This is a list of individual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) American football records, including Division I (FBS, and FCS), II, and III.
FBS: 474.6 – David Klingler, Houston, 1990, 11 games[1]
FCS: 527.2 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1994, 11 games[2]
Div II: 436.7 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico, 2009, 10 games[3]
Div III: 465.1 – Justin Peery, Westminster (MO), 1998, 10 games[4]
FBS: 20,114 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11, 19,217 passing, 897 rushing[1]
FCS: 16,823 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1991–94, 14,496 passing, 2,327 rushing[2]
Div II: 17,213 – Tyson Bagent, Shepherd, 2018–22, 17,034 passing, 179 rushing
Div III: 14,568 – Kevin Burke, Mount Union, 2011–14, 12,087 passing, 2,481 rushing[5]
FBS: 6,040 – Joe Burrow, LSU, 2019, 5,671 passing, 369 rushing[6]
FCS: 5,799 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1994, 4,863 passing, 936 rushing[2]
Div II: 5,363 – Chad Friehauf, Colorado Mines, 2004, 4,646 passing, 717 rushing[3]
FBS: 819 – Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016, 734 passing, 85 rushing[7]
FCS: 791 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion vs. New Hampshire, Sep. 22, 2012, 730 passing, 61 rushing[8]
Div II: 681 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Sep. 12, 2009, 695 passing, −14 rushing[3]
Div III: 719 – Sam Durley, Eureka vs. Knox, Sep. 1, 2012, 736 passing, −17 rushing[9]
FBS: 11 – B. J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003[1]
FCS:
Div II:
Div III:
FBS: 21 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11; Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2006–08[1]
FCS: 15 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1991–94[2]
Div II:
Div III:
FBS: 1,215 – Steve Bartalo, Colorado State, 1983–86, 4,813 yards[10]
FCS: 1,240 – Jordan Scott, Colgate, 2005–08, 5,621 yards[11]
Div II: 1,271 – Xavier Omon, Northwest Missouri State, 2004–07, 7,073 yards[3]
DIV III: 1,324 – Levell Coppage, Wisconsin–Whitewater, 2008–11, 7,795 yards[12]
FBS: 450 – Kevin Smith, UCF, 2007, 2,567 yards[10]
FCS: 450 – Jamaal Branch, Colgate, 2003, 2,326 yards[11]
Div II: 385 – Joe Gough, Wayne State (MI), 1994, 1,593 yards[3]
Div III: 463 – Dante Washington, Carthage, 2004, 1990 yards[4]
FBS: 58 – Tony Sands, Kansas vs. Missouri, Nov. 23, 1991, 396 yards[13]
FCS: 56 – Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Valparaiso, Oct. 8, 1994, 295 yards[11]
Div II: 62 – Rahmann Lee, Glenville vs. WVWC, Sep. 10, 2015, 412 yards[3]
Div III: 59 – John Ortiz, King's (PA) vs. Albright, Sep. 24, 2005, 267 yards[4]
FBS:
FCS:
Div II: 38.6 - Mark Perkins, Hobart College, 1968, 309 carries in 8 games[3]
Div III:
FBS: 1,005 – Mike Hart, Michigan, 2004–08[10]
FCS:
Div II:
Div III:
FBS: 365 – Travis Prentice, Miami (OH), 1998[10]
FCS:
Div II:
Div III:
FBS: 174.6 – Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1969–71, 4,715 yards in 27 games[10]
FCS: 190.7 – Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994–95, 3,813 in 20[11]
Div II: 183.4 – Anthony Gray, Western New Mexico, 1997–98, 3,484 in 19[14]
Div III: 187.1 – Tony Sutton, Wooster, 2002–04, 5,613 in 30[4]
FBS: 238.9 – Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988, 2,628 yards in 11 games[10]
FCS: 225.5 – Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994, 2,255 in 10[11]
Div II: 222.0 – Anthony Gray, Western New Mexico, 1997, 2,220 in 10[14]
Div II:
Div III: 238.5 – Dante Brown, Marietta, 1996, 2,385 in 10[4]
FBS: 7,125 – Ron Dayne, University of Wisconsin, 1996–99, 1220 rushes
FCS: 7,590 – Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern University, 1998–2001, 996 rushes
Div II: 7,962 – Danny Woodhead, Chadron State, 2004–07, 1,156 rushes
Div III: 8,074 – Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2005–08, 1,189 rushes
FBS: 2,628 – Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988, 344 rushes, 11 games[10]
FCS: 2,519 – Terrance West, Towson, 2013, 413 rushes, 16 games[11]
Div II: 2,756 – Danny Woodhead, Chadron State, 2006, 344 rushes[14]
Div III: 2,790 – Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008, 377 rushes[4]
FBS: 427 – Samaje Perine, Oklahoma vs. Kansas, Nov. 22, 2014, 34 carries[17]
FCS: 437 – Maurice Hicks, North Carolina A&T vs. Morgan State, Oct. 6, 2001, 34 rushes[11]
Div II: 425 – Connor Silveria, South Dakota School of Mines vs. Adams State, Oct. 13, 2018, 46 rushes
Div III: 465 – Cartel Brooks, Heidelberg vs. Baldwin Wallace, Nov. 16, 2013, 38 rushes[18]
FBS: 544 – Michael Carter 308 (24 carries) and Javonte Williams 236 (23 carries), North Carolina vs Miami, FL December 12, 2020 [19]
FCS:
Div II:
Div III:
FBS: 4,559 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012–15, 977 rushes
FCS: 4,852 – Matt Cannon, Southern Utah, 1997–2000, 674 rushes[11]
Div II: 5,953 – Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State, 2012–15, 1010 rushes[14]
Div III: 4,242 – Ayrton Scott, Augsburg, 2012–15, 722 rushes[12]
FBS: 2,017 – Malcolm Perry, Navy, 2019, 295 rushes[20]
FCS: 1,844 – Jayson Foster, Georgia Southern, 2007, 261 rushes[11]
Div II: 1,607 – Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State, 2013, 265 rushes[21]
Div III: 1,941 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, 2006, 261 rushes[4]
FBS: 327 – Khalil Tate, Arizona vs. Colorado, Oct. 7, 2017, 14 rushes[22]
FCS: 330 – Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross vs. Lafayette, Oct. 21, 2023, 28 rushes[23]
Div II: 323 – Shawn Graves, Wofford vs. Lenoir–Rhyne, Sep. 15, 1990, 23 rushes[14]
Div III: 342 – Matt Roe, Augustana (IL) vs. Wheaton (IL), Nov. 13, 2004, 44 rushes[4]
FBS: 88 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012–15[24]
FCS: 84 – Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern, 1998–2001[25]
Div II: 107 – Germaine Race, Pittsburg State, 2003–06[14]
Div III: 125 – Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2005–08[4]
FBS: 39 – Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988, 11 games and Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011, 14 games[26]
FCS: 41 – Terrance West, Towson, 2013, 16 games
Div III: 44 - Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008, 15 games[27]
FBS: 8 – Howard Griffith, Illinois, 1990; Kalen Ballage, Arizona State, 2016; Jaret Patterson, Buffalo, 2020
FCS: 7 – Archie Amerson, Northern Arizona, 1996
Div II: 8 – Junior Wolf, Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1958
Div III: 8 – Donavan Henderson, Manchester, 2019; Carey Bender, Coe, 1994
FBS: 88 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012–15[28]
FCS: 69 – Matt Cannon, Southern Utah, 1997-2000[25]
Div II: 81 – Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State, 2012–15[29]
Div III: 70 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, 2004–06[4]
FBS: 31 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2013[30]
FCS: 27 – Chaz Williams, Georgia Southern, 2002[25]
Div II: 24 – Shawn Graves, Wofford, 1989;[14] Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State, 2015[29] [31]
Div III: 35 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, 2006, 12 games[4]
FBS: 7 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. San Jose State, Nov 22, 2013[32]
FCS:
Div II:
Div III: 7 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, vs. St. John Fisher, October 11, 2006[33]
FBS: 34 – DeAngelo Williams, Memphis, 2002–05[34]
FCS: 40 – Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern, 1998–2001[35]
Div III: 42 – Levell Coppage, Wisconsin–Whitewater, 2008–11[12]
FBS: 46 – Travis Etienne Jr, Clemson, 2017–20
FCS:
Div II:
Div III:
FBS: 199.4 – Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama, 2017–19 (min. 325 completions)[36]
FCS: 176.7 – Josh Johnson, San Diego, 2004–07 (min. 300 completions)[25]
Div II: 190.8 – Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State, 2000–01 (min. 375 completions)[14]
Div III: 197.4 – Greg Micheli, Mount Union, 2005–08 (min. 325 completions)[37]
FBS: 208.0 – Jayden Daniels, LSU, 2023[38]
FCS: 204.6 – Shawn Knight, William & Mary, 1993[25]
Div II: 210.1 – Boyd Crawford, Albertson, 1953[14]
Div III: 225.0 – Mike Simpson, Eureka, 1994[37]
FBS: 403.4 – Tim Clifford, Indiana vs Colorado, 1980 (min. 12 attempts);[39] 317.4 – Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo vs Buffalo, 2003 (min. 25 attempts);[39] 248.0 – Geno Smith, West Virginia vs Baylor, 2012 (min. 50 attempts)[39]
FCS: 409.9 – Taryn Christion, South Dakota State vs Arkansas Pine-Bluff, 2018 (min. 15 attempts)
Div II:
Div III:
FBS: 90.6% – Seth Doege, Texas Tech vs. New Mexico, Sep. 17, 2011 (min. 40 completions);[40] [41] 93.9% – Kyle Allen, Houston vs. Rice, Sep. 16, 2017 (min. 30 completions);[42] 96.0% – Greyson Lambert, Georgia vs. South Carolina, Sep. 18, 2015 (min. 20 completions)[43]
FCS: 88.9% – Richie Williams, Appalachian State vs. Furman, Oct. 9, 2004 (min. 30 completions);[25] 96.2% – Ricky Santos, New Hampshire vs. Northeastern, Oct. 22, 2005 (min. 20 completions)[25]
Div II: 90.0% – Lance Parker, Ouachita Baptist vs. Southwest Baptist, Oct. 25, 2008 (min. 35 completions); 96.0% – Zack Eskridge, Midwestern State vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville, Oct. 17, 2009 (min. 20 completions)[44]
Div III: 84.9% – Ian Kolste, Whitworth vs. George Fox, Oct. 1, 2016 (min. 35 completions);[12] 95.5% – Mark Petruziello, John Carroll vs. Thomas More, Sep. 6, 2008 (min. 20 completions)[12]
FBS: 70.4% – Colt Brennan, Hawaiʻi, 2005–07 (minimum 875 attempts)[45]
FCS: 69.6% – Eric Sanders, Northern Iowa, 2004–07 (minimum 750 attempts)[25]
Div II: 72.7% – Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State, 2000–01 (minimum 500 attempts)[44]
Div III: 74.1% – Greg Micheli, Mount Union, 2005–08 (minimum 750 attempts)[37]
FBS: 77.5% – Bo Nix, Oregon, 2023 (minimum 150 attempts)[46]
FCS: 75.2% – Eric Sanders, Northern Iowa, 2007 (minimum 200 attempts)[25]
Div II: 76.9% – Troy Weatherhead, Hillsdale, 2010 (minimum 250 attempts)[44]
Div III: 75.0% – Greg Micheli, Mount Union, 2008 (minimum 250 attempts)[37]
FBS: 19,217 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11[45]
FCS: 14,584 – Devlin Hodges, Samford, 2015–18[47]
Div II: 17,034 – Tyson Bagent, Shepherd, 2018–22[48]
Div III: 14,249 – Alex Tanney, Monmouth (IL), 2007–11[49] [50]
FBS: 5,967 – Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, 2021
FCS: 5,076 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion, 2012[25]
Div II: 5,207 – Eric Czerniewski, Central Missouri, 2010[44]
Div III: 5,068 – Joe Callahan, Wesley, 2015[12]
FBS: 734 – Connor Halliday, Washington State vs Cal, Oct. 4, 2014; Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech vs Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016[51]
FCS: 730 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion vs. New Hampshire, Sep. 22, 2012[8]
Div II: 695 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Sep. 12, 2009[44]
Div III: 736 – Sam Durley, Eureka vs. Knox (IL), Sep. 1, 2012[37]
FBS: 340 - Andre Ware, Houston, 1989[52]
FBS: 517 - Andre Ware, Houston, 1989[53]
FBS: 467.3 – David Klingler, Houston, 1990[45]
FCS: 455.7 – Willie Totten, Mississippi Valley, 1984[25]
Div II: 437.3 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico, 2009[44]
Div III: 450.1 – Justin Peery, Westminster (MO), 1998[37]
FBS: 2,436 – Timmy Chang, Hawaii, 2000–04[45]
FCS: 1,896 – Devlin Hodges, Samford, 2015–18[47]
Div II: 2,187 – Bo Cordell, Tusculum, 2009–13
Div III: 1,982 – Josh Vogelbach, Guilford, 2005–08[37]
FBS: 719 – B. J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003[45]
FCS: 598 – Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2008[25]
Div II: 670 – Eric Czerniewski, Central Missouri, 2010[14]
Div III: 575 – Brett Dietz, Hanover, 2003[37]
FBS: 89 – Connor Halliday, Washington State vs. Oregon, October 19, 2013[45]
FCS: 85 – Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State, Nov. 1, 2008[25]
Div II: 94 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Sep. 12, 2009[14]
Div III: 84 – Evan Jones, Carthage vs. North Central (IL), Oct. 17, 2009; Mackenzie McGrady, Alma vs. Wisconsin–River Falls, Sep. 26, 2009; McCallum Foote, Middlebury vs. Amherst, Oct. 5, 2013[37]
FBS: 1,546 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11[45]
FCS: 1,310 – Devlin Hodges, Samford, 2015–18[47]
Div II: 1,400 – Tyson Bagent, Shepherd, 2018-22 [54]
Div III: 1,205 – Alex Tanney, Monmouth (IL), 2007–11[12]
FBS: 512 – Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2007[45]
FCS: 385 – Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin, 2009; Brett Gordon, Villanova, 2002[25]
Div II: 447 – Eric Czerniewski, Central Missouri, 2010[14]
Div III: 360 – Brett Dietz, Hanover, 2003[37]
FBS: 58 – Andy Schmitt, Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, Nov. 28, 2008;[45] Connor Halliday, Washington State vs. Oregon, Oct. 19, 2013[45]
FCS: 57 – Jeremy Moses, Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State, Nov. 1, 2008[25]
Div II: 64 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Sep. 12, 2009[14]
Div III: 58 – Bryan Peterson, Whitworth vs. La Verne, Sep. 20, 2014[55]
FBS: 31.2 – Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2005–08[45]
FCS: 29.8 – Devlin Hodges, Samford, 2015–18[47]
Div II: 30.4 – Bo Cordell, Tusculum, 2009–13
Div III: 29.7 – Josh Vogelbach, Guilford, 2005–08[37]
FBS: 39.4 – Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2007[45]
FCS: 32.4 – Willie Totten, Mississippi Valley, 1984[25]
Div II: 40.4 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico, 2009[14]
Div III: 34.0 – Bryan Peterson, Whitworth University (WA), 2014[56]
FBS: 155 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11[45]
FCS: 140 – Bruce Eugene, Grambling State, 2001–05[57]
Div II: 159 – Tyson Bagent, Shepherd, 2018–22[44]
Div III: 157 – Alex Tanney, Monmouth (IL), 2007–11[37] [58]
FBS: 62 – Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, 2021
FCS: 60 – Lindsey Scott Jr., Incarnate Word, 2022[59]
Div II: 54 – Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State, 2000;[44] Zach Zulli, Shippensburg, 2012
Div III: 63 - Blaine Hawkins, Central (IA), 2021[60]
FBS: 11 – David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Washington, Nov. 17, 1990[45]
FCS: 10 – Ren Hefley, Presbyterian vs. St. Andrews, September 4, 2021[61]
Div II: 10 – Bruce Swanson, North Park vs. North Central (IL), Oct. 12, 1968[44]
Div III: 9 – Joe Zarlinga, Ohio Northern vs. Capital, Nov. 14, 1998[37]
Chaiten Tomlin Mount St Joseph vs. Anderson Oct.21, 2017
FBS: 46 - Rakeem Cato, Marshall, 2011–14[62]
FCS: 42 – Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross, 2006–09[57]
Div II: 46 – Mike Reilly, Central Washington, 2005–08[44]
Div III: 40 – Bill Borchert, Mount Union, 1994–97[37]
FBS: 80 – Timmy Chang, Hawaii, 2000–04[1]
FCS: 75 – Willie Totten, Mississippi Valley, 1982–85[25]
Div II: 88 – Bob McLaughlin, Lock Haven, 1992–95[44]
Div III: 117 – Steve Hendry, Wisconsin–Superior, 1980–83[37]
FBS: 34 – John Eckman, Wichita State, 1966[1]
FCS: 29 – Willie Totten, Mississippi Valley, 1985[25]
Div II: 32 – Joe Stetser, Chico State, 1967[44]
Div III: 43 – Steve Hendry, Wisconsin–Superior, 1982[37]
FBS: 9 – John Reaves, Florida vs. Auburn, Nov. 1, 1969[1]
FCS: 7 – Dan Crowley, Towson vs. Maine, Nov. 16, 1991; Carlton Jenkins, Mississippi Valley vs. Prairie View, Oct. 31, 1987; Charles Hebert, Southeastern Louisiana vs. Northwestern State, Nov. 12, 1983; Mick Spoon, Idaho State vs. Montana, Oct. 21, 1978[25]
Div II: 9 – Pat Brennan, Franklin vs. Saginaw Valley, Sep. 24, 1983; Henry Schafer, Johns Hopkins vs. Haverford, Oct. 16, 1965[44]
Div III: 8 – Jason Clark, Ohio Northern vs. John Carroll, Nov. 9, 1991; Jim Higgins, Brockport vs. Buffalo State, Sep. 29, 1990; Dennis Bogacz, Wisconsin–Oshkosh vs. Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Oct. 29, 1988; Kevin Karwath, Canisius vs. Liberty, Nov. 19, 1979[37]
FBS: 77 – David Piland, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech, Sep. 8, 2012[1] [63]
FCS: 79 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion vs. New Hampshire, Sep. 22, 2012[64]
Div II: 74 – Michael Pierce, St. Anselm vs. Stonehill, Oct. 24, 2009[44]
Div III: 82[55] – Bryan Peterson, Whitworth (WA) vs. LaVerne, Sep. 20, 2014[37]
FBS: 444 – Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech, 2011–12[1]
FCS: 342 – Jimmy Blanchard, Portland State, 1999[25]
Div II: 280 – Jesse Showerda, New Haven, 1996[44]
Div III: 305 – Brad Boyle, Coe, 2009[37]
FBS: 1.20% – Marcus Mariota, Oregon, 2012–14 (min. 600 attempts)[1]
FCS: 1.41% – Josh Johnson, San Diego, 2004–07 (min. 750 attempts)[25]
Div II: 1.29% – Malik Grove, Notre Dame College, 2014-2017 (min. 1,000 attempts)[44]
Div III: 1.15% – Greg Micheli, Mount Union, 2005–08 (min. 750 attempts);[37] 1.47% – Bobby Swallow, Washington & Jefferson, 2005–08 (min. 1,000 attempts)[37]
FBS: 0.0% – Matt Blundin, Virginia, 1991 (150–349 attempts);[1] 0.70% – Kellen Moore, Boise State, 2009 (min. 350 attempts)[1]
FCS: 0.00% – Trey Lance, North Dakota State, 2019 (150–349 attempts);[65] 0.78% – Pat Devlin, Delaware, 2010 (min. 350 attempts)[25]
Div II: 0.32% – Billy Cundiff, Ashland, 2009 (min. 300 attempts)[44]
Div III: 0.2% – Matt Behrendt, Wisconsin–Whitewater, 2013 (min. 150 attempts)[12]
FBS: 26 – Dominique Davis, East Carolina vs. Navy, Oct. 22, 2011[1]
FCS: 29 – Quinn Epperly, Princeton vs. Cornell, Nov. 2, 2013[66]
Div II: 20 – Scott Buisson, Arkansas–Monticello vs. Henderson State, Sep. 22, 2008; Todd Cunningham, Presbyterian vs. Wingate, Oct. 20, 1999; Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State vs. New Haven, Oct. 8, 1994; Rod Bockwoldt, Weber State vs. South Dakota State, Nov. 6, 1976[14]
Div III: 21 – Chris Edwards, Washington & Jefferson vs. Allegheny, Sep. 17, 2005[37]
FBS: 36 – Dominique Davis, East Carolina, last 10 attempts vs. Memphis, Oct. 15, 2011 and first 26 vs. Navy, Oct. 22, 2011[1]
FCS: Same as record for most consecutive completions in one game, above
Div II: 23 – Mike Ganey, Allegheny, last 16 attempts vs. Carnegie Mellon, Oct. 9, 1967 and first seven attempts vs. Oberlin, Oct. 16, 1967[14]
Div III: 29 – Chris Edwards, Washington & Jefferson. last eight attempts vs. Hanover, Sep. 10, 2005 and first 21 attempts vs. Allegheny, Sep. 17, 2005[37]
FBS: 399 – Zay Jones, East Carolina, 2013–16[67]
FCS: 428 – Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 2013-16[57]
Div II: 430 - Chris George, Glenville State Pioneers, 1991-94[12]
Div III: 463 – Michael Zweifel, Wisconsin–River Falls and University of Dubuque, 2007–11[12]
FBS: 158 – Zay Jones, East Carolina, 2016[67] [68]
FCS: 136 – Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois, 2012[57]
Div II: 146 – Freddie Martino, North Greenville University, 2013[44]
Div III: 140 – Michael Zweifel, Dubuque (IA), 2011[69]
FBS: 23 – Tyler Jones, Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, Nov. 28, 2008; Randy Gatewood, UNLV vs. Idaho, Sep. 17, 1994[67]
FCS: 24 – Chas Gessner, Brown vs. Rhode Island, Oct. 5, 2002; Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley vs. Southern, Oct. 1, 1983[57]
Div II: 23 – Mitchell Shegos, Notre Dame (OH) vs. Glenville State, Oct. 25, 2014; Chris George, Glenville State vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, Oct. 15, 1994; Barry Wagner, Alabama A&M vs. Clark Atlanta, Nov. 4, 1989[44]
Div III: 25 – Daniel Passafiume, Hanover vs. Franklin, Nov. 15, 2009[69]
FBS: 58 – Sam Pinckney, Georgia State/Coastal Carolina, 2018–2023
FCS: 52 – Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 2013–2016[70]
Div II: 50 – Mike Washington, West Chester, 2005–08[44]
Div III: 50 – Fritz Waldvogel, St. Thomas (MN), 2008–11[12]
FBS: 5,278 – Corey Davis, Western Michigan, 2013-16[71]
FCS: 6,464 – Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 2013–16[72]
Div II: 4,983 – Clarence Coleman, Ferris State, 1998–2001[44]
Div III: 6,108 – Scott Pingel, Westminster (MO), 1996–99[69]
FBS: 2,060 – Trevor Insley, Nevada, 1999[67]
FCS: 1,850 – Brandon Kaufman, Eastern Washington, 2012[73]
Div II: 1,821 - Isaac Stonefield Glenville State, 2020[44]
Div III: 2,157 – Scott Pingel, Westminster (MO), 1998[69]
FBS: 1,352 – Jace Amaro, Texas Tech, 2013[74]
FCS:
Div II:
Div III: 1,290 – Don Moehling, Wisconsin–Stevens Point, 1988[12]
FBS: 405 – Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech vs. Nebraska, Aug. 29, 1998[67]
FCS: 376 – Kassim Osgood, Cal Poly vs. Northern Iowa, Nov. 4, 2000[57]
Div II: 425 – Trey McVay, Northeastern State vs. Harding, Oct. 15, 2011[75]
Div III: 418 – Lewis Howes, Principia vs. Martin Luther, Oct. 12, 2002[69]
FBS: 140.9 – Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1994–95[67]
FCS: 124.3 – Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 2013–16[76] [57]
Div II: 160.8 – Chris George, Glenville State, 1993–94[44]
Div III: 156.6 – Scott Pingel, Westminster (MO), 1996–99[69]
FBS: 187.3 – Trevor Insley, Nevada, 1999[67]
FCS: 168.2 – Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley, 1984[57]
Div II: 187.6 – Chris George, Glenville State, 1993[44]
Div III: 215.7 – Scott Pingel, Westminster (MO), 1998[69]
FBS: 27 - Corey Davis, Western Michigan, 2013–16[67]
FCS: 29 – Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 2013–16[77]
Div II: 30 - Patrick Ondis Briley, Langston, 82-85
Div III:
FBS: 60 – Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2005–08[78]
FCS: 73 – Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington, 2013–16[79]
Div II: 78 – Dallas Mall, Bentley, 2001–04[80]
Div III: 75 – Scott Pingel, Westminster (MO), 1996–99[69]
FBS: 27 – Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech, 1998[78]
FCS: 27 – Jerry Rice, Mississippi Valley, 1984[77]
Div II: 35 – David Kircus, Grand Valley State, 2002[80]
Div III: 26 – Jack Phelan, Hartwick, 2008; Scott Pingel, Westminster (MO), 1998[69]
FBS: 7 – Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma State vs. SMU, Sep. 20, 2003[78]
FCS: 6 – Cos DeMatteo, Chattanooga vs. Mississippi Valley, Sep. 16, 2000[77]
Div II: 8 – Paul Zaeske, North Park vs. North Central (IL), Oct. 12, 1968[80]
Div III: 7 – Matt Perceval, Wesleyan (CT) vs. Middlebury, Sep. 26, 1998[69]
FBS: 178 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11[81]
FCS: 159 – Bruce Eugene, Grambling, 2001–05[11]
Div II: 190 – John Matocha, Colorado School of Mines, 2019–Present[3]
Div III: 168 – Justin Peery, Westminster (MO), 1996–99;[4] Kevin Burke, Mount Union, 2011–14[5]
FBS: 65 – Joe Burrow, LSU, 2019; Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, 2021[82]
FCS: 71 Lindsey Scott Jr. UIW 2022
Div II: 61 – Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock, 2019
Div III: 68 - Blaine Hawkins, Central (IA), 2021[60]
FBS: 11 – David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Washington, Nov. 17, 1990[83]
FCS: 10 – Ren Hefley, Presbyterian vs. St. Andrews, September 4, 2021[61]
Div II: 10 – Bruce Swanson, North Park vs. North Central (IL), Oct. 12, 1968[3]
Div III:
FBS: 1,078 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11[81]
FCS: 960 – Bruce Eugene, Grambling, 2001–05[11]
Div II: 966 – Jimmy Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg, 2003–06[3]
Div III:
FBS: 394 – Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, 2021
FCS: 368 – Willie Totten, Mississippi Valley, 1984[11]
Div II: 366 - Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock, 2019
Div III: 410 – Blaine Hawkins, Central (IA), 2021
FBS: 66 – David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Washington, Nov. 17, 1990[83]
FCS: 64 – Ren Hefley, Presbyterian vs. St. Andrews, September 4, 2021[61]
FBS: 533 – Will Reichard, Alabama, 2019-23[84]
FCS: 542 – Ethan Ratke, James Madison, 2017–21[85]
Div II: 420 – Jeff Glas, North Dakota, 2002–05[86]
Div III: 383 – Mike Zimmerman, Mount Union, 2005–07[87]
FBS: 157 – Roberto Aguayo, Florida State, 2013[88]
FCS: 127 – Julian Rauch, Appalachian State, 2007; Jon Striefsky, Delaware, 2007[89]
Div II: 138 – Jeff Glas, North Dakota, 2005[86]
Div III: 183 - Edward Ruhnke, Mount Union, 2014
FBS: 24 – Mike Prindle, Western Michigan vs. Marshall, Sep. 29, 1984;[88] Dominik Eberle, Utah State vs. New Mexico State, Sep. 8, 2018[90]
FCS: 24 – Goran Lingmerth, Northern Arizona vs. Idaho, Oct. 25, 1986[89]
Div II: 21 – Thomas Kopcho, Missouri Western State University vs. Northeastern State (OK), Oct. 16, 2021
Div III: 20 – Jim Hever, Rhodes vs. Millsaps, Sep. 22, 1984[87]
FBS: 533 – Will Reichard, Alabama, 2019-23[91]
FCS: 544 – Brian Westbrook, Villanova, 1997–98, 2000–01[92]
Div II: 656 – Germaine Race, Pittsburg State, 2003–06[93]
Div III: 780 – Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2005–08[94]
FBS: 236 – Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011[34]
FCS: 234 – Omar Cuff, Delaware, 2007[92]
Div II: 228 – Xavier Omon, Northwest Missouri State, 2007; Danny Woodhead, Chadron State, 2006[93]
Div III: 264 – Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008[87]
FBS: 48 – Howard Griffith, Illinois vs. Southern Illinois, September 22, 1990; Kalen Ballage, Arizona State vs. Texas Tech, September 10, 2016; Jaret Patterson, Buffalo vs. Kent State, November 28, 2020[95]
FCS: 42 – Omar Cuff, Delaware vs. William & Mary, Aug. 30, 2007; Jessie Burton, McNeese State vs. Southern Utah, Sep. 19, 1998; Archie Amerson, Northern Arizona vs. Weber State, Oct. 5, 1996[92]
Div II: 48 – Paul Zaeske, North Park vs. North Central (IL), Oct. 12, 1968; Junior Wolf, Oklahoma Panhandle vs. St. Mary (KS), Nov. 8, 1958[93]
Div III: 48 – Carey Bender, Coe vs. Beloit, Nov. 12, 1994[94]
FBS: 29 – Al Brosky, Illinois, 1950–52[96]
FCS: 31 – Rashean Mathis, Bethune–Cookman, 1999–2003[77]
Div II: 37 – Tom Collins, Indianapolis, 1982–85[80]
Div III: 32 – Zach Autenrieb, Thomas More (KY) 2009–12[87]
FBS: 14 – Al Worley, Washington, 1968;[96] Gerod Holliman, Louisville, 2014[97]
FCS: 14 – Rashean Mathis, Bethune–Cookman, 2002[77]
Div II: 14 – Seven times. Most recent: Dan Peters, Shepherd, 2006[80]
Div III: 15 – Ben Matthews, Bethel (MN), 2000; Mark Dorner, Juniata, 1987[87]
FBS: 10* – Oklahoma St. vs. Detroit, Nov. 28, 1942; UCLA vs. California, Oct. 21, 1978[98]
NCAA single game national record. 11 interceptions: St. Cloud State College vs Bemidji, Oct. 31, 1970. (5 by safety Bill Trewick, 3 by linebacker Mark Swedlund and 3 by safety Ted Lockett).
The unrestricted "Most passes intercepted by" is held by Brown, with 11, in a game versus Rhode Island, Oct. 8, 1949.
FBS: 5*† – 4 times: Lee Cook, Oklahoma St. vs. Detroit, Nov. 28, 1942; Walt Pastuszak, Brown vs. Rhode Island, Oct. 8, 1949; Byron Beaver, Houston vs. Baylor, Sep. 22, 1962; Dan Rebsch, Miami (OH) vs. Western Mich., Nov. 4, 1972[99]
FCS: 5 – 3 times: Mark Cordes, Eastern Washington vs. Boise State, Sep. 6, 1986; Michael Richardson, Northwestern State vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Nov. 12, 1983; Karl Johnson, Jackson State vs. Grambling, Oct. 23, 1982[77]
NCAA National record: 5 interceptions by Bill Trewick, St. Cloud State vs. Bemidji, Oct. 31, 1970.
Gary Evans, Truman vs. Missouri S&T, Oct. 18, 1975.[80]
Div III: 5 – 11 times. Most recent: James Patrick, Stillman vs. Edward Waters, Nov. 2, 2002[87] Eric Gargiulo Montclair State University vs Southern Virginia 10/10/2014
Oct. 23, 1937 before the collection of division records.[99]
†Tulane University lists 5 interceptions by Mitchell Price in a game versus Tennessee–Chattanooga September 3, 1988 which is not recognized as an official statistic by the NCAA.[100]
FBS: 15 – Al Brosky, Illinois, Nov. 11, 1950 to Oct. 18, 1952[99]
FCS: 8 – Jamar Williams, Morgan State University, 1998–2001
FCS: 8 - Justin Ford, University of Montana, 2021
Div II: 8 – Darin Nix, Missouri S&T, 1993–94[80]
Div III: 9 – Brent Sands, Cornell College, 1992[87]
FBS: 6 – Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State, 2020–22[101]
FCS: 6 – William Hampton, Murray State, 1993–96,[77] Marcus Williams, North Dakota State 2010–13
Div II:
Div III:
FBS: 4 – Deltha O'Neal, California, 1999[99]
FCS: 4 – William Hampton, Murray State, 1995; Joseph Vaughn, Cal State Northridge, 1994; Robert Turner, Jackson State, 1990[77]
Div II: 4 – Stevie Harden, Valdosta State, 2010; Quintez Smith, Shaw, 2009; Clay Blalack, UT Martin, 1976[80]
Div III: 4 – Phil Terio, Salve Regina, 2012[102]
FBS: 3 – Johnnie Jackson, Houston vs. Texas, Nov. 7, 1987[99]
FCS: 2 – 23 times. Most recent: Jeffrey Smyth, Presbyterian College vs. Stetson University, Apr. 3, 2021
Div II:
Div III: 3 – Many times.[87]
FBS: 501 – Terrell Buckley, Florida State, 1989–91[99]
FCS: 682 – Rashean Mathis, Bethune–Cookman, 1999–2002[77]
Div II: 528 – Pierre Thomas, Missouri Western State, 2000–03[80]
Div III: 448 – Todd Schoelzel, Wisconsin–Oshkosh, 1985–88[12]
FBS: 302 – Charles Phillips, Southern California, 1974[99]
FCS: 455 – Rashean Mathis, Bethune–Cookman, 2002[77]
Div II: 362 – Pierre Thomas, Missouri Western State, 2003[80]
Div III: 358 – Rod Pesek, Whittier, 1987[87]
FBS: 182 – Ashley Lee, Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 12, 1983[99]
FCS: 216 – Keiron Bigby, Brown vs. Yale, Sep. 29, 1984[77]
Div II: 194 – Quintez Smith, Shaw vs. Elizabeth City State, Aug. 29, 2009[80]
Div III: 164 – Rick Conner, McDaniel vs. Dickinson, Oct. 15, 1983[87]
Since the 1960 season
FBS: 694 - John Offerdahl, Western Michigan, 1982-85
FCS: 580 - Boomer Grigsby, Illinois State, 2001–04
Div II: 633 – Connor Harris, Lindenwood, 2012–16
Div III: 712 – Keith LaDu, Oberlin, 1984-87[87]
FBS: 15.00 - Rick Razzano, Virginia Tech, 1974-1977
FCS: 13.2 – Josh Cain, Chattanooga, 2000–02[89]
Div II: 16.00 - Kevin Kilroy, Missouri Western, 1993-19961
Div III: 15.1 - Ryan Slager Grinnell, 2015-18[87]
FBS: 198* – Kevin McLain, Colorado State, 1975
FCS: 195 – Kevin Talley, Norfolk State, 2003[103]
Div II: 169 – B. J. Russell, Mesa State, 2004[86]
Div III: 201 – Keith LaDu, Oberlin, 1986[87]
FBS: 15.92* – Luke Kuechly, Boston College, 2011[96]
FCS: 16.3 – Boomer Grigsby, Illinois State, 2002; Kevin Talley, Norfolk State, 2003[89]
Div II: 15.9 – Allen Minus, Lincoln (MO), 2004[86]
Div III: 19.8 – Kyle McGivney, Luther, 2010[87]
FBS: 30* – Rick Razzano, Virginia Tech vs, Kentucky, Sep. 15, 1977
FCS: 31 – Ryan Greenhagen, Fordham vs. Nebraska, Sep. 4, 2021
Div II: 30 - Kevin Kilroy, Missouri Western vs. Northwest Missouri, September 17, 1994
Div II: 30** – Shaun Maloney, Minnesota–Morris vs. Minnesota State Moorhead, Oct. 27, 2001[86]
Div III: 31 – Keith LaDu, Oberlin vs. Marietta, 1985[87]
FBS: 360 – Rod Davis, Southern Miss., 2000–03[96]
FCS: 325 – Boomer Grigsby, Illinois State, 2001–04[89]
Div II: 323 – Connor Harris, Lindenwood, 2012–16[86]
Div III: 302 – Kyle Follweiler, Wilkes, 2004–07[87]
FBS: 8.80 – E. J. Henderson, Maryland, 2000–02
FCS: 8.00 – Josh Cain, Chattanooga, 2000–02[89]
Div II: 9.2 - Kevin Kilroy, Missouri Western, 1993-1996
Div III: 7.35 – Casey McConnell, Kenyon, 2001–03[87]
FBS: 135* – E. J. Henderson, Maryland, 2002[96]
FCS: 113 – Josh Cain, Chattanooga, 2002[89]
Div II: 97 – Tyke Kozeal, University of Nebraska-Kearney, 2016[86]
Div III: 106 – Robert Gunn, Earlham, 2000[87]
FBS: 10.20* – Rick Sherrod, West Virginia, 2001[96]
FCS: 9.82 – Boomer Grigsby, Illinois State, 2002[89]
Div II: 8.81 – Tyke Kozeal, Nebraska–Kearney, 2016[86]
Div III: 10.6 – Robert Gunn, Earlham, 2000[87]
FBS: 20 – Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas State vs. North Texas, Nov. 26, 2005[96]
FCS: 21 – Dan Adams, Holy Cross, Oct. 22, 2005[89]
Div II: 19 – Eric Portley, Fayetteville State vs. N.C. Central, Oct. 8, 2005[86]
Div III: 21 – Tim Rotenberry, North Park vs. Millikin, Oct. 16, 2004;[87] Ryan Martin, Hanover College vs. Anderson (IN), Oct. 17, 2015[12]
FBS: 75 – Khalil Mack, Buffalo, 2010–13, Jason Babin, Western Michigan, 2000–03[96]
FCS: 80 – James Cowser, Southern Utah, 2012-15[105]
Div II: 92.5 – Marcus Martin, Slippery Rock, 2014-2017
Div III: – Steven Wilson, King's (PA), 2000–02[87]
FBS: 1.92 – Sammy Brown, Houston, 2010-11[96]
FCS: 2.48 – Steve Baggs, Bethune-Cookman, 2002-03[89]
Div II: 2.58 – Charlie Cook, C.W. Post, 2000-01[86]
Div III: 3.33 – Steven Wilson, King's (PA), 2000-02[87]
FBS: 39 – Derrick Thomas, Alabama, 1988 2019 Football Record Book (PDF)
FCS: 36 – Steve Baggs, Bethune–Cookman, 2003[89]
Div II: 37 – Charlie Cook, C. W. Post, 2001[86]
Div III: 39 – Steven Wilson, King's (PA), 2002[87]
FBS: 2.77 – Kenny Philpot, Eastern Michigan, 2001[96]
FCS: 3.00 – Steve Baggs, Bethune–Cookman, 2003[89]
Div II: 3.1 – Charlie Cook, C.W. Post, 2001[86]
Div III: 3.9 – Steven Wilson, King's (PA), 2001[87]
FBS: 8 – Nate Irving, North Carolina State vs. Wake Forest, Nov. 13, 2010[96]
FCS: 8 – Sherrod Coates, Western Kentucky vs. Indiana State, Oct. 26, 2002[89]
Div II: 9 – Darryl Wilson, Concord vs. West Virginia State, Oct. 8, 2005; Ron Ellington, Catawba vs. Mars Hill, Oct. 1, 2005[86]
Div III: – Ernest Wiggins, Husson vs. SUNY Maritime, Oct. 27, 2012[12]
FBS: 46* – Terrell Suggs, Arizona State, 2000–02,[96] Javon Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State, 2014–17
FCS: 59 – James Cowser, Southern Utah, 2012–15[105]
Div II: 56 – Marcus Martin, Slippery Rock, 2014–17[86]
Div III: – Mike Czerwien, Waynesburg, 2002–04[87]
Hugh Green – University of Pittsburgh 53 career sacks 77-80
FBS: 1.61 – Dwight Freeney, Syracuse, 2000–01[96]
FCS: 1.26 – Robert Mathis, Alabama A&M, 2000–02[89]
Div II: 1.42 – Charlie Cook, C.W. Post, 2000–01[86]
Div III: 1.53 – Steven Wilson, King's (PA), 2000–02[87]
FBS: 24*– Terrell Suggs, Arizona State, 2002[96]
FCS: 21 – Chris McNeil, North Carolina A&T State, 1997
Div II: 25.5 – Caleb Murphy, Ferris State University 2022[108]
Div III: 24 – Russ Watson, Worcester State, 2000[12]
FBS: 1.71 – Terrell Suggs, Arizona State, 2002[96]
FCS: 1.89 – Andrew Hollingsworth, Towson, 2000[89]
Div II: 1.8 – Damien Gilyard, C.W. Post, 2004[86]
Div III: 2.7 – Russ Watson, Worcester State, 2000[87]
FBS: 6* – Ameer Ismail, Western Michigan vs. Ball State, Oct. 21, 2006; Elvis Dumervil, Louisville vs. Kentucky, Sep. 4, 2005;[96] Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State vs. TCU, October 30, 2021
FCS: 6 – Damien Huren, Southeastern Louisiana vs. Northern Colorado, Oct. 9, 2004;[89] Pat Dowd, University of Dayton vs. Drake University, Nov. 9, 2013
Div II: 7 – Ron Ellington, Catawba vs. Mars Hill, Oct. 1, 2005[86]
Div III: – Kevin McNamara, St. John's (MN) vs. Monmouth (IL), Nov. 19, 2005[12]
FBS: 337 – Alex Kinal, Wake Forest, 2012–15[78]
FCS: 301 – Barry Bowman, Louisiana Tech, 1983–86[77]
Div II: 328 – Dan Brown, Nicholls State, 1976–79[80]
FBS G5: 291 – Payton Theisler, New Mexico State, 2016–19[12]
FBS: 101 – Jim Bailey, VMI, 1969[78]
FCS: 117 – Tony Epperson, Weber State University, 2013[77]
Div II: 98 – John Tassi, Lincoln (MO), 1981[80]
Div III: 106 – Bob Blake, Wisconsin–Superior, 1977[69]
FBS: 36 – Charlie Calhoun, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939[78]
FCS: 16 – Matt Stover, Louisiana Tech vs. Louisiana–Monroe, Nov. 18, 1988[77]
Div II: 32 – Jan Jones, Sam Houston State vs. Texas A&M–Commerce, Nov. 2, 1946[80]
Div III: 17 – Jerry Williams, Frostburg State vs. Salisbury, Sep. 30, 1978[69]
FBS: 46.3 – Todd Sauerbrun, West Virginia, 1991–94 (150–199 punts); 47.8 – Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado State, 2017–21 (200–249 punts); 46.3 – Tory Taylor, Iowa, 2020–23 (min. 250 punts)[78]
FCS: 44.8 – Mark Gould, Northern Arizona, 2000–03 (min. 150 punts)[92]
Div II: 44.9 – Jeff Williams, Adams State, 2002–05 (min. 100 punts)[80]
Div III: 43.4 – Jeff Shea, Cal Lutheran, 1994–97 (min. 100 punts)[69]
FBS: 51.19 – Matt Araiza, San Diego State, 2021 (min. 35 punts)[78] [111]
FCS: 48.2 – Mark Gould, Northern Arizona, 2002 (min. 60 punts)[77]
Div II: 49.1 – Steve Ecker, Shippensburg, 1965 (min. 20 punts); 48.0 – Jeff Williams, Adams State, 2004 (min. 40 punts)[80]
Div III: 46.2 – Ryan Anderson, Olivet, 2016 (min. 40 punts)[12]
FBS: 60.8 - Braden Mann, Texas A&M vs. Alabama, Sep. 22, 2018[112] (5–9 punts); 53.6 – Jim Benien, Oklahoma State vs. Colorado, Nov. 13, 1971 (min. 10 punts)[78]
FCS: 61.5 – Eddie Johnson, Idaho State vs. Cal Poly, Nov. 16, 2002 (5–9 punts); 52.2 – Stuart Dodds, Montana State vs. Northern Arizona, Oct. 20, 1979 (min. 10 punts)[77]
Div II: 57.5 – Tim Baer, Colorado Mines vs. Fort Lewis, Oct. 25, 1986 (min. 5 punts)[80]
Div III: 58.4 - Danny Breslow, Kumeyaay vs. Tierrasanta, Nov. 1, 1999 (min. 6 punts)
FBS: 13,911 – Alex Kinal, Wake Forest, 2012–15[78]
FCS:
Div II: 10,780 - Jeff Williams, Adams State, 2002–2005 (min. 200 punts)[80]
Div III: 8,531 - Nick Firth, Kean, 2018-2022
FBS: 4,479 – Tory Taylor, Iowa, 2023[78]
FCS:
Div II: 3,686 - Luke Jones, New Mexico Highlands, 2016 (min. 70 punts)[80]
Div III: 4,026 - Danny Breslow, DePortola, 2002
FBS: 1,318 – Charlie Calhoun, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA) Nov. 11, 1939[78]
FCS:
Div II:
Div III: 336 - Drew Shipley, Minnesota Morris vs. UW River Falls
FBS: 99 – Pat Brady, Nevada vs. Loyola Marymount, 1950[113]
FCS: 93 – Tyler Grogan, Northeastern vs. Villanova, September 8, 2001[77]
Div II: 97 – Earl Hurst, Emporia State. vs. Central Missouri, October 3, 1964[80]
Div III: 95 – Austin Baker, Hiedelberg University vs. John Carroll University, November 3, 2018
Minimum of 1.2 returns per game
FBS: 23.6 – Jack Mitchell, Oklahoma, 1946–48 (39 for 922)[113]
FCS: 17.7 – LeRoy Vann, Florida A&M, 2006–09[77]
Div II: 26.2 – Billy Johnson, Widener, 1971–72[80]
Div III: 22.9 – Keith Winston, Knoxville, 1986–87[69]
Minimum of 1.2 returns per game
FBS: 28.5 – Maurice Jones-Drew, UCLA, 2005[113]
FCS: 26.5 – Curtis DeLoatch, North Carolina A&T, 2001[77]
Div II: 34.1 – Billy Johnson, Widener, 1972[80]
Div III: 31.2 – Chuck Downey, Stony Brook, 1986[69]
FBS: 43.8 – Golden Richards, BYU vs. Texas, September 10, 1971 (min. 5 returns)[113]
FCS: 43.2 – Ricky Pearsall, Northern Arizona vs. Western New Mexico, August 29, 1996 (min. 5 returns)[77]
Div II: 66.3 – Billy Johnson, Widener vs. St. John's (NY), September 23, 1972 (min. 4 returns)[80]
Div III:
FBS: 153 – Vai Sikahema, BYU, 1980–82, 1984–85[113]
FCS: 143 – Levander Segars, Montana, 2001–04[77]
Div II: 153 – Armin Anderson, UC Davis, 1983–85[80]
Div III: 134 – Marvin Deal, McDaniel, 1996–99[69]
FBS: 20 – Milton Hill, Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), November 11, 1939[113]
FCS: 11 – Peter Athans, Sacred Heart vs. Siena, November 9, 2002[77]
Div II: 12 – David Nelson, Ferris State vs. Northern Michigan, October 2, 1993[80]
Div III: 10 – Ellis Wangelin, Wisconsin–River Falls vs. Wisconsin–Platteville, October 12, 1985[69]
FBS: 57 – Wes Welker, Texas Tech, 2002[113]
FCS: 55 – Tommy Houk, Murray State, 1980[77]
Div II: 61 – Armin Anderson, UC Davis, 1984[80]
Div III: 48 – Rick Bealer, Lycoming, 1989[69]
FBS: 1,762 – Wes Welker, Texas Tech, 2000–03[113]
FCS: 1,668 – Marquay McDaniel, Hampton, 2002–05[77]
Div II: 1,760 – Anthony Merritt, North Alabama, 2003–06[80]
Div III: 2,002 – K.J. Miller, Mary Hardin-Baylor, 2017–2022[69] [114]
FBS: 791 – Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt, 1948[113]
FCS: 698 – Khris Gardin, North Carolina A&T, 2015[115]
Div II: 670 – Travis Lueck, North Dakota, 2003[80]
Div III: 688 – Melvin Dillard, Ferrum, 1990[69]
FBS: 277 – Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma vs. UCLA, Sep. 20, 2003[113]
FCS: 227 – Leonard Goolsby, South Carolina State vs. Norfolk State, Oct. 11, 2003[77]
Div II: 265 – Billy Johnson, Widener vs. St. John's (NY), Sep. 23, 1972[80]
Div III: 278 – P. J. Williams, Mary Hardin–Baylor vs. Mississippi College, Oct. 1, 2005[69]
FBS: 9 — Dante Pettis, Washington, 2014–17[116]
FCS: 8 – LeRoy Vann, Florida A&M, 2006–09[77]
Div II: 10 – James Rooths, Shepherd, 1997–2000[80]
Div III: 7 – Chuck Downey, Stony Brook, 1984–87[69]
FBS: 6 - Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 2013; Chad Owens, Hawaii, 2004[113]
FCS: 5 – LeRoy Vann, Florida A&M, 2009; Curtis DeLoatch, North Carolina A&T, 2001[77]
Div II: 5 – James Rooths, Shepherd, 1998[80]
Div III: 5 – Chris McKinney, Guilford, 2001[69]
FBS: 3 – Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma vs. UCLA, Sep. 20, 2003[113]
FCS: 3 – Zuriel Smith, Hampton vs. Virginia State, Sep. 22, 2001; Aaron Fix, Canisius vs. Siena, Sep. 24, 1994[77]
Div II: 3 – Virgil Seay, Troy vs. West Alabama, Sep. 29, 1979; Billy Johnson, Widener vs. St. John's (NY), Sep. 23, 1972; Bobby Ahu, Hawaii vs. Linfield, Nov. 15, 1969;[80] Tom Shockley, Adams State vs. Colo Mines, Nov. 14, 1970
Div III: 3 – John Conroy, Otterbein vs. Heidelberg, Nov. 1, 2003[69]
Minimum 1.2 returns per game
FBS: 35.1 – Anthony Davis, USC, 1972-74[113]
FCS: 30.5 – Scotty McGee, James Madison, 2006–09[77]
Div II: 34.0 – Glen Printers, Colorado State–Pueblo, 1973–74[93]
Div III: 34.2 – Darnell Williams, Louisiana College, 2010–11[12]
Minimum 1.2 returns per game
FBS: 42.5 – Anthony Davis, USC, 1974
FCS: 37.3 – David Fraterrigo, Canisius, 1993[77]
Div II: 41.7 – Richard Medlin, Fayetteville State, 2008[93]
Div III: 48.5 – Darnell Williams, Louisiana College, 2010[69]
FBS: 144 – Troy Stoudermire, Minnesota, 2009–12[113]
FCS: 191 – Terrence Holt, Austin Peay, 2007–10[77]
Div II: 133 – Zack Page, Fairmont State, 2007–10[80]
Div III: 132 – Chris Schubert, Oberlin, 2004–07[94]
FBS: 75 – Isaiah Burse, Fresno State, 2011[113]
FCS: 52 – Terrence Holt, Austin Peay, 2009[77]
Div II: 49 – Jason Washington, Pace, 2010[80]
Div III: 54 – Jake Wilson, Allegheny, 2016[12]
FBS: 12 – Victor Bolden, Oregon State vs. Washington, Nov. 23, 2013[113]
FCS: 12 – Eric Slenk, Valparaiso vs. Jacksonville, Oct. 16, 2010[77]
Div II: 12 – Johnny Cox, Fort Lewis vs. Mesa State, Nov. 3, 1990[80]
Div III: 14 – Arlie Myers, Nebraska Wesleyan vs. Morningside, Sep. 12, 2015[12]
FBS: 3,615 – Troy Stoudermire, Minnesota, 2009–12[113]
FCS: 4,683 – Terrence Holt, Austin Peay, 2007–10[77]
Div II: 3,265 – Zack Page, Fairmont State, 2007–10[93]
Div III: 2,867 – Chris Schubert, Oberlin, 2004–07[69]
FBS: 1,606 – Isaiah Burse, Fresno State, 2011[113]
FCS: 1,411 – David Primus, Samford, 1989[77]
Div II: 1,234 – Justin Gallas, Colorado Mines, 2005[93]
Div III: 1,268 – Jake Wilson, Allegheny, 2016[12]
FBS: 319 – Leonard Johnson, Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State, Nov. 1, 2008[113]
FCS: 333 – Colby Goodwyn, Old Dominion vs. Cal Poly, Oct. 9, 2010[77]
Div II: 304 – L. J. McCray, Catawba vs. Tusculum, Nov. 6, 2010[80]
Div III: 334 – Rashad Sims, Millsaps vs. East Texas Baptist, Sep. 27, 2014[12]
FBS: 7 – C. J. Spiller, Clemson, 2006–09; Tyron Carrier, Houston, 2008–11;[113] Rashaad Penny, San Diego State University, 2014–17;[117] Tony Pollard, Memphis, 2016–18[118]
FCS: 6 – Jerome Mathis, Hampton, 2001–04[77]
Div II: 10– Stephan Neville, Stonehill, 2008–11; Dave Ludy, Winona State, 1991–94[93]
Div III: 10 – Larry Beavers, Wesley, 2004–05, 2007–08[94]
FBS: 5 – Ashlan Davis, Tulsa, 2004[113]
FCS: 5 – Jerome Mathis, Hampton, 2004[77]
Div II: 4 – Stephan Neville, Stonehill, 2010; Andrew Jackson, Merrimack, 2005[93]
Div III: 5 – Larry Beavers, Wesley, 2008[94]
FBS: 2 – 22 times. Most recent: Brian Battie, South Florida vs. Houston, Nov. 6, 2021[119]
FCS: 3 – Bashir Levingston, Eastern Washington vs. Sacramento State, Oct. 31, 1998[77]
Div II: 2 – Seven times. Most recent: L. J. McCray, Catawba vs. Tusculum, Nov. 6, 2010[93]
Div III: 2 – Many times. Most recent: Jamal Watkins, Birmingham–Southern vs. Huntingdon College, Sep. 12, 2015
Minimum one punt return and one kickoff return
FBS: 9 – Avery Williams, Boise State, 2017–20;[120] Marcus Jones, Troy/Houston, 2017–21[121]
Div II: 11 – Stephan Neville, Stonehill, 2008–11;[122] Deante Steele, Shepherd, 2007–10[93]
Div III: 13 – Larry Beavers, Wesley, 2004–05, 07–08[94]
FBS: 89.5% – Alex Henery, Nebraska, 2007–10 (min. 55 attempts)[113]
FCS: 82.0% – Juan Toro, Florida A&M, 1995–98 (min. 50 attempts)[89]
Div II: 80.8% – Jessup Pfeifer, Nebraska–Kearney, 2003–06 (min. 35 made)[86]
Div III: 78.9% – Jeff Schebler, Wisconsin–Whitewater, 2006–09 (min. 50 attempts)[87]
FBS: 96 - Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State, 2013–16[123]
FCS: 100 – Ethan Ratke, James Madison, 2016-22
Div II: 82 – Jeff Glas, North Dakota, 2002–05[86]
Div III: 75 – Jeff Schebler, Wisconsin–Whitewater, 2006–09[87]
FBS: 31 – Billy Bennett, Georgia, 2003[113]
FCS: 29 – Adam Keller, North Dakota State, 2015
Div II: 30 – Jeff Glas, North Dakota, 2005[86]
Div III: 27 – Edward Ruhnke, Mount Union, 2014[12]
FBS: 7 – Dale Klein, Nebraska vs. Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985; Mike Prindle, Western Michigan vs. Marshall, Sep. 29, 1984[113]
FCS: 8 – Goran Lingmerth, Northern Arizona vs. Idaho, Oct. 25, 1986[89]
Div II: 6 – Austin Wellock, Ashland vs. Wayne State (MI), Oct. 5, 2002; Steve Huff, Central Missouri. vs. Southeast Missouri State, Nov. 2, 1985;[86] Cole Tracy, Assumption vs. LIU Post, Sep. 12, 2015;[124]
Cole Tracy, Assumption vs. St. Anselm, Oct. 14, 2016[125]
Div III: 6 – Jim Hever, Rhodes vs. Millsaps, Sep. 22, 1984[87] most field goals attempted and made both teams--9 of 11, Diamond NAU 4 for 4, Zendejas Nev Reno 5 for 7, Oct 1982
FBS: 34 – Nick Sciba, Wake Forest, 2018-2019[113]
FCS: 26 – Brian Mitchell, Northern Iowa, 1990–91[89]
Div II: 26 – Ryne Smith, West Alabama, 2011–12;[126] Will Rhody, Valdosta State, 2004
Div III:
FBS: 25 – Graham Nicholson, Miami (OH), 2023;[127] Chuck Nelson, Washington, 1982[113]
FCS: 27 - Alex Thompson, Cal Poly, 2009
Div II: 19--Ryne Smith West Alabama 2010-2011 19 - Will Rhody, Valdosta State, 2004
Div III:
FBS (with tee): 67 – Russell Erxleben, Texas vs. Rice, Oct. 1, 1977; Steve Little, Arkansas vs. Texas, Oct. 15, 1977; Joe Williams, Wichita State vs. Southern Illinois, Oct. 21, 1978[113]
FBS (without tee): 65 – Martín Gramática, Kansas State vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 12, 1998[113]
FCS: 63 – Scott Roper, Arkansas State vs. North Texas, Nov. 7, 1987; Tim Foley, Georgia Southern vs. James Madison, Nov. 7, 1987; Bill Gramática, South Florida vs. Austin Peay, Nov. 18, 2000[128]
Div II: 67 – Tom Odle, Fort Hays State vs. Washburn, Nov. 5, 1988[129]
Div III: 62 – Dom Antonini, Rowan vs. Salisbury, Sep. 18, 1976; Matthew Aven, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps vs. California Lutheran University, Oct. 19, 2013[130] Note: The longest field goal ever made in collegiate competition was 69 yards by Ove Johansson of Abilene Christian University, which at the time (1976) was competing as an NAIA, not an NCAA, school.
Among all colleges and universities, the following NCAA teams have the most players to reach the NFL by position:[131]