigan St. 83.9
1953 Maryland 83.9
1954 UCLA 73.2
1955 Maryland 75.9
1956 Miami (FL) 106.9
1957 Auburn 67.4
1958 Auburn 79.6
1959 Syracuse 19.3
1960 Wyoming 82.4
1961 Utah St. 50.8
1962 Minnesota 52.2
1963 Ole Miss 77.3
1964 Washington 61.3
1965 Michigan St. 45.6
1966 Wyoming 38.5
1967 Wyoming 42.3
1968 Arizona St. 57.0
1969 LSU 38.9
1970 LSU 52.2
1971 Michigan 63.3
1972 Louisville 82.1
1973 Miami (OH) 77.0
1974 Notre Dame 102.8
Year Team Avg.
1975 Texas A&M 80.3
1976 Rutgers 83.9
1977 Jackson St. 67.8
1978 Penn St. 54.5
1979 Yale 75.0
1980 Pittsburgh 65.3
1981 Pittsburgh 62.4
1982 Virginia Tech 49.5
1983 Virginia Tech 69.4
1984 Oklahoma 68.8
1985 UCLA 70.3
1986 Oklahoma 60.7
1987 Michigan St. 61.5
1988 Auburn 63.2
1989 Southern California 61.5
1990 Washington 66.8
1991 Clemson 53.4
1992 Alabama 55.0
1993 Arizona 30.1
1994 Virginia 63.6
1995 Virginia Tech 77.4
1996 Florida St. 59.0
1997 Florida St. 51.9
1998 Ohio St. 67.4
1999 Mississippi St. 66.9
2000 Memphis 72.7
2001 UAB 57.3
2002 TCU 64.8
2003 Southern California 60.2
2004 Southern California 79.4
2005 Ohio St. 73.4
2006 Michigan 43.4
2007 Oregon St. 70.6
2008 TCU 47.1
2009 Texas 72.4
2010 Boston College 82.8
2011 Alabama 72.2
2012 Alabama 76.4
2013 Louisville 80.7
2014 Michigan St. 88.5
2015 Alabama 75.7
2016 Alabama 63.9
2017 Alabama 94.7
2018 Michigan St. 77.9
Year Team Avg.
1937 Harvard 31.0
1938 Penn St. *13.1
1939 Kansas 34.1
1940 Harvard 33.3
1941 Purdue 27.1
1942 Harvard 45.4
1943 North Carolina 36.5
1944 Michigan St. 26.7
1945 Holy Cross 37.6
1946 Holy Cross 53.7
1947 NC State 39.3
1948 Northwestern 54.1
1949 Miami (FL) 54.7
1950 Tennessee 67.5
Year Team Avg.
1951 Wash. & Lee 67.9
1952 Virginia 50.3
1953 Richmond 40.3
1954 Alabama 45.8
1955 Florida 42.0
1956 Villanova 43.8
1957 Georgia Tech 33.4
1958 Iowa St. 39.0
1959 Alabama 45.7
1960 Iowa St. 30.2
1961 Penn 56.9
1962 New Mexico 56.8
1963 UTEP 43.8
1964 Kent St. 53.6
1965 Toledo 69.8
1966 Toledo 70.4
1967 Nebraska 90.1
1968 Kent St. 107.6
1969 Dayton 90.0
1970 Toledo 77.8
1971 Texas Tech 60.1
1972 Vanderbilt 80.3
1973 Nebraska 39.9
1974 Iowa 65.7
1975 VMI 51.1
1976 Western Mich. 78.5
1977 Tennessee St. 67.9
1978 Boston College 65.1
1979 Western Caro. 77.5
1980 Kansas St. 91.4
1981 Nebraska 100.1
1982 Missouri 123.5
1983 Ohio 115.3
1984 Texas Tech 114.8
1985 Oklahoma 103.6
1986 Oklahoma 108.9
1987 Oklahoma 102.4
1988 Baylor 117.8
1989 Kansas St. 129.3
1990 **Alabama 82.5
1991 Texas 77.4
1992 Western Mich. 83.2
1993 Texas A&M 75.0
1994 Miami (FL) 81.3
1995 Miami (OH) 85.5
1996 Ohio St. 81.3
1997 Michigan 75.8
1998 Florida St. 79.9
1999 Kansas St. 65.7
2000 Texas 88.0
2001 Miami (FL) 75.6
2002 Miami (FL) 83.9
2003 Nebraska 88.7
2004 NC State 91.8
2005 Miami (FL) 89.5
2006 Wisconsin 84.2
2007 Utah 96.5
2008 Southern California 85.8
2009 Nebraska 87.3
2010 TCU 94.9
2011 Alabama 83.7
2012 Florida St. 95.4
Annual Team Champions 92
Year Team Avg.
2013 Michigan St. 92.3
2014 Clemson 98.3
2015 Michigan 94.6
2016 Florida 92.9
2017 Wisconsin 96.4
2018 Miami (FL) 101.4
**Beginning in 1990, ranked on passing-efficiency
defense rating points instead of per-game yard-
age allowed.
Year Team Avg.
1937 Santa Clara *69.9
1938 Alabama 77.9
1939 San Jose St. 71.3
1940 Navy 96.0
1941 Duquesne 110.6
1942 Texas 117.3
1943 Duke 121.7
1944 Virginia 96.9
1945 Alabama 109.9
1946 Notre Dame 141.7
1947 Penn St. 76.8
1948 Georgia Tech 151.3
1949 Kentucky 153.8
1950 Wake Forest 163.2
1951 Wisconsin 154.8
1952 Tennessee 166.7
1953 Cincinnati 184.3
1954 Ole Miss 172.3
1955 Army West Point 160.7
1956 Miami (FL) 189.4
1957 Auburn 133.0
1958 Auburn 157.5
1959 Syracuse 96.2
1960 Wyoming 149.6
1961 Alabama 132.6
1962 Ole Miss 142.2
1963 Southern Miss. 131.2
1964 Auburn 164.7
1965 Southern Miss. 161.1
1966 Southern Miss. 163.7
1967 Nebraska 157.6
1968 Wyoming 206.8
1969 Toledo 209.1
1970 Toledo 185.8
1971 Toledo 179.5
1972 Louisville 202.5
1973 Miami (OH) 177.4
1974 Notre Dame 195.2
1975 Texas A&M 183.8
1976 Rutgers 179.2
1977 Jackson St. 207.0
1978 Penn St. 203.9
1979 Yale 175.4
1980 Pittsburgh 205.5
1981 Pittsburgh 224.8
1982 Arizona St. 228.9
1983 Texas 212.0
1984 Nebraska 203.3
1985 Oklahoma 193.5
1986 Oklahoma 169.6
Year Team Avg.
1987 Oklahoma 208.1
1988 Auburn 218.1
1989 Miami (FL) 216.5
1990 Clemson 216.9
1991 Texas A&M 222.4
1992 Alabama 194.2
1993 Ole Miss 234.5
1994 Miami (FL) 220.9
1995 Kansas St. 250.8
1996 West Virginia 217.5
1997 Michigan 206.9
1998 Florida St. 214.8
1999 Mississippi St. 222.5
2000 TCU 245.0
2001 Texas 236.2
2002 TCU 240.3
2003 LSU 252.0
2004 NC State 221.4
2005 Virginia Tech 247.6
2006 Virginia Tech 219.5
2007 Ohio St. 233.0
2008 TCU 217.8
2009 TCU 239.7
2010 TCU 228.5
2011 Alabama 183.6
2012 Alabama 250.0
2013 Louisville 251.5
2014 Clemson 260.8
2015 Boston College 254.3
2016 Michigan 261.8
2017 Alabama 260.4
2018 Mississippi St. 263.1
Year Team Avg.
1937 Santa Clara 1.1
1938 Duke *0.0
1939 Tennessee *0.0
1940 Tennessee 2.6
1941 Duquesne 2.9
1942 Tulsa 3.2
1943 Duke 3.8
1944 Army West Point 3.9
1945 St. Mary’s (CA) 4.0
1946 Notre Dame 2.7
1947 Penn St. 3.0
1948 Michigan 4.9
1949 Kentucky 4.8
1950 Army West Point 4.4
1951 Wisconsin 5.9
1952 Southern California 4.7
1953 Maryland 3.1
1954 UCLA 4.4
1955 Georgia Tech 4.6
1956 Georgia Tech 3.3
1957 Auburn 2.8
1958 Oklahoma 4.9
1959 Ole Miss 2.1
1960 LSU 5.0
1961 Alabama 2.2
1962 LSU 3.4
Year Team Avg.
1963 Ole Miss 3.7
1964 Arkansas 5.7
1965 Michigan St. 6.2
1966 Alabama 3.7
1967 Oklahoma 6.8
1968 Georgia 9.8
1969 Arkansas 7.6
1970 Dartmouth 4.7
1971 Michigan 6.4
1972 Michigan 5.2
1973 Ohio St. 4.3
1974 Michigan 6.8
1975 Alabama 6.0
1976 Michigan 7.4
Rutgers 7.4
1977 North Carolina 7.4
1978 Ball St. 7.5
1979 Alabama 5.3
1980 Florida St. 7.7
1981 Southern Miss. 8.1
1982 Arkansas 10.5
1983 Virginia Tech 8.3
1984 Nebraska 9.5
1985 Michigan 6.8
1986 Oklahoma 6.6
1987 Oklahoma 7.5
1988 Auburn 7.2
1989 Miami (FL) 9.3
1990 Central Mich. 8.9
1991 Miami (FL) 9.1
1992 Arizona 8.9
1993 Florida St. 9.4
1994 Miami (FL) 10.8
1995 Northwestern 12.7
1996 North Carolina 10.0
1997 Michigan 8.9
1998 Wisconsin 10.2
1999 Virginia Tech 10.5
2000 TCU 9.6
2001 Miami (FL) 9.4
2002 Kansas St. 11.8
2003 LSU 11.0
2004 Auburn 11.3
2005 Alabama 10.7
2006 Virginia Tech 11.0
2007 Ohio St. 12.8
2008 Southern California 9.0
2009 Nebraska 10.4
2010 TCU 12.0
2011 Alabama 8.2
2012 Alabama 10.9
2013 Florida St. 12.1
2014 #Ole Miss 16.0
2015 Wisconsin 13.7
2016 Alabama 13.0
2017 Alabama 11.9
2018 Clemson 13.1
#Record later vacated by NCAA Committee on
Infractions.
Annual Team Champions 93
SPECIAL TEAMS
CHAMPIONS
Year Team Avg.
1937 Iowa 43.0
1938 Arkansas 41.6
1939 Auburn 43.3
1940 Auburn 42.3
1941 Clemson 42.3
1942 Tulsa 41.3
1943 Michigan 39.2
1944 UCLA 43.0
1945 Miami (FL) 39.9
1946 UTEP 41.2
1947 Duke 41.9
1948 North Carolina 44.0
1949 Furman 44.7
1950 Colorado 45.1
1951 Alabama 41.8
1952 Colorado 43.3
1953 Georgia 41.2
1954 New Mexico 42.6
1955 Michigan St. 41.2
1956 Colorado St. 42.2
1957 Utah St. 40.1
1958 Georgia 41.9
1959 BYU 43.2
1960 Georgia 43.7
1961 Arizona St. 42.1
1962 Wyoming 42.6
1963 SMU 41.4
1964 Ole Miss 44.1
1965 Arizona St. 44.0
1966 Tennessee 43.4
1967 Houston 44.4
1968 Wichita St. 43.2
1969 Georgia 43.5
1970 Utah 45.0
1971 Utah 46.7
1972 Southern Miss. 45.1
1973 Wake Forest 44.1
1974 Ohio St. 44.9
1975 Ohio St. 44.1
1976 Colorado St. 44.4
1977 Ole Miss 43.4
1978 Texas 41.7
1979 Ole Miss 42.4
1980 Florida St. 42.6
1981 Michigan 43.1
1982 Vanderbilt 42.1
1983 BYU *45.0
1984 Ohio St. 44.0
1985 Colorado 43.6
1986 Michigan 43.1
1987 Ohio St. 40.7
1988 BYU 42.9
1989 Colorado 43.8
1990 Pittsburgh 41.2
1991 Texas Tech 40.6
1992 Nebraska 41.7
1993 New Mexico 41.8
1994 Ball St. 42.2
1995 Ball St. 41.3
1996 San Diego St. 44.9
1997 LSU 43.3
Year Team Avg.
1998 UNLV 41.4
1999 Texas A&M 42.7
2000 Wisconsin 42.9
2001 Ohio 42.7
2002 BYU 42.7
2003 Southern California 43.7
2004 Colorado 42.7
2005 Wake Forest 41.4
2006 Utah 41.6
2007 Cincinnati 39.6
2008 Cincinnati 41.5
2009 Georgia 41.9
2010 UCLA 41.3
2011 Oregon 41.5
2012 Louisiana Tech 43.5
2013 Alabama 42.4
2014 Alabama 44.7
2015 Utah 43.7
2016 Utah 44.6
2017 Texas 44.2
2018 Texas A&M 44.7
#Beginning in 1975, ranked on net punting
average.
Year Team Avg.
1937 — —
1938 — —
1939 UCLA 16.3
1940 UCLA 16.2
1941 Colgate 18.7
1942 — —
1943 Columbia 20.9
1944 NYU 22.0
1945 — —
1946 Columbia 16.8
1947 Florida 19.7
1948 Oklahoma 22.4
1949 Wichita St. 18.3
1950 Texas A&M 17.6
1951 Holy Cross 18.1
1952 Arizona St. **25.2
1953 Kansas St. 23.8
1954 Miami (FL) 19.7
1955 North Carolina 22.5
1956 Cincinnati 17.7
1957 North Texas 17.5
1958 Notre Dame 17.6
1959 Wyoming 16.6
1960 Arizona 17.7
1961 Memphis 17.4
1962 West Tex. A&M 18.4
1963 Army West Point 18.1
1964 UTEP 16.9
1965 Georgia Tech 23.0
1966 Brown 21.0
1967 Memphis 16.3
1968 Army West Point 17.4
1969 Davidson 21.3
1970 Wichita St. 28.5
1971 Mississippi St. 20.8
1972 Georgia Tech 17.3
1973 Utah 23.4
Year Team Avg.
1974 Auburn 16.6
1975 New Mexico St. 15.3
1976 Wichita St. 15.0
1977 Grambling 16.9
1978 McNeese St. 15.7
1979 Tennessee St. 16.9
1980 Georgia 16.5
1981 NC State 13.4
1982 Auburn 15.8
1983 San Diego St. 17.0
1984 Florida 13.8
1985 Utah 20.7
1986 Arizona St. 17.9
1987 Stanford 15.4
1988 Florida St. 15.5
1989 Ohio 18.2
1990 Michigan 15.6
1991 Alabama 16.9
1992 Northwestern 21.8
1993 Texas A&M 17.9
1994 Ball St. 19.9
1995 Eastern Mich. 20.8
1996 Kansas 19.5
1997 Iowa 18.2
1998 Kansas St. 21.3
1999 UAB 19.1
2000 Virginia Tech 18.2
2001 Colorado 17.4
2002 Northern Ill. 20.2
2003 Miami (OH) 16.3
2004 Utah St. 18.3
2005 UCLA 25.0
2006 Kentucky 20.4
2007 Kansas St. *22.5
2008 Central Mich. 20.5
2009 LSU 18.9
2010 Utah 17.6
2011 FIU 15.9
2012 Boston College 21.7
2013 North Carolina 18.1
2014 Stanford 18.3
2015 Texas A&M 19.7
2016 Texas A&M 25.4
2017 Washington 18.3
2018 Minnesota 22.3
*Record for minimum 30 punt returns. **Record
for minimum 15 punt returns.
Year Team Avg.
1937 — —
1938 — —
1939 Wake Forest 32.9
1940 Minnesota 36.4
1941 Tulane 32.1
1942 — —
1943 Navy 28.8
1944 — —
1945 — —
1946 William & Mary 31.7
1947 SMU 31.4
1948 Wyoming 27.4
Annual Team Champions 94
Year Team Avg.
1949 Army West Point 34.1
1950 Wyoming 29.3
1951 Marquette 25.0
1952 Wake Forest 25.1
1953 Texas Tech 23.8
1954 Arizona 26.1
1955 Southern California 25.8
1956 Georgia Tech 24.6
1957 Notre Dame 27.6
1958 Tulsa 25.8
1959 Auburn 25.8
1960 Yale 26.7
1961 Harvard 25.9
1962 Alabama 28.9
1963 Memphis 27.7
1964 Cornell 27.1
1965 Dartmouth 28.7
1966 Notre Dame 29.6
1967 Air Force 25.3
1968 Louisville 25.7
1969 BYU 28.7
1970 South Carolina 26.5
1971 Miami (FL) 24.1
1972 Michigan 26.9
1973 Rice 27.5
1974 Southern California 25.7
1975 Maryland 29.5
1976 South Carolina 27.0
1977 Miami (OH) 24.6
1978 Utah St. 26.7
1979 BYU 26.3
1980 Oklahoma 33.2
1981 Iowa 29.1
1982 Utah 25.5
1983 Tennessee 28.8
1984 Texas Tech 25.2
1985 Air Force 27.0
1986 Clemson 26.1
1987 Oklahoma St. 23.7
1988 Notre Dame 24.2
1989 Colorado 26.1
1990 Nebraska 27.8
1991 New Mexico St. 25.2
1992 Florida St. 30.3
1993 Texas A&M 31.2
1994 Texas A&M 27.8
1995 New Mexico 27.1
1996 Miami (FL) 28.9
1997 Southern Miss. 28.2
1998 Utah 27.1
1999 TCU 27.5
2000 TCU 28.8
2001 Hawaii **30.3
2002 Iowa 25.1
2003 Utah 28.2
2004 Indiana 28.1
2005 Arkansas 29.2
2006 Kansas St. 27.1
2007 Oklahoma 28.3
2008 Temple 26.6
2009 TCU 29.2
2010 UCF 27.8
Year Team Avg.
2011 Purdue 28.7
2012 Kansas St. 29.2
2013 Florida St. 28.2
2014 UAB 28.1
2015 Tennessee *33.4
2016 San Diego St. 28.1
2017 Wyoming 28.3
2018 Utah St. 30.3
*Record for minimum 25 returns. **Record for
minimum 35 returns.
Year Team Avg.
1992 Nebraska 1.64
1993 UCLA 1.73
1994 Clemson 1.55
1995 Toledo 2.00
1996 North Carolina 2.00
1997 Colorado St. 2.08
1998 Wisconsin 2.00
1999 Kansas St. 1.55
2000 Toledo 2.00
2001 Miami (FL) 2.36
2002 South Fla. 1.91
2003 Nebraska 1.77
2004 Southern California 1.46
2005 TCU 1.75
2006 Minnesota 1.38
2007 Kansas 1.62
2008 Oklahoma 1.64
2009 Air Force 1.69
2010 Virginia Tech 1.36
2011 Oklahoma St. 1.62
2012 Oregon 1.62
2013 Houston 1.92
2014 Oregon 1.53
2015 San Diego St. 1.57
2016 Washington 1.29
Western Mich. 1.29
2017 Wyoming 1.85
2018 Ga. Southern 1.69
DEFENSIVE SINGLE
GAME RECORDS
(Since 2000)
No. Team (Opponent) Date
23 NC State (Florida St.) Nov. 11, 2004
23 Arizona St. (Washington St.) Oct. 10, 2009
22 Utah (Arizona St.) Nov. 10, 2016
21 TCU (Tulane) Nov. 9, 2002
20 TCU (Nevada) Sept. 9, 2000
19 Kansas St. (Kansas) Oct. 7, 2000
19 Arkansas St. (Texas St.) Dec. 3, 2016
18 Air Force (Navy) Oct. 6, 2000
18 Colorado (Missouri) Nov. 4, 2000
18 Kansas (Missouri St.) Sept. 1, 2001
18 Washington (Idaho) Sept. 22, 2002
No. Team (Opponent) Date
18
NC State (Georgia Tech)
Oct. 4, 2003
18
Northern Ill. (Ball St.)
Nov. 9, 2017
No. Team (Opponent) Date
15 TCU (Nevada) Sept. 9, 2000
14 Colorado (Missouri) Nov. 4, 2000
13 Toledo (Penn St.) Sept. 2, 2000
13 Utah St. (San Jose St.) Oct. 13, 2012
12 Arizona St. (Washington St.) Oct. 10, 2009
11 TCU (Louisville) Nov. 23, 2001
11 Auburn (Alabama) Nov. 19, 2005
11 Cincinnati (Syracuse) Nov. 24, 2007
11 Ole Miss (Mississippi St.) Nov. 28, 2008
11 Houston (Louisville) Nov. 17, 2016
11 Utah (Arizona St.) Nov. 10, 2016
11 Clemson (Auburn) Sept. 9, 2017
11 New Mexico St. (Idaho) Nov. 25, 2017
(Pass Interceptions and Pass Break-ups)
No. Team (Opponent) Date
21 Tulane (East Carolina) Nov. 10, 2018
19 South Carolina (Alabama) Oct. 2, 2000
17 Nebraska (Iowa St.) Oct. 7, 2000
17 Northern Ill. (Ball St.) Oct. 5, 2002
17 Mississippi St. (Troy) Oct. 12, 2002
17 Nebraska (Kansas) Oct. 2, 2004
17 Florida (Kentucky) Sept. 13, 2014
17 Missouri (Eastern Mich.) Sept. 10, 2016
16 West Virginia (Rutgers) Oct. 12, 2002
16 TCU (Tulane) Nov. 9, 2002
16 Nebraska (Pittsburgh) Sept. 18, 2004
16 Arizona (Arizona St.) Nov. 19, 2011
16 Marshall (Southern Miss.) Oct. 9, 2015
16 Northern Ill. (Ball St.) Oct. 10, 2015
16 Penn St. (Michigan St.) Oct. 13, 2018
No. Team (Opponent) Date
7 Miami (OH) (North Carolina) Aug. 31, 2002
7 Virginia (South Carolina) Sept. 7, 2002
7 West Virginia (Cincinnati) Sept. 13, 2003
7 Miami (OH) (Buffalo) Nov. 5, 2005
6 Washington (Idaho) Sept. 2, 2002
6 Washington (Arizona St.) Oct. 14, 2002
6 Boston College (Navy) Oct. 19, 2002
6 NC State (Georgia Tech) Oct. 4, 2003
6 Troy (La.-Monroe) Nov. 22, 2003
6 South Fla. (Maryland) Sept. 6, 2014
6 UTSA (FIU) Oct. 11, 2014
6 Georgia Tech (Pittsburgh) Oct. 25, 2014
6 Temple (East Carolina) Nov. 1, 2014
6 Oregon (Florida St.) Jan. 1, 2015
6 Arkansas (Eastern Ill.) Sept. 1, 2018
6 Michigan St. (Maryland) Nov. 3, 2018
Annual Team Champions 95
TEAM SINGLE
-
SEASON HIGHS
(Counts Postseason Games)
Team, Year No.
BYU, 1996 15
Kansas St., 2003 15
Ohio St., 2014 15
Oregon, 2014 15
Alabama, 2015 15
Clemson, 2015 15
Alabama, 2016 15
Clemson, 2016 15
Georgia, 2017 15
Alabama, 2018 15
Clemson, 2018 15
Since 1999, 185 teams have played 14.
Before 1937 (Pre-NCAA Records):
Team, Year No.
Yale, 1889 16
Penn, 1892 16
Yale, 1894 16
Penn, 1896 15
Penn, 1897 15
Minnesota, 1903 15
Yale, 1890 14
Harvard, 1891 14
Penn, 1895 14
Yale, 1896 14
(Counts Postseason Games)
Team, Year No.
Clemson, 2018 15
BYU, 1996 14
Ohio St., 2002 14
Alabama, 2009 14
Boise St., 2009 14
Auburn, 2010 14
Florida St., 2013 14
Ohio St., 2014 14
Alabama, 2015 14
Clemson, 2015 14
Alabama, 2016 14
Clemson, 2016 14
Alabama, 2018 14
Nebraska, 1971 13
BYU, 1984 13
Alabama, 1992 13
Nebraska, 1994 13
Nebraska, 1997 13
Tennessee, 1998 13
Marshall, 1999 13
Oklahoma, 2000 13
Georgia, 2002 13
Boise St., 2003 13
LSU, 2003 13
Miami (OH), 2003 13
Auburn, 2004 13
Team, Year No.
Southern California, 2004 13
Texas, 2005 13
Boise St., 2006 13
Florida, 2006 13
Florida, 2008 13
Utah, 2008 13
Florida, 2009 13
Texas, 2009 13
Nevada, 2010 13
TCU, 2010 13
Houston, 2011 13
LSU, 2011 13
Alabama, 2012 13
Florida St., 2013 13
Marshall, 2013 13
Michigan St., 2013 13
Oregon, 2014 13
Houston, 2015 13
Western Mich., 2016 13
Alabama, 2017 13
Georgia, 2017 13
UCF, 2017 13
Wisconsin, 2018 13
Ohio St., 2018 13
Before 1937 (Pre-NCAA Records):
Team, Year No.
Yale, 1894 16
Yale, 1889 15
Penn, 1892 15
Penn, 1897 15
Penn, 1895 14
Penn, 1896 14
Yale, 1888 13
Yale, 1890 13
Harvard, 1891 13
Yale, 1891 13
Yale, 1892 13
Yale, 1895 13
Yale, 1896 13
Minnesota, 1903 13
Minnesota, 1904 13
Team, Year No.
Army West Point, 2003 13
Colorado St., 1981 12
Hawaii, 1998 12
SMU, 2003 12
New Mexico St., 2005 12
Duke, 2006 12
FIU, 2006 12
Washington, 2008 12
Eastern Mich., 2009 12
San Jose St., 2010 12
Southern Miss., 2012 12
UCF, 2015 12
Kansas, 2015 12
UTEP, 2017 12
Toughest-Schedule Annual Leaders 96
TOUGHEST
-
SCHEDULE ANNUAL LEADERS
The toughest-schedule (which began in 1977) is
based on what all FBS teams did against FBS
opponents when not playing the team in question.
Games against non-FBS teams are deleted, and
nine intradivision games are required to qualify.
Bowl games are not included for 1977 to 2001.
Opp. Record
Year Team (Record) W L T Pct.
1977 Miami (FL) (3-8-0) 66 42 2 .609
Penn St. (10-1-0) 61 39 2 .608
1978 Notre Dame (8-3-0) 77 31 2 .709
Southern California (11-1-0) 79 40 1 .663
1979 UCLA (5-6-0) 71 37 2 .655
South Carolina (8-3-0) 69 38 2 .642
1980 Florida St. (10-1-0) 70 34 0 .673
Miami (FL) (8-3-0) 64 33 1 .658
1981 Penn St. (9-2-0) 71 33 2 .679
Temple (5-5-0) 71 33 2 .669
1982 Penn St. (10-1-0) 63 34 2 .646
Kentucky (0-10-1) 63 34 5 .642
1983 Auburn (10-1-0) 70 31 3 .688
UCLA (6-4-1) 68 37 5 .641
1984 Penn St. (6-5-0) 58 36 3 .613
Georgia (7-4-0) 60 39 4 .602
1985 Notre Dame (5-6-0) 72 29 3 .707
Alabama (8-2-1) 65 32 5 .662
1986 Florida (6-5-0) 64 29 3 .682
LSU (9-2-0) 67 36 2 .648
1987 Notre Dame (8-3-0) 71 34 2 .673
Florida St. (10-1-0) 60 29 4 .667
1988 Virginia Tech (3-8-0) 74 36 0 .673
Arizona (7-4-0) 70 37 3 .650
1989 Notre Dame (11-1-0) 74 38 4 .655
LSU (4-7-0) 67 41 1 .619
1990 Colorado (10-1-1) 72 42 3 .628
Stanford (5-6-0) 67 39 4 .627
1991 South Carolina (3-6-2) 57 31 2 .644
Florida (10-2-0) 66 37 1 .639
1992 Southern California (6-5-1) 68 38 4 .636
Stanford (10-3-0) 73 43 4 .625
1993 LSU (5-6-0) 67 38 5 .632
Purdue (1-10-0) 66 38 3 .631
1994 Michigan (8-4-0) 67 38 6 .631
Oklahoma (6-6-0) 66 39 4 .624
1995 Notre Dame (9-3-0) 67 37 5 .638
Illinois (5-5-1) 69 40 2 .631
1996 Florida (12-1) 70 41 0 .631
UCLA (5-6) 66 41 0 .617
1997 Colorado (5-6) 76 37 0 .673
Auburn (10-3) 80 39 0 .672
1998 Auburn (3-8) 74 34 0 .685
Missouri (7-4) 66 36 0 .647
1999 Alabama (10-3) 80 38 0 .678
Auburn (5-6) 62 36 0 .633
2000 Florida (10-2) 79 42 0 .653
Florida St. (11-1) 78 44 0 .639
2001 California (1-10) 73 39 0 .652
Colorado (10-2) 79 45 0 .637
TOP 10 TOUGHEST
SCHEDULE LEADERS
FOR 2002
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18
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Southern California 107-58 .649
2. Iowa St. 107-62 .633
3. Texas Tech 108-66 .621
4. Arkansas 104-64 .619
5. Florida 97-60 .618
6. Stanford 87-54 .617
7. Florida St. 112-70 .615
8. Miami (FL) 91-57 .615
9. Wisconsin 108-68 .614
10. Alabama 98-62 .613
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Alabama 98-50 .662
2. Florida 89-48 .650
3. Notre Dame 89-49 .645
4. Texas A&M 82-53 .607
5. Arizona 84-55 .604
6. Iowa St. 76-50 .603
7. Bowling Green 77-51 .602
8. Kansas St. 86-59 .593
9. Ohio St. 87-60 .592
10. South Carolina 80-56 .588
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Texas A&M 86-42 .672
2. North Carolina 74-39 .655
3. Arizona 69-39 .639
4. Arizona St. 79-48 .622
5. Auburn 76-47 .618
6. Baylor 66-41 .617
7. Notre Dame 78-49 .614
8. Arkansas 68-43 .613
9. Georgia 71-45 .612
10. Iowa 76-49 .608
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Oklahoma 84-38 .689
2. Stanford 66-37 .641
3. Michigan 80-46 .635
4. Ohio St. 80-47 .630
5. North Carolina 74-45 .622
6. Northwestern 78-49 .614
7. Texas 81-51 .614
8. Arkansas 63-40 .612
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
9. Southern California 81-52 .609
10. Texas Tech 60-39 .606
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Florida 100-49 .671
2. Michigan 91-53 .632
3. Cincinnati 83-50 .624
4. Kentucky 83-52 .615
5. South Carolina 83-52 .615
6. UConn 73-47 .608
7. Southern California 90-58 .608
8. Arizona 76-50 .603
9. Arkansas 86-59 .593
10. Tennessee 85-59 .590
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Texas A&M 85-50 .630
2. Virginia Tech 91-55 .623
3. Florida 87-53 .621
4. Oklahoma St. 83-51 .619
5. Ole Miss 75-48 .610
6. Illinois 81-53 .605
7. Georgia 79-52 .603
8. Nebraska 82-54 .603
9. South Carolina 74-49 .602
10. Kentucky 81-54 .600
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Oklahoma 95-50 .655
2. Florida 93-53 .637
3. Texas 89-54 .622
4. Georgia 83-51 .619
5. Arkansas 76-47 .618
6. Ohio St. 80-52 .606
7. Kansas 79-53 .598
8. Florida St. 73-49 .598
9. Syracuse 73-50 .593
10. Virginia 73-50 .593
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Mississippi St. 84-41 .672
2. Alabama 93-54 .633
3. Oklahoma 82-52 .612
4. Arkansas 83-53 .610
5. Oregon 90-58 .608
6. Florida 88-57 .607
7. Arizona 83-55 .601
8. Florida St. 78-52 .600
9. Iowa 78-53 .595
Toughest-Schedule Annual Leaders 97
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
10. Miami (FL) 76-53 .589
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Texas A&M 88-47 .652
2. Arkansas 85-48 .639
3. Auburn 90-51 .638
4. Notre Dame 90-53 .629
5. LSU 82-49 .626
6. South Carolina 90-55 .621
7. Minnesota 75-48 .610
8. Iowa St. 76-49 .608
9. Missouri 82-53 .607
10. Alabama 79-52 .603
Oregon St. 79-52 .603
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. LSU 94-45 .676
2. Kansas 79-47 .627
3. Auburn 83-51 .619
4. Oklahoma St. 90-56 .616
5. Alabama 78-51 .605
6. Tennessee 73-48 .603
7. Oklahoma 88-58 .603
8. Kansas St. 80-53 .602
9. Nebraska 81-54 .600
Baylor 81-54 .600
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Florida 89-40 .690
2. Missouri 82-40 .672
3. Texas A&M 75-44 .630
4. Notre Dame 89-56 .614
5. Nebraska 90-57 .612
6. Arkansas 74-47 .612
7. Auburn 74-47 .612
8. Kentucky 73-47 .608
9. California 75-49 .605
10. Stanford 94-62 .603
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Tennessee 79-42 .653
2. Auburn 94-50 .653
3. Georgia 85-47 .644
4. Mississippi St. 85-48 .639
5. Texas A&M 85-50 .630
6. Utah 79-47 .627
7. Arizona St. 84-50 .627
8. Purdue 77-46 .626
9. Virginia Tech 84-53 .613
10. Indiana 76-48 .613
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Ole Miss 91-43 .679
2. Auburn 87-47 .649
3. Arkansas 86-48 .642
4. Ohio St. 106-63 .627
5. Oregon 91-55 .623
6. UCLA 92-56 .622
7. Alabama 89-56 .614
8. Georgia Tech 86-55 .610
9. Miami (FL) 80-54 .597
10. Tennessee 79-54 .594
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Alabama 114-47 .708
2. Maryland 85-44 .659
3. Arkansas 84-48 .636
4. Auburn 83-49 .629
5. Vanderbilt 76-47 .618
6. Oregon 85-53 .616
7. Southern California 90-57 .612
8. Ole Miss 82-52 .612
9. Purdue 78-50 .609
10. Iowa St. 74-48 .607
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Clemson 107-51 .677
2. Alabama 104-52 .667
3. Florida St. 87-47 .649
4. Ohio St. 96-54 .640
5. Auburn 84-50 .627
6. Tennessee 86-52 .623
7. LSU 76-49 .608
8. Wisconsin 92-62 .597
9. Syracuse 73-51 .589
10. Colorado 84-59 .587
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Maryland 87-41 .680
2. Georgia 92-50 .648
3. Notre Dame 97-53 .647
4. Auburn 85-47 .644
5. Iowa 98-55 .641
6. Ohio St. 101-59 .631
7. Alabama 89-55 .618
8. Clemson 87-55 .613
9. Arkansas 74-59 .602
10. Miami (FL) 79-53 .598
Team
Opp.
Record Pct.
1. Texas A&M 106-50 .679
2. Clemson 120-57 .678
3. Pittsburgh 108-58 .651
4. Georgia 109-59 .649
5. Louisville 92-51 .643
6. Florida St. 92-51 .643
7. Alabama 114-65 .637
8. UCLA 92-53 .634
9. South Carolina 96-57 .627
10. LSU 97-58 .626
Annual Most-Improved Teams 98
ANNUAL MOST
-
IMPROVED TEAMS
Year Team
$Games
Improved From Record To Record Coach
1937 California 4½ 1936 6-5-0 1937 *10-0-1 Stub Allison
Syracuse 4½ 1936 1-7-0 1937 5-2-1 #Ossie Solem
1938 TCU 5½ 1937 4-4-2 1938 *11-0-0 Dutch Meyer
1939 Texas A&M 5½ 1938 4-4-1 1939 *11-0-0 Homer Norton
1940 Stanford 8 1939 1-7-1 1940 *10-0-0 #Clark Shaughnessy
1941 Vanderbilt 4½ 1940 3-6-1 1941 8-2-0 Red Sanders
1942 Utah St. 5½ 1941 0-8-0 1942 6-3-1 Dick Romney
1943 Purdue 8 1942 1-8-0 1943 9-0-0 Elmer Burnham
1944 Ohio St. 6 1943 3-6-0 1944 9-0-0 #Carroll Widdoes
1945 Miami (FL) 7 1944 1-7-1 1945 *9-1-1 Jack Harding
1946 Illinois 5 1945 2-6-1 1946 *8-2-0 Ray Eliot
Kentucky 5 1945 2-8-0 1946 7-3-0 #Paul “Bear” Bryant
1947 California 6½ 1946 2-7-0 1947 9-1-0 #Lynn “Pappy” Waldorf
1948 Clemson 6 1947 4-5-0 1948 *11-0-0 Frank Howard
1949 Tulsa 5 1948 0-9-1 1949 5-4-1 J. O. Brothers
1950 BYU 5 1949 0-11-0 1950 4-5-1 Chick Atkinson
Texas A&M 5 1949 1-8-1 1950 *7-4-0 Harry Stiteler
1951 Georgia Tech 6 1950 5-6-0 1951 *11-0-1 Bobby Dodd
1952 Alabama 4½ 1951 5-6-0 1952 *10-2-0 Harold “Red” Drew
1953 Texas Tech 7 1952 3-7-1 1953 *11-1-0 DeWitt Weaver
1954 Denver 5 1953 3-5-2 1954 9-1-0 Bob Blackman
1955 Texas A&M 6½ 1954 1-9-0 1955 7-2-1 Paul “Bear” Bryant
1956 Iowa 5 1955 3-5-1 1956 *9-1-0 Forest Evashevski
1957 Notre Dame 5 1956 2-8-0 1957 7-3-0 Terry Brennan
Texas 5 1956 1-9-0 1957 †6-4-1 #Darrell Royal
1958 Air Force 6 1957 3-6-1 1958 ‡9-0-1 #Ben Martin
1959 Washington 6½ 1958 3-7-0 1959 *10-1-0 Jim Owens
1960 Minnesota 5½ 1959 2-7-0 1960 †8-2-0 Murray Warmath
NC State 5½ 1959 1-9-0 1960 6-3-1 Earle Edwards
1961 Villanova 6 1960 2-8-0 1961 *8-2-0 Alex Bell
1962 Southern California 6 1961 4-5-1 1962 *11-0-0 John McKay
1963 Illinois 6 1962 2-7-0 1963 *8-1-1 Pete Elliott
1964 Notre Dame 6½ 1963 2-7-0 1964 9-1-0 #Ara Parseghian
1965 UTEP 6½ 1964 0-8-2 1965 *8-3-0 #Bobby Dobbs
1966 Dayton 6½ 1965 1-8-1 1966 8-2-0 John McVay
1967 Indiana 7 1966 1-8-1 1967 †9-2-0 John Pont
1968 Arkansas 5 1967 4-5-1 1968 *10-1-0 Frank Broyles
1969 UCLA 5½ 1968 3-7-0 1969 8-1-1 Tommy Prothro
1970 Tulsa 5 1969 1-9-0 1970 6-4-0 #Claude Gibson
1971 Army West Point 5 1970 1-9-1 1971 6-4-0 Tom Cahill
Georgia 5 1970 5-5-0 1971 *11-1-0 Vince Dooley
1972 Pacific 5 1971 3-8-0 1972 8-3-0 Chester Caddas
Southern California 5 1971 6-4-1 1972 *12-0-0 John McKay
UCLA 5 1971 2-7-1 1972 8-3-0 Pepper Rodgers
1973 Pittsburgh 5 1972 1-10-0 1973 †6-5-1 #Johnny Majors
1974 Baylor 5½ 1973 2-9-0 1974 †8-4-0 Grant Teaff
1975 Arizona St. 5 1974 7-5-0 1975 *12-0-0 Frank Kush
1976 Houston 7 1975 2-8-0 1976 *10-2-0 Bill Yeoman
1977 Miami (OH) 7 1976 3-8-0 1977 10-1-0 Dick Crum
1978 Tulsa 6 1977 3-8-0 1978 9-2-0 John Cooper
1979 Wake Forest 6½ 1978 1-10-0 1979 †8-4-0 John Mackovic
1980 Florida 7 1979 0-10-1 1980 *8-4-0 Charley Pell
1981 Clemson 5½ 1980 6-5-0 1981 *12-0-0 Danny Ford
1982 Louisiana 6 1981 1-9-1 1982 7-3-1 Sam Robertson
New Mexico 6 1981 4-7-1 1982 10-1-0 Joe Morrison
1983 Kentucky 5½ 1982 0-10-1 1983 †6-5-1 Jerry Claiborne
Memphis 5½ 1982 1-10-0 1983 6-4-1 Rex Dockery
1984 Army West Point 6 1983 2-9-0 1984 *8-3-1 Jim Young
Annual Most-Improved Teams 99
Year Team
$Games
Improved From Record To Record Coach
1985 Colorado 5½ 1984 1-10-0 1985 †7-5-0 Bill McCartney
Fresno St. 5½ 1984 6-6-0 1985 *11-0-1 Jim Sweeney
1986 San Jose St. 7 1985 2-8-1 1986 *10-2-0 Claude Gilbert
1987 Syracuse 6 1986 5-6-0 1987 ‡11-0-1 Dick MacPherson
1988 Washington St. 5 1987 3-7-1 1988 *9-3-0 Dennis Erickson
West Virginia 5 1987 6-6-0 1988 †11-1-0 Don Nehlen
1989 Tennessee 5½ 1988 5-6-0 1989 *11-1-0 Johnny Majors
1990 Temple 6 1989 1-10-0 1990 7-4-0 Jerry Berndt
1991 Tulsa 6½ 1990 3-8-0 1991 *10-2-0 Dave Rader
1992 Hawaii 6 1991 4-7-1 1992 *11-2-0 Bob Wagner
1993 Louisiana 6 1992 2-9-0 1993 8-3-0 Nelson Stokley
Virginia Tech 6 1992 2-8-1 1993 *9-3-0 Frank Beamer
1994 Colorado St. 4½ 1993 5-6-0 1994 †10-2-0 Sonny Lubick
Duke 4½ 1993 3-8-0 1994 †8-4-0 #Fred Goldsmith
East Carolina 4½ 1993 2-9-0 1994 †7-5-0 Steve Logan
1995 Northwestern 6 1994 3-7-1 1995 †10-2-0 Gary Barnett
1996 BYU 5 1995 7-4-0 1996 *14-1-0 LaVell Edwards
1997 Western Mich. 6 1996 2-9-0 1997 8-3-0 Gary Darnell
1998 Louisville 5½ 1997 1-10-0 1998 7-5-0 #John L. Smith
TCU 5½ 1997 1-10-0 1998 7-5-0 #Dennis Franchione
1999 Hawaii 8½ 1998 0-12-0 1999 *9-4-0 #June Jones
2000 South Carolina 7½ 1999 0-11-0 2000 *8-4-0 Lou Holtz
2001 Bowling Green 6 2000 2-9-0 2001 8-3-0 #Urban Meyer
Colorado 6 2000 3-8-0 2001 †10-3-0 Gary Barnett
Hawaii 6 2000 3-9-0 2001 9-3-0 June Jones
2002 Ohio St. 6 2001 7-5-0 2002 *14-0-0 Jim Tressel
2003 Tulsa 6½ 2002 1-11-0 2003 8-5-0 #Steve Kragthorpe
2004 UTEP 6½ 2003 2-11-0 2004 †8-4-0 #Mike Price
2005 UCF 7 2004 0-11-0 2005 †8-5-0 #George O’Leary
2006 Wake Forest 5½ 2005 4-7-0 2006 †11-3-0 Jim Grobe
2007 Illinois 6½ 2006 2-10-0 2007 †9-4-0 Ron Zook
2008 Rice 6½ 2007 3-9-0 2008 *10-3-0 David Bailiff
2009 SMU 6½ 2008 1-11-0 2009 *8-5-0 June Jones
2010 Miami (OH) 8 2009 1-11-0 2010 *10-4-0 Mike Haywood/Lance Guidry
2011 Houston 7 2010 5-7-0 2011 *13-1-0 Kevin Sumlin
2012 Ohio St. 6½ 2011 6-7-0 2012 12-0-0 #Urban Meyer
2013 Auburn 8 2012 3-9-0 2013 †12-2-0 #Gus Malzahn
2014 Air Force 7½ 2013 2-10-0 2014 *10-3-0 Troy Calhoun
TCU 7½ 2013 4-8-0 2014 *12-1-0 Gary Patterson
2015 Washington St. 5½ 2014 3-9-0 2015 *9-4-0 Mike Leach
2016 Army West Point 5½ 2015 2-10-0 2016 *8-5-0 Jeff Monken
Colorado 5½ 2015 4-9-0 2016 †10-4-0 Mike MacIntyre
Eastern Mich. 5½ 2015 1-11-0 2016 †7-6-0 Chris Creighton
Georgia Tech 5½ 2015 3-9-0 2016 *9-4-0 Paul Johnson
Troy 5½ 2015 4-8-0 2016 *10-3-0 Neal Brown
UCF 5½ 2015 0-12-0 2016 †6-7-0 Scott Frost
2017 Fresno St. 8 2016 1-11-0 2017 *10-4-0 #Jeff Tedford
2018 Ga. Southern 7½ 2017 2-10-0 2018 *10-3-0 Chad Lunsford
$To determine games improved, add the difference in victories between the two seasons to the difference in losses, then divide by two; ties not counted.
Bowl victory (*), loss (†), tie (‡) included in record. #First year as head coach at that college.
Annual Most-Improved Teams 100
ALL
-
TIME MOST
-
IMPROVED
TEAMS
Games Team (Year)
8½ Hawaii (1999)
8 Stanford (1940)
8 Purdue (1943)
8 Miami (OH) (2010)
8 Auburn (2013)
8 Fresno St. (2017)
7½ South Carolina (2000)
7½ Air Force (2014)
7½ TCU (2014)
7½ Ga. Southern (2018)
7 Miami (FL) (1945)
7 Texas Tech (1953)
7 Indiana (1967)
7 Houston (1976)
7 Miami (OH) (1977)
7 Florida (1980)
7 San Jose St. (1986)
7 UCF (2005)
7 Houston (2011)
7 Fla. Atlantic (2017)
7 UCF (2017)
6½ California (1947)
6½ Texas A&M (1955)
6½ Washington (1959)
6½ Notre Dame (1964)
6½ UTEP (1965)
6½ Dayton (1966)
6½ Toledo (1967)
6½ Wake Forest (1979)
6½ Tulsa (1991)
6½ Tulsa (2003)
6½ UTEP (2004)
6½ Penn St. (2005)
6½ Illinois (2007)
6½ Rice (2008)
6½ SMU (2009)
6½ Maryland (2010)
6½ Ohio St. (2012)
6½ Michigan St. (2017)
6½ Cincinnati (2018)
2018 MOST
-
IMPROVED TEAMS
Team (Coach) 2017 2018
$Games
Improved
Ga. Southern (Chad Lunsford) 2-10 10-3 7½
Cincinnati (Luke Fickell) 4-8 11-2 6½
Baylor (Matt Rhule) 1-11 7-6 5½
Syracuse (Dino Babers) 4-8 10-3 5½
Florida (Dan Mullen) 4-7 10-3 5
Utah St. (Matt Wells) 6-7 11-2 5
Nevada (Jay Norvell) 3-9 8-5 4½
Charlotte (Brad Lambert) 1-11 5-7 4
Hawaii (Nick Rolovich) 3-9 8-6 4
BYU (Kalani Sitake) 4-9 7-6 3
Buffalo (Lance Leipold) 6-6 10-4 3
Kentucky (Mark Stoops) 7-6 10-3 3
Clemson (Dabo Swinney) 12-2 15-0 2½
Texas (Tom Herman) 7-6 10-4 2½
UAB (Bill Clark) 8-5 11-3 2½
$To determine games improved, add the difference in victories between the
two seasons to the difference in losses, then divide by two. Includes bowl
games.
All-Time Won-Loss Records 101
ALL
-
TIME WON
-
LOSS RECORDS
Includes records as senior college only. Bowl and playoff games are included,
and each tie game is computed as half won and half lost. Teams that had their
records adjusted by the NCAA Committee on Infractions are indicated with an
asterisk (*). The tiebreaker rule began with 1996 season.
Rank Team Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Games
1. Michigan 140 953 342 36 .730 1,331
2. Ohio St.* 129 911 325 53 .727 1,289
3. Notre Dame* 132 897 324 42 .727 1,263
4. Boise St. 51 448 168 2 .727 618
5. Alabama* 127 905 329 43 .726 1,277
6. Oklahoma 124 896 325 53 .724 1,274
7. Texas 126 908 370 33 .705 1,311
8. Southern California* 131 839 346 54 .699 1,239
9. Nebraska 129 897 388 40 .692 1,325
10. Penn St. 132 887 391 41 .688 1,319
11. Florida St.* 72 544 257 17 .675 818
12. Tennessee 128 838 390 53 .675 1,281
13. Georgia 127 819 423 54 .653 1,296
14. LSU 126 797 415 47 .652 1,259
15. Appalachian St. 91 617 335 29 .644 981
16. Ga. Southern* 56 388 219 10 .637 617
17. Miami (FL) 93 630 360 19 .634 1,009
18. Auburn 127 767 441 47 .630 1,255
19. Florida 113 724 418 40 .629 1,182
20. Washington 130 735 449 50 .616 1,234
21. Clemson 123 744 459 45 .614 1,248
22. Virginia Tech 127 743 473 46 .607 1,262
23. Arizona St. 123 614 394 24 .607 1,032
24. Texas A&M 125 741 481 48 .602 1,270
25. Michigan St. 123 701 459 44 .600 1,204
26. West Virginia 128 750 497 45 .598 1,292
27. Miami (OH) 131 690 461 44 .596 1,195
28. Central Mich. 124 618 422 36 .591 1,076
29. Georgia Tech* 127 735 502 43 .591 1,280
30. Utah 127 677 464 31 .591 1,172
31. Fresno St. 98 609 424 27 .587 1,060
32. Western Ky. 106 575 400 30 .587 1,005
33. UCLA 100 605 421 37 .587 1,063
34. Wisconsin 130 705 495 53 .584 1,253
35. Arkansas 125 715 504 40 .584 1,259
36. Stanford 116 653 459 49 .584 1,161
37. Southern Miss. 107 590 423 26 .580 1,039
38. Colorado 129 705 508 36 .579 1,249
39. Bowling Green 100 542 391 52 .577 985
40. BYU 97 575 421 26 .575 1022
41. Pittsburgh 129 724 534 42 .573 1,300
42. Boston College 126 666 492 37 .573 1,195
43. Middle Tenn. 108 581 430 28 .573 1,039
44. Louisiana Tech 118 617 460 37 .570 1,114
45. Army West Point 129 692 518 51 .569 1,261
46. Minnesota 135 695 522 44 .569 1,261
47. Syracuse 130 719 540 49 .568 1,308
48. Troy 102 537 406 28 .567 971
49. Oregon 125 657 497 46 .567 1,200
50. Arizona 120 613 465 33 .567 1,111
Rank Team Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Games
1. Michigan 140 953 342 36 .730 1,331
2. Ohio St.* 129 911 325 53 .727 1,289
3. Texas 126 908 370 33 .705 1,311
4. Alabama* 127 905 329 43 .726 1,277
5. Notre Dame* 132 897 324 42 .727 1,263
Nebraska 129 897 388 40 .692 1,325
7. Oklahoma 124 896 325 53 .724 1,274
8. Penn St. 132 887 391 41 .688 1,319
9. Southern California* 131 839 346 54 .699 1,239
10. Tennessee 128 838 390 53 .675 1,281
11. Georgia 127 819 423 54 .653 1,296
12. LSU 126 797 415 47 .652 1,259
13. Auburn 127 767 441 47 .630 1,255
14. West Virginia 128 750 497 45 .598 1,292
15. Clemson 123 744 459 45 .614 1,248
16. Virginia Tech 127 743 473 46 .607 1,262
17. Texas A&M 125 741 481 48 .602 1,270
18. Washington 130 735 449 50 .616 1,234
Georgia Tech* 127 735 502 43 .591 1,280
20. Florida 113 724 418 40 .629 1,182
Pittsburgh 129 724 534 42 .573 1,300
22. Syracuse 130 719 540 49 .568 1,308
23. Arkansas 125 715 504 40 .584 1,259
24. Navy 140 711 568 57 .554 1,336
25. Wisconsin 130 705 495 53 .584 1,253
Colorado 129 705 508 36 .579 1,249
27. Michigan St. 123 701 459 44 .600 1,204
28. Minnesota 135 695 522 44 .569 1,261
29. Army West Point 129 692 518 51 .569 1,261
30. North Carolina* 131 691 542 54 .558 1,287
31. Miami (OH) 131 690 461 44 .596 1,195
32. Utah 127 677 464 31 .591 1,172
Missouri 129 677 563 52 .544 1,292
34. California 124 668 539 51 .551 1,258
35. Boston College 126 666 492 37 .573 1,195
36. Oregon 125 657 497 46 .567 1,200
Virginia 131 657 610 48 .518 1,315
38. Stanford 116 653 459 49 .584 1,161
39. TCU 123 651 547 57 .541 1,255
40. Rutgers 150 650 657 42 .497 1,349
41. Iowa 130 649 558 39 .537 1,246
Maryland 127 649 596 43 .521 1,288
43. Ole Miss* 126 637 524 35 .547 1,196
44. Miami (FL) 93 630 360 19 .634 1,009
45. Tulsa 124 621 502 27 .552 1,150
46. Central Mich. 122 618 422 36 .591 1,076
47. Appalachian St. 91 617 335 29 .644 981
Louisiana Tech 118 617 460 37 .570 1,114
49. Kentucky 138 616 621 44 .498 1,281
50. Arizona St. 122 614 394 24 .607 1,032
Purdue 132 614 567 48 .519 1,229
Cincinnati 134 614 589 51 .510 1,254
All-Time Won-Loss Records 102
Team 1st Yr. Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Games
Air Force 1956 63 390 327 13 .543 730
Akron 1891 128 523 546 36 .490 1,105
Alabama* 1892 127 905 329 43 .726 1,277
Appalachian St. 1928 91 617 335 29 .644 981
Arizona 1899 120 613 465 33 .567 1,111
Arizona St. 1897 122 614 394 24 .607 1,032
Arkansas 1894 125 715 504 40 .584 1,259
Arkansas St.* 1911 108 473 487 37 .493 997
Army West Point 1890 129 692 518 51 .569 1,261
Auburn 1892 127 767 441 47 .630 1,255
Ball St. 1924 95 449 426 32 .513 907
Baylor 1899 120 596 574 44 .509 1,214
Boise St. 1968 51 448 168 2 .727 618
Boston College 1893 126 666 492 37 .573 1,195
Bowling Green 1919 100 542 391 52 .577 985
Buffalo 1894 125 380 528 28 .421 936
BYU 1922 97 575 421 26 .575 1,022
California 1886 124 668 539 51 .551 1,258
Central Mich. 1896 122 618 422 36 .591 1,076
Charlotte 1946 9 25 52 0 .325 77
Cincinnati 1885 134 614 589 51 .510 1,254
Clemson 1896 123 744 459 45 .614 1,248
Coastal Caro. 2003 16 122 70 0 .635 192
Colorado 1890 129 705 508 36 .579 1,249
Colorado St. 1893 126 523 580 33 .475 1,136
Duke 1888 131 511 522 31 .495 1,064
East Carolina 1932 87 436 420 12 .509 868
Eastern Mich. 1891 128 460 595 47 .439 1,102
FIU 2002 17 73 131 0 .358 204
Fla. Atlantic 2001 18 92 126 0 .422 218
Florida 1906 113 724 418 40 .629 1,182
Florida St.* 1947 72 544 257 17 .675 818
Fresno St. 1921 98 609 424 27 .587 1,060
Ga. Southern* 1924 56 388 219 10 .637 617
Georgia 1892 127 819 423 54 .653 1,296
Georgia St. 2010 9 29 77 0 .274 106
Georgia Tech* 1892 127 735 502 43 .591 1,280
Hawaii 1909 108 541 449 24 .545 1,014
Houston 1946 73 441 366 15 .546 822
Illinois 1890 129 606 593 50 .505 1,249
Indiana 1887 132 484 679 44 .419 1,207
Iowa 1889 130 649 558 39 .537 1,246
Iowa St. 1892 127 532 649 46 .452 1,227
Kansas 1890 129 585 640 58 .479 1,283
Kansas St. 1896 123 531 646 42 .453 1,219
Kent St. 1920 99 343 563 28 .382 934
Kentucky 1881 138 616 621 44 .498 1,281
La.-Monroe 1951 68 310 421 8 .425 739
Liberty 1973 46 252 237 4 .515 493
Louisiana 1901 118 519 561 34 .481 1,114
Louisiana Tech 1901 118 617 460 37 .570 1,114
Louisville 1912 107 514 468 17 .523 999
LSU 1893 126 797 415 47 .652 1,259
Marshall 1895 124 591 546 47 .519 1,184
Maryland 1892 127 649 596 43 .521 1,288
Massachusetts 1879 140 574 593 50 .492 1,217
Memphis 1912 107 490 517 33 .487 1,040
Miami (FL) 1926 93 630 360 19 .634 1,009
Miami (OH) 1888 131 690 461 44 .596 1,195
Michigan 1879 140 953 342 36 .730 1,331
Team 1st Yr. Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Games
Michigan St. 1896 123 701 459 44 .600 1,204
Middle Tenn. 1911 108 581 430 28 .573 1,039
Minnesota 1882 135 695 522 44 .569 1,261
Mississippi St. 1895 124 563 578 39 .494 1,180
Missouri 1890 129 677 563 52 .544 1,292
Navy 1879 140 711 568 57 .554 1,336
NC State 1892 127 600 575 55 .510 1,230
Nebraska 1890 129 897 388 40 .692 1,325
Nevada 1896 123 551 488 33 .529 1,072
New Mexico 1892 127 486 598 31 .450 1,115
New Mexico St. 1894 125 433 639 30 .407 1,102
North Carolina* 1888 131 691 542 54 .558 1,287
North Texas 1913 106 516 506 33 .505 1,055
Northern Ill. 1899 120 587 494 51 .541 1,132
Northwestern 1882 134 544 666 44 .451 1,254
Notre Dame 1887 132 897 324 42 .727 1,263
Ohio 1894 125 571 561 48 .504 1,180
Ohio St.* 1890 129 911 325 53 .727 1,289
Oklahoma 1895 124 896 325 53 .724 1,274
Oklahoma St. 1901 118 592 552 48 .517 1,192
Old Dominion 2009 10 76 45 0 .628 121
Ole Miss* 1893 126 637 524 35 .547 1,196
Oregon 1894 125 657 497 46 .567 1,200
Oregon St. 1893 126 532 603 50 .470 1,185
Penn St. 1887 132 887 391 41 .688 1,319
Pittsburgh 1890 129 724 534 42 .573 1,300
Purdue 1887 132 614 567 48 .519 1,229
Rice 1912 107 472 617 32 .435 1,121
Rutgers 1869 150 650 657 42 .497 1,349
San Diego St. 1921 98 555 424 32 .565 1,011
San Jose St. 1893 125 486 513 38 .487 1,037
SMU 1915 104 494 547 54 .476 1,095
South Alabama 2009 10 55 59 0 .482 114
South Carolina 1892 126 609 578 44 .513 1,231
South Fla. 1997 22 153 111 0 .580 264
Southern California* 1888 131 839 346 54 .699 1,239
Southern Miss. 1912 107 590 423 26 .580 1,039
Stanford 1891 116 653 459 49 .584 1,161
Syracuse 1889 130 719 540 49 .568 1,308
TCU 1896 123 651 547 57 .541 1,255
Temple 1894 125 476 579 52 .453 1,107
Tennessee 1891 128 838 390 53 .675 1,281
Texas 1893 126 908 370 33 .705 1,311
Texas A&M 1894 125 741 481 48 .602 1,270
Texas St. 1904 108 512 460 25 .526 997
Texas Tech 1925 94 567 450 32 .556 1,049
Toledo 1917 102 543 430 24 .557 997
Troy 1909 102 537 406 28 .567 971
Tulane 1893 126 527 645 38 .451 1,210
Tulsa 1895 124 621 502 27 .552 1,150
UAB 1991 26 137 161 2 .460 300
UCF 1979 41 253 211 1 .545 465
UCLA 1919 100 605 421 37 .587 1,063
UConn 1896 123 509 572 38 .472 1,119
UNLV* 1968 51 232 350 4 .399 586
Utah 1892 127 677 464 31 .591 1,172
Utah St. 1892 127 542 539 31 .501 1,112
UTEP 1914 105 391 596 30 .399 1,017
UTSA 2011 8 41 53 0 .436 94
Vanderbilt 1890 129 606 620 50 .495 1,276
Virginia 1888 131 657 610 48 .518 1,315
Virginia Tech 1892 127 743 473 46 .607 1,262
All-Time Won-Loss Records 103
Team 1st Yr. Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Games
Wake Forest 1888 131 457 659 33 .412 1,149
Washington 1889 130 735 449 50 .616 1,234
Washington St. 1894 125 546 557 45 .495 1,148
West Virginia 1891 128 750 497 45 .598 1,292
Western Ky. 1913 106 575 400 30 .587 1,005
Western Mich. 1906 113 569 453 24 .555 1,046
Wisconsin 1889 130 705 495 53 .584 1,253
Wyoming 1893 126 532 574 28 .481 1,134
Winningest Teams by Decade 104
RECORDS IN THE
2010
(2010-18, Including bowls)
*Indicates record adjusted by action of
the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
(Minimum 6 years)
Team W-L Pct.
Alabama 113-13 .897
Ohio St. 92-17 .844
Clemson 103-22 .824
Oklahoma 97-23 .808
Boise St. 95-24 .798
Stanford 94-27 .777
LSU 88-28 .759
Wisconsin 92-30 .754
Florida St. 90-30 .750
Oregon 89-30 .748
Oklahoma St. 85-32 .726
Georgia 88-34 .721
Michigan St. 85-34 .714
TCU 82-35 .701
Northern Ill. 86-37 .699
Appalachian St. 52-24 .684
Toledo 79-37 .681
San Diego St. 80-39 .672
UCF 78-39 .667
Southern California 78-40 .661
Auburn 78-41 .655
Michigan 76-40 .655
Houston 76-40 .655
Penn St. 76-40 .655
Texas A&M 76-41 .650
Washington 77-43 .642
Notre Dame 60-34 .638
Virginia Tech 76-44 .633
South Carolina 74-43 .632
Kansas St. 73-43 .629
Louisville 73-43 .629
Ohio 74-44 .627
Mississippi St. 73-44 .624
Baylor 72-44 .621
Utah 72-44 .621
Arkansas St. 71-44 .617
Florida 70-44 .614
West Virginia 70-45 .609
Iowa 71-46 .607
Marshall 70-46 .603
Missouri 70-46 .603
Miami (FL) 69-46 .600
Nebraska 70-47 .598
BYU 70-47 .598
Cincinnati 68-46 .596
Northwestern 69-47 .595
Navy 69-48 .590
Louisiana Tech 68-48 .586
Team W-L Pct.
NC State 67-49 .578
Utah St. 67-50 .573
Ga. Southern 40-34 .563
Temple 64-50 .561
Arizona St. 65-51 .560
Western Ky. 64-51 .557
Texas 63-52 .548
Georgia Tech 63-53 .543
Fresno St. 64-54 .542
Air Force 62-53 .539
Troy 60-52 .536
Nevada 61-54 .530
North Carolina 60-54 .526
Western Mich. 60-54 .526
Middle Tenn. 60-55 .522
Pittsburgh 61-56 .521
South Fla. 58-54 .518
UCLA 60-56 .517
Arizona 59-56 .513
Duke 58-57 .504
Texas Tech 56-57 .496
Arkansas 56-57 .496
Tennessee 55-57 .491
Washington St. 55-58 .487
Memphis 55-59 .482
Minnesota 55-59 .482
Tulsa 55-59 .482
Southern Miss. 54-60 .474
Syracuse 53-59 .473
Colorado St. 52-62 .456
East Carolina 51-61 .455
Bowling Green 52-63 .452
Boston College 51-62 .451
Army West Point 50-62 .446
Vanderbilt 50-63 .442
UTSA 37-47 .440
FIU 49-63 .438
Kentucky 49-63 .438
North Texas 49-64 .434
Louisiana 41-54 .432
Wyoming 48-64 .429
Ball St. 47-63 .427
UAB 37-50 .425
Central Mich. 48-65 .425
Rutgers 47-65 .420
Maryland 47-65 .420
SMU 47-66 .416
California 46-65 .414
Wake Forest 46-66 .411
Buffalo 45-65 .409
Iowa St. 44-68 .393
La.-Monroe 43-67 .391
Rice 4469 .389
Virginia 43-68 .387
Hawaii 45-72 .385
Indiana 41-69 .373
South Alabama 32-55 .368
Illinois 40-71 .360
Team W-L Pct.
Miami (OH) 40-71 .360
Fla. Atlantic 39-71 .355
San Jose St. 39-73 .348
Purdue 39-73 .348
Colorado 39-73 .348
Oregon St. 38-72 .345
Kent St. 37-72 .339
Akron 37-74 .333
Tulane 37-74 .333
UConn 36-74 .327
Texas St. 27-57 .321
New Mexico 35-76 .315
Eastern Mich. 34-76 .309
UTEP 33-77 .300
Idaho 28-69 .289
Ole Miss* 22-56 .282
UNLV 31-81 .277
Georgia St. 19-54 .260
New Mexico St. 27-83 .245
Massachusetts 18-66 .214
Kansas 18-90 .167
Team Wins
Alabama 113
Clemson 103
Oklahoma 97
Boise St. 95
Stanford 94
Ohio St. 92
Wisconsin 92
Florida St. 90
Oregon 89
LSU 88
Georgia 88
Northern Ill. 86
Michigan St. 85
Oklahoma St. 85
TCU 82
San Diego St. 80
Toledo 79
Auburn 78
UCF 78
Southern California 78
Washington 77
Texas A&M 76
Virginia Tech 76
Houston 76
Michigan 76
Penn St. 76
Ohio 74
South Carolina 74
Louisville 73
Kansas St. 73
Mississippi St. 73
Utah 72
Baylor 72
Iowa 71
Winningest Teams by Decade 105
Team Wins
Arkansas St. 71
Marshall 70
Florida 70
West Virginia 70
Nebraska 70
BYU 70
Missouri 70
Miami (FL) 69
Northwestern 69
Navy 69
Louisiana Tech 68
Cincinnati 68
NC State 67
Utah St. 67
Arizona St. 65
Temple 64
Fresno St. 64
Western Ky. 64
Georgia Tech 63
Texas 63
Air Force 62
Pittsburgh 61
Nevada 61
North Carolina 60
Troy 60
Middle Tenn. 60
UCLA 60
Notre Dame 60
Western Mich. 60
Arizona 59
South Fla. 58
Duke 58
Arkansas 56
Texas Tech 56
Washington St. 55
Minnesota 55
Memphis 55
Tennessee 55
Tulsa 55
Southern Miss. 54
Syracuse 53
Bowling Green 52
Appalachian St. 52
Colorado St. 52
Boston College 51
East Carolina 51
Vanderbilt 50
Army West Point 50
FIU 49
Kentucky 49
North Texas 49
Wyoming 48
Central Mich. 48
Ball St. 47
Maryland 47
Rutgers 47
SMU 47
California 46
Wake Forest 46
Buffalo 45
Hawaii 45
Iowa St. 44
Team Wins
Rice 44
Virginia 43
La.-Monroe 43
Louisiana 41
Indiana 41
Illinois 40
Ga. Southern 40
Miami (OH) 40
Fla. Atlantic 39
Purdue 39
Colorado 39
San Jose St. 39
Oregon St. 38
Old Dominion 38
UAB 37
Akron 37
Tulane 37
Kent St. 37
UTSA 37
UConn 36
New Mexico 35
Eastern Mich. 34
UTEP 33
South Alabama 32
UNLV 31
Idaho 28
Texas St. 27
New Mexico St. 27
Ole Miss* 22
Georgia St. 19
Kansas 18
Coastal Caro. 18
Massachusetts 18
Charlotte 17
Liberty 12
RECORDS IN THE
2000
(2000-01-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-09,
Including bowls)
*Indicates record adjusted by action of
the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
Team W-L Pct.
Boise St. 112-17 .868
Texas 110-19 .853
Oklahoma 110-24 .821
Ohio St. 102-25 .803
Southern California* 88-25 .779
Florida 100-30 .769
TCU 95-29 .766
LSU 99-31 .762
Georgia 98-31 .760
Virginia Tech 99-32 .756
Miami (FL) 92-33 .736
Utah 86-36 .705
Oregon 87-38 .696
Auburn 88-39 .693
West Virginia 86-39 .688
Team W-L Pct.
Boston College 88-40 .688
Louisville 83-41 .669
Wisconsin 86-43 .667
Texas Tech 85-43 .664
Nebraska 84-44 .656
Tennessee 83-44 .654
Michigan 81-43 .653
BYU 81-44 .648
Iowa 80-45 .640
Oregon St. 80-45 .640
South Fla. 75-44 .630
Georgia Tech 81-48 .628
Clemson 79-47 .627
Penn St. 77-46 .626
Florida St.* 73-44 .624
Fresno St. 81-49 .623
Cincinnati 78-48 .619
Hawaii 80-51 .611
Pittsburgh 74-49 .602
Toledo 73-49 .598
Southern Miss. 74-52 .587
Bowling Green 70-51 .579
Troy 70-51 .579
Maryland 71-52 .577
Notre Dame 70-52 .574
California 71-53 .573
Western Ky. 70-53 .569
Arkansas 71-54 .568
Kansas St. 71-54 .568
Missouri 70-54 .565
Northern Ill. 68-53 .562
Air Force 68-54 .557
South Carolina 68-54 .557
Alabama* 58-48 .547
Marshall 67-56 .545
Oklahoma St. 67-56 .545
Purdue 67-57 .540
UCLA 67-57 .540
Arizona St. 65-58 .528
NC State 65-58 .528
Virginia 65-59 .524
Ole Miss 63-58 .521
Navy 64-59 .520
UConn 62-58 .517
Texas A&M 63-59 .516
Wake Forest 61-60 .504
Minnesota 62-62 .500
Northwestern 61-61 .500
Colorado St. 61-62 .496
Tulsa 62-64 .492
Michigan St. 60-62 .492
Middle Tenn. 58-60 .492
Fla. Atlantic 53-55 .491
Central Mich. 60-63 .488
Western Mich. 58-61 .487
Houston 60-64 .484
Miami (OH) 59-63 .484
Nevada 59-64 .480
New Mexico 59-64 .480
Rutgers 58-63 .479
East Carolina 59-65 .476
Kansas 57-63 .475
Winningest Teams by Decade 106
Team W-L Pct.
Washington St. 57-63 .475
UCF 57-64 .471
Colorado 58-67 .464
Iowa St. 55-68 .447
Memphis 53-68 .438
North Carolina 53-68 .438
Ball St. 52-67 .437
Akron 51-67 .432
Louisiana Tech 52-69 .430
UAB 49-68 .419
Kentucky 50-70 .417
Ohio 50-70 .417
Arizona 49-69 .415
Washington 49-71 .408
Stanford 47-69 .405
UTEP 48-72 .400
Rice 46-72 .390
San Jose St. 46-73 .387
Syracuse 46-73 .387
Illinois 45-73 .381
Arkansas St. 44-74 .373
Louisiana 42-74 .362
Mississippi St. 42-76 .356
Tulane 42-76 .356
Wyoming 42-76 .356
North Texas 42-78 .350
UNLV 41-77 .347
Kent St. 39-77 .336
Indiana 39-78 .333
San Diego St. 38-80 .322
La.-Monroe 37-79 .319
New Mexico St. 37-83 .308
Baylor 34-82 .293
Temple 34-83 .291
Vanderbilt 34-83 .291
SMU 34-84 .288
Utah St. 32-83 .278
Idaho 31-87 .263
FIU 24-68 .261
Buffalo 30-88 .254
Eastern Mich. 27-89 .233
Army West Point 25-92 .214
Duke 19-97 .164
Team Wins.
Boise St. 112
Oklahoma 110
Texas 110
Ohio St. 102
Florida 100
LSU 99
Virginia Tech 99
Georgia 98
TCU 95
Miami (FL) 92
Auburn 88
Boston College 88
Southern California* 88
Oregon 87
Utah 86
Team Wins.
West Virginia 86
Wisconsin 86
Texas Tech 85
Nebraska 84
Louisville 83
Tennessee 83
BYU 81
Fresno St. 81
Georgia Tech 81
Michigan 81
Hawaii 80
Iowa 80
Oregon St. 80
Clemson 79
Cincinnati 78
Penn St. 77
South Fla. 75
Pittsburgh 74
Southern Miss. 74
Florida St. * 73
Toledo 73
Arkansas 71
California 71
Kansas St. 71
Maryland 71
Bowling Green 70
Missouri 70
Notre Dame 70
Troy 70
Western Ky. 70
Air Force 68
Northern Ill. 68
South Carolina 68
Marshall 67
Oklahoma St. 67
Purdue 67
UCLA 67
Arizona St. 65
NC State 65
Virginia 65
Navy 64
Ole Miss 63
Texas A&M 63
UConn 62
Minnesota 62
Tulsa 62
Colorado St. 61
Northwestern 61
Wake Forest 61
Central Mich. 60
Houston 60
Michigan St. 60
East Carolina 59
Miami (OH) 59
Nevada 59
New Mexico 59
Alabama* 58
Colorado 58
Middle Tenn. 58
Rutgers 58
Western Mich. 58
UCF 57
Team Wins.
Kansas 57
Washington St. 57
Iowa St. 55
Fla. Atlantic 53
Memphis 53
North Carolina 53
Ball St. 52
Louisiana Tech 52
Akron 51
Kentucky 50
Ohio 50
UAB 49
Arizona 49
Washington 49
UTEP 48
Stanford 47
Rice 46
San Jose St. 46
Syracuse 46
Illinois 45
Arkansas St. 44
Louisiana 42
Mississippi St. 42
North Texas 42
Tulane 42
Wyoming 42
UNLV 41
Indiana 39
Kent St. 39
San Diego St. 38
La.-Monroe 37
New Mexico St. 37
Baylor 34
SMU 34
Temple 34
Vanderbilt 34
Utah St. 32
Idaho 31
Buffalo 30
Eastern Mich. 27
Army West Point 25
FIU 24
Duke 19
RECORDS IN THE
1990
(1990-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99,
Including Bowls and Playoffs; Tie-breaker
Began 1996)
Note: Ties counted as half won and half
lost.
Team W-L Pct.
Florida St. 109-13-1 .890
Nebraska 108-16-1 .868
Marshall 114-25-0 .820
Florida 102-22-1 .820
Tennessee 99-22-2 .813
Penn St. 97-26-0 .789
Winningest Teams by Decade 107
Team W-L Pct.
Michigan 93-26-3 .775
Miami (FL) 92-27-0 .773
Texas A&M 94-28-2 .766
Ohio St. 91-30-3 .746
Colorado 87-29-4 .742
Kansas St. 87-30-1 .742
Notre Dame 84-35-2 .702
Washington 82-35-1 .699
Syracuse 82-35-3 .696
BYU 86-39-2 .685
Alabama 83-40-0 .675
Nevada 80-39-0 .672
North Carolina 78-39-1 .665
Virginia Tech 77-39-1 .662
Virginia 78-40-1 .660
Idaho 77-41-0 .653
Toledo 72-38-3 .650
Air Force 78-44-0 .639
Auburn 72-40-3 .639
Georgia 72-43-1 .625
Texas 74-44-2 .625
Colorado St. 74-46-0 .617
Miami (OH) 65-40-5 .614
Utah 71-46-0 .607
Arizona 71-46-1 .606
Wisconsin 69-45-4 .602
UCLA 69-46-0 .600
Wyoming 70-47-1 .597
Middle Tenn. 68-46-1 .596
Western Mich. 65-44-2 .595
Clemson 69-47-1 .594
Oregon 70-48-0 .593
UCF 67-46-0 .593
Southern Miss. 67-46-1 .592
East Carolina 67-47-0 .588
Ole Miss 67-48-0 .583
Southern California 68-49-4 .579
Fresno St. 68-50-2 .575
Georgia Tech 66-49-1 .573
West Virginia 65-49-2 .569
Bowling Green 61-46-4 .568
NC State 66-51-1 .564
Mississippi St. 64-50-2 .560
Boise St. 67-53-0 .558
Louisiana Tech 61-48-3 .558
Arizona St. 62-51-0 .549
Oklahoma 61-51-3 .543
San Diego St. 62-52-2 .543
UAB 51-43-2 .542
Texas Tech 62-53-0 .539
Iowa 62-53-2 .538
Michigan St. 62-53-2 .538
Stanford 60-54-2 .526
Louisville 59-54-1 .522
La.-Monroe 58-56-1 .509
Central Mich. 54-53-5 .504
Boston College 57-57-2 .500
Kansas 56-57-1 .496
Arkansas 55-58-2 .487
California 55-59-1 .483
LSU 54-58-1 .482
Rice 52-57-1 .477
Team W-L Pct.
Ball St. 52-58-2 .473
Washington St. 53-61-0 .465
TCU 51-61-1 .456
Army West Point 50-60-1 .455
Illinois 50-63-2 .443
Baylor 49-63-1 .438
Utah St. 48-63-1 .433
Purdue 47-64-3 .425
Indiana 47-64-2 .425
Memphis 45-64-1 .414
Hawaii 49-71-2 .410
San Jose St. 44-66-2 .402
Missouri 43-67-3 .394
Cincinnati 43-67-1 .392
South Carolina 42-66-3 .392
Kentucky 44-69-0 .389
New Mexico 45-71-0 .388
Navy 43-69-0 .384
Houston 42-68-1 .383
Northwestern 43-70-1 .382
Oklahoma St. 41-68-3 .379
Akron 40-68-2 .373
North Texas 40-69-2 .369
Tulsa 40-70-1 .365
Louisiana 39-70-1 .359
Minnesota 40-72-0 .357
Maryland 38-72-1 .347
Rutgers 37-72-1 .341
Tulane 38-74-0 .339
Wake Forest 38-74-0 .339
Pittsburgh 37-74-1 .335
Eastern Mich. 35-74-1 .323
Ohio 34-74-3 .320
Vanderbilt 34-76-0 .309
Duke 33-77-1 .302
New Mexico St. 33-77-0 .300
SMU 31-76-3 .295
UNLV 33-79-0 .295
Northern Ill. 32-78-0 .291
Buffalo 30-77-0 .280
Oregon St. 29-81-1 .266
Arkansas St. 28-80-2 .264
Iowa St. 27-80-3 .259
UTEP 28-84-2 .254
Temple 22-88-0 .200
Kent St. 15-94-1 .141
Team Wins
Marshall 114
Florida St. 109
Nebraska 108
Florida 102
Tennessee 99
Penn St. 97
Texas A&M 94
Michigan 93
Miami (FL) 92
Ohio St. 91
Colorado 87
Kansas St. 87
Team Wins
BYU 86
Notre Dame 84
Alabama 83
Syracuse 82
Washington 82
Nevada 80
Air Force 78
North Carolina 78
Virginia 78
Idaho 77
Virginia Tech 77
Colorado St. 74
Texas 74
Auburn 72
Georgia 72
Toledo 72
Arizona 71
Utah 71
Oregon 70
Wyoming 70
Clemson 69
UCLA 69
Wisconsin 69
Fresno St. 68
Middle Tenn. 68
Southern California 68
Boise St. 67
UCF 67
East Carolina 67
Ole Miss 67
Southern Miss. 67
Georgia Tech 66
NC State 66
Miami (OH) 65
West Virginia 65
Western Mich. 65
Mississippi St. 64
Arizona St. 62
Iowa 62
Michigan St. 62
San Diego St. 62
Texas Tech 62
Bowling Green 61
Louisiana Tech 61
Oklahoma 61
Stanford 60
Louisville 59
La.-Monroe 58
Boston College 57
Kansas 56
Arkansas 55
California 55
Central Mich. 54
LSU 54
Washington St. 53
Ball St. 52
Rice 52
UAB 51
TCU 51
Army West Point 50
Illinois 50
Baylor 49
Winningest Teams by Decade 108
Team Wins
Hawaii 49
Utah St. 48
Indiana 47
Purdue 47
Memphis 45
New Mexico 45
Kentucky 44
San Jose St. 44
Cincinnati 43
Missouri 43
Navy 43
Northwestern 43
Houston 42
South Carolina 42
Oklahoma St. 41
Akron 40
Minnesota 40
North Texas 40
Tulsa 40
Louisiana 39
Maryland 38
Tulane 38
Wake Forest 38
Pittsburgh 37
Rutgers 37
Eastern Mich. 35
Ohio 34
Vanderbilt 34
Duke 33
UNLV 33
New Mexico St. 33
Northern Ill. 32
SMU 31
Buffalo 30
Oregon St. 29
Arkansas St. 28
UTEP 28
Iowa St. 27
Temple 22
Kent St. 15
WINNINGEST TEAMS IN PRIOR DECADES
(By Percentage; Bowls and Playoffs Included, Unless Noted).
Note: Ties computed as half won and half lost. @Now a member of the FCS.
Team W-L Pct.
Nebraska 103-20-0 .837
Miami (FL) 98-20-0 .831
BYU 102-26-0 .797
Oklahoma 91-25-2 .780
Clemson 86-25-4 .765
Penn St. 89-27-2 .763
Georgia 88-27-4 .756
Florida St. 87-28-3 .750
Michigan 89-29-2 .750
Auburn 86-31-1 .733
Alabama 85-32-2 .723
Arkansas 85-32-2 .723
UCLA 81-30-6 .718
Winningest Teams by Decade 109
Team W-L Pct.
Washington 83-33-1 .714
Fresno St. 80-34-1 .700
Ohio St. 82-35-2 .697
SMU 63-28-1 .690
Southern California 78-35-3 .685
Florida 76-37-3 .668
Arizona St. 73-36-4 .664
Team W-L Pct.
Oklahoma 102-13-3 .877
Alabama 103-16-1 .863
Michigan 96-16-3 .848
Tennessee St.@ 85-17-2 .827
Nebraska 98-20-4 .820
Penn St. 96-22-0 .814
Ohio St. 91-20-3 .811
Notre Dame 91-22-0 .805
Southern California 93-21-5 .803
Texas 88-26-1 .770
Arizona St. 90-28-0 .763
Yale@ 67-21-2 .756
San Diego St. 82-26-2 .755
Miami (OH) 80-26-2 .750
Central Mich. 80-27-3 .741
Arkansas 79-31-5 .709
Houston 80-33-2 .704
Louisiana Tech 77-34-2 .690
McNeese St.@ 75-33-4 .688
Dartmouth@ 60-27-3 .683
(By Percentage; Bowls and Playoffs Not
Included)
Team W-L Pct.
Alabama 85-12-3 .865
Texas 80-18-2 .810
Arkansas 80-19-1 .805
Ole Miss 72-20-6 .765
Bowling Green 71-22-2 .758
Dartmouth@ 68-22-0 .756
Ohio St. 67-21-2 .756
Missouri 72-22-6 .750
Southern California 73-23-4 .750
Penn St. 73-26-0 .737
Memphis 70-25-1 .734
Arizona St. 72-26-1 .732
LSU 70-25-5 .725
Nebraska 72-27-1 .725
Wyoming 69-26-4 .717
Princeton@ 64-26-0 .711
Utah St. 68-29-3 .695
Purdue 64-28-3 .689
Syracuse 68-31-0 .687
Florida 66-30-4 .680
Miami (OH) 66-30-4 .680
Tennessee 65-29-6 .680
Team W-L Pct.
Oklahoma 93-10-2 .895
Team W-L Pct.
Ole Miss 80-21-5 .778
Michigan St. 70-21-1 .766
Princeton@ 67-22-1 .750
Georgia Tech 79-26-6 .739
UCLA 68-26-3 .716
Ohio St. 63-24-5 .712
Tennessee 71-31-4 .692
Penn St. 62-28-4 .681
Maryland 67-31-3 .678
Syracuse 62-29-2 .677
Army West Point 58-27-5 .672
Cincinnati 64-30-7 .668
Notre Dame 64-31-4 .667
Clemson 64-32-5 .658
Wisconsin 57-28-7 .658
Colorado 62-33-6 .644
Duke 62-33-7 .642
Navy 55-30-8 .634
Yale@ 54-30-6 .633
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NATIONAL POLL RANKINGS
1896 TO PRESENT
The criteria for being included in this historical list of poll selectors is that the poll be national in scope, either through distribution in newspaper, television, radio
and/or computer online. The list includes both former selectors, who were instrumental in the sport of college football, and selectors who were among the Bowl
Championship Series (BCS) selectors.
Selection Active Seasons Predated Total
Selector Format First Last Total Seasons Rankings
Bob Alderson Math 1994 1998 5 5
Anderson/Hester (Seattle Times) Math 1997 2018 22 22
Associated Press (AP) Poll 1936 2018 83 83
Clyde Berryman Math 1990 2011 26 1920-89 92
Richard Billingsley Math 1970 2018 49 1869-70, 1872-1969 49
William Boand Math 1930 1960 31 1919-29 42
College Football Researchers Association Poll 1982 2018 21 1869-81; 1993-2008 148
Wes Colley Math 1992 2018 27 27
Congrove Computer Rankings Math 1993 2018 26 26
Parke Davis Research 1933 1933 1 1869-1932 65
Harry DeVold Math 1945 2006 63 1939-44 69
Frank Dickinson Math 1926 1940 15 1924-25 17
Dunkel Math 1929 2018 90 90
Steve Eck Math 1983 2005 22 22
Football News Poll 1958 2002 45 45
Football Writers Association (FW) Poll 1954 2013 60 60
FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll 2014 2018 5 5
Harris Interactive# Poll 2005 2013 9 9
Helms Athletic Foundation Poll 1941 1982 42 1883-1940 100
Deke Houlgate Math 1927 1958 32 1885-1926 72
International News Service Poll 1952 1957 6 6
Edward Litkenhous Math 1934 1984 51 51
Kenneth Massey Math 1995 2018 24 24
Herman Matthews Math 1966 2006 41 41
National Championship Foundation Poll 1980 2000 21 1869-70, 1872-1979 131
National Football Foundation (NFF) Poll 1959 2013 51 51
New York Times Math 1979 2004 26 26
Richard Poling Math 1935 1984 50 1924-34 61
David Rothman (FACT) Math 1968 2006 42 42
Jeff Sagarin Math 1978 2018 41 1919-77 100
Sporting News Poll 1975 2006 32 32
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)^ Poll 1945 1
United Press International (UPI) Poll 1950 1995 44 44
UPI/NFF Poll 1991 1992 2 2
USA Today Poll 2005 2013 9 9
USA Today/Amway Poll 2014 2018 4 4
USA Today/CNN Poll 1982 1996 15 15
USA Today/ESPN Poll 1997 2004 8 8
USA Today/National Football Foundation Poll 1993 1994 2 2
Caspar Whitney Math 1905 1907 3 3
Paul Williamson Math 1932 1963 32 32
Peter Wolfe Math 1992 2018 27 27
#Did not compile final ranking after the bowl games so it is not included on the year-by-year listings.
^The AFCA Trophy is traditionally given to the national champion of the coaches’ poll but in 2016, the AFCA retroactively awarded a national championship
trophy for the 1945 season. The coaches polls were the UPI poll (1950-1990), the USA Today/CNN poll (1991-1996), the USA Today/ESPN poll (1997-
2004), the USA Today poll (2005-2014) and the USA Today/Amway poll (2014-present).
National Poll Rankings 111
(Listed alphabetically)
Alderson System (1994-98), a mathematical
rating system based strictly on a point value
system reflecting competition and won-lost
record. Developed by Bob Alderson of Muldrow,
Oklahoma.
Anderson and Hester (1997-present), a mathe-
matical rating system developed by Jeff Anderson
and Chris Hester. Published weekly in The Seattle
Times.
Associated Press (1936-present), the first major
nationwide poll for ranking college football teams
was voted on by sportswriters and broadcasters.
It continues to this day and is probably the most
well-known and widely circulated among all of his-
tory’s polls. The Associated Press annual national
champions were awarded the Williams Trophy and
the Reverend J. Hugh O’Donnell Trophy. In 1947,
Notre Dame retired the Williams Trophy (named
after Henry L. Williams, Minnesota coach, and
sponsored by the M Club of Minnesota). In 1956,
Oklahoma retired the O’Donnell Trophy (named
for Notre Dame’s president and sponsored by
Notre Dame alumni). Beginning with the 1957 sea-
son, the award was known as the AP Trophy, and
since 1983, has been known as the Paul “Bear”
Bryant Trophy.
Berryman (QPRS) (1990-2011), a mathemati-
cal rating system based on a quality point rating
formula developed by Clyde P. Berryman. It took
into account a team’s schedule strength, won-
lost record, points scored and points allowed.
Predated national champions from 1920 to 1989.
Billingsley Report (1970-present), a mathemati-
cally based power rating system developed by
Richard Billingsley of Hugo, Oklahoma. The main
feature of his system is the inclusion of a unique
rule for head-to-head competition, with the overall
system consisting of a balanced approach to
wins, losses, strength of schedule, and home-
field advantage. A slight weight is given to most
recent performance. The Billingsley formula does
not use margin of victory; however, the Billingsley
MOV formula does include margin of victory in the
calculations.
Boand System (1930-60), known as the Azzi
Ratem System developed by William Boand of
Tucson, Arizona. He moved to Chicago in 1932.
Appeared in many newspapers and Illustrated
Football Annual (1932-42), and weekly in Football
News (1942-44, 1951-60). Predated national
champions from 1919 to 1929.
College Football Researchers Association
(1982-92, 2009-present), founded by Anthony
Cusher of Reeder, North Dakota, and Robert Kirlin
of Spokane, Washington. Announced its champion
in its monthly bulletin and No. 1 team determined
by top-10 vote of membership on a point system.
Predated national champions from 1869 to 1981,
conducted on a poll by Harry Carson Frye. The
poll was disbanded after the 1992 season and
restarted in 2009 under the coordination of Brad
Matthews and involvement of several past mem-
bers.
Colley (1992-present), a mathematically based
power rating developed by Wes Colley of Virginia.
His work is published in the Atlanta Journal-
Constitution. Colley is a graduate of Princeton
University with a doctorate in astrophysical sci-
ences. Member of 2011 BCS.
Congrove Computer (1993-present), a math-
ematically based power rating developed by Dave
Congrove. The Congrove Computer Rankings
have been published on CollegeFootballPoll.com
since 1999 and referenced by a number of sites
and publications.
Parke Davis (1933), a noted college football
historian and former Princeton lineman, Parke H.
Davis went back and named the championship
teams from 1869 through the 1932 season. He
also named a national champion at the conclusion
of the 1933 season. Interestingly, the years 1869-
75 were identified by Davis as the Pioneer Period;
the years 1876-93 were called the Period of the
American Intercollegiate Football Association, and
the years 1894-1933 were referred to as the
Period of Rules Committees and Conferences.
He also coached at Wisconsin, Amherst and
Lafayette.
DeVold System (1945-2006), a mathematical
rating system developed by Harry DeVold from
Minneapolis, Minnesota, a former football player
at Cornell. He eventually settled in the Detroit,
Michigan, area and worked in the real estate busi-
ness. The ratings appeared in The Football News
starting in 1962. Predated national champions
from 1939 to 1944.
Dickinson System (1926-40), a mathemati-
cal point system devised by Frank Dickinson, a
professor of economics at Illinois. The annual
Dickinson ratings were emblematic of the national
championship and the basis for awarding the
Rissman National Trophy and the Knute K.
Rockne Intercollegiate Memorial Trophy. Notre
Dame gained permanent possession of the
Rissman Trophy (named for Jack F. Rissman, a
Chicago clothing manufacturer) after its third vic-
tory in 1930. Minnesota retired the Rockne Trophy
(named in honor of the famous Notre Dame
coach) after winning it for a third time in 1940.
Dunkel System (1929-present), a power index
system devised by Dick Dunkel Sr., founder/
owner (1929-75); by Dick Dunkel Jr., owner (1975-
02); and by Bob Dunkel, co-owner (2002-pres-
ent), Richard H. Dunkel Jr., co-owner (2002-pres-
ent) and John Duck, executive producer, of the
Daytona (FL) Beach News-Journal.
Eck Ratings System (1983-2005), a mathemati-
cal point system developed by Steve Eck, an
aerospace worker with a master’s degree from
UCLA. The factors in the poll were game outcome,
strength of opponent and location of game.
Football News (1958-2002), weekly poll of its
staff writers had named a national champion since
1958.
Football Writers Association of America (1954-
2013), the No. 1 team of the year was determined
by a five-person panel representing the nation’s
football writers. The national championship team
received the Grantland Rice Award.
FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16
(2014-present), The Football Writers Association
of America and National Football Foundation part-
nered to form this poll beginning in 2014.
Harris Interactive (2005-13), a panel of former
players, coaches, administrators and current and
former media, who committed to ranking col-
lege teams each week. Panelists were randomly
selected from among more than 300 nominations
submitted by FBS conference offices and Notre
Dame. The panel was designed to be a statistically
valid representation of all 11 FBS conferences
and independent institutions. Did not make a final
selection after the bowls.
Helms Athletic Foundation (1941-82), originally
known by this name from 1936 to 1969 and
established by the founding sponsor, Paul H.
Helms, Los Angeles sportsman and philanthropist.
After Helms’ death in 1957, United Savings &
Loan Association became its benefactor during
1970-72. A merger of United Savings and Citizen
Savings was completed in 1973, and the Athletic
Foundation became known as Citizens Savings
Athletic Foundation. In 1982, First Interstate Bank
assumed sponsorship for its final rankings. In
1941, Bill Schroeder, managing director of the
Helms Athletic Foundation, retroactively selected
the national football champions for the period
beginning in 1883 (the first year of a scoring sys-
tem) through 1940. Thereafter, Schroeder, who
died in 1988, then chose, with the assistance of
a Hall Board, the annual national champion after
the bowl games.
Houlgate System (1927-58), a mathematical rat-
ing system developed by Deke Houlgate of Los
Angeles, California. His ratings were syndicated in
newspapers and published in Illustrated Football
and the Football Thesaurus (1946-58).
International News Service (1952-57), a poll
conducted for six years by members of the
International News Service (INS) before its merger
with United Press in 1958.
Litkenhous (1934-84), a difference-by-score for-
mula developed by Edward E. Litkenhous, a pro-
fessor of chemical engineering at Vanderbilt, and
his brother, Frank.
Massey College Football Ratings (1995-pres-
ent), a mathematical rating system developed by
Kenneth Massey, a graduate student at Virginia
Tech in mathematics. His ratings account for
home-field advantage.
Matthews Grid Ratings (1966-2006), a math-
ematical rating system developed by college
mathematics professor Herman Matthews of
Middlesboro, Kentucky. It appeared in Scripps-
Howard newspapers and The Football News.
National Championship Foundation (1980-
2000), established by Mike Riter of Hudson, New
York. Issued annual report. Predated national
champions from 1869 to 1979, with the exception
of 1871.
National Football Foundation (1959-2013),
the National Football Foundation and Hall of
Fame named its first national champion in 1959.
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the present
National Football Foundation was established in
1947 to promote amateur athletics in America. The
national champion was awarded the MacArthur
Bowl from 1959 to 1990. In 1991 and 1992, the
NFF/HOF joined with UPI to award the MacArthur
Bowl, and in 1993, the NFF/HOF joined with USA
Today to award the MacArthur Bowl.
New York Times (1979-2004), a mathematical
poll that combined the voting of a panel of sports-
writers.
Poling System (1935-84), a mathematical rating
system for college football teams developed by
Richard Poling from Mansfield, Ohio, a former
football player at Ohio Wesleyan. Poling’s football
ratings were published annually in the Football
Review Supplement and in various newspapers.
Predated national champions from 1924 to 1934.
Rothman (FACT) (1968-2006), a computerized
mathematical ranking system developed by David
Rothman of Hawthorne, California. FACT is the
Founda tion for the Analysis of Competitions and
Tournaments, which began selecting a national
champion in 1968. Rothman is a semiretired
National Poll Rankings 112
defense and aerospace statistician and was co-
chair of the Committee on Statistics in Sports and
Competition of the American Statistical Association
in the 1970s.
Sagarin Ratings (1978-present), a mathemati-
cal rating system developed by Jeff Sagarin of
Bloomington, Indiana, a 1970 MIT mathematics
graduate. Runs annually in USA Today newspa-
per. Predated national champions from 1919 to
1977.
Sporting News (1975-2006), was voted on annu-
ally by the staff of the then St. Louis-based nation-
ally circulated sports publication.
United Press International (1950-90, 1993-95), in
1950, the United Press news service began its poll
of football coaches (replaced as coaches’ poll after
1990 season). When the United Press merged
with the International News Service in 1958, it
became known as United Press International. The
weekly UPI rankings were featured in newspapers
and on radio and television nationwide. UPI and
the National Football Foundation formed a coali-
tion for 1991 and 1992 to name the MacArthur
Bowl national champion. Returned to single poll
in 1993-95.
USA Today/Cable News Network; /ESPN and /
Amway (1982-present), introduced a weekly poll
of sportswriters in 1982 and ranked the top 25
teams in the nation with a point system. The poll
results were featured in USA Today, a national
newspaper, and on the Cable News Network, a
national cable television network. Took over as the
coaches’ poll in 1991. USA Today also formed a
coalition with the National Football Foundation in
1993 to name the MacArthur Bowl national cham-
pion. Combined with ESPN from 1997 to 2004 to
distribute the coaches’ poll nationally. Currently
just listed as USA Today Amway Coaches’ Poll.
Caspar Whitney (1905-07), one of the founders of
the first All-American Football Team. Also selected
national polls for Outing magazine.
Williamson System (1932-63), a power rat-
ing system chosen by Paul Williamson of New
Orleans, a geologist and member of the Sugar
Bowl committee.
Wolfe (1992-present), a mathematically based
power rating matrix developed by Peter Wolfe and
Ross Baker.
Thanks from the NCAA Statistics Service to
Robert A. Rosiek of Dearborn, Michigan, who
researched much of the former polls’ history,
and to Tex Noel, who provided information about
Parke H. Davis.
FINAL NATIONAL
POLL LEADERS
Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship
Foun da tion, Parke Davis*
Rutgers: Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship
Founda tion, Parke Davis
No national champions selected.
Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship
Founda tion, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship
Founda tion, Parke Davis
Harvard: Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: National Championship Foundation, Parke
Davis*
Columbia: Parke Davis*
Harvard: National Championship Foundation,
Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: Billingsley, National Championship
Foundation, Parke Davis
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: National Championship Foundation, Parke
Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship
Founda tion, Parke Davis
Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship
Founda tion, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
Princeton: National Championship Foundation*,
Parke Davis*
Yale: Billingsley, National Championship
Foundation*, Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: National Championship Foundation, Parke
Davis*
Yale: Billingsley, National Championship
Foundation, Parke Davis
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, National Championship
Foun da tion, Parke Davis
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: Helms, National Championship Foun da tion,
Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pi onship Foundation, Parke Davis
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Yale: Helms, National Championship Foun da tion,
Parke Davis*
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-
pi on ship Foun dation, Parke Davis
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-
pion ship Foun dation, Parke Davis
Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pi onship Foundation, Parke Davis
Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pi onship Foundation, Parke Davis
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-
pi on ship Foun dation, Parke Davis
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-
pi on ship Founda tion, Parke Davis
Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pi onship Foundation
Yale: Parke Davis
Penn: Parke Davis*
Princeton: Houlgate
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, National Championship
Foun da tion, Parke Davis*
Penn: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pion ship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
Lafayette: National Championship Foundation*,
Parke Davis*
Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pi onship Foun dation*, Parke Davis*
Penn: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pion ship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pi onship Foundation
Princeton: Parke Davis
National Poll Rankings 113
Harvard: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi -
onship Foundation
Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-
pion ship Foun da tion, Parke Davis
Harvard: Billingsley
Michigan: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi -
onship Foundation
Yale: Parke Davis
Michigan: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pi onship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Yale: Parke Davis*
Michigan: National Championship Foun da tion*
Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pionship Foun dation*, Parke Davis
Michigan: National Championship Foun da tion*
Minnesota: Billingsley
Penn: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pion ship
Foundation*, Parke Davis
Chicago: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pi onship Foundation
Yale: Parke Davis, Whitney
Princeton: Helms, National Championship
Foundation
Yale: Billingsley, Parke Davis, Whitney
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-
pionship Foun da tion, Parke Davis, Whitney
Harvard: Billingsley
LSU: National Championship Foundation*
Penn: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pion ship
Foundation*, Parke Davis
Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-
pi on ship Foun dation, Parke Davis
Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Championship Foun da tion*
Pittsburgh: National Championship Foundation*
Minnesota: Billingsley
Penn St.: National Championship Foundation*
Princeton: Billingsley MOV, Helms, Houlgate,
National Cham pionship Foun dation*, Parke Davis
Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pionship Foun dation*, Parke Davis
Penn St.: National Championship Foundation*
Auburn: Billingsley MOV
Chicago: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Harvard: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-
pionship Foun dation, Parke Davis*
Army West Point: Helms, Houlgate, National
Cham pionship Foun da tion, Parke Davis*
Illinois: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Texas: Billingsley MOV
Cornell: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pionship
Foun dation, Parke Davis*
Minnesota: Billingsley
Oklahoma: Billingsley MOV
Pittsburgh: Parke Davis*
Army West Point: Parke Davis*
Georgia Tech: Billingsley
Pittsburgh: Billingsley MOV, Helms, Houlgate,
National Cham pionship Foundation, Parke Davis*
Georgia Tech: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate,
National Cham pion ship Foundation
Michigan: Billingsley, National Championship
Foun da tion*
Pittsburgh: Helms, Houlgate, National
Championship Foun dation*
Harvard: Football Research*, Helms, Houlgate,
Na tional Cham pionship Foundation*, Parke Davis*
Illinois: Billingsley, Boand, Football Research*,
Parke Davis*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Notre Dame: National Championship Foundation*,
Parke Davis*
Texas A&M: Billingsley MOV, National
Championship Foundation*
Centre: Sagarin*
California: Football Research, Helms, Houlgate,
Na tional Championship Foundation, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Georgia: Berryman
Harvard: Boand*
Notre Dame: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Princeton: Boand*, Parke Davis*
California: Billingsley MOV, Boand*, Football
Research, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Cornell: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pionship
Foun dation, Parke Davis*
Iowa: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
Lafayette: Boand*, Parke Davis*
Vanderbilt: Berryman
Wash. & Jeff.: Boand*
California: Billingsley MOV, Houlgate, National
Championship Foun da tion*, Sagarin*
Cornell: Helms, Parke Davis*
Iowa: Billingsley
Princeton: Boand, Football Research, Na tional
Cham pi on ship Foundation*, Parke Davis*, Sagarin
(ELO-Chess)*
Vanderbilt: Berryman
California: Houlgate
Cornell: Sagarin*
Illinois: Berryman*, Boand, Football Research,
Helms, National Cham pionship Foundation*,
Parke Davis, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Michigan: Billingsley, National Championship
Foun da tion*
Yale: Berryman*
Notre Dame: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
Dickinson, Football Re search, Helms, Houl gate,
National Championship Foun da tion, Poling,
Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Penn: Parke Davis
Alabama: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
Football Research, Helms, Houl gate, National
Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess)*
Dartmouth: Dickinson, Parke Davis
Michigan: Sagarin*
Alabama: Berryman, Billingsley, Football
Research, Helms*, Na tion al Cham pionship
Foundation*, Poling
Lafayette: Parke Davis
Michigan: Sagarin*
Navy: Boand, Houlgate
Stanford: Dickinson, Helms*, National
Championship Foun da tion*, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess)*
Georgia: Berryman, Boand, Poling
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Illinois: Billingsley, Dickinson, Helms, National
Championship Foun dation, Parke Davis
Notre Dame: Houlgate
Texas A&M: Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Yale: Football Research
Detroit: Parke Davis*
Georgia Tech: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
Football Research, Helms, Houl gate, National
Championship Foun dation, Parke Davis*, Poling,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Southern California: Dickinson, Sagarin*
Notre Dame: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson,
Dunkel, Foot ball Re search, Helms, Na tional
Championship Foun da tion, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess)*
Pittsburgh: Parke Davis
Southern California: Berryman, Houlgate,
Sagarin*
Alabama: Berryman, Football Research, Parke
Davis*, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Notre Dame: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson,
Dunkel, Helms, Houl gate, National Championship
Foundation, Parke Davis*, Poling
Pittsburgh: Parke Davis*
Purdue: Parke Davis*
Southern California: Berryman, Billingsley,
Boand, Dickinson, Dunkel, Helms, Houl gate,
Football Research, National Champion ship
Founda tion, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess), Williamson
Colgate: Parke Davis*
Michigan: Dickinson, Parke Davis*, Sagarin
(ELO-Chess)*
Southern California: Berryman, Billingsley,
Boand, Dunkel, Football Re search, Helms,
Houlgate, National Championship Foun da tion,
Parke Davis*, Poling, Sagarin*, Williamson
Michigan: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
Dickinson, Helms, Houlgate, Football Research,
National Championship Foun da tion, Parke Davis*,
Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Ohio St.: Dunkel
Princeton: Parke Davis*
Southern California: Williamson
Alabama: Berryman, Dunkel, Houlgate, Poling,
William son
Minnesota: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Foot-
ball Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National
Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin
(ELO-Chess)
LSU: Williamson*
Minnesota: Billingsley, Boand, Football Research,
Helms, Litken hous, National Championship
Foundation, Poling
Princeton: Dunkel
SMU: Berryman, Dickinson, Houlgate, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
TCU: Williamson*
Duke: Berryman
LSU: Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
Minnesota: AP, Billingsley, Dickinson, Dunkel,
Helms, Litken hous, National Championship
Foundation, Poling
Pittsburgh: Boand, Football Research, Houlgate
California: Dunkel, Helms
Pittsburgh: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
Dickinson, Football Re search, Houlgate,
Litkenhous, National Championship Founda tion,
Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
Notre Dame: Dickinson
Tennessee: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dunkel,
Football Re search, Houl gate, Litkenhous, Poling,
Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
TCU: AP, Helms, National Championship Foun-
dation, Williamson
Cornell: Litkenhous, Sagarin*
Southern California: Dickinson
Texas A&M: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
DeVold, Dunkel, Foot ball Re search, Helms,
Houlgate, National Cham pion ship Foun da tion,
Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Williamson
Minnesota: AP, Berryman, Boand, DeVold,
Dickinson, Football Research, Houlgate,
Litkenhous, Na tion al Cham pionship Foundation,
Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Stanford: Billingsley, Helms, Poling
Tennessee: Dunkel, Williamson
Alabama: Houlgate
Minnesota: AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold,
Dunkel, Foot ball Re search, Helms, Litkenhous,
National Cham pi on ship Foun dation, Poling,
Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Texas: Berryman, Williamson
Georgia: Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Houlgate,
Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess), Williamson
Ohio St.: AP, Boand, Dunkel, Football Re search,
Nation al Championship Foundation
Wisconsin: Helms
Notre Dame: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms,
Houlgate, Litkenhous, National Championship
Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess), Williamson
Army West Point: AP, Berryman, Billingsley,
Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research,
Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Na tional Cham-
pionship Foundation*, Poling, Sagarin*, Williamson
Ohio St.: National Championship Foundation*,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Alabama: National Championship Foundation*
Army West Point: AP, Berryman, Billingsley
MOV, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research,
Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Na tional Cham pion-
ship Foundation*, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess), Williamson
Ohio St.: Billingsley
Oklahoma St.: AFCA#
# AFCA awarded Oklahoma St. the 1945 AFCA
Trophy retroactively in 2016. The AFCA Trophy
is awarded to the champion in the coaches’ poll
(1950-present)
Army West Point: Billingsley, Boand*, Football
Research, Helms*, Houlgate, Poling*
Georgia: Williamson
Notre Dame: AP, Berryman, Boand*, DeVold,
Dunkel, Helms*, Litkenhous, National Cham pi on-
ship Foundation, Poling*, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess)
Michigan: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold,
Dunkel, Football Research, Helms*, Houlgate,
Litkenhous, Na tional Cham pionship Foundation,
Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Notre Dame: AP, Helms*, Williamson
Michigan: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
DeVold, Dunkel, Foot ball Research, Helms,
Houlgate, Litken hous, Na tional Championship
Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess), Williamson
Notre Dame: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
DeVold, Dunkel, Helms, Houlgate, Litkenhous,
National Champion-ship Foun dation, Poling,
Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
Oklahoma: Football Research
Kentucky: Sagarin*
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Helms, Litkenhous,
UPI, William son
Princeton: Boand, Poling
National Poll Rankings 115
Tennessee: Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football
Re search, Na tional Championship Foundation,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Georgia Tech: Berryman, Boand*
Illinois: Boand*
Maryland: DeVold, Dunkel, Football Re search,
Na tional Championship Foundation, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Michigan St.: Billingsley, Helms, Poling
Tennessee: AP, Litkenhous, UPI, Williamson
Georgia Tech: Berryman, Billingsley, INS, Poling,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Michigan St.: AP, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Foot-
ball Re search, Helms, Litkenhous, National Cham-
pi on ship Foun dation, Sagarin*, UPI, Williamson
Maryland: AP, INS, UPI
Notre Dame: Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel,
Helms, Lit kenhous, National Championship
Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess), Williamson
Oklahoma: Berryman, Football Research
Ohio St.: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand,
DeVold, Football Re search*, Helms*, INS, National
Championship Foun da tion*, Poling, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
UCLA: Dunkel, Football Research*, FW, Helms*,
Litkenhous, National Championship Foun da tion*,
UPI
Michigan St.: Boand
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
Dunkel, Foot ball Research, FW, Helms, INS,
Litkenhous, National Cham pionship Foundation,
Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI,
Williamson
Georgia Tech: Berryman, Sagarin*
Iowa: Football Research
Oklahoma: AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold,
Dunkel, FW, Helms, INS, Litkenhous, National
Championship Foun dation, Sagarin, UPI, William-
son
Tennessee: Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Auburn: AP, Billingsley, Football Research,
Helms, National Cham pi onship Foundation,
Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Williamson
Michigan St.: Dunkel
Ohio St.: Boand, DeVold, FW, INS, Litkenhous,
UPI
Oklahoma: Berryman
Iowa: FW
LSU: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold,
Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, Helms,
Litkenhous, National Cham pionship Foundation,
Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI,
Williamson
Ole Miss: Berryman, Dunkel, Sagarin*
Syracuse: AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, FB
News, Football Re search, FW, Helms, Litkenhous,
National Champion ship Foun dation, NFF, Poling,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, UPI, Williamson
Iowa: Berryman, Boand, Litkenhous, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Minnesota: AP, FB News, NFF, UPI
Ole Miss: Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football
Research, FW, Na tional Championship
Foundation, Williamson
Missouri: Poling
Washington: Helms
Alabama: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, Helms,
Litkenhous, National Cham pionship Foundation,
NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI,
Williamson
Ohio St.: FW, Poling
LSU: Berryman*
Ole Miss: Billingsley, Litkenhous, Sagarin, Sagarin
(ELO-Chess)
Southern California: AP, Berryman*, DeVold,
Dunkel, FB News, Foot ball Research, FW, Helms,
National Cham pi on ship Foundation, NFF, Poling,
UPI, Williamson
Texas: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel,
FB News, Foot ball Research, FW, Helms,
Litkenhous, Na tion al Championship Foundation,
NFF, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI,
Williamson
Alabama: AP, Berryman, Litkenhous, UPI
Arkansas: Billingsley, Football Research, FW,
Helms, Na tional Championship Foundation,
Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Michigan: Dunkel
Notre Dame: DeVold, FB News, NFF
Alabama: AP, Football Research, FW*, Na tion al
Championship Foundation
Michigan St.: Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
Dunkel, FB News, FW*, Helms, Litkenhous, NFF,
Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
Alabama: Berryman, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Michigan St.: Football Research, Helms*, NFF*,
Poling*
Notre Dame: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel,
FB News, FW, Helms*, Litkenhous, Matthews,
National Cham pionship Foundation, NFF*,
Poling*, Sagarin*, UPI
Notre Dame: Dunkel
Oklahoma: Poling
Southern California: AP, Berryman, Billingsley,
DeVold, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms,
Matthews, Na tion al Championship Foundation,
NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
Tennessee: Litkenhous
Georgia: Litkenhous
Ohio St.: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, FACT,
FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, National
Cham pi on ship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin
(ELO-Chess)*, UPI
Texas: DeVold, Matthews, Sagarin*
Ohio St.: Matthews
Penn St.: FACT*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Texas: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel,
FACT*, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms,
Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation,
NFF, Poling, Sagarin*, UPI
Arizona St.: Poling
Nebraska: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT*,
FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, National
Cham pi on ship Foundation, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Notre Dame: FACT*, Matthews, Sagarin*
Ohio St.: NFF*
Texas: Berryman, FACT*, Litkenhous, NFF*, UPI
Nebraska: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research,
FW, Helms, Litken hous, Matthews, National
Championship Foun dation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
Southern California: AP, Berryman, Billingsley,
DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football
Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, Matthews,
National Championship Founda tion, NFF, Poling,
Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
Alabama: Berryman, UPI
Michigan: National Championship Foundation*,
Poling*
Notre Dame: AP, Billingsley, FB News, FW,
Helms, National Cham pionship Foundation*, NFF
National Poll Rankings 116
Ohio St.: FACT, National Championship
Foundation*, Poling*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Oklahoma: DeVold, Dunkel, Football Re search,
Sagarin*
Ohio St.: Matthews
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research,
Helms*, Litkenhous, Na tional Championship
Foundation*, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess)
Southern California: FW, Helms*, National
Championship Foundation*, NFF, UPI
Alabama: Matthews*
Arizona St.: National Championship Foundation*,
Sporting News
Ohio St.: Berryman, FACT*, Helms*, Matthews*,
Poling
Oklahoma: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel,
FACT*, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms*,
National Cham pi on ship Foundation*, NFF,
Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI
Pittsburgh: AP, Billingsley, FACT, FB News, FW,
Helms, National Cham pionship Foundation, NFF,
Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Spor ting
News, UPI
Southern California: Berryman, Billingsley MOV,
DeVold, Dunkel, Foot ball Research, Matthews
Alabama: Football Research*
Arkansas: FACT*
Notre Dame: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel,
FACT*, FB News, Football Research*, FW, Helms,
Matthews, Na tion al Championship Foundation,
NFF, Poling, Sagarin*, Spor ting News, UPI
Texas: Berryman, FACT*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Alabama: AP, FACT*, Football Research, FW,
Helms*, Na tion al Championship Foundation*, NFF
Oklahoma: DeVold, Dunkel, FACT*, Helms*,
Litkenhous, Matthews, Poling, Sagarin*
Southern California: Berryman, Billingsley,
FACT*, FB News, Helms*, National Championship
Foundation*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Spor ting
News, UPI
Alabama: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
Dunkel, FACT, FB News, FW, Helms, Matthews,
National Cham pi onship Foundation, NFF, NY
Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess),
Spor ting News, UPI
Southern California: Football Research
Florida St.: FACT*
Georgia: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, FACT*,
FB News, FW, Helms, Na tional Championship
Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*,
Spor ting News, UPI
Nebraska: FACT*
Oklahoma: Dunkel, Matthews
Pittsburgh: DeVold, FACT*, Football Research,
NY Times, Sagarin*
Clemson: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms,
Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship
Foundation*, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI
Nebraska: National Championship Foundation*
Penn St.: Dunkel
Pittsburgh: National Championship Foundation*
SMU: National Championship Foun dation*
Texas: National Championship Foundation*
Nebraska: Berryman
Penn St.: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT,
FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms*,
Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship
Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI, USA/
CNN
SMU: Helms*
Auburn: Billingsley, FACT*, Football Research,
NY Times, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Miami (FL): AP, Dunkel, FB News, FW, Na tional
Championship Foundation, NFF, Sporting News,
UPI, USA/CNN
Nebraska: Berryman, DeVold, FACT*, Litkenhous,
Matthews, Poling, Sagarin*
BYU: AP, Billingsley, Football Research, FW,
National Cham pionship Foundation*, NFF, Poling,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, UPI, USA/CNN
Florida: DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Matthews, NY
Times, Sagarin*, Sporting News
Nebraska: Litkenhous
Washington: Berryman, FB News, National
Champion ship Foundation*
Florida: Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
Michigan: Matthews
Oklahoma: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research,
FW, National Cham pi onship Foundation, NFF, NY
Times, Sagarin*, Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
Miami (FL): FACT*
Oklahoma: Berryman, DeVold, Dunkel, Foot ball
Research, NY Times, Sagarin*
Penn St.: AP, Billingsley, FACT*, FB News, FW,
Matthews, Na tion al Championship Foundation,
NFF, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting News, UPI,
USA/CNN
Florida St.: Berryman
Miami (FL): AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel,
Eck, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW,
Matthews, National Cham pion ship Foundation,
NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess),
Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
Miami (FL): Berryman, Sagarin*
Notre Dame: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel,
Eck, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW,
Matthews, National Cham pionship Foundation,
NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting
News, UPI, USA/CNN
Miami (FL): AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel,
FACT*, FB News, Foot ball Research, FW,
Matthews, National Champion ship Foundation,
NFF, NY Times, Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
Notre Dame: Berryman, Eck, FACT*, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Colorado: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
FACT*, FB News, Foot ball Research, FW,
Matthews, National Champion ship Foundation*,
NFF, Sporting News, USA/CNN
Georgia Tech: Dunkel, FACT*, National
Championship Foun dation*, Sagarin (ELO-
Chess)*, UPI
Miami (FL): Eck, FACT*, NY Times, Sagarin*
Washington: FACT*
Miami (FL): AP, Billingsley, Eck, Football
Research, National Cham pi on ship Foundation*,
NY Times, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting News
Washington: Berryman, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT,
FB News, FW, Matthews, National Championship
Foun dation*, Sagarin*, UPI/NFF, USA/CNN
Alabama: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, Football Research,
FW, Matthews, Na tion al Championship
Foundation, NY Times, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*,
Sporting News, UPI/NFF, USA/CNN
Florida St.: Sagarin*
Auburn: National Championship Foundation*
Florida St.: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold,
Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, National
Cham pionship Foun da tion*, NY Times, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI, USA/
CNN, USA/NFF
Nebraska: National Championship Foundation*
Notre Dame: Matthews, National Championship
Foun da tion*
Florida St.: Dunkel
Nebraska: Alderson, AP, Berryman, Billingsley,
FACT*, FB News, FW, National Championship
National Poll Rankings 117
Foun dation*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*, Sporting
News, UPI, USA/CNN, USA/NFF
Penn St.: DeVold, Eck, FACT*, Matthews, Na tion-
al Championship Foundation*, NY Times, Sagarin*
Nebraska: Alderson, AP, Berryman, Billingsley,
DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW,
Matthews, National Championship Foundation,
NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess),
Sporting News, UPI, USA/CNN
Florida: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Eck, FACT, FB
News, FW, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess),
Sporting News, USA/CNN, NY Times, National
Championship Foundation, Dunkel, Matthews,
DeVold
Florida St.: Alderson
Michigan: AP, Billingsley, FB News, FW, National
Championship Foundation*, NFF, Sporting News
Nebraska: Alderson, Berryman, Billingsley MOV,
DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, Matthews, National
Championship Foundation*, NY Times, Sagarin,
Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, USA/ESPN
Tennessee: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
Florida St.: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
Oklahoma: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
^Miami (FL): NY Times
Miami (FL): Oklahoma: BCS, USA Today, AP,
FW, NFF
Ohio St.: Oklahoma: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW,
NFF
^Southern California: Dunkel, Matthews,
Sagarin*
LSU: BCS, USA Today, NFF
^Oklahoma: Berryman
^Southern California: AP, Eck, FW, Matthews,
NY Times, Sporting News
#Southern California: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW,
NFF
#BCS later vacated Southern California’s 2004
BCS championship.
Texas: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
Florida: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
LSU: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
Florida: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
^Utah: Anderson/Hester
Alabama: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
Auburn: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
Alabama: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
^Oklahoma St.: Colley
Alabama: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
^Notre Dame: Colley
Florida St.: BCS, USA Today, AP, FW, NFF
Ohio St.: College Football Playoff, AP, †FW-NFF,
USA Today
Alabama: College Football Playoff, AP, †FW-NFF,
USA Today
Clemson: College Football Playoff, AP, †FW-NFF,
USA Today
+Alabama: Colley
Alabama: College Football Playoff, AP, †FW-NFF,
USA Today
+UCF: Colley
Clemson: College Football Playoff, AP, †FW-NFF,
USA Today
^From 1998-2013, the BCS was used to
determine national champions in FBS. All
“major selectors” not otherwise listed also
selected the BCS champion as its highest
ranked team in those seasons. In years where
a “major selector” had a team other than the
BCS champion as highest ranked team in its
final poll that team is listed below the BCS
Champion.
+Beginning in 2014, the College Football
Playoff was used to determine national cham-
pions in FBS. All “major selectors” not other-
wise listed also selected the CFP champion
as its higest ranked team in those seasons.
In years where a “major selector” had a team
other than the CFP champion as highest
ranked team in its final poll that team is listed
below the CFP Champion.
†Beginning in 2014, the final FW-NFF
Grantland Rice Super 16 poll is released
before bowl games are played but the
MacArthur Bowl is awarded to the FW-NFF
“national champion” after the CFP
Championship game.
Note: The Associated Press has been the des-
ignated media poll since 1936. United Press
International served as the coaches’ poll from
1950 to 1991 when it was taken over by USA
Today/Cable News Network and in 1997 became
USA Today/ESPN. In 1991-92, the No. 1 team in
the final UPI/NFF ratings received the MacArthur
Bowl as the national champion by the NFF. In
1993-94 and again in 1996, the No. 1 team in the
USA Today/NFF final poll received the MacArthur
Bowl.
National Poll Rankings 118
SINCE 1936
Year Team Record
1936 Minnesota 7-1-0
1937 Pittsburgh 9-0-1
1938 TCU 11-0-0
1939 Texas A&M 11-0-0
1940 Minnesota 8-0-0
1941 Minnesota 8-0-0
1942 Ohio St. 9-1-0
1943 Notre Dame 9-1-0
1944 Army West Point 9-0-0
1945 Army West Point 9-0-0
1946 Notre Dame 8-0-1
1947 Notre Dame 9-0-0
1948 Michigan 9-0-0
1949 Notre Dame 10-0-0
1950 Oklahoma 10-1-0
1951 Tennessee 10-1-0
1952 Michigan St. 9-0-0
1953 Maryland 10-1-0
1954 Ohio St. 10-0-0
1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0
1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0
1957 Auburn 10-0-0
1958 LSU 11-0-0
1959 Syracuse 11-0-0
1960 Minnesota 8-2-0
1961 Alabama 11-0-0
1962 Southern California 11-0-0
1963 Texas 11-0-0
1964 Alabama 10-1-0
1965 Alabama 9-1-1
1966 Notre Dame 9-0-1
1967 Southern California 10-1-0
1968 Ohio St. 10-0-0
1969 Texas 11-0-0
1970 Nebraska 11-0-1
1971 Nebraska 13-0-0
1972 Southern California 12-0-0
1973 Notre Dame 11-0-0
1974 Oklahoma 11-0-0
1975 Oklahoma 11-1-0
1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0
1977 Notre Dame 11-1-0
1978 Alabama 12-1-0
1979 Alabama 12-0-0
1980 Georgia 12-0-0
1981 Clemson 12-0-0
1982 Penn St. 11-1-0
1983 Miami (FL) 11-1-0
1984 BYU 13-0-0
1985 Oklahoma 11-1-0
1986 Penn St. 12-0-0
1987 Miami (FL) 12-0-0
1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0
1989 Miami (FL) 11-1-0
1990 Colorado 11-1-1
1991 Miami (FL) 12-0-0
Year Team Record
1992 Alabama 13-0-0
1993 Florida St. 12-1-0
1994 Nebraska 13-0-0
1995 Nebraska 12-0-0
1996 Florida 12-1-0
1997 Michigan 12-0-0
1998 Tennessee 13-0-0
1999 Florida St. 12-0-0
2000 Oklahoma 13-0-0
2001 Miami (FL) 12-0-0
2002 Ohio St. 14-0-0
2003 Southern California 12-1-0
2004 Southern California 13-0-0
2005 Texas 13-0-0
2006 Florida 13-1-0
2007 LSU 12-2-0
2008 Florida 13-1-0
2009 Alabama 14-0-0
2010 Auburn 14-0-0
2011 Alabama 12-1-0
2012 Alabama 13-1-0
2013 Florida St. 14-0-0
2014 Ohio St. 14-1-0
2015 Alabama 14-1-0
2016 Clemson 14-1-0
2017 Alabama 13-1-0
2018 Clemson 15-0-0
(MacArthur Bowl)
Year Team Record
1959 Syracuse 11-0-0
1960 Minnesota 8-2-0
1961 Alabama 11-0-0
1962 Southern California 11-0-0
1963 Texas 11-0-0
1964 Notre Dame 9-1-0
1965 Michigan St. 10-1-0
1966 Michigan St. 9-0-1
Notre Dame 9-0-1
1967 Southern California 10-1-0
1968 Ohio St. 10-0-0
1969 Texas 11-0-0
1970 Ohio St. 9-1-0
Texas 10-1-0
1971 Nebraska 13-0-0
1972 Southern California 12-0-0
1973 Notre Dame 11-0-0
1974 Southern California 10-1-1
1975 Oklahoma 11-1-0
1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0
1977 Notre Dame 11-1-0
1978 Alabama 11-1-0
1979 Alabama 12-0-0
1980 Georgia 12-0-0
1981 Clemson 12-0-0
1982 Penn St. 11-1-0
1983 Miami (FL) 11-1-0
1984 BYU 13-0-0
Year Team Record
1985 Oklahoma 11-1-0
1986 Penn St. 12-0-0
1987 Miami (FL) 12-0-0
1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0
1989 Miami (FL) 11-1-0
1990 Colorado 11-1-1
1991 Washington (UPI/NFF) 12-0-0
1992 Alabama (UPI/NFF) 13-0-0
1993 Florida St. (USA/NFF) 12-1-0
1994 Nebraska (USA/NFF) 13-0-0
1995 Nebraska (USA/NFF) 12-0-0
1996 Florida (USA/NFF) 12-1-0
1997 Michigan 12-0-0
1998 Tennessee 13-0-0
1999 Florida St. 12-0-0
2000 Oklahoma 13-0-0
2001 Miami (FL) 12-0-0
2002 Ohio St. 14-0-0
2003 LSU 13-1-0
2004 Southern California 13-0-0
2005 Texas 13-0-0
2006 Florida 13-1-0
2007 LSU 12-2-0
2008 Florida 13-1-0
2009 Alabama 14-0-0
2010 Auburn 14-0-0
2011 Alabama 12-1-0
2012 Alabama 13-1-0
2013 Florida St. 14-0-0
(MacArthur Bowl)
Year Team Record
2014 Ohio St. 14-1-0
2015 Alabama 14-1-0
2016 Clemson 14-1-0
2017 Alabama 13-1-0
2018 Clemson 15-0-0
Year Team Record
1950 Oklahoma 10-1-0
1951 Tennessee 10-1-0
1952 Michigan St. 9-0-0
1953 Maryland 10-1-0
1954 UCLA 9-0-0
1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0
1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0
1957 Ohio St. 9-1-0
1958 LSU 11-0-0
1959 Syracuse 11-0-0
1960 Minnesota 8-2-0
1961 Alabama 11-0-0
1962 Southern California 11-0-0
1963 Texas 11-0-0
1964 Alabama 10-1-0
1965 Michigan St. 10-1-0
1966 Notre Dame 9-0-1
1967 Southern California 10-1-0
National Poll Rankings 119
Year Team Record
1968 Ohio St. 10-0-0
1969 Texas 11-0-0
1970 Texas 10-1-0
1971 Nebraska 13-0-0
1972 Southern California 12-0-0
1973 Alabama 11-1-0
1974 Southern California 10-1-1
1975 Oklahoma 11-1-0
1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0
1977 Notre Dame 11-1-0
1978 Southern California 12-1-0
1979 Alabama 12-0-0
1980 Georgia 12-0-0
1981 Clemson 12-0-0
1982 Penn St. 11-1-0
1983 Miami (FL) 11-1-0
1984 BYU 13-0-0
1985 Oklahoma 11-1-0
1986 Penn St. 12-0-0
1987 Miami (FL) 12-0-0
1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0
1989 Miami (FL) 11-1-0
1990 Georgia Tech 11-0-1
1991 Washington 12-0-0
1992 Alabama 13-0-0
1993 Florida St. 12-1-0
1994 Nebraska 13-0-0
1995 Nebraska 12-0-0
(Grantland Rice Trophy)
Year Team Record
1954 UCLA 9-0-0
1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0
1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0
1957 Ohio St. 9-1-0
1958 Iowa 8-1-1
1959 Syracuse 11-0-0
1960 Ole Miss 10-0-1
1961 Ohio St. 8-0-1
1962 Southern California 11-0-0
1963 Texas 11-0-0
1964 Arkansas 11-0-0
1965 Alabama 9-1-1/
Michigan St. 10-1-0
1966 Notre Dame 9-0-1
1967 Southern California 10-1-0
1968 Ohio St. 10-0-0
1969 Texas 11-0-0
1970 Nebraska 11-0-1
1971 Nebraska 13-0-0
1972 Southern California 12-0-0
1973 Notre Dame 11-0-0
1974 Southern California 10-1-1
1975 Oklahoma 11-1-0
1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0
1977 Notre Dame 11-1-0
1978 Alabama 11-1-0
1979 Alabama 12-0-0
1980 Georgia 12-0-0
1981 Clemson 12-0-0
Year Team Record
1982 Penn St. 11-1-0
1983 Miami (FL) 11-1-0
1984 BYU 13-0-0
1985 Oklahoma 11-1-0
1986 Penn St. 12-0-0
1987 Miami (FL) 12-0-0
1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0
1989 Miami (FL) 11-1-0
1990 Colorado 11-1-1
1991 Washington 12-0-0
1992 Alabama 13-0-0
1993 Florida St. 12-1-0
1994 Nebraska 13-0-0
1995 Nebraska 12-0-0
1996 Florida 12-1-0
1997 Michigan 12-0-0
1998 Tennessee 13-0-0
1999 Florida St. 12-0-0
2000 Oklahoma 13-0-0
2001 Miami (FL) 12-0-0
2002 Ohio St. 14-0-0
2003 Southern California 12-1-0
2004 Southern California 13-0-0
2005 Texas 13-0-0
2006 Florida 13-1-0
2007 LSU 12-2-0
2008 Florida 13-1-0
2009 Alabama 14-0-0
2010 Auburn 14-0-0
2011 Alabama 12-1-0
2012 Alabama 13-1-0
2013 Florida St. 14-0-0
Year Team Record
1982 Penn St. 11-1-0
1983 Miami (FL) (CNN) 11-1-0
1984 BYU (CNN) 13-0-0
1985 Oklahoma (CNN) 11-1-0
1986 Penn St. (CNN) 12-0-0
1987 Miami (FL) (CNN) 12-0-0
1988 Notre Dame (CNN) 12-0-0
1989 Miami (FL) (CNN) 11-1-0
1990 Colorado (CNN) 11-1-1
1991 Washington (CNN) 12-0-0
1992 Alabama (CNN) 13-0-0
1993 Florida St. (CNN) 12-1-0
1994 Nebraska (CNN) 13-0-0
1995 Nebraska (CNN) 12-0-0
1996 Florida (CNN) 12-1-0
1997 Nebraska (ESPN) 13-0-0
1998 Tennessee (ESPN) 13-0-0
1999 Florida St. (ESPN) 12-0-0
2000 Oklahoma (ESPN) 13-0-0
2001 Miami (FL) (ESPN) 12-0-0
2002 Ohio St. (ESPN) 14-0-0
2003 LSU (ESPN) 13-1-0
2004 Southern California (ESPN) 13-0-0
2005 Texas 13-0-0
2006 Florida 13-1-0
2007 LSU 12-2-0
Year Team Record
2008 Florida 13-1-0
2009 Alabama 14-0-0
2010 Auburn 14-0-0
2011 Alabama 12-1-0
2012 Alabama 13-1-0
2013 Florida St. 14-0-0
2014 Ohio St. 14-1-0
2015 Alabama 14-1-0
2016 Clemson 14-1-0
2017 Alabama 13-1-0
2018 Clemson 15-0-0
National Poll Rankings 120
NATIONAL POLL CHAMPIONS IN BOWL GAMES
Year Team Coach (Years†) Record Bowl (Results)
1900 Yale Malcolm McBride 12-0-0 None
1901 Michigan Fielding Yost 11-0-0 Rose (beat Stanford, 49-0)
Harvard William Reid 12-0-0 None
1902 Michigan Fielding Yost 11-0-0 None
Yale Joseph Swan 11-0-1 None
1903 Princeton Art Hillebrand 11-0-0 None
1904 Penn Carl Williams 12-0-0 None
1905 Chicago Amos Alonzo Stagg 11-0-0 None
Yale J.E. Owsley 10-0-0 None
1906 Princeton Bill Roper 9-0-1 None
Yale Foster Rockwell 9-0-1 None
1907 Yale William Knox 9-0-1 None
1908 Penn Sol Metzer 11-0-1 None
Harvard Percy Haughton 9-0-1 None
1909 Yale Howard Jones 10-0-0 None
1910 Harvard Percy Haughton 8-0-1 None
1911 Princeton Bill Roper 8-0-2 None
1912 Harvard Percy Haughton 9-0-0 None
1913 Harvard Percy Haughton 9-0-0 None
1914 Army West Point Charley Daly 9-0-0 None
1915 Cornell Al Sharpe 9-0-0 None
1916 Pittsburgh Glenn “Pop” Warner 8-0-0 None
1917 Georgia Tech John Heisman 9-0-0 None
1918 Pittsburgh Glenn “Pop” Warner 4-1-0 None
1919 Harvard Robert Fisher 9-0-1 Rose (beat Oregon, 7-6)
1920 California Andy Smith 9-0-0 Rose (beat Ohio St., 28-0)
Princeton Bill Roper 6-0-1 None
1921 Cornell Gil Dobie 8-0-0 None
1922 Cornell Gil Dobie 8-0-0 None
Princeton Bill Roper 8-0-0 None
1923 Illinois Robert Zuppke 8-0-0 None
1924 Notre Dame Knute Rockne 10-0-0 Rose (beat Stanford, 27-10)
1925 Alabama Wallace Wade 10-0-0 Rose (beat Washington, 20-19)
Dartmouth Jesse Hawley 8-0-0 None
1926 Alabama Wallace Wade 9-0-1 Rose (tied Stanford, 7-7)
Stanford Glenn “Pop” Warner 10-0-1 Rose (tied Alabama, 7-7)
1927 Illinois Robert Zuppke 7-0-1 None
1928 Georgia Tech Bill Alexander 10-0-0 Rose (beat California, 8-7)
Southern California Howard Jones 9-0-1 None
1929 Notre Dame Knute Rockne 9-0-0 None
1930 Notre Dame Knute Rockne 10-0-0 None
1931 Southern California Howard Jones 10-1-0 Rose (beat Tulane, 21-12)
1932 Michigan Harry Kipke 8-0-0 None
Southern California Howard Jones 10-0-0 Rose (beat Pittsburgh, 35-0)
1933 Michigan Harry Kipke 7-0-1 None
1934 Minnesota Bernie Bierman 8-0-0 None
1935 Minnesota Bernie Bierman 8-0-0 None
SMU Matty Bell 12-1-0 Rose (lost to Stanford, 7-0)
1936 Minnesota Bernie Bierman (5-15) 7-1-0 None
1937 Pittsburgh Jock Sutherland (13-18) 9-0-1 None
1938 TCU Dutch Meyer (5-5) 11-0-0 Sugar (beat Carnegie Mellon, 15-7)
1939 Texas A&M Homer Norton (6-16) 11-0-0 Sugar (beat Tulane, 14-13)
1940 Minnesota Bernie Bierman (9-19) 8-0-0 None
1941 Minnesota Bernie Bierman (10-20) 8-0-0 None
1942 Ohio St. Paul Brown (2-2) 9-1-0 None
1943 Notre Dame Frank Leahy (3-5) 9-1-0 None
1944 Army West Point Earl “Red” Blaik (4-11) 9-0-0 None
1945 Army West Point Earl “Red” Blaik (5-12) 9-0-0 None
1946 Notre Dame Frank Leahy (4-6) 8-0-1 None
1947 Notre Dame Frank Leahy (5-7) 9-0-0 None
National Poll Rankings 121
Year Team Coach (Years†) Record Bowl (Results)
1948 Michigan Bennie Oosterbaan (1-1) 9-0-0 None
1949 Notre Dame Frank Leahy (7-9) 10-0-0 None
1950 Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson (4-4) 10-1-0 Sugar (lost to Kentucky, 13-7)
1951 Tennessee Robert Neyland (20-20) 10-0-0 Sugar (lost to Maryland, 28-13)
1952 Michigan St. Clarence “Biggie” Munn (6-9) 9-0-0 None
1953 Maryland Jim Tatum (7-9) 10-1-0 Orange (lost to Oklahoma, 7-0)
1954 Ohio St. Woody Hayes (4-9) 10-0-0 Rose (beat Southern California, 20-7)
UCLA Red Sanders (6-12) 9-0-0 None
1955 Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson (9-9) 11-0-0 Orange (beat Maryland, 20-6)
1956 Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson (10-10) 10-0-0 None
1957 Auburn Ralph “Shug” Jordan (7-7) 10-0-0 None
Ohio St. Woody Hayes (7-12) 9-1-0 Rose (beat Oregon, 10-7)
1958 LSU Paul Dietzel (4-4) 11-0-0 Sugar (beat Clemson, 7-0)
Iowa Forest Evashevski (5-8) 8-1-1 Rose (beat California, 38-12)
1959 Syracuse Ben Schwartzwalder (11-14) 11-0-0 Cotton (beat Texas, 23-14)
1960 Minnesota Murray Warmath (7-9) 8-2-0 Rose (lost to Washington, 17-7)
Ole Miss Johnny Vaught (14-14) 10-0-1 Sugar (beat Rice, 14-6)
1961 Alabama Paul “Bear” Bryant (4-17) 11-0-0 Sugar (beat Arkansas, 10-3)
Ohio St. Woody Hayes (11-16) 8-0-1 None
1962 Southern California John McKay (3-3) 11-0-0 Rose (beat Wisconsin, 42-37)
1963 Texas Darrell Royal (7-10) 11-0-0 Cotton (beat Navy, 28-6)
1964 Alabama Paul “Bear” Bryant (7-20) 10-1-0 Orange (lost to Texas, 21-17)
Arkansas Frank Broyles (3-4) 11-0-0 Cotton (beat Nebraska, 10-7)
Notre Dame Ara Parseghian (1-14) 9-1-0 None
1965 Alabama Paul “Bear” Bryant (8-21) 9-1-1 Orange (beat Nebraska, 39-28)
Michigan St. Duffy Daugherty (12-12) 10-1-0 Rose (lost to UCLA, 14-12)
1966 Michigan St. Duffy Daugherty (13-13) 9-0-1 None
Notre Dame Ara Parseghian (3-17) 9-0-1 None
1967 Southern California John McKay (8-8) 10-1-0 Rose (beat Indiana, 14-3)
1968 Ohio St. Woody Hayes (18-23) 10-0-0 Rose (beat Southern California, 27-16)
1969 Texas Darrell Royal (13-16) 11-0-0 Cotton (beat Notre Dame, 21-17)
1970 Nebraska Bob Devaney (9-14) 11-0-1 Orange (beat LSU, 17-12)
Ohio St. Woody Hayes (20-25) 9-1-0 Rose (lost to Stanford, 27-17)
Texas Darrell Royal (14-17) 10-1-0 Cotton (lost to Notre Dame, 24-11)
1971 Nebraska Bob Devaney (10-15) 13-0-0 Orange (beat Alabama, 38-6)
1972 Southern California John McKay (13-13) 12-0-0 Rose (beat Ohio St., 42-17)
1973 Alabama Paul “Bear” Bryant (16-29) 11-1-0 Sugar (lost to Notre Dame, 24-23)
Notre Dame Ara Parseghian (10-23) 11-0-0 Sugar (beat Alabama, 24-23)
1974 Oklahoma Barry Switzer (2-2) 11-0-0 None
Southern California John McKay (15-15) 10-1-1 Rose (beat Ohio St., 18-17)
1975 Oklahoma Barry Switzer (3-3) 11-1-0 Orange (beat Michigan, 14-6)
1976 Pittsburgh Johnny Majors (4-9) 12-0-0 Sugar (beat Georgia, 27-3)
1977 Notre Dame Dan Devine (3-19) 11-1-0 Cotton (beat Texas, 38-10)
1978 Alabama Paul “Bear” Bryant (21-34) 11-1-0 Sugar (beat Penn St., 14-7)
Southern California John Robinson (3-3) 12-1-0 Rose (beat Michigan, 17-10)
1979 Alabama Paul “Bear” Bryant (22-35) 12-0-0 Sugar (beat Arkansas, 24-9)
1980 Georgia Vince Dooley (17-17) 12-0-0 Sugar (beat Notre Dame, 17-10)
1981 Clemson Danny Ford (4-4#) 12-0-0 Orange (beat Nebraska, 22-15)
1982 Penn St. Joe Paterno (17-17) 11-1-0 Sugar (beat Georgia, 27-23)
1983 Miami (FL) Howard Schnellenberger
(5-5)
11-1-0 Orange (beat Nebraska, 31-30)
1984 BYU LaVell Edwards (13-13) 13-0-0 Holiday (beat Michigan, 24-17)
1985 Oklahoma Barry Switzer (13-13) 11-1-0 Orange (beat Penn St., 25-10)
1986 Penn St. Joe Paterno (21-21) 12-0-0 Fiesta (beat Miami [FL], 14-10)
1987 Miami (FL) Jimmy Johnson (3-9) 12-0-0 Orange (beat Oklahoma, 20-14)
1988 Notre Dame Lou Holtz (3-19) 12-0-0 Fiesta (beat West Virginia, 34-21)
1989 Miami (FL) Dennis Erickson (1-8) 11-1-0 Sugar (beat Alabama, 33-25)
1990 Colorado Bill McCartney (9-9) 11-1-1 Orange (beat Notre Dame, 10-9)
Georgia Tech Bobby Ross (4-14) 11-0-1 Fla. Citrus (beat Nebraska, 45-21)
1991 Miami (FL) Dennis Erickson (3-10) 12-0-0 Orange (beat Nebraska, 22-0)
Washington Don James (17-21) 12-0-0 Rose (beat Michigan, 34-14)
1992 Alabama Gene Stallings (3-10) 13-0-0 Sugar (beat Miami [FL], 34-13)
National Poll Rankings 122
Year Team Coach (Years†) Record Bowl (Results)
1993 Florida St. Bobby Bowden (18-28) 12-1-0 Orange (beat Nebraska, 18-16)
1994 Nebraska Tom Osborne (22-22) 13-0-0 Orange (beat Miami [FL], 24-17)
1995 Nebraska Tom Osborne (23-23) 12-0-0 Fiesta (beat Florida, 62-24)
1996 Florida Steve Spurrier (7-10) 12-1-0 Sugar (beat Florida St., 52-20)
1997 Michigan Lloyd Carr (3-3) 12-0-0 Rose (beat Washington St. , 21-16)
Nebraska Tom Osborne (25-25) 13-0-0 Orange (beat Tennessee, 42-17)
1998* Tennessee Phillip Fulmer (7-7) 13-0-0 Fiesta (beat Florida St., 23-16)
1999 Florida St. Bobby Bowden (25-35) 12-0-0 Sugar (beat Virginia Tech, 46-29)
2000 Oklahoma Bob Stoops (2-2) 13-0-0 Orange (beat Florida St., 13-2)
2001 Miami (FL) Larry Coker (1-1) 12-0-0 Rose (beat Nebraska, 37-14)
2002 Ohio St. Jim Tressel (2-17) 14-0-0 Fiesta (beat Miami [FL] 31-24 [2 ot])
2003 LSU Nick Saban (4-10) 13-1-0 Sugar (beat Oklahoma, 21-14)
Southern California Pete Carroll (3-3) 12-1-0 Rose (beat Michigan, 28-14)
2004 Southern California Pete Carroll (4-4) 13-0-0 Orange (beat Oklahoma, 55-19)
2005 Texas Mack Brown (8-22) 13-0-0 Rose (beat Southern California, 41-38)
2006 Florida Urban Meyer (2-6) 13-1-0 BCS National Championship (beat Ohio St., 41-14)
2007 LSU Les Miles (3-7) 12-2-0 BCS National Championship (beat Ohio St., 38-24)
2008 Florida Urban Meyer (4-8) 13-1-0 BCS National Championship (beat Oklahoma, 24-14)
2009 Alabama Nick Saban (3-14) 14-0-0 BCS National Championship (beat Texas, 37-21)
2010 Auburn Gene Chizek (2-4) 14-0-0 BCS National Championship (beat Oregon, 22-19)
2011 Alabama Nick Saban (5-16) 12-1-0 BCS National Championship (beat LSU, 21-0)
2012 Alabama Nick Saban (6-17) 13-1-0 BCS National Championship (beat Notre Dame, 42-14)
2013 Florida St. Jimbo Fisher (4-4) 14-0-0 BCS National Championship (beat Auburn, 34-31)
2014 Ohio St. Urban Meyer (3-13) 14-1-0 Sugar (beat Alabama, 42-35)
College Football Playoff National Championship (beat Oregon, 42-20)
2015 Alabama Nick Saban (9-20) 14-1-0 Cotton (beat Michigan St., 38-0)
College Football Playoff National Championship (beat Clemson, 45-40)
2016 Clemson Dabo Swinney (9-9) 14-1-0 Fiesta (beat Ohio St., 31-0)
College Football Playoff National Championship (beat Alabama, 35-31)
2017 Alabama Nick Saban (11-22) 13-1-1 Sugar (beat Clemson, 24-6)
College Football Playoff National Championship (beat Georgia, 26 23 ot)
2018 Clemson Dabo Swinney (11-11) 15-0-0 Cotton (beat Notre Dame, 30-3)
College Football Playoff National Championship (beat Alabama, 44-16)
†Years head coach at that college and total years at four-year colleges. #Includes last game of 1978 season. *First year of BCS ranking system.
National Poll Rankings 123
CONSENSUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Since 1950
AP — Associated Press
UPI — United Press International (1950-95)
FW — Football Writers Association of America (combined with NFF in 2014)
NFF — National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame (com-
bined with FW in 2014)
USA/CNN — USA Today/CNN
USA/ESPN — USA Today/ESPN
USA — USA Today
Year Champion (Selectors)
1950 Oklahoma (AP, UPI)
1951 Tennessee (AP, UPI)
1952 Michigan St. (AP, UPI)
1953 Maryland (AP, UPI)
1954 UCLA (FW, UPI)
Ohio St. (AP)
1955 Oklahoma (AP, FW, UPI)
1956 Oklahoma (AP, FW, UPI)
1957 Ohio St. (FW, UPI)
Auburn (AP)
1958 LSU (AP, UPI)
Iowa (FW)
1959 Syracuse (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1960 Minnesota (AP, NFF, UPI)
Ole Miss (FW)
1961 Alabama (AP, NFF, UPI)
Ohio St. (FW)
1962 Southern California (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1963 Texas (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1964 Alabama (AP, UPI)
Arkansas (FW)
Notre Dame (NFF)
1965 Michigan St. (FW, NFF, UPI)
Alabama (AP, FW)
1966 Notre Dame (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
Michigan St. (NFF)
1967 Southern California (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1968 Ohio St. (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1969 Texas (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1970 Nebraska (AP, FW)
Texas (NFF, UPI)
Ohio St. (NFF)
1971 Nebraska (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1972 Southern California (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1973 Notre Dame (AP, FW, NFF)
Alabama (UPI)
1974 Southern California (FW, NFF, UPI)
Oklahoma (AP)
1975 Oklahoma (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1976 Pittsburgh (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
Year Champion (Selectors)
1977 Notre Dame (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1978 Alabama (AP, FW, NFF)
Southern California (UPI)
1979 Alabama (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1980 Georgia (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1981 Clemson (AP, FW, NFF, UPI)
1982 Penn St. (AP, FW, NFF, UPI, USA/CNN)
1983 Miami (FL) (AP, FW, NFF, UPI, USA/CNN)
1984 BYU (AP, FW, NFF, UPI, USA/CNN)
1985 Oklahoma (AP, FW, NFF, UPI, USA/CNN)
1986 Penn St. (AP, FW, NFF, UPI, USA/CNN)
1987 Miami (FL) (AP, FW, NFF, UPI, USA/CNN)
1988 Notre Dame (AP, FW, NFF, UPI, USA/CNN)
1989 Miami (FL) (AP, FW, NFF, UPI, USA/CNN)
1990 Colorado (AP, FW, NFF, USA/CNN)
Georgia Tech (UPI)
1991 Washington (FW, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI)
Miami (FL) (AP)
1992 Alabama (AP, FW, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI)
1993 Florida St. (AP, FW, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI)
1994 Nebraska (AP, FW, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI)
1995 Nebraska (AP, FW, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI)
1996 Florida (AP, FW, NFF, USA/CNN)
1997 Michigan (AP, FW, NFF)
Nebraska (USA/ESPN)
1998 Tennessee (AP, FW, NFF, USA/ESPN)
1999 Florida St. (AP, FW, NFF, USA/ESPN)
2000 Oklahoma (AP, FW, NFF, USA/ESPN)
2001 Miami (FL) (AP, FW, NFF, USA/ESPN)
2002 Ohio St. (AP, FW, NFF, USA/ESPN)
2003 LSU (NFF, USA/ESPN)
Southern California (AP, FW)
2004 Southern California (AP, FW, NFF, USA/
ESPN)
2005 Texas (AP, FW, NFF, USA)
2006 Florida (AP, FW, NFF, USA)
2007 LSU (AP, FW, NFF, USA)
2008 Florida (AP, FW, NFF, USA)
2009 Alabama (AP, FW, NFF, USA)
2010 Auburn (AP, FW, NFF, USA)
2011 Alabama (AP, FW, NFF, USA)
2012 Alabama (AP, FW, NFF, USA)
2013 Florida St. (AP, FW, NFF, USA)
2014 Ohio St. (AP, FW-NFF, USA)
2015 Alabama (AP, FW-NFF, USA)
2016 Clemson (AP, FW-NFF, USA)
2017 Alabama (AP, FW-NFF, USA)
2018 Clemson (AP, USA, FW-NFF)
National Poll Rankings 124
ALL
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TIME ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL POLL CHAMPIONS
(From 1936-Present)
Team No. Years No. 1 in Poll
Alabama 11 1961, 1964, 1965, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
Notre Dame 8 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988
Oklahoma 7 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000
Miami (FL) 5 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001
Ohio St. 5 1942, 1954, 1968, 2002, 2014
Southern California 5 1962, 1967, 1972, 2003, 2004
Minnesota 4 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960
Nebraska 4 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995
Clemson 3 1981, 2016, 2018
Florida 3 1996, 2006, 2008
Florida St. 3 1993, 1999, 2013
Texas 3 1963, 1969, 2005
Army West Point 2 1944, 1945
Auburn 2 1957, 2010
LSU 2 1958, 2007
Michigan 2 1948, 1997
Penn St. 2 1982, 1986
Pittsburgh 2 1937, 1976
Tennessee 2 1951, 1998
BYU 1 1984
Colorado 1 1990
Georgia 1 1980
Maryland 1 1953
Michigan St. 1 1952
Syracuse 1 1959
Texas A&M 1 1939
TCU 1 1938
Total
83
National Poll Rankings 125
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADERS
The weekly dates are for Monday or Tuesday,
the most frequent release dates of the poll,
except when the final poll was taken after early
January bowl games. A team’s record includes its
last game before the weekly poll. A new weekly
leader’s rank the previous week is indicated in
parentheses after its record. (Note: Only 10 teams
were ranked in the weekly polls during 1962, 1963,
1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967; 20 were ranked in all
other seasons until 1989, when 25 were ranked.)
10-20 Minnesota (3-0-0)
10-27 Minnesota (4-0-0)
11-3 Northwestern (5-0-0) (3)
11-10 Northwestern (6-0-0)
11-17 Northwestern (7-0-0)
11-24 Minnesota (7-1-0) (2)
12-1 Minnesota (7-1-0)
10-20 California (5-0-0)
10-27 California (6-0-0)
11-2 California (7-0-0)
11-9 Pittsburgh (6-0-1) (3)
11-16 Pittsburgh (7-0-1)
11-23 Pittsburgh (8-0-1)
11-30 Pittsburgh (9-0-1)
10-18 Pittsburgh (4-0-0)
10-25 Pittsburgh (5-0-0)
11-1 Pittsburgh (6-0-0)
11-8 TCU (7-0-0) (2)
11-15 Notre Dame (7-0-0) (2)
11-22 Notre Dame (8-0-0)
11-29 Notre Dame (8-0-0)
12-6 TCU (10-0-0) (2)
10-17 Pittsburgh (3-0-0)
10-24 Tennessee (4-0-0) (5)
10-31 Tennessee (5-0-0)
11-7 Tennessee (6-0-0)
11-14 Tennessee (7-0-0)
11-21 Texas A&M (9-0-0) (2)
11-28 (tie) Texas A&M (9-0-0)
(tie) Southern California (6-0-1) (4)
12-5 Texas A&M (10-0-0)
12-12 Texas A&M (10-0-0)
10-15 Cornell (2-0-0)
10-22 Cornell (3-0-0)
10-29 Cornell (4-0-0)
11-5 Cornell (5-0-0)
11-12 Minnesota (6-0-0) (2)
11-19 Minnesota (7-0-0)
11-26 Minnesota (8-0-0)
12-3 Minnesota (8-0-0)
10-14 Minnesota (2-0-0)
10-21 Minnesota (3-0-0)
10-28 (tie) Minnesota (4-0-0)
(tie) Texas (5-0-0) (2)
11-4 Texas (6-0-0)
11-11 Minnesota (6-0-0) (2)
11-18 Minnesota (7-0-0)
11-25 Minnesota (8-0-0)
12-2 Minnesota (8-0-0)
10-13 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
10-20 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-27 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
11-3 Georgia (7-0-0) (2)
11-10 Georgia (8-0-0)
11-17 Georgia (9-0-0)
11-24 Boston College (8-0-0) (3)
12-1 Ohio St. (9-1-0) (3)
10-5 Notre Dame (2-0-0)
10-12 Notre Dame (3-0-0)
10-19 Notre Dame (4-0-0)
10-26 Notre Dame (5-0-0)
11-2 Notre Dame (6-0-0)
11-9 Notre Dame (7-0-0)
11-16 Notre Dame (8-0-0)
11-23 Notre Dame (9-0-0)
11-30 Notre Dame (9-1-0)
10-10 Notre Dame (2-0-0)
10-17 Notre Dame (3-0-0)
10-24 Notre Dame (4-0-0)
10-31 Army West Point (5-0-0) (2)
11-7 Army West Point (6-0-0)
11-14 Army West Point (7-0-0)
11-21 Army West Point (8-0-0)
11-28 Army West Point (8-0-0)
12-5 Army West Point (9-0-0)
10-9 Army West Point (2-0-0)
10-16 Army West Point (3-0-0)
10-23 Army West Point (4-0-0)
10-30 Army West Point (5-0-0)
11-6 Army West Point (6-0-0)
11-13 Army West Point (7-0-0)
11-20 Army West Point (8-0-0)
11-27 Army West Point (8-0-0)
12-4 Army West Point (9-0-0)
10-8 Texas (3-0-0)
10-15 Army West Point (4-0-0) (2)
10-22 Army West Point (5-0-0)
10-29 Army West Point (6-0-0)
11-5 Army West Point (7-0-0)
11-12 Army West Point (7-0-1)
11-19 Army West Point (8-0-1)
11-26 Army West Point (8-0-1)
12-3 Notre Dame (8-0-1) (2)
10-7 Notre Dame (1-0-0)
10-14 Michigan (3-0-0) (2)
10-21 Michigan (4-0-0)
10-28 Notre Dame (4-0-0) (2)
11-4 Notre Dame (5-0-0)
11-11 Notre Dame (6-0-0)
11-18 Michigan (8-0-0) (2)
11-25 Notre Dame (8-0-0) (2)
12-2 Notre Dame (8-0-0)
12-9 Notre Dame (9-0-0)
10-5 Notre Dame (2-0-0)
10-12 North Carolina (3-0-0) (2)
10-19 Michigan (4-0-0) (4)
10-26 Michigan (5-0-0)
11-2 Notre Dame (6-0-0) (2)
11-9 Michigan (7-0-0) (2)
11-16 Michigan (8-0-0)
11-23 Michigan (9-0-0)
11-30 Michigan (9-0-0)
10-4 Michigan (2-0-0)
10-11 Notre Dame (3-0-0) (2)
10-18 Notre Dame (4-0-0)
10-25 Notre Dame (4-0-0)
11-1 Notre Dame (5-0-0)
11-8 Notre Dame (6-0-0)
11-15 Notre Dame (7-0-0)
11-22 Notre Dame (8-0-0)
11-29 Notre Dame (9-0-0)
Pre. Notre Dame (0-0-0)
10-3 Notre Dame (1-0-0)
10-10 Army West Point (2-0-0) (4)
10-17 Army West Point (3-0-0)
10-24 SMU (5-0-0) (3)
National Poll Rankings 126
10-31 SMU (5-0-0)
11-7 Army West Point (6-0-0) (2)
11-14 Ohio St. (6-1-0) (2)
11-21 Oklahoma (8-0-0) (2)
11-28 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
Pre. Tennessee (0-0-0)
10-2 Michigan St. (2-0-0)
10-9 Michigan St. (3-0-0)
10-16 California (4-0-0) (2)
10-23 Tennessee (4-0-0) (2)
10-30 Tennessee (5-0-0)
11-6 Tennessee (6-0-0)
11-13 Michigan St. (7-0-0) (5)
11-20 Tennessee (8-0-0) (2)
11-27 Tennessee (9-0-0)
12-4 Tennessee (10-0-0)
Pre. Michigan St. (0-0-0)
9-30 Michigan St. (1-0-0)
10-7 Wisconsin (2-0-0) (8)
10-14 Michigan St. (3-0-0) (2)
10-21 Michigan St. (4-0-0)
10-28 Michigan St. (5-0-0)
11-4 Michigan St. (6-0-0)
11-11 Michigan St. (7-0-0)
11-18 Michigan St. (8-0-0)
11-25 Michigan St. (9-0-0)
12-1 Michigan St. (9-0-0)
Pre. Notre Dame (0-0-0)
9-29 Notre Dame (1-0-0)
10-6 Notre Dame (2-0-0)
10-13 Notre Dame (2-0-0)
10-20 Notre Dame (3-0-0)
10-27 Notre Dame (4-0-0)
11-3 Notre Dame (5-0-0)
11-10 Notre Dame (6-0-0)
11-17 Notre Dame (7-0-0)
11-24 Maryland (10-0-0) (2)
12-1 Maryland (10-0-0)
Pre. Notre Dame (0-0-0)
9-21 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-28 Notre Dame (1-0-0) (2)
10-5 Oklahoma (2-0-0) (2)
10-12 Oklahoma (3-0-0)
10-19 Oklahoma (4-0-0)
10-26 Ohio St. (5-0-0) (4)
11-2 UCLA (7-0-0) (3)
11-9 UCLA (8-0-0)
11-16 Ohio St. (8-0-0) (2)
11-23 Ohio St. (9-0-0)
11-30 Ohio St. (9-0-0)
Pre. UCLA (0-0-0)
9-20 UCLA (1-0-0)
9-27 Maryland (2-0-0) (5)
10-4 Maryland (3-0-0)
10-11 Michigan (3-0-0) (2)
10-18 Michigan (4-0-0)
10-25 Maryland (6-0-0) (2)
11-1 Maryland (7-0-0)
11-8 Oklahoma (7-0-0) (2)
11-15 Oklahoma (8-0-0)
11-22 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
11-29 Oklahoma (10-0-0)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-25 Oklahoma (0-0-0)
10-2 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
10-9 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
10-16 Oklahoma (3-0-0)
10-23 Michigan St. (4-0-0) (2)
10-30 Oklahoma (5-0-0) (2)
11-6 Oklahoma (6-0-0)
11-13 Tennessee (7-0-0) (3)
11-20 Oklahoma (8-0-0) (2)
11-27 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
12-4 Oklahoma (10-0-0)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-24 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
10-1 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
10-8 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
10-15 Michigan St. (3-0-0) (2)
10-22 Oklahoma (4-0-0) (2)
10-29 Texas A&M (6-0-0) (2)
11-5 Texas A&M (7-0-0)
11-12 Texas A&M (8-0-0)
11-19 Michigan St. (7-1-0) (4)
11-26 Auburn (9-0-0) (2)
12-3 Auburn (10-0-0)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-23 Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-30 Oklahoma (1-0-0) (2)
10-7 Auburn (2-0-0) (2)
10-14 Army West Point (3-0-0) (3)
10-21 Army West Point (4-0-0)
10-28 LSU (6-0-0) (3)
11-4 LSU (7-0-0)
11-11 LSU (8-0-0)
11-18 LSU (9-0-0)
11-25 LSU (10-0-0)
12-2 LSU (10-0-0)
Pre. LSU (0-0-0)
9-22 LSU (1-0-0)
9-29 LSU (2-0-0)
10-6 LSU (3-0-0)
10-13 LSU (4-0-0)
10-20 LSU (5-0-0)
10-27 LSU (6-0-0)
11-3 LSU (7-0-0)
11-10 Syracuse (7-0-0) (4)
11-17 Syracuse (8-0-0)
11-24 Syracuse (9-0-0)
12-1 Syracuse (9-0-0)
12-8 Syracuse (10-0-0)
Pre. Syracuse (0-0-0)
9-20 Ole Miss (1-0-0)
9-27 Ole Miss (2-0-0)
10-4 Syracuse (2-0-0) (2)
10-11 Ole Miss (4-0-0) (2)
10-18 Iowa (4-0-0) (2)
10-25 Iowa (5-0-0)
11-1 Iowa (6-0-0)
11-8 Minnesota (7-0-0) (3)
11-15 Missouri (9-0-0) (2)
11-22 Minnesota (8-1-0) (4)
11-29 Minnesota (8-1-0)
Pre. Iowa (0-0-0)
9-26 Iowa (0-0-0)
10-3 Iowa (1-0-0)
10-10 Ole Miss (3-0-0) (2)
10-17 Michigan St. (3-0-0) (5)
10-24 Michigan St. (4-0-0)
10-31 Michigan St. (5-0-0)
11-7 Texas (7-0-0) (3)
11-14 Texas (8-0-0)
11-21 Alabama (9-0-0) (2)
11-28 Alabama (9-0-0)
12-5 Alabama (10-0-0)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-25 Alabama (1-0-0)
10-2 Ohio St. (1-0-0) (2)
10-9 Alabama (3-0-0) (2)
10-16 Texas (4-0-0) (2)
10-23 Texas (5-0-0)
10-30 Northwestern (5-0-0) (3)
11-6 Northwestern (6-0-0)
11-13 Alabama (8-0-0) (3)
National Poll Rankings 127
11-20 Southern California (8-0-0) (2)
11-27 Southern California (9-0-0)
12-4 Southern California (10-0-0)
Pre. Southern California (0-0-0)
9-24 Southern California (1-0-0)
10-1 Oklahoma (1-0-0) (3)
10-8 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
10-15 Texas (4-0-0) (3)
10-22 Texas (5-0-0)
10-29 Texas (6-0-0)
11-5 Texas (7-0-0)
11-12 Texas (8-0-0)
11-19 Texas (9-0-0)
11-26 Texas (9-0-0)
12-3 Texas (10-0-0)
12-10 Texas (10-0-0)
Pre. Ole Miss (0-0-0)
9-29 Texas (2-0-0)
10-6 Texas (3-0-0)
10-13 Texas (4-0-0)
10-20 Ohio St. (4-0-0) (2)
10-27 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
11-3 Notre Dame (6-0-0) (2)
11-10 Notre Dame (7-0-0)
11-17 Notre Dame (8-0-0)
11-24 Notre Dame (9-0-0)
12-1 Alabama (10-0-0) (2)
Pre. Nebraska (0-0-0)
9-21 Notre Dame (1-0-0)
9-28 Texas (2-0-0) (3)
10-5 Texas (3-0-0)
10-12 Texas (4-0-0)
10-19 Arkansas (5-0-0) (3)
10-26 Michigan St. (6-0-0) (2)
11-2 Michigan St. (7-0-0)
11-9 Michigan St. (8-0-0)
11-16 Michigan St. (9-0-0)
11-23 Michigan St. (10-0-0)
11-30 Michigan St. (10-0-0)
1-4 Alabama (9-1-1) (4)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-20 Michigan St. (1-0-0)
9-27 Michigan St. (2-0-0)
10-4 Michigan St. (3-0-0)
10-11 Michigan St. (4-0-0)
10-18 Notre Dame (4-0-0) (2)
10-25 Notre Dame (5-0-0)
11-1 Notre Dame (6-0-0)
11-8 Notre Dame (7-0-0)
11-15 Notre Dame (8-0-0)
11-22 Notre Dame (8-0-1)
11-29 Notre Dame (9-0-1)
12-5 Notre Dame (9-0-1)
Pre. Notre Dame (0-0-0)
9-19 Notre Dame (0-0-0)
9-26 Notre Dame (1-0-0)
10-3 Southern California (3-0-0) (2)
10-10 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-17 Southern California (5-0-0)
10-24 Southern California (6-0-0)
10-31 Southern California (7-0-0)
11-7 Southern California (8-0-0)
11-14 UCLA (7-0-1) (2)
11-21 Southern California (9-1-0) (4)
11-28 Southern California (9-1-0)
Pre. Purdue (0-0-0)
9-17 Purdue (0-0-0)
9-24 Purdue (1-0-0)
10-1 Purdue (2-0-0)
10-8 Purdue (3-0-0)
10-15 Southern California (4-0-0) (2)
10-22 Southern California (5-0-0)
10-29 Southern California (5-0-0)
11-5 Southern California (6-0-0)
11-12 Southern California (7-0-0)
11-19 Southern California (8-0-0)
11-26 Ohio St. (9-0-0) (2)
12-2 Ohio St. (9-0-0)
1-4 Ohio St. (10-0-0)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-23 Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-30 Ohio St. (1-0-0)
10-7 Ohio St. (2-0-0)
10-14 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
10-21 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-28 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
11-4 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
11-11 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
11-18 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-25 Texas (8-0-0) (2)
12-2 Texas (9-0-0)
12-9 Texas (10-0-0)
1-4 Texas (11-0-0)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-15 Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-22 Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-29 Ohio St. (1-0-0)
10-6 Ohio St. (2-0-0)
10-13 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
10-20 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-27 Texas (5-0-0) (2)
11-3 Texas (6-0-0)
11-10 Texas (7-0-0)
11-17 Texas (8-0-0)
11-24 Texas (8-0-0)
12-1 Texas (9-0-0)
12-8 Texas (10-0-0)
1-6 Nebraska (11-0-1) (3)
Pre. Notre Dame (0-0-0)
9-14 Nebraska (1-0-0)
9-21 Nebraska (2-0-0)
9-28 Nebraska (3-0-0)
10-5 Nebraska (4-0-0)
10-12 Nebraska (5-0-0)
10-19 Nebraska (6-0-0)
10-26 Nebraska (7-0-0)
11-2 Nebraska (8-0-0)
11-9 Nebraska (9-0-0)
11-16 Nebraska (10-0-0)
11-23 Nebraska (10-0-0)
11-30 Nebraska (11-0-0)
12-7 Nebraska (12-0-0)
1-4 Nebraska (13-0-0)
Pre. Nebraska (0-0-0)
9-12 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-19 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-26 Southern California (3-0-0)
10-3 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-10 Southern California (5-0-0)
10-17 Southern California (6-0-0)
10-24 Southern California (7-0-0)
10-31 Southern California (8-0-0)
11-7 Southern California (9-0-0)
11-14 Southern California (9-0-0)
11-21 Southern California (10-0-0)
11-28 Southern California (10-0-0)
12-5 Southern California (11-0-0)
1-3 Southern California (12-0-0)
Pre. Southern California (0-0-0)
9-11 Southern California (0-0-0)
9-18 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-25 Southern California (2-0-0)
10-2 Ohio St. (2-0-0) (3)
10-9 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
10-16 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-23 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
National Poll Rankings 128
10-30 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
11-6 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
11-13 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-20 Ohio St. (9-0-0)
11-27 Alabama (10-0-0) (2)
12-4 Alabama (11-0-0)
1-3 Notre Dame (11-0-0) (3)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-10 Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-17 Notre Dame (1-0-0) (2)
9-24 Ohio St. (2-0-0) (2)
10-1 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
10-8 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-15 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
10-22 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
10-29 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
11-5 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-12 Oklahoma (8-0-0) (2)
11-19 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
11-26 Oklahoma (10-0-0)
12-3 Oklahoma (11-0-0)
1-3 Oklahoma (11-0-0)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-9 Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-16 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-23 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
9-30 Oklahoma (3-0-0)
10-7 Ohio St. (4-0-0) (2)
10-14 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
10-21 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
10-28 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
11-4 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-11 Ohio St. (9-0-0)
11-18 Ohio St. (10-0-0)
11-25 Ohio St. (11-0-0)
12-2 Ohio St. (11-0-0)
1-3 Oklahoma (11-1-0) (3)
Pre. Nebraska (0-0-0)
9-14 Michigan (1-0-0)
9-21 Michigan (2-0-0)
9-28 Michigan (3-0-0)
10-5 Michigan (4-0-0)
10-12 Michigan (5-0-0)
10-19 Michigan (6-0-0)
10-26 Michigan (7-0-0)
11-2 Michigan (8-0-0)
11-9 Pittsburgh (9-0-0) (2)
11-16 Pittsburgh (10-0-0)
11-23 Pittsburgh (10-0-0)
11-30 Pittsburgh (11-0-0)
1-5 Pittsburgh (12-0-0)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-13 Michigan (1-0-0)
9-20 Michigan (2-0-0)
9-27 Oklahoma (3-0-0) (3)
10-4 Southern California (4-0-0) (2)
10-11 Michigan (5-0-0) (3)
10-18 Michigan (6-0-0)
10-25 Texas (6-0-0) (2)
11-1 Texas (7-0-0)
11-8 Texas (8-0-0)
11-15 Texas (9-0-0)
11-22 Texas (10-0-0)
11-29 Texas (11-0-0)
1-4 Notre Dame (11-1-0) (5)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-12 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-19 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-26 Oklahoma (3-0-0) (t3)
10-3 Oklahoma (4-0-0)
10-10 Oklahoma (5-0-0)
10-17 Oklahoma (6-0-0)
10-24 Oklahoma (7-0-0)
10-31 Oklahoma (8-0-0)
11-7 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
11-14 Penn St. (10-0-0) (2)
11-21 Penn St. (10-0-0)
11-28 Penn St. (11-0-0)
12-5 Penn St. (11-0-0)
1-4 Alabama (11-1-0) (2)
Pre. Southern California (0-0-0)
9-11 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-18 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-25 Southern California (3-0-0)
10-2 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-9 Southern California (5-0-0)
10-16 Alabama (5-0-0) (2)
10-23 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-30 Alabama (7-0-0)
11-6 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-13 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-20 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-27 Alabama (10-0-0)
12-4 Ohio St. (11-0-0) (3)
1-3 Alabama (12-0-0) (2)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-9 Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-16 Alabama (1-0-0) (2)
9-23 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-30 Alabama (3-0-0)
10-7 Alabama (4-0-0)
10-14 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-21 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-28 Alabama (7-0-0)
11-4 Notre Dame (7-0-0) (3)
11-11 Georgia (9-0-0) (2)
11-18 Georgia (10-0-0)
11-25 Georgia (10-0-0)
12-2 Georgia (11-0-0)
12-9 Georgia (11-0-0)
1-4 Georgia (12-0-0)
Pre. Michigan (0-0-0)
9-8 Michigan (0-0-0)
9-15 Notre Dame (1-0-0) (4)
9-22 Southern California (2-0-0) (2)
9-29 Southern California (3-0-0)
10-6 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-13 Texas (4-0-0) (3)
10-20 Penn St. (5-0-0) (2)
10-27 Penn St. (6-0-0)
11-3 Pittsburgh (7-0-0) (2)
11-10 Pittsburgh (8-0-0)
11-17 Pittsburgh (9-0-0)
11-24 Pittsburgh (10-0-0)
12-1 Clemson (11-0-0) (2)
1-3 Clemson (12-0-0)
Pre. Pittsburgh (0-0-0)
9-7 Pittsburgh (0-0-0)
9-14 Washington (1-0-0) (2)
9-21 Washington (2-0-0)
9-28 Washington (3-0-0)
10-5 Washington (4-0-0)
10-12 Washington (5-0-0)
10-19 Washington (6-0-0)
10-26 Pittsburgh (6-0-0) (2)
11-2 Pittsburgh (7-0-0)
11-9 Georgia (9-0-0) (3)
11-16 Georgia (10-0-0)
11-23 Georgia (10-0-0)
11-30 Georgia (11-0-0)
12-7 Georgia (11-0-0)
1-3 Penn St. (11-1-0) (2)
Pre. Nebraska (0-0-0)
9-6 Nebraska (1-0-0)
9-13 Nebraska (2-0-0)
9-20 Nebraska (3-0-0)
9-27 Nebraska (4-0-0)
10-4 Nebraska (5-0-0)
National Poll Rankings 129
10-11 Nebraska (6-0-0)
10-18 Nebraska (7-0-0)
10-25 Nebraska (8-0-0)
11-1 Nebraska (9-0-0)
11-8 Nebraska (10-0-0)
11-15 Nebraska (11-0-0)
11-22 Nebraska (11-0-0)
11-29 Nebraska (12-0-0)
12-6 Nebraska (12-0-0)
1-3 Miami (FL) (11-1-0) (5)
Pre. Auburn (0-0-0)
9-4 Miami (FL) (2-0-0)
9-11 Nebraska (1-0-0) (2)
9-18 Nebraska (2-0-0)
9-25 Nebraska (3-0-0)
10-2 Texas (2-0-0) (2)
10-9 Texas (3-0-0)
10-16 Washington (6-0-0) (2)
10-23 Washington (7-0-0)
10-30 Washington (8-0-0)
11-6 Washington (9-0-0)
11-13 Nebraska (9-1-0) (2)
11-20 BYU (11-0-0) (3)
11-27 BYU (12-0-0)
12-4 BYU (12-0-0)
1-3 BYU (13-0-0)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-3 Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-10 Auburn (1-0-0) (2)
9-17 Auburn (2-0-0)
9-24 Auburn (2-0-0)
10-1 Iowa (3-0-0) (3)
10-8 Iowa (4-0-0)
10-15 Iowa (5-0-0)
10-22 Iowa (6-0-0)
10-29 Iowa (7-0-0)
11-5 Florida (7-0-1) (2)
11-12 Penn St. (9-0-0) (2)
11-19 Penn St. (10-0-0)
11-26 Penn St. (11-0-0)
12-3 Penn St. (11-0-0)
1-3 Oklahoma (11-1-0) (4)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-9 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-16 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-23 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
9-30 Miami (FL) (4-0-0) (2)
10-7 Miami (FL) (5-0-0)
10-14 Miami (FL) (6-0-0)
10-21 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
10-28 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
11-4 Miami (FL) (8-0-0)
11-11 Miami (FL) (9-0-0)
11-18 Miami (FL) (10-0-0)
11-25 Miami (FL) (10-0-0)
12-2 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
1-4 Penn St. (12-0-0) (2)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-8 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-15 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
9-22 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
9-29 Oklahoma (3-0-0)
10-6 Oklahoma (4-0-0)
10-13 Oklahoma (5-0-0)
10-20 Oklahoma (6-0-0)
10-27 Oklahoma (7-0-0)
11-3 Oklahoma (8-0-0)
11-10 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
11-17 Nebraska (9-0-0) (2)
11-24 Oklahoma (11-0-0) (2)
12-1 Oklahoma (11-0-0)
12-8 Oklahoma (11-0-0)
1-3 Miami (FL) (12-0-0) (2)
Pre. Florida St. (0-0-0)
9-6 Miami (FL) (1-0-0)
9-13 Miami (FL) (1-0-0)
9-20 Miami (FL) (2-0-0)
9-27 Miami (FL) (3-0-0)
10-4 Miami (FL) (4-0-0)
10-11 Miami (FL) (4-0-0)
10-18 UCLA (6-0-0) (2)
10-25 UCLA (7-0-0)
11-1 Notre Dame (8-0-0) (2)
11-8 Notre Dame (9-0-0)
11-15 Notre Dame (9-0-0)
11-22 Notre Dame (10-0-0)
11-29 Notre Dame (11-0-0)
12-6 Notre Dame (11-0-0)
1-3 Notre Dame (12-0-0)
Pre. Michigan (0-0-0)
9-5 Notre Dame (1-0-0)
9-12 Notre Dame (1-0-0)
9-19 Notre Dame (2-0-0)
9-26 Notre Dame (3-0-0)
10-3 Notre Dame (4-0-0)
10-10 Notre Dame (5-0-0)
10-17 Notre Dame (6-0-0)
10-24 Notre Dame (7-0-0)
10-31 Notre Dame (8-0-0)
11-7 Notre Dame (9-0-0)
11-14 Notre Dame (10-0-0)
11-21 Notre Dame (11-0-0)
11-28 Colorado (11-0-0) (2)
12-5 Colorado (11-0-0)
1-2 Miami (FL) (11-1-0) (2)
Pre. Miami (FL) (0-0-0)
9-4 Miami (FL) (0-0-0)
9-11 Notre Dame (0-0-0) (2)
9-18 Notre Dame (1-0-0)
9-25 Notre Dame (2-0-0)
10-2 Notre Dame (3-0-0)
10-9 Michigan (3-1-0) (3)
10-16 Virginia (6-0-0) (2)
10-23 Virginia (7-0-0)
10-30 Virginia (7-0-0)
11-6 Notre Dame (7-1-0) (2)
11-13 Notre Dame (8-1-0)
11-20 Colorado (10-1-1) (2)
11-27 Colorado (10-1-1)
12-4 Colorado (10-1-1)
1-2 Colorado (11-1-1)
Pre. Florida St. (0-0-0)
9-3 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-10 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-17 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-23 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-30 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-7 Florida St. (5-0-0)
10-14 Florida St. (6-0-0)
10-21 Florida St. (7-0-0)
10-28 Florida St. (8-0-0)
11-4 Florida St. (9-0-0)
11-11 Florida St. (10-0-0)
11-18 Miami (FL) (9-0-0) (2)
11-25 Miami (FL) (10-0-0)
12-2 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
1-2 Miami (FL) (12-0-0)
Pre. Miami (FL) (0-0-0)
9-8 Miami (FL) (1-0-0)
9-15 Miami (FL) (1-0-0)
9-22 Miami (FL) (2-0-0)
9-29 Washington (3-0-0) (2)
10-6 Washington (4-0-0)
10-13 Washington (5-0-0)
10-20 Miami (FL)† (6-0-0) (2)
10-27 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
11-3 Washington (8-0-0) (2)
11-10 Miami (FL) (8-0-0) (2)
11-17 Miami (FL) (9-0-0)
11-24 Miami (FL) (10-0-0)
National Poll Rankings 130
12-1 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
12-8 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
1-2 Alabama (13-0-0) (2)
Pre. Florida St. (0-0-0)
8-31 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-7 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-14 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-21 Florida St. (4-0-0)
9-28 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-5 Florida St. (5-0-0)
10-12 Florida St. (6-0-0)
10-19 Florida St. (7-0-0)
10-26 Florida St. (7-0-0)
11-2 Florida St. (8-0-0)
11-9 Florida St. (9-0-0)
11-16 Notre Dame (10-0-0) (2)
11-23 Florida St. (10-1-0) (2)
11-30 Florida St. (11-1-0)
12-7 Florida St. (11-1-0)
1-3 Florida St. (12-1-0)
Pre. Florida (0-0-0)
8-31 Florida (0-0-0)
9-6 Nebraska (1-0-0) (2)
9-13 Florida (2-0-0) (2)
9-20 Florida (3-0-0)
9-27 Florida (3-0-0)
10-4 Florida (4-0-0)
10-11 Florida (5-0-0)
10-18 Penn St. (6-0-0) (3)
10-25 Penn St. (6-0-0)
11-1 Nebraska (9-0-0) (3)
11-8 Nebraska (10-0-0)
11-15 Nebraska (11-0-0)
11-22 Nebraska (11-0-0)
11-29 Nebraska (12-0-0)
12-6 Nebraska (12-0-0)
1-3 Nebraska (13-0-0)
Pre. Florida St. (0-0-0)
8-29 Florida St. (0-0-0)
9-5 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-12 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-19 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-26 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-3 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-10 Florida St. (5-0-0)
10-17 Florida St. (6-0-0)
10-24 Florida St. (7-0-0)
10-31 Nebraska (8-0-0) (2)
11-7 Nebraska (9-0-0)
11-14 Nebraska (10-0-0)
11-21 Nebraska (10-0-0)
11-28 Nebraska (11-0-0)
12-5 Nebraska (11-0-0)
1-3 Nebraska (12-0-0)
Pre. Nebraska (0-0-0)
8-26 Nebraska (0-0-0)
9-2 Nebraska (0-0-0)
9-9 Nebraska (1-0-0)
9-16 Nebraska (1-0-0)
9-23 Florida (3-0-0) (4)
9-30 Florida (4-0-0)
10-7 Florida (5-0-0)
10-14 Florida (6-0-0)
10-21 Florida (7-0-0)
10-28 Florida (7-0-0)
11-4 Florida (8-0-0)
11-11 Florida (9-0-0)
11-18 Florida (10-0-0)
11-25 Florida (10-0-0)
12-2 Florida St. (11-0-0) (2)
12-9 Florida St. (11-0-0)
1-3 Florida (12-1-0) (3)
Pre. Penn St. (0-0-0)
8-25 Penn St. (0-0-0)
9-2 Penn St. (0-0-0)
9-8 Penn St. (1-0-0)
9-15 Penn St. (2-0-0)
9-22 Florida (3-0-0) (3)
9-29 Florida (4-0-0)
10-6 Florida (5-0-0)
10-13 Penn St. (5-0-0) (2)
10-20 Nebraska (6-0-0) (2)
10-27 Nebraska (7-0-0)
11-3 Nebraska (8-0-0)
11-10 Michigan (9-0-0) (4)
11-17 Michigan (10-0-0)
11-24 Michigan (11-0-0)
12-1 Michigan (11-0-0)
12-8 Michigan (11-0-0)
1-3 Michigan (12-0-0)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-7 Ohio St. (1-0-0)
9-14 Ohio St. (2-0-0)
9-21 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
9-28 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
10-5 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-12 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
10-19 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
10-26 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
11-2 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-9 Tennessee (8-0-0) (2)
11-16 Tennessee (9-0-0)
11-23 Tennessee (10-0-0)
11-30 Tennessee (11-0-0)
12-7 Tennessee (12-0-0)
1-5 Tennessee (13-0-0)
Pre. Florida St. (0-0-0)
8-30 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-6 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-13 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-20 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-27 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-4 Florida St. (5-0-0)
10-11 Florida St. (6-0-0)
10-18 Florida St. (7-0-0)
10-25 Florida St. (8-0-0)
11-1 Florida St. (9-0-0)
11-8 Florida St. (9-0-0)
11-15 Florida St. (10-0-0)
11-22 Florida St. (11-0-0)
11-29 Florida St. (11-0-0)
12-6 Florida St. (11-0-0)
1-5 Florida St. (12-0-0)
Pre. Nebraska (0-0-0)
8-28 Nebraska (0-0-0)
9-4 Nebraska (1-0-0)
9-11 Nebraska (2-0-0)
9-18 Nebraska (2-0-0)
9-25 Nebraska (3-0-0)
10-2 Nebraska (4-0-0)
10-9 Nebraska (5-0-0)
10-16 Nebraska (6-0-0)
10-23 Nebraska (7-0-0)
10-30 Oklahoma (7-0-0) (3)
11-6 Oklahoma (8-0-0)
11-13 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
11-20 Oklahoma (10-0-0)
11-27 Oklahoma (11-0-0)
12-4 Oklahoma (12-0-0)
1-5 Oklahoma (13-0-0)
Pre. Florida (0-0-0)
8-27 Florida (0-0-0)
9-2 Florida (1-0-0)
9-9 Miami (FL) (2-0-0) (2)
9-23 Miami (FL) (2-0-0)
9-30 Miami (FL) (3-0-0)
10-7 Florida (4-0-0) (2)
10-14 Miami (FL) (5-0-0) (2)
10-21 Miami (FL) (6-0-0)
10-28 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
National Poll Rankings 131
11-4 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
11-11 Miami (FL) (8-0-0)
11-18 Miami (FL) (9-0-0)
11-24 Miami (FL) (10-0-0)
12-2 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
12-8 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
1-4 Miami (FL) (12-0-0)
Pre. Miami (FL) (0-0-0)
8-26 Miami (FL) (0-0-0)
9-2 Miami (FL) (1-0-0)
9-9 Miami (FL) (2-0-0)
9-16 Miami (FL) (3-0-0)
9-23 Miami (FL) (4-0-0)
9-30 Miami (FL) (4-0-0)
10-7 Miami (FL) (5-0-0)
10-14 Miami (FL) (6-0-0)
10-21 Miami (FL) (6-0-0)
10-28 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
11-4 Oklahoma (8-0-0) (2)
11-11 Miami (FL) (9-0-0) (2)
11-18 Miami (FL) (9-0-0)
11-25 Miami (FL) (10-0-0)
12-2 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
12-9 Miami (FL) (12-0-0)
1-3 Ohio St. (14-0-0) (2)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
8-25 Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-1 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-8 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
9-15 Oklahoma (3-0-0)
9-22 Oklahoma (4-0-0)
9-29 Oklahoma (4-0-0)
10-6 Oklahoma (5-0-0)
10-13 Oklahoma (6-0-0)
10-20 Oklahoma (7-0-0)
10-27 Oklahoma (8-0-0)
11-3 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
11-10 Oklahoma (10-0-0)
11-17 Oklahoma (11-0-0)
11-24 Oklahoma (12-0-0)
12-1 Oklahoma (12-0-0)
12-8 Southern California (11-1-0) (2)
1-5 Southern California (12-1-0)
Pre. Southern California (0-0-0)
8-30 Southern California (0-0-0)
9-6 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-13 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-20 Southern California (3-0-0)
9-27 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-4 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-11 Southern California (5-0-0)
10-18 Southern California (6-0-0)
10-25 Southern California (7-0-0)
11-1 Southern California (8-0-0)
11-8 Southern California (9-0-0)
11-15 Southern California (9-0-0)
11-22 Southern California (10-0-0)
11-29 Southern California (11-0-0)
12-6 Southern California (12-0-0)
1-5 Southern California (13-0-0)
Pre. Southern California (0-0-0)
9-4 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-11 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-18 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-25 Southern California (3-0-0)
10-2 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-9 Southern California (5-0-0)
10-16 Southern California (6-0-0)
10-23 Southern California (7-0-0)
10-30 Southern California (8-0-0)
11-6 Southern California (9-0-0)
11-13 Southern California (10-0-0)
11-20 Southern California (11-0-0)
11-27 Southern California (11-0-0)
12-4 Southern California (12-0-0)
1-6 Texas (13-0-0) (2)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-3 Ohio St. (1-0-0)
9-10 Ohio St. (2-0-0)
9-17 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
9-24 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-1 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
10-8 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
10-15 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
10-22 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
10-29 Ohio St. (9-0-0)
11-5 Ohio St. (10-0-0)
11-12 Ohio St. (11-0-0)
11-19 Ohio St. (12-0-0)
11-26 Ohio St. (12-0-0)
12-3 Ohio St. (12-0-0)
1-9 Florida (13-1-0) (2)
Pre. Southern California (0-0-0)
9-2 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-9 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-16 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-23 Southern California (3-0-0)
9-30 LSU (5-0-0) (2)
10-7 LSU (6-0-0)
10-14 Ohio St. (7-0-0) (3)
10-21 Ohio St (8-0-0)
10-28 Ohio St (9-0-0)
11-4 Ohio St (10-0-0)
11-11 LSU (9-1-0) (2)
11-18 LSU (10-1-0)
11-25 Missouri (11-1-0) (3)
12-2 Ohio St. (11-1-0) (3)
1-8 LSU (12-2-0) (2)
Pre. Georgia (0-0-0)
8-31 Southern California (1-0-0) (T-3)
9-7 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-14 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-21 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-28 Oklahoma (4-0-0) (2)
10-5 Oklahoma (5-0-0)
10-12 Texas (6-0-0) (5)
10-19 Texas (7-0-0)
10-26 Texas (8-0-0)
11-2 Alabama (9-0-0) (2)
11-9 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-16 Alabama (11-0-0)
11-23 Alabama (11-0-0)
11-30 Alabama (12-0-0)
12-8 Florida (12-1-0) (2)
1-8 Florida (13-1-0)
Pre. Florida (0-0-0)
9-6 Florida (1-0-0)
9-13 Florida (2-0-0)
9-20 Florida (3-0-0)
9-27 Florida (4-0-0)
10-4 Florida (4-0-0)
10-11 Florida (5-0-0)
10-18 Alabama (7-0-0) (2)
10-25 Florida (7-0-0) (2)
11-1 Florida (8-0-0)
11-8 Florida (9-0-0)
11-15 Florida (10-0-0)
11-22 Florida (11-0-0)
11-29 Florida (12-0-0)
12-6 Alabama (13-0-0) (2)
1-8 Alabama (14-0-0)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-5 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-12 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-19 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-26 Alabama (4-0-0)
10-3 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-10 Ohio St. (6-0-0) (2)
10-17 Oregon (6-0-0) (2)
10-24 Oregon (7-0-0)
National Poll Rankings 132
10-31 Oregon (8-0-0)
11-7 Oregon (9-0-0)
11-14 Oregon (10-0-0)
11-21 Oregon (10-0-0)
11-28 Oregon (11-0-0)
12-5 Auburn (13-0-0) (2)
1-10 Auburn (14-0-0)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-6 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-11 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-18 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
9-25 LSU (4-0-0) (2)
10-2 LSU (5-0-0)
10-9 LSU (6-0-0)
10-16 LSU (7-0-0)
10-23 LSU (8-0-0)
10-30 LSU (8-0-0)
11-6 LSU (9-0-0)
11-13 LSU (10-0-0)
11-20 LSU (11-0-0)
11-27 LSU (12-0-0)
12-4 LSU (13-0-0)
1-10 Alabama (12-1-0) (2)
Pre. Southern California (0-0-0)
9-4 Alabama (1-0-0) (2)
9-9 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-16 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-23 Alabama (4-0-0)
9-30 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-7 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-14 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-21 Alabama (7-0-0)
10-28 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-4 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-11 Oregon (10-0-0) (2)
11-18 Notre Dame (11-0-0) (3)
11-25 Notre Dame (12-0-0)
12-2 Notre Dame (12-0-0)
1-8 Alabama (13-1-0) (2)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-4 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-9 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-16 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-23 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-30 Alabama (4-0-0)
10-7 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-14 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-21 Alabama (7-0-0)
10-28 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-4 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-11 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-18 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-25 Alabama (11-0-0)
12-2 Florida St. (12-0-0) (2)
12-9 Florida St. (13-0-0)
1-8 Florida St. (14-0-0)
Pre. Florida St. (0-0-0)
9-2 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-7 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-14 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-21 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-28 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-5 Florida St. (5-0-0)
10-12 Mississippi St. (6-0-0) (3)
10-19 Mississippi St. (6-0-0)
10-26 Mississippi St. (7-0-0)
11-2 Mississippi St. (8-0-0)
11-9 Mississippi St. (9-0-0)
11-16 Florida St. (10-0-0) (2)
11-23 Florida St. (11-0-0)
11-30 Alabama (11-1-0) (2)
12-7 Alabama (12-1-0)
1-13 Ohio St. (14-1-0) (5)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-8 Ohio St. (1-0-0)
9-13 Ohio St. (2-0-0)
9-20 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
9-27 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-4 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
10-11 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
10-18 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
10-25 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-1 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-8 Clemson (9-0-0) (3)
11-15 Clemson (10-0-0)
11-22 Clemson (11-0-0)
11-29 Clemson (12-0-0)
12-6 Clemson (13-0-0)
1-12 Alabama (14-1-0) (2)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-6 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-11 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-18 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-25 Alabama (4-0-0)
10-2 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-10 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-16 Alabama (7-0-0)
10-23 Alabama (8-0-0)
10-30 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-6 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-13 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-20 Alabama (11-0-0)
11-27 Alabama (12-0-0)
12-4 Alabama (13-0-0)
1-10 Clemson (14-1-0) (3)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-5 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-10 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-17 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-24 Alabama (4-0-0)
10-1 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-8 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-15 Alabama (7-0-0)
10-22 Alabama (8-0-0)
10-29 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-5 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-12 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-19 Alabama (11-0-0)
11-26 Clemson (11-1-0) (4)
12-3 Clemson (12-1-0)
1-9 Alabama (13-1-0) (4)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-4 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-9 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-16 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-23 Alabama (4-0-0)
9-30 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-7 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-14 Alabama (7-0-0)
10-21 Alabama (8-0-0)
10-28 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-4 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-11 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-18 Alabama (11-0-0)
11-25 Alabama (12-0-0)
12-2 Alabama (13-0-0)
1-8 Clemson (15-0-0) (2)
*On January 6, 1948, in a special postseason poll
after the Rose Bowl, The Associated Press voted
Michigan No. 1 and Notre Dame No. 2. However,
the postseason poll did not supersede the final
regular-season poll of December 9, 1947. †A
first-place tie occurred on October 20, 1992, in
The Associated Press poll for the first time in 51
years, but Miami (FL) had one more first-place
vote, 31-30, than Washington.
National Poll Rankings 133
ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP
POLL
RECORDS
1943 Notre Dame (Nine Weeks)
1945 Army West Point (Nine Weeks)
1971 Nebraska (14 Weeks)
1972 Southern California (14 Weeks)
1999 Florida St. (16 Weeks)
2004 Southern California (16 Weeks)
33 Southern California, Dec. 8, 2003, to Dec. 4, 2005
20 Miami (FL), Oct. 14, 2001, to Oct. 28, 2002
19 Notre Dame, Nov. 1, 1988, to Nov. 21, 1989
17 Southern California, Sept. 12, 1972, to Sept. 25, 1973
16 Florida St., Aug. 30, 1999, to Jan. 5, 2000
16 Alabama, Jan. 12, 2016, to Dec. 4, 2016
16 Alabama, Jan. 9, 2018 to Dec. 2, 2018
15 Army West Point, Oct. 31, 1944, to Dec. 4, 1945
15 Nebraska, Jan. 1, 1971, to Jan. 4, 1972
15 Alabama, Jan. 8, 2013, to Nov. 25, 2013
14 Nebraska, Sept. 6, 1983, to Dec. 6, 1983
14 Oklahoma, Sept. 1, 2003, to Dec. 1, 2003
14 Ohio St., Sept. 3, 2006, to Dec. 3, 2006
13 LSU, Oct. 28, 1958, to Nov. 3, 1959
13 Alabama, Aug. 21, 2017 to Nov. 19, 2017
12 Notre Dame, Oct. 5, 1943, to Oct. 24, 1944
12 Texas, Oct. 15, 1963, to Oct. 13, 1964
12 Ohio St., Nov. 26, 1968, to Nov. 18, 1969
8th Wisconsin, September 30 to October 7, 1952
5th Tennessee, October 17 to October 24, 1939
5th Michigan St., November 6 to November 13, 1951
5th Maryland, September 20 to September 27, 1955
5th Michigan St., October 10 to October 17, 1961
5th Notre Dame, November 29, 1977, to January 4, 1978
5th Texas, October 5 to October 12, 2008
5th Ohio St., December 7, 2014 to January 13, 2015
4th Southern California, November 21 to November 28, 1939
4th Michigan, October 12 to October 19, 1948
4th Army West Point, October 3 to October 10, 1950
4th Ohio St., October 19 to October 26, 1954
4th Michigan St., November 12 to November 19, 1957
4th Syracuse, November 3 to November 10, 1959
4th Minnesota, November 15 to November 22, 1960
4th Alabama, November 30, 1965 to January 4, 1966
4th Southern California, November 21 to November 28, 1967
4th Notre Dame, September 8 to September 15, 1981
4th Oklahoma, December 3, 1985, to January 3, 1986
4th Florida, September 16 to September 23, 1996
4th Michigan, November 3 to November 10, 1997
4th Clemson, November 19 to November 26, 2017
4th Alabama, December 3, 2017 to January 9, 2018
(From 1950)
1964 Ole Miss
1965 Nebraska
1966 Alabama
1971 Notre Dame
1972 Nebraska
1976 Nebraska
1984 Auburn
1988 Florida St.
1989 Michigan
2008 Georgia
2012 Southern California
7 1981 (Michigan, Notre Dame, Southern California, Texas, Penn
St., Pittsburgh, Clemson)
6 2008 (Georgia, Southern California, Oklahoma, Texas,
Alabama, Florida)
5 1950 (Notre Dame, Army West Point, SMU, Ohio St.,
Oklahoma)
5 1958 (Ohio St., Oklahoma, Auburn, Army West Point, LSU)
5 1960 (Ole Miss, Syracuse, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri)
5 1961 (Iowa, Ole Miss, Michigan St., Texas, Alabama)
5 1962 (Alabama, Ohio St., Texas, Northwestern, Southern
California)
5 1965 (Notre Dame, Texas, Arkansas, Michigan St., Alabama)
5 1977 (Michigan, Oklahoma, Southern California, Texas, Notre
Dame)
5 1984 [Miami (FL), Nebraska, Texas, Washington, BYU]
5 1985 (Oklahoma, Auburn, Iowa, Florida, Penn St.)
5 1990 [Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Michigan, Virginia, Colorado]
4 1939 (Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Southern California)
4 1973 (Southern California, Ohio St., Alabama, Notre Dame)
4 1980 (Ohio St., Alabama, Notre Dame, Georgia)
4 1982 (Pittsburgh, Washington, Georgia, Penn St.)
4 1997 (Penn St., Florida, Nebraska, Michigan)
4 2007 (Southern California, LSU, Ohio St., Missouri)
4 2010 (Alabama, Ohio St., Oregon, Auburn)
4 2012 (Southern California, Alabama, Oregon, Notre Dame)
4 2014 (Florida St., Mississippi St., Alabama, Ohio St.)
4 Oct. 31 to Nov. 21, 1950 (in order: SMU, Army West Point, Ohio St., Oklahoma)
4 Sept. 23 to Oct. 14, 1958 (in order: Ohio St., Oklahoma, Auburn, Army West
Point)
3 Nov. 1 to Nov. 15, 1938 (in order: Pittsburgh, TCU, Notre Dame)
3 Oct. 5 to Oct. 19, 1948 (in order: Notre Dame, North Carolina, Michigan)
3 Oct. 9 to Oct. 23, 1951 (in order: Michigan St., California, Tennessee)
3 Oct. 19 to Nov. 2, 1954 (in order: Oklahoma, Ohio St., UCLA)
3 Oct. 15 to Oct. 29, 1957 (in order: Michigan St., Oklahoma, Texas A&M)
3 Nov. 12 to Nov. 26, 1957 (in order: Texas A&M, Michigan St., Auburn)
3 Nov. 1 to Nov. 15, 1960 (in order: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri)
3 Nov. 6 to Nov. 20, 1962 (in order: Northwestern, Alabama, Southern California)
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3 Oct. 12 to Oct. 26, 1965 (in order: Texas, Arkansas, Michigan St.)
3 Sept. 10 to Sept. 24, 1974 (in order: Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Ohio St.)
3 Sept. 20 to Oct. 4, 1977 (in order: Michigan, Oklahoma, Southern California)
3 Sept. 8 to Sept. 22, 1981 (in order: Michigan, Notre Dame, Southern California)
3 Oct. 6 to Oct. 20, 1981 (in order: Southern California, Texas, Penn St.)
3 Nov. 6 to Nov. 20, 1984 (in order: Washington, Nebraska, BYU)
3 Oct. 29 to Nov. 12, 1985 (in order: Iowa, Florida, Penn St.)
3 Oct. 2 to Oct. 16, 1990 (in order: Notre Dame, Michigan, Virginia)
3 Oct. 6 to Oct. 20, 1997 (in order: Florida, Penn St., Nebraska)
3 Nov. 25, 2007, to Jan. 8, 2008 (in order: Missouri, Ohio St., LSU)
3 Oct. 3 to Oct. 17, 2010 (in order: Alabama, Ohio St., Oregon)
3 Nov. 4 to Nov. 18, 2012 (in order: Alabama, Oregon, Notre Dame)
34 No. 11 Penn St. (48) vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh (14), Nov. 28, 1981
32 No. 3 Florida (52) vs. No. 1 Florida St. (20), Jan. 2, 1997 (Sugar Bowl)
29 No. 8 Wisconsin (37) vs. No. 1 Northwestern (6), Nov. 10, 1962
28 No. 5 Notre Dame (38) vs. No. 1 Texas (10), Jan. 2, 1978 (Cotton Bowl)
28 No. 13 Kansas St. (35) vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (7), Dec. 6, 2003
28 No. 2 Alabama (42) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame (14), Jan. 7, 2013 (BCS
Championship)
28 No. 2 Clemson (44) vs. No. 1 Alabama (16), Jan. 7, 2019 (CFP
Championship)
27 No. 2 Florida (41) vs. No. 1 Ohio St. (14), Jan. 8, 2007 (BCS Championship)
21 No. 2 Texas (28) vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (7), Oct. 12, 1963
21 No. 17 Georgia (24) vs. No. 1 Florida (3), Nov. 9, 1985
21 No. 2 Alabama (34) vs. No. 1 Miami (FL) (13), Jan. 1, 1993 (Sugar Bowl)
21 No. 9 Oklahoma (38) vs. No. 1 Missouri (17), Dec. 1, 2007
21 No. 2 Alabama (21) vs. No. 1 LSU (0), Jan. 9, 2012 (BCS Championship)
20 No. 11 Notre Dame (26) vs. No. 1 Northwestern (6), Nov. 21, 1936
19 No. 17 Arizona St. (19) vs. No. 1 Nebraska (0), Sept. 21, 1996
19 No. 2 Alabama (32) vs. No. 1 Florida (13), Dec. 5, 2009
18 No. 11 Michigan (25) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame (7), Sept. 19, 1981
18 No. 4 Alabama (24) vs. No. 1 Clemson (6), Jan. 1, 2016 (Sugar Bowl)
17 No. 3 Minnesota (27) vs. No. 1 Iowa (10), Nov. 5, 1950
17 No. 7 Miami (FL) (27) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame (10), Nov. 25, 1989
17 No. 3 Oklahoma (31) vs. No. 1 Nebraska (14), Oct. 28, 2000
15 No. 3 Maryland (28) vs. No. 1 Tennessee (13), Jan. 1, 1952 (Sugar Bowl)
15 No. 4 Oklahoma (25) vs. No. 1 Penn St. (10), Jan. 1, 1986 (Orange Bowl)
15 No. 4 Notre Dame (21) vs. No. 1 Colorado (6), Jan. 1, 1990 (Orange Bowl)
43 Holy Cross (55) vs. No. 1 Boston College (12), Nov. 28, 1942
31 Arkansas (42) vs. No. 1 Texas (11), Oct. 17, 1981
18 Tennessee (38) vs. No. 1 Auburn (20), Sept. 28, 1985
16 Kansas (23) vs. No. 1 Missouri (7), Nov. 19, 1960
16 Minnesota (16) vs. No. 1 Michigan (0), Oct. 22, 1977
15 Notre Dame (31) vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh (16), Nov. 6, 1982
14 Auburn (27) vs. No. 1 Georgia (13), Nov. 21, 1942
14 Purdue (28) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame (14), Oct. 7, 1950
(Complete list; does not count preseason polls)
No. Team, First Yr. as No. 1
112 Alabama, 1962
97 Ohio St., 1942
92 Notre Dame, 1938
91 Oklahoma, 1954
85 Southern California, 1939
65 Nebraska, 1970
64 Florida St., 1991
62 Miami (FL), 1983
46 Texas, 1940
39 Florida, 1985
32 Michigan, 1947
29 LSU, 1958
28 Michigan St., 1951
27 Army West Point, 1944
20 Pittsburgh, 1937
19 Penn St., 1978
18 Minnesota, 1936
17 Tennessee, 1939
14 Georgia, 1942
14 Washington, 1982
11 Clemson, 1981
10 Iowa, 1960
8 Auburn, 1957
8 Oregon, 2010
7 Texas A&M, 1939
6 Colorado, 1989
6 Maryland, 1953
6 Syracuse, 1959
6 UCLA, 1954
5 Mississippi St., 2014
5 Northwestern, 1936
4 BYU, 1984
4 California, 1937
4 #Cornell, 1940
4 Ole Miss, 1960
4 Purdue, 1968
3 Virginia, 1990
2 Missouri, 1960
2 SMU, 1950
2 TCU, 1938
1 Arkansas, 1965
1 Boston College, 1942
1 North Carolina, 1948
1 Wisconsin, 1952
#No longer FBS.
National Poll Rankings 135
(Complete list; since 1936)
No. Team
9 Alabama
8 Notre Dame
7 Miami (FL)
7 Oklahoma
7 Purdue
7 Southern California
5 Auburn
5 Ohio St.
5 Texas
4 Arkansas
4 Michigan St.
4 Penn St.
4 Wisconsin
3 Florida
3 Illinois
3 Kentucky
3 Michigan
3 Minnesota
3 UCLA
2 Arizona
2 Clemson
2 Georgia Tech
2 LSU
2 Maryland
2 Oregon St.
2 Stanford
2 Tennessee
2 Texas A&M
1 Arizona St.
1 Army West Point
1 Boston College
1 BYU
1 Carnegie Mellon
1 Duquesne
1 Florida St.
1 Georgia
1 Great Lakes NTS
1 Holy Cross
1 Kansas
1 Kansas St.
1 Mississippi St.
1 Nebraska
1 Northwestern
1 Rice
1 South Carolina
1 Syracuse
1 TCU
1 Texas Tech
1 Washington
1 Washington St.
(Since 1936)
902 Ohio St.
849 Michigan
830 Oklahoma
799 Notre Dame
791 Alabama
767 Southern California
728 Nebraska
720 Texas
631 Penn St.
617 LSU
16th Oklahoma, 2011
11th Oklahoma, 2001
National Poll Rankings 136
2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS WEEK
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WEEK POLLS
Team Pre S4 S9 S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N11 N18 N25 D2 J8
Alabama 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Appalachian St. 25
Arizona St. 23
Army West Point 23 23 22 19
Auburn 9 7 7 9 10 8 21
Boise St. 22 20 17 23 21 19 23 23
Boston College 23 24 17 22
BYU 25 20
California 24
Cincinnati 25 20 25 19 24
Clemson 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Colorado 21 19
Duke 22
Florida 25 22 14 11 9 13 19 15 13 11 10 7
Florida St. 19
Fresno St. 20 16 25 19 18
Georgia 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 6 7
Houston 17
Iowa 19 18 19 25
Iowa St. 23 18 25 24 25
Kentucky 17 13 18 14 12 11 12 20 17 16 16 12
LSU 25 11 12 6 5 5 13 5 4 4 9 10 8 12 11 6
Miami (FL) 8 22 21 21 16 17 16
Michigan 14 21 19 19 14 15 12 6 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 14
Michigan St. 11 15 25 24 21 20 24 24
Mississippi St. 18 18 16 14 23 24 22 21 18 25 22 20 18
Missouri 24
NC State 23 20 16 22 22
Northwestern 24 20 21 21
Notre Dame 12 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
Ohio St. 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 11 8 8 9 10 6 5 3
Oklahoma 7 6 5 5 6 7 11 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 4 4
Oklahoma St. 24 15 25
Oregon 24 23 20 20 19 18 17 12 19
Penn St. 10 13 11 10 9 11 8 18 17 14 21 16 15 14 13 17
Pittsburgh 24
South Carolina 24
South Fla. 23 21 21
Southern California 15 17 22
Stanford 13 10 9 7 7 14 24
Syracuse 22 13 12 19 18 17 15
TCU 16 16 15 17
Texas 23 18 19 9 7 6 15 15 13 11 9 14 9
Texas A&M 22 22 17 16 25 22 21 16
Texas Tech 25
UCF 21 19 18 16 13 12 10 10 10 9 11 11 8 7 7 11
Utah 23 16 21 18 17 20
Utah St. 18 14 14 14 22
Virginia 23
Virginia Tech 20 12 13 13 24
Washington 6 9 10 10 11 10 7 15 15 20 17 16 10 9 13
Washington St. 25 14 10 10 8 7 12 12 10
West Virginia 17 14 14 12 12 9 6 13 13 12 7 7 12 15 15 20
National Poll Rankings 137
Team Pre S4 S9 S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N11 N18 N25 D2 J8
Wisconsin 4 5 6 18 15 16 15 23 20
The No. 1 and No. 2 teams in The Associated Press poll (begun in 1936) have faced each other 50 times (22 in regular-season games, 26 in bowl games and
two conference championship games). The No. 1 team has won 26, with two games ending in ties.
Date Score Stadium (Site)
10-9-43 No. 1 Notre Dame 35, No. 2 Michigan 12 Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor)
11-20-43 No. 1 Notre Dame 14, No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight 13 Notre Dame (South Bend)
12-2-44 No. 1 Army West Point 23, No. 2 Navy 7 Municipal (Baltimore)
11-10-45 No. 1 Army West Point 48, No. 2 Notre Dame 0 Yankee (New York)
12-1-45 No. 1 Army West Point 32, No. 2 Navy 13 Municipal (Philadelphia)
11-9-46 No. 1 Army West Point 0, No. 2 Notre Dame 0 (tie) Yankee (New York)
1-1-63 No. 1 Southern California 42, No. 2 Wisconsin 37 (Rose Bowl) Rose Bowl (Pasadena)
10-12-63 No. 2 Texas 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 7 Cotton Bowl (Dallas)
1-1-64 No. 1 Texas 28, No. 2 Navy 6 (Cotton Bowl) Cotton Bowl (Dallas)
11-19-66 No. 1 Notre Dame 10, No. 2 Michigan St. 10 (tie) Spartan (East Lansing)
9-28-68 No. 1 Purdue 37, No. 2 Notre Dame 22 Notre Dame (South Bend)
1-1-69 No. 1 Ohio St. 27, No. 2 Southern California 16 (Rose Bowl) Rose Bowl (Pasadena)
12-6-69 No. 1 Texas 15, No. 2 Arkansas 14 Razorback (Fayetteville)
11-25-71 No. 1 Nebraska 35, No. 2 Oklahoma 31 Owen Field (Norman)
1-1-72 No. 1 Nebraska 38, No. 2 Alabama 6 (Orange Bowl) Orange Bowl (Miami)
1-1-79 No. 2 Alabama 14, No. 1 Penn St. 7 (Sugar Bowl) Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)
9-26-81 No. 1 Southern California 28, No. 2 Oklahoma 24 Coliseum (Los Angeles)
1-1-83 No. 2 Penn St. 27, No. 1 Georgia 23 (Sugar Bowl) Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)
10-19-85 No. 1 Iowa 12, No. 2 Michigan 10 Kinnick (Iowa City)
9-27-86 No. 2 Miami (FL) 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 16 Orange Bowl (Miami)
1-2-87 No. 2 Penn St. 14, No. 1 Miami (FL) 10 (Fiesta Bowl) Sun Devil (Tempe)
11-21-87 No. 2 Oklahoma 17, No. 1 Nebraska 7 Memorial (Lincoln)
1-1-88 No. 2 Miami (FL) 20, No. 1 Oklahoma 14 (Orange Bowl) Orange Bowl (Miami)
11-26-88 No. 1 Notre Dame 27, No. 2 Southern California 10 Coliseum (Los Angeles)
9-16-89 No. 1 Notre Dame 24, No. 2 Michigan 19 Michigan (Ann Arbor)
11-16-91 No. 2 Miami (FL) 17, No. 1 Florida St. 16 Doak Campbell (Tallahassee)
1-1-93 No. 2 Alabama 34, No. 1 Miami (FL) 13 (Sugar Bowl) Superdome (New Orleans)
11-13-93 No. 2 Notre Dame 31, No. 1 Florida St. 24 Notre Dame (South Bend)
1-1-94 No. 1 Florida St. 18, No. 2 Nebraska 16 (Orange Bowl) Orange Bowl (Miami)
1-2-96 No. 1 Nebraska 62, No. 2 Florida 24 (Fiesta Bowl) Sun Devil (Tempe)
11-30-96 No. 2 Florida St. 24, No. 1 Florida 21 Doak Campbell (Tallahassee)
1-4-99 No. 1 Tennessee 23, No. 2 Florida St. 16 (Fiesta Bowl) Sun Devil (Tempe)
1-4-2000 No. 1 Florida St. 46, No. 2 Virginia Tech 29 (Sugar Bowl) Superdome (New Orleans)
1-3-03 No. 2 Ohio St. 31, No. 1 Miami (FL) 24 (2 ot) (Fiesta Bowl) Sun Devil (Tempe)
1-4-05 No. 1 Southern California 55, No. 2 Oklahoma 19 (Orange Bowl) Dolphins (Miami)
1-5-06 No. 2 Texas 41, No. 1 Southern California 38 (Rose Bowl) Rose Bowl (Pasadena)
9-9-06 No. 1 Ohio St. 24, No. 2 Texas 7 Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial (Austin)
11-18-06 No. 1 Ohio St. 42, No. 2 Michigan 39 Ohio (Columbus)
1-8-07 No. 2 Florida 41, No. 1 Ohio St. 14 (BCS Championship) University of Phoenix (Glendale)
1-7-08 No. 2 LSU 38, No. 1 Ohio St. 24 (BCS Championship) Superdome (New Orleans)
12-6-08 No. 2 Florida 31, No. 1 Alabama 20 (SEC Championship) Georgia Dome (Atlanta)
1-8-09 No. 1 Florida 24, No. 2 Oklahoma 14 (BCS Championship) Dolphins (Miami)
12-5-09 No. 2 Alabama 32, No. 1 Florida 13 (SEC Championship) Georgia Dome (Atlanta)
1-7-10 No. 1 Alabama 37, No. 2 Texas 21 (BCS Championship) Rose Bowl (Pasadena)
1-10-11 No. 1 Auburn 22, No. 2 Oregon 19 (BCS Championship) University of Phoenix (Glendale)
1-9-12 No. 2 Alabama 21, No. 1 LSU 0 (BCS Championship) Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)
1-7-13 No. 2 Alabama 42, No. 1 Notre Dame 14 (BCS Championship) Sun Life (Miami)
1-6-14 No. 1 Florida St. 34, No. 2 Auburn 31 (BCS Championship) Rose Bowl (Pasadena)
National Poll Rankings 138
Date Score Stadium (Site)
1-11-16 No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40 (CFP National Championship) University of Phoenix (Glendale)
1-7-19 No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16 (CFP National Championship) Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara)
National Poll Rankings 139
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RANKED
TEAM WAS DEFEATED OR TIED
Listed here are games in which the No. 1-ranked team in The Associated
Press poll was defeated or tied. An asterisk (*) indicates the home team, an
(N) or the name of the bowl game indicates a neutral site. In parentheses after
the winning or tying team is its rank in the previous week’s poll (NR indicates
it was not ranked) and its won-lost record entering the game, followed by its
score. The defeated or tied No. 1-ranked team follows with its score, and in
parentheses is its rank in the poll the following week. Before 1965, the polls
were final before bowl games. (Note: Only 10 teams were ranked in the
weekly polls during from 1962 to 1967; 20 teams all other seasons until 1989,
when 25 teams were ranked.)
10-31-1936 *Northwestern (3, 4-0-0) 6, Minnesota 0 (2)
11-21-36 *Notre Dame (11, 5-2-0) 26, Northwestern 6 (7)
10-30-37 (Tie) Washington (NR, 3-2-1) 0, *California 0 (2)
10-29-38 Carnegie Mellon (T19, 4-1-0) 20, *Pittsburgh 10 (3)
12-3-38 *Southern California (8, 7-2-0) 13, Notre Dame 0 (5)
10-14-39 Duquesne (NR, 3-0-0) 21, *Pittsburgh 13 (18)
11-8-41 (Tie) Baylor (NR, 3-4-0) 7, *Texas 7 (2)
10-31-42 *Wisconsin (6, 5-0-1) 17, Ohio St. 7 (6)
11-21-42 (N) Auburn (NR, 4-4-1) 27, Georgia 13 (5)
11-28-42 Holy Cross (NR, 4-4-1) 55, *Boston College 12 (8)
11-27-43 *Great Lakes NTS (NR, 9-2-0) 19, Notre Dame 14 (1)
11-9-46 (Tie) (N) Notre Dame (2, 5-0-0) 0, Army West Point 0 (1)
10-8-49 Army West Point (7, 2-0-0) 21, *Michigan 7 (7)
10-7-50 Purdue (NR, 0-1-0) 28, *Notre Dame 14 (10)
11-4-50 *Texas (7, 4-1-0) 23, SMU 20 (7)
11-18-50 *Illinois (10, 6-1-0) 14, Ohio St. 7 (8)
1-1-51 (Sugar Bowl) Kentucky (7, 10-1-0) 13, Oklahoma 7 (1)
10-20-51 Southern California (11, 4-1-0) 21, *California 14 (9)
1-1-52 (Sugar Bowl) Maryland (3, 9-0-0) 28, Tennessee 13 (1)
10-11-52 *Ohio St. (NR, 1-1-0) 23, Wisconsin 14 (12)
11-21-53 (Tie) Iowa (20, 5-3-0) 14, *Notre Dame 14 (2)
1-1-54 (Orange Bowl) Oklahoma (4, 8-1-1) 7, Maryland 0 (1)
10-2-54 Purdue (19, 1-0-0) 27, *Notre Dame 14 (8)
9-24-55 *Maryland (5, 1-0-0) 7, UCLA 0 (7)
10-27-56 *Illinois (NR, 1-3-0) 20, Michigan St. 13 (4)
10-19-57 Purdue (NR, 0-3-0) 20, *Michigan St. 13 (8)
11-16-57 *Rice (20, 4-3-0) 7, Texas A&M 6 (4)
10-25-58 (Tie) *Pittsburgh (NR, 4-1-0) 14, Army West Point 14 (3)
11-7-59 *Tennessee (13, 4-1-1) 14, LSU 13 (3)
11-5-60 *Minnesota (3, 6-0-0) 27, Iowa 10 (5)
11-12-60 Purdue (NR, 2-4-1) 23, *Minnesota 14 (4)
11-19-60 Kansas (NR, 6-2-1) 23, *Missouri 7 (5)
1-1-61 (Rose Bowl) Washington (6, 9-1-0) 17, Minnesota 7 (1)
11-4-61 *Minnesota (NR, 4-1-0) 13, Michigan St. 0 (6)
11-18-61 TCU (NR, 2-4-1) 6, *Texas 0 (5)
10-6-62 *UCLA (NR, 0-0-0) 9, Ohio St. 7 (10)
10-27-62 (Tie) *Rice (NR, 0-3-1) 14, Texas 14 (5)
11-10-62 *Wisconsin (8, 5-1-0) 37, Northwestern 6 (9)
11-17-62 *Georgia Tech (NR, 5-2-1) 7, Alabama 6 (6)
9-28-63 Oklahoma (3, 1-0-0) 17, *Southern California 12 (8)
10-12-63 (N) Texas (2, 3-0-0) 28, Oklahoma 7 (6)
9-26-64 Kentucky (NR, 1-0-0) 27, *Ole Miss 21 (NR)
10-17-64 Arkansas (8, 4-0-0) 14, *Texas 13 (6)
11-28-64 *Southern California (NR, 6-3-0) 20, Notre Dame 17 (3)
1-1-65 (Orange Bowl) Texas (5, 9-1-0) 21, Alabama 17 (1)
9-25-65 *Purdue (6, 1-0-0) 25, Notre Dame 21 (8)
10-16-65 *Arkansas (3, 4-0-0) 27, Texas 24 (5)
1-1-66 (Rose Bowl) UCLA (5, 7-2-1) 14, Michigan St. 12 (2)
11-19-66 (Tie) *Michigan St. (2, 9-0-0) 10, Notre Dame 10 (1)
9-30-67 *Purdue (10, 1-0-0) 28, Notre Dame 21 (6)
11-11-67 *Oregon St. (NR, 5-2-1) 3, Southern California 0 (4)
11-18-67 *Southern California (4, 8-1-0) 21, UCLA 20 (4)
10-12-68 *Ohio St. (4, 2-0-0) 13, Purdue 0 (5)
11-22-69 *Michigan (12, 7-2-0) 24, Ohio St. 12 (4)
1-1-71 (Cotton Bowl) Notre Dame (6, 8-1-1) 24, Texas 11 (3)
9-29-73 (Tie) Oklahoma (8, 1-0-0) 7, *Southern California 7 (4)
11-24-73 (Tie) *Michigan (4, 10-0-0) 10, Ohio St. 10 (3)
12-31-73 (Sugar Bowl) Notre Dame (3, 10-0-0) 24, Alabama 23 (4)
11-9-74 *Michigan St. (NR, 4-3-1) 16, Ohio St. 13 (4)
1-1-76 (Rose Bowl) UCLA (11, 8-2-1) 23, Ohio St. 10 (4)
11-6-76 *Purdue (NR, 3-5-0) 16, Michigan 14 (4)
10-8-77 Alabama (T7, 3-1-0) 21, *Southern California 20 (6)
10-22-77 *Minnesota (NR, 4-2-0) 16, Michigan 0 (6)
1-2-78 (Cotton Bowl) Notre Dame (5, 10-1-0) 38, Texas 10 (4)
9-23-78 (N) Southern California (7, 2-0-0) 24, Alabama 14 (3)
11-11-78 *Nebraska (4, 8-1-0) 17, Oklahoma 14 (4)
1-1-79 (Sugar Bowl) Alabama (2, 10-1-0) 14, Penn St. 7 (4)
10-13-79 (Tie) Stanford (NR, 3-2-0) 21, *Southern California 21 (4)
1-1-80 (Rose Bowl) Southern California (3, 10-0-1) 17, Ohio St. 16 (4)
11-1-80 (N) Mississippi St. (NR, 6-2-0) 6, Alabama 3 (6)
11-8-80 (Tie) *Georgia Tech (NR, 1-7-0) 3, Notre Dame 3 (6)
9-12-81 *Wisconsin (NR, 0-0-0) 21, Michigan 14 (11)
9-19-81 *Michigan (11, 0-1-0) 25, Notre Dame 7 (13)
10-10-81 Arizona (NR, 2-2-0) 13, *Southern California 10 (7)
10-17-81 *Arkansas (NR, 4-1-0) 42, Texas 11 (10)
10-31-81 *Miami (FL) (NR, 4-2-0) 17, Penn St. 14 (5)
11-28-81 Penn St. (11, 8-2-0) 48, *Pittsburgh 14 (10)
11-6-82 Notre Dame (NR, 5-1-1) 31, *Pittsburgh 16 (8)
1-1-83 (Sugar Bowl) Penn St. (2, 10-1-0) 27, Georgia 23 (4)
1-2-84 (Orange Bowl) Miami (FL) (5, 10-1-0) 31, Nebraska 30 (4)
9-8-84 *Michigan (14, 0-0-0) 22, Miami (FL) 14 (5)
9-29-84 *Syracuse (NR, 2-1-0) 17, Nebraska 9 (8)
10-13-84 (N) (Tie) Oklahoma (3, 4-0-0) 15, Texas 15 (3)
11-10-84 *Southern California (12, 7-1-0) 16, Washington 7 (5)
11-17-84 Oklahoma (6, 7-1-1) 17, *Nebraska 7 (7)
9-28-85 *Tennessee (NR, 0-0-1) 38, Auburn 20 (14)
11-2-85 *Ohio St. (7, 6-1-0) 22, Iowa 13 (6)
11-9-85 (N) Georgia (17, 6-1-1) 24, Florida 3 (11)
1-1-86 (Orange Bowl) Oklahoma (4, 9-1-0) 25, Penn St. 10 (3)
9-27-86 *Miami (FL) (2, 3-0-0) 28, Oklahoma 16 (6)
1-2-87 (Fiesta Bowl) Penn St. (2, 11-0-0) 14, Miami (FL) 10 (2)
11-21-87 Oklahoma (2, 11-0-0) 17, *Nebraska 7 (5)
1-1-88 (Orange Bowl) Miami (FL) (2, 11-1-0) 20, Oklahoma 14 (3)
10-15-88 *Notre Dame (4, 5-0-0) 31, Miami (FL) 30 (4)
10-29-88 Washington St. (NR, 4-3-0) 34, *UCLA 30 (6)
11-25-89 *Miami (FL) (7, 9-1-0) 27, Notre Dame 10 (5)
1-1-90 (Orange Bowl) Notre Dame (4, 11-1-0) 21, Colorado 6 (4)
9-8-90 *BYU (16, 1-0-0) 28, Miami (FL) 21 (10)
10-6-90 Stanford (NR, 1-3-0) 36, *Notre Dame 31 (8)
10-13-90 Michigan St. (NR, 1-2-1) 28, *Michigan 27 (10)
11-3-90 Georgia Tech (16, 6-0-1) 41, *Virginia 38 (11)
National Poll Rankings 140
11-17-90 Penn St. (18, 7-2-0) 24, *Notre Dame 21 (7)
11-16-91 Miami (FL) (2, 8-0-0) 17, *Florida St. 16 (3)
11-7-92 *Arizona (12, 5-2-1) 16, Washington 3 (6)
1-1-93 (Sugar Bowl) Alabama (2, 12-0) 34, Miami (FL) 13 (3)
11-13-93 *Notre Dame (2, 9-0-0) 31, Florida St. 24 (2)
11-20-93 Boston College (17, 7-2-0) 41, *Notre Dame 39 (4)
10-15-94 Auburn (6, 6-0-0) 36, *Florida 33 (5)
9-21-96 *Arizona St. (17, 2-0-0) 19, Nebraska 0 (8)
11-30-96 *Florida St. (2, 10-0-0) 24, Florida 21 (4)
1-2-97 (Sugar Bowl) Florida (3, 11-1-0) 52, Florida St. 20 (3)
10-11-97 *LSU (14, 4-1-0) 28, Florida 21 (7)
11-7-98 Michigan St. (NR, 4-4) 28, *Ohio St. 24 (7)
10-7-2000 *Miami (FL) (7, 3-1) 27, Florida St. 24 (7)
10-28-00 *Oklahoma (3, 6-0) 31, Nebraska 14 (5)
10-13-01 *Auburn (NR, 4-1) 23, Florida 20 (7)
11-9-02 *Texas A&M (NR, 5-4) 30, Oklahoma 26 (4)
1-3-03 (Fiesta Bowl) Ohio St. (2, 13-0) 31, Miami (FL) 24 (2 ot) (2)
12-6-03 (N) Kansas St. (13, 10-3) 35, Oklahoma 7 (3)
1-5-06 (Rose Bowl) Texas (2, 12-0) 41, Southern California 38 (2)
1-8-07 (BCS Championship) Florida (2, 12-1) 41, Ohio St. 14 (2)
10-13-07 *Kentucky (17, 5-1) 43, LSU 37 (3 ot) (5)
11-10-07 Illinois (NR, 7-3) 28, *Ohio St. 21 (7)
11-23-07 Arkansas (NR, 7-4) 50, *LSU 48 (ot) (5)
12-1-07 (N) Oklahoma (10, 9-2) 38, Missouri 17 (7)
1-7-08 (BCS Championship) LSU (2, 11-2) 38, Ohio St. 24 (2)
9-25-08 *Oregon St. (NR, 1-2) 27, Southern California 21 (9)
10-11-08 (N) Texas (5, 5-0) 45, Oklahoma 35 (4)
11-1-08 *Texas Tech (6, 8-0) 39, Texas 33 (5)
12-6-08 (N) Florida (2, 11-1) 31, Alabama 20 (4)
12-5-09 (N) Alabama (2, 12-0) 32, Florida 13 (5)
10-9-10 *South Carolina (19, 3-1) 35, Alabama 21 (8)
10-16-10 *Wisconsin (18, 5-1) 31, Ohio St. 18 (11)
1-9-12 (BCS Championship) Alabama (2, 11-1) 21, LSU 0 (2)
11-10-12 Texas A&M (15, 7-2) 29, *Alabama 24 (4)
11-17-12 *Stanford (14, 8-2) 17, Oregon 14 (5)
1-7-13 (BCS Championship) Alabama (2, 12-1) 42, Notre Dame 14 (4)
11-30-13 *Auburn (4, 10-1) 34, Alabama 24 (4)
11-15-14 *Alabama (4, 8-1) 25, Mississippi St. 20 (4)
1-1-15 (Sugar Bowl) Ohio St. (5, 12-1) 42, Alabama 35 (4)
1-11-16 (CFP National Champ) Alabama (2, 13-1) 45, Clemson 40 (2)
1-9-17 (CFP National Champ) Clemson (3, 13-1) 35, Alabama 31 (2)
11-25-17 *Auburn (6, 9-2) 26, Alabama 14 (5)
1-1-18 (Sugar Bowl) Alabama (4, 11-1) 24, Clemson 6 (4)
1-7-18 (CFP National Champ) Clemson (2, 14-0) 44, Alabama 16 (2)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
(The No. 1-ranked team in the annual Associated Press pre-
season college football poll. The preseason poll started in 1950.)
Year Team
1950 Notre Dame
1951 Tennessee+
1952 Michigan St.+
1953 Notre Dame
1954 Notre Dame
1955 UCLA
Year Team
1956 Oklahoma+
1957 Oklahoma
1958 Ohio St.
1959 LSU
1960 Syracuse
1961 Iowa
1962 Ohio St.
1963 Southern California
1964 Ole Miss
1965 Nebraska
1966 Alabama
1967 Notre Dame
1968 Purdue
1969 Ohio St.
1970 Ohio St.
1971 Notre Dame
1972 Nebraska
1973 Southern California
1974 Oklahoma+
1975 Oklahoma+
1976 Nebraska
1977 Oklahoma
1978 Alabama+
1979 Southern California
1980 Ohio St.
1981 Michigan
1982 Pittsburgh
1983 Nebraska
1984 Auburn
1985 Oklahoma+
1986 Oklahoma
1987 Oklahoma
1988 Florida St.
1989 Michigan
1990 Miami (FL)
1991 Florida St.
1992 Miami (FL)
1993 Florida St.+
1994 Florida
1995 Florida St.
1996 Nebraska
1997 Penn St.
1998 Ohio St.
1999 Florida St.+
2000 Nebraska
2001 Florida
2002 Miami (FL)
2003 Oklahoma
2004 Southern California+
2005 Southern California
2006 Ohio St.
2007 Southern California
2008 Georgia
2009 Florida
2010 Alabama
2011 Oklahoma
2012 Southern California
2013 Alabama
2014 Florida St.
2015 Ohio St.
2016 Alabama
2017 Alabama+
2018 Alabama
+ Indicates eventual National Champion
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
1936—The Associated Press Poll began with sports editors of AP news-
papers voting for the top 20 teams nationally. Minnesota and Northwestern
each had 7-1 records and, even though Northwestern whipped the Golden
Gophers in the regular season, Minnesota was named No. 1 in the final poll.
1937—California began with a 5-0 record and was ranked No. 1 in the first
three polls, but Jock Sutherland’s Pittsburgh Panthers took over the lead in
November and finished 9-0-1 and No. 1.
1938—Previous year’s AP leader Pittsburgh was ranked No. 1 to begin the
season, but Dutch Meyer’s TCU Horned Frogs, behind legendary QB Davey
O’Brien, posted an undefeated 10-0 regular season for the poll championship.
1939—Pittsburgh and Tennessee, two powerhouses, exchanged the No. 1
spot in the poll until Homer Norton’s Texas A&M Aggies, behind big fullback
John Kimbrough, took over the top spot late and finished 10-0 in the regular
season for the mythical AP title.
1940—Eastern power Cornell led for the first four weeks until eventual cham-
pion Minnesota, behind coach Bernie Bierman and All-Americans George
Franck and Urban Odson, finished No. 1. It was the second of three national
poll champions for Bierman.
1941—Minnesota made it two in row behind Heisman Trophy winner Bruce
Smith as the Gophers posted a perfect 8-0 record.
1942—Ohio State started the season as the No. 1 team until a midseason
loss dropped the Buckeyes back into the pack. Georgia and Boston College
shared the No. 1 spot until the last week, when Ohio State, behind legendary
coach Paul Brown, finished as the top team.
1943—Notre Dame led wire-to-wire, the first time a team had led every week
since the poll originated in 1936. Coach Frank Leahy, in only his third year,
had plenty of tools to work with, including backs Angelo Bertelli (Heisman
Trophy winner and consensus All-American) and Creighton Miller (fourth in
the Heisman voting and consensus All-American). The line was loaded also
with end John Yonaker, tackle Jim White and guard Pat Filley, all consensus
All-Americans.
1944—Notre Dame started off the year as the No. 1 team, but Red Blaik’s
Army West Point team, behind consensus All-Americans Doc Blanchard (Mr.
Inside) and Glenn Davis (Mr. Outside), rolled to an undefeated season and
the first of two consecutive No. 1 finishes.
1945—During the last year of World War II, no team more personified
America’s determination than Army West Point, which ran the table again
behind Blanchard and Davis, and consensus All-America linemen John
Green and Tex Coulter. The Cadets posted a perfect 9-0 record, but service
academies did not participate in bowl games then.
1946—This was a pivotal year for the AP poll in that Army West Point was
expected to sweep to the No. 1 spot easily, again behind Blanchard and Davis.
During the season, Army West Point finished 9-0-1, highlighted by a 0-0 tie at
Yankee Stadium against Johnny Lujack-led Notre Dame (8-0-1) in the “Game
of the Decade.” However, Army West Point barely beat an outclassed Navy
team in its final game, and the voters selected Notre Dame No. 1.
1947—Notre Dame and Michigan alternated Nos. 1 and 2 slots through-
out the year with Notre Dame getting the final regular-season nod, even
though both teams were 9-0. In the ensuing bowl game, Michigan rolled
over Southern California, 49-0. The public demanded that the voters release
another post-bowl poll and the Wolverines won easily. AP decided, however,
that the postseason poll did not supercede the final regular-season poll of
December 6, 1947.
1948—Defending champion Notre Dame alternated with North Carolina
and Michigan as No. 1 in the first few polls, but the Wolverines took over in
November and raced to a 9-0 record and a poll championship in coach Bennie
Oosterbaan’s first year as a head coach.
1949—Michigan was No. 1 the first week before Notre Dame took over and
cruised to a perfect 9-0 mark and the national poll title. It was the last of four
No. 1 finishes in seven years for coach Frank Leahy. The stars were end Leon
Hart (Heisman Trophy winner and consensus All-American) and consensus
All-America backs Emil Sitko and Bob Williams.
1950—This was another pivotal year as AP’s rival United Press began its
own top-20 poll, voted on by a panel of coaches. The two polls would go
head-to-head for the next 45 years. On the field, Notre Dame, Army West
Point (behind Dan Foldberg), SMU (behind Kyle Rote) and Ohio State (led
by Heisman winner Vic Janowicz) all led at least one week. But Oklahoma,
behind coach Bud Wilkinson and consensus All-Americans Leon Heath and
Jim Weatherall, posted a 9-0 record for the No. 1 spot and then promptly lost
in the Sugar Bowl to Kentucky, led by Babe Parilli.
1951—Tennessee raced to a No. 1 ranking on the heels of Bob Neyland’s
coaching and the fleet feet of consensus All-American Hank Lauricella.
Michigan State and California both mounted weekly challenges, but the
Volunteers held on for Neyland’s first title in 20 years of coaching.
1952—Michigan State took over in the third week and raced to a perfect 9-0
record behind coach Clarence “Biggie” Munn. The Spartans did not play in
a bowl game.
1953—Notre Dame looked like a sure winner as the Irish led for the first eight
weeks of the season behind Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lattner. But
Maryland, behind the coaching of Jim Tatum and the play of consensus All-
America tackle Stan Jones, made a late bid with a 10-0 mark. The Terrapins
lost in the Orange Bowl to Oklahoma, 7-0.
1954—The two polls split for the first time as Ohio State prevailed in the AP
and UCLA in the UP. The two teams did not meet in the Rose Bowl to decide
the “on-the-field” champion. UCLA had to stay behind because of the Pacific-
8’s “Rose Bowl no-repeater” rule since they had played in Pasadena the
year before against Michigan. Ohio State gave coach Woody Hayes his first
AP championship with a 10-0 record and the Buckeyes defeated Southern
California, 20-7, in the Rose Bowl.
1955—Oklahoma continued with major college football’s all-time 47-game
winning streak by cruising to an AP No. 1 spot with a 10-0 mark and handing
Bud Wilkinson the second of three national poll titles.
1956—This year was a continuation of Oklahoma’s powerhouse team, which
posted a perfect 11-0 record in the all-time 47-game winning streak that lasted
almost four years (1953-57). Led by center Jerry Tubbs and back Tommy
McDonald, the Sooners gave Bud Wilkinson his final AP national title.
1957—Again there was a split vote in the two polls as AP selected as No. 1
unbeaten Auburn (10-0), under Shug Jordan, even though the Tigers were on
probation. UP, the coaches’ poll, threw out Auburn from poll consideration and
went with Woody Hayes’ Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1). Auburn did not go to a
bowl, and Ohio State beat Oregon, 10-7, in the Rose Bowl.
1958—1958 turned out to be the year of the Chinese Bandits in the AP poll.
Led by consensus All-America back Billy Cannon on offense and a swarm-
ing defense called the Chinese Bandits, coach Paul Dietzel’s surprising LSU
Tigers took over the No. 1 spot in midseason. LSU finished 11-0 and beat
Clemson in the Sugar Bowl.
1959—Even though LSU had Heisman winner Billy Cannon returning,
Syracuse took over the No. 1 slot in early November and posted an 11-0 mark
to claim its first poll title. Coach Ben Schwartzwalder was rewarded with his
only championship behind the All-America play of guard Roger Davis, and
Syracuse defeated Texas, 23-14, in the Cotton Bowl.
1960—Minnesota, under Murray Warmath, led in both polls before the bowl
games but was upset by Washington, 17-7, in the Rose Bowl. That prompted
the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to conduct a post-bowl
poll that named Johnny Vaught’s Ole Miss Rebels as champion. Minnesota
remained the official winner in both AP and UPI polls.
1961—Alabama avoided a minefield of upsets and raced to a 10-0 record to
claim the AP title, even though Iowa, Ole Miss, Michigan State and Texas all
were No. 1 at one time during the year. It was Bear Bryant’s first of six AP
championships.
1962—Coach John McKay got his first national title as Southern California
bided its time waiting for four other teams to share No. 1 during the year. The
Trojans slipped into the top spot late with a 10-0 regular-season mark and
then downed Wisconsin, 42-37, in the Rose Bowl.
1963—Texas, under Darrell Royal, was a unanimous choice of all of the polls
as the Longhorns took over the No. 1 slot in October, finished 10-0 and then
beat a Navy team, led by Heisman winner Roger Staubach, in the Cotton
Bowl. The Longhorns’ top player was tackle Scott Appleton.
1964—The 1964 season saw the AP and UPI polls both agree on Alabama
as No. 1, while the other two consensus polls picked Arkansas (FWAA) and
Notre Dame (National Football Foundation). It was Bear Bryant’s second of
six AP titles.
1965—AP had its first post-bowl poll while UPI remained with a pre-bowl
selection. AP selected Alabama for the second straight year. UPI went with
Michigan State, which then lost in the Rose Bowl to UCLA, 14-12. Alabama
had a 9-1-1 record and then whipped Nebraska, 39-28, in the Orange Bowl.
1966—Both Notre Dame and Michigan State were unbeaten as they headed
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into the November 19 matchup. The Irish came back from a 10-0 deficit to tie
the game in the fourth quarter. Ara Parseghian’s Irish actually got the ball back
with 1:30 remaining and decided to run the clock out rather than try to win. His
strategy paid off the next week as Notre Dame crushed Southern California,
51-0, and the Irish were picked No. 1 in both final polls.
1967—Southern California rebounded from an early loss to post a 9-1 record
and move into the No. 1 slot in late November. John McKay’s Trojans beat
Indiana, 14-3, in the Rose Bowl to cap off the season. USC stars were O.J.
Simpson, Ron Yary, Tim Rossovich and Adrian Young, all consensus All-
America selections.
1968—Ohio State overtook Purdue and defending champion Southern
California to become No. 1 in late November. The Buckeyes finished 10-0 and
drilled Southern California, 27-16, in the Rose Bowl.
1969—Defending champ Ohio State led the pack for most of the year
before Darrell Royal’s Texas Longhorns made a strong bid for No. 1 late.
The Longhorns finished 11-0, including the first “Game of the Century” vs.
Arkansas, in which Texas scored a 15-14 victory after trailing 14-0. The team
from the Lone Star State then beat Notre Dame, 21-17, in the Cotton Bowl.
Texas had only one consensus All-America player, lineman Bob McKay, but
had many productive players, such as James Street, Ted Koy and Steve
Worster.
1970—It looked like this year might be a repeat of Texas’ ascension in 1969.
The Longhorns dominated the AP poll for the entire second half of the season,
but a 24-11 loss to Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl gave Nebraska a chance
to take the final No. 1 spot. Bob Devaney’s Cornhuskers had only a tie to mar
their final record (11-0-1) and beat LSU, 17-12, in the Orange Bowl.
1971—Nebraska’s 1971 team, which many say was the best squad of its era,
held the No. 1 spot from wire to wire for Bob Devaney, the first team to do it
since Army West Point in 1945. The Cornhuskers were led by future Heisman
winner Johnny Rodgers and defensive stalwarts Willie Harper and Larry
Jacobson, all consensus All-America selections. The year’s showdown for
Nebraska was a matchup with Oklahoma in Norman in what many still consid-
er the best “Game of the Century.” Nebraska won the hyped contest, 35-31, to
finish 13-0, including a 38-6 victory over Alabama in the Orange Bowl.
1972—It was all Southern California in 1972 as John McKay’s Trojans
became the second school in a row to take the No. 1 spot in the poll from first
week to last. The 12-0 record included a 42-17 pounding of Ohio State in the
Rose Bowl. Southern California was chosen the winner in all four consensus
polls.
1973—First defending champion Southern California, and then Ohio State,
combined to keep a lock on the No. 1 position throughout most of the season.
But Alabama took over the last week of November and met No. 3 Notre Dame
in the Sugar Bowl for the AP title. Notre Dame won a close 24-23 victory and
captured the No. 1 final prize. Coach Ara Parseghian got his second of two
championships behind such players as Dave Casper and Mike Townsend.
1974—In the year in which UPI finally moved its final poll until after the
bowl games, Ohio State and Oklahoma led in the AP poll most of the year.
Oklahoma, behind a crushing rushing attack headed by Joe Washington, was
on probation and not ranked by UPI, but finished 11-0 to take the top AP poll
spot. Oklahoma consensus All-America picks were Washington, guard John
Roush and linebacker Rod Shoate. Coach Barry Switzer started his tenure
with two AP titles in his first three seasons and a 32-1-1 record. UPI selected
Southern California, which finished 10-1-1.
1975—Oklahoma led the AP poll through September and seemed invincible.
However, a roadblock cropped up in a surprise 23-3 loss to Kansas that
snapped the Sooners’ 28-game winning streak. That sent Ohio State into
the No. 1 AP slot until the crucial bowl games behind Archie Griffin, who
was on track for his second straight Heisman. While Oklahoma was beating
Michigan, 14-6, in the Orange, Ohio State fell, 23-10, to UCLA in the Rose,
and the Sooners had their second straight AP championship. The Oklahoma
squad had big-time talent in Joe Washington, Billy Brooks, Dewey Selmon,
Lee Roy Selmon and Tinker Owens, who all earned All-America mention.
Arizona State finished 12-0 and was the only undefeated, untied team. The
Sun Devils, however, played in the Western Athletic Conference, not known
as a strong league at the time.
1976—Michigan raced to an 8-0 record and led the poll for the first eight
weeks. Pittsburgh, under Johnny Majors, finished strong with a 12-0 mark,
including a 27-3 victory over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. The Panthers were
on top at the end of the season and featured Heisman winner Tony Dorsett
and defensive lineman Al Romano, both consensus All-America picks.
1977—Five teams alternated taking the No. 1 AP ranking during the year, and
five teams finished the season with 11-1 records, including pre-bowl leader
Texas. However, Notre Dame (11-1) upset the No. 1 Longhorns, 38-10, in
the Cotton Bowl by keeping Heisman winner Earl Campbell in check. Dan
Devine’s Irish, behind consensus All-America players Ross Browner, Ken
MacAfee and Luther Bradley, were also voted No. 1 in the UPI poll.
1978—Penn State was No. 1 going into the bowl games but was upset,
14-7, by Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. The Crimson Tide (11-1) was voted No.
1 by AP, but Southern California got the nod in the UPI poll because it beat
Alabama, 24-14, during the regular season. USC (12-1) was led by coach
John Robinson and future Heisman winner Charles White. The Trojans
whipped Michigan, 17-10, in the Rose Bowl.
1979—Alabama (12-0) made it two AP titles in a row and six overall for coach
Bear Bryant as the Crimson Tide drilled Arkansas, 24-9, in the Sugar Bowl
to forge ahead of pre-bowl No. 1 Ohio State. The Buckeyes (11-1) dropped
out of contention when they lost in the Gator Bowl to Clemson, 17-15, in the
famous “coach-slugging-player” incident by Ohio State coach Woody Hayes.
1980—Alabama seemed to be in charge early, taking over the No. 1 AP slot
for seven straight weeks until Notre Dame grabbed the spot November 4. But
the Irish dropped out the next week as Georgia pushed into the No. 1 spot
behind the running of freshman sensation Herschel Walker. Vince Dooley’s
Bulldogs finished 12-0 and beat Notre Dame, 17-10, in the Sugar Bowl.
1981—Michigan began as the AP leader before giving way after one week to
Notre Dame, which was passed by Southern California, which was overtaken
for a week by Texas, which then surrendered the top spot to Penn State,
which then saw Pittsburgh rise to No. 1. All six of these teams fell by the
wayside as Clemson, under Danny Ford, finished strong with a 12-0 record,
including a 22-15 victory over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.
1982—Pittsburgh and Washington alternated sharing the No. 1 spot until
Georgia took over November 9. The Bulldogs were still the leader going into
the bowl games. However, No. 2 Penn State beat No. 1 Georgia, 27-23, in
the Sugar Bowl for the AP poll championship. It was coach Joe Paterno’s first
of two AP national championships.
1983—It was a disappointing season for Nebraska, which held the No. 1 AP
slot for 14 consecutive weeks, but was edged by fifth-ranked Miami (Florida),
31-30, in the Orange Bowl. Coach Howard Schnellenberger’s Hurricanes took
the AP title after winning a battle with a Nebraska team that had Heisman
winner Mike Rozier and consensus All-America picks Irving Fryar and Dean
Steinkuhler.
1984—In a year that saw four other teams alternate as No. 1, BYU (13-0)
hung around until fortune pushed the Cougars into the final No. 1 slot. Coach
LaVell Edwards’ charges played no AP team in the top 20 in the regular
season, but dispatched Michigan, 24-17, in the Holiday Bowl. When No.
1 Nebraska and No. 2 South Carolina both lost November 17, the No. 3
Cougars vaulted into the top spot and never gave it up.
1985—Oklahoma stayed the course after an early loss to beat No. 1 Penn
State, 25-10, in the Orange Bowl and give Barry Switzer his second AP title.
Brian Bosworth and Tony Casillas were the top players for the Sooners.
1986—Penn State had not been No. 1 all year, but the Nittany Lions finished
12-0, capped by a 14-10 victory over pre-bowl No. 1 Miami (Florida) in the
Fiesta Bowl. The bowl was arranged to match No. 1 vs. No. 2 because the two
top teams had no conference affiliation. It was Joe Paterno’s second AP title.
1987—Oklahoma held the No. 1 spot for all but one week during the year, but
Miami (Florida) grabbed the national poll title by downing the Sooners, 20-14,
in the Orange Bowl. Miami featured a bruising defense with Daniel Stubbs
and Bennie Blades topping the consensus All-America team. Coach Jimmy
Johnson’s 12-0 Hurricanes garnered the second of four AP titles in 10 years.
1988—Notre Dame made a late-season run for AP’s No. 1 spot and finished
a perfect 12-0 after a 34-21 win over West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl to grab
the title. Miami (Florida) had control of the No. 1 spot early before UCLA took
over for a couple of weeks, followed by the Irish’s push.
1989—Defending AP champion Notre Dame held the No. 1 slot for 12 con-
secutive weeks. Colorado took over when the Irish lost a game. The Buffaloes
were No. 1 for only two weeks before Dennis Erickson’s Miami (Florida) team
moved into No. 1 in the final poll by beating Alabama, 33-25, in the Sugar
Bowl. Colorado lost its chance by losing to Notre Dame, 21-6, in the Orange
Bowl.
1990—This was another split between the polls with AP going with Colorado
(11-1-1) while UPI went with undefeated Georgia Tech (10-0-1). In the ensu-
ing bowl games, both teams won – Colorado beating Notre Dame, 10-9, in the
Orange, and Georgia Tech downing Nebraska, 45-21, in the Florida Citrus.
This was the season that critics of the bowl system began talking about creat-
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ing another way to determine a national champion, indicating that the polls
were not adequate.
1991—UPI, which fell on hard times financially, saw its coaches’ poll switch
affiliation to USA Today/CNN. With two teams each posting 12-0 records, the
polls again split with AP naming Miami (Florida) No. 1 and the coaches’ poll
going with Washington. Again, the media and public grumbled about not hav-
ing a clear-cut national titlist, and the Bowl Coalition people started to think
about replacing the poll champions.
1992—The Bowl Coalition made its debut to decide a national champion, and
Alabama, under Gene Stallings, upset Miami (Florida), 34-13, in the Sugar
Bowl for the title. The Crimson Tide finished 13-0 to take No. 1 in both polls.
Miami (Florida) was No. 1 in the AP poll for 10 of the season’s 15 weeks.
1993—Florida State almost led the poll from first week to last, save for
November 16 after a loss to Notre Dame, which took one quick week in
the No. 1 roost. But Lou Holtz’s Irish were upended by Boston College, and
Bobby Bowden’s Seminoles regained the No. 1 spot the next week. The
Seminoles posted a 12-1 record, including an 18-16 victory over Nebraska
in the Orange Bowl. Florida State QB Charlie Ward was the Heisman Trophy
winner, and LB Derrick Brooks and DB Corey Sawyer were consensus All-
America selections.
1994—Florida and Nebraska held the No. 1 spot for most of the first half of the
season and Penn State went undefeated, but it was Nebraska (also unbeaten
at 13-0) that took the championship. The Cornhuskers squeezed by Miami
(Florida), 24-17, in the Orange Bowl to hand Tom Osborne his first AP title
after 22 years as the head coach in Lincoln. Joe Paterno saw his Penn State
squad go undefeated and uncrowned for the fourth time.
1995—Florida State was the team to beat as the Seminoles held the No.
1 slot for the first nine weeks, before giving way to defending champion
Nebraska. The Cornhuskers ran their winning streak to 25 straight games
with a 12-0 record. The Bowl Coalition matched No. 1 Nebraska with No. 2
Florida in the Fiesta Bowl. Nebraska whipped the Gators, 62-24, to remove
any doubt about the No. 1 team, and the Cornhuskers took the AP prize for
the second straight year.
1996—This year marked a change from the Bowl Coalition to the Bowl
Alliance, but it also proved less than satisfying as the top two teams – Florida
State and Arizona State – did not meet because Arizona State was bound to
the Rose Bowl and a game versus the Big Ten champion. Interestingly, both
Florida State and Arizona State lost in their respective bowl games (Florida
State lost to Florida, 52-20), which was enough to lift the Gators into the final
No. 1 spot in both polls. Steve Spurrier got a measure of revenge over the
Gator doubters from 1995, when Florida lost in the title game. Florida QB
Danny Wuerffel was the Heisman winner, and Ike Hilliard and Reidel Anthony
were consensus All-Americans.
1997—ESPN replaced CNN in the USA Today coaches’ poll that named
Nebraska as its champion. Michigan finished No. 1 in the AP poll. The
Wolverines and Nebraska were both unbeaten heading into the bowls, and
the Cornhuskers finished 13-0 with a 42-17 win over Tennessee in the Orange
Bowl. Meanwhile, Michigan (12-0) beat Washington State, 21-16, in the Rose
Bowl. Even though both teams won in the bowls, 21 coaches changed their
votes in the USA Today/ESPN poll on the strength of Nebraska’s margin of
victory and handed Tom Osborne the third poll championship for Nebraska in
four years. Lloyd Carr got his first AP title in only his third year as head coach
of the Wolverines. Michigan DB Charles Woodson was the first defensive
player ever selected as the Heisman Trophy winner.
1998—This was the first year of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), and
Ohio State, under John Cooper, was voted No. 1 in the AP poll for the first nine
weeks. Phillip Fulmer’s Tennessee Volunteers took over the top spot when the
Buckeyes lost, and raced to a 13-0 record, including a 23-16 victory over No.
2 Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl. Tennessee was voted No. 1 in all four major
polls – Associated Press (AP), USA Today/ESPN (USA/ESPN), National
Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame (NFF) and Football Writers
Association of America (FWAA).
1999—For the first time since Nebraska did so in 1983, Florida State led the
AP poll from wire to wire. It was not easy for Bobby Bowden’s Seminoles, as
they posted a perfect 12-0 record, but had close calls in beating Georgia Tech,
41-35; Clemson, 17-14; and in-state rival Florida, 30-23. But Florida State
ripped No. 2 Virginia Tech, 46-29, in the BCS Sugar Bowl. Peter Warrick,
Jason Whitaker, Sebastian Janikowski and Corey Simon were all consensus
All-America selections as Florida State finished No. 1 in all four major polls
(AP, USA/ESPN, NFF and FWAA).
2000—Nebraska, 12-1 and No. 3 in the AP poll the previous year, looked
strong and was voted No. 1 for nine consecutive weeks to begin the season.
Oklahoma, unranked the previous year, took over the No. 1 spot October
30 and cruised into the BCS Orange Bowl to face No. 2 Florida State. The
Seminoles had one loss but the second-best strength of schedule. Bob
Stoops’ Sooners clamped down on Florida State’s offense to post a 13-2
victory. For Stoops, in only his second year as a head coach, it was the first
Oklahoma AP poll title since 1985 under Barry Switzer. Oklahoma finished
13-0 behind QB Josh Heupel (Heisman runner-up to QB Chris Weinke of
Florida State), LB Rocky Calmus and DB J.T. Thatcher, all consensus All-
Americans.
2001—Florida and Miami (Florida) fought it out all year for a BCS crown and
No. 1 spots in all four major polls. Miami finally came out on top by posting
a perfect 12-0 mark and a decisive 37-14 victory over No. 2 Nebraska in the
Rose Bowl, which finally became a part of the BCS process. Florida ended up
fifth in the BCS rankings because of two regular-season defeats. Associated
Press’ No. 2 Nebraska (11-2) overcame a 62-36 pounding by AP No. 14
Colorado in its final regular-season game to hold on to the No. 2 BCS ranking
and the Rose Bowl date. Miami’s Larry Coker was only the second first-year
head coach to win a national title (Bennie Oosterbaan of Michigan in 1948) as
the Hurricanes were No. 1 in all four major polls and BCS champion.
2002—Defending consensus champion Miami (Florida) held the AP No.
1 spot almost the entire year (Oklahoma was No. 1 during the week of
November 4) and was No. 1 in the BCS rankings. The Hurricanes then faced
undefeated Ohio State, No. 2 in both the BCS and AP poll, in the Fiesta Bowl.
The Buckeyes, under second-year head coach Jim Tressel, held on for a
double-overtime 31-24 victory, snapping the Hurricanes’ 34-game winning
streak, sixth longest of all-time. The Buckeyes had many talented players,
including consensus All-Americans Mike Nugent (PK), Matt Wilhelm (LB)
and Mike Doss (DB). It was the sixth straight year that the AP poll champion
posted an undefeated season.
2003—Grumblings about the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) began after
the season as the polls split yet again. AP selected Southern California (12-1)
as No. 1 and USA Today/ESPN picked LSU (13-1) as champion. In a strange
turn of events, Oklahoma was No. 1 in the AP poll for 14 consecutive weeks,
and the Sooners looked unbeatable as they rolled to an 11-0 regular-season
record. In the Big 12 Conference championship game, however, the Sooners
were rocked, 35-7, by Kansas State. Oklahoma had built up such a lead in
the BCS rankings, however, that it was still ranked No. 1 and faced BCS No.
2 LSU in the Sugar Bowl. Even though BCS No. 3 Southern California was
ranked No. 1 in both the AP and USA Today/ESPN polls before the bowls, the
Trojans were relegated to the Rose Bowl, in which they defeated Michigan,
28-14, to finish 12-1. LSU then edged Oklahoma, 21-14, in the Sugar Bowl in
the BCS No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup. The AP pollsters voted Southern California
No. 1 and the USA Today/ESPN voters picked LSU No. 1 and split the nation
again. Momentum began gathering toward a slightly tweaked BCS system
that tentatively would add another BCS bowl to the mix in the future.
2004—Southern California left little doubt in the BCS-decided matchup with
No. 2 Oklahoma that the Trojans were top dogs by racing to a 55-19 victory
in the Orange Bowl. The Trojans were No. 1 in the weekly polls from wire to
wire with Oklahoma No. 2, and both were 12-0 going into the bowl games.
The only fans who had a problem with the BCS championship game were the
Auburn supporters, who saw their Tigers post a perfect 13-0 record, yet not
be included in the title matchup. Again, talk of a playoff system was heard,
with Auburn not only having a perfect record playing in one of the toughest
conferences (Southeastern), but also finishing No. 2 in the final poll ahead of
Oklahoma. Mountain West Conference power Utah also had an argument to
be included after posting a 12-0 mark.
2005—For the first time in BCS history, the top two teams in the country
faced each other in the national championship game, as Southern California
and Texas met in the Rose Bowl. The game lived up to all its hype, as the
Longhorns rallied from a 38-26 deficit with two touchdowns in the final five
minutes of the fourth quarter, capped by Vince Young’s eight-yard scamper
with 19 seconds left for the 41-38 victory.
2006—Preseason No. 1 Ohio State played like a national champion from
week one to earn a spot in the BCS championship game against the Gators
of Florida. The Buckeyes had already taken care of another No. 2 in Texas in
September, and after the opening kickoff, a 93-yard return for a touchdown
by Ted Ginn Jr., it looked like they would hold off another challenge. However,
the Gators answered quickly and often as Florida grabbed a 34-14 lead at
halftime, coasted to a 41-14 win and was voted the 2006 AP championship.
2007—It was a year of upsets as four different schools, including one team
three different times, held the No. 1 spot throughout the year, before LSU
claimed the 2007 AP championship. Southern California was the preseason
favorite and ran with the top spot the first four weeks before handing it off to
the Tigers. It only took two weeks before LSU moved over for Ohio State. The
Buckeyes hung on to the top spot for four weeks before giving it back to LSU.
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The Tigers would fall two weeks later, and this time the Tigers of Missouri
would jump to the No. 1 spot for the first time since 1960. It only lasted one
week as Ohio State jumped back into the driver’s seat. For the second straight
year, the Buckeyes would lose in the national championship game, and LSU
for the third and final time that season, elevated itself to the top spot with a
38-24 win.
2008—Six different teams held the top spot in the AP poll during the 2008
season. It marked the second-most teams to be No. 1 in the history of the poll
and the most since 1981 when seven teams were in the top spot. Preseason
No. 1 Georgia was the only team not in the top spot for multiple weeks as
Southern California, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama and Florida each held the top
spot at least two weeks. After Texas Tech’s dramatic 39-33 victory over Texas
knocked the Longhorns out of the top spot in the first week of November,
Alabama began a five-week reign in the top spot. Florida, however, claimed
both a Southeastern Conference championship and the top spot in the AP poll
with a 31-20 victory over the Crimson Tide in the SEC championship game.
The Gators, playing in their second straight 1 vs. 2 matchup, then claimed
the BCS and AP titles with a 24-14 victory over second-ranked Oklahoma
in the BCS championship game, and undefeated Utah used its victory over
Alabama in the Sugar Bowl to secure the No. 2 spot in the final poll.
2009—Only two teams held the top spot in the AP poll, both of which were
members of the Southeastern Conference, and for the fourth straight year, an
SEC team held the top spot in the final poll. The defending national cham-
pion, Florida, entered the year as the preseason No. 1 and held that spot
for 13 of 14 weeks going into an SEC championship matchup against No. 2
Alabama. The Crimson Tide claimed the SEC title with a 32-13 victory over
Florida to move into the AP poll’s top spot for the second time in 2009. The
BCS championship game pitted No. 1 Alabama against No. 2 Texas and the
Crimson Tide’s 37-21 win clinched the national title and the No. 1 spot in the
final rankings. While five teams (Alabama, Texas, TCU, Cincinnati and Boise
State) entered the bowl season undefeated, only Alabama (No. 1) and Boise
State (No. 4) completed perfect seasons. Texas and Florida, which each lost
only to Alabama, finished second and third, respectively, while Ohio State
rounded out the top five.
2010—Four teams spent at least one week in the top spot of the AP poll in
2010, including three different teams in a three-week stretch in October. 2009
national champion Alabama was tabbed the preseason No. 1 and held that
spot for six weeks until a Crimson Tide loss allowed Ohio State to take the
top spot. A Buckeyes’ loss in their first week in the top spot allowed Oregon
to claim its first AP No. 1 ranking in the poll’s history. The Ducks held the top
spot for seven weeks until Auburn took over after the final week of the regular
season. In the BCS championship, No. 1 Auburn outlasted No. 2 Oregon to
give the Southeastern Conference the top spot in the final AP poll for the fifth
straight year. TCU joined Auburn among the ranks of the undefeated and
finished at No. 2. The Tigers and Horned Frogs were joined in the top five by
No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Stanford and No. 5 Ohio State.
2011—Oklahoma and LSU were the only teams picked for the top spot of the
AP poll during the regular season in 2011. The undefeated Sooners held the
spot until undefeated LSU overtook them in the fifth poll of the season. The
Tigers remained on top as they entered the bowl season. In the final poll,
Alabama was tabbed No. 1 after defeating LSU, 21-0, in the BCS champion-
ship game.
2012—Four teams spent at least one week in the top spot of the AP poll in
2012, including three different teams in a three-week stretch in November.
Southern California was tabbed the preseason No. 1 but dropped to No. 2 the
next week after the Trojans beat Hawaii, 49-10, and No. 2 Alabama defeated
Michigan, 41-14, to claim the top spot. The Crimson Tide stayed No. 1 for 10
straight weeks before falling to Texas A&M November 10. New No. 1 Oregon
fell to Stanford the next week. Notre Dame took over the top spot and held
it for three weeks heading into the bowl season. In the BCS championship,
No. 2 Alabama dominated the No. 1 Irish, 42-14, to give the Southeastern
Conference the top spot in the final AP poll for the seventh straight year.
2013—Only two teams claimed the top spot of the AP weekly poll in 2013,
with the first 14 of those 17 weeks going to two-time defending champion
Alabama. The last three polls were taken by 2013 champion Florida State of
the Atlantic Coast Conference. Alabama was tabbed the preseason No. 1 and
held that spot until the Crimson Tide lost at No. 4 Auburn, 34-28, November
30. Florida State worked its way up from No. 11 in the preseason poll to No.
2 for three weeks before taking over the top spot in the December 2 poll. In
the BCS championship, No. 1 Florida State defeated No. 2 Auburn, 34-31, to
end the Southeastern Conference’s streak of seven straight years of topping
the final AP poll.
2014—Defending national champion Florida State was the preseason No.
1 team and held the top spot through the first month of the season. But
Mississippi State, unranked in the preseason poll and through the first three
polls of the regular season, won three straight games against top-10 oppo-
nents to leap the Seminoles and take over the top spot. The ranking marked
the first time in the history of the AP poll that Mississippi State sat atop the
poll. The Bulldogs held the top spot for five weeks before dropping a 25-20
decision to Alabama on the road. The Bulldogs’ loss allowed Florida State to
reclaim the top spot for two weeks. Despite remaining undefeated through
the regular season, the Seminoles were once again jumped in the polls as
Alabama took the top spot on. The Crimson Tide held the top spot going into
the postseason and as part of the first College Football Playoff, Alabama
was upset by Ohio State in a Sugar Bowl matchup that served as one of two
national semifinal games. Ohio State went on to defeat Oregon in the CFP
National Championship to claim the top spot in the final AP poll for the first
time since 2002.
2015—Defending national champion Ohio State was ranked at the top of the
2015 preseason poll and stayed in the top spot for the first two months of
the season. Clemson, which started the year 12th in the preseason poll, first
climbed into the top 10 in week six after knocking off previously unbeaten and
sixth-ranked Notre Dame. The Tigers climbed to third in week nine and then
jumped an idle Ohio State in week 10 to take over the AP top spot. Clemson
held the ranking through the remainder of the season and went into the bowl
season as the top-ranked team in the polls. Second-ranked Alabama, third-
ranked Michigan State and fourth-ranked Oklahoma also joined Clemson in
the four-team College Football Playoff. After Clemson beat Oklahoma and
Alabama shut out Michigan State in the semifinals, the Crimson Tide and
Tigers met in the first AP 1-2 match-up since the end of the 2013 season.
Alabama held off Clemson, 45-40, in the CFP National Championship game
to claim the No. 1 ranking in the final poll. Clemson, Stanford, Ohio State and
Oklahoma made up the other top-five teams in the final AP ranking.
2016—Defending national champion Alabama held the top spot in the 2016
preseason rankings and held that spot through the entire regular season. The
College Football Playoff National Championship game featured a rematch of
the previous year’s game. But this time, Clemson - ranked third in the AP poll
at the end of the regular season - upset the Crimson Tide to claim the title and
the top spot in the final AP poll.
2017—For the second straight season, Alabama was selected with the top
spot in the 2017 preseason poll. This time, however, the Crimson Tide held
that spot until its final regular season game. In the Iron Bowl, sixth-ranked
Auburn upset top-ranked Alabama to earn a spot in the SEC Championship
game and move Clemson into the top spot. Clemson also earned the top-
seed for the College Football Playoff and was matched up with fourth-ranked
Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. The Crimson Tide’s defense led the way to a
24-6 victory and put Alabama in the CFP Championship Game for the third-
straight year. In the title game, third-ranked Georgia (which advanced to the
championship game with a double OT win over second-ranked Oklahoma)
took a 13-0 halftime lead and a 20-7 third quarter lead over the Crimson Tide.
But Alabama scored 13 unanswered points in the games last 21 minutes to
force overtime. In the overtime, Georgia took a lead back with a field goal but
Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa found DeVonta Smith for a 41-yard touchdown
pass to give the Crimson Tide its second national title in three years.
2018—Alabama was again selected preseason number one and held that
spot for the entire season until the final poll. Clemson moved around in the
top five most of the year while staying undefeated. The two teams met in
the College Football Playoff for the fourth-straight year and the title game for
the third time in four years. This time, No. 2 Clemson dominated from the
opening kick to win 44-16. Clemson became the first team in the history of
modern football to win 15 games in a season and finished the year in the top
spot of the final poll.
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FINAL POLLS
Beginning in 1989, AP selected the top 25 teams instead of 20. Note: On January 6, 1948, in a special postseason poll after the Rose
Bowl, the Associated Press voted Michigan No. 1 and Notre Dame No. 2. However, the postseason poll did not supersede the final
regular-season poll of December 6, 1947.
1. Minnesota
2. LSU
3. Pittsburgh
4. Alabama
5. Washington
6. Santa Clara
7. Northwestern
8. Notre Dame
9. Nebraska
10. Penn
11. Duke
12. Yale
13. Dartmouth
14. Duquesne
15. Fordham
16. TCU
17. Tennessee
18. Arkansas
Navy
20. Marquette
1. Pittsburgh
2. California
3. Fordham
4. Alabama
5. Minnesota
6. Villanova
7. Dartmouth
8. LSU
9. Notre Dame
Santa Clara
11. Nebraska
12. Yale
13. Ohio St.
14. Holy Cross
Arkansas
16. TCU
17. Colorado
18. Rice
19. North Carolina
20. Duke
1. TCU
2. Tennessee
3. Duke
4. Oklahoma
5. Notre Dame
6. Carnegie Mellon
7. Southern California
8. Pittsburgh
9. Holy Cross
10. Minnesota
11. Texas Tech
12. Cornell
13. Alabama
14. California
15. Fordham
16. Michigan
17. Northwestern
18. Villanova
19. Tulane
20. Dartmouth
1. Texas A&M
2. Tennessee
3. Southern California
4. Cornell
5. Tulane
6. Missouri
7. UCLA
8. Duke
9. Iowa
10. Duquesne
11. Boston College
12. Clemson
13. Notre Dame
14. Santa Clara
15. Ohio St.
16. Georgia Tech
17. Fordham
18. Nebraska
19. Oklahoma
20. Michigan
1. Minnesota
2. Stanford
3. Michigan
4. Tennessee
5. Boston College
6. Texas A&M
7. Nebraska
8. Northwestern
9. Mississippi St.
10. Washington
11. Santa Clara
12. Fordham
13. Georgetown
14. Penn
15. Cornell
16. SMU
17. Hardin-Simmons
18. Duke
19. Lafayette
1. Minnesota
2. Duke
3. Notre Dame
4. Texas
5. Michigan
6. Fordham
7. Missouri
8. Duquesne
9. Texas A&M
10. Navy
11. Northwestern
12. Oregon St.
13. Ohio St.
14. Georgia
15. Penn
16. Mississippi St.
17. Ole Miss
18. Tennessee
19. Washington St.
20. Alabama
1. Ohio St.
2. Georgia
3. Wisconsin
4. Tulsa
5. Georgia Tech
6. Notre Dame
7. Tennessee
8. Boston College
9. Michigan
10. Alabama
11. Texas
12. Stanford
13. UCLA
14. William & Mary
15. Santa Clara
16. Auburn
17. Washington St.
18. Mississippi St.
19. Minnesota
Holy Cross
Penn St.
1. Notre Dame
2. Iowa Pre-Flight
3. Michigan
4. Navy
5. Purdue
6. Great Lakes
7. Duke
8. Del Monte P-F
9. Northwestern
10. March Field
11. Army West Point
12. Washington
13. Georgia Tech
14. Texas
15. Tulsa
16. Dartmouth
17. Bainbridge NTS
18. Colorado Col.
19. Pacific
20. Penn
1. Army West Point
2. Ohio St.
3. Randolph Field
4. Navy
5. Bainbridge NTS
6. Iowa Pre-Flight
7. Southern California
8. Michigan
9. Notre Dame
10. March Field
11. Duke
12. Tennessee
13. Georgia Tech
Norman Pre-Flight
15. Illinois
16. El Toro Marines
17. Great Lakes
18. Fort Pierce
19. St. Mary’s Pre-Flight
20. Second Air Force
1. Army West Point
2. Alabama
3. Navy
4. Indiana
5. Oklahoma St.
6. Michigan
7. St. Mary’s (CA)
8. Penn
9. Notre Dame
10. Texas
11. Southern California
12. Ohio St.
13. Duke
14. Tennessee
15. LSU
16. Holy Cross
17. Tulsa
18. Georgia
19. Wake Forest
20. Columbia
1. Notre Dame
2. Army West Point
3. Georgia
4. UCLA
5. Illinois
6. Michigan
7. Tennessee
8. LSU
9. North Carolina
10. Rice
11. Georgia Tech
12. Yale
13. Penn
14. Oklahoma
15. Texas
16. Arkansas
17. Tulsa
18. NC State
19. Delaware
20. Indiana
1. Notre Dame
2. Michigan
3. SMU
4. Penn St.
5. Texas
6. Alabama
7. Penn
8. Southern California
9. North Carolina
10. Georgia Tech
11. Army West Point
12. Kansas
13. Ole Miss
14. William & Mary
15. California
16. Oklahoma
17. NC State
18. Rice
19. Duke
20. Columbia
1. Michigan
2. Notre Dame
3. North Carolina
4. California
5. Oklahoma
6. Army West Point
7. Northwestern
8. Georgia
9. Oregon
10. SMU
11. Clemson
12. Vanderbilt
13. Tulane
14. Michigan St.
15. Ole Miss
16. Minnesota
17. William & Mary
18. Penn St.
19. Cornell
20. Wake Forest
1. Notre Dame
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2. Oklahoma
3. California
4. Army West Point
5. Rice
6. Ohio St.
7. Michigan
8. Minnesota
9. LSU
10. Pacific
11. Kentucky
12. Cornell
13. Villanova
14. Maryland
15. Santa Clara
16. North Carolina
17. Tennessee
18. Princeton
19. Michigan St.
20. Missouri
Baylor
1. Oklahoma
2. Army West Point
3. Texas
4. Tennessee
5. California
6. Princeton
7. Kentucky
8. Michigan St.
9. Michigan
10. Clemson
11. Washington
12. Wyoming
13. Illinois
14. Ohio St.
15. Miami (FL)
16. Alabama
17. Nebraska
18. Wash. & Lee
19. Tulsa
20. Tulane
1. Tennessee
2. Michigan St.
3. Maryland
4. Illinois
5. Georgia Tech
6. Princeton
7. Stanford
8. Wisconsin
9. Baylor
10. Oklahoma
11. TCU
12. California
13. Virginia
14. San Francisco
15. Kentucky
16. Boston U.
17. UCLA
18. Washington St.
19. Holy Cross
20. Clemson
1. Michigan St.
2. Georgia Tech
3. Notre Dame
4. Oklahoma
5. Southern California
6. UCLA
7. Ole Miss
8. Tennessee
9. Alabama
10. Texas
11. Wisconsin
12. Tulsa
13. Maryland
14. Syracuse
15. Florida
16. Duke
17. Ohio St.
18. Purdue
19. Princeton
20. Kentucky
1. Maryland
2. Notre Dame
3. Michigan St.
4. Oklahoma
5. UCLA
6. Rice
7. Illinois
8. Georgia Tech
9. Iowa
10. West Virginia
11. Texas
12. Texas Tech
13. Alabama
14. Army West Point
15. Wisconsin
16. Kentucky
17. Auburn
18. Duke
19. Stanford
20. Michigan
1. Ohio St.
2. UCLA
3. Oklahoma
4. Notre Dame
5. Navy
6. Ole Miss
7. Army West Point
8. Maryland
9. Wisconsin
10. Arkansas
11. Miami (FL)
12. West Virginia
13. Auburn
14. Duke
15. Michigan
16. Virginia Tech
17. Southern California
18. Baylor
19. Rice
20. Penn St.
1. Oklahoma
2. Michigan St.
3. Maryland
4. UCLA
5. Ohio St.
6. TCU
7. Georgia Tech
8. Auburn
9. Notre Dame
10. Ole Miss
11. Pittsburgh
12. Michigan
13. Southern California
14. Miami (FL)
15. Miami (OH)
16. Stanford
17. Texas A&M
18. Navy
19. West Virginia
20. Army West Point
1. Oklahoma
2. Tennessee
3. Iowa
4. Georgia Tech
5. Texas A&M
6. Miami (FL)
7. Michigan
8. Syracuse
9. Michigan St.
10. Oregon St.
11. Baylor
12. Minnesota
13. Pittsburgh
14. TCU
15. Ohio St.
16. Navy
17. George Washington
18. Southern California
19. Clemson
20. Colorado
1. Auburn
2. Ohio St.
3. Michigan St.
4. Oklahoma
5. Navy
6. Iowa
7. Ole Miss
8. Rice
9. Texas A&M
10. Notre Dame
11. Texas
12. Arizona St.
13. Tennessee
14. Mississippi St.
15. NC State
16. Duke
17. Florida
18. Army West Point
19. Wisconsin
20. VMI
1. LSU
2. Iowa
3. Army West Point
4. Auburn
5. Oklahoma
6. Air Force
7. Wisconsin
8. Ohio St.
9. Syracuse
10. TCU
11. Ole Miss
12. Clemson
13. Purdue
14. Florida
15. South Carolina
16. California
17. Notre Dame
18. SMU
19. Oklahoma St.
20. Rutgers
1. Syracuse
2. Ole Miss
3. LSU
4. Texas
5. Georgia
6. Wisconsin
7. TCU
8. Washington
9. Arkansas
10. Alabama
11. Clemson
12. Penn St.
13. Illinois
14. Southern California
15. Oklahoma
16. Wyoming
17. Notre Dame
18. Missouri
19. Florida
20. Pittsburgh
1. Minnesota
2. Ole Miss
3. Iowa
4. Navy
5. Missouri
6. Washington
7. Arkansas
8. Ohio St.
9. Alabama
10. Duke
11. Kansas
12. Baylor
13. Auburn
14. Yale
15. Michigan St.
16. Penn St.
17. New Mexico St.
18. Florida
19. Syracuse
Purdue
1. Alabama
2. Ohio St.
3. Texas
4. LSU
5. Ole Miss
6. Minnesota
7. Colorado
8. Michigan St.
9. Arkansas
10. Utah St.
11. Missouri
12. Purdue
13. Georgia Tech
14. Syracuse
15. Rutgers
16. UCLA
17. Rice
Penn St.
Arizona
20. Duke
1. Southern California
2. Wisconsin
3. Ole Miss
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Arkansas
7. LSU
8. Oklahoma
9. Penn St.
10. Minnesota
Only 10 ranked
1. Texas
2. Navy
3. Illinois
4. Pittsburgh
5. Auburn
6. Nebraska
7. Ole Miss
8. Alabama
9. Oklahoma
10. Michigan St.
Only 10 ranked
1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. Notre Dame
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4. Michigan
5. Texas
6. Nebraska
7. LSU
8. Oregon St.
9. Ohio St.
10. Southern California
Only 10 ranked
1. Alabama
2. Michigan St.
3. Arkansas
4. UCLA
5. Nebraska
6. Missouri
7. Tennessee
8. LSU
9. Notre Dame
10. Southern California
Only 10 ranked
1. Notre Dame
2. Michigan St.
3. Alabama
4. Georgia
5. UCLA
6. Nebraska
7. Purdue
8. Georgia Tech
9. Miami (FL)
10. SMU
Only 10 ranked
1. Southern California
2. Tennessee
3. Oklahoma
4. Indiana
5. Notre Dame
6. Wyoming
7. Oregon St.
8. Alabama
9. Purdue
10. Penn St.
Only 10 ranked
1. Ohio St.
2. Penn St.
3. Texas
4. Southern California
5. Notre Dame
6. Arkansas
7. Kansas
8. Georgia
9. Missouri
10. Purdue
11. Oklahoma
12. Michigan
13. Tennessee
14. SMU
15. Oregon St.
16. Auburn
17. Alabama
18. Houston
19. LSU
20. Ohio
1. Texas
2. Penn St.
3. Southern California
4. Ohio St.
5. Notre Dame
6. Missouri
7. Arkansas
8. Ole Miss
9. Michigan
10. LSU
11. Nebraska
12. Houston
13. UCLA
14. Florida
15. Tennessee
16. Colorado
17. West Virginia
18. Purdue
19. Stanford
20. Auburn
1. Nebraska
2. Notre Dame
3. Texas
4. Tennessee
5. Ohio St.
6. Arizona St.
7. LSU
8. Stanford
9. Michigan
10. Auburn
11. Arkansas
12. Toledo
13. Georgia Tech
14. Dartmouth
15. Southern California
16. Air Force
17. Tulane
18. Penn St.
19. Houston
20. Oklahoma
1. Nebraska
2. Oklahoma
3. Colorado
4. Alabama
5. Penn St.
6. Michigan
7. Georgia
8. Arizona St.
9. Tennessee
10. Stanford
11. LSU
12. Auburn
13. Notre Dame
14. Toledo
15. Ole Miss
16. Arkansas
17. Houston
18. Texas
19. Washington
20. Southern California
1. Southern California
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Nebraska
5. Auburn
6. Michigan
7. Alabama
8. Tennessee
9. Ohio St.
10. Penn St.
11. LSU
12. North Carolina
13. Arizona St.
14. Notre Dame
15. UCLA
16. Colorado
17. NC State
18. Louisville
19. Washington St.
20. Georgia Tech
1. Notre Dame
2. Ohio St.
3. Oklahoma
4. Alabama
5. Penn St.
6. Michigan
7. Nebraska
8. Southern California
9. Arizona St.
Houston
11. Texas Tech
12. UCLA
13. LSU
14. Texas
15. Miami (OH)
16. NC State
17. Missouri
18. Kansas
19. Tennessee
20. Maryland
Tulane
1. Oklahoma
2. Southern California
3. Michigan
4. Ohio St.
5. Alabama
6. Notre Dame
7. Penn St.
8. Auburn
9. Nebraska
10. Miami (OH)
11. NC State
12. Michigan St.
13. Maryland
14. Baylor
15. Florida
16. Texas A&M
17. Mississippi St.
Texas
19. Houston
20. Tennessee
1. Oklahoma
2. Arizona St.
3. Alabama
4. Ohio St.
5. UCLA
6. Texas
7. Arkansas
8. Michigan
9. Nebraska
10. Penn St.
11. Texas A&M
12. Miami (OH)
13. Maryland
14. California
15. Pittsburgh
16. Colorado
17. Southern California
18. Arizona
19. Georgia
20. West Virginia
1. Pittsburgh
2. Southern California
3. Michigan
4. Houston
5. Oklahoma
6. Ohio St.
7. Texas A&M
8. Maryland
9. Nebraska
10. Georgia
11. Alabama
12. Notre Dame
13. Texas Tech
14. Oklahoma St.
15. UCLA
16. Colorado
17. Rutgers
18. Kentucky
19. Iowa St.
20. Mississippi St.
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
4. Texas
5. Penn St.
6. Kentucky
7. Oklahoma
8. Pittsburgh
9. Michigan
10. Washington
11. Ohio St.
12. Nebraska
13. Southern California
14. Florida St.
15. Stanford
16. San Diego St.
17. North Carolina
18. Arizona St.
19. Clemson
20. BYU
1. Alabama
2. Southern California
3. Oklahoma
4. Penn St.
5. Michigan
6. Clemson
7. Notre Dame
8. Nebraska
9. Texas
10. Houston
11. Arkansas
12. Michigan St.
13. Purdue
14. UCLA
15. Missouri
16. Georgia
17. Stanford
18. NC State
19. Texas A&M
20. Maryland
1. Alabama
2. Southern California
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio St.
5. Houston
6. Florida St.
7. Pittsburgh
8. Arkansas
9. Nebraska
10. Purdue
11. Washington
12. Texas
13. BYU
14. Baylor
15. North Carolina
16. Auburn
17. Temple
18. Michigan
19. Indiana
20. Penn St.
1. Georgia
National Poll Rankings 148
2. Pittsburgh
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan
5. Florida St.
6. Alabama
7. Nebraska
8. Penn St.
9. Notre Dame
10. North Carolina
11. Southern California
12. BYU
13. UCLA
14. Baylor
15. Ohio St.
16. Washington
17. Purdue
18. Miami (FL)
19. Mississippi St.
20. SMU
1. Clemson
2. Texas
3. Penn St.
4. Pittsburgh
5. SMU
6. Georgia
7. Alabama
8. Miami (FL)
9. North Carolina
10. Washington
11. Nebraska
12. Michigan
13. BYU
14. Southern California
15. Ohio St.
16. Arizona St.
17. West Virginia
18. Iowa
19. Missouri
20. Oklahoma
1. Penn St.
2. SMU
3. Nebraska
4. Georgia
5. UCLA
6. Arizona St.
7. Washington
8. Clemson
9. Arkansas
10. Pittsburgh
11. LSU
12. Ohio St.
13. Florida St.
14. Auburn
15. Southern California
16. Oklahoma
17. Texas
18. North Carolina
19. West Virginia
20. Maryland
1. Miami (FL)
2. Nebraska
3. Auburn
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. Florida
7. BYU
8. Michigan
9. Ohio St.
10. Illinois
11. Clemson
12. SMU
13. Air Force
14. Iowa
15. Alabama
16. West Virginia
17. UCLA
18. Pittsburgh
19. Boston College
20. East Carolina
1. BYU
2. Washington
3. Florida
4. Nebraska
5. Boston College
6. Oklahoma
7. Oklahoma St.
8. SMU
9. UCLA
10. Southern California
11. South Carolina
12. Maryland
13. Ohio St.
14. Auburn
15. LSU
16. Iowa
17. Florida St.
18. Miami (FL)
19. Kentucky
20. Virginia
1. Oklahoma
2. Michigan
3. Penn St.
4. Tennessee
5. Florida
6. Texas A&M
7. UCLA
8. Air Force
9. Miami (FL)
10. Iowa
11. Nebraska
12. Arkansas
13. Alabama
14. Ohio St.
15. Florida St.
16. BYU
17. Baylor
18. Maryland
19. Georgia Tech
20. LSU
1. Penn St.
2. Miami (FL)
3. Oklahoma
4. Arizona St.
5. Nebraska
6. Auburn
7. Ohio St.
8. Michigan
9. Alabama
10. LSU
11. Arizona
12. Baylor
13. Texas A&M
14. UCLA
15. Arkansas
16. Iowa
17. Clemson
18. Washington
19. Boston College
20. Virginia Tech
1. Miami (FL)
2. Florida St.
3. Oklahoma
4. Syracuse
5. LSU
6. Nebraska
7. Auburn
8. Michigan St.
9. UCLA
10. Texas A&M
11. Oklahoma St.
12. Clemson
13. Georgia
14. Tennessee
15. South Carolina
16. Iowa
17. Notre Dame
18. Southern California
19. Michigan
20. Arizona St.
1. Notre Dame
2. Miami (FL)
3. Florida St.
4. Michigan
5. West Virginia
6. UCLA
7. Southern California
8. Auburn
9. Clemson
10. Nebraska
11. Oklahoma St.
12. Arkansas
13. Syracuse
14. Oklahoma
15. Georgia
16. Washington St.
17. Alabama
18. Houston
19. LSU
20. Indiana
1. Miami (FL)
2. Notre Dame
3. Florida St.
4. Colorado
5. Tennessee
6. Auburn
7. Michigan
8. Southern California
9. Alabama
10. Illinois
11. Nebraska
12. Clemson
13. Arkansas
14. Houston
15. Penn St.
16. Michigan St.
17. Pittsburgh
18. Virginia
19. Texas Tech
20. Texas A&M
21. West Virginia
22. BYU
23. Washington
24. Ohio St.
25. Arizona
1. Colorado
2. Georgia Tech
3. Miami (FL)
4. Florida St.
5. Washington
6. Notre Dame
7. Michigan
8. Tennessee
9. Clemson
10. Houston
11. Penn St.
12. Texas
13. Florida
14. Louisville
15. Texas A&M
16. Michigan St.
17. Oklahoma
18. Iowa
19. Auburn
20. Southern California
21. Ole Miss
22. BYU
23. Virginia
24. Nebraska
25. Illinois
1. Miami (FL)
2. Washington
3. Penn St.
4. Florida St.
5. Alabama
6. Michigan
7. Florida
8. California
9. East Carolina
10. Iowa
11. Syracuse
12. Texas A&M
13. Notre Dame
14. Tennessee
15. Nebraska
16. Oklahoma
17. Georgia
18. Clemson
19. UCLA
20. Colorado
21. Tulsa
22. Stanford
23. BYU
24. NC State
25. Air Force
1. Alabama
2. Florida St.
3. Miami (FL)
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Syracuse
7. Texas A&M
8. Georgia
9. Stanford
10. Florida
11. Washington
12. Tennessee
13. Colorado
14. Nebraska
15. Washington St.
16. Ole Miss
17. NC State
18. Ohio St.
19. North Carolina
20. Hawaii
21. Boston College
22. Kansas
23. Mississippi St.
24. Fresno St.
25. Wake Forest
1. Florida St.
2. Notre Dame
3. Nebraska
4. Auburn
5. Florida
6. Wisconsin
7. West Virginia
8. Penn St.
9. Texas A&M
10. Arizona
11. Ohio St.
National Poll Rankings 149
12. Tennessee
13. Boston College
14. Alabama
15. Miami (FL)
16. Colorado
17. Oklahoma
18. UCLA
19. North Carolina
20. Kansas St.
21. Michigan
22. Virginia Tech
23. Clemson
24. Louisville
25. California
1. Nebraska
2. Penn St.
3. Colorado
4. Florida St.
5. Alabama
6. Miami (FL)
7. Florida
8. Texas A&M
9. Auburn
10. Utah
11. Oregon
12. Michigan
13. Southern California
14. Ohio St.
15. Virginia
16. Colorado St.
17. NC State
18. BYU
19. Kansas St.
20. Arizona
21. Washington St.
22. Tennessee
23. Boston College
24. Mississippi St.
25. Texas
1. Nebraska
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. Florida St.
5. Colorado
6. Ohio St.
7. Kansas St.
8. Northwestern
9. Kansas
10. Virginia Tech
11. Notre Dame
12. Southern California
13. Penn St.
14. Texas
15. Texas A&M
16. Virginia
17. Michigan
18. Oregon
19. Syracuse
20. Miami (FL)
21. Alabama
22. Auburn
23. Texas Tech
24. Toledo
25. Iowa
1. Florida (12-1)
2. Ohio St. (11-1)
3. Florida St. (11-1)
4. Arizona St. (11-1)
5. BYU (14-1)
6. Nebraska (11-2)
7. Penn St. (11-2)
8. Colorado (10-2)
9. Tennessee (10-2)
10. North Carolina (10-2)
11. Alabama (10-3)
12. LSU (10-2)
13. Virginia Tech (10-2)
14. Miami (FL) (9-3)
15. Northwestern (9-3)
16. Washington (9-3)
17. Kansas St. (9-3)
18. Iowa (9-3)
19. Notre Dame (8-3)
20. Michigan (8-4)
21. Syracuse (9-3)
22. Wyoming (10-2)
23. Texas (8-5)
24. Auburn (8-4)
25.
Army West Point (10-2)
1. Michigan (12-0)
2. Nebraska (13-0)
3. Florida St. (11-1)
4. Florida (10-2)
5. UCLA (10-2)
6. North Carolina (11-1)
7. Tennessee (11-2)
8. Kansas St. (11-1)
9. Washington St. (10-2)
10. Georgia (10-2)
11. Auburn (10-3)
12. Ohio St. (10-3)
13. LSU (9-3)
14. Arizona St. (9-3)
15. Purdue (9-3)
16. Penn St. (9-3)
17. Colorado St. (11-2)
18. Washington (8-4)
19. Southern Miss. (9-3)
20. Texas A&M (9-4)
21. Syracuse (9-4)
22. Ole Miss (8-4)
23. Missouri (7-5)
24. Oklahoma St. (8-4)
25. Georgia Tech (7-5)
1. Tennessee (13-0)
2. Ohio St. (11-1)
3. Florida St. (11-2)
4. Arizona (12-1)
5. Florida (10-2)
6. Wisconsin (11-1)
7. Tulane (12-0)
8. UCLA (10-2)
9. Georgia Tech (10-2)
10. Kansas St. (11-2)
11. Texas A&M (11-3)
12. Michigan (10-3)
13. Air Force (12-1)
14. Georgia (9-3)
15. Texas (9-3)
16. Arkansas (9-3)
17. Penn St. (9-3)
18. Virginia (9-3)
19. Nebraska (9-4)
20. Miami (FL) (9-3)
21. Missouri (8-4)
22. Notre Dame (9-3)
23. Virginia Tech (9-3)
24. Purdue (9-4)
25. Syracuse (8-4)
1. Florida St. (12-0)
2. Virginia Tech (11-1)
3. Nebraska (12-1)
4. Wisconsin (10-2)
5. Michigan (10-2)
6. Kansas St. (11-1)
7. Michigan St. (10-2)
8. Alabama (10-3)
9. Tennessee (9-3)
10. Marshall (13-0)
11. Penn St. (10-3)
12. Florida (9-4)
13. Mississippi St. (10-2)
14. Southern Miss. (9-3)
15. Miami (FL) (9-4)
16. Georgia (8-4)
17. Arkansas (8-4)
18. Minnesota (8-4)
19. Oregon (9-3)
20. Georgia Tech (8-4)
21. Texas (9-5)
22. Ole Miss (8-4)
23. Texas A&M (8-4)
24. Illinois (8-4)
25. Purdue (7-5)
1. Oklahoma (13-0)
2. Miami (FL) (11-1)
3. Washington (11-1)
4. Oregon St. (11-1)
5. Florida St. (11-2)
6. Virginia Tech (11-1)
7. Oregon (10-2)
8. Nebraska (10-2)
9. Kansas St. (11-3)
10. Florida (10-3)
11. Michigan (9-3)
12. Texas (9-3)
13. Purdue (8-4)
14. Colorado St. (10-2)
15. Notre Dame (9-3)
16. Clemson (9-3)
17. Georgia Tech (9-3)
18. Auburn (9-4)
19. South Carolina (8-4)
20. Georgia (8-4)
21. TCU (10-2)
22. LSU (8-4)
23. Wisconsin (9-4)
24. Mississippi St. (8-4)
25. Iowa St. (9-3)
1. Miami (FL) (12-0)
2. Oregon (11-1)
3. Florida (10-2)
4. Tennessee (11-2)
5. Texas (11-2)
6. Oklahoma (11-2)
7. LSU (10-3)
8. Nebraska (11-2)
9. Colorado (10-3)
10. Washington St. (10-2)
11. Maryland (10-2)
12. Illinois (10-2)
13. South Carolina (9-3)
14. Syracuse (10-3)
15. Florida St. (8-4)
16. Stanford (9-3)
17. Louisville (11-2)
18. Virginia Tech (8-4)
19. Washington (8-4)
20. Michigan (8-4)
21. Boston College (8-4)
22. Georgia (8-4)
23. Toledo (10-2)
24. Georgia Tech (8-5)
25. BYU (12-2)
1. Ohio St. (14-0)
2. Miami (FL) (12-1)
3. Georgia (13-1)
4. Southern California
(11-2)
5. Oklahoma (12-2)
6. Texas (11-2)
7. Kansas St. (11-2)
8. Iowa (11-2)
9. Michigan (10-3)
10. Washington St. (10-3)
11. Alabama (10-3)
12. NC State (11-3)
13. Maryland (11-3)
14. Auburn (9-4)
15. Boise St. (12-1)
16. Penn St. (9-4)
17. Notre Dame (10-3)
18. Virginia Tech (10-4)
19. Pittsburgh (9-4)
20. Colorado (9-5)
21. Florida St. (9-5)
22. Virginia (9-5)
23. TCU (10-2)
24. Marshall (11-2)
25. West Virginia (9-4)
1. Southern California
(12-1)
2. LSU (13-1)
3. Oklahoma (12-2)
4. Ohio St. (11-2)
5. Miami (FL) (11-2)
6. Michigan (10-3)
7. Georgia (11-3)
8. Iowa (10-3)
9. Washington St. (10-3)
10. Miami (OH) (13-1)
11. Florida St. (10-3)
12. Texas (10-3)
13. Ole Miss (10-3)
14. Kansas St. (11-4)
15. Tennessee (10-3)
16. Boise St. (13-1)
17. Maryland (10-3)
18. Purdue (9-4)
19. Nebraska (10-3)
20. Minnesota (10-3)
21. Utah (10-2)
22. Clemson (9-4)
23. Bowling Green (11-3)
24. Florida (8-5)
25. TCU (11-2)
1. Southern California
(13-0)
2. Auburn (13-0)
3. Oklahoma (12-1)
4. Utah (12-0)
5. Texas (11-1)
6. Louisville (11-1)
7. Georgia (10-2)
8. Iowa (10-2)
9. California (10-2)
10. Virginia Tech (10-3)
11. Miami (FL) (9-3)
12. Boise St. (11-1)
13. Tennessee (10-3)
14. Michigan (9-3)
15. Florida St. (9-3)
16. LSU (9-3)
17. Wisconsin (9-3)
18. Texas Tech (8-4)
19. Arizona St. (9-3)
20. Ohio St. (8-4)
21. Boston College (9-3)
22. Fresno St. (9-3)
23. Virginia (8-4)
24. Navy (10-2)
25. Pittsburgh (8-4)
National Poll Rankings 150
1. Texas (13-0)
2. Southern California
(12-1)
3. Penn St. (11-1)
4. Ohio St. (10-2)
5. West Virginia (11-1)
6. LSU (11-2)
7. Virginia Tech (11-2)
8. Alabama (10-2)
9. Notre Dame (9-3)
10. Georgia (10-3)
11. TCU (11-1)
12. Florida (9-3)
Oregon (10-2)
14. Auburn (9-3)
15. Wisconsin (10-3)
16. UCLA (10-2)
17. Miami (FL) (9-3)
18. Boston College (9-3)
19. Louisville (9-3)
20. Texas Tech (9-3)
21. Clemson (8-4)
22. Oklahoma (8-5)
23. Florida St. (8-5)
24. Nebraska (8-4)
25. California (8-4)
1. Florida (13-1)
2. Ohio St. (12-1)
3. LSU (11-2)
4. Southern California
(11-2)
5. Boise St. (13-0)
6. Louisville (12-1)
7. Wisconsin (12-1)
8. Michigan (11-2)
9. Auburn (11-2)
10. West Virginia (11-2)
11. Oklahoma (11-3)
12. Rutgers (11-2)
13. Texas (10-3)
14. California (10-3)
15. Arkansas (10-4)
16. BYU (11-2)
17. Notre Dame (10-3)
18. Wake Forest (11-3)
19. Virginia Tech (10-3)
20. Boston College (10-3)
21. Oregon St. (10-4)
22. TCU (11-2)
23. Georgia (9-4)
24. Penn St. (9-4)
25. Tennessee (9-4)
1. LSU (12-2)
2. Georgia (11-2)
3. Southern California
(11-2)
4. Missouri (12-2)
5. Ohio St. (11-2)
6. West Virginia (11-2)
7. Kansas (12-1)
8. Oklahoma (11-3)
9. Virginia Tech (11-3)
10. Texas (10-3)
Boston College (11-3)
12. Tennessee (10-4)
13. Florida (9-4)
14. BYU (11-2)
15. Auburn (9-4)
16. Arizona St. (10-3)
17. Cincinnati (10-3)
18. Michigan (9-4)
19. Hawaii (12-1)
20. Illinois (9-4)
21. Clemson (9-4)
22. Texas Tech (9-4)
23. Oregon (9-4)
24. Wisconsin (9-4)
25. Oregon St. (9-4)
1. Florida (13-1)
2. Utah (13-0)
3. Southern California
(12-1)
4. Texas (12-1)
5. Oklahoma (12-2)
6. Alabama (12-2)
7. TCU (11-2)
8. Penn St. (11-2)
9. Ohio St. (10-3)
10. Oregon (10-3)
11. Boise St. (12-1)
12. Texas Tech (11-2)
13. Georgia (10-3)
14. Ole Miss (9-4)
15. Virginia Tech (10-4)
16. Oklahoma St. (9-4)
17. Cincinnati (11-3)
18. Oregon St. (9-4)
19. Missouri (10-4)
20. Iowa (9-4)
21. Florida St. (9-4)
22. Georgia Tech (9-4)
23. West Virginia (9-4)
24. Michigan St. (9-4)
25. BYU (10-3)
1. Alabama (14-0)
2. Texas (13-1)
3. Florida (13-1)
4. Boise St. (14-0)
5. Ohio St. (11-2)
6. TCU (12-1)
7. Iowa (11-2)
8. Cincinnati (12-1)
9. Penn St. (11-2)
10. Virginia Tech (10-3)
11. Oregon (10-3)
12. BYU (11-2)
13. Georgia Tech (11-3)
14. Nebraska (10-4)
15. Pittsburgh (10-3)
16. Wisconsin (10-3)
17. LSU (9-4)
18. Utah (10-3)
19. Miami (FL) (9-4)
20. Ole Miss (9-4)
21. Texas Tech (9-4)
22. Southern California
(9-4)
23. Central Mich. (12-2)
24. Clemson (9-5)
25. West Virginia (9-4)
1. Auburn (14-0)
2. TCU (13-0)
3. Oregon (12-1)
4. Stanford (12-1)
5. Ohio St. (12-1)
6. Oklahoma (12-2)
7. Wisconsin (11-2)
8. LSU (11-2)
9. Boise St. (12-1)
10. Alabama (10-3)
11. Nevada (13-1)
12. Arkansas (10-3)
13. Oklahoma St. (11-2)
14. Michigan St. (11-2)
15. Mississippi St. (9-4)
16. Virginia Tech (11-3)
17. Florida St. (10-4)
18. Missouri (10-3)
19. Texas A&M (9-4)
20. Nebraska (10-4)
21. UCF (11-3)
22. South Carolina (9-5)
23. Maryland (9-4)
24. Tulsa (10-3)
25. NC State (9-4)
1. Alabama (12-1)
2. LSU (13-1)
3. Oklahoma St. (12-1)
4. Oregon (12-2)
5. Arkansas (11-2)
6. Southern California
(10-2)
7. Stanford (11-2)
8. Boise St. (12-1)
9. South Carolina (11-2)
10. Wisconsin (11-3)
11. Michigan St. (11-3)
12. Michigan (11-2)
13. Baylor (10-3)
14. TCU (11-2)
15. Kansas St. (10-3)
16. Oklahoma (10-3)
17. West Virginia (10-3)
18. Houston (13-1)
19. Georgia (10-4)
20. Southern Miss. (12-2)
21. Virginia Tech (11-3)
22. Clemson (10-4)
23. Florida St. (9-4)
24. Nebraska (9-4)
25. Cincinnati (10-3)
1. Alabama (13-1)
2. Oregon (12-1)
3. Ohio St. (12-0)
4. Notre Dame (12-1)
5. Georgia (12-2)
Texas A&M (11-2)
7. Stanford (12-2)
8. South Carolina (11-2)
9. Florida (11-2)
10. Florida St. (12-2)
11. Clemson (11-2)
12. Kansas St. (11-2)
13. Louisville (11-2)
14. LSU (10-3)
15. Oklahoma (10-3)
16. Utah St. (11-2)
17. Northwestern (10-3)
18. Boise St. (11-2)
19. Texas (9-4)
20. Oregon St. (9-4)
21. San Jose St. (11-2)
22. Northern Ill. (12-2)
23. Vanderbilt (9-4)
24. Michigan (8-5)
25. Nebraska (10-4)
1. Florida St. (14-0)
2. Auburn (12-2)
3. Michigan St. (13-1)
4. South Carolina (11-2)
5. Missouri (12-2)
6. Oklahoma (11-2)
7. Alabama (11-2)
8. Clemson (11-2)
9. Oregon (11-2)
10. UCF (12-1)
11. Stanford (11-3)
12. Ohio St. (12-2)
13. Baylor (11-2)
14. LSU (10-3)
15. Louisville (12-1)
16. UCLA (10-3)
17. Oklahoma St. (10-3)
18. Texas A&M (9-4)
20. Arizona St. (10-4)
21. Notre Dame (9-4)
22. Wisconsin (9-4)
23. Duke (10-4)
24. Vanderbilt (9-4)
25. Washington (9-4)
1. Ohio St. (14-1)
2. Oregon (13-2)
3. TCU (12-1)
4. Alabama (12-2)
5. Michigan St. (11-2)
Florida St. (13-1)
7. Baylor (11-2)
8. Georgia Tech (11-3)
9. Georgia (10-3)
10. UCLA (10-3)
11. Mississippi St. (10-3)
12. Arizona St. (10-3)
13. Wisconsin (11-3)
14. Missouri (11-3)
15. Clemson (10-3)
16. Boise St. (12-2)
17. Ole Miss (9-4)
18. Kansas St. (9-4)
19. Arizona (10-4)
20. Southern California
(9-4)
21. Utah (9-4)
22. Auburn (8-5)
23. Marshall (13-1)
24. Louisville (9-4)
25. Memphis (10-3)
National Poll Rankings 151
1. Alabama (14-1)
2. Clemson (14-1)
3. Stanford (12-2)
4. Ohio St. (12-1)
5. Oklahoma (11-2)
6. Michigan St. (12-2)
7. TCU (11-2)
8. Houston (13-1)
9. Iowa (12-2)
10. Ole Miss (10-3)
11. Notre Dame (10-3)
12. Michigan (10-3)
13. Baylor (10-3)
14. Florida St. (10-3)
15. North Carolina (11-3)
16. LSU (9-3)
17. Utah (10-3)
18. Navy (11-2)
19. Oregon (9-4)
20. Oklahoma St. (10-3)
21. Wisconsin (10-3)
22. Tennessee (9-4)
23. Northwestern (10-3)
24. Western Ky. (12-2)
25. Florida (10-4)
1. Clemson (14-1)
2. Alabama (14-1)
3. Southern California
(10-3)
4. Washington (12-2)
5. Oklahoma (11-2)
6. Ohio St. (11-2)
7. Penn St. (11-3)
8. Florida St. (10-3)
9. Wisconsin (11-3)
10. Michigan (10-3)
11. Oklahoma St. (10-3)
12. Stanford (10-3)
13. LSU (8-4)
14. Florida (9-4)
15. Western Mich. (13-1)
16. Virginia Tech (10-4)
17. Colorado (10-4)
18. West Virginia (10-3)
19. South Fla. (11-2)
20. Miami (FL) (9-4)
21. Louisville (9-4)
22. Tennessee (9-4)
23. Utah (9-4)
24. Auburn (8-5)
25. San Diego St. (11-3)
1. Alabama (13-1)
2. Georgia (13-2)
3. Oklahoma (12-2)
4. Clemson (12-2)
5. Ohio St. (12-2)
6. UCF (13-0)
7. Wisconsin (13-1)
8. Penn St. (11-2)
9. TCU (11-3)
10. Auburn (10-4)
11. Notre Dame (10-3)
12. Southern California
(11-3)
13. Miami (FL) (10-3)
14. Oklahoma St. (10-3)
15. Michigan St. (10-3)
16. Washington (10-3)
17. Northwestern (10-3)
18. LSU (9-4)
19. Mississippi St. (9-4)
20. Stanford (9-5)
21. South Fla. (10-2)
22. Boise St. (11-3)
23. NC State (9-4)
24. Virginia Tech (9-4)
25. Memphis (10-3)
1. Clemson (15-0)
2. Alabama (14-1)
3. Ohio St. (13-1)
4. Oklahoma (12-2)
5. Notre Dame (12-1)
6. LSU (10-3)
7. Florida (10-3)
Georgia (11-3)
9. Texas (10-4)
10. Washington St. (11-2)
11. UCF (12-1)
12. Kentucky (10-3)
13. Washington (10-4)
14. Michigan (10-3)
15. Syracuse (10-3)
16. Texas A&M (9-4)
17. Penn St. (9-4)
18. Fresno St. (12-2)
19. Army West Point (11-
2)
20. West Virginia (8-4)
21. Northwestern (9-5)
22. Utah St. (11-2)
23. Boise St. (10-3)
24. Cincinnati (11-2)
25. Iowa (9-4)
National Poll Rankings 152
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL FINAL POLLS
United Press (UP), 1950-57; United Press International (UPI) from 1958 to 1995 after merger with International News Service (INS).
Served as the coaches’ poll until 1991, when it was taken over by USA Today/Cable News Network (CNN)/ESPN poll.
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas
3. Tennessee
4. California
5. Army West Point
6. Michigan
7. Kentucky
8. Princeton
9. Michigan St.
10. Ohio St.
11. Illinois
12. Clemson
13. Miami (FL)
14. Wyoming
15. Washington
Baylor
17. Alabama
18. Wash. & Lee
19. Navy
20. Nebraska
Wisconsin
Cornell
1. Tennessee
2. Michigan St.
3. Illinois
4. Maryland
5. Georgia Tech
6. Princeton
7. Stanford
8. Wisconsin
9. Baylor
10. TCU
11. Oklahoma
12. California
13. Notre Dame
14. San Francisco
Purdue
Washington St.
17. Holy Cross
UCLA
Kentucky
20. Kansas
1. Michigan St.
2. Georgia Tech
3. Notre Dame
4. Oklahoma
Southern California
6. UCLA
7. Ole Miss
8. Tennessee
9. Alabama
10. Wisconsin
11. Texas
12. Purdue
13. Maryland
14. Princeton
15. Ohio St.
Pittsburgh
17. Navy
18. Duke
19. Houston
Kentucky
1. Maryland
2. Notre Dame
3. Michigan St.
4. UCLA
5. Oklahoma
6. Rice
7. Illinois
8. Texas
9. Georgia Tech
10. Iowa
11. Alabama
12. Texas Tech
13. West Virginia
14. Wisconsin
15. Kentucky
16. Army West Point
17. Stanford
18. Duke
19. Michigan
20. Ohio St.
1. UCLA
2. Ohio St.
3. Oklahoma
4. Notre Dame
5. Navy
6. Ole Miss
7. Army West Point
8. Arkansas
9. Miami (FL)
10. Wisconsin
11. Southern California
Maryland
Georgia Tech
14. Duke
15. Michigan
16. Penn St.
17. SMU
18. Denver
19. Rice
20. Minnesota
1. Oklahoma
2. Michigan St.
3. Maryland
4. UCLA
5. Ohio St.
6. TCU
7. Georgia Tech
8. Auburn
9. Ole Miss
10. Notre Dame
11. Pittsburgh
12. Southern California
13. Michigan
14. Texas A&M
15. Army West Point
16. Duke
17. West Virginia
18. Miami (FL)
19. Iowa
20. Navy
Stanford
Miami (OH)
1. Oklahoma
2. Tennessee
3. Iowa
4. Georgia Tech
5. Texas A&M
6. Miami (FL)
7. Michigan
8. Syracuse
9. Minnesota
10. Michigan St.
11. Baylor
12. Pittsburgh
13. Oregon St.
14. TCU
15. Southern California
16. Wyoming
17. Yale
18. Colorado
19. Navy
20. Duke
1. Ohio St.
2. Auburn
3. Michigan St.
4. Oklahoma
5. Iowa
6. Navy
7. Rice
8. Ole Miss
9. Notre Dame
10. Texas A&M
11. Texas
12. Arizona St.
13. Army West Point
14. Duke
Wisconsin
16. Tennessee
17. Oregon
18. Clemson
UCLA
20. NC State
1. LSU
2. Iowa
3. Army West Point
4. Auburn
5. Oklahoma
6. Wisconsin
7. Ohio St.
8. Air Force
9. TCU
10. Syracuse
11. Purdue
12. Ole Miss
13. Clemson
14. Notre Dame
15. Florida
16. California
17. Northwestern
18. SMU
Only 18 teams received
votes
1. Syracuse
2. Ole Miss
3. LSU
4. Texas
5. Georgia
6. Wisconsin
7. Washington
8. TCU
9. Arkansas
10. Penn St.
11. Clemson
12. Illinois
13. Alabama
Southern California
15. Auburn
16. Michigan St.
17. Oklahoma
18. Notre Dame
19. Pittsburgh
Missouri
Florida
1. Minnesota
2. Iowa
3. Ole Miss
4. Missouri
5. Wisconsin
6. Navy
7. Arkansas
8. Ohio St.
9. Kansas
10. Alabama
11. Duke
Baylor
Michigan St.
14. Auburn
15. Purdue
16. Florida
17. Texas
18. Yale
19. New Mexico St.
Tennessee
1. Alabama
2. Ohio St.
3. LSU
4. Texas
5. Ole Miss
6. Minnesota
7. Colorado
8. Arkansas
9. Michigan St.
10. Utah St.
11. Purdue
Missouri
13. Georgia Tech
14. Duke
15. Kansas
16. Syracuse
17. Wyoming
18. Wisconsin
19. Miami (FL)
Penn St.
1. Southern California
2. Wisconsin
3. Ole Miss
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Arkansas
7. Oklahoma
8. LSU
9. Penn St.
10. Minnesota
11. Georgia Tech
12. Missouri
13. Ohio St.
14. Duke
Washington
16. Northwestern
Oregon St.
18. Arizona St.
Illinois
Miami (FL)
1. Texas
2. Navy
National Poll Rankings 153
3. Pittsburgh
4. Illinois
5. Nebraska
6. Auburn
7. Ole Miss
8. Oklahoma
9. Alabama
10. Michigan St.
11. Mississippi St.
12. Syracuse
13. Arizona St.
14. Memphis
15. Washington
16. Penn St.
Southern California
Missouri
19. North Carolina
20. Baylor
1. Alabama
2. Arkansas
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan
5. Texas
6. Nebraska
7. LSU
8. Oregon St.
9. Ohio St.
10. Southern California
11. Florida St.
12. Syracuse
13. Princeton
14. Penn St.
Utah
16. Illinois
New Mexico
18. Tulsa
Missouri
20. Ole Miss
Michigan St.
1. Michigan St.
2. Arkansas
3. Nebraska
4. Alabama
5. UCLA
6. Missouri
7. Tennessee
8. Notre Dame
9. Southern California
10. Texas Tech
11. Ohio St.
12. Florida
13. Purdue
14. LSU
15. Georgia
16. Tulsa
17. Ole Miss
18. Kentucky
19. Syracuse
20. Colorado
1. Notre Dame
2. Michigan St.
3. Alabama
4. Georgia
5. UCLA
6. Purdue
7. Nebraska
8. Georgia Tech
9. SMU
10. Miami (FL)
11. Florida
12. Ole Miss
13. Arkansas
14. Tennessee
15. Wyoming
16. Syracuse
17. Houston
18. Southern California
19. Oregon St.
20. Virginia Tech
1. Southern California
2. Tennessee
3. Oklahoma
4. Notre Dame
5. Wyoming
6. Indiana
7. Alabama
8. Oregon St.
9. Purdue
10. UCLA
11. Penn St.
12. Syracuse
13. Colorado
14. Minnesota
15. Florida St.
16. Miami (FL)
17. NC State
18. Georgia
19. Houston
20. Arizona St.
1. Ohio St.
2. Southern California
3. Penn St.
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. Kansas
7. Tennessee
8. Notre Dame
9. Arkansas
10. Oklahoma
11. Purdue
12. Alabama
13. Oregon St.
14. Florida St.
15. Michigan
16. SMU
17. Missouri
18. Ohio
Minnesota
20. Houston
Stanford
1. Texas
2. Penn St.
3. Arkansas
4. Southern California
5. Ohio St.
6. Missouri
7. LSU
8. Michigan
9. Notre Dame
10. UCLA
11. Tennessee
12. Nebraska
13. Ole Miss
14. Stanford
15. Auburn
16. Houston
17. Florida
18. Purdue
San Diego St.
West Virginia
1. Texas
2. Ohio St.
3. Nebraska
4. Tennessee
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. Arizona St.
9. Auburn
10. Stanford
11. Air Force
12. Arkansas
13. Houston
Dartmouth
15. Oklahoma
16. Colorado
17. Georgia Tech
Toledo
19. Penn St.
Southern California
1. Nebraska
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan
5. Auburn
6. Arizona St.
7. Colorado
8. Georgia
9. Tennessee
10. LSU
11. Penn St.
12. Texas
13. Toledo
14. Houston
15. Notre Dame
16. Stanford
17. Iowa St.
18. North Carolina
19. Florida St.
20. Arkansas
Ole Miss
1. Southern California
2. Oklahoma
3. Ohio St.
4. Alabama
5. Texas
6. Michigan
7. Auburn
8. Penn St.
9. Nebraska
10. LSU
11. Tennessee
12. Notre Dame
13. Arizona St.
14. Colorado
North Carolina
16. Louisville
17. UCLA
Washington St.
19. Utah St.
20. San Diego St.
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Ohio St.
4. Notre Dame
5. Penn St.
6. Michigan
7. Southern California
8. Texas
9. UCLA
10. Arizona St.
11. Nebraska
Texas Tech
13. Houston
14. LSU
15. Kansas
Tulane
17. Miami (OH)
18. Maryland
19. San Diego St.
Florida
1. Southern California
2. Alabama
3. Ohio St.
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Auburn
7. Penn St.
8. Nebraska
9. NC State
10. Miami (OH)
11. Houston
12. Florida
13. Maryland
14. Baylor
15. Texas A&M
Tennessee
17. Mississippi St.
18. Michigan St.
19. Tulsa
1. Oklahoma
2. Arizona St.
3. Alabama
4. Ohio St.
5. UCLA
6. Arkansas
7. Texas
8. Michigan
9. Nebraska
10. Penn St.
11. Maryland
12. Texas A&M
13. Arizona
Pittsburgh
15. California
16. Miami (OH)
17. Notre Dame
West Virginia
19. Georgia
Southern California
1. Pittsburgh
2. Southern California
3. Michigan
4. Houston
5. Ohio St.
6. Oklahoma
7. Nebraska
8. Texas A&M
9. Alabama
10. Georgia
11. Maryland
12. Notre Dame
13. Texas Tech
14. Oklahoma St.
15. UCLA
16. Colorado
17. Rutgers
18. Iowa St.
19. Baylor
Kentucky
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Arkansas
4. Penn St.
5. Texas
6. Oklahoma
7. Pittsburgh
8. Michigan
National Poll Rankings 154
9. Washington
10. Nebraska
11. Florida St.
12. Ohio St.
Southern California
14. North Carolina
15. Stanford
16. North Texas
BYU
18. Arizona St.
19. San Diego St.
NC State
1. Southern California
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Penn St.
5. Michigan
6. Notre Dame
7. Clemson
8. Nebraska
9. Texas
10. Arkansas
11. Houston
12. UCLA
13. Purdue
14. Missouri
15. Georgia
16. Stanford
17. Navy
18. Texas A&M
19. Arizona St.
NC State
1. Alabama
2. Southern California
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio St.
5. Houston
6. Pittsburgh
7. Nebraska
8. Florida St.
9. Arkansas
10. Purdue
11. Washington
12. BYU
13. Texas
14. North Carolina
15. Baylor
16. Indiana
17. Temple
18. Penn St.
19. Michigan
20. Missouri
1. Georgia
2. Pittsburgh
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan
5. Florida St.
6. Alabama
7. Nebraska
8. Penn St.
9. North Carolina
10. Notre Dame
11. BYU
12. Southern California
13. Baylor
14. UCLA
15. Ohio St.
16. Purdue
17. Washington
18. Miami (FL)
19. Florida
20. SMU
1. Clemson
2. Pittsburgh
3. Penn St.
4. Texas
5. Georgia
6. Alabama
7. Washington
8. North Carolina
9. Nebraska
10. Michigan
11. BYU
12. Ohio St.
13. Southern California
14. Oklahoma
15. Iowa
16. Arkansas
17. Mississippi St.
18. West Virginia
19. Southern Miss.
20. Missouri
1. Penn St.
2. SMU
3. Nebraska
4. Georgia
5. UCLA
6. Arizona St.
7. Washington
8. Arkansas
9. Pittsburgh
10. Florida St.
11. LSU
12. Ohio St.
13. North Carolina
14. Auburn
15. Michigan
16. Oklahoma
17. Alabama
18. Texas
19. West Virginia
20. Maryland
1. Miami (FL)
2. Nebraska
3. Auburn
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. Florida
7. BYU
8. Ohio St.
9. Michigan
10. Illinois
11. SMU
12. Alabama
13. UCLA
14. Iowa
15. Air Force
16. West Virginia
17. Penn St.
18. Oklahoma St.
19. Pittsburgh
20. Boston College
1. BYU
2. Washington
3. Nebraska
4. Boston College
5. Oklahoma St.
6. Oklahoma
7. Florida
8. SMU
9. Southern California
10. UCLA
11. Maryland
12. Ohio St.
13. South Carolina
14. Auburn
15. Iowa
16. LSU
17. Virginia
18. West Virginia
19. Kentucky
Florida St.
1. Oklahoma
2. Michigan
3. Penn St.
4. Tennessee
5. Air Force
6. UCLA
7. Texas A&M
8. Miami (FL)
9. Iowa
10. Nebraska
11. Ohio St.
12. Arkansas
13. Florida St.
14. Alabama
15. Baylor
16. Fresno St.
17. BYU
18. Georgia Tech
19. Maryland
20. LSU
1. Penn St.
2. Miami (FL)
3. Oklahoma
4. Nebraska
5. Arizona St.
6. Ohio St.
7. Michigan
8. Auburn
9. Alabama
10. Arizona
11. LSU
12. Texas A&M
13. Baylor
14. UCLA
15. Iowa
16. Arkansas
17. Washington
18. Boston College
19. Clemson
20. Florida St.
1. Miami (FL)
2. Florida St.
3. Oklahoma
4. Syracuse
5. LSU
6. Nebraska
7. Auburn
8. Michigan St.
9. Texas A&M
10. Clemson
11. UCLA
12. Oklahoma St.
13. Tennessee
14. Georgia
15. South Carolina
16. Iowa
17. Southern California
18. Michigan
19. Texas
20. Indiana
1. Notre Dame
2. Miami (FL)
3. Florida St.
4. Michigan
5. West Virginia
6. UCLA
7. Auburn
8. Clemson
9. Southern California
10. Nebraska
11. Oklahoma St.
12. Syracuse
13. Arkansas
14. Oklahoma
15. Georgia
16. Washington St.
17. NC State
Alabama
19. Indiana
20. Wyoming
1. Miami (FL)
2. Florida St.
3. Notre Dame
4. Colorado
5. Tennessee
6. Auburn
7. Alabama
8. Michigan
9. Southern California
10. Illinois
11. Clemson
12. Nebraska
13. Arkansas
14. Penn St.
15. Virginia
16. Texas Tech
Michigan St.
18. BYU
19. Pittsburgh
20. Washington
1. Georgia Tech
2. Colorado
3. Miami (FL)
4. Florida St.
5. Washington
6. Notre Dame
7. Tennessee
8. Michigan
9. Clemson
10. Penn St.
11. Texas
12. Louisville
13. Texas A&M
14. Michigan St.
15. Virginia
16. Iowa
17. BYU
Nebraska
19. Auburn
20. San Jose St.
21. Syracuse
22. Southern California
23. Ole Miss
24. Illinois
25. Virginia Tech
1. Washington
2. Miami (FL)
3. Penn St.
4. Florida St.
5. Alabama
6. Michigan
7. Florida
8. California
9. East Carolina
10. Iowa
National Poll Rankings 155
11. Syracuse
12. Notre Dame
13. Texas A&M
14. Tennessee
15. Nebraska
16. Oklahoma
17. Clemson
18. Colorado
19. UCLA
20. Georgia
21. Tulsa
22. Stanford
23. NC State
24. BYU
25. Ohio St.
1. Alabama
2. Florida St.
3. Miami (FL)
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Syracuse
7. Texas A&M
8. Georgia
9. Stanford
10. Florida
11. Washington
12. Tennessee
13. Colorado
14. Nebraska
15. Washington St.
16. Ole Miss
17. NC State
18. North Carolina
19. Ohio St.
20. Hawaii
21. Boston College
22. Kansas
23. Fresno St.
24. Penn St.
25. Mississippi St.
1. Florida St.
2. Notre Dame
3. Nebraska
4. Florida
5. Wisconsin
6. Texas A&M
7. Penn St.
8. West Virginia
9. Ohio St.
10. Arizona
11. Boston College
12. Tennessee
13. Alabama
14. Miami (FL)
15. Oklahoma
16. Colorado
17. UCLA
18. Kansas St.
19. Michigan
20. North Carolina
21. Virginia Tech
22. Louisville
23. Clemson
24. California
25. Southern California
1. Nebraska
2. Penn St.
3. Colorado
4. Florida St.
5. Alabama
6. Miami (FL)
7. Florida
8. Utah
9. Michigan
10. Ohio St.
11. Oregon
12. BYU
13. Southern California
14. Colorado St.
15. Virginia
16. Kansas St.
17. NC State
18. Tennessee
19. Washington St.
20. Arizona
21. North Carolina
22. Boston College
23. Texas
24. Virginia Tech
25. Mississippi St.
1. Nebraska
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. Colorado
5. Florida St.
6. Ohio St.
7. Kansas St.
8. Northwestern
9. Virginia Tech
10. Kansas
11. Southern California
12. Penn St.
13. Notre Dame
14. Texas A&M
15. Texas
16. Virginia
17. Syracuse
18. Oregon
19. Michigan
20. Texas Tech
21. Auburn
22. Toledo
23. Iowa
24. East Carolina
25. LSU
*Beginning in 1974, by agreement with the Ameri can Football Coaches Asso cia tion, teams on probation by the NCAA were ineligible for ranking and national
championship consideration by the UPI Board of Coaches. #Beginning in the 1990 season, UPI selected top 25 teams instead of 20. ¢In 1991-92, the No. 1
team in the final UPI/NFF poll received the MacArthur Bowl, awarded by the NFF since 1959 to recognize its national champion. Beginning in 1993, the No.
1 team in the USA Today/Hall of Fame poll was awarded the MacArthur Bowl. The National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame MacArthur Bowl national
champions before 1991 are listed in national polls section.
COACHES
A team’s record includes its last game before the weekly poll. A new weekly leader’s rank the previous week is indicated in paren-
theses after its record.
9-8 Miami (FL) (1-0-0)
9-15 Miami (FL) (1-0-0)
9-22 Miami (FL) (2-0-0)
9-29 Washington (3-0-0) (2)
10-6 Washington (4-0-0)
10-13 Miami (FL) (5-0-0) (2)
10-20 Miami (FL) (6-0-0)
10-27 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
11-3 Miami (FL) (8-0-0)
11-10 Miami (FL) (8-0-0)
11-17 Miami (FL) (9-0-0)
11-24 Miami (FL) (10-0-0)
12-1 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
12-8 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
1-2 Alabama (13-0-0) (2)
8-31 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-7 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-14 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-21 Florida St. (4-0-0)
9-28 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-5 Florida St. (5-0-0)
10-12 Florida St. (6-0-0)
10-19 Florida St. (7-0-0)
10-26 Florida St. (7-0-0)
11-2 Florida St. (8-0-0)
11-9 Florida St. (9-0-0)
11-16 Notre Dame (10-0-0) (2)
11-23 Nebraska (10-0-0) (2)
11-30 Nebraska (11-0-0)
12-7 Nebraska (11-0-0)
1-3 Florida St. (12-1-0) (3)
9-6 Nebraska (1-0-0)
9-13 Nebraska (2-0-0)
9-20 Nebraska (3-0-0)
9-27 Nebraska (4-0-0)
10-4 Florida (4-0-0) (2)
10-11 Florida (5-0-0)
10-18 Penn St. (6-0-0) (3)
10-25 Penn St. (6-0-0)
11-1 Penn St. (7-0-0)
11-8 Nebraska (10-0-0) (2)
11-15 Nebraska (11-0-0)
11-22 Nebraska (11-0-0)
11-29 Nebraska (12-0-0)
12-6 Nebraska (12-0-0)
1-3 Nebraska (13-0-0)
9-5 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-12 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-19 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-26 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-3 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-10 Florida St. (5-0-0)
10-17 Florida St. (6-0-0)
10-24 Florida St. (7-0-0)
10-31 Nebraska (8-0-0) (2)
11-7 Nebraska (9-0-0)
11-14 Nebraska (10-0-0)
11-21 Nebraska (10-0-0)
11-28 Nebraska (11-0-0)
12-5 Nebraska (11-0-0)
1-3 Nebraska (12-0-0)
9-2 Nebraska (0-0-0)
9-9 Nebraska (1-0-0)
9-16 Nebraska (1-0-0)
9-23 Florida (3-0-0) (4)
9-30 Florida (4-0-0)
10-7 Florida (5-0-0)
10-14 Florida (6-0-0)
10-21 Florida (7-0-0)
10-28 Florida (7-0-0)
11-4 Florida (8-0-0)
11-11 Florida (9-0-0)
11-18 Florida (10-0-0)
11-25 Florida (10-0-0)
12-2 Florida St. (11-0-0) (2)
12-9 Florida St. (11-0-0)
1-3 Florida (12-1-0) (3)
9-2 Florida (1-0-0)
9-8 Florida (2-0-0)
9-15 Florida (2-0-0)
9-22 Florida (3-0-0)
9-29 Florida (4-0-0)
10-6 Florida (5-0-0)
10-13 Penn St. (5-0-0) (2)
10-20 Nebraska (6-0-0) (2)
10-27 Nebraska (7-0-0)
11-3 Nebraska (8-0-0)
11-10 Florida St. (9-0-0) (2)
National Poll Rankings 156
11-17 Florida St. (10-0-0)
11-24 Michigan (11-0-0) (2)
12-1 Michigan (11-0-0)
12-8 Michigan (11-0-0)
1-3 Nebraska (13-0-0) (2)
9-7 Ohio St. (1-0-0)
9-14 Ohio St. (2-0-0)
9-21 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
9-28 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
10-5 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-12 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
10-19 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
10-26 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
11-2 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-9 Tennessee (8-0-0) (3)
Kansas St. (9-0-0) (2)
11-16 Kansas St. (10-0-0)
11-23 Kansas St. (11-0-0)
11-30 Kansas St. (11-0-0)
12-7 Tennessee (12-0-0) (2)
1-5 Tennessee (13-0-0)
8-30 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-6 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-13 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-20 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-27 Florida St. (4-0-0)
10-4 Florida St. (5-0-0)
10-11 Florida St. (6-0-0)
10-18 Florida St. (7-0-0)
10-25 Florida St. (8-0-0)
11-1 Florida St. (9-0-0)
11-8 Florida St. (9-0-0)
11-15 Florida St. (10-0-0)
11-22 Florida St. (11-0-0)
11-29 Florida St. (11-0-0)
12-6 Florida St. (11-0-0)
1-5 Florida St. (12-0-0)
8-28 Nebraska (0-0-0)
9-4 Nebraska (1-0-0)
9-11 Nebraska (2-0-0)
9-18 Nebraska (2-0-0)
9-25 Nebraska (3-0-0)
10-2 Nebraska (4-0-0)
10-9 Nebraska (5-0-0)
10-16 Nebraska (6-0-0)
10-23 Nebraska (7-0-0)
10-30 Oklahoma (7-0-0) (3)
11-6 Oklahoma (8-0-0)
11-13 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
11-20 Oklahoma (10-0-0)
11-27 Oklahoma (11-0-0)
12-4 Oklahoma (12-0-0)
1-5 Oklahoma (13-0-0)
8-27 Florida (0-0-0)
9-2 Florida (1-0-0)
9-9 Miami (FL). (2-0-0) (2)
9-23 Miami (FL) (2-0-0)
9-30 Miami (FL) (3-0-0)
10-7 Miami (FL) (4-0-0)
10-14 Miami (FL) (5-0-0)
10-21 Miami (FL) (6-0-0)
10-28 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
11-4 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
11-11 Nebraska (8-0-0) (2)
11-18 Miami (FL) (9-0-0) (2)
11-24 Miami (FL) (10-0-0)
12-2 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
12-8 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
1-4 Miami (FL) (12-0-0)
8-26 Miami (FL) (0-0-0)
9-2 Miami (FL) (1-0-0)
9-9 Miami (FL) (2-0-0)
9-16 Miami (FL) (3-0-0)
9-23 Miami (FL) (4-0-0)
9-30 Miami (FL) (4-0-0)
10-7 Miami (FL) (5-0-0)
10-14 Miami (FL) (6-0-0)
10-21 Miami (FL) (6-0-0)
10-28 Miami (FL) (7-0-0)
11-4 Oklahoma (8-0-0) (2)
11-11 Miami (FL) (9-0-0) (2)
11-18 Miami (FL) (9-0-0)
11-25 Miami (FL) (10-0-0)
12-2 Miami (FL) (11-0-0)
12-9 Miami (FL) (12-0-0)
1-4 Ohio St. (14-0-0) (2)
8-25 Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-1 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-8 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
9-15 Oklahoma (3-0-0)
9-22 Oklahoma (4-0-0)
9-29 Oklahoma (4-0-0)
10-6 Oklahoma (5-0-0)
10-13 Oklahoma (6-0-0)
10-20 Oklahoma (7-0-0)
10-27 Oklahoma (8-0-0)
11-3 Oklahoma (9-0-0)
11-10 Oklahoma (10-0-0)
11-17 Oklahoma (11-0-0)
11-24 Oklahoma (12-0-0)
12-1 Oklahoma (12-0-0)
12-8 Southern California (11-1-0) (2)
1-5 LSU (13-1-0) (2)
8-30 Southern California (0-0-0)
9-6 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-13 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-20 Southern California (3-0-0)
9-27 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-4 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-11 Southern California (5-0-0)
10-18 Southern California (6-0-0)
10-25 Southern California (7-0-0)
11-1 Southern California (8-0-0)
11-8 Southern California (9-0-0)
11-15 Southern California (9-0-0)
11-22 Southern California (10-0-0)
11-29 Southern California (11-0-0)
12-6 Southern California (12-0-0)
1-5 Southern California (13-0-0)
Pre. Southern California (0-0-0)
9-4 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-11 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-18 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-25 Southern California (3-0-0)
10-2 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-9 Southern California (5-0-0)
10-16 Southern California (6-0-0)
10-23 Southern California (7-0-0)
10-30 Southern California (8-0-0)
11-6 Southern California (9-0-0)
11-13 Southern California (10-0-0)
11-20 Southern California (11-0-0)
11-27 Southern California (11-0-0)
12-4 Southern California (12-0-0)
1-5 Texas (13-0-0) (2)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-3 Ohio St. (1-0-0)
9-10 Ohio St. (2-0-0)
9-17 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
9-24 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-1 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
10-8 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
10-15 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
10-22 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
10-29 Ohio St. (9-0-0)
11-5 Ohio St. (10-0-0)
11-12 Ohio St. (11-0-0)
11-19 Ohio St. (12-0-0)
11-26 Ohio St. (12-0-0)
12-3 Ohio St. (12-0-0)
1-9 Florida (13-1-0) (2)
Pre. Southern California (0-0-0)
9-2 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-9 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-16 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-23 Southern California (3-0-0)
9-30 Southern California (4-0-0)
10-7 LSU (6-0-0) (2)
10-14 Ohio St. (7-0-0) (3)
10-21 Ohio St (8-0-0)
10-28 Ohio St (9-0-0)
11-4 Ohio St (10-0-0)
11-11 LSU (9-1-0) (2)
11-18 LSU (10-1-0)
11-25 West Virginia (10-1-0) (3)
12-2 Ohio St. (11-1-0) (3)
1-8 LSU (12-2-0) (2)
Pre. Georgia (0-0-0)
8-31 Southern California (1-0-0) (2)
9-7 Southern California (1-0-0)
9-14 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-21 Southern California (2-0-0)
9-28 Oklahoma (4-0-0) (2)
10-5 Oklahoma (5-0-0)
10-12 Texas (6-0-0) (5)
10-19 Texas (7-0-0)
10-26 Texas (8-0-0)
11-2 Alabama (9-0-0) (2)
11-9 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-16 Alabama (11-0-0)
11-23 Alabama (11-0-0)
11-30 Alabama (12-0-0)
12-8 Oklahoma (12-1-0) (2)
1-8 Florida (13-1-0) (2)
Pre. Florida (0-0-0)
9-6 Florida (1-0-0)
9-13 Florida (2-0-0)
9-20 Florida (3-0-0)
9-27 Florida (4-0-0)
10-4 Florida (4-0-0)
10-11 Florida (5-0-0)
10-18 Florida (6-0-0)
10-25 Florida (7-0-0)
11-1 Florida (8-0-0)
11-8 Florida (9-0-0)
11-15 Florida (10-0-0)
11-22 Florida (11-0-0)
11-29 Florida (12-0-0)
12-6 Alabama (13-0-0) (3)
National Poll Rankings 157
1-8 Alabama (14-0-0)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-5 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-12 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-19 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-26 Alabama (4-0-0)
10-3 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-10 Ohio St. (6-0-0) (2)
10-17 Oregon (6-0-0) (2)
10-24 Oregon (7-0-0)
10-31 Oregon (8-0-0)
11-7 Oregon (9-0-0)
11-14 Oregon (10-0-0)
11-21 Oregon (10-0-0)
11-28 Oregon (11-0-0)
12-5 Oregon (12-0-0)
1-10 Auburn (14-0-0) (2)
Pre. Oklahoma (0-0-0)
9-6 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-11 Oklahoma (1-0-0)
9-18 Oklahoma (2-0-0)
9-25 Oklahoma (3-0-0)
10-2 Oklahoma (4-0-0)
10-9 Oklahoma (5-0-0)
10-16 Oklahoma (6-0-0)
10-23 LSU (8-0-0) (2)
10-30 LSU (8-0-0)
11-6 LSU (9-0-0)
11-13 LSU (10-0-0)
11-20 LSU (11-0-0)
11-27 LSU (12-0-0)
12-4 LSU (13-0-0)
1-10 Alabama (12-1-0) (2)
Pre. LSU (0-0-0)
9-4 Alabama (1-0-0) (2)
9-9 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-16 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-23 Alabama (4-0-0)
9-30 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-7 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-14 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-21 Alabama (7-0-0)
10-28 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-4 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-11 Oregon (10-0-0) (2)
11-18 Notre Dame (11-0-0) (3)
11-25 Notre Dame (12-0-0)
12-2 Notre Dame (12-0-0)
1-8 Alabama (13-1-0) (2)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-4 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-9 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-16 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-23 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-30 Alabama (4-0-0)
10-7 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-14 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-21 Alabama (7-0-0)
10-28 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-4 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-11 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-18 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-25 Alabama (11-0-0)
12-2 Florida St. (12-0-0) (2)
12-9 Florida St. (13-0-0)
1-8 Florida St. (14-0-0)
Pre. Florida St. (0-0-0)
9-2 Florida St. (1-0-0)
9-7 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-14 Florida St. (2-0-0)
9-21 Florida St. (3-0-0)
9-28 Alabama (4-0-0) (2)
10-5 Florida St. (5-0-0) (2)
10-12 Mississippi St. (6-0-0) (6)
10-19 Mississippi St. (6-0-0)
10-26 Mississippi St. (7-0-0)
11-2 Mississippi St. (8-0-0)
11-9 Mississippi St. (9-0-0)
11-16 Florida St. (10-0-0) (2)
11-23 Alabama (10-1-0) (2)
11-30 Alabama (11-1-0)
12-7 Alabama (12-1-0)
1-13 Ohio St. (14-1-0) (4)
Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)
9-8 Ohio St. (1-0-0)
9-13 Ohio St. (2-0-0)
9-20 Ohio St. (3-0-0)
9-27 Ohio St. (4-0-0)
10-4 Ohio St. (5-0-0)
10-11 Ohio St. (6-0-0)
10-18 Ohio St. (7-0-0)
10-25 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-1 Ohio St. (8-0-0)
11-8 Ohio St. (9-0-0)
11-15 Clemson (10-0-0) (2)
11-22 Clemson (11-0-0)
11-29 Clemson (12-0-0)
12-6 Clemson (13-0-0)
1-12 Alabama (14-1-0) (2)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-6 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-11 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-18 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-25 Alabama (4-0-0)
10-2 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-10 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-16 Alabama (7-0-0)
10-23 Alabama (8-0-0)
10-30 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-6 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-13 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-20 Alabama (11-0-0)
11-27 Alabama (12-0-0)
12-4 Alabama (13-0-0)
1-10 Clemson (14-1-0) (3)
Pre. Alabama (0-0-0)
9-5 Alabama (1-0-0)
9-10 Alabama (2-0-0)
9-17 Alabama (3-0-0)
9-24 Alabama (4-0-0)
10-1 Alabama (5-0-0)
10-8 Alabama (6-0-0)
10-15 Alabama (7-0-0)
10-22 Alabama (8-0-0)
10-29 Alabama (8-0-0)
11-5 Alabama (9-0-0)
11-12 Alabama (10-0-0)
11-19 Alabama (11-0-0)
11-26 Clemson (11-1-0) (3)
12-3 Clemson (12-1-0)
1-9 Alabama (13-1-0) (4)
Pre.
Alabama (0-0-0)
9-4
Alabama (1-0-0)
9-9
Alabama (2-0-0)
9-16
Alabama (3-0-0)
9-23
Alabama (4-0-0)
9-30
Alabama (5-0-0)
10-7
Alabama (6-0-0)
10-14
Alabama (7-0-0)
10-21
Alabama (8-0-0)
10-28
Alabama (8-0-0)
11-4
Alabama (9-0-0)
11-11
Alabama (10-0-0)
11-18
Alabama (11-0-0)
11-25
Alabama (12-0-0)
12-2
Alabama (13-0-0)
1-8
Clemson (15-0-0) (2)
National Poll Rankings 158
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WEEK POLLS
Team Pre S4 S9 S16 S23 S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 N4 N11 N18 N25 D2 J8
Alabama 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Arizona St. 25
Army West Point 24 25 25 20
Auburn 10 7 7 11 10 9 21
Boise St. 22 19 17 24 25 24 24 22 20 24 24
Boston College 25 25 14 22
Cincinnati 25 21 23 20 23
Clemson 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
Colorado 22 18 25
Duke 23
Florida 25 16 12 11 14 21 16 13 10 10 6
Florida St. 19
Fresno St. 23 17 23 23 21 18
Georgia 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 8
Houston 17
Iowa 22 18 18
Iowa St. 25 18
Kentucky 17 15 20 17 14 12 12 21 18 15 15 11
LSU 24 15 13 6 6 6 12 5 4 4 10 10 8 14 11 7
Miami (FL) 8 21 20 20 16 17 15 25
Michigan 14 22 22 21 15 16 13 7 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 14
Michigan St. 12 13 24 23 18 19
Mississippi St. 18 18 16 14 19 21 15 23 20 19 18 25
NC State 25 19 15 22 22
Northwestern 21 21 22 19
Notre Dame 11 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
Ohio St. 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 9 8 7 8 10 6 5 3
Oklahoma 5 5 5 5 5 5 11 10 8 7 6 6 6 5 4 4
Oklahoma St. 25 23 19 15 21 21
Oregon 23 19 20 18 17 11 21
Penn St. 9 10 10 9 9 11 8 16 16 13 20 15 14 12 12 17
Pittsburgh 25
South Carolina 24
South Fla. 23 20 20
Southern California 15 12 21
Stanford 13 9 9 7 7 14 24 24 23
Syracuse 24 13 12 19 18 17 15
TCU 16 16 14 17
Texas 21 22 20 14 8 7 15 19 14 11 9 14 9
Texas A&M 22 22 18 17 22 20 16
UAB 25
UCF 23 20 18 18 14 13 9 9 10 9 11 11 9 7 7 12
Utah 24 16 24 19 17 17 19
Utah St. 20 16 13 15 24 23 21
Virginia 22
Virginia Tech 17 14 11 10 24 23
Washington 6 11 12 12 11 10 7 14 13 19 18 17 16 11 9 13
Washington St. 23 15 11 9 9 7 13 13 10
West Virginia 20 17 15 13 12 8 6 13 12 10 8 7 12 16 16 22
Wisconsin 7 6 6 16 13 12 10 19 19
National Poll Rankings 159
(Since 1993)
+Indicates eventual national champion.
1993 Florida St.+
1994 Florida
1995 Florida St.
1996 Nebraska
1997 Florida
1998 Ohio St.
1999 Florida St.+
2000 Nebraska
2001 Florida
2002 Miami (FL)
2003 Oklahoma
2004 Southern California+
2005 Southern California
2006 Ohio St.
2007 Southern California
2008 Georgia
2009 Florida
2010 Alabama
2011 Oklahoma
2012 LSU
2013 Alabama
2014 Florida St.
2015 Ohio St.
2016 Alabama
2017 Alabama+
2018 Alabama
COACHES
Took over as coaches poll in 1991. (Cable News Network, 1982-96; ESPN 1997-2004)
1. Penn St.
2. SMU
3. Nebraska
4. Georgia
5. UCLA
6. Arizona St.
7. Pittsburgh
8. Arkansas
9. Clemson
10. Washington
11. LSU
12. Florida St.
13. Ohio St.
14. Southern California
15. Oklahoma
16. Auburn
17. West Virginia
18. Maryland
19. North Carolina
20. Texas
21. Michigan
22. Alabama
23. Tulsa
24. Iowa
25. Florida
1. Miami (FL)
2. Auburn
3. Nebraska
4. Georgia
5. Texas
6. BYU
7. Michigan
8. Ohio St.
9. Florida
10. Clemson
11. Illinois
12. SMU
13. Alabama
14. Air Force
15. West Virginia
16. Iowa
17. Tennessee
18. UCLA
19. Pittsburgh
20. Penn St.
21. Oklahoma
22. Boston College
23. Oklahoma St.
24. Maryland
25. East Carolina
1. BYU
2. Washington
3. Florida
4. Nebraska
5. Oklahoma
6. Boston College
7. Oklahoma St.
8. SMU
9. Maryland
10. South Carolina
11. Southern California
12. UCLA
13. LSU
14. Ohio St.
15. Auburn
16. Miami (FL)
17. Florida St.
18. Virginia
19. Kentucky
20. Iowa
21. West Virginia
22. Army West Point
23. Georgia
24. Air Force
25. Notre Dame
1. Oklahoma
2. Penn St.
3. Michigan
4. Tennessee
5. Florida
6. Miami (FL)
7. Air Force
8. Texas A&M
9. UCLA
10. Iowa
11. Nebraska
12. Alabama
13. Ohio St.
14. Florida St.
15. Arkansas
16. BYU
17. Maryland
18. Georgia Tech
19. Baylor
20. Auburn
21. LSU
22. Army West Point
23. Fresno St.
24. Georgia
25. Oklahoma St.
1. Penn St.
2. Miami (FL)
3. Oklahoma
4. Nebraska
5. Arizona St.
6. Ohio St.
7. Auburn
8. Michigan
9. Alabama
10. LSU
11. Arizona
12. Texas A&M
13. UCLA
14. Baylor
15. Boston College
16. Iowa
17. Arkansas
18. Clemson
19. Washington
20. Virginia Tech
21. Florida St.
22. Stanford
23. Georgia
24. NC State
25. San Diego St.
1. Miami (FL)
2. Florida St.
3. Oklahoma
4. Syracuse
5. Nebraska
6. LSU
7. Auburn
8. Michigan St.
9. Texas A&M
10. UCLA
11. Clemson
12. Oklahoma St.
13. Georgia
14. Tennessee
15. Iowa
16. Notre Dame
17. Southern California
18. South Carolina
19. Michigan
20. Texas
21. Pittsburgh
22. Indiana
23. Penn St.
24. Ohio St.
25. Alabama
1. Notre Dame
2. Miami (FL)
3. Florida St.
4. UCLA
5. Michigan
6. West Virginia
7. Southern California
8. Nebraska
9. Auburn
10. Clemson
11. Oklahoma St.
12. Syracuse
13. Oklahoma
14. Arkansas
15. Washington St.
16. Georgia
17. Alabama
18. NC State
19. Houston
20. Indiana
21. Wyoming
22. LSU
23. Colorado
24. Southern Miss.
25. BYU
1. Miami (FL)
2. Notre Dame
3. Florida St.
4. Colorado
5. Tennessee
6. Auburn
7. Southern California
8. Michigan
9. Alabama
10. Illinois
11. Nebraska
12. Clemson
13. Arkansas
14. Houston
15. Penn St.
16. Virginia
17. Michigan St.
18. Texas Tech
19. Pittsburgh
20. Texas A&M
21. West Virginia
22. BYU
23. Syracuse
24. Ohio St.
25. Washington
1. Colorado
2. Georgia Tech
3. Miami (FL)
4. Florida St.
5. Washington
6. Notre Dame
7. Tennessee
8. Michigan
9. Clemson
10. Texas
11. Penn St.
12. Houston
13. Florida
14. Louisville
15. Michigan St.
16. Texas A&M
National Poll Rankings 160
17. Oklahoma
18. Iowa
19. Auburn
20. BYU
21. Ole Miss
22. Southern California
23. Nebraska
24. Illinois
25. Virginia
1. Washington
2. Miami (FL)
3. Penn St.
4. Florida St.
5. Alabama
6. Michigan
7. California
8. Florida
9. East Carolina
10. Iowa
11. Syracuse
12. Notre Dame
13. Texas A&M
14. Oklahoma
15. Tennessee
16. Nebraska
17. Clemson
18. UCLA
19. Georgia
20. Colorado
21. Tulsa
22. Stanford
23. BYU
24. Air Force
25. NC State
1. Alabama
2. Florida St.
3. Miami (FL)
4. Notre Dame
5. Michigan
6. Texas A&M
7. Syracuse
8. Georgia
9. Stanford
10. Washington
11. Florida
12. Tennessee
13. Colorado
14. Nebraska
15. NC State
16. Ole Miss
17. Washington St.
18. North Carolina
19. Ohio St.
20. Hawaii
21. Boston College
22. Fresno St.
23. Kansas
24. Penn St.
25. Wake Forest
1. Florida St.
2. Notre Dame
3. Nebraska
4. Florida
5. Wisconsin
6. West Virginia
7. Penn St.
8. Texas A&M
9. Arizona
10. Ohio St.
11. Tennessee
12. Boston College
13. Alabama
14. Oklahoma
15. Miami (FL)
16. Colorado
17. UCLA
18. Kansas St.
19. Michigan
20. Virginia Tech
21. North Carolina
22. Clemson
23. Louisville
24. California
25. Southern California
1. Nebraska
2. Penn St.
3. Colorado
4. Alabama
5. Florida St.
6. Miami (FL)
7. Florida
8. Utah
9. Ohio St.
10. BYU
11. Oregon
12. Michigan
13. Virginia
14. Colorado St.
15. Southern California
16. Kansas St.
17. NC State
18. Tennessee
19. Washington St.
20. Arizona
21. North Carolina
22. Boston College
23. Texas
24. Virginia Tech
25. Mississippi St.
1. Nebraska
2. Tennessee
3. Florida
4. Colorado
5. Florida St.
6. Kansas St.
7. Northwestern
8. Ohio St.
9. Virginia Tech
10. Kansas
11. Southern California
12. Penn St.
13. Notre Dame
14. Texas
15. Texas A&M
16. Syracuse
17. Virginia
18. Oregon
19. Michigan
20. Texas Tech
21. Auburn
22. Iowa
23. East Carolina
24. Toledo
25. LSU
1. Florida (12-1)
2. Ohio St. (11-1)
3. Florida St. (11-1)
4. Arizona St. (11-1)
5. BYU (14-1)
6. Nebraska (11-2)
7. Penn St. (11-2)
8. Colorado (10-2)
9. Tennessee (10-2)
10. North Carolina (10-2)
11. Alabama (10-3)
12. Virginia Tech (10-2)
13. LSU (10-2)
14. Miami (FL) (9-3)
15. Washington (9-3)
16. Northwestern (9-3)
17. Kansas St. (9-3)
18. Iowa (9-3)
19. Syracuse (9-3)
20. Michigan (8-4)
21. Notre Dame (8-3)
22. Wyoming (10-2)
23. Texas (8-5)
24. Army West Point
(10-2)
25. Auburn (8-4)
1. Nebraska (13-0)
2. Michigan (12-0)
3. Florida St. (11-1)
4. North Carolina (11-1)
5. UCLA (10-2)
6. Florida (10-2)
7. Kansas St. (11-1)
8. Tennessee (11-2)
9. Washington St. (10-2)
10. Georgia (10-2)
11. Auburn (10-3)
12. Ohio St. (10-3)
13. LSU (9-3)
14. Arizona St. (9-3)
15. Purdue (9-3)
16. Colorado St. (11-2)
17. Penn St. (9-3)
18. Washington (8-4)
19. Southern Miss. (9-3)
20. Syracuse (9-4)
21. Texas A&M (9-4)
22. Ole Miss (8-4)
23. Missouri (7-5)
24. Oklahoma St. (8-4)
25. Air Force (10-3)
1. Tennessee (13-0)
2. Ohio St. (11-1)
3. Florida St. (11-2)
4. Arizona (12-1)
5. Wisconsin (11-1)
6. Florida (10-2)
7. Tulane (12-0)
8. UCLA (10-2)
9. Kansas St. (11-2)
10. Air Force (12-1)
11. Georgia Tech (10-2)
12. Michigan (10-3)
13. Texas A&M (11-3)
14. Georgia (9-3)
15. Penn St. (9-3)
16. Texas (9-3)
17. Arkansas (9-3)
18. Virginia (9-3)
19. Virginia Tech (9-3)
20. Nebraska (9-4)
21. Miami (FL) (9-3)
22. Notre Dame (9-3)
23. Purdue (9-4)
24. Syracuse (8-4)
25. Missouri (8-4)
1. Florida St. (12-0)
2. Nebraska (12-1)
3. Virginia Tech (11-1)
4. Wisconsin (10-2)
5. Michigan (10-2)
6. Kansas St. (11-1)
7. Michigan St. (10-2)
8. Alabama (10-3)
9. Tennessee (9-3)
10. Marshall (13-0)
11. Penn St. (10-3)
12. Mississippi St. (10-2)
13. Southern Miss. (9-3)
14. Florida (9-4)
15. Miami (FL) (9-4)
16. Georgia (8-4)
17. Minnesota (8-4)
18. Oregon (9-3)
19. Arkansas (8-4)
20. Texas A&M (8-4)
21. Georgia Tech (8-4)
22. Ole Miss (8-4)
23. Texas (9-5)
24. Stanford (8-4)
25. Illinois (8-4)
1. Oklahoma (13-0)
2. Miami (FL) (11-1)
3. Washington (11-1)
4. Florida St. (11-2)
5. Oregon St. (11-1)
6. Virginia Tech (11-1)
7. Nebraska (10-2)
8. Kansas St. (11-3)
9. Oregon (10-2)
10. Michigan (9-3)
11. Florida (10-3)
12. Texas (9-3)
13. Purdue (8-4)
14. Clemson (9-3)
15. Colorado St. (10-2)
16. Notre Dame (9-3)
17. Georgia (8-4)
18. TCU (10-2)
19. Georgia Tech (9-3)
20. Auburn (9-4)
21. South Carolina (8-4)
22. Mississippi St. (8-4)
23. Iowa St. (9-3)
24. Wisconsin (9-4)
25. Tennessee (8-4)
1. Miami (FL) (12-0)
2. Oregon (11-1)
3. Florida (10-2)
4. Tennessee (11-2)
5. Texas (11-2)
6. Oklahoma (11-2)
7. Nebraska (11-2)
8. LSU (10-3)
9. Colorado (10-3)
10. Maryland (10-2)
11. Washington St. (10-2)
12. Illinois (10-2)
13. South Carolina (9-3)
14. Syracuse (10-3)
15. Florida St. (8-4)
16. Louisville (11-2)
17. Stanford (9-3)
18. Virginia Tech (8-4)
19. Washington (8-4)
20. Michigan (8-4)
21. Marshall (11-2)
22. Toledo (10-2)
23. Boston College (8-4)
24. BYU (12-2)
25. Georgia (8-4)
1. Ohio St. (14-0)
2. Miami (FL) (12-1)
3. Georgia (13-1)
4. Southern California
(11-2)
5. Oklahoma (12-2)
6. Kansas St. (11-2)
7. Texas (11-2)
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8. Iowa (11-2)
9. Michigan (10-3)
10. Washington St. (10-3)
11. NC State (11-3)
12. Boise St. (12-1)
13. Maryland (11-3)
14. Virginia Tech (10-4)
15. Penn St. (9-4)
16. Auburn (9-4)
17. Notre Dame (10-3)
18. Pittsburgh (9-4)
19. Marshall (11-2)
20. West Virginia (9-4)
21. Colorado (9-5)
22. TCU (10-2)
23. Florida St. (9-5)
24. Florida (8-5)
25. Virginia (9-5)
1. LSU (13-1)
2. Southern California
(12-1)
3. Oklahoma (12-2)
4. Ohio St. (11-2)
5. Miami (FL) (11-2)
6. Georgia (11-3)
7. Michigan (10-3)
8. Iowa (10-3)
9. Washington St. (10-3)
10. Florida St. (10-3)
11. Texas (10-3)
12. Miami (OH) (13-1)
13. Kansas St. (11-4)
14. Ole Miss (10-3)
15. Boise St. (13-1)
16. Tennessee (10-3)
17. Minnesota (10-3)
18. Nebraska (10-3)
19. Purdue (9-4)
20. Maryland (10-3)
21. Utah (10-2)
22. Clemson (9-4)
23. Bowling Green (11-3)
24. TCU (11-2)
25. Florida (8-5)
1. Southern California
(13-0)
2. Auburn (13-0)
3. Oklahoma (12-1)
4. Texas (11-1)
5. Utah (12-0)
6. Georgia (10-2)
7. Louisville (11-1)
8. Iowa (10-2)
9. California (10-2)
10. Virginia Tech (10-3)
11. Miami (FL) (9-3)
12. Michigan (9-3)
13. Boise St. (11-1)
14. Florida St. (9-3)
15. Tennessee (10-3)
16. LSU (9-3)
17. Texas Tech (8-4)
18. Wisconsin (9-3)
19. Ohio St. (8-4)
20. Arizona St. (9-3)
21. Boston College (9-3)
22. Fresno St. (9-3)
23. Virginia (8-4)
24. Navy (10-2)
25. Florida (7-5)
1. Texas (13-0)
2. Southern California
(12-1)
3. Penn St. (11-1)
4. Ohio St. (10-2)
5. LSU (11-2)
6. West Virginia (11-1)
7. Virginia Tech (11-2)
8. Alabama (10-2)
9. TCU (11-1)
10. Georgia (10-3)
11. Notre Dame (9-3)
12. Oregon (10-2)
13. UCLA (10-2)
14. Auburn (9-3)
15. Wisconsin (10-3)
16. Florida (9-3)
17. Boston College (9-3)
18. Miami (FL) (9-3)
19. Texas Tech (9-3)
20. Louisville (9-3)
21. Clemson (8-4)
22. Oklahoma (8-5)
23. Florida St. (8-5)
24. Nebraska (8-4)
25. California (8-4)
1. Florida (13-1)
2. Ohio St. (12-1)
3. LSU (11-2)
4. Southern California
(11-2)
5. Wisconsin (12-1)
6. Boise St. (13-0)
7. Louisville (12-1)
8. Auburn (11-2)
9. Michigan (11-2)
10. West Virginia (11-2)
11. Oklahoma (11-3)
12. Rutgers (11-2)
13. Texas (10-3)
14. California (10-3)
15. BYU (11-2)
16. Arkansas (10-4)
17. Wake Forest (11-3)
18. Virginia Tech (10-3)
19. Notre Dame (10-3)
20. Boston College (10-3)
21. TCU (11-2)
22. Oregon St. (10-4)
23. Tennessee (9-4)
24. Hawaii (11-3)
25. Penn St. (9-4)
1. LSU (12-2)
2. Southern California
(11-2)
3. Georgia (11-2)
4. Ohio St. (11-2)
5. Missouri (12-2)
6. West Virginia (11-2)
7. Kansas (12-1)
8. Oklahoma (11-3)
9. Virginia Tech (11-3)
10. Texas (10-3)
11. Boston College (11-3)
12. Tennessee (10-4)
13. Arizona St. (10-3)
14. Auburn (9-4)
BYU (11-2)
16. Florida (9-4)
17. Hawaii (12-1)
18. Illinois (9-4)
19. Michigan (9-4)
20. Cincinnati (10-3)
21. Wisconsin (9-4)
22. Clemson (9-4)
23. Texas Tech (9-4)
24. Oregon (9-4)
25. Penn St. (9-4)
1. Florida (13-1)
2. Southern California
(12-1)
3. Texas (12-1)
4. Utah (13-0)
5. Oklahoma (12-2)
6. Alabama (12-2)
7. TCU (11-2)
8. Penn St. (11-2)
9. Oregon (10-3)
10. Georgia (10-3)
11. Ohio St. (10-3)
12. Texas Tech (11-2)
13. Boise St. (12-1)
14. Virginia Tech (10-4)
15. Ole Miss (9-4)
16. Missouri (10-4)
17. Cincinnati (11-3)
18. Oklahoma St. (9-4)
19. Oregon St. (9-4)
20. Iowa (9-4)
21. BYU (10-3)
22. Georgia Tech (9-4)
23. Florida St. (9-4)
24. Michigan St. (9-4)
25. California (9-4)
1. Alabama (14-0)
2. Texas (13-1)
3. Florida (13-1)
4. Boise St. (14-0)
5. Ohio St. (11-2)
6. TCU (12-1)
7. Iowa (11-2)
8. Penn St. (11-2)
9. Cincinnati (12-1)
10. Virginia Tech (10-3)
11. Oregon (10-3)
12. BYU (11-2)
13. Georgia Tech (11-3)
14. Nebraska (10-4)
15. Pittsburgh (10-3)
16. Wisconsin (10-3)
17. LSU (9-4)
18. Utah (10-3)
19. Miami (FL) (9-4)
20. Southern California
(9-4)
21. Ole Miss (9-4)
22. West Virginia (9-4)
23. Texas Tech (9-4)
24. Central Mich. (12-2)
25. Oklahoma St. (9-4)
1. Auburn (14-0)
2. TCU (13-0)
3. Oregon (12-1)
4. Stanford (12-1)
5. Ohio St. (12-1)
6. Oklahoma (12-2)
7. Boise St. (12-1)
8. LSU (11-2)
9. Wisconsin (11-2)
10. Oklahoma St. (11-2)
11. Alabama (10-3)
12. Arkansas (10-3)
13. Nevada (13-1)
14. Michigan St. (11-2)
15. Virginia Tech (11-3)
16. Florida St. (10-4)
17. Mississippi St. (9-4)
18. Missouri (10-3)
19. Nebraska (10-4)
20. UCF (11-3)
21. Texas A&M (9-4)
22. South Carolina (9-5)
23. Utah (10-3)
24. Maryland (9-4)
25. NC State (9-4)
1. Alabama (12-1)
2. LSU (13-1)
3. Oklahoma St. (12-1)
4. Oregon (12-2)
5. Arkansas (11-2)
6. Boise St. (12-1)
7. Stanford (11-2)
8. South Carolina (11-2)
9. Michigan (11-2)
10. Michigan St. (11-3)
11. Wisconsin (11-3)
12. Baylor (10-3)
13. TCU (11-2)
14. Houston (13-1)
15. Oklahoma (10-3)
16. Kansas St. (10-3)
17. Virginia Tech (11-3)
18. West Virginia (10-3)
19. Southern Miss. (12-2)
20. Georgia (10-4)
21. Cincinnati (10-3)
22. Clemson (10-4)
23. Florida St. (9-4)
24. Nebraska (9-4)
25. BYU (10-3)
1. Alabama (13-1)
2. Oregon (12-1)
3. Notre Dame (12-1)
4. Georgia (12-2)
5. Texas A&M (11-2)
6. Stanford (12-2)
7. South Carolina (11-2)
8. Florida St. (12-2)
9. Clemson (11-2)
10. Florida (11-2)
11. Kansas St. (11-2)
12. LSU (10-3)
13. Louisville (11-2)
14. Boise St. (11-2)
15. Oklahoma (10-3)
16. Northwestern (10-3)
17. Utah St. (11-2)
18. Texas (9-4)
19. Oregon St. (9-4)
20. Vanderbilt (9-4)
21. San Jose St. (11-2)
22. Cincinnati (10-3)
23. Nebraska (10-4)
24. Northern Ill. (12-2)
25. Tulsa (11-3)
1. Florida St. (14-0)
2. Auburn (12-2)
3. Michigan St. (13-1)
4. South Carolina (11-2)
5. Missouri (12-2)
6. Oklahoma (11-2)
7. Clemson (11-2)
8. Alabama (11-2)
9. Oregon (11-2)
10. Ohio St. (12-2)
Stanford (11-3)
12. UCF (12-1)
13. Baylor (11-2)
14. LSU (10-3)
15. Louisville (12-1)
16. UCLA (10-3)
17. Oklahoma St. (10-3)
18. Texas A&M (9-4)
19. Southern California
(10-4)
20. Arizona St. (10-4)
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21. Wisconsin (9-4)
22. Duke (10-4)
23. Vanderbilt (9-4)
24. Notre Dame (9-4)
25. Nebraska (9-4)
1. Ohio St. (14-1)
2. Oregon (13-2)
3. TCU (12-1)
4. Alabama (12-2)
5. Michigan St. (11-2)
6. Florida St. (13-1)
7. Georgia Tech (11-3)
8. Baylor (11-2)
9. Georgia (10-3)
10. UCLA (10-3)
11. Missouri (11-3)
12. Mississippi St. (10-3)
13. Wisconsin (11-3)
14. Arizona St. (10-3)
15. Clemson (10-3)
16. Boise St. (12-2)
17. Arizona (10-4)
18. Kansas St. (9-4)
19. Ole Miss (9-4)
20. Utah (9-4)
21. Southern California
(9-4)
22. Marshall (13-1)
23. Auburn (8-5)
24. Louisville (9-4)
25. Memphis (10-3)
1. Alabama (14-1)
2. Clemson (14-1)
3. Stanford (12-2)
4. Ohio St. (12-1)
5. Oklahoma (11-2)
6. Michigan St. (12-2)
7. TCU (11-2)
8. Houston (13-1)
9. Ole Miss (10-3)
10. Iowa (12-2)
11. Michigan (10-3)
12. Notre Dame (10-3)
13. Baylor (10-3)
14. Florida St. (10-3)
15. North Carolina (11-3)
16. Utah (10-3)
17. LSU (9-3)
18. Navy (11-2)
19. Oklahoma St. (10-3)
20. Oregon (9-4)
21. Wisconsin (10-3)
22. Northwestern (10-3)
23. Tennessee (9-4)
24. Georgia (10-3)
25. Florida (10-4)
1. Clemson (14-1)
2. Alabama (14-1)
3. Oklahoma (11-2)
4. Washington (12-2)
5. Southern California
(10-3)
6. Ohio St. (11-2)
7. Penn St. (11-3)
8. Florida St. (10-3)
9. Wisconsin (11-3)
10. Michigan (10-3)
11. Oklahoma St. (10-3)
12. Stanford (10-3)
13. Florida (9-4)
14. LSU (8-4)
15. Colorado (10-4)
16. Virginia Tech (10-4)
17. West Virginia (10-3)
18. Western Mich. (13-1)
19. South Fla. (11-2)
20. Louisville (9-4)
21. Utah (9-4)
22. Auburn (8-5)
23. Miami (FL) (9-4)
24. Tennessee (9-4)
25. San Diego St. (11-3)
1. Alabama (13-1)
2. Georgia (13-2)
3. Oklahoma (12-2)
4. Clemson (12-2)
5. Ohio St. (12-2)
6. Wisconsin (13-1)
7. UCF (13-0)
8. Penn St. (11-2)
9. TCU (11-3)
10. Southern California
(11-3)
11. Notre Dame (10-3)
12. Auburn (10-4)
13. Miami (FL) (10-3)
14. Oklahoma St. (10-3)
15. Washington (10-3)
16. Michigan St. (10-3)
17. Northwestern (10-3)
18. LSU (9-4)
19. Stanford (9-5)
20. Mississippi St. (9-4)
21. South Fla. (10-2)
22. Boise St. (11-3)
23. NC State (9-4)
24. Memphis (10-3)
25. Virginia Tech (9-4)
1. Clemson (15-0)
2. Alabama (14-1)
3. Ohio St. (13-1)
4. Oklahoma (12-2)
5. Notre Dame (12-1
6. Florida (10-3)
7. LSU (10-3)
8. Georgia (11-3)
9. Texas (10-4)
10. Washington St. (11-2)
11. Kentucky (10-3)
12. Central Florida (12-1)
13. Washington (10-4)
14. Michigan (10-3)
15. Syracuse (10-3)
16. Texas A&M (9-4)
17. Penn St. (9-4)
18. Fresno St. (12-2)
19. Northwestern (9-5)
20. Army West Point (11-
2)
21. Utah St. (11-2)
22. West Virginia (8-4)
23. Cincinnati (11-2)
24. Boise St. (10-3)
25. Mississippi St. (8-5)
College Football Playo 163
The College Football Playoff began in 2014 as the first playoff system to
determine the national champion in the highest level of college football. The
College Football Playoff seeds the nation’s top-four teams into two semfinal
games. The semifinal winners then advance to the College Football Playoff
National Championship game to determine the top team in major college
football.
The teams are selected based on the College Football Playoff rankings, which
are determined by the selection committee. Beginning, in late October or
early November, the committee begins ranking teams each week based on
conference championships won, strength of schedule, head-to-head results,
comparison of results against common opponents and other factors. The top-
four teams in the final rankings make up the semifinal participants.
The two semifinal games rotate annually among six bowl games - Cotton
Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl -
while the College Football Playoff National Championship game moves to a
new city each year and is played on a Monday night in January.
University presidents and chancellors from all 10 FBS conferences and Notre
Dame serve on the College Football Playoff Board of Managers and govern
the administrative operations, with commissioners (the management commit-
tee) managing the event. The selection committee consists of individuals with
experience as coaches, student-athletes, college administrators and journal-
ists, including sitting athletics directors.
RESULTS
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
Jan. 1, 2015
Oregon 59, Florida St. 20
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)
Jan. 1, 2015
Ohio St. 42, Alabama 35
CFP National Championship (Arlington, Texas)
Jan. 12, 2015
Ohio St. 42, Oregon 20
Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.)
Dec. 31, 2015
Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17
Cotton Bowl (Arlington, Texas)
Dec. 31, 2015
Alabama 38, Michigan St. 0
CFP National Championship (Glendale, Ariz.)
Jan. 11, 2016
Alabama 45, Clemson 40
Peach Bowl (Atlanta)
Dec. 31, 2016
Alabama 24, Washington 7
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.)
Dec. 31, 2016
Clemson 31, Ohio St. 0
CFP National Championship (Tampa, Fla.)
Jan. 9, 2017
Clemson 35, Alabama 31
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)
Jan. 1, 2018
Georgia 54, Oklahoma 48 (2 OT)
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)
Jan. 1, 2018
Alabama 24, Clemson 6
CFP National Championship (Atlanta)
Jan. 8, 2018
Alabama 26, Georgia 23 (OT)
Cotton Bowl (Arlington, Texas)
Dec. 29, 2018
Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3
Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.)
Dec. 29, 2018
Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34
CFP National Championship (Santa Clara, Calif.)
Jan. 7, 2019
Clemson 44, Alabama 16
Peach Bowl (Atlanta)
Dec. 28, 2019
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.)
Dec. 28, 2019
CFP National Championship (New Orleans)
Jan. 13, 2020
College Football Playo 164
CFP FINAL
RANKINGS
(records listed are before the bowl games were
played)
1. Alabama (12-1)
2. Oregon (12-1)
3. Florida St. (13-0)
4. Ohio St. (12-1)
5. Baylor (11-1)
6. TCU (11-1)
7. Mississippi St. (10-2)
8. Michigan St. (10-2)
9. Ole Miss (9-3)
10. Arizona (10-3)
11. Kansas St. (9-3)
12. Georgia Tech (10-3)
13. Georgia (9-3)
14. UCLA (9-3)
15. Arizona St. (9-3)
16. Missouri (10-3)
17. Clemson (9-3)
18. Wisconsin (10-3)
19. Auburn (8-4)
20. Boise St. (11-2)
21. Louisville (9-3)
22. Utah (8-4)
23. LSU (8-4)
24. Southern California (8-4)
25. Minnesota (8-4)
1. Clemson (13-0)
2. Alabama (12-1)
3. Michigan St. (12-1)
4. Oklahoma (11-1)
5. Iowa (12-1)
6. Stanford (11-2)
7. Ohio St. (11-1)
8. Notre Dame (10-2)
9. Florida St. (10-2)
10. North Carolina (11-2)
11. TCU (10-2)
12. Ole Miss (9-3)
13. Northwestern (10-2)
14. Michigan (9-3)
15. Oregon (9-3)
16. Oklahoma St. (10-2)
17. Baylor (9-3)
18. Houston (12-1)
19. Florida (10-3)
20. LSU (8-3)
21. Navy (9-2)
22. Utah (9-3)
23. Tennessee (8-4)
24. Temple (10-3)
25. Southern California (8-5)
1. Alabama (13-0)
2. Clemson (12-1)
3. Ohio St. (11-1)
4. Washington (12-1)
5. Penn St. (11-2)
6. Michigan (10-2)
7. Oklahoma (10-2)
8. Wisconsin (10-3)
9. Southern California (9-3)
10. Colorado (10-3)
11. Florida St. (9-3)
12. Oklahoma St. (9-3)
13. Louisville (9-3)
14. Auburn (8-4)
15. Western Mich. (13-0)
16. West Virginia (10-2)
17. Florida (8-4)
18. Stanford (9-3)
19. Utah (8-4)
20. LSU (7-4)
21. Tennessee (8-4)
22. Virginia Tech (9-4)
23. Pittsburgh (8-4)
24. Temple (10-3)
25. Navy (9-3)
1. Clemson (12-1)
2. Oklahoma (12-1)
3. Georgia (12-1)
4. Alabama (11-1)
5. Ohio St. (11-2)
6. Wisconsin (12-1)
7. Auburn (10-3)
8. Southern California (11-2)
9. Penn St. (10-2)
10. Miami (FL) (10-2)
11. Washington (10-2)
12. UCF (12-0)
13. Stanford (9-4)
14. Notre Dame (9-3)
15. TCU (10-3)
16. Michigan St. (9-3)
17. LSU (9-3)
18. Washington St. (9-3)
19. Oklahoma St. (9-3)
20. Memphis (10-2)
21. Northwestern (9-3)
22. Virginia Tech (9-3)
23. Mississippi St. (8-4)
24. NC State (8-4)
25. Boise St. (10-3)
1. Alabama (13-0)
2. Clemson (13-0)
3. Notre Dame (12-0)
4. Oklahoma (12-1)
5. Georgia (11-2)
6. Ohio St. (12-1)
7. Michigan (10-2)
8. UCF (12-0)
9. Washington (10-3)
10. Florida (9-3)
11. LSU (9-3)
12. Penn St. (9-3)
13. Washington St. (10-2)
14. Kentucky (9-3)
15. Texas (9-4)
16. West Virginia (8-3)
17. Utah (9-4)
18. Mississippi St. (8-4)
19. Texas A&M (8-4)
20. Syracuse (9-3)
21. Fresno St. (11-2)
22. Northwestern (8-5)
23. Missouri (8-4)
24. Iowa St. (8-4)
25. Boise St. (10-3)
Bowl Coalition, Alliance and Bowl Championship Series History 165
The history of the College Football Bowl Coalition began in 1992 and lasted for three years through the 1994 season. The Bowl Coalition featured four games
-- the Orange, Sugar, Cotton and Fiesta Bowls -- with conference champions locked into the Orange (Big Eight), Sugar (Southeastern) and Cotton (Southwest)
Bowls and the Fiesta Bowl pairing two at-large teams.
The Fiesta Bowl had the ability to select one Coalition-eligible team that was not a conference champion before the national selection date. The original
Coalition also involved champions from the Big East and Atlantic Coast Conferences, as well as Notre Dame.
Selections were made on the basis of how the champions of the Big Eight, Southeastern and Southwest Conferences finished in the final regular-season poll,
which was a combination of the Associated Press and CNN/USA Today rankings. All selections were made by the Coalition as a group on the first Sunday in
December after the final weekend of the regular season.
All teams had to have at least six wins against FBS opponents, and Notre Dame was guaranteed a spot with seven wins and could still qualify with six wins
given mutual agreement between the bowls.
There were 56 FBS members that were members of the original Coalition, which also included original involvement with the Gator and John Hancock Bowls.
The remainder of the bowls remained in place, many with predetermined conference tie-ins. A second layer of bowls eventually was identified and came to
be known as the Tier Two bowls.
1992 Season
Sugar Bowl
Alabama 34, Miami (FL) 13
[Had first selection, but had automatic matchup between SEC champion Alabama, which was ranked No. 2 in final regular-season AP poll, and Big East cham-
pion Miami (Florida), which was ranked No. 1.]
Cotton Bowl
Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3
(Had second selection based on SWC champion Texas A&M being ranked No. 4 at end of regular season and chose at-large selection Notre Dame.)
Orange Bowl
Florida St. 27, Nebraska 14
(Had third selection based on Big Eight champion Nebraska being ranked No. 11 at end of regular season and chose ACC champion Florida State.)
Fiesta Bowl
Syracuse 26, Colorado 22
(Had fourth selection and chose at-large selection Syracuse and at-large selection Colorado.)
1993 Season
Orange Bowl
Florida St. 18, Nebraska 14
(Had first selection, but had automatic matchup between Big Eight champion Nebraska, which was ranked No. 1 in final regular-season coalition poll, and ACC
champion Florida State, which was ranked No. 2.)
Cotton Bowl
Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21
(Had second selection based on SWC champion Texas A&M being ranked No. 7 at end of regular season and chose at-large selection Notre Dame.)
Sugar Bowl
Florida 41, West Virginia 7
(Had third selection based on SEC champion Florida being ranked No. 10 at end of regular season and chose Big East champion West Virginia.)
Fiesta Bowl
Arizona 29, Miami (FL) 0
[Had fourth selection and chose at-large selection Miami (Florida) and also picked at-large Arizona.]
1994 Season
Orange Bowl
Nebraska 24, Miami (FL) 17
[Had first selection based on Big Eight champion Nebraska being ranked No. 1 at end of regular season in coalition poll and chose Big East champion Miami
(Florida).]
Sugar Bowl
Florida St. 23, Florida 17
(Had second selection based on SEC champion Florida being ranked No. 5 and chose ACC champion Florida State.)
Cotton Bowl
Southern California 55, Texas Tech 14
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(Had third selection based on SWC champion Texas Tech being unranked and chose at-large Southern California.)
Fiesta Bowl
Colorado 41, Notre Dame 24
(Had fourth selection and chose at-large Notre Dame and at-large Colorado.)
The Bowl Alliance lasted three seasons, 1995 through 1997, and involved three games -- the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls. A predetermined rotation cre-
ated a situation in which each year a different bowl had the first two choices, while a second bowl chose third and fifth and the third bowl chose fourth and sixth.
Conferences that were a part of the Alliance were the Big 12, Atlantic Coast, Big East and Southeastern, leaving two at-large slots.
The most noteworthy change from the Coalition to the Alliance was the elimination of the conference tie-ins, which had been in existence for years. The goal
was to provide the best opportunity to match the top two teams and provide the greatest flexibility in creating the postseason matchups between Alliance
partners.
In 1995, the first season of the Alliance, there was only one at-large position since the merger of the Big Eight and Southwest Conferences into the Big 12 had
not yet taken place, providing five guaranteed conference champions that season.
Notre Dame was guaranteed the at-large slot in 1995 by finishing in the top 10 of either the Associated Press or CNN/USA Today poll.
1995 Season
Fiesta Bowl
Nebraska 62, Florida 24
(Had first and second selections and picked Big Eight champion Nebraska, which was ranked No. 1 in the regular-season AP poll, against SEC champion
Florida, which was ranked No. 2. This pick was required through mandatory No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup rules.)
Orange Bowl
Florida St. 31, Notre Dame 26
(Had third and fifth selections and picked ACC champion Florida State against at-large Notre Dame.)
Sugar Bowl
Virginia Tech 28, Texas 10
(Had fourth and sixth selections and picked Big East champion Virginia Tech against SWC champion Texas.)
1996 Season
Sugar Bowl
Florida 52, Florida St. 20
(Had first and second selections and picked SEC champion Florida and ACC champion Florida State.)
Fiesta Bowl
Penn St. 38, Texas 15
(Had third and fifth selections and picked at-large Penn State and Big 12 champion Texas.)
Orange Bowl
Nebraska 41, Virginia Tech 21
(Had fourth and sixth selections and picked at-large selection Nebraska and Big East champion Virginia Tech.)
1997 Season
Orange Bowl
Nebraska 42, Tennessee 17
(Had first and second selections and picked Big 12 champion Nebraska and SEC champion Tennessee.)
Sugar Bowl
Florida St. 31, Ohio St. 14
(Had third and fifth selections and picked ACC champion Florida State and at-large Ohio State.)
Fiesta Bowl
Kansas St. 35, Syracuse 18
(Had fourth and sixth selections and picked at-large Kansas State and Big East champion Syracuse.)
BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was launched in 1998 to match the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the BCS rankings in a bowl game to determine a national
champion in the absence of NCAA-sponsored playoffs. The No. 1 vs. No. 2 game rotated between the Fiesta, Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls from 1998
through 2005. A BCS Championship Game was added in 2006 for the contest between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the BCS rankings until the College
Football Playoff began in 2014.
1998—Top-ranked Tennessee beat Florida State, 23-16, in the Fiesta Bowl to cap the first BCS year.
1999—Florida State returned to the title game again in 1999, this time appearing in the Sugar Bowl as the No. 1 team. The Seminoles upended Virginia Tech,
46-29.
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2000—It was the Orange Bowl’s turn to host the final game, and Florida State kept its streak of appearances alive. However, Oklahoma’s defense ruled the
evening as the Sooners won, 13-2.
2001—Miami (Florida) was the only unbeaten team in the FBS through the regular season and earned the top spot in the BCS rankings. Nebraska edged
Colorado for the second spot and joined the Hurricanes in the Rose Bowl. Miami exploded for 34 unanswered points in the first half on its way to a 37-14
triumph.
2002—Miami (Florida) again topped the BCS regular-season standings with a 2.93 mark and Ohio State was second at 3.97. However, the Buckeyes captured
the No. 1 vs. No. 2 victory in the Fiesta Bowl, 31-24 in two overtimes, to take the national title.
2003—Oklahoma led the BCS rankings going in to the bowl games with a 5.11 mark, LSU was second at 5.99 and Southern California was third at 6.15. LSU
captured the BCS title by defeating Oklahoma, 21-14, in the matchup of No. 1 against No. 2 in the Sugar Bowl. However, in the Associated Press (media) final
poll, Southern California was voted No. 1 while LSU was No. 1 in the USA Today/ESPN (coaches) final poll.
2004—Southern California led from the opening bell to the final BCS game, in which the No. 1 Trojans demolished No. 2 Oklahoma, 55-19, in the Orange
Bowl. The season was not without controversy, however, as many upset Auburn fans thought the Tigers should have been in the title game after posting a
perfect 13-0 record.
2005—For the first time in BCS history, the undisputed top two teams in the country faced each other in the national championship game, as Southern California
and Texas met in the Rose Bowl. The Longhorns rallied from a 38-26 deficit with two touchdowns in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter, capped by Vince
Young’s eight-yard scamper with 19 seconds left, for the 41-38 victory.
2006—Preseason No. 1 Ohio State played like a national champion from week one to earn a spot in the BCS championship game against the Gators of Florida.
The Buckeyes had already taken care of another No. 2 in Texas in September, and after the opening kickoff, a 93-yard return for a touchdown by Ted Ginn Jr.,
it looked like they would hold off another challenge. However, the Gators answered quickly and often as Florida grabbed a 34-14 lead at halftime, coasted to
a 41-14 win and claimed the 2006 BCS championship.
2007—It was a year of upsets as three different schools, including one team two different times, held the No. 1 spot throughout the year, before LSU claimed
the 2007 BCS championship. Ohio State was the week one favorite and ran with the top spot the first four weeks before handing it off to the LSU Tigers. It only
took two weeks before LSU moved over for Missouri. It only lasted one week as Ohio State jumped back into the driver’s seat. For the second straight year,
the Buckeyes would lose in the national championship game as LSU claimed the trophy with a 38-24 win.
2008—For the second time in three years, Florida claimed a BCS championship despite entering the game ranked No. 2 in the final BCS standings. The Gators
were fourth in the BCS standings going into the final week of the season, but Florida won a showdown against Alabama, which was the top-ranked team in the
BCS standings. Florida’s win over the Crimson Tide moved Oklahoma into the BCS top spot and set up the BCS championship game between the Sooners
and the Gators. Head coach Urban Meyer’s Florida squad controlled the potent Oklahoma offense and clinched the BCS championship with a 24-14 victory.
2009—Alabama scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to clinch a 37-21 victory over Texas in the BCS championship game and give the Southeastern
Conference its fourth BCS title in as many years. The Crimson Tide was the top-ranked team in the BCS rankings followed by Texas after Alabama beat Florida,
32-13, in the SEC championship game. Florida held the BCS top spot 13 of the first 14 weeks of the rankings until the loss to Alabama in the SEC title game.
2010—Auburn’s Wes Byrum kicked a 19-yard field goal as time expired to give Auburn a 22-19 victory over Oregon in the BCS championship game and give
the Southeastern Conference its fifth straight BCS title. Auburn held the top spot in the BCS rankings, followed by Oregon. TCU made it three undefeated
teams going into the bowl season and the Horned Frogs earned a spot in the Rose Bowl.
2011—For the first time in the 14-year history of the BCS, two teams from the same conference played each other in the championship game. The LSU-
Alabama rematch from the regular season also guaranteed the Southeastern Conference its sixth straight BCS title. Alabama’s Jeremy Shelley kicked five field
goals and Trent Richardson scored the game’s only touchdown on a 34-yard run. LSU managed only five first downs for the game and crossed the 50-yard-line
only once as Alabama won, 21-0, to record the first BCS title-game shutout.
2012—No. 2 Alabama rolled past top-ranked Notre Dame, 42-14, in the BCS championship game to lock up the Crimson Tide’s second straight national title
and third in four years. Eddie Lacy, the game’s offensive MVP, ran for one touchdown and caught a pass for another to help Alabama build a 28-0 halftime lead.
For the game, Lacy rushed for 140 yards on 20 carries. Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron completed 20 of 28 passes for four touchdowns and 264 yards.
2013—A late score propelled undefeated No. 1 Florida State past No. 2 Auburn, 34-31, in the final BCS championship game to give the Seminoles their first
BCS title since 1999. With only 1:19 in the game, freshman quarterback Jameis Winston engineered an 80-yard drive that resulted in a two-yard touchdown
pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left. In that drive, Winston went 6-of-7 for 77 yards, including a 49-yard catch and run from Rashad Greene.
BCS CHAMPIONS
1998—Tennessee
1999—Florida St.
2000—Oklahoma
2001—Miami (FL)
2002—Ohio St.
2003—LSU
2004—Southern California
2005—Texas
2006—Florida
2007—LSU
2008—Florida
2009—Alabama
2010—Auburn
2011—Alabama
2012—Alabama
2013—Florida St.
NOTE: The NCAA did not enact, adopt or otherwise approve of the Bowl Championship Series. The NCAA had no role in the selection of the institutions
that participated in postseason bowl games. The College Football Playoff began with the 2014-15 season.
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Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. Florida St. .997 1.000 .990 .996
2. Auburn .963 .959 .970 .964
3. Alabama .916 .912 .890 .906
4. Michigan St. .854 .866 .860 .860
5. Stanford .801 .767 .890 .819
6. Baylor .784 .823 .710 .772
7. Ohio St. .780 .781 .750 .771
8. Missouri .705 .702 .770 .726
9. South Carolina .711 .715 .720 .715
10. Oregon .571 .572 .600 .581
11. Oklahoma .578 .589 .560 .576
12. Clemson .576 .580 .510 .555
13. Oklahoma St. .545 .545 .480 .523
14. Arizona St. .346 .388 .590 .442
15. UCF .418 .425 .460 .434
16. LSU .483 .464 .350 .432
17. UCLA .346 .336 .430 .370
18. Louisville .416 .394 .150 .320
19. Wisconsin .256 .263 .190 .237
20. Fresno St. .221 .222 .060 .168
21. Texas A&M .179 .159 .160 .166
22. Georgia .121 .087 .270 .159
23. Northern Ill. .155 .096 .220 .157
24. Duke .111 .159 .070 .113
25. Southern California .020 .021 .160 .067
Explanation
To derive a team’s poll percentages in the Harris Interactive and USA Today polls, each team’s point total is divided by a maximum 2,875 possible points in the
Harris Interactive poll and 1,475 possible points in the USA Today poll.
Teams are assigned an inverse point total (25 for No. 1, 24 for No. 2, etc.) for each of their respective computer poll rankings to determine the overall computer
component. The highest and lowest ranking for each team is dropped, and the sum total of the remaining four rankings is divided by 100 (the maximum pos-
sible points).
This figure produces a Computer Rankings Percentage. The six computer ranking providers are Anderson and Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix,
Kenneth Massey, Jeff Sagarin, and Peter Wolfe. Each computer ranking accounts for schedule strength within its formula.
The BCS Average is calculated by averaging the percent totals of the Harris Interactive and USA Today polls, and the computer rankings. The highest BCS
Average receives the No. 1 ranking; the second highest receives No. 2, and so forth.
BCS RESULTS FOR 2013-14:
BCS Championship (Pasadena)—Florida St. 34, Auburn 31
Fiesta Bowl—UCF 52, Baylor 42
Orange Bowl—Clemson 40, Ohio St. 35
Rose Bowl—Michigan St. 24, Stanford 20
Sugar Bowl—Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31
Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. Notre Dame .997 .997 1.000 .998
2. Alabama .962 .961 .910 .944
3. Florida .863 .873 .960 .898
4. Oregon .886 .890 .810 .862
5. Kansas St. .811 .807 .850 .823
6. Stanford .745 .710 .850 .768
7. Georgia .831 .824 .620 .758
8. LSU .740 .753 .760 .751
9. Texas A&M .693 .704 .630 .676
10. South Carolina .639 .642 .700 .660
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Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
11. Oklahoma .607 .603 .730 .650
12. Florida St. .576 .578 .360 .505
13. Oregon St. .445 .450 .520 .472
14. Clemson .517 .521 .370 .469
15. Northern Ill. .347 .336 .300 .328
16. Nebraska .247 .222 .510 .326
17. UCLA .275 .277 .310 .287
18. Michigan .183 .189 .390 .254
19. Boise St. .368 .386 .000 .251
20. Northwestern .237 .301 .160 .233
21. Louisville .245 .277 .020 .181
22. Utah St. .230 .226 .080 .179
23. Texas .080 .066 .310 .152
24. San Jose St. -- .075 .260 .135
25. Kent St. .115 .057 .060 .077
BCS RESULTS FOR 2012-13:
BCS Championship (Miami)—Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14
Fiesta Bowl—Oregon 35, Kansas St. 17
Orange Bowl—Florida St. 31, Northern Ill. 10
Rose Bowl—Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14
Sugar Bowl—Louisville 33, Florida 23
Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. LSU 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
2. Alabama .947 .949 .930 .942
3. Oklahoma St. .923 .927 .950 .933
4. Stanford .871 .872 .800 .848
5. Oregon .825 .834 .710 .790
6. Arkansas .752 .754 .800 .769
7. Boise St. .778 .765 .680 .741
8. Kansas St. .603 .595 .850 .683
9. South Carolina .638 .658 .670 .655
10. Wisconsin .717 .736 .460 .637
11. Virginia Tech .521 .566 .470 .519
12. Baylor .427 .406 .660 .498
13. Michigan .503 .535 .400 .479
14. Oklahoma .325 .296 .760 .460
15. Clemson .470 .445 .350 .422
16. Georgia .381 .365 .490 .412
17. Michigan St. .497 .498 .170 .388
18. TCU .433 .428 .300 .387
19. Houston .394 .368 .290 .350
20. Nebraska .249 .273 .260 .261
21. Southern Miss. .247 .248 .080 .192
22. Penn St. .133 .128 .130 .131
23. West Virginia .182 .189 .000 .123
24. Texas .002 -- .260 .088
25. Auburn .005 -- .170 .058
BCS RESULTS FOR 2011-12:
BCS Championship (New Orleans)—Alabama 21, LSU 0
Fiesta Bowl—Oklahoma St. 41, Stanford 38
Orange Bowl—West Virginia 70, Clemson 33
Rose Bowl—Oregon 45, Wisconsin 38
Sugar Bowl—Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20
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Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. Auburn .9856 .9742 1.000 .9866
2. Oregon .9730 .9831 .960 .9720
3. TCU .9168 .9139 .900 .9102
4. Stanford .8495 .8400 .820 .8365
5. Wisconsin .8572 .8651 .690 .8041
6. Ohio St. .8046 .8136 .680 .7660
7. Oklahoma .6758 .6834 .830 .7297
8. Arkansas .6989 .6834 .800 .7274
9. Michigan St. .7382 .7485 .590 .7485
10. Boise St. .6316 .6197 .590 .6137
11. LSU .5702 .5600 .710 .6134
12. Missouri .4800 .4827 .620 .5276
13. Virginia Tech .5695 .6102 .330 .5032
14. Oklahoma St. .4323 .4868 .550 .4897
15. Nevada .4568 .4339 .410 .4336
16. Alabama .4053 .3532 .540 .4328
17. Texas A&M .3779 .3675 .500 .4151
18. Nebraska .3986 .4115 .380 .3967
19. Utah .2404 .2542 .270 .2549
20. South Carolina .2214 .2339 .270 .2418
21. Mississippi St. .1754 .1729 .200 .1828
22. West Virginia .1821 .1769 .040 .1330
23. Florida St. .0961 .1058 .140 .1140
24. Hawaii .0670 .0664 .100 .0778
25. UCF .0667 .0969 .000 .0545
BCS RESULTS FOR 2010-11:
BCS Championship (Glendale, Arizona)—Auburn 22, Oregon 19
Fiesta Bowl—Oklahoma 48, UConn 20
Orange Bowl—Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12
Rose Bowl—TCU 21, Wisconsin 19
Sugar Bowl—Ohio St. 31, Arkansas 26
Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. Alabama .9968 .9966 1.000 .9978
2. Texas .9547 .9553 .920 .9433
3. Cincinnati .8656 .8678 .930 .8878
4. TCU .9049 .9058 .840 .8836
5. Florida .8404 .8407 .910 .8637
6. Boise St. .8274 .8244 .780 .8106
7. Oregon .7474 .7431 .780 .7568
8. Ohio St. .7302 .7302 .510 .6568
9. Georgia Tech .6270 .6244 .690 .6471
10. Iowa .6218 .6224 .610 .6180
11. Virginia Tech .5505 .5620 .590 .5675
12. LSU .4856 .4868 .640 .5375
13. Penn St. .6316 .6441 .320 .5319
14. BYU .4733 .4759 .410 .4531
15. Miami (FL) .4116 .4142 .500 .4419
16. West Virginia .2561 .2908 .460 .3357
17. Pittsburgh .3491 .3431 .250 .3141
18. Oregon St. .2533 .2495 .360 .2876
19. Oklahoma St. .2944 .2739 .220 .2628
20. Arizona .1337 .1607 .380 .2248
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Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
21. Stanford .2193 .1715 .150 .1803
22. Nebraska .2214 .2651 .010 .1655
23. Utah .1793 .1241 .070 .1245
24. Southern California .0435 .0285 .290 .1207
25. Wisconsin .1435 .1675 .050 .1203
BCS RESULTS FOR 2009-10:
BCS Championship (Pasadena, California)—Alabama 37, Texas 21
Fiesta Bowl—Boise St. 17, TCU 10
Orange Bowl—Iowa 24, Georgia Tech 14
Rose Bowl—Ohio St. 26, Oregon 17
Sugar Bowl—Florida 51, Cincinnati 24
Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. Oklahoma .9554 .9718 1.000 .9757
2. Florida .9827 .9711 .890 .9479
3. Texas .9260 .9233 .940 .9298
4. Alabama .8644 .8584 .810 .8443
5. Southern California .8542 .8584 .750 .8208
6. Utah .7501 .7436 .860 .7846
7. Texas Tech .7398 .7423 .870 .7840
8. Penn St. .7738 .7823 .660 .7387
9. Boise St. .6860 .6780 .730 .6980
10. Ohio St. .6577 .6584 .590 .6354
11. TCU .5593 .5751 .620 .5848
12. Cincinnati .5409 .5443 .530 .5384
13. Oklahoma St. .4963 .4734 .490 .4866
14. Georgia Tech .4322 .4525 .470 .4516
15. Georgia .3604 .3521 .420 .3775
16. BYU .3791 .3548 .340 .3580
17. Oregon .4287 .4898 .100 .3395
18. Michigan St. .2942 .3056 .260 .2866
19. Virginia Tech .1809 .2210 .330 .2440
20. Pittsburgh .2258 .2072 .280 .2377
21. Missouri .1352 .1430 .210 .1627
22. Ball St. .1436 .2156 .080 .1464
23. Northwestern .1940 .2190 .000 .1377
24. Boston College .0609 .0630 .190 .1046
25. Ole Miss .1462 .1049 .000 .0837
BCS RESULTS FOR 2008-09:
BCS Championship (Miami)—Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
Fiesta Bowl—Texas 24, Ohio St. 21
Orange Bowl—Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7
Rose Bowl—Southern California 38, Penn St. 24
Sugar Bowl—Utah 31, Alabama 17
Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. Ohio St. .9870 .9793 .910 .9588
2. LSU .9228 .9453 .950 .9394
3. Virginia Tech .8228 .8280 .960 .8703
4. Oklahoma .8842 .8873 .800 .8572
5. Georgia .8663 .8513 .800 .8392
6. Missouri .7428 .7360 .850 .7763
7. Southern California .8232 .8180 .650 .7637
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Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
8. Kansas .7340 .7327 .810 .7589
9. West Virginia .6751 .6733 .640 .6628
10. Hawaii .6677 .6627 .610 .6468
11. Arizona St. .5712 .6000 .690 .6204
12. Florida .6267 .5933 .620 .6133
13. Illinois .4912 .4980 .390 .4597
14. Boston College .3944 .4113 .570 .4586
15. Clemson .3653 .3780 .410 .3844
16. Tennessee .3053 .3200 .350 .3251
17. BYU .3200 .3080 .280 .3027
18. Wisconsin .3786 .3960 .100 .2915
19. Texas .3449 .3320 .080 .2523
20. Virginia .1933 .2213 .290 .2349
21. South Fla. .1270 .0767 .430 .2112
22. Cincinnati .2035 .1433 .190 .1789
23. Auburn .1572 .1927 .120 .1566
24. Boise St. .1898 .1640 .000 .1179
25. UConn .0182 .0153 .190 .0745
BCS RESULTS FOR 2007-08:
BCS Championship (New Orleans)—LSU 38, Ohio St. 24
Fiesta Bowl—West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28
Orange Bowl—Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21
Rose Bowl—Southern California 49, Illinois 17
Sugar Bowl—Georgia 41, Hawaii 10
Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. Ohio St. .9996 1.0000 1.0000 1.000
2. Florida .9451 .9484 .9400 .945
3. Michigan .9317 .9316 .9400 .934
4. LSU .8396 .8381 .8200 .833
5. Southern California .7692 .7568 .8600 .795
6. Louisville .8042 .7890 .7900 .794
7. Wisconsin .7890 .8148 .6400 .748
8. Boise St. .6903 .6794 .7600 .710
9. Auburn .6106 .6452 .6900 .649
10. Oklahoma .6998 .7194 .4700 .630
11. Notre Dame .6106 .5955 .6800 .629
12. Arkansas .5250 .5148 .5100 .517
13. West Virginia .5257 .5161 .4800 .507
14. Wake Forest .4835 .4806 .3300 .431
15. Virginia Tech .4807 .5039 .3000 .428
16. Rutgers .3834 .3658 .4800 .410
17. Tennessee .3327 .3226 .5000 .385
18. California .2605 .2813 .5400 .361
19. Texas .3370 .3755 .1500 .288
20. BYU .2966 .2381 .0900 .208
21. Texas A&M .1950 .1955 .0500 .147
22. Oregon St. .0450 .0465 .3400 .144
23. Nebraska .1246 .1561 .0000 .094
24. Boston College .1126 .1129 .0400 .089
25. UCLA .0035 .0000 .1900 .065
BCS RESULTS FOR 2006-07:
BCS Championship (Glendale, Ariz.)—Florida 41, Ohio St. 14
Fiesta Bowl—Boise St. 43, Oklahoma 42 (ot)
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Orange Bowl—Louisville 24, Wake Forest 13
Rose Bowl—Southern California 32, Michigan 18
Sugar Bowl—LSU 41, Notre Dame 14
Harris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. Southern California .9950 .9955 .970 .9868
2. Texas .9650 .9645 .990 .9732
3. Penn St. .9175 .9187 .920 .9187
4. Ohio St. .8488 .8387 .880 .8559
5. Oregon .7805 .7961 .820 .7989
6. Notre Dame .8124 .7865 .600 .7329
7. Georgia .7267 .7077 .720 .7182
8. Miami (FL) .6874 .6935 .730 .7037
9. Auburn .7381 .7361 .550 .6747
10. Virginia Tech .6085 .6161 .790 .6715
11. West Virginia .5922 .6187 .710 .6403
12. LSU .6414 .6465 .600 .6293
13. Alabama .5136 .5077 .340 .4538
14. TCU .4701 .4735 .390 .4445
15. Texas Tech .4060 .4103 .470 .4288
BCS RESULTS FOR 2005-06:
Rose Bowl—Texas 41, Southern California 38
Orange Bowl—Penn St. 26, Florida St. 23 (3 ot)
Fiesta Bowl—Ohio St. 34, Notre Dame 20
Sugar Bowl—West Virginia 38, Georgia 35
AP Pct. USA Today/ESPN Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
1. Southern California .9840 .9770 .970 .9770
2. Oklahoma .9575 .9567 .990 .9681
3. Auburn .9385 .9410 .920 .9331
4. Texas .8228 .8400 .880 .8476
5. California .8609 .8433 .800 .8347
6. Utah .8277 .7967 .830 .8181
7. Georgia .6874 .7325 .670 .6966
8. Virginia Tech .6837 .6800 .650 .6712
9. Boise St. .5908 .6184 .760 .6564
10. Louisville .7280 .6990 .520 .6490
11. LSU .5717 .6111 .650 .6109
12. Iowa .5834 .5325 .550 .5553
13. Michigan .5643 .5731 .380 .5058
14. Miami (FL) .4775 .4839 .450 .4705
15. Tennessee .4006 .3666 .450 .4057
BCS RESULTS FOR 2004-05:
Rose Bowl—Texas 38, Michigan 37
Fiesta Bowl—Utah 35, Pittsburgh 7
Sugar Bowl—Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13
Orange Bowl—Southern California 55, Oklahoma 19
Poll Avg. Comp. Avg. Sked Strength Loss Record Subtotal Quality Win Total
1. Oklahoma 3 1.17 11 1 5.61 -0.5 5.11
2. LSU 2 1.83 29 1 5.99 5.99
3. Southern California 1 2.67 37 1 6.15 6.15
4. Michigan 4 4.67 14 2 11.23 -0.6 10.63
5. Ohio St. 6.5 5.50 7 2 14.28 14.28
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Poll Avg. Comp. Avg. Sked Strength Loss Record Subtotal Quality Win Total
6. Texas 5 6.83 20 2 14.63 -0.1 14.53
7. Florida St. 8.5 6.83 15 2 17.93 17.93
8. Tennessee 6.5 9.50 46 2 19.84 -0.2 19.64
9. Miami (FL) 9.5 8.17 13 2 20.19 -0.4 19.79
10. Kansas St. 9 11.33 10 3 23.73 -1.0 22.73
11. Miami (OH) 14.5 6.00 68 1 24.22 24.22
12. Georgia 11 10.17 18 3 24.89 -0.3 24.59
13. Iowa 12.5 13.50 16 3 29.64 -0.7 28.94
14. Purdue 12.5 15.83 40 3 32.93 32.93
15. Florida 17 16.50 5 4 37.70 -0.9 36.80
BCS RESULTS FOR 2003-04:
Sugar Bowl—LSU 21, Oklahoma 14
Fiesta Bowl—Ohio St. 35, Kansas St. 28
Orange Bowl—Miami (FL) 16, Florida St. 14
Rose Bowl—Southern California 28, Michigan 14
Poll Avg. Comp. Avg. Sked Strength Loss Record Subtotal Quality Win Total
1. Miami (FL) 1 1.17 0.76 0 2.93 2.93
2. Ohio St. 2 1.67 0.80 0 4.47 -0.5 3.97
3. Georgia 4 3.17 0.20 1 8.37 8.37
4. Southern California 5 3.67 0.04 2 10.71 -0.2 10.51
5. Iowa 3 4.83 1.96 1 10.79 10.79
6. Washington St. 7 7.00 0.84 2 16.84 -0.7 16.14
7. Oklahoma 8 6.33 0.56 2 16.89 -0.1 16.79
8. Kansas St. 6 10.67 2.16 2 20.83 -0.7 20.13
9. Notre Dame 11.5 6.83 0.60 2 20.93 20.93
10. Texas 9 9.50 0.88 2 21.38 -0.3 21.08
11. Michigan 11.5 9.33 0.08 3 23.91 23.91
12. Penn St. 10 13.33 0.64 3 26.97 26.97
13. Colorado 14 15.17 0.40 4 33.57 -0.3 33.27
14. Florida St. 16 13.83 0.12 4 33.95 33.95
15. West Virginia 14 17.33 1.64 3 35.97 35.97
BCS RESULTS FOR 2002-03:
Fiesta Bowl—Ohio St. 31, Miami (FL) 24 (2 ot)
Orange Bowl—Southern California 38, Iowa 17
Sugar Bowl—Georgia 26, Florida St. 13
Rose Bowl—Oklahoma 34, Washington St. 14
Rank Team AP
USA
Today/
ESPN
Poll
Avg.
And. &
Hester
AJC
Colley Bill. Massey Roth. Sugar. SH Wolfe
Comp.
Avg. SSch SRk Losses Subtotal
Quality
Win Total
1. Miami (FL) 1 1 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.00 18 0.72 0 2.72 -0.1 2.62
2. Nebraska 4 4 4.0 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2.17 14 0.56 1 7.73 -0.5 7.23
3. Colorado 3 3 3.0 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 3 4.50 2 0.08 2 9.58 -2.3 7.28
4. Oregon 2 2 2.0 3 3 3 2 8 7 6 7 4.83 31 1.24 1 9.07 -0.4 8.67
5. Florida 5 5 5.0 9 8 7 8 4 2 3 5 5.83 19 0.76 2 13.59 -0.5 13.09
6. Tennessee 8 8 8.0 5 4 8 6 7 8 7 4 6.17 3 0.12 2 16.29 -1.6 14.69
7. Texas 9 9 9.0 8 9 10 9 3 4 4 6 6.67 33 1.32 2 18.99 -1.2 17.79
8. Illinois 7 7 7.0 7 6 6 12 13 12 10 12 9.83 37 1.48 1 19.31 0.0 19.31
9. Stanford 11 11 11.0 6 7 11 5 9 9 8 8 7.83 22 0.88 2 21.71 -1.3 20.41
10. Maryland 6 6 6.0 14 10 5 10 11 11 14 11 11.17 78 3.12 1 21.29 0.0 21.29
11. Oklahoma 10 10 10.0 10 11 9 13 6 6 9 9 9.00 36 1.44 2 22.44 -0.9 21.54
12. Washington St. 13 13 13.0 12 12 12 7 10 10 11 10 10.83 42 1.68 2 27.51 -0.6 26.91
13. LSU 12 12 12.0 11 13 14 14 12 18 13 14 13.33 10 0.40 3 28.73 -1.0 27.73
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Rank Team AP
USA
Today/
ESPN
Poll
Avg.
And. &
Hester
AJC
Colley Bill. Massey Roth. Sugar. SH Wolfe
Comp.
Avg. SSch SRk Losses Subtotal
Quality
Win Total
14. South Carolina 14 14 14.0 20 19 19 17 17 23 23 17 19.17 40 1.60 3 37.77 0.0 37.77
15. Washington 21 20 20.5 13 15 15 11 16 25 17 13 14.83 21 0.84 3 39.17 -1.0 38.17
Key: AP (Associated Press poll); USA/ESPN (USA Today/ESPN coaches poll); Poll Avg. (Average of two polls); And. & Hester (Anderson & Hester); AJC
Colley (Colley Matrix); Bill (Richard Billingsley); Dunk (Dunkel Index); Mass (Kenneth Massey); Roth (David Rothman); Sagar. (Jeff Sagarin); SH (Scripps-
Howard); Wolfe (Peter Wolfe); Comp. Avg. (Computer Services Average); SSch (Strength of Schedule); SRk (Schedule Rank).
BCS RESULTS FOR 2001-02:
Rose Bowl—Miami (FL) 37, Nebraska 14
Fiesta Bowl—Oregon 38, Colorado 16
Orange Bowl—Florida 56, Maryland 23
Sugar Bowl—LSU 47, Illinois 34
Rank Team AP
USA
Today/
ESPN
Poll
Avg.
And. &
Hester
AJC
Colley Bill. Massey Roth. Sugar. SH Wolfe
Comp.
Avg. SSch SRk Losses Subtotal
1. Oklahoma 1 1 1.0 1 3 2 3 1 3 2 1 1.86 11 0.44 0 3.30
2. Florida St. 3 3 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1.29 2 0.08 1 5.37
3. Miami (FL) 2 2 2.0 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 2.57 3 0.12 1 5.69
4. Washington 4 4 4.0 10 11 5 5 4 8 4 2 5.43 6 0.24 1 10.67
5. Virginia Tech 5 6 5.5 5 5 4 4 7 5 7 6 5.14 14 0.56 1 12.20
6. Oregon St. 6 5 5.5 7 9 8 8 5 7 5 5 6.50 42 1.68 1 14.68
7. Florida 7 7 7.0 4 4 7 6 9 6 6 7 5.71 1 0.04 2 14.75
8. Nebraska 8 9 8.5 6 13 6 10 6 4 8 9 7.00 18 0.72 2 18.22
9. Kansas St. 9 11 10.0 8 12 11 12 8 9 11 12 10.14 29 1.16 3 24.30
10. Oregon 11 8 9.5 12 17 14 15 11 14 9 8 11.86 24 0.96 2 24.32
11. Notre Dame 10 10 10.0 14 15 15 8 12 16 10 10 12.07 25 1.00 2 25.07
12. Texas 12 12 12.0 11 6 9 11 10 10 12 15 9.86 84 3.36 2 27.22
13. Georgia Tech 17 15 16.0 9 8 10 7 14 11 13 11 9.86 44 1.76 2 29.62
14. TCU 16 13 14.5 16 7 12 20 15 12 14 20 13.71 95 3.80 1 33.01
15. Clemson 13 16 14.5 13 21 13 19 13 15 15 13 14.43 56 2.24 2 33.17
Key: AP (Associated Press poll); USA/ESPN (USA Today/ESPN coaches poll); Poll Avg. (Average of two polls); Bill (Richard Billingsley); Dunk (Dunkel Index);
Mass (Kenneth Massey); NYT (New York Times); Roth (David Rothman); SAG (Jeff Sagarin); SH (Scripps-Howard); ST (Seattle Times); Comp. Avg. (Computer
Services Average); SSch (Strength of Schedule); SRk (Schedule Rank); L (Losses).
BCS RESULTS FOR 2000-01:
Orange Bowl—Oklahoma 13, Florida St. 2
Sugar Bowl—Miami (FL) 37, Florida 20
Fiesta Bowl—Oregon St. 41, Notre Dame 9
Rose Bowl—Washington 34, Purdue 24
Team Total Score
1. Florida St. 2.24
2. Virginia Tech 6.12
3. Nebraska 7.42
4. Alabama 12.11
5. Tennessee 13.71
6. Kansas St. 15.23
7. Wisconsin 16.71
8. Michigan 18.08
9. Michigan St. 19.11
10. Florida 23.06
11. Penn St. 28.75
12. Marshall 31.15
13. Minnesota 33.61
14. Texas A&M 34.76
15. Texas 34.81
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BCS RESULTS FOR 1999-2000:
Sugar Bowl —Florida St. 46, Virginia Tech 29
(Had first and second selections and picked ACC champion Florida State and Big East champion Virginia Tech)
Fiesta Bowl—Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21
(Had third and fifth selections and selected Big 12 champion Nebraska and SEC Tennessee)
Orange Bowl—Michigan 35, Alabama 34 (ot)
(Had fourth and sixth selections and selected Big Ten Michigan and SEC champion Alabama)
Rose Bowl—Wisconsin 17, Stanford 9
(Selected Big Ten champion Wisconsin and Pacific-10 champion Stanford)
Team Total Score
1. Tennessee 3.47
2. Florida St. 4.91
3. Kansas St. 9.96
4. Ohio St. 10.37
5. UCLA 10.90
6. Texas A&M 15.70
7. Arizona 16.49
8. Florida 19.95
9. Wisconsin 21.61
10. Tulane 26.67
11. Nebraska 29.06
12. Virginia 32.22
13. Arkansas 32.28
14. Georgia Tech 32.76
15. Syracuse 34.80
BCS RESULTS FOR 1998-99:
Fiesta Bowl—Tennessee 23, Florida St. 16
(Had first and second selections and picked SEC champion Tennessee and ACC champion Florida State)
Sugar Bowl—Ohio St. 24, Texas A&M 14
(Had third and fifth selections and picked Big Ten Ohio State and Big 12 champion Texas A&M)
Orange Bowl—Florida 31, Syracuse 10
(Had fourth and sixth selections and chose SEC Florida and Big East champion Syracuse)
Rose Bowl—Wisconsin 38, UCLA 31
(Selected Big Ten Wisconsin and Pacific-10 champion UCLA)
Bowl Coalition, Alliance and Bowl Championship Series History 177
Year College Wins
1878 Princeton 6
1882 Yale 8
1883 Yale 8
1885 Princeton 9
1887 Yale 9
1888 Yale •13
1889 Princeton 10
1890 Harvard 11
1891 Yale •13
1892 Minnesota 5
Purdue 8
Yale •13
1893 Minnesota 6
Princeton 11
1894 Penn 12
VMI 5
Yale 16
1895 Penn 14
1896 LSU 6
1897 Penn 15
1898 Harvard 11
Kentucky •7
Michigan 10
North Carolina 9
1899 Kansas 10
Sewanee 12
1900 Clemson 6
Texas 6
Tulane •5
Yale 12
1901 Harvard 12
Michigan †•10
Wisconsin 9
1902 Arizona •5
California 8
Michigan 11
Nebraska •9
1903 Nebraska 10
Princeton 11
1904 Auburn 5
Michigan 10
Minnesota 13
Penn 12
Pittsburgh 10
Vanderbilt 9
1905 Chicago 10
Stanford 8
Year College Wins
Yale 10
1906 New Mexico St. 5
Washington St. •6
Wisconsin 5
1907 Oregon St. •6
1908 Kansas 9
LSU 10
1909 Arkansas 7
Colorado •6
Washington 7
Yale •10
1910 Colorado 6
Illinois •7
Pittsburgh •9
Washington 6
1911 Colorado 6
Oklahoma 8
Utah St. •5
Washington 7
1912 Harvard 9
Notre Dame 7
Penn St. 8
Washington 6
Wisconsin 7
1913 Auburn 8
Chicago 7
Harvard 9
Michigan St. 7
Nebraska 8
Notre Dame 7
Washington 7
1914 Army West Point 9
Illinois 7
Tennessee 9
Texas 8
Wash. & Lee 9
1915 Colorado St. 7
Columbia 5
Cornell 9
Nebraska 8
Oklahoma 10
Pittsburgh 8
Washington 7
Washington St. †6
1916 Army West Point 9
Ohio St. 7
Pittsburgh 8
Year College Wins
Tulsa 10
1917 Denver 9
Georgia Tech 9
Pittsburgh 9
Texas A&M •8
Washington St. 6
1918 Michigan 5
Oklahoma 6
Texas 9
Virginia Tech 7
Washington-St. Louis 6
1919 Notre Dame 9
Texas A&M •10
1920 Boston College 8
California †8
Notre Dame 9
Ohio St. ‡7
Southern California 6
Texas 9
VMI 9
1921 California $9
Cornell 8
Iowa 7
1922 California 9
Cornell 8
Drake 7
Iowa 7
Princeton 8
Tulsa 7
1923 Colorado 9
Cornell 8
Illinois 8
Michigan 8
SMU 9
Yale 8
1924 Notre Dame †9
1925 Alabama †9
Dartmouth 8
1926 Alabama $9
Stanford $10
Utah 7
1927 (None)
1928 Boston College 9
Detroit Mercy 9
Georgia Tech †9
1929 Notre Dame 9
Pittsburgh ‡9
Year College Wins
Purdue 8
Tulane 9
Utah 7
1930 Alabama †9
Notre Dame 10
Utah 8
Washington St. ‡9
1931 Tulane ‡11
1932 Colgate •9
Michigan 8
Southern California †9
1933 Princeton 9
1934 Alabama †9
Minnesota 8
1935 Minnesota 8
Princeton 9
SMU ‡12
1936 (None)
1937 Alabama ‡9
Colorado ‡8
Santa Clara †8
1938 Duke ‡•9
Georgetown 8
Oklahoma ‡10
Tennessee †10
TCU †10
Texas Tech ‡10
1939 Cornell 8
Tennessee ‡•10
Texas A&M †10
1940 Boston College †10
Lafayette 9
Minnesota 8
Stanford †9
Tennessee ‡10
1941 Duke ‡9
Duquesne 8
Minnesota 8
1942 Tulsa ‡10
1943 Purdue 9
1944 Army West Point 9
Ohio St. 9
1945 Alabama †9
Army West Point 9
Oklahoma St. †8
1946 Georgia †10
Hardin-Simmons †10
(Regular-Season Games Only)
Minimum of five games played against opponents above the high school level. Subsequent bowl win is indicated by (†), a bowl loss by (‡) and
a bowl tie by ($). Unscored-on teams are indicated by (•). Beginning in 2002, all postseason games were counted in won-lost records (final
record in parentheses) and statistics. However, undefeated, untied teams will continue for regular-season only with postseason results indicated.
[Note: Following are undefeated, untied teams in regular-season games not included with major colleges at the time—Centre, 1919 & 1921; Lafayette, 1921,
1926 & 1937; Wash. & Jeff., 1921; Marquette, 1923; Louisville, 1925; Centenary (LA), 1927; Memphis, 1938; San Jose St., 1939; Hardin-Simmons, 1940;
Arizona, 1945; Pacific, 1949; Fresno St., 1961; and San Diego St., 1966.] Beginning in 1996, tiebreaker procedures were in place for all FBS games.
Bowl Coalition, Alliance and Bowl Championship Series History 178
Year College Wins
UCLA ‡10
1947 Michigan †9
Notre Dame 9
Penn St. $9
1948 California ‡10
Clemson †10
Michigan 9
1949 Army West Point 9
California ‡10
Notre Dame 10
Oklahoma †10
1950 Oklahoma ‡10
Princeton 9
Wyoming †9
1951 Maryland †9
Michigan St. 9
Princeton 9
San Francisco 9
Tennessee ‡10
1952 Georgia Tech †11
Michigan St. 9
1953 Maryland ‡10
1954 Ohio St. †9
Oklahoma 10
UCLA 9
1955 Maryland ‡10
Oklahoma †10
1956 Oklahoma 10
Tennessee ‡10
Wyoming 10
1957 Arizona St. 10
Auburn 10
1958 LSU †10
1959 Syracuse †10
1960 New Mexico St. †10
Yale 9
1961 Alabama †10
Rutgers 9
1962 Dartmouth 9
Ole Miss †9
Southern California †10
1963 Texas †10
1964 Alabama ‡10
Arkansas †10
Princeton 9
1965 Arkansas ‡10
Dartmouth 9
Michigan St. ‡10
Nebraska ‡10
1966 Alabama †10
1967 Wyoming ‡10
1968 Ohio ‡10
Ohio St. †9
Year College Wins
Penn St. †10
1969 Penn St. †10
San Diego St. †10
Texas †10
Toledo †10
1970 Arizona St. †10
Dartmouth 9
Ohio St. ‡9
Texas ‡10
Toledo †11
1971 Alabama ‡11
Michigan ‡11
Nebraska †12
Toledo †11
1972 Southern California †11
1973 Alabama ‡11
Miami (OH) †10
Notre Dame †10
Penn St. †11
1974 Alabama ‡11
Oklahoma 11
1975 Arizona St. †11
Arkansas St. 11
Ohio St. ‡11
1976 Maryland ‡11
Pittsburgh †11
Rutgers 11
1977 Texas ‡11
1978 Penn St. ‡11
1979 Alabama †11
BYU ‡11
Florida St. ‡11
McNeese ‡11
Ohio St. ‡11
1980 Georgia †11
1981 Clemson †11
1982 Georgia ‡11
1983 Nebraska ‡12
Texas ‡11
1984 BYU †12
1985 Bowling Green ‡11
Penn St. ‡11
1986 Miami (FL) ‡11
Penn St. †11
1987 Miami (FL) †11
Oklahoma ‡11
Syracuse $11
1988 Notre Dame †11
West Virginia ‡11
1989 Colorado ‡11
1990 (None)
1991 Miami (FL) †11
Washington †11
Year College Wins
1992 Alabama †12
Miami (FL) ‡11
Texas A&M ‡12
1993 Auburn 11
West Virginia ‡11
1994 Nebraska †12
Penn St. †11
1995 Florida ‡12
Nebraska †11
Beginning in 1996, tie-
breaker system added.
Year College Wins
1996 Arizona St. ‡11
Florida St. ‡11
1997 Michigan †12
Nebraska †13
1998 Tennessee †12
Tulane †11
1999 Florida St. †11
Marshall †12
Virginia Tech ‡11
2000 Oklahoma †13
2001 Miami (FL) †12
Beginning in 2002, post-
season games included in
won-lost records.
2002 Miami (FL) (12-1) ‡12
Ohio St. (14-0) †13
2003 (None)
2004 Auburn (13-0) †12
Boise St. (11-1) ‡11
Oklahoma (12-1) ‡12
Southern California
(13-0)
†12
Utah (12-0) †11
2005 Southern California
(12-1)
‡12
Texas (13-0) †12
2006 Boise St. (13-0) †12
Ohio St. (12-1) ‡12
2007 Hawaii (12-1) ‡12
2008 Boise St. (12-1) ‡12
Utah (13-0) †12
2009 Alabama (14-0) †13
Boise St. (14-0) †13
Cincinnati (12-1) ‡12
Texas (13-1) ‡13
TCU (12-1) ‡12
2010 Auburn (14-0) †13
Oregon (12-1) ‡12
TCU (13-0) †12
2011 LSU (13-1) ‡13
2012 Notre Dame (12-1) ‡12
Ohio St. (12-0) 12
2013 Florida St. (14-0) †13
2014 Florida St. (13-1) ‡12
2015 Clemson (14-1) †‡13
2016 Alabama (14-1) †‡13
Western Mich. (13-1) ‡13
2017 UCF (13-0) †12
2018 Alabama (14-1) †‡13
Clemson (15-0) ††13
Notre Dame (12-1) ‡12
UCF (12-1) ‡12
Bowl Coalition, Alliance and Bowl Championship Series History 179
THE SPOILERS
Following is a list of the spoilers of major-college teams that
lost their perfect (undefeated, untied) record in their final
game of the season, including a bowl game (in parentheses).
Confrontations of two undefeated, untied teams at the time are
in bold face. An asterisk (*) indicates the home team in a regular-
season game; a dagger (†) indicates a neutral site.
(From 1937 Season)
Date Spoiler Victim Score
1-1-38 California Alabama (Rose) 13-0
1-1-38 Rice Colorado (Cotton) 28-14
12-3-38 *Southern California Notre Dame 13-0
1-2-39 Southern California Duke (Rose) 7-3
1-2-39 Tennessee Oklahoma (Orange) 17-0
1-2-39 *St. Mary’s (CA) Texas Tech (Cotton) 20-13
12-2-39 Duquesne Detroit Mercy tie 10-10
1-1-40 Southern California Tennessee (Rose) 14-0
1-1-41 Boston College Tennessee (Sugar) 19-13
1-1-42 Oregon St. Duke (Rose) 20-16
1-1-43 Tennessee Tulsa (Sugar) 14-7
11-27-43 *Great Lakes Notre Dame 19-14
1-1-44 Southern California Washington (Rose) 29-0
11-25-44 *Virginia Yale tie 6-6
1-1-47 Illinois UCLA (Rose) 45-14
1-1-48 SMU Penn St. (Cotton) tie 13-13
11-27-48 †Navy Army West Point tie 21-21
12-2-48 *Southern California Notre Dame tie 14-14
1-1-49 Northwestern California (Rose) 20-14
1-2-50 Ohio St. California (Rose) 17-14
12-2-50 †Navy Army West Point 14-2
1-1-51 Kentucky Oklahoma (Sugar) 13-7
1-1-52 Maryland Tennessee (Sugar) 28-13
11-22-52 Southern California *UCLA 14-12
1-1-54 Oklahoma Maryland (Orange) 7-0
1-2-56 Oklahoma Maryland (Orange) 20-6
1-1-57 Baylor Tennessee (Sugar) 13-7
11-28-64 *Southern California Notre Dame 20-17
1-1-65 Texas Alabama (Orange) 21-17
11-20-65 Dartmouth *Princeton 28-14
1-1-66 UCLA Michigan St. (Rose) 14-12
1-1-66 Alabama Nebraska (Orange) 39-28
1-1-66 LSU Arkansas (Cotton) 14-7
11-19-66 Notre Dame *Michigan St. tie 10-10
1-1-68 *LSU Wyoming (Sugar) 20-13
11-23-68 Harvard Yale tie 29-29
12-27-68 Richmond Ohio (Tangerine) 49-42
11-22-69 *Michigan Ohio St. 24-12
11-22-69 *Princeton Dartmouth 35-7
11-21-70 *Ohio St. Michigan 20-9
1-1-71 Stanford Ohio St. (Rose) 27-17
1-1-71 Notre Dame Texas (Cotton) 24-11
1-1-72 Stanford Michigan (Rose) 13-12
1-1-72 Nebraska Alabama (Orange) 38-6
11-25-72 *Ohio St. Michigan 14-11
11-24-73 Ohio St. *Michigan tie 10-10
12-31-73 Notre Dame Alabama (Sugar) 24-23
Date Spoiler Victim Score
11-23-74 *Ohio St. Michigan 12-10
11-23-74 *Harvard Yale 21-16
1-1-75 Notre Dame Alabama (Orange) 13-11
1-1-76 UCLA Ohio St. (Rose) 23-10
1-1-77 Houston Maryland (Cotton) 30-21
11-19-77 *Delaware Colgate 21-3
1-2-78 Notre Dame Texas (Cotton) 38-10
1-1-79 Alabama Penn St. (Sugar) 14-7
11-17-79 Harvard *Yale 22-7
12-15-79 Syracuse McNeese
(Independence)
31-7
12-21-79 Indiana BYU (Holiday) 38-37
1-1-80 Southern California Ohio St. (Rose) 17-16
1-1-80 Oklahoma Florida St. (Orange) 24-7
1-1-83 Penn St. Georgia (Sugar) 27-23
1-2-84 Georgia Texas (Cotton) 10-9
1-2-84 Miami (FL) Nebraska (Orange) 31-30
12-14-85 Fresno St. Bowling Green
(California)
51-7
1-1-86 Oklahoma Penn St. (Orange) 25-10
1-2-87 Penn St. Miami (FL) (Fiesta) 14-10
1-1-88 Auburn Syracuse (Sugar) tie 16-16
1-1-88 Miami (FL) Oklahoma (Orange) 20-14
1-2-89 Notre Dame West Virginia
(Fiesta)
34-21
1-1-90 Notre Dame Colorado (Orange) 21-6
1-1-93 Notre Dame Texas A&M (Cotton) 28-3
1-1-93 Alabama Miami (FL) (Sugar) 34-13
1-1-94 Florida St. Nebraska (Orange) 18-16
1-1-94 Florida West Virginia (Sugar) 41-7
1-2-96 Nebraska Florida (Fiesta) 62-24
1-1-97 Ohio St. Arizona St. (Rose) 20-17
1-2-97 Florida Florida St. (Sugar) 52-20
1-4-00 Florida St. Virginia Tech (Sugar) 46-29
1-3-03 Ohio St. Miami (FL) (Fiesta) 31-24 (2 ot)
1-5-06 Texas Southern California
(Rose)
41-38
1-8-07 Florida Ohio St. (BCS
Championship)
41-14
1-1-08 Georgia Hawaii (Sugar) 41-10
12-23-08 TCU Boise St. (Poinsettia) 17-16
1-1-10 Florida Cincinnati (Sugar) 51-24
1-4-10 Boise St. TCU (Fiesta) 17-10
1-7-10 Alabama Texas (BCS
Championship)
37-21
1-10-11 Auburn Oregon (BCS
Championship)
22-19
1-9-12 Alabama LSU (BCS
Championship)
21-0
1-7-13 Alabama Notre Dame (BCS
Championship)
42-14
1-1-15 Oregon Florida St. (Rose) 59-20
1-11-16 Alabama Clemson (CFP National
Championship)
45-40
1-2-17 Wisconsin Western Mich. (Cotton) 24-16
1-9-17 Clemson Alabama (CFP National
Championship)
35-31
12-29-18 Clemson Notre Dame
(Cotton)
30-3
1-1-19 LSU UCF (Fiesta) 40-32
Bowl Coalition, Alliance and Bowl Championship Series History 180
Date Spoiler Victim Score
1-7-19 Clemson Alabama
(CFP National
Championship)
44-16
Streaks and Rivalries 181
STREAKS AND RIVALRIES
LONGEST WINNING STREAKS
(Includes Bowl Games)
Wins Team Years Ended by Score
47 Oklahoma 1953-57 Notre Dame 7-0
40 Washington 1908-14 Oregon St. 0-0
37 Yale 1890-93 Princeton 6-0
37 Yale 1887-89 Princeton 10-0
35 Toledo 1969-71 Tampa 21-0
34 Miami (FL) 2000-03 Ohio St. *31-24 (2 ot)
34 Penn 1894-96 Lafayette 6-4
31 Oklahoma 1948-50 Kentucky *13-7
31 Pittsburgh 1914-18 Cleveland Naval
Reserve
10-9
31 Penn 1896-98 Harvard 10-0
30 Texas 1968-70 Notre Dame *24-11
29 Florida St. 2012-14 Oregon *59-20
29 Miami (FL) 1990-93 Alabama *34-13
29 Michigan 1901-03 Minnesota 6-6
28 Alabama 1978-80 Mississippi St. 6-3
28 Oklahoma 1973-75 Kansas 23-3
28 Michigan St. 1950-53 Purdue 6-0
26 Alabama 2015-16 Clemson 35-31
26 Nebraska 1994-96 Arizona St. 19-0
26 Cornell 1921-24 Williams 14-7
26 Michigan 1903-05 Chicago 2-0
25 UCF 2017-18 LSU 40-32
25 BYU 1983-85 UCLA 27-24
25 San Diego St. 1965-67 Utah St. 31-25
25 Michigan 1946-49 Army West Point 21-7
25 Army West Point 1944-46 Notre Dame 0-0
25 Southern California 1931-33 Oregon St. 0-0
*Streak ended in bowl game.
LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAKS
(Includes Bowl Games; May Include Ties)
G Wins Ties Team Years Ended by Score
64 60 4 Washington 1907-17 California 27-0
56 55 1 Michigan 1901-05 Chicago 2-0
50 46 4 California 1920-25 Olympic Club 15-0
48 47 1 Oklahoma 1953-57 Notre Dame 7-0
48 47 1 Yale 1885-89 Princeton 10-0
47 42 5 Yale 1879-85 Princeton 6-5
44 42 2 Yale 1894-96 Princeton 24-6
42 39 3 Yale 1904-08 Harvard 4-0
39 37 2 Notre Dame 1946-50 Purdue 28-14
37 37 0 Yale 1890-93 Princeton 6-0
37 36 1 Oklahoma 1972-75 Kansas 23-3
35 35 0 Toledo 1969-71 Tampa 21-0
35 34 1 Minnesota 1903-05 Wisconsin 16-12
34 34 0 Miami (FL) 2000-03 Ohio St. 31-24 (2 ot)
34 34 0 Penn 1894-96 Lafayette 6-4
G Wins Ties Team Years Ended by Score
34 33 1 Nebraska 1912-16 Kansas 7-3
34 32 2 Princeton 1884-87 Harvard 12-0
34 29 5 Princeton 1877-82 Harvard 1-0
33 31 2 Georgia Tech 1914-18 Pittsburgh 32-0
33 30 3 Tennessee 1926-30 Alabama 18-6
33 30 3 Harvard 1911-15 Cornell 10-0
32 31 1 Nebraska 1969-71 UCLA 20-17
32 31 1 Harvard 1898-1900 Yale 28-0
32 30 2 Army West
Point
1944-47 Columbia 21-20
31 31 0 Oklahoma 1948-50 Kentucky 13-7
31 31 0 Pittsburgh 1914-18 Cleveland Naval 10-9
31 31 0 Penn 1896-98 Harvard 10-0
31 30 1 Penn St. 1967-70 Colorado 41-13
31 30 1 San Diego St. 1967-70 Long Beach St. 27-11
31 29 2 Georgia Tech 1950-53 Notre Dame 27-14
LONGEST HOME WINNING
STREAKS
(Includes Bowl Games)
Wins Team Years Ended by Score
58 Miami (FL) 1985-94 Washington 38-20
57 Alabama 1963-82 Southern Miss. 38-29
56 Harvard 1890-95 Boston AA 0-0
50 Michigan 1901-07 Penn 6-0
47 Nebraska 1991-98 Texas 20-16
45 Washington 1908-17 Oregon St. 0-0
42 Texas 1968-76 Houston 30-0
40 Notre Dame 1907-18 Great Lakes 7-7
39 Oklahoma 2005-11 Texas Tech 41-38
38 Notre Dame 1919-27 Minnesota 7-7
37 Florida St. 1992-01 Miami (FL) 49-27
37 Yale 1904-08 Brown 10-10
37 Yale 1900-03 Princeton 11-6
35 Boise St. 2006-11 TCU 36-35
33 Marshall 1995-00 Western Mich. 30-10
33 Nebraska 1901-06 Iowa St. 14-2
33 Harvard 1900-03 Amherst 5-0
31 Boise St. 2001-05 Boston College 27-21
31 Texas A&M 1990-95 Texas 16-6
31 Yale 1890-93 Princeton 6-0
30 Florida 1994-99 Alabama 40-39 (ot)
30 Auburn 1952-61 Kentucky 14-12
30 Tennessee 1928-33 Alabama 12-6
LONGEST LOSING STREAKS
(Includes Bowl Games)
Wins Team Years Ended against Score
34 Northwestern 1979-82 Northern Ill. 31-6
28 Virginia 1958-61 William & Mary 21-6
Streaks and Rivalries 182
Wins Team Years Ended against Score
28 Kansas St. 1945-48 Arkansas St. 37-6
27 New Mexico St. 1988-90 Cal St. Fullerton 43-9
27 Eastern Mich. 1980-82 Kent St. 9-7
26 Western Ky. 2008-10 Louisiana 54-21
26 Colorado St. 1960-63 Pacific 20-0
23 Duke 1999-2002 East Carolina 23-16
23 Northern Ill. 1996-98 Central Mich. 16-6
22 Duke 2005-07 Northwestern 20-14
21 Ball St. 1998-2000 Miami (OH) 15-10
21 South Carolina 1998-2000 New Mexico St. 31-0
21 Kent St. 1981-83 Eastern Mich. 37-13
21 New Mexico 1967-69 Kansas 16-7
20 UTEP 2017-18 Rice 34-26
20 Temple 2004-06 Bowling Green 28-14
20 TCU 1974-75 Rice 28-21
20 Florida St. 1972-74 Miami (FL) 21-14
19 Hawaii 1997-99 Eastern Ill. 31-27
18 Eastern Mich. 2009-10 Ball St. 41-38
(ot)
18 Illinois 1996-98 Middle Tenn. 48-20
18 Rice 1987-89 SMU 35-6
18 Wisconsin 1967-69 Iowa 23-17
18 Wake Forest 1962-63 South Carolina 20-19
18 Kansas St. 1961-62 BYU 24-7
17 Tulsa 2000-02 UTEP 20-0
17 Kent St. 1992-94 Akron 32-16
17 Kent St. 1989-90 Ohio 44-15
17 Memphis 1981-82 Arkansas St. 12-0
17 Kansas St. 1964-66 Kansas 3-3
17 Tulane 1961-63 South Carolina 20-7
17 Alabama 1954-56 Mississippi St. 13-12
17 Kansas 1953-55 Washington St. 13-0
MOST CONSECUTIVE NON
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LOSING SEASONS
(All-Time and Current) (.500 percentage and above)
Years School Years
49 Penn St. 1939-87
42 Nebraska 1962-2003
42 Notre Dame 1889-1932#
40 Michigan 1968-2007
40 Texas 1893-1932
38 Alabama 1911-50†
33 Florida 1980-2012
29 Florida St. 1977-2005&
29 Oklahoma 1966-94
29 Texas 1957-85
29 Boston College 1916-44
28 BYU 1974-2001
28 Virginia 1888-1915
27 Washington 1977-2003
27 Michigan 1892-1918
26 Virginia Tech 1894-1919
25 Virginia Tech 1993-2017
Years School Years
23 Syracuse 1913-35
23 Ohio St. 1899-1921
21 Ohio St. 1989-2009&
21 Marshall 1984-2004
21 Ohio St. 1967-87
21 Southern California 1962-82
21 Wyoming 1949-69
21 Northern Ill. 1929-49
21 Vanderbilt 1915-35
21 Minnesota 1899-1919
*Active streak. #No teams in 1890 and 1891. †No teams in 1918 and 1943.
&Streak ended by games later vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions.
LONGEST STREAK OF GAMES
WITHOUT BEING SHUT OUT
G School Years
385 *Florida 1988-present
365 Michigan 1984-2014
361 BYU 1975-2003
333 *TCU 1992-present
306 Air Force 1992-2017
309 *Virginia Tech 1995-present
304 *Georgia 1995-present
295 *Nebraska 1996-present
289 Tennessee 1994-2017
286 ^Ohio St. 1993-2016
282 Texas 1980-2004
280 Washington St. 1984-2008
278 *Boise St. 1997-present
274 *Georgia Tech 1997-present
271 Washington 1981-2004
270 *Texas Tech 1997-present
268 *Oklahoma 1998-present
267 Oregon 1985-2007
242 Colorado 1988-2008
234 Kansas St. 1996-2015
233 UCLA 1971-92
233 Nebraska 1974-91
232 Florida St. 1988-2006
231 Wisconsin 1997-2014
219 Hawaii 1976-95
*Active streak. ^Does not include games later vacated by NCAA action.
Games
Opponents
(Series Leader Listed First)
Rivalry
Record
First
Game
Last
Game
128 Wisconsin-Minnesota 60-60-8 1890 2018
123 Georgia-Auburn 59-56-8 1892 2018
123 Miami (OH)-Cincinnati 59-57-7 1888 2018
123 North Carolina-Virginia 64-55-4 1892 2018
122 Oregon-Oregon St. 65-47-10 1894 2018
121 Purdue-Indiana 74-41-6 1891 2018
121 Stanford-California 64-46-11 1892 2018
Streaks and Rivalries 183
Games
Opponents
(Series Leader Listed First)
Rivalry
Record
First
Game
Last
Game
120 Missouri-Kansas 56-55-9 1891 2011
119 Navy-Army West Point 60-52-7 1890 2018
118 Texas-Texas A&M 76-37-5 1894 2011
117 Nebraska-Kansas 91-23-3 1892 2010
116 Clemson-South Carolina 70-42-4 1896 2018
116 Kansas-Kansas St. 65-46-5 1902 2018
115 Georgia-Georgia Tech 69-41-5 1893 2018
115 Michigan-Ohio St. 58-51-6 1897 2018
115 &Ole Miss-Mississippi St. 62-45-6 1901 2018
114 TCU-Baylor 55-52-7 1899 2018
114 Tennessee-Kentucky 80-25-9 1893 2018
112 Utah-Utah St. 79-29-4 1892 2015
113 Texas-Oklahoma 62-46-5 1900 2018
113 Oklahoma-Oklahoma St. 88-18-7 1904 2018
112 #Tennessee-Vanderbilt 75-32-5 1892 2018
112 NC State-Wake Forest 67-39-6 1895 2018
110 Colorado St.-Wyoming 58-47-5 1899 2018
108 Texas A&M-Baylor 68-31-9 1899 2011
106 North Carolina-Wake Forest 69-35-2 1888 2015
#Disputed series record: Vanderbilt claims Tennessee has 75-32-5 series lead due to Vanderbilt victory in 1918 but Tennessee records claim 1918 team was
“unofficial [team] formed from Army West Point recruits and students.”
&Ole Miss vacated wins in 2012 and 2014 by rule of NCAA Committee on Infractions.
ADDITIONAL RECORDS
(Must have played every year)
112 games—Minnesota-Wisconsin (from 1907)
110 games—Clemson-South Carolina (from 1909)
109 games—Wake Forest-NC State (from 1910)
108 games—Kansas-Kansas St. (from 1911)
107 games—North Carolina-Virginia (from 1910)#
105 games—Kansas-Nebraska (1906-2010)
104 games—Ole Miss-Mississippi St. (from 1915)**^
101 games—Michigan-Ohio St. (from 1918)
100 games—Auburn-Georgia (from 1919)**&
99 games—Indiana-Purdue (from 1920)
99 games—Tennessee-Kentucky (from 1919)**
97 games—Kansas-Oklahoma (1903-97)
97 games—Texas-Texas A&M (1915-2011)
93 games—Kansas-Missouri (1919-2011)
93 games—Missouri-Iowa St. (1919-2011)
#Neither school fielded a team in 1917-18 due to World War I. **Neither school fielded a team in 1943 due to World War II. ^Ole Miss and Mississippi State
played twice in 1918. &Played twice in 2017
(Must have played in consecutive years)
43—Notre Dame over Navy, 1964-2006
36—Nebraska over Kansas, 1969-2004
32—Oklahoma over Kansas St., 1937-68
31—Florida over Kentucky, 1987-2017
29—Nebraska over Kansas St., 1969-97
28—Texas over Rice, 1966-93
26—Tennessee over Kentucky, 1985-2010
26—Syracuse over Hobart, 1906-31
25—Penn St. over West Virginia, 1959-83
24—Nebraska over Missouri, 1979-2002
Streaks and Rivalries 184
22—Tennessee over Vanderbilt, 1983-2004
22—Nebraska over Oklahoma St., 1974-95
22—Arkansas over TCU, 1959-80
22—Alabama over Mississippi St., 1958-79
20—Purdue over Iowa, 1961-80
(Did not play in consecutive years)
31—Penn St. over Temple, 1952-2014 (62-year period)
29—Clemson over Virginia, 1955-90 (36-year period)
26—Southern California over Oregon St., 1968-99 (32-year period)
24—Nebraska over Oklahoma St., 1974-99 (26-year period)
21—Ohio St. over Northwestern, 1972-98 (27-year period)
19—Washington over California, 1977-2001 (25-year period)
19—Michigan over Northwestern, 1966-92 (27-year period)
19—Vanderbilt over Ole Miss, 1894-38 (45-year period)
17—Tulsa over Drake, 1939-85 (47-year period)
17—Ole Miss over Memphis, 1921-62 (42-year period)
17—North Carolina over Wake Forest, 1893-1923 (29-year period)
Major-College Statistics Trends 185
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COLLEGE STATISTICS TRENDS
(Average Per Game, One Team)
Rushing Passing Total Offense Scoring
Year Teams Games Plays Yards Yds/P Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. Yds/Att. Plays Yds. Yds/P TD FG Pts.
1937 — 133.8 — 13.0 5.0 .381 64.5 4.96 — 198.4 — — — 10.1
1938 40.8 140.1 3.43 14.0 5.2 .371 70.1 5.01 54.8 210.2 3.85 1.75 0.06 11.8
1939 40.8 135.9 3.33 13.8 5.2 .374 66.4 4.81 54.6 202.3 3.70 1.66 0.09 11.4
1940 41.9 140.5 3.35 14.8 5.8 .386 77.8 5.26 56.7 218.5 3.85 1.97 0.08 13.3
1941 42.2 141.2 3.35 15.0 5.9 .392 80.7 5.38 57.2 221.8 3.88 2.03 0.06 13.8
1946 42.3 152.4 3.60 15.5 6.1 .389 88.2 5.69 57.8 240.7 4.16 2.39 0.04 16.1
1947 42.3 158.7 3.75 15.3 6.3 .414 90.3 5.91 57.6 248.8 4.32 2.37 0.04 15.9
1948 43.7 162.2 3.71 15.9 6.7 .423 94.6 5.95 59.5 256.5 4.31 2.52 0.05 17.1
1949 47.2 180.6 3.83 17.7 7.6 .431 110.4 6.24 64.9 290.7 4.48 2.86 0.04 19.4
1950 47.0 180.2 3.83 17.5 7.7 .438 108.5 6.19 64.5 288.6 4.47 2.79 0.04 18.9
1951 48.6 182.5 3.76 18.9 8.4 .446 113.7 6.02 67.5 296.1 4.39 2.86 0.05 19.4
1952 48.3 176.4 3.65 18.4 8.1 .441 111.9 6.09 66.7 288.2 4.32 2.68 0.07 18.4
1953 45.1 176.6 3.92 15.2 6.5 .428 91.7 6.03 60.3 268.2 4.45 2.54 0.05 17.1
1954 551 45.5 184.1 4.05 14.9 6.5 .437 91.1 6.14 60.3 225.1 4.56 2.59 0.05 17.4
1955 536 46.1 176.7 3.83 13.6 5.9 .435 84.7 6.24 59.6 261.3 4.38 2.37 0.05 16.1
1956 558 49.2 193.1 3.93 14.1 6.2 .437 85.9 6.09 63.3 279.0 4.41 2.45 0.05 16.5
1957 570 49.3 177.5 3.60 14.4 6.4 .444 85.5 5.94 63.6 263.0 4.14 2.31 0.06 15.6
1958 578 47.1 170.7 3.62 16.1 7.4 .458 97.7 6.06 63.2 268.4 4.24 2.31 0.09 16.0
1959 578 46.2 166.0 3.59 16.5 7.5 .451 98.5 5.96 62.7 264.5 4.21 2.25 0.17 15.9
1960 596 45.3 169.9 3.75 15.8 7.2 .454 93.6 5.94 61.1 263.4 4.31 2.19 0.19 15.6
1961 574 45.6 166.7 3.66 15.9 7.2 .448 94.7 5.95 61.5 261.4 4.25 2.23 0.23 16.0
1962 602 45.3 164.0 3.63 17.2 8.0 .463 105.0 6.10 62.5 269.0 4.31 2.30 0.21 16.4
1963 605 44.1 160.0 3.63 17.6 8.1 .461 105.3 5.98 61.7 265.3 4.30 2.19 0.27 15.8
1964 613 43.7 149.7 3.43 17.9 8.5 .472 110.0 6.14 61.6 259.6 4.21 2.07 0.29 15.1
1965 619 45.1 149.4 3.31 20.8 9.7 .464 123.2 5.93 65.9 272.5 4.14 2.26 0.42 16.7
1966 626 44.3 148.7 3.36 22.0 10.3 .470 133.2 6.07 66.2 281.8 4.26 2.35 0.42 17.5
1967 611 47.3 154.7 3.27 22.9 10.7 .467 139.8 6.10 70.2 294.5 4.19 2.48 0.46 18.4
1968 615 49.7 170.8 3.44 25.4 12.1 .474 157.7 6.22 *75.1 328.5 4.38 2.89 0.46 21.2
1969 621 49.5 171.8 3.47 25.5 12.0 .471 157.1 6.17 74.9 328.9 4.39 2.90 0.54 21.6
1970 667 49.3 175.7 3.57 25.0 11.7 .467 152.7 6.12 74.2 328.3 4.42 2.83 0.57 21.3
1971 726 49.7 182.2 3.67 21.7 10.1 .463 132.3 6.10 71.3 314.5 4.41 2.69 0.54 20.2
1972 720 49.8 184.5 3.70 22.0 10.2 .462 136.9 6.24 71.8 321.4 4.48 2.71 0.61 20.6
1973 741 50.1 192.8 3.85 20.4 9.6 .472 130.9 6.41 70.5 323.6 4.59 2.75 0.65 21.0
1974 749 51.8 201.8 3.89 18.8 8.9 .474 122.3 6.50 70.7 324.1 4.59 2.64 0.63 20.2
1975 785 *51.9 *204.5 3.94 18.4 8.7 .473 119.6 6.52 70.3 324.1 4.61 2.57 0.74 20.1
1976 137 796 51.4 198.8 3.87 19.1 9.1 .474 123.5 6.49 70.4 322.2 4.58 2.57 0.75 20.0
1977 144 849 51.3 194.6 3.80 20.2 9.8 .483 134.5 6.67 71.5 329.1 4.61 2.67 0.73 20.8
1978 139 816 50.9 192.6 3.79 21.2 10.3 .486 138.9 6.55 72.1 331.5 4.60 2.64 0.76 20.6
1979 139 811 49.1 187.9 3.83 21.6 10.6 .491 139.3 6.47 70.6 327.2 4.63 2.55 0.77 20.0
1980 139 810 47.7 178.3 3.74 23.3 11.6 .500 151.9 6.52 71.0 330.2 4.65 2.61 0.81 20.5
1981 137 788 46.3 169.4 3.66 25.3 12.7 .502 164.7 6.51 71.6 334.1 4.67 2.57 0.87 20.5
1982 97 599 45.1 169.3 3.75 27.6 14.5 .522 182.4 6.61 72.7 351.7 4.84 2.71 1.02 21.9
1983 105 631 44.6 169.5 3.80 27.0 14.4 .536 182.8 6.79 71.6 352.3 4.92 2.73 1.06 22.1
1984 105 626 44.7 168.1 3.76 26.8 14.1 .527 181.1 6.77 71.5 349.2 4.89 2.66 1.15 22.1
1985 105 623 44.6 169.2 3.80 27.3 14.7 .537 186.1 6.82 71.8 355.3 4.95 2.74 1.09 22.4
1986 105 619 44.2 167.9 3.80 27.2 14.6 .537 185.1 6.81 71.4 353.0 4.95 2.80 1.07 22.7
1987 104 615 44.4 174.2 3.92 27.1 14.2 .526 183.6 6.78 71.5 357.8 5.01 2.83 1.13 23.1
1988 104 616 44.0 174.6 3.97 27.1 14.3 .529 185.8 6.87 71.1 360.3 5.07 2.91 1.16 23.8
1989 106 614 42.7 166.4 3.90 28.5 15.4 .540 200.9 7.05 71.2 367.3 5.16 2.97 1.13 24.1
1990 106 623 43.1 167.7 3.90 28.3 15.1 .534 197.2 6.96 71.4 364.8 5.11 3.04 1.08 24.4
Major-College Statistics Trends 186
Rushing Passing Total Offense Scoring
Year Teams Games Plays Yards Yds/P Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. Yds/Att. Plays Yds. Yds/P TD FG Pts.
1991 106 617 43.3 169.7 3.91 27.2 14.6 .535 189.6 6.98 70.5 359.4 5.10 2.95 0.89 23.1
1992 107 619 42.7 165.6 3.89 28.1 14.9 .530 190.5 6.77 70.8 356.1 5.03 2.84 1.04 22.9
1993 106 613 41.8 166.3 3.98 28.7 15.9 .551 204.9 7.13 70.5 371.2 5.27 3.09 0.97 24.4
1994 107 617 41.8 166.8 3.99 28.5 15.6 .547 198.3 6.96 70.3 365.1 5.19 3.11 0.99 24.6
1995 108 622 41.5 167.3 4.03 29.7 16.3 .547 205.5 6.92 71.2 372.8 5.24 3.21 0.93 25.1
1996 111 644 41.5 164.4 3.97 28.9 15.4 .533 202.0 6.99 70.4 366.3 5.21 3.26 0.94 25.5
1997 112 646 40.2 158.7 3.94 29.2 15.8 .543 207.6 7.12 69.4 366.3 5.28 3.25 0.97 25.5
1998 112 652 40.7 158.6 3.89 29.1 15.7 .540 209.5 7.19 69.9 368.1 5.27 3.20 1.05 25.5
1999 114 663 39.8 152.8 3.83 30.6 16.7 .544 212.5 6.94 70.4 365.3 5.18 3.23 1.05 25.6
2000 114 638 39.5 154.0 3.90 31.5 17.0 .541 216.2 6.88 71.0 370.2 5.22 3.33 1.01 26.2
2001 115 645 39.8 158.9 3.99 31.6 17.6 .556 222.7 7.04 71.4 381.6 5.34 3.47 1.01 27.2
2002 117 740 39.5 158.3 4.01 31.1 17.3 .554 217.5 6.98 70.6 375.8 5.32 3.46 1.07 27.3
2003 117 735 39.6 158.7 4.01 31.4 17.8 .568 223.9 7.13 71.0 382.6 5.39 3.40 1.06 26.9
2004 118 677 39.3 159.1 4.05 30.9 17.6 .568 217.5 7.03 70.2 376.6 5.36 3.36 1.06 26.6
2005 117 691 38.6 155.2 4.03 32.0 18.5 .579 224.6 7.01 70.6 379.8 5.39 3.36 1.11 26.8
2006 119 792 34.9 140.1 4.02 29.2 17.0 .584 206.8 7.09 64.0 346.9 5.42 3.07 1.00 24.4
2007 119 798 38.4 159.7 4.16 *33.6 *19.8 .590 233.1 6.95 71.9 392.8 5.46 3.55 *1.21 28.4
2008 119 797 36.7 155.0 4.22 31.0 18.3 .590 216.5 6.99 67.7 371.6 5.49 3.43 1.10 27.2
2009 120 808 36.7 155.4 4.23 31.0 18.3 .591 222.1 7.17 67.7 377.5 5.58 3.38 1.17 27.0
2010 120 807 37.5 162.1 4.32 30.9 18.4 .597 221.9 7.19 68.4 384.1 5.62 3.53 1.11 28.0
2011 120 805 38.0 162.7 4.28 31.8 19.2 .604 229.7 7.22 69.8 392.4 5.62 3.59 1.07 28.3
2012 120 818 38.8 170.9 4.40 32.7 *19.8 *.605 *238.3 7.30 71.5 409.2 5.73 3.75 1.12 29.5
2013 123 835 39.5 174.9 4.46 32.5 19.4 .597 236.4 7.28 71.9 411.3 5.73 3.70 1.11 29.4
2014 125 850 39.5 176.0 4.46 32.6 19.2 .590 233.4 7.17 72.0 409.4 5.69 3.70 1.16 29.3
2015 127 864 39.6 178.3 4.51 31.9 18.8 .589 233.2 7.30 71.5 411.6 5.76 3.74 1.19 29.7
2016 128 873 39.8 183.0 *4.59 31.7 18.7 .590 234.2 7.39 71.5 *417.1 *5.83 *3.82 1.13 *30.0
2017 129 868 38.9 174.0 4.48 31.1 18.4 .592 229.6 7.37 70.0 403.6 5.76 3.65 1.12 28.8
2018 129 *877 39.2 176.8 4.51 31.1 18.6 .599 230.0 *7.40 70.3 406.7 5.79 3.76 1.10 29.6
*Record. Note: Records not compiled in 1942-45 except for Scoring Points Per Game: 1942 (15.7); 1943 (15.7); 1944 (16.3); 1945 (16.1).
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COLLEGE STATISTICS TRENDS
Rules changes and statistics changes affecting trends: PUNTING—Beginning in 1965, 20 yards not deducted from a punt into the end zone for a touchback.
INTERCEPTIONS—Interception yards not compiled, 1958-65. KICKOFF RETURNS—During 1937-45, if a kickoff went out of bounds, the receiving team put
the ball in play on its 35-yard line instead of a second kickoff; in 1984 (rescinded in 1985), a 30-yard-line touchback for kickoffs crossing the goal line in flight and
first touching the ground out of the end zone; in 1986, kickoffs from the 35-yard line; in 2007, kickoffs from the 30-yard line; in 2012, kickoffs from the 35-yard
line and touchbacks to the 25-yard line. PUNT RETURNS—In 1967, interior linemen restricted from leaving until the ball is kicked.
(Average Per Game, One Team)
Punting Interceptions Punt Returns Kickoff Returns
Year Punts Yds/K Net Avg. Int. Yds/Int. Yds. PR Yds/Ret. Yds. KR Yds/Ret. Yds.
1937 9.2 36.3 — 1.68 — — — — — — — —
1938 9.3 37.2 — 1.70 9.19 15.8 — — — — — —
1939 *9.4 36.7 — 1.67 9.84 16.5 *4.42 9.40 41.6 2.14 19.3 41.3
1940 9.1 36.6 — 1.79 10.05 18.0 4.21 10.58 44.5 2.32 20.4 47.5
1941 8.9 36.1 — *1.81 11.28 20.4 4.27 11.10 *47.4 2.41 20.2 48.6
1946 7.3 35.7 — 1.75 11.79 20.6 3.70 11.32 41.9 3.01 18.9 56.9
1947 6.7 36.4 30.3 1.61 11.93 19.2 3.47 11.73 40.7 3.04 18.9 57.3
1948 6.3 36.3 30.2 1.60 12.59 20.2 3.09 *12.16 37.6 3.17 18.5 58.6
1949 6.3 36.6 30.3 1.69 13.23 *22.3 3.21 12.13 38.9 3.51 17.9 62.8
1950 6.0 36.3 30.8 1.61 11.99 19.3 3.04 10.72 32.6 3.46 16.6 57.4
1951 6.4 35.9 30.7 1.67 12.00 20.1 3.10 10.58 32.8 3.53 17.0 59.9
1952 6.3 36.4 31.6 1.60 11.60 18.5 3.07 9.95 30.5 3.45 17.6 60.7
1953 5.2 34.9 29.7 1.37 12.12 16.6 2.57 10.66 27.4 3.27 17.8 58.2
1954 4.9 34.9 29.4 1.36 12.48 16.9 2.42 11.16 27.0 3.32 18.4 61.0
1955 4.9 34.9 29.8 1.26 12.96 16.8 2.39 10.54 25.2 3.09 18.5 57.2
Major-College Statistics Trends 187
Punting Interceptions Punt Returns Kickoff Returns
Year Punts Yds/K Net Avg. Int. Yds/Int. Yds. PR Yds/Ret. Yds. KR Yds/Ret. Yds.
1956 5.0 35.1 30.1 1.29 12.86 16.6 2.49 10.07 25.1 3.19 18.0 57.4
1957 5.3 34.8 30.2 1.26 11.95 15.0 2.53 9.57 24.2 3.05 18.7 57.1
1958 5.6 35.4 30.9 1.33 — — 2.57 9.70 24.9 3.02 18.9 57.0
1959 5.5 35.9 31.5 1.33 — — 2.67 9.06 24.2 3.09 18.7 57.8
1960 5.1 36.0 31.4 1.24 — — 2.39 9.73 23.3 3.05 18.8 57.3
1961 5.2 35.5 35.5 1.22 — — 2.43 9.44 22.9 3.06 18.3 56.1
1962 5.2 35.7 35.7 1.25 — — 2.36 9.66 22.8 3.10 19.6 60.7
1963 5.2 36.3 32.5 1.19 — — 2.34 9.71 22.7 3.08 20.1 61.9
1964 5.3 36.4 32.5 1.20 — — 2.33 8.99 20.9 2.93 19.6 57.3
1965 5.9 38.5 38.5 1.42 — — 2.73 9.99 27.3 3.15 18.8 59.3
1966 5.9 37.5 33.5 1.50 12.07 18.1 2.63 8.82 23.2 3.24 18.7 60.8
1967 6.5 36.8 31.6 1.52 11.39 17.3 3.42 9.92 33.9 3.31 18.7 61.7
1968 6.7 37.4 33.3 1.61 11.51 18.6 3.01 8.95 26.9 3.64 19.1 69.6
1969 6.6 37.5 33.4 1.70 11.07 18.8 3.00 9.00 27.0 3.67 18.9 69.4
1970 6.3 37.4 37.4 1.66 11.65 19.4 2.89 9.28 26.9 3.69 19.0 70.1
1971 6.2 37.6 33.4 1.49 11.75 17.5 2.89 9.04 26.2 3.57 19.2 68.6
1972 6.1 37.2 33.4 1.54 11.54 17.7 2.72 8.61 23.4 3.50 19.0 66.4
1973 5.8 37.8 34.1 1.36 11.30 15.4 2.52 8.65 21.8 3.54 19.6 69.2
1974 5.6 37.6 34.2 1.23 11.30 13.9 2.40 7.92 19.0 3.38 19.1 64.3
1975 5.4 38.1 35.0 1.21 11.26 13.6 2.39 7.19 17.2 3.20 19.3 61.7
1976 5.7 38.0 35.1 1.23 11.44 14.0 2.42 6.83 16.5 3.14 18.3 57.4
1977 5.8 38.0 35.0 1.26 11.05 13.9 2.45 7.10 17.3 3.16 18.4 58.1
1978 6.0 38.0 34.9 1.34 10.83 14.5 2.51 7.39 18.6 3.18 18.7 59.6
1979 5.8 37.7 34.8 1.31 10.66 14.0 2.38 7.09 16.9 3.02 18.8 56.9
1980 5.8 38.3 35.4 1.37 10.85 14.9 2.44 7.01 17.1 2.91 19.0 55.1
1981 6.0 38.9 35.9 1.38 10.22 14.1 2.45 7.22 17.7 2.86 18.8 53.9
1982 5.9 39.8 36.5 1.39 10.70 14.9 2.40 8.00 19.2 2.69 19.3 51.9
1983 5.5 39.5 35.9 1.37 10.43 14.3 2.47 7.95 19.7 2.65 19.2 50.8
1984 5.6 39.7 36.3 1.31 10.07 13.2 2.47 7.61 18.8 3.03 18.6 56.2
1985 5.5 39.6 36.1 1.30 10.47 13.6 2.45 7.92 19.4 2.94 19.4 57.0
1986 5.4 39.2 35.4 1.30 10.99 14.3 2.51 8.23 20.7 3.78 19.8 74.6
1987 5.4 38.6 34.7 1.32 10.82 14.3 2.48 8.31 20.6 3.89 19.1 74.5
1988 5.2 38.4 34.7 1.24 11.17 14.0 2.39 7.96 19.1 3.97 19.4 77.1
1989 5.2 38.5 34.3 1.28 10.75 13.8 2.36 8.46 20.0 3.92 19.7 77.2
1990 5.3 38.6 34.3 1.23 11.40 14.0 2.45 9.33 22.9 3.79 19.6 74.5
1991 5.3 38.4 34.3 1.18 11.30 13.3 2.50 8.74 21.9 3.43 19.4 66.6
1992 5.6 39.0 34.9 1.20 11.00 13.2 2.63 9.04 23.8 3.30 20.1 66.4
1993 5.2 38.8 35.1 1.14 11.00 12.5 2.28 8.28 18.9 3.43 20.0 68.7
1994 5.3 39.2 35.3 1.10 12.10 13.3 2.38 8.64 20.5 3.50 20.0 69.8
1995 5.3 38.7 34.9 1.12 11.67 13.1 2.23 8.98 20.0 3.57 19.5 69.7
1996 5.5 40.0 35.8 1.04 12.83 13.4 2.39 9.56 22.8 3.34 20.4 68.0
1997 5.4 40.5 36.2 1.05 12.45 13.0 2.47 9.49 23.4 3.47 20.3 70.5
1998 5.5 39.8 35.5 1.05 12.80 13.4 2.53 9.45 23.9 3.52 20.6 72.4
1999 5.6 39.8 35.3 1.12 13.00 14.5 2.61 9.61 25.1 3.36 20.3 68.2
2000 5.6 39.0 34.2 1.12 13.55 15.2 2.64 10.15 26.8 3.49 19.6 68.6
2001 5.3 39.8 35.0 1.12 12.66 14.2 2.59 9.84 25.4 3.43 20.7 71.0
2002 5.2 39.5 34.2 1.10 12.61 13.8 2.73 10.59 28.9 3.47 20.2 70.4
2003 5.3 40.4 34.7 1.06 12.69 13.4 2.67 9.84 26.3 3.30 20.6 67.8
2004 5.3 39.9 35.5 1.04 13.29 13.9 2.45 9.95 24.4 3.34 20.4 68.1
2005 5.2 39.9 33.7 1.04 12.37 12.9 2.33 9.81 22.8 3.30 20.8 68.6
2006 4.6 39.9 34.3 0.98 13.03 13.2 1.99 9.28 18.4 3.13 20.5 64.0
2007 5.1 40.3 34.7 1.07 13.39 14.6 2.07 9.45 19.7 *4.48 21.5 *95.9
2008 4.7 40.2 35.0 1.02 *14.28 14.6 1.92 9.51 18.2 4.15 21.3 88.5
2009 4.8 40.6 35.3 0.97 13.61 13.2 1.82 9.34 17.0 4.30 21.9 93.9
2010 4.8 40.9 36.2 1.00 13.62 13.6 1.77 8.89 15.7 4.24 *21.9 92.7
Major-College Statistics Trends 188
FIELD GOAL TRENDS
1938
-
68
Year Made
1938 47
1939 80
1940 84
1941 59
1942-45 *
1946 44
1947 38
1948 53
1949 46
1950 46
1951 53
1952 83
1953 50
1954 48
1955 57
1956 53
1957 64
1958 103
1959 †199
1960 224
1961 277
1962 261
1963 314
Year Made
1964 368
Year Made Atts. Pct.
1965 484 1,035 .468
1966 522 1,125 .464
1967 555 1,266 .438
1968 566 1,287 .440
*Records not compiled. †Goal uprights widened from 18 feet, 6 inches to 23
feet, 4 inches in 1959.
Punting Interceptions Punt Returns Kickoff Returns
Year Punts Yds/K Net Avg. Int. Yds/Int. Yds. PR Yds/Ret. Yds. KR Yds/Ret. Yds.
2011 4.8 41.0 38.2 0.94 13.87 13.0 1.64 8.85 14.5 4.15 21.7 90.3
2012 4.8 41.1 *38.4 0.94 13.82 13.0 1.70 8.93 15.2 3.24 21.7 70.3
2013 5.0 41.1 36.7 1.00 12.90 12.9 1.68 8.64 14.5 3.29 21.4 70.2
2014 5.1 41.1 37.4 0.94 12.85 12.0 1.66 8.46 14.0 3.19 21.1 67.3
2015 5.0 41.2 37.5 0.93 13.40 12.5 1.57 8.92 14.0 3.09 21.5 66.5
2016 5.0 41.0 37.5 0.89 12.77 11.4 1.56 8.38 13.1 3.10 21.0 64.9
2017 5.0 *41.4 37.9 0.89 14.22 12.6 1.44 8.27 11.9 2.87 21.1 60.7
2018 4.8 41.2 37.5 0.86 12.93 11.1 1.49 9.17 13.7 2.31 20.8 48.1
*Record. †Records not compiled in 1942-45. Note: Starting in 2005, touchbacks were included in net punting.
Major-College Statistics Trends 189
FIELD GOAL TRENDS
FROM 1969
(Includes Field Goal Attempts by FCS, Divisions II and III Opponents)
Totals Breakdown by Distance
Year Made Atts. Pct. 16-39 Pct. 16--49 Pct. 40-49 Pct. 50-59 Pct. 60+
1969 669 1,402 .477 538-872 .617 654-1,267 .516 116-395 .294 15-135 .111 0-8
1970 754 1,548 .487 614-990 .620 740-1,380 .536 126-390 .323 14-168 .083 1-9
1971 780 1,625 .480 607-1,022 .594 760-1,466 .518 153-444 .345 20-159 .126 0-11
1972 876 1,828 .479 705-1,150 .613 855-1,641 .521 150-491 .305 21-187 .112 1-12
1973 958 1,920 .499 728-1,139 .639 914-1,670 .547 186-531 .350 44-250 .176 1-21
1974 947 1,905 .497 706-1,096 .644 906-1,655 .547 200-559 .358 41-250 .164 1-17
1975 1,164 2,237 .520 849-1,255 .676 1,088-1,896 .574 239-641 .373 76-341 .223 4-32
1976 1,187 2,330 .509 854-1,301 .656 1,131-1,997 .566 277-696 .398 56-333 .168 3-24
1977 1,238 2,514 .492 882-1,315 .671 1,160-2,088 .556 278-773 .360 78-426 .183 6-40
1978 1,229 2,113 .582 938-1,361 .689 1,193-1,982 .602 255-621 .411 36-131 .275 1-4
Totals Breakdown by Distance
Year Made Atts. Pct.
Under
20 Pct. 20-29 Pct. 30-39 Pct. 40-49 Pct. 50-59 Pct. 60 Plus Pct.
1979 1,241 2,129 .583 34-43 .791 455-601 .757 425-706 .602 286-600 .477 41-173 .237 0-6 .000
1980 1,245 2,128 .585 31-39 .795 408-529 .771 452-696 .649 317-682 .465 37-175 .211 0-7 .000
1981 1,368 2,254 .607 42-48 .875 471-598 .788 461-731 .631 335-698 .480 58-169 .343 1-10 .100
1982 1,224 1,915 .639 31-34 .912 384-475 .808 415-597 .695 319-604 .528 73-190 .384 2-15 .133
1983 1,329 2,025 .656 34-37 .919 417-508 .821 477-636 .750 329-628 .524 72-201 .358 0-15 .000
1984 1,442 2,112 .683 44-49 .898 450-532 .846 503-681 .739 363-630 .576 80-206 .388 2-14 .143
1985 1,360 2,106 .646 40-47 .851 416-511 .814 478-657 .728 341-647 .527 84-227 .370 1-17 .059
1986 1,326 2,034 .652 45-48 .938 445-525 .848 448-641 .699 340-629 .541 44-182 .242 4-9 .444
1987 1,381 2,058 .671 45-48 .938 484-559 .866 469-638 .735 311-604 .515 72-200 .360 0-9 .000
1988 1,421 2,110 .673 33-35 .943 487-573 .850 495-664 .745 337-610 .552 68-217 .313 1-11 .091
1989 1,389 2,006 .692 50-53 .943 497-565 .880 471-655 .719 319-573 .557 52-154 .338 0-6 .000
1990 1,348 2,011 .670 39-42 .929 477-546 .874 454-626 .725 319-625 .510 59-167 .353 0-5 .000
1991 1,092 1,831 .596 31-32 .969 395-519 .761 366-612 .598 254-531 .478 45-132 .341 1-5 .200
1992 1,288 1,986 .649 32-38 .842 464-569 .815 447-673 .664 294-577 .510 49-126 .389 2-3 .667
1993 1,182 1,832 .645 23-25 .920 490-599 .818 407-617 .660 224-488 .459 38-98 .388 0-5 .000
1994 1,220 1,877 .650 39-40 .975 458-528 .867 419-626 .669 263-547 .481 40-128 .313 1-8 .125
1995 1,150 1,759 .654 32-32 1.000 468-549 .852 373-587 .635 244-489 .499 31-100 .310 2-2 1.000
1996 1,207 1,899 .636 28-29 .966 431-509 .847 422-632 .668 277-581 .477 49-147 .333 0-1 .000
1997 1,255 1,895 .662 47-48 .979 445-524 .849 446-659 .677 272-540 .504 45-122 .369 0-2 .000
1998 1,376 2,075 .663 50-60 .833 475-563 .844 466-681 .684 336-622 .540 48-144 .333 1-5 .200
1999 1,387 2,074 .669 36-38 .947 499-608 .821 480-671 .715 321-611 .525 50-142 .352 1-4 .250
2000 1,285 1,906 .674 29-32 .906 442-517 .855 469-667 .703 297-539 .551 48-149 .322 0-2 .000
2001 1,302 1,941 .671 34-37 .919 459-530 .866 458-655 .699 306-572 .535 45-143 .315 0-4 .000
2002 1,580 2,355 .671 55-63 .873 541-637 .849 546-789 .692 389-717 .543 49-143 .343 0-6 .000
2003 1,560 2,260 .690 53-58 .914 552-650 .849 540-768 .703 359-608 .590 56-169 .331 0-7 .000
2004 1,435 2,131 .673 48-54 .889 460-538 .855 461-649 .710 422-752 .561 43-133 .323 1-5 .200
2005 1,525 2,209 .690 42-43 .977 572-666 .859 514-726 .708 346-647 .535 51-127 .402 0-0 .000
2006 1,500 2,127 .705 47-50 .940 540-617 .875 535-748 .715 314-559 .562 64-149 .430 0-4 .000
2007 1,829 2,540 .720 42-44 .955 644-730 .882 625-860 .723 444-738 .602 73-165 .442 1-3 .333
2008 1,647 2,343 .703 45-48 .938 616-719 .857 547-728 .751 374-681 .549 64-161 .398 1-6 .167
2009 1,775 2,434 .729 51-53 .962 669-757 .884 595-812 .733 399-657 .607 61-153 .399 0-2 .000
2010 1,686 2,286 .738 41-43 .953 605-684 .885 580-750 .773 391-671 .583 68-136 .500 1-2 .500
2011 1,639 2,327 .704 55-57 .965 598-671 .891 525-735 .714 400-710 .563 61-150 .407 0-4 .000
2012 1,706 2,370 .720 54-56 .964 643-721 .892 533-735 .725 388-681 .570 86-174 .494 2-3 .667
2013 1,730 2,350 .736 52-54 .963 625-691 .904 574-771 .744 401-667 .602 78-164 .476 0-3 .000
2014 1,851 2,561 .723 46-50 .920 676-766 .883 629-840 .749 435-747 .582 65-157 .414 0-1 .000
2015 *1,912 *2,586 .739 50-52 .962 672-762 .882 659-856 .770 457-738 .619 73-174 .420 1-4 .250
2016 1,849 2,470 *.749 37-38 .974 697-768 .908 650-837 .777 409-687 .595 56-140 .400 0-0 .000
Major-College Statistics Trends 190
GOALS
(FBS Kickers Only)
Soccer-Style Conventional Overall
Year Made Missed Tot. Made Missed Tot. Made Missed Tot.
1975 35.1 43.2 39.0 33.1 41.3 37.0 34.1 42.2 37.9
1976 35.0 43.1 39.0 33.2 40.7 36.9 34.0 41.8 37.9
1977 34.7 44.3 39.5 33.3 41.9 37.7 34.1 43.2 38.7
1978 34.0 39.9 36.4 31.9 38.3 34.6 33.2 39.3 35.7
1979 33.7 39.9 36.2 31.9 38.0 34.5 33.2 39.3 35.7
1980 34.0 40.7 36.7 33.4 39.6 36.2 33.8 40.4 36.6
1981 33.9 40.1 36.2 33.2 38.6 35.7 33.8 39.8 36.1
1982 34.8 41.8 37.2 34.0 39.8 36.7 34.7 41.5 37.1
1983 34.7 42.1 37.2 32.3 40.5 35.5 34.5 41.9 37.0
1984 34.4 41.8 36.7 32.3 34.9 33.4 34.3 41.5 36.5
1985 34.5 41.3 36.8 35.4 41.7 38.0 34.5 41.3 36.9
1986 33.9 41.6 36.6 32.5 38.6 34.7 33.9 41.4 36.5
1987 33.5 41.8 36.2 32.3 41.4 35.1 33.5 41.8 36.2
1988 33.9 41.7 36.4 30.0 37.6 32.7 32.0 39.3 34.4
1989 33.5 41.2 35.9 30.5 39.6 32.4 33.4 41.2 35.8
1990 33.4 41.3 36.0 33.4 42.0 36.7 33.4 41.3 36.0
1991 33.2 40.7 35.8 28.6 31.9 40.7 35.9 40.4 36.1
1992 34.1 41.2 36.7 30.1 37.8 32.7 37.2 41.3 37.8
1993 32.4 38.9 34.7 26.8 38.0 31.9 32.3 38.9 34.6
1994 32.9 40.6 35.6 31.4 45.5 34.0 32.9 40.7 35.6
1995 32.4 40.1 35.0 — — — 32.4 40.1 35.0
1996 33.4 40.5 36.0 — — — 33.4 40.5 36.0
1997 33.2 40.1 35.5 — — — 33.2 40.1 35.5
1998 33.4 40.6 36.1 — — — 33.4 40.6 36.1
1999 34.0 40.9 36.8 — — — 34.0 40.9 36.8
2000 33.8 40.3 36.2 — — — 33.8 40.3 36.2
2001 34.1 40.2 36.4 — — — 34.1 40.2 36.4
2002 34.9 40.5 36.6 — — — 34.9 40.5 36.6
2003 34.8 40.6 36.7 — — — 34.8 40.6 36.7
2004 34.4 40.8 36.8 — — — 34.4 40.8 36.8
2005 33.1 39.9 35.2 — — — 33.1 39.9 35.2
2006 33.1 39.8 35.1 — — — 33.1 39.8 35.1
2007 33.5 40.1 35.4 — — — 33.5 40.1 35.4
2008 33.1 40.1 35.2 — — — 33.1 40.1 35.2
2009 33.0 39.9 34.8 — — — 33.0 39.9 34.8
2010 33.4 40.1 35.1 — — — 33.4 40.1 35.1
2011 33.3 40.7 35.5 — — — 33.3 40.7 35.5
2012 33.3 40.2 35.2 — — — 33.3 40.2 35.2
2013 33.1 39.6 35.0 — — — 33.1 39.6 35.0
2014 33.3 40.1 35.2 — — — 33.3 40.1 35.2
2015 33.5 40.4 35.3
— — —
33.5 40.4 35.3
2016 33.0 40.3 34.9
— — —
33.0 40.3 34.9
Soccer-Style Conventional Overall
Year Made Missed Tot. Made Missed Tot. Made Missed Tot.
2017 33.3 40.8 35.3
— — —
33.3 40.8 35.3
2018 33.6 41.0 35.6 33.6 41.0 35.6
FBS EXTRA
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POINT TRENDS
(From Start of Two-Point Attempts)
Percent of
Total Tries Kick Attempts 2-Point Attempts
Year Games Kick 2-Pt. Atts. Made Pct. Atts. Made Pct.
1958 578 #.486 *.514 1,295 889 .686 *1,371 *613 .447
1959 578 .598 .402 1,552 1,170 .754 1,045 421 .403
1960 596 .701 .299 1,849 1,448 .783 790 345 .437
1961 574 .723 .277 1,842 1,473 .800 706 312 .442
1962 602 .724 .276 1,987 1,549 .780 757 341 .450
1963 605 .776 .224 2,057 1,659 .807 595 256 .430
1964 613 .814 .186 2,053 1,704 .830 469 189 .403
1965 619 .881 .119 2,460 2,083 .847 331 134 .405
1966 626 .861 .139 2,530 2,167 .857 410 165 .402
1967 611 .869 .131 2,629 2,252 .857 397 160 .403
1968 615 .871 .129 3,090 2,629 .851 456 181 .397
1969 621 .880 .120 3,168 2,781 .878 432 170 .394
1970 667 .862 .138 3,255 2,875 .883 522 246 *.471
1971 726 .889 .111 3,466 3,081 .889 433 173 .400
1972 720 .872 .128 3,390 3,018 .890 497 219 .441
1973 741 .893 .107 3,637 3,258 .896 435 180 .414
1974 749 .885 .115 3,490 3,146 .901 455 211 .464
1975 785 .891 .109 3,598 3,266 .908 440 171 .389
1976 796 .877 .123 3,579 3,241 .906 502 203 .404
1977 849 .891 .109 4,041 3,668 .908 495 209 .422
1978 816 .884 .116 3,808 3,490 .916 498 208 .418
1979 811 .897 .103 3,702 3,418 .923 424 176 .415
1980 810 .895 .105 3,785 3,480 .919 442 170 .384
1981 788 .901 .099 3,655 3,387 .927 403 172 .427
1982 599 .901 .099 2,920 2,761 .946 320 120 .375
1983 631 .896 .104 3,080 2,886 .937 356 151 .424
1984 626 .889 .111 2,962 2,789 .942 370 173 .468
1985 623 .899 .101 3,068 2,911 .949 345 121 .351
1986 619 .905 .095 3,132 2,999 .958 330 131 .397
1987 615 .892 .108 3,094 2,935 .949 375 163 .435
1988 616 .899 .101 3,215 3,074 .956 363 156 .430
1989 614 .888 .112 3,233 3,090 .956 409 179 .438
1990 623 .911 .089 3,429 3,291 .960 335 138 .412
1991 617 .906 .094 3,279 3,016 .920 342 128 .374
1992 619 .899 .101 3,156 2,967 .940 353 159 .450
1993 613 .912 .088 3,455 3,251 .941 333 143 .429
1994 617 .897 .103 3,433 3,207 .934 395 163 .413
Totals Breakdown by Distance
Year Made Atts. Pct.
Under
20 Pct. 20-29 Pct. 30-39 Pct. 40-49 Pct. 50-59 Pct. 60 Plus Pct.
2017 1,839 2,516 .731 40-41 .976 694-772 .899 616-814 .757 410-702 .584 79-185 .427 0-2 .000
2018 1,803 2,451 .736 29-32 .906 657-720 .913 612-805 .760 425-709 .599 80-182 .440 0-3 .000
*Record. Notes: Kicking tee became illegal in 1989. Goal-post width narrowed back to 18’6’’ from 23’4’’ in 1991. Hash marks narrowed to 60 feet from each
sideline in 1993.
Major-College Statistics Trends 191
Percent of
Total Tries Kick Attempts 2-Point Attempts
Year Games Kick 2-Pt. Atts. Made Pct. Atts. Made Pct.
1995 622 .902 .098 3,594 3,354 .933 389 173 .445
1996 644 .923 .077 3,862 3,630 .940 322 144 .447
1997 646 .913 .087 3,828 3,572 .933 367 155 .422
1998 652 .919 .081 3,826 3,590 .938 339 146 .431
1999 663 .926 .074 3,957 3,725 .941 315 128 .406
2000 638 .934 .066 3,955 3,701 .936 278 114 .410
2001 645 .923 .077 4,125 3,897 .945 342 138 .404
2002 740 .930 .070 4,744 4,452 .938 359 156 .435
2003 735 .943 .057 4,705 4,482 .953 287 116 .404
2004 677 .950 .050 4,317 4,112 .953 229 97 .424
2005 691 .953 .047 4,361 4,160 .954 215 98 .456
2006 792 .951 .049 4,370 4,158 .951 238 88 .370
2007 798 .952 .048 5,070 4,886 .964 254 107 .421
2008 797 .965 #.035 4,972 4,792 .964 #181 #67 .370
2009 808 .951 .049 4,873 4,669 .958 249 101 .406
2010 807 .959 .041 5,163 4,975 .964 220 88 .400
2011 805 .958 .042 5,245 5,047 .962 230 100 .435
2012 818 .954 .046 5,425 5,234 .965 261 108 .414
2013 835 .962 .038 5,622 5,448 .969 224 102 .455
2014 850 *.964 .036 5,659 5,484 .969 210 72 #.343
2015 864 .959 .041 5,814 5,641 *.970 246 96 .390
2016 873 .955 .045 5,932 *5,740 .968 277 112 .404
2017 868 .960 .040 5,717 5,522 .966 240 98 .408
2018 877 .951 .049 5,865 5,675 .968 304 130 .428
*Record high. #Record low. Note: Includes games against opponents from
all divisions 2006 to present.
FBS EXTRA
-
POINT KICK
PERCENTAGE
1938
-
57
Year Made
1938 .608
1939 .625
1940 .607
1941 .638
1942-45 *
1946 .657
1947 .657
1948 .708
1949 .738
1950 .713
1951 .711
1952 .744
1953 .650
1954 .656
1955 .669
1956 .666
1957 .653
*Not Compiled
HIGHEST
-
SCORING TIE GAMES
The home team is listed first. Both teams were classified Major-College or
FBS at time of the game.
Score Date Opponents
52-52 11-16-91 San Diego St.-BYU
48-48 9-8-79 San Jose St.-Utah St.
43-43 11-12-88 Duke-NC State
41-41 9-10-94 Northwestern-Stanford
41-41 9-23-89 San Diego St.-Cal St. Fullerton
40-40 11-8-75 Idaho-Weber St.
39-39 11-7-82 Texas Tech-TCU
37-37 9-23-67 *Alabama-Florida St.
36-36 9-30-72 Georgia Tech-Rice
35-35 9-23-95 Michigan St.-Purdue
35-35 11-16-91 San Jose St.-Hawaii
35-35 12-9-89 Hawaii-Air Force
35-35 9-23-89 Colorado St.-Eastern Mich.
35-35 10-7-78 Ohio St.-SMU
35-35 10-19-74 Idaho-Montana
35-35 10-9-71 New Mexico-New Mexico St.
35-35 9-27-69 Minnesota-Ohio
35-35 9-21-68 Washington-Rice
35-35 11-18-67 Navy-Vanderbilt
35-35 12-11-48 †Pacific—Hardin-Simmons
34-34 10-6-90 Iowa St.-Kansas
33-33 10-1-83 California-Arizona
33-33 9-24-49 TCU-Oklahoma St.
33-33 10-31-31 Yale-Dartmouth
*At Birmingham. †Grape Bowl, Lodi, CA. Note: Tiebreaker procedures
began with 1996 season.
The record for most tie games in a single week is six—on October 27, 1962;
September 28, 1963; and October 9, 1982.
Year Ties Games Pct. Scoreless
1954 15 551 2.72 2
1955 22 536 4.10 1
1956 28 558 5.02 2
1957 24 570 4.21 4
1958 19 578 3.29 2
1959 13 578 2.25 4
1960 23 596 3.86 4
1961 11 574 1.92 1
1962 20 602 3.32 2
1963 25 605 4.13 4
1964 19 613 3.10 2
1965 19 619 3.07 4
1966 13 626 2.08 0
1967 14 611 2.29 1
1968 17 615 2.76 1
1969 9 621 1.45 0
1970 7 667 1.05 0
1971 12 726 1.65 1
1972 14 720 1.94 1
1973 18 741 2.43 2
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Year Ties Games Pct. Scoreless
1974 18 749 2.40 0
1975 16 785 2.04 0
1976 13 796 1.63 1
1977 16 849 1.88 1
1978 16 816 1.96 1
1979 17 811 2.10 1
1980 12 810 1.48 0
1981 17 788 2.16 0
1982 14 599 2.34 0
1983 13 631 2.06 1
1984 15 626 2.40 0
1985 13 623 2.09 0
1986 10 619 1.62 0
1987 13 615 2.11 0
1988 12 616 1.95 0
1989 15 614 2.44 0
1990 15 623 2.41 0
1991 14 617 2.27 0
1992 13 619 2.10 0
1993 11 613 1.79 0
1994 13 617 2.11 0
1995 9 622 1.45 0
Note: The first year of the two-point conversion rule was 1958. The last
scoreless tie game was between Oregon and Oregon State on November
19, 1983. Tiebreaker procedures began with 1996 season.
FBS OVERTIME GAMES
Year OT Games Pct.
1996 26 644 4.04
1997 25 639 3.91
1998 24 653 3.68
1999 27 657 4.11
2000 33 666 4.95
2001 18 673 2.67
2002 31 771 4.02
2003 34 770 4.42
2004 32 709 4.51
2005 39 718 5.43
2006 34 790 4.30
2007 34 796 4.27
2008 32 803 3.99
2009 29 808 3.59
2010 29 807 3.59
2011 36 805 4.47
2012 *45 818 *5.50
2013 35 835 4.19
2014 35 850 4.12
2015 35 864 4.05
2016 42 873 4.81
2017 36 868 4.15
2018 33 *877 3.76
*Record
FBS AVERAGE GAME LENGTH
Year Games Length
2008 803 3:11
2009 808 3:12
2010 807 3:12
2011 805 3:14
2012 818 3:18
2013 835 3:17
2014 850 3:22
2015 864 3:17
2016 873 3:24
2017 868 3:20
2018 *877 3:20
*Record
HOME FIELD RECORDS
Until 2010, this list included home games plus host teams at neutral-site
games. Since 2011, it only includes games played on a team’s home field.
Home Team
Year Games Won Lost Tied Pct.
1966 626 365 248 13 .594
1967 611 333 264 14 .557
1968 615 348 250 17 .580
1969 621 366 246 9 .596
1970 667 399 261 7 .603
1971 726 416 298 12 .581
1972 720 441 265 14 .622
1973 741 439 284 18 .605
1974 749 457 274 18 .622
1975 785 434 335 16 .563
1976 796 463 320 13 .590
1977 849 501 332 16 .600
1978 816 482 318 16 .601
1979 811 460 334 17 .578
1980 809 471 327 12 .589
1981 788 457 314 17 .591
1982 599 368 217 14 .626
1983 631 364 254 13 .587
1984 626 371 240 15 .605
1985 623 371 239 13 .606
1986 619 363 246 10 .595
1987 615 387 215 13 .640
1988 616 370 234 12 .610
1989 614 365 234 15 .607
1990 623 373 235 15 .611
1991 617 362 241 14 .598
1992 619 388 218 13 .637
1993 613 375 227 11 .621
1994 617 357 247 13 .589
1995 622 354 259 9 .576
1996 644 389 255 0 .604
1997 639 396 243 0 .620
1998 653 403 250 0 .617
Major-College Statistics Trends 193
Home Team
Year Games Won Lost Tied Pct.
1999 657 409 248 0 .623
2000 666 418 248 0 .628
2001 673 415 258 0 .617
2002 771 490 281 0 .636
2003 770 480 290 0 .623
2004 709 463 246 0 .653
2005 718 426 292 0 .593
2006 790 488 302 0 .618
2007 796 498 298 0 .626
2008 803 506 297 0 .630
2009 808 514 294 0 .636
2010 807 488 319 0 .605
2011 759 489 270 0 *.644
2012 786 485 301 0 .617
2013 813 508 305 0 .625
2014 787 481 306 0 .611
2015 813 495 318 0 .609
2016 808 509 299 0 .630
2017 822 510 312 0 .620
2018 815 521 294 0 .639
*Record. Note: Since 1997, games against opponents from all divisions are
included in the total games.
FBS Membership Since 1978 194
FBS MEMBERSHIP SINCE 1978
The following list shows years of active
membership for current and former FBS
football-playing institutions. The lists are
from 1978, the year Division I was divided
into the FBS and FCS.
Team Year(s)
Air Force 1978-present
Akron 1987-present
Alabama 1978-present
Appalachian St. 1978-81, 2015-present
Arizona 1978-present
Arizona St. 1978-present
Arkansas 1978-present
Arkansas St. 1978-81, 92-present
Army West Point 1978-present
Auburn 1978-present
Ball St. 1978-81, 83-present
Baylor 1978-present
Boise St. 1996-present
Boston College 1978-present
Bowling Green 1978-81, 83-present
BYU 1978-present
Buffalo 1999-present
California 1978-present
UCF 1996-present
Central Mich. 1978-present
Charlotte 2016-present
Cincinnati 1978-81, 83-present
Clemson 1978-present
Coastal Caro. 2018-present
Colorado 1978-present
Colorado St. 1978-present
UConn 2002-present
Duke 1978-present
East Carolina 1978-present
Eastern Mich. 1978-81, 83-present
Florida 1978-present
Fla. Atlantic 2006-present
FIU 2006-present
Florida St. 1978-present
Fresno St. 1978-present
Georgia 1978-present
Ga. Southern 2015-present
Georgia St. 2014-present
Georgia Tech 1978-present
Hawaii 1978-present
Houston 1978-present
Illinois 1978-present
Indiana 1978-present
Iowa 1978-present
Iowa St. 1978-present
Kansas 1978-present
Kansas St. 1978-present
Kent St. 1978-81, 83-present
Kentucky 1978-present
UL Lafayette 1978-present
La.-Monroe 1978-81, 94-present
Liberty 2019-present
Team Year(s)
LSU 1978-present
Louisiana Tech 1978-81, 89-present
Louisville 1978-present
Marshall 1978-81, 97-present
Maryland 1978-present
Massachusetts 2013-present
Memphis 1978-present
Miami (FL) 1978-present
Miami (OH) 1978-81, 83-present
Michigan 1978-present
Michigan St. 1978-present
Middle Tenn. 1999-present
Minnesota 1978-present
Ole Miss 1978-present
Mississippi St. 1978-present
Missouri 1978-present
Navy 1978-present
Nebraska 1978-present
Nevada 1992-present
UNLV 1978-present
New Mexico 1978-present
New Mexico St. 1978-present
North Carolina 1978-present
NC State 1978-present
North Texas 1978-81, 95-present
Northern Ill. 1978-81, 83-present
Northwestern 1978-present
Notre Dame 1978-present
Ohio 1978-81, 83-present
Ohio St. 1978-present
Oklahoma 1978-present
Oklahoma St. 1978-present
Old Dominion 2014-present
Oregon 1978-present
Oregon St. 1978-present
Penn St. 1978-present
Pittsburgh 1978-present
Purdue 1978-present
Rice 1978-present
Rutgers 1978-present
San Diego St. 1978-present
San Jose St. 1978-present
South Ala. 2013-present
South Carolina 1978-present
South Fla. 2001-present
Southern California 1978-present
SMU 1978-86, 89-present
Southern Miss. 1978-present
Stanford 1978-present
Syracuse 1978-present
Temple 1978-present
Tennessee 1978-present
Texas 1978-present
Texas A&M 1978-present
TCU 1978-present
UTEP 1978-present
UTSA 2014-present
Texas St. 2013-present
Texas Tech 1978-present
Team Year(s)
Toledo 1978-present
Troy 2002-present
Tulane 1978-present
Tulsa 1978-present
UAB 1996-2014; 2017-present
UCLA 1978-present
Utah 1978-present
Utah St. 1978-present
Vanderbilt 1978-present
Virginia 1978-present
Virginia Tech 1978-present
Wake Forest 1978-present
Washington 1978-present
Washington St. 1978-present
West Virginia 1978-present
Western Ky. 2009-present
Western Mich. 1978-81, 83-present
Wisconsin 1978-present
Wyoming 1978-present
Team Year(s)
Brown 1978-81
Cal St. Fullerton 1978-92*
Chattanooga 1978-81
Citadel 1978-81
Colgate 1978-81
Columbia 1978-81
Cornell 1978-81
Dartmouth 1978-81
Drake 1978-81
East Tenn. St. 1978-81*
Furman 1978-81
Harvard 1978-81
Holy Cross 1978-81
Idaho 1996-2017
Illinois St. 1978-81
Indiana St. 1978-81
Lamar 1978-81*
Long Beach St. 1978-91*
McNeese 1978-81
Pacific 1978-95*
Penn 1978-81
Princeton 1978-81
Richmond 1978-81
Southern Ill. 1978-81
Tennessee St. 1978-80
Texas-Arlington 1978-81*
Villanova 1978-80
VMI 1978-81
West Tex. A&M 1978-80
Western Caro. 1978-81
Wichita St. 1978-86*
William & Mary 1978-81
Yale 1978-81
*Dropped football program.
College Football Rules Changes 195
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RULES CHANGES
THE BALL
1869—Round, rubber Association ball.
1875—Egg-shaped, leather-covered rugby ball.
1896—Prolate spheroid, without specific measure-
ments.
1912—28-28½ inches around ends, 22½-23 inch-
es around middle, weight 14-15 ounces.
1929—28-28½ inches around ends, 22-22½ inch-
es around middle, weight 14-15 ounces.
1934—28-28½ inches around ends, 21¼-21½
inches around middle, weight 14-15 ounces.
1941—For night games, a white ball or other
colored ball with two black stripes around the ball
may be used at the discretion of the referee.
1952—Ball may be inclined no more than 45
degrees by snapper.
1956—Rubber-covered ball permitted.
1973—Teams allowed to use ball of their choice
while in possession.
1978—Ball may not be altered, and new or nearly
new balls added.
1982—107/8 to 117/16 inches long, 20¾ to 21¼
inches around middle, and 27¾ to 28½ inches
long-axis circumference.
1993—Rubber or composition ball ruled illegal.
THE FIELD
1869—120 yards by 75 yards; uprights 24 feet
apart.
1871—1662/3 yards by 100 yards.
1872—1331/3 yards by 831/3 yards.
1873—Uprights 25 feet apart.
1876—110 yards by 531/3 yards. Uprights 18½
feet apart; crossbar 10 feet high.
1882—Field marked with transverse lines every
five yards. This distance to be gained in three
downs to retain possession.
1912—Field 120 yards by 531/3 yards, including
two 10-yard end zones.
1927—Goal posts moved back 10 yards, to end
line.
1957—Team area at 35-yard lines.
1959—Uprights widened to 23 feet, 4 inches
apart.
1966—Pylons placed in corners of end zone and
at goal lines, mandatory in 1974.
1991—Uprights moved back to 18 feet, 6 inches
apart.
1993—Hash marks moved six feet, eight inches
closer to center of field to 60 feet from each side-
line (40 feet apart).
SCORING
1869—All goals count 1 each.
1883—Safety 1, touchdown 4, goal after TD 4,
goal from field 5.
1884—Safety 2, touchdown 4, goal from field 5.
1897—Touchdown 4, field goal 5, touchdown fail-
ing goal 5, safety 2.
1902—Teams change goals after every try at goal
following a touchdown, after every goal from the
field and also at the beginning of the half.
1904—Goal from field 4.
1909—Goal from field 3.
1912—Touchdown 4.
1921—Ball put in play at 30-yard line after a safety,
20-yard line after a touchback.
1922—Try-for-point by scrimmage play from
5-yard line.
1924—Try-for-point by scrimmage play from
3-yard line.
1927—Goal posts placed on end lines.
1929—Try-for-point by scrimmage play from
2-yard line.
1958—One-point and two-point conversion (from
3-yard line). One-point safety added.
1974—Ball must go between the uprights for a
successful field goal, over the uprights previously
scored.
1976—Forfeit score changed from 1-0 to score
at time of forfeit if the offended team is ahead at
time of forfeit.
1984—Try may be eliminated at end of game if
both captains agree.
1995—Try at end of game mandatory unless team
behind in score leaves field.
2018—Team that scores as time expires may
forego try when ahead by one or two points.
SCORING VALUES
1882—Touchdown 2 points; field goal 5 points;
extra points 4 points
1883—Touchdown 2 points; field goal 5 points;
extra points 4 points
1884-97—Touchdown 4 points; field goal 5 points;
extra points 2 points
1898-1903—Touchdown 5 points; field goal 5
points; extra points 1 point
1904-08—Touchdown 5 points; field goal 4 points;
extra points 1 point
1909-11—Touchdown 5 points; field goal 3 points;
extra points 1 point
1912-57—Touchdown 6 points; field goal 3 points;
extra points 1 point
1958-present—Touchdown 6 points; field goal 3
points; extra points 1 point/kick, 2 points/run or
pass.
1988-present—Extra points 2 points/defense.
Note: Safety worth 1 point from 1882 to 1883, 2
points in all seasons since 1884.
1869—Each team consisted of 25 players.
1873—Each team consisted of 20 players.
1876—Each team consisted of 15 players.
1880—Each team consisted of 11 players.
1895—Only one man in motion forward before
the snap. No more than three players behind the
line. One player permitted in motion toward own
goal line.
1910—Seven players required on line.
1911—Illegal to conceal ball beneath a player’s
clothing.
1947—All players urged to be numbered in a
uniform manner. Ends to wear numbers in the
80s; tackles, 70s; guards, 60s; centers, 50s; and
backs, 10-49.
1966—Mandatory numbering of five players on
the line 50-79.
1970—All players numbered 1-99.
1894—No one wearing projecting nails or iron
plates on his shoes, or any metal substance upon
his person, is allowed to play. No greasy or sticky
substance shall be used on the person of players.
1903—If head protectors are worn, there can be
no sole leather or other hard or unyielding sub-
stances in their construction. Leather cleats on
shoes allowed.
1908—First documented jersey numbers used by
Washington & Jefferson.
1915—Numbers added to jerseys.
1927—Rubber cleats allowed, but under no condi-
tions are cleats to be dangerously sharp.
1930—No player shall wear equipment that
endangers players. The committee forbids the use
of head protectors or jerseys that are so similar
in color to the ball that they give the wearer an
unfair and unsportsmanlike advantage over the
opponent. Stripes may be used to break up the
solid colors.
1933—Head protectors or helmets recommended
to be worn by all players.
1937—All players must wear minimum 6-inch
Arabic numerals on the front and minimum 8-inch
Arabic numerals on the back of jerseys.
1939—All players must wear helmets.
1946—All players must wear minimum 8-inch
Arabic numerals on front (changed from 6 inches)
and minimum 10-inch Arabic numerals on back of
jerseys (changed from 8 inches), of a single color
which must be in sharp contrast with the color of
the jerseys.
1948—One-inch kicking tees permitted.
1951—Any circular or ring cleat prohibited unless
it has rounded edges and a wall at least 3/16-inch
thick. Face masks added to helmet. Must be made
of nonbreakable, molded plastic with rounded
edges.
College Football Rules Changes 196
1962—All players recommended to wear properly
fitted mouth protectors.
1965—Two-inch kicking tees permitted.
1966—Players prohibited from wearing equipment
with electronic, mechanical or other signal devices
for the purpose of communicating with any source.
1968—Metal face masks having surfaces with
material as resilient as rubber are allowed.
1970—Shoe cleats more than one-half inch in
length (changed from three-quarters inch) pro-
hibited.
1972—All players must wear mouth protectors,
beginning with 1973 season.
1973—All players shall wear head protectors with
a secured chin strap.
1974—All players shall wear shoulder pads.
1976—All players shall wear hip pads and thigh
guards.
1979—Beginning in 1981, one team shall wear
white jerseys.
1982—Tearaway jersey eliminated by charging a
timeout.
1983—Mandatory white jersey for visiting teams.
1986—Therapeutic or preventive knee braces
must be worn under the pants.
1989—Kicking tees eliminated for field goals and
extra-point attempts.
1991—Rib and back pad covering mandatory.
1994—Standards established to limit glove sticki-
ness. Jerseys that extend below the top of the
pants must be tucked into the pants.
1995—Home team may wear white jerseys if both
teams agree before the season.
1996—Cleats limited to one-half inch in length
(see 1970). Violators disqualified for remainder
of game and entire next game. Rule a dead ball
when a ball carrier’s helmet comes completely
off, with the ball belonging to runner’s team at
that spot. Jerseys must extend to top of pants and
must be tucked in if longer.
1997—Require all players on the same team to
wear white or team-colored socks of the same
design and length. Leg coverings, such as tights,
if worn, must be in team colors and of a uniform
design for all players on the same team.
1998—All eye shields, if worn, must be clear
(transparent) and made from molded and rigid
material. NCAA member institutions can, in the
case of a death or catastrophic injury or illness,
memorialize a player or person with a patch or
decal not greater than 1½ inches in diameter that
displays the number, name or initials of the indi-
vidual on the uniform or helmet.
1999—Visible bandanas are ruled an illegal uni-
form attachment. Eye shields that are not clear are
permitted, only with proper documentation from
the player’s institution and approval from a medi-
cal doctor designated by the NCAA Committee
on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects
of Sports.
2000—A maximum of two defensive players are
allowed to wear 4-inch-by-12-inch white towels
without markings attached to the front belt.
2004—A glove cannot include any additional mate-
rial that connects any of the fingers and/or thumb.
On scrimmage plays, one white towel without
markings may be worn by one interior offensive
lineman, one offensive backfield player and a
maximum of two defensive players. The towels of
the offensive backfield and defensive players must
be 4 inches by 12 inches and must be worn on the
front or side belt. There are no restrictions on the
size or location of the towel worn by the offensive
lineman. On free kicks, one white towel without
markings may be worn by a maximum of two Team
A and two Team B players. The towels worn on
free kicks must be 4 inches by 12 inches and must
be worn on the front or side belt.
2006—The length of the kicking tee was short-
ened to one inch. Also, the use of eye shields that
are not clear during games was eliminated.
2013—Two players playing the same position may
not wear the same number during the game.
2018—Knee pads required to cover the knees.
SUBSTITUTIONS
1876—Fifteen players to a team and few if any
substitutions.
1882—Replacements for disqualified or injured
players.
1897—Substitutions may enter the game any time
at discretion of captains.
1922—Players withdrawn during the first half may
be returned during the second half. A player with-
drawn in the second half may not return.
1941—A player may substitute any time but may
not be withdrawn or the outgoing player returned
to the game until one play had intervened. Platoon
football made possible.
1948—Unlimited substitution on change of team
possession.
1953—Two-platoon abolished and players allowed
to enter the game only once in each quarter.
1954-64—Changes each year toward more liber-
alized substitution rule and platoon football.
1965—Platoon football returns. Unlimited substitu-
tions between periods, after a score or try.
1974—Substitutes must be in for one play and
replaced players out for one play.
1993—Players who are bleeding or whose uni-
forms are saturated with blood must come out of
the game until their return has been approved by
medical personnel.
2000—Offensive teams, while in the process of
substitution or simulated substitution, are prohib-
ited from rushing quickly to the line of scrimmage
and snapping the ball with the obvious attempt to
create a defensive disadvantage.
2004—The defensive team will be given the
opportunity to complete its substitutions when
offensive teams, while in the process of substitu-
tion or simulated substitution, rush quickly to the
line of scrimmage with the obvious attempt to cre-
ate a defensive disadvantage.
PASSING GAME
1906—One forward pass legalized behind the line
if made five yards right or left of center. Ball went
to opponents if it failed to touch a player of either
side before touching the ground. Either team could
recover a pass touched by an opponent. One pass
each scrimmage down.
1910—Pass interference does not apply 20 yards
beyond the line of scrimmage. Passer must be five
yards behind the line of scrimmage. One forward
pass permitted during each down.
1914—Roughing the passer added.
1923—Handing the ball forward is an illegal for-
ward pass and receivers going out of bounds and
returning prohibited.
1934—Three changes encourage use of pass.
(1) First forward pass in series of downs can be
incomplete in the end zone without loss of ball
except on fourth down. (2) Circumference of ball
reduced, making it easier to throw. (3) Five-yard
penalty for more than one incomplete pass in
same series of downs eliminated.
1941—Fourth-down forward pass incomplete in
end zone no longer a touchback. Ball goes to
opponent at spot where put in play.
1945—Forward pass may be thrown from any-
where behind the line, encouraging use of modern
T formation.
1949—Intentional grounding of a pass shall result
in a loss of down and a five-yard penalty from the
spot of the foul.
1966—Compulsory numbering system makes
only players numbered other than 50-79 eligible
forward-pass receivers.
1976—Offensive blocking changed to provide half
extension of arms to assist pass blocking.
1980—Retreat blocking added with full arm exten-
sion to assist pass blocking, and illegal use of
hands reduced to five yards.
1982—Pass interference only on a catchable for-
ward pass. Forward pass intentionally grounded to
conserve time permitted.
1983—First down added to roughing the passer.
1985—Retreat block deleted and open hands and
extended arms permitted anywhere on the field.
1990—Pass thrown immediately to the ground to
conserve time legal.
1994—Ball must be catchable for offensive player
to be charged with pass interference.
1996—Principle of “reasonable opportunity to
catch the pass” applied to intentional grounding
situations.
1998—A backward pass can be recovered and
advanced by the defense.
1999—Intentional grounding of a pass shall result
in a loss of down at the spot of the foul.
2000—Allowing a passer, who is five yards or
more toward the sideline from the original position
of the ball at the snap, to throw the ball so that
it lands beyond the neutral zone to avoid loss of
yardage without penalty.
2004—A defensive player who is blocked into the
passer is exempt from being penalized for rough-
ing the passer.
GENERAL CHANGES
1876—Holding and carrying the ball permitted.
1880—Eleven players on a side and a scrimmage
line established.
1882—Downs and yards to gain enter the rules.
1883—Scoring system established.
College Football Rules Changes 197
1906—Forward passes permitted. Ten yards for
first down.
1920—Clipping defined.
1922—Try-for-point introduced. Ball brought out
five yards from goal line for scrimmage, allowing
try for extra point by place kick, drop kick, run or
forward pass.
1925—Kickoff returned to 40-yard line. Clipping
made a violation, with penalty of 25 yards.
1927—One-second pause imposed on shift. Thirty
seconds allowed for putting ball in play. Huddle
limited to 15 seconds. To encourage use of lateral
pass, missed backward pass other than from cen-
ter declared dead ball when it hits the ground and
cannot be recovered by opponents.
1929—All fumbles ruled dead at point of recovery.
1932—Most far-reaching changes in nearly a
quarter of a century set up safeguards against
hazards of game. (1) Ball declared dead when any
portion of player in possession, except his hands
or feet, touches ground. (2) Use of flying block and
flying tackle barred under penalty of five yards. (3)
Players on defense forbidden to strike opponents
on head, neck or face. (4) Hard and dangerous
equipment must be covered with padding.
1941—Legal to hand ball forward behind the
neutral zone.
1949—Blockers required to keep hands against
their chest.
1951—Fair catch restored.
1952—Penalty for striking with forearm, elbow
or locked hands, or for flagrantly rough play or
unsportsmanlike conduct, changed from 15 yards
to mandatory suspension.
1957—Penalty for grabbing face mask.
1959—Distance penalties limited to one-half dis-
tance to offending team’s goal line.
1967—Coaching from sideline permitted.
1970—Eleven-game schedule permitted.
1971—Crack-back block (blocking below waist)
illegal.
1972—Freshman eligibility restored.
1977—Clock started on snap after a penalty.
1978—Unsuccessful field goal returned to the
previous spot.
1983—Offensive encroachment changed ... no
offensive player permitted in or beyond the neutral
zone after snapper touches ball.
1984—Defensive pass interference penalty
changed from spot of foul to 15 yards from previ-
ous spot.
1985—One or both feet on ground required for
blocking below waist foul.
1986—Kickoff from the 35-yard line.
1988—Defensive team allowed to score two
points on return of blocked extra-point kick attempt
or interception of extra-point pass attempt.
1990—Defense allowed to advance fumbles that
occur beyond the neutral zone.
1991—Width between goal-post uprights reduced
from 23 feet, 4 inches to 18 feet, 6 inches. Kickoffs
out of bounds allow receiving team to elect to
take ball 30 yards beyond yard line where kickoff
occurred. Holding behind the neutral zone penal-
ized 10 yards from the spot of the foul.
1992—Defense allowed to advance fumbles
regardless of where they occur. Changes ruling of
1990 fumble advancement.
1993—Guard-around or “fumblerooski” play ruled
illegal.
1994—Players involved in a fight after halftime
disqualified for first half of next game; substitutes
and coaches who participate in a fight in their
team area or leave the team area to join a fight
disqualified for entire next game; squad members
and coaches involved in a fight during halftime
disqualified for first half of next game.
1995—Defense penalized five yards for entering
neutral zone before snap and causing offensive
player to react immediately. Players prohibited
from removing helmets on the field. Players dis-
qualified after second unsportsmanlike-conduct
foul in one game. Fight suspensions allowed to
carry over to next season.
1996—NCAA tiebreaker system to be used in all
games tied after four periods.
1997—In overtime tiebreaker system, required
a team that scores a touchdown to attempt a
two-point conversion in the third overtime period.
Approved a rule requiring a game to be declared a
tie if it is in overtime but cannot be finished due to
weather, darkness or other conditions. Chop block
redefined to be penalized if “obviously delayed”
and added restrictions to the “crack-back” block to
make it illegal up to five yards beyond line of scrim-
mage regardless of position of the ball. Officials
prompted to enforce mouthpiece rule, charging a
timeout to offending team if clock is stopped and
player does not have mouthpiece in place. To
prevent opponents from leveling punt returners
with unnecessarily vicious hits, the penalty was
increased from five to 15 yards.
1998—For the first time in history, a backward
pass can be recovered and advanced by the
defense. It is now consistent with the application
of the rules similar to how the defense is allowed
to advance a fumble.
1999—Holding behind the neutral zone will be
penalized 10 yards from the previous line of scrim-
mage. Dead-ball fouls by both teams that are part
of continuing action or of a retaliatory nature and
reported at the same time will be canceled and the
penalties disregarded. However, any disqualified
player must leave the game. Teams may not break
the huddle with 12 or more players.
2000—An illegal block shall now include any
high-low, low-high or low-low combination block
by any two offensive players beyond the neutral
zone regardless of simultaneous contact by both.
Also, blocking below the waist by offensive players
(“crack-back block“) now includes not only wide
receivers or players in motion but any player in
motion in any direction at the snap and the area is
expanded to include the neutral zone and 10 yards
beyond. Also, prohibiting a defensive player(s)
aligned in a stationary position within one yard of
the line of scrimmage from making quick or abrupt
actions that are not part of normal player move-
ment in an obvious attempt to cause an offensive
player(s) to foul.
2001—A charged team timeout can be 30 sec-
onds in duration if so desired by the team calling
the timeout. Most penalties for offensive-team
fouls that occur behind the neutral zone will be
enforced from the previous spot.
2002—The penalty for interference with the oppor-
tunity to catch a kick, when no contact is involved,
increased from five to 10 yards. Yardage enforce-
ment of flagrant personal fouls during possession
by the defensive team may carry from one extra
period to the next.
2003—The game clock on all kickoffs will start
when the ball is legally touched in field of play.
The two-yard restricted area around player posi-
tioned to catch free or scrimmage kick is deleted.
Offensive linemen at the snap positioned more
than seven yards in any direction from the middle
lineman of the offensive formation are prohibited
from blocking below the waist toward the original
position of the ball in or behind the neutral zone
and within 10 yards beyond the neutral zone.
Backs at the snap positioned outside the normal
tackle position in either direction toward a sideline,
or in motion at the snap, are prohibited from block-
ing below the waist toward the original position of
the ball in or behind the neutral zone and within 10
yards beyond the neutral zone.
2004—A camera, with no audio component, may
be attached to cables that hang over the team
area. The head coach may now request a charged
team timeout when timeouts are not exhausted,
and when the ball is dead. No defensive player
who runs forward and leaps in an obvious attempt
to block a field goal or try may land on an oppo-
nent. The referee, if he is equipped with a micro-
phone, will announce the number of the player
committing the foul. The receiving team has the
option of assessing the penalty for encroachment
by the kicking team during a free kick from either
the previous spot or from the end of the receiving
team’s run.
2005—Expanded experimental use of in-game
video officiating review to all member conferences
and institutions for the 2005 season. The same
parameters approved for 2004 for the Big Ten
Conference will be used. The video replay will not
be allowed in postseason bowl games or in NCAA
championships. Blocking from behind near the line
of scrimmage was limited to contact above the
knee. Another safety concern – helmet-to-helmet
contact and spearing – was addressed by taking
a player’s intention out of the equation to assist
officials in the proper enforcement of the rule gov-
erning that type of contact. The committee also
defined regulation of unsportsmanlike conduct
and celebration penalties to assist officials, players
and coaches in understanding what type of action
warrants a penalty. That means the committee
does believe that spontaneous celebrations that
are not prolonged or intended to bring attention
to the individual should be allowed on a limited
basis. A defined list of unacceptable behaviors
was included in the 2005 rules book.
2006—After allowing instant replay to review a
game official’s call on the field for two seasons on
an experimental basis, the committee approved
one procedure for all institutions and conferences
that choose to use it. The procedure calls for the
replay official in the press box to review all plays
on the field and stop the game. The committee
also decided to allow each team one challenge
during the course of a game, as long as the chal-
lenging team has a timeout. The head coach may
request a review by signaling for a timeout. If the
challenge overturns the call on the field, the chal-
lenging team is not charged a timeout. If the call
is not overturned, the team is charged a timeout.
If a team does not have any timeouts remaining,
it is not allowed to request a review. In hopes of
shortening the length of games, halftime is recom-
mended to be 20 minutes in duration, but com-
peting institutions are now permitted to shorten
or lengthen halftime by mutual consent. Other
changes include starting the game clock on kick-
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offs when the kicker’s foot touches the ball, rather
than when the returning team touches the ball, and
starting the game clock when the ball is ready for
play after a change of possession. In addition, the
enforcement of all procedural fouls committed by
the kicking team that occur before a scrimmage
kick (except field goals) was changed. Now, the
receiving team will have the option of accepting
the penalty after the return or forcing the kicking
team to kick again five yards from the original line
of scrimmage.
2007—The committee altered its rule to have the
clock start on the snap after a change in posses-
sion, as opposed to the 2006 rule that started the
clock when the referee signaled the ball ready
for play. Also, the committee returned its rules on
free kicks to 2005 standards, starting the clock
on kickoffs only when the ball is legally touched
in the field of play. Other changes include limiting
the play clock to 15 seconds after a television
timeout. Kickoffs moved from the 35-yard line to
30-yard line. In addition, charged team timeouts
were reduced by 30 seconds and penalties for
all kicking team fouls that occur during the kick
can be enforced at the end of the run. Finally, the
play clock is started when the ball is handed to the
kicker by the umpire on all free kicks and instant
replay reviews are limited to two minutes to decide
to overturn or confirm the ruling on the field.
2008—Helmet Crown and Defenseless Players.
The committee has refined the rules regarding the
use of the helmet as a weapon and the targeting of
defenseless players. Emphasis on these actions
highlights concern about potentially debilitating
injuries. It is now a foul when a player targets an
opponent and initiates contact with the crown (top)
of the helmet. This rule is intended primarily for the
safety of the player who initiates the contact. It is
also a foul if a player targets a defenseless oppo-
nent and initiates contact above the shoulders.
Each of these is a personal foul and thus carries
a 15-yard penalty.
The definition of the chop block has been simpli-
fied to assist in the understanding of this rule and
to encourage more consistent officiating. A chop
block is now defined as a high-low or low-high
combination block by any two players against an
opponent (other than the runner) anywhere on the
field, with or without a delay between contacts.
The “low” component is at the opponent’s thigh or
below. A dangerous action that can lead to serious
injury, the chop block is a personal foul that carries
a 15-yard penalty.
“Horse-Collar” Tackle. The committee addressed
the potential hazard to a ball carrier that is grabbed
by the inside collar of the jersey or shoulder pad
and quickly jerked down. The rule prohibits all
players from grabbing the inside back collar of the
shoulder pads or jersey, or the inside collar of the
side of the shoulder pads or jersey, and immedi-
ately pulling the runner down. This does not apply
to a runner who is inside the tackle box or to a
quarterback who is in the pocket. A key element
is the immediacy of the runner being pulled down,
because of the risk of injury. The horse-collar tack-
le is a personal foul and the penalty is 15 yards.
Face-Mask Foul. There is no longer a foul if any
player grabs an opponent’s face mask without pull-
ing, twisting or turning it. The five-yard penalty has
been eliminated. This change does not change the
safety aspect of this rule. Pulling, twisting, or turn-
ing an opponent’s face mask remains a personal
foul with a 15-yard penalty.
40-Second Play Clock. The 40-second play clock
represents a major change in the timing of the
game and will affect how the game looks and
flows. The purpose of this change is to enhance
the consistency of how soon the ball is ready for
play once it has become dead. In the past, the play
clock was set at 25 seconds and started on the
referee’s signal on every play. Now, the play clock
will be set to 40 seconds after the ball becomes
dead on every play and started immediately. In cir-
cumstances when the officials stop the game clock
for administrative and other reasons, the play
clock will be set to 25 seconds and started on the
referee’s signal in the familiar manner. The 25-sec-
ond clock will be in effect for penalty administra-
tion, charged team timeout, media timeout, injury
timeout, measurement, change of possession and
after a kick, score, start of each period, start of a
team’s series in extra period, instant replay review,
other administrative stoppage.
Also, the committee has eliminated the 15-sec-
ond play clock, which was used after television
timeouts.
Ball Out of Bounds. When a ball is carried or
fumbled out of bounds, the game clock will stop,
as always. Beginning in 2008, the game clock will
start on the referee’s signal when the ball is ready
for play, not on the snap. In the last two minutes of
the half, however, the clock will start on the snap
as before, preserving the ability of the offensive
team to maximize strategic use of the clock.
Instant Replay-Reviewable Plays. The new rules
expand the range of plays for which the replay offi-
cial may stop the game to review. These include
certain field-goal attempts, plays in which the ball
carrier is ruled down and a loose ball is immedi-
ately recovered, and plays in which the ball carrier
is ruled out of bounds when he immediately carries
the ball across the goal line.
Field-Goal Attempts. A field-goal attempt may be
reviewed only if the ball is ruled below or above the
crossbar, or inside or outside the uprights when it
is lower than the top of the uprights. If the ball is
higher than the top of the uprights, the play may
not be reviewed.
Ball Carrier Ruled Down. When a ball carrier is
judged down by rule and the ball is fumbled, the
play may be reviewed if the recovery of the ball
occurs in the immediate action after the fumble
and is before any official signaling that the ball is
dead. However, if the replay official does not have
indisputable video evidence as to which player
recovers the fumble, the ruling of down-by-rule
stands. If the call of down-by-rule is reversed, the
ball belongs to the recovering player at the spot of
the recovery and no advance is allowed.
Ball Carrier Ruled Down Near the Goal Line.
When a ball carrier is ruled out of bounds, the play
may be reviewed if his immediate action takes him
into the opponent’s end zone and is before any
official signaling that the ball is dead.
Head Coach’s Challenge. A new rule expands the
ability of a head coach to challenge a reviewable
ruling on the field. The head coach now retains a
challenge if his initial challenge is successful and
thus results in a reversal by the replay official. The
coach will then still have a single challenge that he
may use anytime during the game if his team has
not used all of its timeouts. Thus a team may have
a total of two challenges in the game, but only if
the first results in a reversal of the on-field ruling.
Game Administration. Sideline Infraction. The
committee has changed the rule regarding side-
line personnel being in the restricted area, which
is between the sideline and the coaching box.
The former sideline warning has given way to a
sideline infraction, which carries an immediate
yardage penalty. The first two infractions have a
five-yard delay of game penalty, and the third and
subsequent violations now carry a 15-yard penalty
for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Obtaining Opponent’s Signals. The rules now
prohibit any attempt to record, either by video or
audio means, the signals given by an opposing
player, coach or other team personnel. Violations
should be brought to the attention of the proper
disciplinary authority.
2009—Roughing the Kicker. The rules now say
that if the punter carries the ball outside the tackle
box, he loses protections provided as a kicker.
Game Administration. The committee approved a
request to allow teams, when approved by confer-
ence office and agreed to by both teams, to wear
colored jerseys as long as they are clearly con-
trasting in color. When agreement is unable to be
reached, the visiting team shall wear white.
2010—Illegal Wedge Formation. On a free-kick
down, the rules now make it illegal for three or
more members of the receiving team to intention-
ally form a wedge (defined as two or more players
aligned shoulder to shoulder within two yards of
each other) for the purpose of blocking for the
ball carrier.
2011—10-Second Subtraction From Game Clock.
The rules now say if a penalty is committed with
the game clock running and less than one minute
remaining in either half, the officials may subtract
10 seconds from the game clock at the option of
the offended team.
Blocking Below the Waist. The rules now prohibit
blocking below the waist except under specific
circumstances. This rule establishes the principle
that blocking below the waist should be a foul
except for some limited circumstances where its
danger is less.
Unsportsmanlike Conduct Fouls. In situations
involving taunting and/or unsportsmanlike con-
duct, the fouls will now be treated as they occur,
instead of as dead-ball fouls. Therefore, if the foul
occurs when the ball is live (e.g., in the field of
play), the foul will be enforced from that position
instead of treating all fouls of this type as dead ball
fouls (after the play is complete).
2012—Players are no longer allowed to leap over
blockers in an attempt to block a punt.
After a touchback on a kickoff, the ball will be
placed on the 25-yard line instead of the 20.
Kickoffs will be moved from the 30-yard line to
the 35.
Players on kick coverage cannot line up more than
five yards off the ball.
If a player loses his helmet, he must leave the field
for one play unless there was a face mask penalty.
Offensive players in the tackle box and not in
motion at the snap of the ball can block below the
waist legally without restriction.
2013—In addition to the 15-yard penalty for using
the helmet as a weapon and the targeting of
defenseless players, there will also be an auto-
matic ejection of the player. If the penalty occurs in
the first half, the player must sit out the rest of the
game. If the penalty occurs in the second half, the
player must sit out the rest of the game plus the
first half of the next game. The replay official can
overturn the call on the field.
Blocking below the waist is now allowed in typical
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line play within seven yards of the ball along the
line of scrimmage.
With less than a minute remaining in either half,
a 10-second runoff of the game clock is optional
if the sole reason for the clock to stop is an injury.
Three seconds is the minimum amount of time
required to be on the game clock in order to spike
the ball to stop the clock. If one or two seconds
remain on the clock, there is only time for the
offense to run one more play.
If a player’s helmet comes off during a play, he
may remain in the game if his team is granted a
charged timeout.
2014—The “targeting” rule enacted for the 2013
season was modified whereby if a targeting ejec-
tion is overturned on review, the 15-yard penalty
also will be overturned, unless the foul was com-
mitted in conjunction with another foul, such as
an above-the-shoulders hit on a quarterback not
deemed as targeting or a roughing-the-passer
penalty.
All conferences have the option to implement
eight-man officiating crews.
The 15-yard “roughing the passer” penalty was
modified to include hits (including lunging and/or
rolling) at or below the knees from defenders who
are not fouled/blocked into the quarterback, not
engaged in tackling the quarterback, or are rush-
ing unabated to the quarterback.
2015—Blocking by the kicking team’s players
before they are eligible to touch the ball on an on-
side kick is now a reviewable play.
After the ball is dead, using forcible contact to push
or pull an opponent off the pile is now an unsports-
manlike conduct foul.
2017—Foul added for leaping or hurdling players
in attempt to block a kick.
2018—Free kick fair caught behind Team B’s
25-yard line will be put in play at its own 25-yard
line.
2019—An adjustment to the targeting rule now
requires officials to confirm or overturn the call
by using video review. Players committing three
tagrgeting fouls in the same season are now sub-
ject to a one-game suspension.
Blind-side blocks will now result in a 15-yard
penalty.
The two-man wedge was elimanated for all kick-
offs.
If a game reaches a fifth overtime, teams will run
alternating two-point plays to bring the game to a
conclusion.
