List of NCAA football records

This is a list of individual National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) American football records, including Division I (FBS, and FCS), II, and III.

Offense Total offense

Yards per game, season

FBS: 474.6 – David Klingler, Houston, 1990, 11 games FCS: 527.2 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1994, 11 games Div II: 436.7 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico, 2009, 10 games Div III: 465.1 – Justin Peery, Westminster (MO), 1998, 10 games

Career yards

FBS: 20,114 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11, 19,217 passing, 897 rushing FCS: 16,823 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1991–94, 14,496 passing, 2,327 rushing Div II: 17,213 – Tyson Bagent, Shepherd, 2018–22, 17,034 passing, 179 rushing Div III: 15,985 – Luke Lehnen, North Central, 2021–24, 12,658 passing, 3,327 rushing

Season yards

FBS: 6,055 – Joe Burrow, LSU, 2019, 5,671 passing, 369 rushing, 16 receiving FCS: 5,799 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1994, 4,863 passing, 936 rushing Div II: 5,363 – Chad Friehauf, Colorado Mines, 2004, 4,646 passing, 717 rushing Div III: 6,189 – Kaleb Blaha, University of Wisconsin River Falls, 2026, 4971 passing, 1218 rushing

Single game yards

FBS: 819 – Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016, 734 passing, 85 rushing FCS: 791 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion vs. New Hampshire, Sep. 22, 2012, 730 passing, 61 rushingOld Dominion's Taylor Heinicke sets NCAA passing, offense records. Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-23.D Div II: 681 – J. J. Harp, Eastern New Mexico vs. Southeastern Oklahoma, Sep. 12, 2009, 695 passing, −14 rushing Div III: 719 – Sam Durley, Eureka vs. Knox, Sep. 1, 2012, 736 passing, −17 rushingEureka at. Knox. 1 Sep 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

Most games gaining 400 yards or more, season

FBS: 11 – B. J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 FCS: 9 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1994 Div II: Div III:

Most games gaining 400 yards or more, career

FBS: 21 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11; Graham Harrell, Texas Tech, 2006–08 FCS: 15 – Steve McNair, Alcorn State, 1991–94 Div II: Div III:

Rushing

Most rushing attempts, career FBS: 1,215 – Steve Bartalo, Colorado State, 1983–86, 4,813 yards FCS: 1,240 – Jordan Scott, Colgate, 2005–08, 5,621 yards Div II: 1,271 – Xavier Omon, Northwest Missouri State, 2004–07, 7,073 yards DIV III: 1,324 – Levell Coppage, Wisconsin–Whitewater, 2008–11, 7,795 yardsDivision III Football Records, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-25.

Most rushing attempts, season FBS: 450 – Kevin Smith, UCF, 2007, 2,567 yards FCS: 450 – Jamaal Branch, Colgate, 2003, 2,326 yards Div II: 385 – Joe Gough, Wayne State (MI), 1994, 1,593 yards Div III: 463 – Dante Washington, Carthage, 2004, 1990 yards

Most rushing attempts, game FBS: 58 – Tony Sands, Kansas vs. Missouri, Nov. 23, 1991, 396 yardsFootball Bowl Subdivision records. NCAA. Retrieved 2017-09-28. FCS: 56 – Arnold Mickens, Butler vs. Valparaiso, Oct. 8, 1994, 295 yards Div II: 62 – Rahmann Lee, Glenville vs. WVWC, Sep. 10, 2015, 412 yards Div III: 59 – John Ortiz, King's (PA) vs. Albright, Sep. 24, 2005, 267 yards

Highest average rushing attempts per game, season FBS: 39.6 – Ed Marinaro, Cornell University, 1971, 356 carries in 9 games FCS: 40.9 – Arnold Mickens, Butler University, 1994, 409 carries in 10 games Div II: 38.6 – Mark Perkins, Hobart College, 1968, 309 carries in 8 games Div III: 38.0 – Mike Birosak, Dickinson College, 1989, 380 carries in 10 games

Most consecutive rushing attempts without losing a fumble, career FBS: 1,005 – Mike Hart, Michigan, 2004–08 FCS: Div II: Div III:

Most consecutive rushing attempts without losing a fumble, season FBS: 365 – Travis Prentice, Miami (OH), 1998 FCS: Div II: Div III:

Highest average rushing yards per game, career (minimum 2,500 yards) FBS: 174.6 – Ed Marinaro, Cornell 1971, 4,715 yards in 27 games FCS: 190.7 – Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994–95, 3,813 in 20 Div II: 183.4 – Anthony Gray, Western New Mexico, 1997–98, 3,484 in 19 Div III: 187.1 – Tony Sutton, Wooster, 2002–04, 5,613 in 30

Highest average rushing yards per game, season FBS: 238.9 – Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988, 2,628 yards in 11 games FCS: 225.5 – Arnold Mickens, Butler, 1994, 2,255 yards in 10 games Div II: 222.0 – Anthony Gray, Western New Mexico, 1997, 2,220 yards in 10 games Div III: 238.5 – Dante Brown, Marietta, 1996, 2,385 yards in 10 games

Most yards rushing, career FBS: 7,125 – Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, 1996–99, 1220 rushes FCS: 7,590 – Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern, 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

*Jaleel McLaughlin is the NCAA's all-time leading rusher. His 8,155 yards rushing were split between Div II Notre Dame (OH) (4,737)Jaleel McLaughlin. Notre Dame Falcons football. Retrieved 2023-08-21. and FCS Youngstown State (3,418) and thus are not listed in the categories above.Fayetteville native overcomes homelessness, poverty to become NCAA all-time rushing leader by Travon Miles. 11abc Eyewitness News (Raleigh NC). Retrieved 2023-08-21.

Most yards rushing, season FBS: 2,628 – Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988, 344 rushes, 11 games FCS: 2,519 – Terrance West, Towson, 2013, 413 rushes, 16 games Div II: 2,756 – Danny Woodhead, Chadron State, 2006, 344 rushes Div III: 2,790 – Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008, 377 rushes

Most yards rushing, game FBS: 427 – Samaje Perine, Oklahoma vs. Kansas, Nov. 22, 2014, 34 carries FCS: 437 – Maurice Hicks, North Carolina A&T vs. Morgan State, Oct. 6, 2001, 34 carries Div II: 425 – Connor Silveria, South Dakota Mines vs. Adams State, Oct. 13, 2018, 46 carries Div III: 522 – Montie Quinn, Curry vs. Nichols, Oct. 18, 2025, 20 carries

Most yards rushing by two players, same team, game FBS: 544 – Michael Carter 308 (24 carries) and Javonte Williams 236 (23 carries), North Carolina vs Miami, FL December 12, 2020 FCS: Div II: Div III:

Most rushing yards by a quarterback, career FBS: 4,559 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012–15, 977 rushes FCS: 4,852 – Matt Cannon, Southern Utah, 1997–2000, 674 rushes Div II: 5,953 – Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State, 2012–15, 1010 rushes Div III: 4,242 – Ayrton Scott, Augsburg, 2012–15, 722 rushes

Most rushing yards by a quarterback, season FBS: 2,017 – Malcolm Perry, Navy, 2019, 295 rushes FCS: 1,844 – Jayson Foster, Georgia Southern, 2007, 261 rushes Div II: 1,607 – Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State, 2013, 265 rushesDivision II Records, 2014. NCAA. Retrieved 2016-01-21. Div III: 1,941 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, 2006, 261 rushes

Most rushing yards by a quarterback, game FBS: 327 – Khalil Tate, Arizona vs. Colorado, Oct. 7, 2017, 14 rushes FCS: 330 – Matthew Sluka, Holy Cross vs. Lafayette, Oct. 21, 2023, 28 rushes Div II: 323 – Shawn Graves, Wofford vs. Lenoir–Rhyne, Sep. 15, 1990, 23 rushes Div III: 342 – Matt Roe, Augustana (IL) vs. Wheaton (IL), Nov. 13, 2004, 44 rushes

Most rushing touchdowns, career

FBS: 88 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012–15 FCS: 94 – Ian Smart, Long Island University, 1999–2002 Div II: 107 – Germaine Race, Pittsburg State, 2003–06 Div III: 125 – Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2005–08

Most rushing touchdowns, season FBS: 39 – Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988, 11 games and Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011, 14 games FCS: 41 – Terrance West, Towson, 2013, 16 games Div II: 38 – Chavon Wright, Virginia Union, 2024, 12 games Div III: 44 – Nate Kmic, Mount Union, 2008, 15 games

Most rushing touchdowns, game FBS: 8 – Howard Griffith, Illinois GRIFFITH`S NCAA-RECORD 8 TDS PACE ILLINI, 1990; Kalen Ballage, Arizona State, 2016; Jaret Patterson, Buffalo, 2020 FCS: 7 – Archie Amerson, Northern Arizona, 1996 Div II: 8 – Junior Wolf, Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1958 Div III: 8 – Donavan Henderson, Manchester, 2019; Carey Bender, Coe, 1994

Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, career FBS: 88 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012–15Keenan Reynolds stats. Retrieved 2014-12-27. FCS: 69 – Matt Cannon, Southern Utah, 1997–2000 Div II: 81 – Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State, 2012–15Ferris State's Jason Vander Laan Claims Second Consecutive Harlon Hill Trophy. GLIAC Football, 18 Dec 2015. Retrieved 2016-07-30. Div III: 70 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, 2004–06

Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, season FBS: 32 – Bryson Daily, Army, 2024

FCS: 29 – Chandler Burks, Kennesaw State, 2018 Div II: 24 – Shawn Graves, Wofford, 1989; Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State, 2015Jason Vander Laan – 2015 Statistics. Ferris State Bulldogs. Retrieved 2016-07-30. Div III: 35 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, 2006, 12 games

Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, game FBS: 7 – Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. San Jose State, Nov 22, 2013 FCS: Div II: Div III: 7 – Chris Sharpe, Springfield, vs. St. John Fisher, October 11, 2006

Most games with 100+ rushing yards, career FBS: 34 – DeAngelo Williams, Memphis, 2002–05 FCS: 40 – Adrian Peterson, Georgia Southern, 1998–2001 Div III: 42 – Levell Coppage, Wisconsin–Whitewater, 2008–11

Most games with a touchdown, career FBS: 46 – Travis Etienne Jr, Clemson, 2017–20 FCS: Div II: Div III:

Passing

Highest passing efficiency rating, career FBS: 181.3 – Kyler Murray, Texas A&M and Oklahoma, 2015–18 (min. 325 completions) FCS: 176.7 – Josh Johnson, San Diego, 2004–07 (min. 300 completions) Div II: 190.8 – Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State, 2000–01 (min. 375 completions) Div III: 211.2 – Luke Lehnen, North Central, 2021–24 (min. 325 completions)

Highest passing efficiency rating, season (min. 15 attempts per team game) FBS: 208.0 – Jayden Daniels, LSU, 2023 FCS: 204.6 – Shawn Knight, William & Mary, 1993 Div II: 210.1 – Boyd Crawford, Albertson, 1953 Div III: 262.2 – Luke Lehnen, 2023

Highest passing efficiency rating, game FBS: 403.4 – Tim Clifford, Indiana vs Colorado, 1980 (min. 12 attempts); 317.4 – Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo vs Buffalo, 2003 (min. 25 attempts); 248.0 – Geno Smith, West Virginia vs Baylor, 2012 (min. 50 attempts) FCS: 409.9 – Taryn Christion, South Dakota State vs Arkansas Pine-Bluff, 2018 (min. 12 attempts) Div II: Div III:

Highest percentage of passes completed, game FBS: 90.6% – Seth Doege, Texas Tech vs. New Mexico, Sep. 17, 2011 (min. 40 completions); 93.9% – Kyle Allen, Houston vs. Rice, Sep. 16, 2017 (min. 30 completions); 96.0% – Greyson Lambert, Georgia vs. South Carolina, Sep. 18, 2015 (min. 20 completions) FCS: 94.6% – Taron Dickens, Western Carolina vs. Wofford, Oct. 4, 2025 (min. 30 completions); 96.2% – Ricky Santos, New Hampshire vs. Northeastern, Oct. 22, 2005 (min. 20 completions) 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) Div III: 84.9% – Ian Kolste, Whitworth vs. George Fox, Oct. 1, 2016 (min. 35 completions); 95.5% – Mark Petruziello, John Carroll vs. Thomas More, Sep. 6, 2008 (min. 20 completions)

Highest percentage of passes completed, career FBS: 70.4% – Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2005–07 (minimum 875 attempts) FCS: 69.6% – Eric Sanders, Northern Iowa, 2004–07 (minimum 750 attempts) Div II: 72.7% – Dusty Bonner, Valdosta State, 2000–01 (minimum 500 attempts) Div III: 74.1% – Greg Micheli, Mount Union, 2005–08 (minimum 750 attempts)

Highest percentage of passes completed, season FBS: 78.9% – Julian Sayin, Ohio State, 2025 (minimum 150 attempts) FCS: 75.2% – Eric Sanders, Northern Iowa, 2007 (minimum 200 attempts) Div II: 76.9% – Troy Weatherhead, Hillsdale, 2010 (minimum 250 attempts) Div III: 77.9% – Nick Semptimphelter, John Carroll, 2025 (minimum 250 attempts)

Most yards passing, career FBS: 19,217 – Case Keenum, Houston, 2007–11 FCS: 14,584 – Devlin Hodges, Samford, 2015–18 Div II: 17,034 – Tyson Bagent, Shepherd, 2018–22 Div III: 14,265 – Broc Rutter, North Central (IL), 2016–19

Most yards passing, season FBS: 5,967 – Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky, 2021