List of NCAA football records


This is a list of individual National Collegiate Athletic Association American football records, including Division I, II, and III.
Division 1

Total offense

Yards per game, season

Career yards

Season yards

Single game yards

Most games gaining 400 yards or more, season

Most games gaining 400 yards or more, career

Rushing

Most rushing attempts, career

Most rushing attempts, season

Most rushing attempts, game

Most consecutive rushing attempts without losing a fumble, career

Most consecutive rushing attempts without losing a fumble, season

Highest average rushing yards per game, career (minimum 2,500 yards)

Highest average rushing yards per game, season

Most yards rushing, career

Most yards rushing, season

Most yards rushing, game

Most rushing yards by a quarterback, career

Most rushing yards by a quarterback, season

Most rushing yards by a quarterback, game

Most rushing touchdowns, career

Most rushing touchdowns, season

Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, career

Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, season

Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, game

Most games with 100+ rushing yards, career

Passing

Highest passing efficiency rating, career

Highest passing efficiency rating, season (min. 15 attempts per game)

Highest passing efficiency rating, game

Highest percentage of passes completed, game

Highest percentage of passes completed, career

Highest percentage of passes completed, season

Most yards passing, career

Most yards passing, season

Most yards passing, game

Most yards passing per game, season

Most passes attempted, career

Most passes attempted, season

Most passes attempted, game

Most passes completed, career

Most passes completed, season

Most passes completed, game

Most passes completed per game, career

Most passes completed per game, season

Most touchdown passes, career

Most touchdown passes, season

Most touchdown passes, game

Most consecutive games throwing touchdown pass

Most passes intercepted, career

Most passes intercepted, season

Most passes intercepted, game

Most pass attempts without an interception, game

Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception

Lowest percentage of passes intercepted, career

Lowest percentage of passes intercepted, season

Most consecutive completions in a single game

Most consecutive completions in one or more games

Receiving

Most receptions, career

Most receptions, season

Most receptions, game

Most consecutive games with a reception

Most yards receiving, career

Most yards receiving, season

Most yards receiving by a tight end, season

Most yards receiving, game

Highest receiving yards per game, career

Highest receiving yards per game, season

Most games with 100 yards receiving, career

Most receiving touchdowns, career

Most receiving touchdowns, season

Most receiving touchdowns, game

Scoring

Most touchdowns responsible for, career

Most touchdowns responsible for, season

Most touchdowns responsible for, game

Most points responsible for, career

Most points responsible for, season

Most points responsible for, game

Most points scored by kicker, career

Most points scored by kicker, season

Most points scored by kicker, game

Most points scored by non-kicker, career

Most points scored by non-kicker, season

Most points scored by non-kicker, game

Defense

Interceptions

Most interceptions, career

Most interceptions, season

Most team interceptions, game

*The NCAA lists two different records for team interceptions in a game. The listed record is for "Most passes intercepted by against a major-college opponent".
The unrestricted "Most passes intercepted by" is held by Brown, with 11, in a game versus Rhode Island, Oct. 8, 1949.

Most interceptions, game

*The NCAA record book includes a special note about 6 interceptions by Dick Miller versus Baldwin-Wallace on
Oct. 23, 1937 before the collection of division records.
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.

Consecutive games with an interception

Most interceptions returned for a touchdown, career

Most interceptions returned for a touchdown, season

Most interceptions returned for a touchdown, game

Most interception return yards, career

Most interception return yards, season

Most interception return yards, game

Tackles

Since the 1960 season

Most tackles, career

Illinois State University, 2001–04

Highest tackles per game average, career

Most tackles, season

*Mike Singletary Recorded 232 tackles in 1978 but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000

Highest tackles per game average, season

*Joe Norman recorded 199 tackles in 11 games in 1978 for an 18.09 average, but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000.

Most tackles, game

Highest solo tackles per game average, career

Most solo tackles, season

*Joe Norman recorded 141 solo tackles in 1978, but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000.

Highest solo tackles per game average, season

*Joe Norman recorded 141 solo tackles in 11 games in 1978 for a 12.81 average, but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000.

Most solo tackles, game

Most tackles for loss, career

Highest tackles for loss per game average, career

Most tackles for loss, season

Highest tackles for loss per game average, season

Most tackles for loss, game

Most sacks, career

*Derrick Thomas and Tedy Bruschi each recorded 52 sacks, and Bruce Smith recorded 46, but the NCAA did not start collecting official defensive statistics until 2000.
Hugh Green — University of Pittsburgh 53 career sacks 77-80

Highest sacks per game average, career

Most sacks, season

*Derrick Thomas recorded 27 sacks in 1988, but the NCAA did not start collecting official defensive statistics until 2000.

Highest sacks per game average, season

Most sacks, game

*Shay Muirbrook recorded 6 sacks in the 1997 Cotton Bowl, but the NCAA did not start collecting official defensive statistics until 2000 and does not recognize bowl game statistics for any category prior to 2002.

Special teams

Punting

Most punts, career

Most punts, season

Most punts, game

Highest punting average, career

Highest punting average, season

Highest punting average, game

Most punting yards, career

Most punting yards, season

Most punting yards, game

Longest punt

Punt returns

Highest average gain per return, career

Minimum of 1.2 returns per game

Highest average gain per return, season

Minimum of 1.2 returns per game

Highest average gain per return, game

Most punts returned, career

Most punts returned, game

Most punts returned, season

Most yards on punt returns, career

Most yards on punt returns, season

Most yards on punt returns, game

Most touchdowns scored on punt returns, career

Most touchdowns scored on punt returns, season

Most touchdowns scored on punt returns, game

Kickoff returns

Highest average gain per return, career

Minimum 1.2 returns per game

Highest average gain per return, season

Minimum 1.2 returns per game

Most kickoff returns, career

Most kickoff returns, season

Most kickoff returns, game

Most yards on kickoff returns, career

Most yards on kickoff returns, season

Most yards on kickoff returns, game

Most touchdowns on kickoff returns, career

Most touchdowns on kickoff returns, season

Most touchdowns on kickoff returns, game

Most touchdowns scored on combined kick returns, career

Minimum one punt return and one kickoff return

Field goals

Highest percentage of field goals made, career

Most field goals made, career

Most field goals made, season

Most field goals made, game

Most consecutive field goals made, career

Most consecutive field goals made, season

Longest field goal made

Note: The longest field goal ever made in collegiate competition was 69 yards by Ove Johansson of Abilene Christian University, which at the time was competing as an NAIA, not an NCAA, school.