Individual Records 2 Team Records 23 All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense 35 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 103 National Poll Rankings 108 College Football Playoff 159 Bowl Coalition, Alliance and Bowl Championship Series History 161 Streaks and Rivalries 176 Major-College Statistics Trends 179 FBS Membership Since 1978 187 College Football Rules Changes 188 FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION RECORDS
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Individual Records 2Team Records 23All-Time Individual Leaders on Offense 35All-Time Individual Leaders on Defense 62All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 73All-Time Team Season Leaders 84Annual Team Champions 89Toughest-Schedule Annual Leaders 96Annual Most-Improved Teams 98All-Time Won-Loss Records 101Winningest Teams by Decade 103National Poll Rankings 108College Football Playoff 159Bowl Coalition, Alliance and Bowl Championship Series History 161Streaks and Rivalries 176Major-College Statistics Trends 179FBS Membership Since 1978 187College Football Rules Changes 188
FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION
RECORDS
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDSUnder 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 RECORDSIndividual 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 POLICIESAll 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.
Season Per Game29.2—Steve Bartalo, Colorado St., 1983 (292 in 10)
Most Consecutive Rushes by Same PlayerGame
16—William Howard, Tennessee vs. Ole Miss, Nov. 15, 1986 (during two possessions)
Most Rushes in Two Consecutive GamesSeason
102—Lorenzo White, Michigan St., 1985 (53 vs. Purdue, Oct. 26; 49 vs. Minnesota, Nov. 2)
Most Consecutive Rushes Without Losing a FumbleSeason
365—Travis Prentice, Miami (OH), 1998Career
862—Travis Prentice, Miami (OH), 1997-99
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Most Yards GainedQuarter
222—Corey Dillon, Washington vs. San Jose St., Nov. 16, 1996 (1st, 16 rushes)
Half287—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)
Game427—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)
Earliest Game By a Freshman Reaching 1,000 YardsSeason
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)
Most Yards Gained by a QuarterbackGame
321—Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. vs. Western Mich., Nov. 26, 2013 (27 rushes)
215 vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 5; 312 vs. Kansas, Nov. 12; 293 vs. Iowa St., Nov. 19; 332 vs. Texas Tech, Dec. 3)
Most Seasons Gaining 1,500 Yards or MoreCareer
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.
Most Seasons Gaining 1,000 Yards or MoreCareer
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
Most Players, Same Team, Reaching 2,000 Career Rushing Yards in the Same Season
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)
Three Players, Same Team, Each Gaining 1,000 Yards or MoreSeason
Nevada, 2009—Vai Taua (1,345), Colin Kaepernick (1,183) and Luke Lippincott (1,034)
Two Players, Same Team, Each Gaining 1,000 Yards or MoreSeason
79 times. Most recent: San Diego St., 2016—Donnel Pumphrey (2,133) & Rashaad Penny (1,018); Tulsa, 2016—James Flanders (1,629) & D’Angelo Brewer (1,435); South Fla., 2016—Quinton Flowers (1,530) & Marlon Mack (1,187); Appalachian St., 2016—Jalin Moore (1,402) & Marcus Cox (1,015); Oklahoma, 2016—Joe Mixon (1,274) & Samaje Perine, Oklahoma (1,060); New Mexico, 2016—Teriyon Gipson (1,269) & Tyrone Owens (1,097); Kentucky, 2016—Stanley Williams (1,170) & Benny Snell (1,091); Iowa, 2016—Akrum Wadley (1,081) & Leshun Daniels Jr. (1,058)
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.
Two Players, Same Team, Each Gaining 200 Yards or MoreGame
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.
Two Opposing FBS Players Each Gaining 200 Yards or MoreGame
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#.
# 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.
Most Yards Gained by Two Opposing PlayersGame
553—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. (386) & Ryan Benjamin, Pacific (167), Sept. 14, 1991
Most Yards Gained by Two Players, Same TeamGame
504—MiQuale Lewis (301) & Cory Sykes (203), Ball St. vs. Eastern Mich., Oct. 24, 2009
Season3,536—Melvin Gordon (2,587) & Corey Clement (949), Wisconsin, 2014
Season Per Game272.5—Barry Sanders (2,628 in 11 games) & Gerald Hudson (369),
Oklahoma St., 1988Career
8,700—Vai Taua (4,588) & Colin Kaepernick (4,112), Nevada, 2007-10
Most Yards Gained in First Game of Career
275—Marlon Mack, South Fla. vs. Western Caro., Aug. 30, 2014 (24 carries)
Most Yards Gained by a Freshman in First Game of Career
275—Marlon Mack, South Fla. vs. Western Caro., Aug. 30, 2014 (24 carries)
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Longest Rush by a Freshman in First Game of Career
98—Jerald Sowell, Tulane vs. Alabama, Sept. 4, 1993
Most Yards Gained in Opening Game of Season
348—Shun White, Navy vs. Towson, Aug. 30, 2008 (19 rushes)
Most Yards Gained Against One OpponentCareer
788—LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU vs. UTEP, 1997, 1999-2000 (95 rushes)Career Per Game
Rushing for at Least 1,500 Yards With at Least 500 receiving yardsSeason
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).
Most Touchdowns Scored by RushingQuarter
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); Phillip Tanner, Middle Tenn. vs. North Texas, Nov. 22, 2008 (2nd)
Most Consecutive Games Scoring Two or More Touchdowns by RushingCareer
12—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (last game of 1987, all 11 in 1988)
Most Touchdowns Scored By Rushing By Freshman In First Collegiate GameGame
5—DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma vs. North Texas, Sept. 1, 2007
Most Touchdowns Scored by Rushing by a FreshmanGame
7—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. vs. Pacific, Sept. 14, 1991Season
27—Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech, 2012Season Per Game
2.31—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., 1991 (21 in 9)
Most Rushing Touchdowns Scored by a QuarterbackGame (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,
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)
Player with at Least 200 Yards Rushing and at Least 100 Yards ReceivingGamePlayer, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush RecThomas Jones, Virginia vs. Buffalo, Nov. 13, 1999 221 110Emmett White, Utah St. vs. New Mexico St., Nov. 4, 2000 322 134Steve Slaton, West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 16, 2006 215 130Donald Buckram, UTEP vs. Tulane, Nov. 7, 2009 234 109Christian McCaffrey, Stanford vs. Southern California, Dec. 5, 2015 207 105Joe Mixon, Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 22, 2016 263 114Richie James, Middle Tenn. vs. Fla. Atlantic, Nov. 26, 2016 207 120
Player Rushing for at Least 4,000 Yards and Receiving for at Least 1,000 YardsCareerPlayer Years Rush PassDarrin Nelson, Stanford 1978-81 4,442 2,559Steve Bartalo, Colorado St. 1983-86 4,813 1,079George Swarn, Miami (OH) 1983-86 4,172 1,057Errict Rhett, Florida 1990-93 4,163 1,230Brock Forsey, Boise St. 1999-02 4,037 1,175Mewelde Moore, Tulane 2000-03 4,364 2,059Lance Dunbar, North Texas 2008-11 4,224 1,033Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego St. 2013-16 6,405 1,041Elijah McGuire, Louisiana 2013-16 4,312 1,383
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ALL-PURPOSE YARDS(Yardage Gained From Rushing, Receiving and All Runbacks)
Most PlaysGame
58—Tony Sands, Kansas vs. Missouri, Nov. 23, 1991 (58 rushes)Season
kickoff returns, 307 punt returns; 199 plays)Season Per Game
198.3—Jeremy Maclin, Missouri, 2007 (2,776 in 14)
Most Seasons With 2,000 or More Yards3—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)
Gained 1,000 yards rushing and 3,000 Yards ReceivingCareer
Tavon Austin, West Virginia, 2009-12 (1,031 rushing and 3,413 receiving)
Highest Average Gain Per Play 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)
Team Having a 200-Yard Rusher and 200-Yard Receiver in Same GameGame
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)
Most Yards Gained by Two Players, Same TeamCareer
11,266—Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska (7,186) & Kenny Bell (4,080), Nebraska, 2011-14
Half41—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)
Two Players, Same Team, Each Passing for 250 Yards or MoreGame
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
Most Consecutive Games Throwing for 300 Yards and Rushing for 100 Yards
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
Most Yards Gained in Opening Game of Season
590—Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech vs. Nebraska, Aug. 29, 1998
Most Yards Gained Against One OpponentCareer
1,882—Case Keenum, Houston vs. UTEP, 2007-11Career 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)
Most Yards Gained Per attemptGame
(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. 412 atts.) 11.1—Ty Detmer, BYU, 1989 (412 for 4,560)
(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)
Most Touchdown PassesQuarter
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)
Game11—David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17, 1990
Season58—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006 (14 games)
Season Per Game4.9—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (54 in 11)
Most Consecutive Passes Completed for TouchdownsGame
6—Brooks Dawson, UTEP vs. New Mexico, Oct. 28, 1967 (first six comple-tions of the game)
Most Touchdown Passes Thrown on Consecutive PlaysGame
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)
Most Touchdown Passes in First Game of Career
6—Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. Toledo, Sept. 12, 2014
Consecutive Touchdown Passes Thrown to Start a Career
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)
Consecutive Touchdown Passes Thrown to Start a Career as a QB
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)
Most Touchdown Passes by a FreshmanGame
8—Giovanni Vizza, North Texas vs. Navy, Nov. 10, 2007Season
40—Jameis Winston, Florida St., 2013
Most Touchdown Passes, Same Passer and ReceiverSeason
26—Tim Rattay to Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech, 1998Career
51—Chase Clement to Jarrett Dillard, Rice, 2005-08; Zach Terrell to Corey Davis, Western Mich., 2013-16
Most Passes Attempted Without A Touchdown PassSeason
266—Stu Rayburn, Kent St., 1984 (completed 125)
Most Passes Had InterceptedGame
9—John Reaves, Florida vs. Auburn, Nov. 1, 1969 (attempted 66)Season
34—John Eckman, Wichita St., 1966 (attempted 458)Season Per Game
A Quarterback Gaining 100 Yards Rushing and 400 Yards PassingGamePlayer, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush PassZac Dysert, Miami (OH) vs. Akron, 9-29-2012 108 516Brett Smith, Wyoming vs. Hawaii, 11-23-2013 142 498Archie Manning, Ole Miss vs. Alabama, 10-4-1969 104 436Kevin Kolb, Houston vs. TCU, 10-25-2003 144 434Zak Kustok, Northwestern vs. Bowling Green, 11-17-2001 111 421Taysom Hill, BYU vs. Houston, 10-19-2013 128 417Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. vs. Samford, 10-29-2016 119 417Lamar Jackson, Louisville vs. Syracuse, 9-9-2016 199 411Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. vs. Toledo, 11-14-2012 162 407Ned James, New Mexico vs. Wyoming, 11-1-1986 118 406
A Quarterback Gaining 200 Yards Rushing and 200 Yards PassingGamePlayer, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush PassMarques Tuiasosopo, Washington vs. Stanford, 10-30-1999 207 302Denard Robinson, Michigan vs. San Diego St., 9-10-2011 200 293Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, 1-4-2013 229 287Denard Robinson, Michigan vs. Indiana, 10-2-2010 217 277Reds Bagnell, Penn vs. Dartmouth, 10-14-1950 214 276Antwaan Randle El, Indiana vs. Minnesota, 10-21-2000 210 263Quinton Flowers, South Fla. vs. Memphis, 11-12-2016 210 263Jalen Nixon, UL Lafayette vs. Arkansas St., 10-20-2015 201 253Denard Robinson, Michigan vs. Notre Dame, 9-11-2010 258 244Vince Young, Texas vs. Oklahoma St., 10-29-2005 267 239Brad Smith, Missouri vs. Nebraska, 10-22-2005 246 234Lamar Jackson, Louisville vs. Texas A&M, 12-30-2015 226 227Steve Gage, Tulsa vs. New Mexico, 11-8-1986 212 209Denard Robinson, Michigan vs. Air Force, 9-8-2012 218 208Brian Mitchell, Louisiana vs. Colorado St., 11-21-1987 271 205Patrick White, West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh, 11-16-2006 220 204
Player, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush PassChandler Harnish, Northern Ill. vs. Western Mich., 10-15-2011 229 203
A Quarterback Gaining 300 Yards Rushing and 150 Yards PassingGamePlayer, Team vs. Opp., Date Rush PassJordan Lynch, Northern Ill. vs. Central Mich., 10-19-2013 316 155
Team Having a 300-Yard Receiver and a 200-Yard Rusher in the Same Game
Houston, Donnie Avery (346 receiving) and Anthony Alridge (205 rushing) vs. Rice, Oct. 13, 2007 (Houston won, 56-48)
Team Having a 300-Yard Passer, 200-Yard Rusher and a 200-Yard Receiver in the Same Game
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)
Gaining 1,000 Yards Rushing and 2,000 Yards PassingSeasonPlayer, Team Season Class Rush PassDeshaun Watson, Clemson 2015 So. 1,105 4,104Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012 Fr. 1,410 3,706Dan LeFevour, Central Mich. 2007 So. 1,122 3,652Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2016 So. 1,571 3,543Chandler Harnish, Northern Ill. 2011 Sr. 1,379 3,216Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2012 Jr. 1,815 3,138Vince Young, Texas 2005 Jr. 1,050 3,036Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2010 Sr. 1,206 3,022Taysom Hill, BYU 2013 So. 1,344 2,938Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2013 Sr. 1,920 2,892Taylor Martinez, Nebraska 2012 Jr. 1,019 2,871Cam Newton, Auburn 2010 Jr. 1,473 2,854Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2008 So. 1,130 2,849Greg Ward Jr., Houston 2015 Jr. 1,108 2,828Quinton Flowers, South Fla. 2016 Jr. 1,530 2,812Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn. 2009 Jr. 1,154 2,789Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2012 So. 1,121 2,786Denard Robinson, Michigan 2010 So. 1,702 2,570Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2014 Sr. 1,046 2,498 Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. 2016 So. 1,375 2,423Joe Webb, UAB 2008 Jr. 1,021 2,367Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson 2001 Sr. 1,004 2,360Brad Smith, Missouri 2002 Fr. 1,029 2,333Denard Robinson, Michigan 2012 Sr. 1,266 2,319Brad Smith, Missouri 2005 Sr. 1,301 2,304Joe Webb, UAB 2009 Sr. 1,427 2,299Denard Robinson, Michigan 2011 Jr. 1,176 2,173Braxton Miller, Ohio St. 2013 Jr. 1,068 2,094Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2009 Jr. 1,183 2,052Braxton Miller, Ohio St. 2012 So. 1,271 2,039
Teams Having a 3,000-Yard Passer, 2,000-Yard Rusher and Two 1,000-Yard Receivers in the Same Season
Rutgers, 2007 (Mike Teel [3,147 passer], Ray Rice [2,012 rusher], Kenny Britt [1,232 receiver] and Tiquan Underwood [1,100 receiver])
Individual Records 11
Teams Having a 5,000-Yard Passer, 1,000 Yard Rusher and 1,000-Yard Receiver in the Same Season
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])
Teams Having a 2,000-Yard Rusher, 2,000-Yard Passer and 1,000-Yard Receiver in the Same Season
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])
A Quarterback Gaining 2,000 Yards Rushing and 4,000 Yards PassingCareerPlayer, Team Seasons Rush PassDan LeFevour, Central Mich. 2006-09 2,948 12,905Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2012-14 2,237 10,796Trevone Boykin, TCU 2012-15 2,049 10,728Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2008-11 2,254 10,366Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2007-10 4,112 10,098Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2011-14 3,482 9,659Dak Prescott, Mississippi St. 2013-15 2,521 9,376Tim Tebow, Florida 2006-09 2,947 9,285Chandler Harnish, Northern Ill. 2008-11 2,983 8,944Brad Smith, Missouri 2002-05 4,289 8,799Greg Ward Jr., Houston 2013-16 2,375 8,705Matt Grothe, South Fla. 2006-09 2,206 8,669Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois 2010-13 2,066 8,568B.J. Daniels, South Fla. 2008-12 2,068 8,433Juice Williams, Illinois 2006-09 2,557 8,037Marquise Williams, North Carolina 2012-15 2,453 7,970Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012-13 2,169 7,820Antwaan Randle El, Indiana 1998-01 3,895 7,469Taylor Martinez, Nebraska 2009-13 2,975 7,258Joshua Cribbs, Kent St. 2001-04 3,670 7,169Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech 2007-10 2,196 7,017Taysom Hill, BYU 2013-16 2,815 6,929J.T. Barrett, Ohio St.^ 2014-16 2,465 6,381Denard Robinson, Michigan 2009-12 4,495 6,250Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. 2010-13 4,343 6,209Patrick White, West Virginia 2005-08 4,480 6,049Vince Young, Texas 2003-05 3,127 6,040Joe Webb, UAB 2006-09 2,774 5,771Dwight Dasher, Middle Tenn. 2007-10 2,419 5,643Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson 1998-01 2,615 5,634Brian Mitchell, Louisiana 1986-89 3,335 5,447Lamar Jackson, Louisville^ 2015-16 2,531 5,383Braxton Miller, Ohio St. 2011-15 3,314 5,295Quinton Flowers, South Fla.^ 2014-16 2,594 5,219Rickey Foggie, Minnesota 1984-87 2,038 4,903Major Harris, West Virginia 1987-89 2,030 4,834Justin Thomas, Georgia Tech 2013-16 2,412 4,754John Bond, Mississippi St. 1980-83 2,280 4,621Prince McJunkins, Wichita St. 1979-82 2,047 4,544Eric Crouch, Nebraska 1998-01 3,434 4,481Keenan Reynolds, Navy 2012-15 4,559 4,001Vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions:
Terrelle Pryor, Ohio St. 2008-10 2,164 6,177^ Active
Highest Average Gain Per PlayGame
(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) 9.64—Mike White, Western Ky., 2016 (445 for 4,289)
Career(Min. 7,500 yards) 8.70—Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-09 (970 for
8,439)
Most Touchdowns Responsible For(TDs Scored and Passed For)Game
11—David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17, 1990 (passed for 11)
Season63—Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006 (scored 5, passed for 58)
Season Per Game5.00—David Klingler, Houston, 1990 (55 in 11)
Career178—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)
Most Points Responsible For(Points Scored and Passed For)Game
66—David Klingler, Houston vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17, 1990 (passed for 11 TDs)
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)
Most Touchdown Passes Caught by a FreshmanSeason
22—Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech, 2007
Most Yards Gained in a Game Without Scoring a Touchdown
326—Nate Burleson, Nevada vs. San Jose St., Nov. 10, 2001 (12 recep-tions)
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SCORINGMost Points Scored(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 Opponent44—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. vs. Pacific, Sept. 14, 1991 (7 TDs, 1
Season Per Game15.6—Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., 1991 (140 in 9)
Most Touchdowns ScoredQuarter
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)
Game8—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
Most Consecutive Games Scoring Two or More TouchdownsSeason
13—Montee Ball, Wisconsin, 2011Career
13—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. (from Nov. 14, 1987, through 1988); Montee Ball, Wisconsin (from Sept. 1 to Dec. 3, 2011)
Most Games Scoring Three or More TouchdownsSeason
9—Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., 1988Career
16—Keenan Reynolds, Navy, 2012-15
Most Consecutive Games Scoring Three or More TouchdownsSeason
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)
Most Touchdowns and Points Scored by Two Players, Same TeamSeason
54 and 324—Barry Sanders (39-234) & Hart Lee Dykes (15-90), Oklahoma St., 1988
Career112 and 674—Montee Ball (79-476) & James White (33-198), Wisconsin,
2010-12
Passing for a Touchdown and Scoring Touchdowns by Rushing and ReceivingGame
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.
Scoring Touchdowns by Rushing,
Individual Records 15
Receiving and Returning a FumbleGame
Marco Nelson, Navy vs. Stanford, Sept. 10, 2005; Chandler Jones, San Jose St. vs. Hawaii, Oct. 14, 2011
Passing for a Touchdown and Scoring on a Pass Reception and Punt ReturnGame
By many players. Most recent: Tim Dwight, Iowa vs. Indiana, Oct. 25, 1997
Most Consecutive Games Scoring a Touchdown by Rushing and PassingSeason
13—Tim Tebow, Florida, 2007 (13 games)Career
14—Tim Tebow, Florida, from Jan. 8, 2007 through Jan. 1, 2008
Scoring 20 Touchdowns by Rushing and Receiving, and Passing for 20 TouchdownsSeason
Player Returning a Blocked Punt, Fumble Recovery and Interception Return for a TouchdownSeason
By many players. Most recent: Tim Curry, Air Force, 1997
Player Scoring A Touchdown By Receiving, Rushing, Punt Return And Kickoff ReturnSeason
By many players. Most recent: Quadree Henderson, Pittsburgh, 2016Note: 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.
Most Extra Points Attempted By KickingGame
14—Terry Leiweke, Houston vs. Tulsa, Nov. 23, 1968 (13 made)Season
99—Jimmy Stevens, Oklahoma, 2008 (94 made)Career
278—Aaron Jones, Baylor, 2010-13 (274 made)
Most Extra Points Made by KickingGame
13—Terry Leiweke, Houston vs. Tulsa, Nov. 23, 1968 (14 attempts); Derek Mahoney, Fresno St. vs. New Mexico, Oct. 5, 1991 (13 attempts)
Career Per Game9.6—Roman Anderson, Houston, 1988-91 (70 FGs, 213 PATs; 423 in 44)
Highest Percentage of Extra Points and Field Goals MadeSeason
(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)
Most Two-Point Attempts MadeGame
6—Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. vs. Hardin-Simmons, Nov. 25, 1961 (all by running, attempted 7)
Season6—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)
Career13—Pat McCarthy, Holy Cross, 1960-62 (all by running)
Career Per Game2.15—Eugene Wilson, Illinois, 2000-02 [71 (60 pass breakups, 11 pass
interceptions) in 33]
Touchdowns Scored by Fumble Return and Interception Return in Same Game
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)
FUMBLE RETURNS(Since 1992)
Longest Fumble Return for a Touchdown100—Paul Rivers, Rutgers vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 28, 1995; Dan Dawson, Rice
vs. UNLV, Nov. 14, 1998; Kevin Thomas, UNLV vs. Baylor, Sept. 11, 1999
Most Fumble ReturnsGame
2—By many players
Most Fumbles Returned For TouchdownsGame
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)
INTERCEPTIONSMost Passes InterceptedGame
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.
29—Al Brosky, Illinois, 1950-52 (356 yards)Career Per Game
1.1—Al Brosky, Illinois, 1950-52 (29 in 27)
Most Passes Intercepted by a LinebackerGame
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
Season9—Bill Sibley, Texas A&M, 1941 (57 yards)
Most Passes Intercepted by a FreshmanGame
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)
Most Yards on Interception ReturnsGame
182—Ashley Lee, Virginia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 12, 1983 (2 intercep-tions)
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)
Most Touchdowns Scored on Interception Returns by a LinebackerGame
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)
Season3—Malcolm Postell, Pittsburgh, 2004; Aaron Curry, Wake Forest, 2007
Most Consecutive Interceptions Returned for a Touchdown
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
PUNTINGMost PuntsGame
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.
Season101—Jim Bailey, VMI, 1969 (3,507 yards)
Career337—Alexander Kinal, Wake Forest, 2012-15 (14,102 yards)
Highest Average Per PuntGame
(Min. 5 punts) 60.4—Lee Johnson, BYU vs. Wyoming, Oct. 8, 1983 (5 for 302; 53, 44, 63, 62, 80 yards); Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St. vs. Nebraska, Oct. 23, 2010 (5 for 302; 78, 60, 44, 61, 59 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) 48.4—Todd Sauerbrun, West Virginia, 1994 (72 for 3,486)(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) 45.9—Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St., 2009-12 (204 for 9,361)(Min. 250 punts) 45.2—Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor, 2003-06 (277 for 12,531)
Highest Average Per Punt by a FreshmanSeason
(Min. 40 punts) 48.0—JK Scott, Alabama, 2014 (55 for 2,640)
Most Consecutive Games With at Least One Punt of 50 Yards or MoreCareer
32—Bill Smith, Ole Miss, 1983-86
Most Punts, 60 Yards or MoreSeason
13—Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest, 2005 (67 punts)
Most Punts in a Career Without Having One Blocked
300—Tony DeLeone, Kent St., 1981-84
Consecutive Punts in a Career Without Having One Blocked
300—Tony DeLeone, Kent St., 1981-84
Longest Punt99—Pat Brady, Nevada vs. Loyola Marymount, Oct. 28, 1950
Ranking in Top 5 in Both Punting and Field Goals
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 RETURNSMost Punt ReturnsGame
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
Season5—Chad Owens, Hawaii, 2004; Ryan Switzer, North Carolina, 2013
Career8—Wes Welker, Texas Tech, 2000-03 (2 in 2000, 1 in 2001, 3 in 2002, 2
in 2003); Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma, 2001-04 (3 in 2002, 4 in 2003, 1 in 2004)
Consecutive Games with Punt Return for a Touchdown
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)
KICKOFF RETURNSMost Kickoff ReturnsGame
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)
Most Yards on Kickoff ReturnsGame
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)
Highest Average Gain Per ReturnGame
(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)
Most 100-yard kickoff ReturnsGame
2—Reggie Dunn, Utah vs. California, Oct. 27, 2012Season
4—Reggie Dunn, Utah, 2012
Individual Records 19
Career5—Reggie Dunn, Utah, 2010-12
Most Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff ReturnsGame
2—20 tied. Most recent: Darrius Sims, Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina, Sept. 20, 2014 (91 & 100 yards); Trevor Davis, California vs. Washington St., Oct. 4, 2014 (100 & 98 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
Highest Average Per Kick Return(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)
Career22.0—Erroll Tucker, Utah, 1984-85 (79 for 1,741; 38 for 650 on punt returns,
41 for 1,091 on kickoff returns)
Averaging 20 Yards Each on Punt Returns and Kickoff ReturnsSeason
(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)
Most Touchdowns Scored on Kick Returns(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
Scoring at Least One Touchdown in at Least Three CategoriesSeason
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.
Individual Records 20
Highest Average Per RunbackSeason
(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)
Highest Average Per Runback(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)
Most Touchdowns Scored on RunbacksGame
3—Johnny Jackson, Houston vs. Texas, Nov. 7, 1987 (3 interceptions); Antonio Perkins, Oklahoma St. vs. UCLA, Sept. 20, 2003 (3 punt returns)
Most Touchdowns Scored on Runbacks(Must have at least one touchdown in at least three categories)Season
Career Per Game(Min. 50 FG) 1.94—Sebastian Janikowski, Florida St., 1997-99 (66 in 34)
Most Field Goals Made by a FreshmanGame
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)
Season27—Greg Huegel, Clemson, 2015 (32 attempts)
*Conventional-style kicker.
Best Perfect Record of Field Goals MadeGame
7 of 7—Dale Klein, Nebraska vs. Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985Season
21 of 21—Cairo Santos, Tulane, 2012
Highest Percentage of Field Goals MadeSeason
(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)
Most Consecutive Field Goals MadeSeason
25—Chuck Nelson, Washington, 1982 (first 25, missed last attempt of sea-son vs. Washington St., Nov. 20)
Career30—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)
Most Consecutive Field Goals Made at the Start Of a Career Career
23—David Ruffer, Notre Dame, 2009-10; Austin Lopez, San Jose St., 2012-13
(Min. 15 made) 95.5%—Alex Henery, Nebraska, 2007-10 (21 of 22)
Most Consecutive Field Goals Made, 40-49 YardsCareer
14—Matt Payne, BYU, 2003-04
Highest Percentage of Field Goals Made, Under 40 YardsSeason
(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)
Longest Average Distance Field Goals MadeGame
(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)
Most Times Making Two Or More Field Goals In a GameSeason
10—Paul Woodside, West Virginia, 1982; John Sullivan, New Mexico, 2007; Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007; Dan Bailey, Oklahoma St., 2010; Josh Lambert, West Virginia 2014
Career31—Kai Forbath, UCLA, 2007-10
Most Times Making Three Or More Field Goals In a GameSeason
6—Luis Zendejas, Arizona St., 1983; Joe Allison, Memphis, 1992; Josh Lambert, West Virginia, 2014
Career15—Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St., 2013-16
Most Times Making Four Field Goals In a GameSeason
Longest Field Goal Made67—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
Longest Indoor Field Goal Made62—Chip Lohmiller, Minnesota vs. Iowa, Nov. 22, 1986 (in Minnesota’s
Metrodome)
Longest Field Goal Made Without Use of a Kicking Tee
65—Martin Gramatica, Kansas St. vs. Northern Ill., Sept. 12, 1998
Longest Field Goal Made by a Freshman61—Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M vs. Southern Miss., Sept. 24, 1994
Longest Field Goal Made on First attempt of Career
61—Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan St. vs. Illinois, Sept. 11, 1982
Most Field Goals Made in First Game of Career
6—Ricky Aguayo, Florida St. vs. Ole Miss, Sept. 5, 2016 (6 attempts)
Most Games in Which Field Goal(s) Provided the Winning MarginSeason
6—Henrik Mike-Mayer, Drake, 1981Career
10—Dan Miller, Miami (FL), 1978-81; John Lee, UCLA, 1982-85; Jeff Ward, Texas, 1983-86
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BLOCKED KICKSMost Punts Blocked ByGame
4—Ken Irvin, Memphis vs. Arkansas, Sept. 26, 1992; James King, Central Mich. vs. Michigan St., Sept. 8, 2001
Season7—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
Most Blocked Field GoalsQuarter
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)
Game2—23 tied. Most recent: Chris Wormley, Michigan vs. UCF, Sept. 10, 2016
Season6—Lonnell Dewalt, Kentucky, 2004
Career9—Margus Hunt, SMU, 2009-11
Most Blocked Extra PointsGame
3—Cameron Nwosu, Rice vs. UCLA, Aug. 30, 2012Season
5—Ray Farmer, Duke, 1993Career
8—Ray Farmer, Duke, 1992-95
Most Combined Blocked Kicks(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)
Fewest Yards GainedMinus 109—Northern Ill. vs. Toledo, Nov. 11, 1967 (33 rushes)
Fewest Yards Gained, Both TeamsMinus 24—San Jose St. (-102) & UTEP (78), Oct. 22, 1966 (75 rushes)
Most Yards Gained Without Loss677—Nebraska vs. New Mexico St., Sept. 18, 1982 (78 rushes)
Most Yards Gained by a Losing Team570—Rice vs. San Jose St., Oct. 2, 2004 (85 rushes, lost 70-63)
Highest Average Gain Per Rush(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)
Most Players on One Team Each Gaining 100 Yards or More
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)
Most Touchdowns Scored by Rushing12—UTEP vs. New Mexico St., Nov. 25, 1948
PASSINGMost Passes attempted
89—Washington St. vs. Oregon, Oct. 19, 2013 (completed 58)
Most Passes attempted, Both Teams135—TCU (79) & Houston (56), Nov. 3, 1990 (completed 81)
Fewest Passes attempted0—By many teams. Most recent: Navy vs. Wake Forest, Oct. 24, 2009 (64
rushes; won 13-10)
Fewest Passes attempted, Both Teams1—Michigan St. (0) & Maryland (1), Oct. 20, 1944 (not completed)
Most Passes attempted Without Completion
18—West Virginia vs. Temple, Oct. 18, 1946
Most Passes attempted Without Interception
76—Eastern Mich. vs. Temple, Nov. 22, 2008 (completed 50); Houston vs. UTEP, Oct. 3, 2009 (completed 51)
Most Passes attempted Without Interception, Both Teams
Most Passes Had Intercepted10—Detroit Mercy vs. Oklahoma St., Nov. 28, 1942; California vs. UCLA,
Oct. 21, 1978 (52 attempts)
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Most Consecutive Passes Had Intercepted
5—Michigan vs. Notre Dame, Sept. 22, 2012
Most Yards Gained771—Houston vs. SMU, Oct. 21, 1989 (completed 40 of 61)
Most Yards Gained, Both Teams1,279—Texas Tech (734) & Oklahoma (545), Oct. 22, 2016 (124 attempts)
Fewest Yards Gained, Both TeamsMinus 13—North Carolina (-7 on 1 of 3 attempts) & Penn (-6 on 2 of 12
attempts), Nov. 13, 1943
Most Yards Gained Per attempt(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)
Most Yards Gained Per Completion(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)
Most Touchdown Passes11—Houston vs. Eastern Wash., Nov. 17, 1990
Most Touchdown Passes Against a Major-College Opponent
10—San Diego St. vs. New Mexico St., Nov. 15, 1969; Houston vs. SMU, Oct. 21, 1989
Most Touchdown Passes, Both Teams15—Western Ky. (8) & Marshall (7), Nov. 28, 2014
Most Touchdown Passes, Both Teams, Major-College Opponents
Most Yards Gained by a Losing Team854—Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016 (lost 66-59)
Both Teams Gaining 600 Yards or More
In 57 games (including eight in 2016). Most recent: Idaho (606) vs. Colorado St. (600), Dec. 22, 2016
Fewest Yards Gained by a Winning Team
10—NC State vs. Virginia, Sept. 30, 1944 (won 13-0)
Highest Average Gain Per Play(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)
Longest Drive in a Game26 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.
Most Points Scored In One Quarter49—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.
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Most Points Scored In One Quarter, Both Teams
63—Navy (35) vs. North Texas (28), Nov. 10, 2007 (2nd; Navy won, 74-62)
Most Points Scored in One Half76—Houston vs. Tulsa, Nov. 23, 1968 (2nd)
Most Points Scored in One Half, Both Teams
94—North Texas (49) & Navy (45), Nov. 10, 2007 (1st)
Most Touchdowns Scored15—Wyoming vs. Northern Colo., Nov. 5, 1949 (9 rushing, 6 passing)
Most Touchdowns Scored, Both Teams20—Pittsburgh (11) & Syracuse (9), Nov. 26, 2016 (Pittsburgh won, 78-61)
Most Extra Points Made by Kicking13—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)
Most Two-Point Attempts Scored7—Pacific vs. San Diego St., Nov. 22, 1958 (attempted 9)
Most Defensive Touchdowns4—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)
Most Defensive Extra-Point Attempts2—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)
Most Defensive Extra Points Scored2—Texas vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3, 1998 (2 kick returns)
Most Field Goals Made7—Western Mich. vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 1984 (attempted 9); Nebraska vs.
Missouri, Oct. 19, 1985 (attempted 7)
Most Field Goals Made, Both Teams9—Louisiana (5) & Central Mich. (4), Sept. 9, 1989 (attempted 11)
Most Field Goals Attempted9—Western Mich. vs. Marshall, Sept. 29, 1984 (made 7); North Texas vs.
Largest Winning Margin In Overtime13—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)
Most Consecutive Overtime Games (Season)2—many tied. Most recent: Louisiana (39) vs. Tulane (41), Sept. 24, 2016
and Louisiana (31) vs. New Mexico St. (37), Oct. 1, 2016; Tulsa (48) vs. Fresno St. (41), Sept. 24, 2016 and Tulsa (43) vs. SMU (40), Oct. 7, 2016; California (44) vs. Oregon St. (47), Oct. 8, 2016 and California (52) vs. Oregon (49), Oct. 21, 2016.
Most Overtime Games with Same Opponent in Consecutive Years
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 DEFENSEFewest Rushes Allowed
5—Texas Tech vs. Houston, Nov. 25, 1989 (36 yards)
Fewest Yards AllowedMinus 47—Penn St. vs. Syracuse, Oct. 18, 1947 (-107 rushing, 60 passing;
49 plays)
FIRST DOWNSFewest First Downs Allowed
0—By many teams. Most recent: NC State vs. Western Caro., Sept. 1, 1990
DEFENSIVE RECORDS(Since 2000)
Most Tackles For Loss23—NC State vs. Florida St., Nov. 11, 2004; Arizona St. vs. Washington
St., Oct. 10, 2009
Most Pass Sacks15—TCU vs. Nevada, Sept. 9, 2000
Most Passes Defended (Pass Interceptions and Pass Breakups)
19—South Carolina vs. Alabama, Oct. 2, 2000
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Most Forced Fumbles7—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)
Most Turnovers Gained13—Georgia Tech vs. Georgia, Dec. 1, 1951 (5 fumbles, 8 interceptions)
Most Consecutive Opponent’s Series Resulting in Turnovers
7—Florida vs. Florida St., Oct. 7, 1972 (4 fumbles lost, 3 interceptions; first seven series of the game)
FUMBLE RETURNS(Since 1992)
Most Touchdowns on Fumble Returns2—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
Longest Return of a Fumble100—Rutgers vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 28, 1995; Rice vs. UNLV, Nov. 14, 1998;
UNLV vs. Baylor, Sept. 11, 1999
DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINTSMost Defensive Extra Points Scored Against
2—Iowa St. vs. Texas, Oct. 3, 1998 (2 kick returns)
Most Defensive Extra-Point Attempts Against
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)
Most Defensive Extra Points Scored by Both Teams(Must Have One Scored by Each Team)
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
PUNTINGMost Punts
39—Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (1,377 yards)38—Centenary (LA) vs. Texas Tech, Nov. 11, 1939 (1,248 yards)
Most Punts, Both Teams77—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.)
Fewest Punts0—By many teams. Most recent: Western Ky. vs. Louisiana Tech, Dec. 3,
2016 (won 58-44)
Fewest Punts by a Losing Team0—By many teams. Most recent: Texas vs. Baylor, Dec. 3, 2011 (lost 48-24)
Highest Average Per Punt(Min. 5 punts) 60.4—BYU vs. Wyoming, Oct. 8, 1983 (5 for 302); Oklahoma
St. vs. Nebraska, Oct. 23, 2010 (5 for 302)(Min. 10 punts) 55.0—North Carolina vs. Northwestern, Sept. 19, 2015 (11
for 605)
Highest Average Per Punt, Both Teams(Min. 10 punts) 55.3—BYU & Wyoming, Oct. 8, 1983 (11 for 608)
PUNT RETURNSMost Punt Returns
22—Texas Tech vs. Centenary (LA), Nov. 11, 1939 (112 yards)
Most Punt Returns, Both Teams42—Texas Tech (22) & Centenary (LA) (20), Nov. 11, 1939 (233 yards)
Most Yards on Punt Returns319—Texas A&M vs. North Texas, Sept. 21, 1946 (10 returns)
Highest Average Gain Per Return(Min. 5 rets.) 44.2—Denver vs. Colorado Col., Sept. 17, 1956 (6 for 265)
Most Touchdowns Scored on Punt Returns
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 RETURNSMost Kickoff Returns
14—Arizona St. vs. Nevada, Oct. 12, 1946 (290 yards)
Most Yards on Kickoff Returns344—Rice vs. Tulane, Nov. 13, 2010 (10 returns)
Highest Average Gain Per Return(Min. 6 rets.) 46.2—Southern California vs. Washington St., Nov. 7, 1970
(6 for 277)
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Most Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff Returns
2—By many teams. Most recent: San Diego St. vs. Wyoming, Nov. 19, 2016
Touchdowns Scored on Back-to-Back Kickoff Returns, Both Teams
2—By many teams. Most recent: Ohio & Ball St., Oct. 22, 2005
TOTAL KICK RETURNS(Combined Punt and Kickoff Returns)
Most Yards on Kick Returns376—Florida St. vs. Virginia Tech, Nov. 16, 1974 (9 returns)
Highest Average Gain Per Return(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)
Most Opponent’s Punts Blocked, One Quarter
3—Purdue vs. Northwestern, Nov. 11, 1989 (4 attempts)
Block Opponent’s Field Goal, Punt and Extra-Point Kick
Oregon St. blocked each type of kick against Southern California, Sept. 14, 1996
Most Opponent’s Field Goals Blocked3—South Ala. vs. Fla. Atlantic, Oct. 20, 2012 (5 attempts)
Most Opponent’s Field Goals Blocked, One Quarter
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)
SEASON—OFFENSE
RUSHINGMost Yards Gained Per Game
472.36—Oklahoma, 1971 (5,196 in 11)
Highest Average Gain Per Rush(Min. 400 rushes) 7.64—Army West Point, 1945 (424 for 3,238)(Min. 500 rushes) 7.39—Nevada, 2009 (607 for 4,484)
Most Rushes Per Game73.91—Oklahoma, 1974 (813 in 11)
Most Touchdowns Rushing Per Game5.50—Nebraska, 1997 (66 in 12)
PASSINGMost Yards Gained Per Game
511.27—Houston, 1989 (5,624 in 11)
Most Yards Gained6,301—Houston, 2011 (14 games)
Highest Average Gain Per attempt(Min. 350 atts.) 10.93—BYU, 1989 (433 for 4,732)
Highest Average Gain Per Completion(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)
Most Passes Attempted Per Game64.25—Washington St., 2014 (771 in 12)
Most Passes Completed Per Game42.50—Washington St., 2014 (510 in 12)
Highest Percentage Completed(Min. 150 atts.) 76.73%—Texas, 2008 (343 of 447)
Lowest Percentage Had Intercepted(Min. 300 atts.) 0.66%—Boise St., 2009 (3 of 458)
Most Touchdown Passes Per Game5.00—Houston, 1989 (55 in 11)
Most Touchdown Passes62—Hawaii, 2006 (14 games)
Fewest Touchdown Passes0—By 6 teams since 1975. Most recent: Vanderbilt, 1993 (11 games, 157
2—Oklahoma, 1992 (vs. Texas Tech, Sept. 3, and vs. Oklahoma St., Nov. 14); Texas, 1998 (vs. Iowa St., Oct. 3)
SAFETIESMost Safeties
5—Wake Forest, 2001
SEASON—SPECIAL TEAMS
PUNTINGMost Punts Per Game
13.90—Tennessee, 1937 (139 in 10)
Fewest Punts Per Game1.21—Hawaii, 2006 (17 in 14)
Highest Punting Average50.63—BYU, 1983 (24 for 1,215 yards)(Min. 40 punts) 48.1—Georgia, 2009 (56 for 2,691)
Highest Net Punting Average(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 RETURNSMost Punt Returns Per Game
6.90—Texas A&M, 1943 (69 in 10)
Fewest Punt Returns Per Game0.25—UConn, 2016 (3 in 12)
Most Punt-Return Yards Per Game114.50—Colgate, 1941 (916 in 8)
Highest Average Gain Per Return(Min. 15 rets.) 25.22—Arizona St., 1952 (18 for 454)(Min. 30 rets.) 22.53—Kansas St., 2007 (34 for 766)
Most Touchdowns Scored On Punt Returns(Since 1966)
7—Southern Miss., 1987 (on 46 returns); Miami (FL), 2004 (on 42 returns)
KICKOFF RETURNSMost Kickoff Returns Per Game
7.27—Cal St. Fullerton, 1990 (80 in 11)
Fewest Kickoff Returns Per Game0.70—Boston College, 1939 (7 in 10)
Most Kickoff-Return Yards1,797—Western Ky., 2009 (81 returns)
Most Kickoff-Return Yards Per Game149.75—Western Ky., 2009 (1,797 in 12)
Highest Average Gain Per Return(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)
Most Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff Returns(Since 1966)
5—Tulsa, 2004 (on 52 returns); Houston, 2009 (on 67 returns)
Last Tie GameNov. 25, 1995—Wisconsin 3, Illinois 3
Last Scoreless Tie GameNov. 19, 1983—Oregon & Oregon St.
Most Points Overcome to Win a Game (Between FBS Teams)
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)
Most Points Overcome in Second Half To Win a Game
35—Michigan St. (41) vs. Northwestern (38), Oct. 21, 2006 (trailed 38-3 with 9:54 remaining in 3rd quarter)
Most Points Scored in Fourth Quarter to Win Or Tie a Game
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)
Most Points Scored In a Brief Period Of Possession Time By One Team
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 time 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.)
Most Points Scored In a Brief Period Of Playing By One Team
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)
Most Points Scored In a Brief Period Of Possession Time By Both Teams
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)
Most Possession Time In a Quarter15:00—Auburn vs. South Carolina, Sept. 28, 2006 (3rd quarter, 30 plays
for 136 yards)
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Most Consecutive Games Scoring at Least 20 Points
63—Southern California, 2002-06
Most Consecutive Games Scoring at Least 60 Points
5—Oklahoma, 2008
Most Improved Won-Lost Record8½ games—Hawaii, 1999 (9-4-0, including a bowl win) from 1998 (0-12-0)
Most Improved Won-Lost Record After Winless Season
8½ games—Hawaii, 1999 (9-4-0, including a bowl win) from 1998 (0-12-0)
Most Games Played in a Season(Modern Era, 1937-present)
Freshman 1,000-Yard Rushers(Listed chronologically)Player, Team Year YardsRon “Po” James, New Mexico St. 1968 1,291Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh 1973 1,586James McDougald, Wake Forest 1976 1,018Mike Harkrader, Indiana 1976 1,003Amos Lawrence, North Carolina 1977 1,211Darrin Nelson, Stanford 1977 1,069Mike Smith, Chattanooga 1977 1,062Gwain Durden, Chattanooga 1977 1,049Allen Ross, Northern Ill. 1977 1,043Allen Harvin, Cincinnati 1978 1,238Joe Morris, Syracuse 1978 1,001Ron Lear, Marshall 1979 1,162Herschel Walker, Georgia 1980 1,616Kerwin Bell, Kansas 1980 1,114Joe McIntosh, NC State 1981 1,190Steve Bartalo, Colorado St. 1983 1,113Spencer Tillman, Oklahoma 1983 1,047D.J. Dozier, Penn St. 1983 1,002Eddie Johnson, Utah 1984 1,021Darrell Thompson, Minnesota 1986 1,240Emmitt Smith, Florida 1987 1,341Reggie Cobb, Tennessee 1987 1,197Bernie Parmalee, Ball St. 1987 1,064Curvin Richards, Pittsburgh 1988 1,228Chuck Webb, Tennessee 1989 1,236Robert Smith, Ohio St. 1990 1,064Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. 1991 1,429Greg Hill, Texas A&M 1991 1,216David Small, Cincinnati 1991 1,004Winslow Oliver, New Mexico 1992 1,063Deland McCullough, Miami (OH) 1992 1,026Terrell Willis, Rutgers 1993 1,261June Henley, Kansas 1993 1,127Marquis Williams, Arkansas St. 1993 1,060Leon Johnson, North Carolina 1993 1,012Alex Smith, Indiana 1994 1,475Astron Whatley, Kent St. 1994 1,003Denvis Manns, New Mexico St. 1995 1,120Silas Massey, Central Mich. 1995 1,089Ahman Green, Nebraska 1995 1,086Ron Dayne, Wisconsin 1996 1,863Demond Parker, Oklahoma 1996 1,184Sedrick Irvin, Michigan St. 1996 1,036Jamal Lewis, Tennessee 1997 1,364Robert Sanford, Western Mich. 1997 1,033Derrick Nix, Southern Miss. 1998 1,180Ken Simonton, Oregon St. 1998 1,028Avon Cobourne, West Virginia 1999 1,139Chance Kretschmer, Nevada 2001 1,732Anthony Davis, Wisconsin 2001 1,466Cedric Benson, Texas 2001 1,053Joshua Cribbs, Kent St. (QB) 2001 1,019Terry Caulley, UConn 2002 1,247Maurice Clarett, Ohio St. 2002 1,237DonTrell Moore, New Mexico 2002 1,134Matt Milton, Nevada 2002 1,108T.A. McLendon, NC State 2002 1,101Lonta Hobbs, TCU 2002 1,029Brad Smith, Missouri (QB) 2002 1,029Laurence Maroney, Minnesota 2003 1,121Jerry Seymour, Central Mich. 2003 1,117Robert Merrill, TCU 2003 1,107Lynell Hamilton, San Diego St. 2003 1,087Courtney Lewis, Texas A&M 2003 1,024Justin Vincent, LSU 2003 1,001
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Player, Team Year YardsAdrian Peterson, Oklahoma 2004 ‡1,925Jamario Thomas, North Texas 2004 1,801Michael Hart, Michigan 2004 1,455Kevin Smith, UCF 2005 1,178Steve Slaton, West Virginia 2005 1,128Ray Rice, Rutgers 2005 1,120Darren McFadden, Arkansas 2005 1,113Ontario Sneed, Central Mich. 2005 1,065Tyrell Fenroy, Louisiana 2005 1,053P.J. Hill, Wisconsin 2006 1,569Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss. 2006 1,388Reggie Arnold, Arkansas St. 2006 1,076Knowshon Moreno, Georgia 2007 1,334LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh 2007 1,328Harvey Unga, BYU 2007 1,227Deonte Jackson, Idaho 2007 1,175Darren Evans, Virginia Tech 2008 1,265Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon St. 2008 1,253Bryce Beall, Houston 2008 1,247Vic Anderson, Louisville 2008 1,047Morgan Williams, Toledo 2008 1,010Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh 2009 1,799Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech 2009 1,655LaMichael James, Oregon 2009 1,546Bernard Pierce, Temple 2009 1,361Chris Polk, Washington 2009 1,113Ronnie Hillman, San Diego St. 2010 1,532Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina 2010 1,197Michael Dyer, Auburn 2010 1,093James White, Wisconsin 2010 1,052Giovani Bernard, North Carolina 2011 1,253Lyle McCombs, UConn 2011 1,151Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (QB) 2012 1,410Todd Gurley, Georgia 2012 1,385Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech 2012 1,194T.J. Yeldon, Alabama 2012 1,108Alex Collins, Arkansas 2013 1,026Samaje Perine, Oklahoma 2014 1,713Jarvion Franklin, Western Mich. 2014 1,551Nick Chubb, Georgia 2014 1,547Nick Wilson, Arizona 2014 1,375Royce Freeman, Oregon 2014 1,365Justin Jackson, Northwestern 2014 1,187Larry Rose, New Mexico St. 2014 1,102Marlon Mack, South Fla. 2014 1,041Leonard Fournette, LSU 2014 1,034Dalvin Cook, Florida St. 2014 1,008Mike Warren, Iowa St. 2015 1,339Myles Gaskin, Washington 2015 1,302Qadree Ollison, Pittsburgh 2015 1,121Saquon Barkley, Penn St. 2015 1,076Travon McMillian, Virginia Tech 2015 1,042Justice Hill, Oklahoma St. 2016 1,142Tyrone Owens, New Mexico 2016 1,097Benny Snell, Kentucky 2016 1,091Damarea Crockett, Missouri 2016 1,062Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M 2016 1,057Devin Singletary, Fla. Atlantic 2016 1,021‡Record for freshman.
Annual Rushing ChampionsYear Player, Team Cl. Carries Yards1937 Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado Sr. 181 1,1211938 Len Eshmont, Fordham So. 132 8311939 John Polanski, Wake Forest So. 137 882
Year Player, Team Cl. Carries Yards1940 Al Ghesquiere, Detroit Mercy Sr. 146 9571941 Frank Sinkwich, Georgia Jr. 209 1,1031942 Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons So. 187 1,2811943 Creighton Miller, Notre Dame Sr. 151 9111944 Wayne “Red” Williams, Minnesota Jr. 136 9111945 Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma St. Jr. 142 1,0481946 Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons Sr. 227 1,2621947 Wilton Davis, Hardin-Simmons So. 193 1,1731948 Fred Wendt, UTEP Sr. 184 1,5701949 John Dottley, Ole Miss Jr. 208 1,3121950 Wilford White, Arizona St. Sr. 199 1,5021951 Ollie Matson, San Francisco Sr. 245 1,5661952 Howie Waugh, Tulsa Sr. 164 1,3721953 J.C. Caroline, Illinois So. 194 1,2561954 Art Luppino, Arizona So. 179 1,3591955 Art Luppino, Arizona Jr. 209 1,3131956 Jim Crawford, Wyoming Sr. 200 1,1041957 Leon Burton, Arizona St. Sr. 117 1,1261958 Dick Bass, Pacific Jr. 205 1,3611959 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Jr. 130 9711960 Bob Gaiters, New Mexico St. Sr. 197 1,3381961 Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. So. 191 1,2781962 Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. Jr. 208 1,2471963 Dave Casinelli, Memphis Sr. 219 1,0161964 Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest Sr. 252 1,0441965 Mike Garrett, Southern California Sr. 267 1,4401966 Ray McDonald, Idaho Sr. 259 1,3291967 O.J. Simpson, Southern California Jr. 266 1,4151968 O.J. Simpson, Southern California Sr. 355 1,7091969 Steve Owens, Oklahoma Sr. 358 1,523
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) yardsYear Player, Team Cl. G Carries Yards Yds/G1970 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Jr. 9 285 1,425 158.31971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Sr. 9 356 1,881 209.01972 Pete VanValkenburg, BYU Sr. 10 232 1,386 138.61973 Mark Kellar, Northern Ill. Sr. 11 291 1,719 156.31974 Louie Giammona, Utah St. Jr. 10 329 1,534 153.41975 Ricky Bell, Southern California Jr. 11 357 1,875 170.51976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Sr. 11 338 1,948 177.11977 Earl Campbell, Texas Sr. 11 267 1,744 158.51978 Billy Sims, Oklahoma Jr. 11 231 1,762 160.21979 Charles White, Southern California Sr. 10 293 1,803 180.31980 George Rogers, South Carolina Sr. 11 297 1,781 161.91981 Marcus Allen, Southern California Sr. 11 403 2,342 212.91982 Ernest Anderson, Oklahoma St. Jr. 11 353 1,877 170.61983 Mike Rozier, Nebraska Sr. 12 275 2,148 179.01984 Keith Byars, Ohio St. Jr. 11 313 1,655 150.51985 Lorenzo White, Michigan St. So. 11 386 1,908 173.51986 Paul Palmer, Temple Sr. 11 346 1,866 169.61987 Elbert “Ickey” Woods, UNLV Sr. 11 259 1,658 150.71988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. Jr. 11 344 *2,628 *238.91989 Anthony Thompson, Indiana Sr. 11 358 1,793 163.01990 Gerald Hudson, Oklahoma St. Sr. 11 279 1,642 149.31991 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. Fr. 9 201 1,429 158.81992 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. So. 10 265 1,630 163.01993 LeShon Johnson, Northern Ill. Sr. 11 327 1,976 179.61994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado Jr. 11 298 2,055 186.81995 Troy Davis, Iowa St. So. 11 345 2,010 182.71996 Troy Davis, Iowa St. Jr. 11 402 2,185 198.61997 Ricky Williams, Texas Jr. 11 279 1,893 172.11998 Ricky Williams, Texas Sr. 11 361 2,124 193.11999 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU Jr. 11 268 1,850 168.22000 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU Sr. 11 369 2,158 196.22001 Chance Kretschmer, Nevada Fr. 11 302 1,732 157.52002 Larry Johnson, Penn St. Sr. 13 271 2,087 160.5
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Year Player, Team Cl. G Carries Yards Yds/G2003 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas Jr. 11 307 1,680 152.72004 Jamario Thomas, North Texas Fr. 10 285 1,801 180.12005 DeAngelo Williams, Memphis Sr. 11 310 1,964 178.52006 Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. Sr. 13 309 1,928 148.32007 Kevin Smith, UCF Jr. 14 *450 2,567 183.42008 Donald Brown, UConn Jr. 13 367 2,083 160.22009 Ryan Matthews, Fresno St. Jr. 12 276 1,808 150.72010 LaMichael James, Oregon So. 12 294 1,731 144.32011 LaMichael James, Oregon Jr. 12 247 1,805 150.42012 Ka’Deem Carey, Arizona So. 13 303 1,929 148.42013 Andre Williams, Boston College Sr. 13 355 2,177 167.52014 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Jr. 14 343 2,587 184.82015 Leonard Fournette, LSU So. 12 300 1,953 162.82016 D’Onta Foreman, Texas Jr. 11 323 2,028 184.4
QUARTERBACK RUSHING*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player.
Single-Game Yards(Since 2000)Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Date321 Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. (Western Mich.) Nov. 26, 2013316 Jordan Lynch, Northern Ill. (Central Mich.) Oct. 19, 2013291 Brad Smith, Missouri (Texas Tech) Oct. 25, 2003277 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (Ga. Southern) Nov. 15, 2014267 Vince Young, Texas (Oklahoma St.) Oct. 29, 2005259 Taysom Hill, BYU (Texas) Sept. 9, 2013258 Denard Robinson, Michigan (Notre Dame) Sept. 11, 2010258 Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi St. (Ole Miss) Nov. 26, 2016251 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (San Jose St.) Oct. 25, 2014247 Patrick White, West Virginia (Syracuse) Oct. 14, 2006246 Brad Smith, Missouri (Nebraska) Oct. 22, 2005241 Taylor Martinez, Nebraska (Kansas St.) Oct. 7, 2010240 Colin Kaepernick, Nevada (UNLV) Sept. 27, 2008240 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (San Jose St.) Nov. 22, 2013235 Denard Robinson, Michigan (Purdue) Oct. 6, 2012234 Jammal Lord, Nebraska (Texas) Nov. 2, 2002230 Colin Kaepernick, Nevada (Idaho) Oct. 24, 2009229 Chandler Harnish, Northern Ill. (Western Mich.) Oct. 15, 2011229 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (Oklahoma) Jan. 4, 2013228 Ell Roberson, Kansas St. (Nebraska) Nov. 16, 2002226 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (Hawaii) Nov. 9, 2013226 Lamar Jackson, Louisville (Texas A&M) Dec. 30, 2015224 Ricky Dobbs, Navy (SMU) Oct. 25, 2008223 Joshua Cribbs, Kent St. (Ohio) Oct. 30, 2004220 Patrick White, West Virginia (Pittsburgh) Nov. 24, 2005220 Patrick White, West Virginia (Pittsburgh) Nov. 16, 2006220 Woodrow Dantzler, Clemson (Virginia) Sept. 23, 2000
Annual ChampionsYear Player, Team Cl. Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
1937 Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado Sr. 1,121 0 103 587 159 1,970 246.31938 Parker Hall, Ole Miss Sr. 698 0 128 0 594 1,420 129.11939 Tom Harmon, Michigan Jr. 868 110 98 0 132 1,208 151.01940 Tom Harmon, Michigan Sr. 844 0 20 244 204 1,312 164.01941 Bill Dudley, Virginia Sr. 968 60 76 481 89 1,674 186.01942 records not available — — — — — — — —1943 Stan Koslowski, Holy Cross Fr. 784 63 50 438 76 1,411 176.41944 Red Williams, Minnesota Jr. 911 0 0 242 314 1,467 163.01945 Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma St. Jr. 1,048 12 129 157 231 1,577 197.11946 Rudy Mobley, Hardin-Simmons Sr. 1,262 13 79 273 138 1,765 176.51947 Wilton Davis, Hardin-Simmons So. 1,173 79 0 295 251 1,798 179.81948 Lou Kusserow, Columbia Sr. 766 463 19 130 359 1,737 193.01949 Johnny Papit, Virginia Jr. 1,214 0 0 0 397 1,611 179.01950 Wilford White, Arizona St. Sr. 1,502 225 0 64 274 2,065 206.51951 Ollie Matson, San Francisco Sr. 1,566 58 18 115 280 2,037 226.31952 Billy Vessels, Oklahoma Sr. 1,072 165 10 120 145 1,512 151.21953 J.C. Caroline, Illinois So. 1,256 52 0 129 33 1,470 163.31954 Art Luppino, Arizona So. 1,359 50 84 68 632 2,193 219.31955 Jim Swink, TCU Jr. 1,283 111 46 64 198 1,702 170.2
Art Luppino, Arizona Jr. 1,313 74 0 62 253 1,702 170.21956 Jack Hill, Utah St. Sr. 920 215 132 21 403 1,691 169.11957 Overton Curtis, Utah St. Jr. 616 193 60 44 695 1,608 160.81958 Dick Bass, Pacific Jr. 1,361 121 5 164 227 1,878 187.81959 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Jr. 971 301 23 241 264 1,800 180.01960 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Sr. 611 468 23 218 293 1,613 161.31961 Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. So. 1,278 20 0 161 147 1,606 160.61962 Gary Wood, Cornell Jr. 889 7 0 69 430 1,395 155.01963 Gary Wood, Cornell Sr. 818 15 0 57 618 1,508 167.61964 Donny Anderson, Texas Tech Jr. 966 396 0 28 320 1,710 171.01965 Floyd Little, Syracuse Jr. 1,065 248 0 423 254 1,990 199.01966 Frank Quayle, Virginia So. 727 420 0 30 439 1,616 161.61967 O.J. Simpson, Southern California Jr. 1,415 109 0 0 176 1,700 188.91968 O.J. Simpson, Southern California Sr. 1,709 126 0 0 131 1,966 196.61969 Lynn Moore, Army West Point Sr. 983 44 0 223 545 1,795 179.51970 Don McCauley, North Carolina Sr. 1,720 235 0 0 66 2,021 183.71971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Sr. 1,881 51 0 0 0 1,932 214.71972 Howard Stevens, Louisville Sr. 1,294 221 0 377 240 2,132 213.21973 Willard Harrell, Pacific Jr. 1,319 18 0 88 352 1,777 177.71974 Louie Giammona, Utah St. Jr. 1,534 79 0 16 355 1,984 198.41975 Louie Giammona, Utah St. Sr. 1,454 33 0 124 434 2,045 185.91976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Sr. 1,948 73 0 0 0 2,021 183.71977 Earl Campbell, Texas Sr. 1,744 111 0 0 0 1,855 168.61978 Charles White, Southern California Jr. 1,760 191 0 0 145 2,096 174.71979 Charles White, Southern California Sr. 1,803 138 0 0 0 1,941 194.11980 Marcus Allen, Southern California Jr. 1,563 231 0 0 0 1,794 179.41981 Marcus Allen, Southern California Sr. 2,342 217 0 0 0 2,559 232.61982 Carl Monroe, Utah Sr. 1,507 108 0 0 421 2,036 185.11983 Napoleon McCallum, Navy Jr. 1,587 166 0 272 360 2,385 216.81984 Keith Byars, Ohio St. Jr. 1,655 453 0 0 176 2,284 207.61985 Napoleon McCallum, Navy Sr. 1,327 358 0 157 488 2,330 211.81986 Paul Palmer, Temple Sr. 1,866 110 0 0 657 2,633 239.41987 Eric Wilkerson, Kent St. Jr. 1,221 269 0 0 584 2,074 188.6
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Year Player, Team Cl. Rush Rec. Int. PR KOR Yards Yds/G
1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. Jr. *2,628 106 0 95 421 3,250 *295.51989 Mike Pringle, Cal St. Fullerton Sr. 1,727 249 0 0 714 2,690 244.61990 Glyn Milburn, Stanford So. 729 632 0 267 594 2,222 202.01991 Ryan Benjamin, Pacific Jr. 1,581 612 0 4 798 2,995 249.61992 Ryan Benjamin, Pacific Sr. 1,441 434 0 96 626 2,597 236.11993 LeShon Johnson, Northern Ill. Sr. 1,976 106 0 0 0 2,082 189.31994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado Jr. 2,055 294 0 0 0 2,349 213.61995 Troy Davis, Iowa St. So. 2,010 159 0 0 297 2,466 224.21996 Troy Davis, Iowa St. Jr. 2,185 61 0 0 118 2,364 214.91997 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Jr. 190 1,707 0 6 241 2,144 194.91998 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Sr. 227 1,996 0 235 326 2,784 232.01999 Trevor Insley, Nevada Sr. 5 *2,060 0 111 0 2,176 197.82000 Emmett White, Utah St. Jr. 1,322 592 0 183 531 2,628 238.92001 Levron Williams, Indiana Sr. 1,401 289 0 0 511 2,201 200.12002 Larry Johnson, Penn St. Sr. 2,087 349 0 0 219 2,655 204.22003 DeAngelo Williams, Memphis So. 1,430 384 0 0 299 2,113 192.12004 Darren Sproles, Kansas St. Sr. 1,318 223 0 34 492 2,067 187.92005 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 2,890 222.32006 Garrett Wolfe, Northern Ill. Sr. 1,928 249 0 0 0 2,177 167.52007 Chris Johnson, East Carolina Sr. 1,423 528 0 0 1,009 2,960 227.72008 Jeremy Maclin, Missouri So. 293 1,260 0 270 1,010 2,833 202.42009 Damaris Johnson, Tulsa So. 175 1,131 0 256 1,131 2,693 224.42010 Damaris Johnson, Tulsa Jr. 560 872 0 292 904 2,628 202.22011 Tavon Austin, West Virginia Jr. 182 1,186 0 268 938 2,574 198.02012 Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. Jr. 1,728 432 0 234 767 3,161 243.22013 Antonio Andrews, Western Ky. Sr. 1,730 478 0 97 314 2,619 218.32014 Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin Jr. 2,587 153 0 0 0 2,740 195.72015 Christian McCaffrey, Stanford So. 2,019 645 0 130 1,070 *3,864 276.02016 Christian McCaffrey, Stanford Jr. 1,603 310 0 96 318 2,327 211.5
#Bush’s 2005 statistics (and statistical championship) vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions.
PASSING
Sample Compilation Of NCAA Passing Efficiency RatingPlayer G Att. Cmp. Yds. TD Int.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: 2.12ADD 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 27.29 173.13SUBTRACT the last factor: Percent of Passes Intercepted: 2.12 times 2 -4.24 Round off to: 168.9
FBS Passing Efficiency Rating ComparisonPassing 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.
(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 10 153.81966 Dewey Warren, Tennessee 10 229 136 7 .594 1,716 18 142.21967 Bill Andrejko, Villanova 10 187 114 6 .610 1,405 13 140.61968 Brian Dowling, Yale 9 160 92 10 .575 1,554 19 165.81969 Dennis Shaw, San Diego St. 10 335 199 26 .594 3,185 39 162.21970 Jerry Tagge, Nebraska 11 165 104 7 .630 1,383 12 149.01971 Jerry Tagge, Nebraska 12 239 143 4 .598 2,019 17 150.91972 John Hufnagel, Penn St. 11 216 115 8 .532 2,039 15 148.01973 Danny White, Arizona St. 11 265 146 12 .551 2,609 23 157.41974 Steve Joachim, Temple 10 221 128 13 .579 1,950 20 150.11975 James Kubacki, Harvard 8 137 77 9 .562 1,273 11 147.61976 Steve Haynes, Louisiana Tech 10 216 120 11 .556 1,981 16 146.91977 Dave Wilson, Ball St. 11 177 115 7 .650 1,589 17 164.21978 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.
Annual Passing ChampionsYear Player, Team Cl. Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD1937 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 51947 Charlie Conerly, Ole Miss Sr. 233 133 7 .571 1,367 181948 Stan Heath, Nevada Sr. 222 126 9 .568 2,005 221949 Adrian Burk, Baylor Sr. 191 110 6 .576 1,428 141950 Don Heinrich, Washington Jr. 221 134 9 .606 1,846 141951 Don Klosterman, Loyola Marymount Sr. 315 159 21 .505 1,843 91952 Don Heinrich, Washington Sr. 270 137 17 .507 1,647 13
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Year Player, Team Cl. Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD1953 Bob Garrett, Stanford Sr. 205 118 10 .576 1,637 171954 Paul Larson, California Sr. 195 125 8 .647 1,537 101955 George Welsh, Navy Sr. 150 94 6 .627 1,319 81956 John Brodie, Stanford Sr. 240 139 14 .579 1,633 121957 Ken Ford, Hardin-Simmons Sr. 205 115 11 .561 1,254 141958 Buddy Humphrey, Baylor Sr. 195 112 8 .574 1,316 71959 Dick Norman, Stanford Jr. 263 152 12 .578 1,963 111960 Harold Stephens, Hardin-Simmons Sr. 256 145 14 .566 1,254 31961 Chon Gallegos, San Jose St. Sr. 197 117 13 .594 1,480 141962 Don Trull, Baylor Jr. 229 125 12 .546 1,627 111963 Don Trull, Baylor Sr. 308 174 12 .565 2,157 121964 Jerry Rhome, Tulsa Sr. 326 224 4 .687 2,870 321965 Bill Anderson, Tulsa Sr. 509 296 14 .582 3,464 301966 John Eckman, Wichita St. Jr. 458 195 *34 .426 2,339 71967 Terry Stone, New Mexico Jr. 336 160 19 .476 1,946 91968 Chuck Hixson, SMU So. 468 265 23 .566 3,103 211969 John Reaves, Florida So. 396 222 19 .561 2,896 24
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) completionsYear Player, Team Cl. G Att. Cmp. C/G Int. Pct. Yards TD1970 Sonny Sixkiller, Washington So. 10 362 186 18.6 22 .514 2,303 151971 Brian Sipe, San Diego St. Sr. 11 369 196 17.8 21 .531 2,532 171972 Don Strock, Virginia Tech Sr. 11 427 228 20.7 27 .534 3,243 161973 Jesse Freitas, San Diego St. Sr. 11 347 227 20.6 17 .654 2,993 211974 Steve Bartkowski, California Sr. 11 325 182 16.5 7 .560 2,580 121975 Craig Penrose, San Diego St. Sr. 11 349 198 18.0 24 .567 2,660 151976 Tommy Kramer, Rice Sr. 11 501 269 24.5 19 .537 3,317 211977 Guy Benjamin, Stanford Sr. 10 330 208 20.8 15 .630 2,521 191978 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 19 163.01980 Jim McMahon, BYU Jr. 12 445 284 18 .638 4,571 47 176.91981 Jim McMahon, BYU Sr. 10 423 272 7 .643 3,555 30 155.01982 Tom Ramsey, UCLA Sr. 11 311 191 10 .614 2,824 21 153.51983 Steve Young, BYU Sr. 11 429 306 10 .713 3,902 33 168.51984 Doug Flutie, Boston College Sr. 11 386 233 11 .604 3,454 27 152.91985 Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Jr. 11 212 139 6 .656 1,913 18 163.71986 Vinny Testaverde, Miami (FL) Sr. 10 276 175 9 .634 2,557 26 165.81987 Don McPherson, Syracuse Sr. 11 229 129 11 .563 2,341 22 164.31988 Timm Rosenbach, Washington St. Jr. 11 302 199 10 .659 2,791 23 162.01989 Ty Detmer, BYU So. 12 412 265 15 .643 4,560 32 175.61990 Shawn Moore, Virginia Sr. 10 241 144 8 .598 2,262 21 160.71991 Elvis Grbac, Michigan Jr. 11 228 152 5 .667 1,955 24 169.01992 Elvis Grbac, Michigan Sr. 9 169 112 12 .663 1,465 15 154.21993 Trent Dilfer, Fresno St. Jr. 11 333 217 4 .652 3,276 28 173.11994 Kerry Collins, Penn St. Sr. 11 264 176 7 .667 2,679 21 172.91995 Danny Wuerffel, Florida Jr. 11 325 210 10 .646 3,266 35 178.41996 Steve Sarkisian, BYU Sr. 14 404 278 12 .688 4,027 33 173.61997 Cade McNown, UCLA Jr. 11 283 173 5 .611 2,877 22 168.61998 Shaun King, Tulane Sr. 11 328 223 6 .680 3,232 36 183.31999 Michael Vick, Virginia Tech. So. 10 152 90 5 .592 1,840 12 180.42000 Bart Hendricks, Boise St. Sr. 11 347 210 8 .605 3,364 35 170.62001 Rex Grossman, Florida So. 11 395 259 12 .656 3,896 34 170.82002 Brad Banks, Iowa Sr. 13 294 170 5 .578 2,573 26 157.12003 Philip Rivers, NC State Sr. 13 483 348 7 .721 4,491 34 170.52004 Stefan LeFors, Louisville Sr. 12 257 189 3 .735 2,596 20 181.72005 Rudy Carpenter, Arizona St. Fr. 9 228 156 2 .684 2,273 17 175.02006 Colt Brennan, Hawaii Jr. 14 559 406 12 .726 5,549 *58 186.0
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Year Player, Team Cl. G Att. Cmp. Int. Pct. Yards TD EPts.2007 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Fr. 14 341 237 8 .695 3,121 36 176.52008 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma So. 14 483 328 8 .679 4,720 50 180.82009 Tim Tebow, Florida Sr. 14 314 213 5 .678 2,895 21 164.22010 Kellen Moore, Boise St. Jr. 13 383 273 6 .713 3,845 35 182.62011 Russell Wilson, Wisconsin Sr. 14 309 225 4 .728 3,175 33 191.82012 AJ McCarron, Alabama Jr. 14 314 211 3 .672 2,933 30 175.32013 Jameis Winston, Florida St. Fr. 14 384 257 10 .669 4,057 40 184.82014 Marcus Mariota, Oregon Jr. 15 445 304 4 .683 4,454 42 181.72015 Vernon Adams Jr., Oregon Sr. 10 259 168 6 .649 2,643 26 179.12016 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Jr. 13 358 254 8 .709 3,965 40 *196.4
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.
Single-Game YardsYards Rush Pass Player, Team (Opponent) Date
Career Yards Per Game(Minimum 5,000 yards; player must have concluded his career)
Player, Team Years G Plays Yards TDR Yds/GColt Brennan, Hawaii 2005-07 38 1,851 14,740 146 *387.9Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012-13 26 1,208 9,989 93 384.2Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech 1997-99 33 1,705 12,618 117 382.4Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech 2014-16 32 1,657 12,072 115 377.3Case Keenum, Houston 2007-11 57 2,529 *20,114 *178 352.9Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 2005-08 45 2,124 15,599 146 346.6David Fales, San Jose St. 2012-13 25 1,028 8,250 68 330.0Jared Goff, California 2013-15 37 1,738 12,086 97 326.6Chase Holbrook, New Mexico St. 2005-08 36 1,783 11,570 93 321.4Chris Vargas, Nevada 1992-93 20 872 6,417 48 320.9Timmy Chang, Hawaii 2000-04 53 *2,587 16,910 123 319.1Ty Detmer, BYU 1988-91 46 1,795 14,665 135 318.8Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2014-16 38 1,642 12,097 116 318.3Marcus Mariota, Oregon 2012-14 41 1,504 13,033 134 317.9Bryant Moniz, Hawaii 2009-11 34 1,491 10,681 88 314.1Daunte Culpepper, UCF 1996-98 33 1,468 10,344 91 313.5Landry Jones, Oklahoma 2009-12 52 2,315 16,271 126 312.9Mike Perez, San Jose St. 1986-87 20 875 6,182 37 309.1Connor Halliday, Washington St. 2011-14 35 1,745 10,812 90 308.9Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2008-11 41 1,720 12,620 111 307.8Josh Wallwork, Wyoming 1995-96 22 845 6,753 60 307.0Shane Carden, East Carolina 2011-14 40 1,850 12,244 111 306.1Jameis Winston, Florida St. 2013-14 27 996 8,248 72 305.5Doug Gaynor, Long Beach St. 1984-85 22 1,067 6,710 45 305.0Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma St. 2008-11 30 1,141 9,110 76 303.7
Annual Total Offense ChampionsYear Player, Team Cl. Plays Rush Pass Total1937 Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado Sr. 224 1,121 475 1,5961938 Davey O’Brien, TCU Sr. 291 390 1,457 1,8471939 Kenny Washington, UCLA Sr. 259 811 559 1,3701940 Johnny Knolla, Creighton Sr. 298 813 607 1,4201941 Bud Schwenk, Washington-St. Louis Sr. 354 471 1,457 1,9281942 Frank Sinkwich, Georgia Sr. 341 795 1,392 2,1871943 Bob Hoernschemeyer, Indiana Fr. 355 515 1,133 1,6481944 Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma St. So. 241 897 861 1,7581945 Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma St. Jr. 203 1,048 593 1,6411946 Travis Tidwell, Auburn Fr. 339 772 943 1,7151947 Fred Enke, Arizona So. 329 535 1,406 1,9411948 Stan Heath, Nevada Sr. 233 -13 2,005 1,9921949 Johnny Bright, Drake So. 275 975 975 1,9501950 Johnny Bright, Drake Jr. 320 1,232 1,168 2,4001951 Dick Kazmaier, Princeton Sr. 272 861 966 1,8271952 Ted Marchibroda, Detroit Sr. 305 176 1,637 1,8131953 Paul Larson, California Jr. 262 141 1,431 1,5721954 George Shaw, Oregon Sr. 276 178 1,358 1,5361955 George Welsh, Navy Sr. 203 29 1,319 1,3481956 John Brodie, Stanford Sr. 295 9 1,633 1,6421957 Bob Newman, Washington St. Jr. 263 53 1,391 1,4441958 Dick Bass, Pacific Jr. 218 1,361 79 1,4401959 Dick Norman, Stanford Jr. 319 55 1,963 2,0181960 Bill Kilmer, UCLA Sr. 292 803 1,086 1,8891961 Dave Hoppmann, Iowa St. Jr. 320 920 718 1,6381962 Terry Baker, Oregon St. Sr. 318 538 1,738 2,2761963 George Mira, Miami (FL) Sr. 394 163 2,155 2,3181964 Jerry Rhome, Tulsa Sr. 470 258 2,870 3,128
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Year Player, Team Cl. Plays Rush Pass Total1965 Bill Anderson, Tulsa Sr. 580 -121 3,464 3,3431966 Virgil Carter, BYU Sr. 388 363 2,182 2,5451967 Sal Olivas, New Mexico St. Sr. 368 -41 2,225 2,1841968 Greg Cook, Cincinnati Sr. 507 -62 3,272 3,2101969 Dennis Shaw, San Diego St. Sr. 388 12 3,185 3,197
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) yardsYear Player, Team Cl. G Plays Rush Pass Total Yds/G1970 Pat Sullivan, Auburn Jr. 10 333 270 2,586 2,856 285.61971 Gary Huff, Florida St. Jr. 11 386 -83 2,736 2,653 241.21972 Don Strock, Virginia Tech Sr. 11 480 -73 3,243 3,170 288.21973 Jesse Freitas, San Diego St. Sr. 11 410 -92 2,993 2,901 263.71974 Steve Joachim, Temple Sr. 10 331 277 1,950 2,227 222.71975 Gene Swick, Toledo Sr. 11 490 219 2,487 2,706 246.01976 Tommy Kramer, Rice Sr. 11 562 -45 3,317 3,272 297.51977 Doug Williams, Grambling Sr. 11 377 -57 3,286 3,229 293.51978 Mike Ford, SMU So. 11 459 -50 3,007 2,957 268.81979 Marc Wilson, BYU Sr. 11 488 -140 3,720 3,580 325.51980 Jim McMahon, BYU Jr. 12 540 56 4,571 4,627 385.61981 Jim McMahon, BYU Sr. 10 487 -97 3,555 3,458 345.81982 Todd Dillon, Long Beach St. Jr. 11 585 70 3,517 3,587 326.11983 Steve Young, BYU Sr. 11 531 444 3,902 4,346 395.11984 Robbie Bosco, BYU Jr. 12 543 57 3,875 3,932 327.71985 Jim Everett, Purdue Sr. 11 518 -62 3,651 3,589 326.31986 Mike Perez, San Jose St. Jr. 9 425 35 2,934 2,969 329.91987 Todd Santos, San Diego St. Sr. 12 562 -244 3,932 3,688 307.31988 Scott Mitchell, Utah So. 11 589 -23 4,322 4,299 390.81989 Andre Ware, Houston Jr. 11 628 -38 4,699 4,661 423.71990 David Klingler, Houston Jr. 11 704 81 5,140 5,221 *474.61991 Ty Detmer, BYU Sr. 12 478 -30 4,031 4,001 333.41992 Jimmy Klingler, Houston So. 11 544 -50 3,818 3,768 342.51993 Chris Vargas, Nevada Sr. 11 535 67 4,265 4,332 393.81994 Mike Maxwell, Nevada Jr. 11 477 -39 3,537 3,498 318.01995 Mike Maxwell, Nevada Sr. 9 443 12 3,611 3,623 402.61996 Josh Wallwork, Wyoming Sr. 12 525 119 4,090 4,209 350.81997 Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech So. 11 541 87 3,881 3,968 360.71998 Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech Jr. 12 602 -103 4,943 4,840 403.31999 Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech Sr. 10 562 -112 3,922 3,810 381.02000 Drew Brees, Purdue Sr. 11 564 546 3,393 3,939 358.12001 Rex Grossman, Florida So. 11 429 8 3,896 3,904 354.92002 Byron Leftwich, Marshall Sr. 12 528 -1 4,268 4,267 355.62003 B.J. Symons, Texas Tech Sr. 13 798 143 *5,833 *5,976 459.72004 Sonny Cumbie, Texas Tech Sr. 12 694 -167 4,742 4,575 381.32005 Colt Brennan, Hawaii So. 12 614 154 4,301 4,455 371.32006 Colt Brennan, Hawaii Jr. 14 645 366 5,549 5,915 422.52007 Graham Harrell, Texas Tech Jr. 13 751 -91 5,706 5,614 431.82008 Case Keenum, Houston So. 13 665 221 5,020 5,241 403.22009 Case Keenum, Houston Jr. 14 760 158 5,671 5,829 416.42010 Bryant Moniz, Hawaii Jr. 14 636 102 5,040 5,142 367.32011 Case Keenum, Houston Sr. 14 660 35 5,631 5,666 404.72012 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Fr. 13 635 1,410 3,706 5,116 393.52013 Derek Carr, Fresno St. Sr. 13 699 117 5,082 5,199 399.92014 Connor Halliday, Washington St. Sr. 9 555 -131 3,873 3,742 415.82015 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech So. 13 704 456 4,653 5,109 393.02016 Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech Jr. 12 722 260 5,052 5,312 442.7
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RECEIVING*Record. †National champion on season charts.
Single-Game ReceptionsRec. Player, Team (Opponent) Date23 Randy Gatewood, UNLV (Idaho) Sept. 17, 199423 Tyler Jones, Eastern Mich. (Central Mich.) Nov. 28, 200822 Jay Miller, BYU (New Mexico) Nov. 3, 197322 Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green (Kent St.) Oct. 10, 200922 Zay Jones, East Carolina (South Carolina) Sept. 17, 201621 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech (Nebraska) Aug. 29, 199821 Chris Daniels, Purdue (Michigan St.) Oct. 16, 199921 Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech (Texas A&M) Oct. 13, 201220 Rick Eber, Tulsa (Idaho St.) Oct. 7, 196720 Kenny Christian, Eastern Mich. (Temple) Sept. 23, 200020 Nick Moore, Toledo (Michigan) Oct. 11, 200820 Thomas Sperbeck, Boise St. (New Mexico) Nov. 14, 201519 Howard Twilley, Tulsa (Colorado St.) Nov. 27, 196519 Ron Fair, Arizona St. (Washington St.) Oct. 28, 198919 Manny Hazard, Houston (TCU) Nov. 4, 198919 Manny Hazard, Houston (Texas) Nov. 11, 198919 Josh Reed, LSU (Alabama) Nov. 3, 200119 Nate Burleson, Nevada (UTEP) Nov. 9, 200219 James Cleveland, Houston (East Carolina) Dec. 5, 200919 Tommy Shuler, Marshall (Purdue) Sept. 29, 201219 Nelson Spruce, Colorado (California) Sept. 27, 201419 Zay Jones, East Carolina (UConn) Oct. 29, 201618 Howard Twilley, Tulsa (Southern Ill.) Oct. 30, 196518 Mark Templeton (RB), Long Beach St. (Utah St.) Nov. 1, 198618 Richard Woodley, TCU (Texas Tech) Nov. 10, 199018 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (Toledo) Sept. 23, 199518 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (UNLV) Oct. 28, 199518 Albert Connell, Texas A&M (Colorado) Sept. 28, 199618 Geoff Noisy, Nevada (Arkansas St.) Nov. 16, 199618 Geoff Noisy, Nevada (Oregon) Sept. 13, 199718 Randall Lane, Purdue (Wisconsin) Oct. 10, 199818 J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. (Hawaii) Dec. 7, 200218 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (SMU) Sept. 8, 200718 Jacory Stone, Eastern Mich. (Temple) Nov. 22, 200818 Emmanuel Sanders, SMU (Washington St.) Sept. 19, 200918 Kealoha Pilares, Hawaii (Louisiana Tech) Oct. 2, 201018 Jeremy Johnson, SMU (Rutgers) Oct. 5, 201318 Tommy Shuler, Marshall (Northern Ill.) Dec. 23, 201418 Josh Doctson, TCU (Texas Tech) Sept. 26, 201518 Zay Jones, East Carolina (South Fla.) Oct. 8, 2016
Single-Game YardsYds. Player, Team (Opponent) Date405 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech (Nebraska) Aug. 29, 1998369 Jeremy Gallon, Michigan (Indiana) Oct. 19, 2013363 Randy Gatewood, UNLV (Idaho) Sept. 17, 1994349 Chuck Hughes, UTEP (North Texas) Sept. 18, 1965346 Donnie Avery, Houston (Rice) Oct. 13, 2007345 Marqise Lee, Southern California (Arizona) Oct. 27, 2012327 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (SMU) Sept. 8, 2007326 Nate Burleson, Nevada (San Jose St.) Nov. 10, 2001326 Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech (Massachusetts) Oct. 15, 2016322 Rick Eber, Tulsa (Idaho St.) Oct. 7, 1967318 Harry Wood, Tulsa (Idaho St.) Oct. 7, 1967318 Patrick Edwards, Houston (Rice) Oct. 27, 2011316 Jeff Evans, New Mexico St. (Southern Ill.) Sept. 30, 1978314 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada (San Jose St.) Nov. 18, 1995314 Terrance Williams, Baylor (West Virginia) Sept. 29, 2012310 Chad Mackey, Louisiana Tech (Toledo) Oct. 19, 1996308 Jason Rivers, Hawaii (Arizona St.) Dec. 24, 2006
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Date303 Cobi Hamilton, Arkansas (Rutgers) Sept. 22, 2012303 Stedman Bailey, West Virginia (Baylor) Sept. 29, 2012301 Chris Daniels, Purdue (Michigan St.) Oct. 16, 1999300 Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma St. (Kansas) Oct. 14, 2006297 Brian Oliver, Ball St. (Toledo) Oct. 9, 1993297 Aaron Jones, Utah St. (Boise St.) Nov. 11, 2000296 Geoff Noisy, Nevada (Utah St.) Nov. 9, 1996296 J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. (Arizona St.) Sept. 14, 2002296 James Washington, Oklahoma St. (Pittsburgh) Sept. 17, 2016
Season ReceptionsPlayer, Team Year G Rec. Yards TDZay Jones, East Carolina †2016 12 *158 1,746 8Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green †2009 13 155 1,770 19Manny Hazard, Houston †1989 11 142 1,689 22Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 140 1,996 *27Jordan White, Western Mich. †2011 13 140 1,911 17Nate Burleson, Nevada †2002 12 138 1,629 12Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech 2016 14 136 1,803 12Howard Twilley, Tulsa †1965 10 134 1,779 16Trevor Insley, Nevada †1999 11 134 *2,060 13Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech †2007 13 134 1,962 22Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma †2010 14 131 1,622 14Davante Adams, Fresno St. †2013 13 131 1,718 24Alex Van Dyke, Nevada †1995 11 129 1,854 16J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. 2002 13 128 1,785 13Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. 2013 13 128 1,730 16Eric Page, Toledo 2011 13 125 1,182 10Amari Cooper, Alabama 2014 14 124 1,727 16Jordy Nelson, Kansas St. 2007 12 122 1,606 11Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. 2011 13 121 1,522 18Justin Hardy, East Carolina 2014 13 121 1,494 10Greg Salas, Hawaii 2010 14 119 1,889 14Marqise Lee, Southern California 2012 13 118 1,721 14Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers 2011 13 115 1,206 7Damond Wilkins, Nevada †1996 11 114 1,121 4Stedman Bailey, West Virginia 2012 13 114 1,622 25Tavon Austin, West Virginia 2012 13 114 1,289 12Justin Hardy, East Carolina 2013 13 114 1,284 8
Season Receptions Per GamePlayer, Team Year G Rec. Yards TD Rec/GHoward Twilley, Tulsa †1965 10 134 1,779 16 *13.40Zay Jones, East Carolina †2016 12 *158 1,746 8 13.17Manny Hazard, Houston †1989 11 142 1,689 22 12.91Trevor Insley, Nevada †1999 11 134 *2,060 13 12.18Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green †2009 13 155 1,770 19 11.92Alex Van Dyke, Nevada †1995 11 129 1,854 16 11.73Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech †1998 12 140 1,996 *27 11.67Nate Burleson, Nevada †2002 12 138 1,629 12 11.50Jordan White, Western Mich. †2011 13 140 1,911 17 10.77Damond Wilkins, Nevada †1996 11 114 1,121 4 10.36Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech †2007 13 134 1,962 22 10.31Jordy Nelson, Kansas St. 2007 12 122 1,606 11 10.17Davante Adams, Fresno St. †2013 13 131 1,718 24 10.08Chris Daniels, Purdue 1999 11 109 1,133 5 9.91J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. 2002 13 128 1,785 13 9.85Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. 2013 13 128 1,730 16 9.85
Career Touchdown ReceptionsPlayer, Team Years G TDJarett Dillard, Rice 2005-08 49 *60Corey Davis, Western Mich. 2013-16 50 52Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech 1996-98 34 50Darius Watts, Marshall 2000-03 48 47Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 2008-11 48 45Aaron Turner, Pacific 1989-92 44 43Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming 1990-93 46 42Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma St. 2000-03 48 42Dwayne Jarrett, Southern California 2004-06 38 41Davone Bess, Hawaii 2005-07 39 41Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 2007-08 26 41Stedman Bailey, West Virginia 2010-12 38 41Taywan Taylor, Western Ky. 2013-16 53 41
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Player, Team Years G TDJustin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. 2009-11 38 40Braylon Edwards, Michigan 2001-04 44 39Greg Jennings, Western Mich. 2002-05 42 39Austin Pettis, Boise St. 2007-10 51 39Clarkston Hines, Duke 1986-89 44 38Marcus Harris, Wyoming 1993-96 46 38Davante Adams, Fresno St. 2012-13 26 38Michael Floyd, Notre Dame 2008-11 43 37Titus Davis, Central Mich. 2011-14 45 37Gabe Marks, Washington St. 2012-16 51 37Terance Mathis, New Mexico 1985-87, 89 44 36Roy Williams, Texas 2000-03 48 36James Hardy, Indiana 2005-07 33 36Ryan Grice-Mullens, Hawaii 2005-07 35 36
Annual ChampionsTotal ReceptionsYear Player, Team Cl. Rec. Yards TD1937 Jim Benton, Arkansas Sr. 48 814 71938 Sam Boyd, Baylor Sr. 32 537 —1939 Ken Kavanaugh, LSU Sr. 30 467 —1940 Eddie Bryant, Virginia So. 30 222 21941 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 11947 Barney Poole, Ole Miss Jr. 52 513 81948 Johnny “Red” O’Quinn, Wake Forest Jr. 39 605 71949 Art Weiner, North Carolina Sr. 52 762 71950 Gordon Cooper, Denver Jr. 46 569 81951 Dewey McConnell, Wyoming Sr. 47 725 91952 Ed Brown, Fordham Sr. 57 774 61953 John Carson, Georgia Sr. 45 663 41954 Jim Hanifan, California Sr. 44 569 71955 Hank Burnine, Missouri Sr. 44 594 21956 Art Powell, San Jose St. So. 40 583 51957 Stuart Vaughan, Utah Sr. 53 756 51958 Dave Hibbert, Arizona Jr. 61 606 41959 Chris Burford, Stanford Sr. 61 756 61960 Hugh Campbell, Washington St. So. 66 881 101961 Hugh Campbell, Washington St. Jr. 53 723 51962 Vern Burke, Oregon St. Jr. 69 1,007 101963 Lawrence Elkins, Baylor Jr. 70 873 81964 Howard Twilley, Tulsa Jr. 95 1,178 131965 Howard Twilley, Tulsa Sr. 134 1,779 161966 Glenn Meltzer, Wichita St. So. 91 1,115 41967 Bob Goodridge, Vanderbilt Sr. 79 1,114 61968 Ron Sellers, Florida St. Sr. 86 1,496 121969 Jerry Hendren, Idaho Sr. 95 1,452 12
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) catches
Receptions Per GameYear Player, Team Cl. G Rec. Rec/G Yards TD1970 Mike Mikolayunas, Davidson Sr. 10 87 8.7 1,128 81971 Tom Reynolds, San Diego St. Sr. 10 67 6.7 1,070 7
Year Player, Team Cl. G Rec. Rec/G Yards TD1972 Tom Forzani, Utah St. Sr. 11 85 7.7 1,169 81973 Jay Miller, BYU So. 11 100 9.1 1,181 81974 Dwight McDonald, San Diego St. Sr. 11 86 7.8 1,157 71975 Bob Farnham, Brown Jr. 9 56 6.2 701 21976 Billy Ryckman, Louisiana Tech Sr. 11 77 7.0 1,382 101977 Wayne Tolleson, Western Caro. Sr. 11 73 6.6 1,101 71978 Dave Petzke, Northern Ill. Sr. 11 91 8.3 1,217 111979 Rick Beasley, Appalachian St. Jr. 11 74 6.7 1,205 121980 Dave Young, Purdue Sr. 11 67 6.1 917 81981 Pete Harvey, North Texas Sr. 9 57 6.3 743 31982 Vincent White, Stanford Sr. 10 68 6.8 677 81983 Keith Edwards, Vanderbilt Jr. 11 97 8.8 909 81984 David Williams, Illinois Jr. 11 101 9.2 1,278 81985 Rodney Carter, Purdue Sr. 11 98 8.9 1,099 41986 Mark Templeton, Long Beach St. (RB) Sr. 11 99 9.0 688 21987 Jason Phillips, Houston Jr. 11 99 9 875 31988 Jason Phillips, Houston Sr. 11 108 9.8 1,444 151989 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 GameYear Player, Team Cl. G Rec. Rec/G Yards TD1990 Manny Hazard, Houston Sr. 10 78 7.8 946 91991 Fred Gilbert, Houston Jr. 11 106 9.6 957 71992 Sherman Smith, Houston Jr. 11 103 9.4 923 61993 Chris Penn, Tulsa Sr. 11 105 9.6 1,578 121994 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada Jr. 11 98 8.9 1,246 101995 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada Sr. 11 129 11.7 1,854 161996 Damond Wilkins, Nevada Sr. 11 114 10.4 1,121 41997 Eugene Baker, Kent St. Jr. 11 103 9.4 1,549 181998 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Sr. 12 140 11.7 1,996 *271999 Trevor Insley, Nevada Sr. 11 134 12.2 *2,060 132000 James Jordan, Louisiana Tech Jr. 12 109 9.1 1,003 42001 Kevin Curtis, Utah St. Jr. 11 100 9.1 1,531 102002 Nate Burleson, Nevada Sr. 12 138 11.5 1,629 122003 Lance Moore, Toledo Jr. 12 103 8.6 1,194 92004 Dante Ridgeway, Ball St. Jr. 11 105 9.6 1,399 82005 Greg Jennings, Western Mich. Sr. 11 98 8.9 1,259 142006 Chris Williams, New Mexico St. So. 12 92 7.7 1,415 122007 Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech Fr. 13 134 10.3 1,962 222008 Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas Sr. 12 113 9.4 1,119 62009 Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green Sr. 13 155 11.9 1,770 192010 Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma Jr. 14 131 9.4 1,622 142011 Jordan White, Western Mich. Sr. 13 140 10.8 1,911 172012 Tommy Shuler, Marshall So. 12 110 9.2 1,138 62013 Davante Adams, Fresno St. So. 13 131 10.1 1,718 242014 Justin Hardy, East Carolina Sr. 13 121 9.3 1,494 102015 Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts Sr. 12 111 9.3 1,319 52016 Zay Jones, East Carolina Sr. 12 *158 13.2 1,746 8
Yards Per GameYear Player, Team Cl. G Rec. Rec/G Yards TD1990 Patrick Rowe, San Diego St. Jr. 11 71 1,392 126.6 81991 Aaron Turner, Pacific Jr. 11 92 1,604 145.8 181992 Lloyd Hill, Texas Tech Jr. 11 76 1,261 114.6 121993 Chris Penn, Tulsa Sr. 11 105 1,578 143.5 121994 Marcus Harris, Wyoming So. 12 71 1,431 119.3 111995 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada Sr. 11 129 1,854 168.6 16
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Year Player, Team Cl. G Rec. Rec/G Yards TD1996 Marcus Harris, Wyoming Sr. 12 109 1,650 137.5 131997 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Jr. 11 102 1,707 155.2 131998 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Sr. 12 140 1,996 166.3 *271999 Trevor Insley, Nevada Sr. 11 134 *2,060 *187.3 132000 Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh So. 10 68 1,302 130.2 112001 Josh Reed, LSU Jr. 12 94 1,740 145.0 72002 J.R. Tolver, San Diego St. Sr. 13 128 1,785 137.3 132003 Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh So. 13 92 1,672 128.6 222004 Dante Ridgeway, Ball St. Jr. 11 105 1,399 127.2 82005 Mike Hass, Oregon St. Sr. 11 90 1,532 139.3 62006 Chris Williams, New Mexico St. So. 12 92 1,415 117.9 122007 Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech Fr. 13 134 1,962 150.9 222008 Austin Collie, BYU Jr. 13 106 1,538 118.3 152009 Danario Alexander, Missouri Sr. 13 113 1,781 137.0 142010 Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St. So. 12 111 1,782 148.5 202011 Jordan White, Western Mich. Sr. 13 140 1,911 147.0 172012 Terrance Williams, Baylor Sr. 13 97 1,832 140.9 122013 Brandin Cooks, Oregon St. Jr. 13 128 1,730 133.1 162014 Rashard Higgins, Colorado St. So. 12 96 1,750 145.8 172015 Keyarris Grant, Tulsa Sr. 13 96 1,588 122.2 82016 Zay Jones, East Carolina Sr. 12 *158 1,746 145.5 8
SCORING*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player.
Single-Game PointsPts. Player, Team (Opponent) Date48 Howard Griffith, Illinois (Southern Ill.) Sept. 22, 199048 Kalen Ballage, Arizona St. (Texas Tech) Sept. 10, 201644 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. (Pacific) Sept. 14, 199143 Jim Brown, Syracuse (Colgate) Nov. 17, 195642 Fred Wendt, UTEP (New Mexico St.) Nov. 25, 194842 Arnold “Showboat” Boykin, Ole Miss (Mississippi St.) Dec. 1, 195142 Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma St. (SMU) Sept. 20, 200342 Montel Harris, Temple (Army West Point) Nov. 17, 200342 Stefphon Jefferson, Nevada (Hawaii) Sept. 22, 201242 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (San Jose St.) Nov. 22, 201338 Dick Bass, Pacific (San Diego St.) Nov. 22, 195837 Jimmy Nutter, Wichita St. (Northern St.) Oct. 22, 194936 Tom Powers, Duke (Richmond) Oct. 21, 195036 Pete Pedro, West Tex. A&M (UTEP) Sept. 30, 196136 Howard Twilley, Tulsa (Louisville) Nov. 6, 196536 Tom Francisco, Virginia Tech (VMI) Nov. 24, 196636 Tim Delaney, San Diego St. (New Mexico St.) Nov. 15, 196936 Anthony Davis, Southern California (Notre Dame) Dec. 2, 197236 Andre Herrera, Southern Ill. (Northern Ill.) Oct. 23, 197636 Kelvin Bryant, North Carolina (East Carolina) Sept. 12, 198136 Dee Dowis, Air Force (San Diego St.) Sept. 2, 198936 Blake Ezor, Michigan St. (Northwestern) Nov. 18, 198936 Calvin Jones, Nebraska (Kansas) Nov. 9, 199136 Madre Hill, Arkansas (South Carolina) Sept. 9, 199536 Antowain Smith, Houston (Southern Miss.) Nov. 9, 199636 Scott Harley, East Carolina (Ohio) Nov. 16, 199636 Ricky Williams, Texas (New Mexico St.) Sept. 5, 199836 Ricky Williams, Texas (Rice) Sept. 26, 199836 LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU (UTEP) Nov. 20, 199936 Dwone Hicks, Middle Tenn. (Louisiana Tech) Oct. 7, 200036 Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma (Texas) Oct. 7, 200036 Levron Williams, Indiana (Michigan St.) Nov. 10, 200136 Chris Brown, Colorado (Nebraska) Nov. 23, 200136 Chance Kretschmer, Nevada (UTEP) Nov. 24, 2001
Pts. Player, Team (Opponent) Date36 Jonathan Golden, Baylor (Samford) Sept. 7, 200236 Craig Candeto, Navy (Army West Point) Dec. 7, 200236 Willis McGahee, Miami (FL) (Virginia Tech) Dec. 7, 200236 Carnell Williams, Auburn (Mississippi St.) Oct. 18, 200336 Steve Slaton, West Virginia (Louisville) Oct. 15, 200536 Phillip Tanner, Middle Tenn. (North Texas) Nov. 22, 200836 Jeremy Brown, Florida (Kentucky) Sept. 25, 201036 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech (Idaho) Oct. 20, 201236 Kapri Bibbs, Colorado St. (New Mexico) Nov. 16, 201336 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (Ga. Southern) Nov. 15, 201436 Dee Hart, Colorado St. (New Mexico) Nov. 22, 201436 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech (North Texas) Nov. 7, 2015
Annual ChampionsYear Player, Team Cl. TD Xpts. FG Pts.1937 Byron “Whizzer” White, Colorado Sr. 16 23 1 1221938 Parker Hall, Ole Miss Sr. 11 7 0 731939 Tom Harmon, Michigan Jr. 14 15 1 1021940 Tom Harmon, Michigan Sr. 16 18 1 1171941 Bill Dudley, Virginia Sr. 18 23 1 1341942 Bob Steuber, Missouri Sr. 18 13 0 1211943 Steve Van Buren, LSU Sr. 14 14 0 981944 Glenn Davis, Army West Point So. 20 0 0 120
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Year Player, Team Cl. TD Xpts. FG Pts.1945 Felix “Doc” Blanchard, Army West
PointJr. 19 1 0 115
1946 Gene Roberts, Chattanooga Sr. 18 9 0 1171947 Lou Gambino, Maryland Jr. 16 0 0 961948 Fred Wendt, UTEP Sr. 20 32 0 1521949 George Thomas, Oklahoma Sr. 19 3 0 1171950 Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska So. 22 25 0 1571951 Ollie Matson, San Francisco Sr. 21 0 0 1261952 Jackie Parker, Mississippi St. Jr. 16 24 0 1201953 Earl Lindley, Utah St. Sr. 13 3 0 811954 Art Luppino, Arizona So. 24 22 0 1661955 Jim Swink, TCU Jr. 20 5 0 1251956 Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma Jr. 18 0 0 1081957 Leon Burton, Arizona St. Jr. 16 0 0 961958 Dick Bass, Pacific Jr. 18 8 0 1161959 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Jr. 17 5 0 1071960 Bob Gaiters, New Mexico St. Sr. 23 7 0 1451961 Jim Pilot, New Mexico St. So. 21 12 0 1381962 Jerry Logan, West Tex. A&M Sr. 13 32 0 1101963 Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton Jr. 14 0 0 84
Dave Casinelli, Memphis Sr. 14 0 0 841964 Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest Sr. 17 9 0 1111965 Howard Twilley, Tulsa Sr. 16 31 0 1271966 Ken Hebert, Houston Jr. 11 41 2 1131967 Leroy Keyes, Purdue Jr. 19 0 0 1141968 Jim O’Brien, Cincinnati Jr. 12 31 13 1421969 Steve Owens, Oklahoma Sr. 23 0 0 138
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) pointsYear Player, Team Cl. G TD Xpts. FG Pts. P/G1970 Brian Bream, Air Force Jr. 10 20 0 0 120 12.0
Gary Kosins, Dayton Jr. 9 18 0 0 108 12.01971 Ed Marinaro, Cornell Sr. 9 24 4 0 148 16.41972 Harold Henson, Ohio St. So. 10 20 0 0 120 12.01973 Jim Jennings, Rutgers Sr. 11 21 2 0 128 11.61974 Bill Marek, Wisconsin Jr. 9 19 0 0 114 12.71975 Pete Johnson, Ohio St. Jr. 11 25 0 0 150 13.61976 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Sr. 11 22 2 0 134 12.21977 Earl Campbell, Texas Sr. 11 19 0 0 114 10.41978 Billy Sims, Oklahoma Jr. 11 20 0 0 120 10.91979 Billy Sims, Oklahoma Sr. 11 22 0 0 132 12.01980 Sammy Winder, Southern Miss. Jr. 11 20 0 0 120 10.91981 Marcus Allen, Southern California Sr. 11 23 0 0 138 12.51982 Greg Allen, Florida St. So. 11 21 0 0 126 11.51983 Mike Rozier, Nebraska Sr. 12 29 0 0 174 14.51984 Keith Byars, Ohio St. Jr. 11 24 0 0 144 13.11985 Bernard White, Bowling Green Sr. 11 19 0 0 114 10.41986 Steve Bartalo, Colorado St. Sr. 11 19 0 0 114 10.41987 Paul Hewitt, San Diego St. Jr. 12 24 0 0 144 12.01988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. Jr. 11 *39 0 0 234 *21.31989 Anthony Thompson, Indiana Sr. 11 25 4 0 154 14.01990 Stacey Robinson, Northern Ill. (QB) Sr. 11 19 6 0 120 10.91991 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. Fr. 9 23 2 0 140 15.61992 Garrison Hearst, Georgia Jr. 11 21 0 0 126 11.51993 Byron Morris, Texas Tech Jr. 11 22 2 0 134 12.21994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado Jr. 11 24 0 0 144 13.11995 Eddie George, Ohio St. Sr. 12 24 0 0 144 12.01996 Corey Dillon, Washington Jr. 11 23 0 0 138 12.6
Year Player, Team Cl. G TD Xpts. FG Pts. P/G1997 Ricky Williams, Texas Jr. 11 25 2 0 152 13.81998 Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech Sr. 12 31 0 0 186 15.51999 Shaun Alexander, Alabama Sr. 11 24 0 0 144 13.12000 Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech So. 11 28 0 0 168 15.32001 Luke Staley, BYU Jr. 11 28 2 0 170 15.52002 Brock Forsey, Boise St. Sr. 13 32 0 0 192 14.82003 Patrick Cobbs, North Texas Jr. 11 21 0 0 126 11.52004 Tyler Jones, Boise St. Sr. 12 0 69 24 141 11.82005 Michael Bush, Louisville Jr. 10 24 0 0 144 14.42006 Ian Johnson, Boise St. So. 12 25 2 0 152 12.72007 Kevin Smith, UCF Jr. 14 30 0 0 180 12.92008 Javon Ringer, Michigan St. Sr. 13 22 0 0 132 10.22009 Toby Gerhart, Stanford Sr. 13 28 4 0 172 13.22010 LaMichael James, Oregon So. 12 24 0 0 144 12.02011 Montee Ball, Wisconsin Jr. 14 *39 2 0 *236 16.92012 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech Fr. 12 28 0 0 168 14.02013 Keenan Reynolds, Navy (QB) So. 13 31 2 0 188 14.52014 Jay Ajayi, Boise St. Jr. 14 32 0 0 192 13.7
Career Total Tackles Per Game(Min. 300 total tackles; player must have concluded his career)Player, Team Years G Solo Ast. Total T/GLuke Kuechly, Boston College 2009-11 38 299 233 532 *14.00E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2000-02 35 308 126 434 12.40Hanik Milligan, Houston 2000-02 34 235 170 405 11.91Tim McGarigle, Northwestern 2002-05 48 319 226 *545 11.35Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2000-03 47 *360 166 526 11.21Justin Beriault, Ball St. 2001-04 46 267 241 508 11.04Ryan Fowler, Duke 2000-03 46 286 209 495 10.76Dantonio Burnette, NC State 2000-02 34 185 178 363 10.68Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2000-03 47 298 194 492 10.47Josh Smith, Navy 2002-04 34 164 190 354 10.41Tyler Matakevich, Temple 2012-15 49 337 155 492 10.04Jerry Schumacher, Illinois 2000-02 35 236 115 351 10.03Alex Wujciak, Maryland 2008-10 38 157 224 381 10.03Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2000-03 47 304 162 466 9.91Michael Tauiliili, Duke 2005-08 35 145 197 342 9.77Keith Smith, San Jose St. 2010-13 49 234 242 476 9.71Nate Holley, Kent St. 2013-16 44 255 171 426 9.68Alfred Fincher, UConn 2002-04 36 181 166 347 9.64Marcus McGraw, Houston 2008-11 53 250 260 510 9.62Matt Pusateri, Miami (OH) 2001-04 51 313 172 485 9.51Travis Freeman, Ball St. 2009-12 49 175 *290 465 9.49Thomas Keith, Central Mich. 2004-07 50 233 241 474 9.48Carmen Messina, New Mexico 2008-11 48 217 237 454 9.46Adam Seward, UNLV 2001-04 46 215 218 433 9.41Dan Molls, Toledo 2009-12 45 173 249 422 9.38
Annual ChampionsYear Player, Team Cl. G Solo Ast. Total T/G2000 Levar Fisher, NC State Jr. 11 93 70 163 14.822001 Rick Sherrod, West Virginia Sr. 10 102 54 156 15.602002 Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt Sr. 12 116 52 168 14.002003 Rod Davis, Southern Miss. Sr. 12 111 53 164 13.672004 Greg Washington, Army West Point Sr. 11 73 76 149 13.552005 Jimmy Cottrell, New Mexico St. Sr. 12 90 89 179 14.922006 Alvin Bowen, Iowa St. Jr. 12 95 60 155 12.922007 Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh Jr. 12 98 53 151 12.582008 Derrick Richardson, New Mexico St. Sr. 11 66 71 137 12.452009 Carmen Messina, New Mexico So. 12 80 82 162 13.502010 Luke Kuechly, Boston College So. 13 110 73 183 14.08
Year Player, Team Cl. G Solo Ast. Total T/G2011 Luke Kuechly, Boston College Jr. 12 102 89 191 *15.922012 Marvin Burdette, UAB Sr. 12 90 67 157 13.082013 Keith Smith, San Jose St. Sr. 12 78 81 159 13.252014 Dakota Cox, New Mexico So. 9 39 77 116 12.892015 Kentrell Brothers, Missouri Sr. 12 73 79 152 12.672016 Rodney Butler, New Mexico St. Sr. 12 63 102 165 13.75
SOLO TACKLES*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player.
Single-Game Solo Tackles(Since 2000)Solo Player, Team (Opponent) Date20 Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas St. (North Texas) Nov. 26, 200519 Doug Szymul, Northwestern (Navy) Sept. 21, 200219 Tyler Matakevich, Temple (Idaho) Sept. 28, 201318 Brian Leigeb, Central Mich. (Northern Ill.) Nov. 17, 200018 Nick Duffy, Northern Ill. (Ball St.) Nov. 17, 200118 Bryan London, Texas St. (Arkansas St.) Dec. 3, 201617 Tom Ward, Toledo (UNLV) Sept. 21, 200217 Matt McCoy, San Diego St. (Michigan) Sept. 18, 200417 A.J. Nicholson, Florida St. (Boston College) Sept. 17, 200517 Nelson Coleman, Tulsa (Rice) Oct. 15, 200517 Luke Kuechly, Boston College (Duke) Sept. 17, 201117 Kevin Minter, LSU (Florida) Oct. 6, 201217 Nicky Clancy, Boston College (Virginia Tech) Nov. 17, 201217 Ben Heeney, Kansas (Texas Tech) Oct. 18, 201417 Marc Millan, Idaho (Arkansas St.) Nov. 1, 201417 Kevin Davis, Colorado St. (Colorado) Sept. 2, 201616 Quincy Monk, North Carolina (Wake Forest) Nov. 10, 200116 Dexter Reid, North Carolina (Clemson) Nov. 9, 200216 E.J. Henderson, Maryland (Wake Forest) Nov. 30, 200216 Lewis Moore, Pittsburgh (Toledo) Sept. 20, 200316 Rod Davis, Southern Miss. (TCU) Nov. 20, 200316 Barrett Ruud, Nebraska (Kansas St.) Oct. 23, 200416 Jimmy Cottrell, New Mexico St. (Colorado) Sept. 10, 200516 Cole Snyder, Idaho (UNLV) Sept. 10, 200516 Cardia Jackson, La.-Monroe (Tulane) Sept. 20, 200816 Christopher Buckner, New Mexico St. (Hawaii) Nov. 14, 200916 Trent Mackey, Tulane (Syracuse) Oct. 8, 201116 Marvin Burdette, UAB (Tulane) Oct. 27, 201216 Ryan Shazier, Ohio St. (Indiana) Nov. 23, 201316 Tyler Matakevich, Temple (East Carolina) Nov. 1, 201416 Armani Watts, Texas A&M (Ole Miss) Oct. 24, 201516 Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas (West Virginia) Nov. 21, 201516 Charmeachealle Moore, Kansas St. (West Virginia) Dec. 5, 2015
Season Solo TacklesPlayer, Team Year G Solo ST/GE.J. Henderson, Maryland †2002 14 *135 9.64Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech 2002 14 124 8.86Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2002 13 121 9.31Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt 2002 12 116 9.67Jordon Dizon, Colorado †2007 13 114 8.77
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Player, Team Year G Solo ST/GAndre Maddox, NC State †2003 13 113 8.69Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2003 12 111 9.25Leroy Hill, Clemson 2003 13 110 8.46Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2010 13 110 8.46Josh Buhl, Kansas St. 2003 15 109 7.27Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2002 12 107 8.92Tom Ward, Toledo 2002 14 107 7.64Mason Foster, Washington 2010 13 106 8.15Tyler Matakevich, Temple †2013 12 105 8.75E.J. Henderson, Maryland †2001 11 104 9.45Byron Hardman, Florida 2002 13 104 8.00Chris Chamberlain, Tulsa 2007 14 104 7.43Rick Sherrod, West Virginia 2001 10 102 *10.20Tim McGarigle, Northwestern †2004 12 102 8.50Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2011 12 102 8.50Nick Greisen, Wisconsin 2001 12 101 8.42Michael Boley, Southern Miss. 2003 13 101 7.77Orie Lemon, Oklahoma St. 2010 13 101 7.77Taylor Reed, SMU 2010 14 101 7.21Ryan Shazier, Ohio St. 2013 14 101 7.21Eric Kendricks, UCLA †2014 13 101 7.77
Season Solo Tackles Per GamePlayer, Team Year G Solo ST/GRick Sherrod, West Virginia †2001 10 102 *10.20Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt †2002 12 116 9.67E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2002 14 *135 9.64E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2001 11 104 9.45Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2002 13 121 9.31Rod Davis, Southern Miss. †2003 12 111 9.25Tito Rodriquez, UCF 2001 11 100 9.09Chris Moore, East Carolina 2003 11 100 9.09Patrick Willis, Ole Miss †2005 10 90 9.00Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2002 12 107 8.92Nate Holley, Kent St. †2016 9 80 8.89Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech 2002 14 124 8.86Jordon Dizon, Colorado †2007 13 114 8.77Tyler Matakevich, Temple †2013 12 105 8.75Maurice Lloyd, UConn 2003 11 96 8.73Andre Maddox, NC State 2003 13 113 8.69Tim McGarigle, Northwestern †2004 12 102 8.50Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2011 12 102 8.50Leroy Hill, Clemson 2003 13 110 8.46Luke Kuechly, Boston College †2010 13 110 8.46Cole Snyder, Idaho 2005 11 93 8.45James King, Central Mich. 2003 12 100 8.33Zac Woodfin, UAB 2003 12 99 8.25Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh 2007 12 98 8.17Mason Foster, Washington 2010 13 106 8.15
Career Solo Tackles Player, Team Years G SoloRod Davis, Southern Miss. 2000-03 47 *360Tyler Matakevich, Temple 2012-15 49 337Tim McGarigle, Northwestern 2002-05 48 319Matt Pusateri, Miami (OH) 2001-04 51 313E.J. Henderson, Maryland 2000-02 35 308
Player, Team Years G SoloEric Kendricks, UCLA 2011-14 53 308Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2000-03 47 304Luke Kuechly, Boston College 2009-11 38 299Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2000-03 47 298Abdul Hodge, Iowa 2002-05 50 289Ryan Fowler, Duke 2000-03 46 286Cody Davis, Texas Tech 2009-12 49 286Derrick Johnson, Texas 2001-04 49 281Deone Bucannon, Washington St. 2010-13 49 270James King, Central Mich. 2001-04 45 268Justin Beriault, Ball St. 2001-04 46 267Chris Moore, East Carolina 2002-05 46 264Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky 2004-07 47 259Terrell Jones, Miami (OH) 2000-03 47 258Davonte Shannon, Buffalo 2007-10 50 258Taylor Reed, SMU 2009-12 52 258Nate Holley, Kent St. 2013-16 44 255Chad Greenway, Iowa 2002-05 50 252Marcus McGraw, Houston 2008-11 53 250Shawn Jackson, Tulsa 2010-13 49 249
Career Solo Tackles Per Game(Min. 225 solo tackles; player must have concluded his career)Player, Team Years G Solo ST/GE.J. Henderson, Maryland 2000-02 35 308 *8.80Luke Kuechly, Boston College 2009-11 38 299 7.87Rod Davis, Southern Miss. 2000-03 47 *360 7.66Hanik Milligan, Houston 2000-02 34 235 6.91Tyler Matakevich, Temple 2012-15 49 337 6.88Jerry Schumacher, Illinois 2000-02 35 236 6.74Tim McGarigle, Northwestern 2002-05 48 319 6.65Dexter Reid, North Carolina 2000-03 47 304 6.47Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2000-03 47 298 6.34Ryan Fowler, Duke 2000-03 46 286 6.22Matt Pusateri, Miami (OH) 2001-04 51 313 6.14Nick Duffy, Northern Ill. 2000-03 39 236 6.05James King, Central Mich. 2001-04 45 268 5.96Akil Grant, Northern Ill. 2000-03 42 246 5.86Cody Davis, Texas Tech 2009-12 49 286 5.84Eric Kendricks, UCLA 2011-14 53 308 5.81Justin Beriault, Ball St. 2001-04 46 267 5.80Nate Holley, Kent St. 2013-16 44 255 5.80Abdul Hodge, Iowa 2002-05 50 289 5.78Chris Moore, East Carolina 2002-05 46 264 5.74Derrick Johnson, Texas 2001-04 49 281 5.73Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky 2004-07 47 259 5.51Deone Bucannon, Washington St. 2010-13 49 270 5.51Terrell Jones, Miami (OH) 2000-03 47 258 5.49Davonte Shannon, Buffalo 2007-10 50 258 5.16
Annual ChampionsYear Player, Team Cl. G Solo ST/G2001 Rick Sherrod, West Virginia Sr. 10 102 *10.22002 Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt Sr. 12 116 9.72003 Rod Davis, Southern Miss. Sr. 12 111 9.32004 Tim McGarigle, Northwestern Jr. 12 102 8.52005 Patrick Willis, Ole Miss Jr. 10 90 9.0
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Year Player, Team Cl. G Solo ST/G2006 Alvin Bowen, Iowa St. Jr. 12 95 7.92007 Jordon Dizon, Colorado Sr. 13 114 8.82008 Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina So. 13 87 6.72009 Travis Bradshaw, Rice Jr. 12 90 7.52010 Luke Kuechly, Boston College So. 13 110 8.52011 Luke Kuechly, Boston College Jr. 12 102 8.52012 Marvin Burdette, UAB Sr. 12 90 7.52013 Tyler Matakevich, Temple So. 12 105 8.82014 Eric Kendricks, UCLA Sr. 13 101 7.82015 Fish Smithson, Kansas Jr. 11 87 7.92016 Nate Holley, Kent St. Sr. 9 80 8.9
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.
Single-Game Tackles For Loss(Since 2000)TFL Player, Team (Opponenet) Date8 Nate Irving, NC State (Wake Forest) Nov. 13, 20107 Chris Johnson, Kansas St. (Kansas) Oct. 7, 20007 Richard Seigler, Oregon St. (Arizona St.) Oct. 20, 20017 Larry Foote, Michigan (Iowa) Oct. 27, 20017 Elvis Dumervil, Louisville (Kentucky) Sept. 4, 20056.5 Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. (Washington) Oct. 26, 20026.5 Alex Lewis, Wisconsin (Purdue) Oct. 18, 20036.5 Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. (Ball St.) Oct. 21, 20066.5 Jared Crick, Nebraska (Baylor) Oct. 31, 20096.5 Hunter Dimick, Utah (Arizona St.) Nov. 10, 20166 Julius Peppers, North Carolina (Virginia) Oct. 28, 20006 James Davis, West Virginia (East Carolina) Nov. 18, 20006 Akin Ayodele, Purdue (Cincinnati) Sept. 2, 20016 Nate Bolling, Wake Forest (Maryland) Sept. 22, 20016 Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin (Penn St.) Sept. 22, 20016 Andy Stark, Ball St. (Central Mich.) Nov. 20, 20046 Carl Ihenacho, San Jose St. (New Mexico St.) Oct. 18, 20086 Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska (Texas) Dec. 5, 20096 Andre Branch, Clemson (Virginia Tech) Oct. 1, 20116 Travis Johnson, San Jose St. (UC Davis) Sept. 7, 20126 Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh (Georgia Tech) Nov. 2, 20136 Dean Lowry, Northwestern (Nebraska) Oct. 24, 20156 Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh (Louisville) Nov. 21, 20156 Jarron Jones, Notre Dame [(Miami (FL)] Oct. 29, 2016
Season Tackles For LossPlayer, Team Year G Solo Ast. TotalJason Babin, Western Mich. †2003 12 31 2 *32.0Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. †2002 14 27 9 31.5George Selvie, South Fla. †2007 13 31 1 31.5Kenny Philpot, Eastern Mich. †2001 11 26 9 30.5Sammy Brown, Houston †2011 14 26 8 30.0Scooby Wright III, Arizona †2014 14 27 4 29.0Johnathan Goddard, Marshall †2004 12 23 11 28.5Shawn Crable, Michigan 2007 13 23 11 28.5
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.
Single-Game Pass Sacks(Since 2000)PS Player, Team (Opponenet) Date6 Elvis Dumervil, Louisville (Kentucky) Sept. 4, 20056 Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. (Ball St.) Oct. 21, 20065 Wendell Bryant, Wisconsin (Penn St.) Sept. 22, 20015 James Harrison, Kent St. [Miami (OH)] Nov. 24, 20015 Alex Lewis, Wisconsin (Purdue) Oct. 18, 20035 Mkristo Bruce, Washington St. (Stanford) Sept. 23, 20065 Larry English, Northern Ill. (Idaho) Sept. 22, 20075 Jared Crick, Nebraska (Baylor) Oct. 31, 20095 Quanterus Smith, Western Ky. (FIU) Oct. 27, 20125 Zach Pratt, Rice (FIU) Nov. 1, 20145 Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas St. (Idaho) Nov. 1, 20145 Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh (Louisville) Nov. 21, 20155 Hunter Dimich, Utah (Arizona St.) Nov. 10, 20164.5 Dwight Freeney, Syracuse (Virginia Tech) Oct. 21, 20004.5 Tully Banta-Cain, California (New Mexico St.) Sept. 7, 20024.5 Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. (Washington) Oct. 26, 20024.5 Jorge Cordova, Nevada (Washington) Oct. 11, 20034.5 Brandon Perkins, Kansas (Louisiana Tech) Sept. 17, 20054.5 Larry English, Northern Ill. (Temple) Oct. 21, 20064.5 Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska (Texas) Dec. 5, 20094.5 Robert Eddins, Ball St. (Central Mich.) Oct. 2, 20104.5 Guy Miller, Colorado St. (UNLV) Oct. 16, 20104.5 Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina (Clemson) Nov. 24, 20124.5 Alex Okafor, Texas (Oregon St.) Dec. 29, 20124.5 Martin Wright, Fla. Atlantic (FIU) Nov. 29, 20134.5 Corey Miller, Tennessee (Kentucky) Nov. 30, 20134.5 Michael Odiari, Texas St. (Idaho) Oct. 4, 20144.5 Houston Bates, Louisiana Tech (Illinois) Dec. 26, 20144.5 Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (UTSA) Nov. 19, 20164.5 Demarcus Walker, Florida St. (Ole Miss) Sept. 5, 2016
Season Pass SacksPlayer, Team Year G Solo Ast. TotalTerrell Suggs, Arizona St. †2002 14 23 2 *24.0Elvis Dumervil, Louisville †2005 12 19 2 20.0
Annual Champions Year Player, Team G Solo Ast. Total PS/G2000 Michael Josiah, Louisville 9 12 1 12.5 1.392001 Dwight Freeney, Syracuse 12 17 1 17.5 1.452002 Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 14 23 2 *24.0 *1.712003 Dave Ball, UCLA 13 16 1 16.5 1.27
Kenechi Udeze, Southern California 13 16 1 16.5 1.27D.D. Acholonu, Washington St. 13 16 1 16.5 1.27
2004 Johnathan Goddard, Marshall 12 15 2 16.0 1.332005 Elvis Dumervil, Louisville 12 19 2 20.0 1.672006 Ameer Ismail, Western Mich. 13 16 2 17.0 1.312007 Greg Middleton, Indiana 13 15 2 16.0 1.232008 Jerry Hughes, TCU 13 15 0 15.0 1.152009 Von Miller, Texas A&M 13 16 2 17.0 1.312010 Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson 13 15 1 15.5 1.192011 Whitney Mercilus, Illinois 13 14 4 16.0 1.232012 Quanterus Smith, Western Ky. 10 12 1 12.5 1.252013 Marcus Smith, Louisville 13 14 1 14.5 1.122014 Nate Orchard, Utah 13 17 3 18.5 1.422015 Carl Nassib, Penn St. 13 15 1 15.5 1.192016 Harold Landry, Boston College 13 15 3 16.5 1.27
FORCED FUMBLES*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player.
Single-Game Forced Fumbles(Since 2000)FF Player, Team (Opponenet) Date4 Nordly Capi, Colorado St. (New Mexico) Sept. 3, 20113 DeLawrence Grant, Oregon St. (San Diego St.) Sept. 23, 20003 Antwan Peek, Cincinnati (La.-Monroe) Dec. 1, 20013 Mason Unck, Arizona St. (Stanford) Sept. 28, 20023 Quintin Mikell, Boise St. (Hawaii) Oct. 5, 20023 Grant Wiley, West Virginia (Cincinnati) Sept. 13, 20033 Derrick Johnson, Texas (North Texas) Sept. 4, 20043 Ramel Meekins, Rutgers (Navy) Oct. 14, 20063 Cody Grimm, Virginia Tech (NC State) Nov. 21, 20093 Armond Staten, Central Mich. (Western Mich.) Nov. 5, 20103 Trevor Reilly, Utah (BYU) Sept. 17, 20113 Vinnie Curry, Marshall (UAB) Oct. 29, 20113 Khalil Mack, Buffalo [Miami (OH)] Nov. 19, 20133 Ifeadi Odenigbo, Northwestern (Western Ill.) Sept. 20, 20143 Scooby Wright III, Arizona (Washington St.) Oct. 25, 20143 Zach Patt, Rice (FIU) Nov. 1, 20143 Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple (East Carolina) Nov. 1, 2014
Season Forced Fumbles Player, Team Year G FFElvis Dumervil, Louisville †2005 12 *10Whitney Mercilus, Illinois †2011 13 9Dwight Freeney, Syracuse †2001 12 8Quintin Mikell, Boise St. †2002 13 8Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech 2005 12 8Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan St. †2007 12 8Claude Harriott, Pittsburgh 2002 13 7Michael Haynes, Penn St. 2002 13 7
Player, Team Year G FFPhillip Perry, San Jose St. 2002 13 7Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2002 14 7Grant Wiley, West Virginia †2003 13 7Derrick Johnson, Texas †2004 12 7Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue †2009 12 7Cody Grimm, Virginia Tech 2009 13 7Mychal Sisson, Colorado St. †2010 12 7Nordly Capi, Colorado St. 2011 12 7Vinny Curry, Marshall 2011 13 7Jarvis Jones, Georgia †2012 12 7Harold Landry, Boston College †2016 13 7
Season Forced Fumbles Per GamePlayer, Team Year G FF FF/GElvis Dumervil, Louisville †2005 12 *10 *0.83Whitney Mercilus, Illinois †2011 13 9 0.69Dwight Freeney, Syracuse †2001 12 8 0.67Tom Canada, California †2002 9 6 0.67Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech 2005 12 8 0.67Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan St. †2007 12 8 0.67Quintin Mikell, Boise St. 2002 13 8 0.62Bob Sanders, Iowa †2003 10 6 0.60Sherrod Martin, Troy 2007 10 6 0.60Derrick Johnson, Texas †2004 12 7 0.58Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue †2009 12 7 0.58Mychal Sisson, Colorado St. †2010 12 7 0.58Nordly Capi, Colorado St. 2011 12 7 0.58Jarvis Jones, Georgia †2012 12 7 0.58Robert Thomas, UCLA †2000 11 6 0.55Brian Lape, Western Mich. 2001 11 6 0.55Cory Smith, NC State 2001 11 6 0.55Ryan Claridge, UNLV 2001 11 6 0.55Oshiomogho Atogwe, Stanford 2003 11 6 0.55Byron Santiago, Louisiana Tech 2005 11 6 0.55Nigel Harris, South Fla. †2014 11 6 0.55Claude Harriott, Pittsburgh 2002 13 7 0.54Michael Haynes, Penn St. 2002 13 7 0.54Phillip Perry, San Jose St. 2002 13 7 0.54Grant Wiley, West Virginia 2003 13 7 0.54Cody Grimm, Virginia Tech 2009 13 7 0.54Vinny Curry, Marshall 2011 13 7 0.54Harold Landry, Boston College †2016 13 7 0.54
Career Forced FumblesPlayer, Team Years G FFKhalil Mack, Buffalo 2010-13 48 *16Chris Borland, Wisconsin 2009-13 53 15Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2000-02 34 14Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 2000-02 36 14Kenechi Udeze, Southern California 2001-03 37 14Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 2007-10 48 14Cordarro Law, Southern Miss. 2008-11 53 14Zack Follett, California 2005-08 49 13Stryker Sulak, Missouri 2005-08 54 13Jabaree Tuani, Navy 2008-11 52 12Khaseem Greene, Rutgers 2009-12 51 12Marcus Oliver, Indiana 2013-16 39 12
Career Forced Fumbles Per Game(Min. 20 games played; player must have concluded his career)Player, Team Years G FF FF/GJonal Saint-Dic, Michigan St. 2005-07 24 10 *0.417Antwan Peek, Cincinnati 2000-02 34 14 0.412Tom Canada, California 2001-02 20 8 0.400Terrell Suggs, Arizona St. 2000-02 36 14 0.389Kenechi Udeze, Southern California 2001-03 37 14 0.378Khalil Mack, Buffalo 2010-13 48 *16 0.333Robert Quinn, North Carolina 2008-09 25 8 0.320Jonathan Dowling, Western Ky. 2010, 12-13 26 8 0.308Marcus Oliver, Indiana 2013-16 39 12 0.308Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St. 2012-13 23 7 0.304Whitney Mercilus, Illinois 2009-11 37 11 0.297Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 2007-10 48 14 0.292Chris Borland, Wisconsin 2009-13 53 15 0.283D.J. Hayden, Houston 2011-12 22 6 0.273Brandon Bell, Penn St. 2015-16 22 6 0.273Zack Follett, California 2005-08 49 13 0.265Cordarro Law, Southern Miss. 2008-11 53 14 0.264Scott Crichton, Oregon St. 2011-13 38 10 0.263Nate Jackson, Hawaii 2000-01 23 6 0.261Dezman Moses, Tulane 2010-11 23 6 0.261Devin Chappell, Oregon St. 2015-16 23 6 0.261
Annual Champions‡In 2000, the total was forced fumbles plus fumbles recovered. Beginning in 2001, FF was forced fumbles only.Year Player, Team G FF FF/G2000 Marques Anderson, UCLA 10 ‡7 0.70
Tony Hardman, UCF 10 ‡7 0.702001 Dwight Freeney, Syracuse 12 8 0.672002 Tom Canada, California 9 6 0.672003 Bob Sanders, Iowa 10 6 0.602004 Derrick Johnson, Texas 12 7 0.582005 Elvis Dumervil, Louisville 12 *10 *0.832006 Jeramie Johnson, Mississippi St. 12 5 0.42
Clint Session, Pittsburgh 12 5 0.42Jack Williams, Kent St. 12 5 0.42
2007 Jonal Saint-Dic, Michigan St. 12 8 0.672008 Zach Arnett, New Mexico 12 6 0.50
Stephen Anderson, Army West Point 10 5 0.502009 Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue 12 7 0.582010 Mychal Sisson, Colorado St. 12 7 0.582011 Whitney Mercilus, Illinois 13 9 0.692012 Jarvis Jones, Georgia 12 7 0.582013 Jonathan Dowling, Western Ky. 12 6 0.502014 Nigel Harris, South Fla. 11 6 0.552015 Carl Nassib, Penn St. 13 6 0.46
Year Player, Team G FF FF/G2016 Harold Landry, Boston College 13 7 0.54
INTERCEPTIONS*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player.
Season InterceptionsPlayer, Team Year Cl. G Int Int/G YardsAl Worley, Washington †1968 Sr. 10 *14 *1.40 130Gerod Holliman, Louisville †2014 Jr. 13 *14 1.08 245George Shaw, Oregon †1951 Fr. 10 13 1.30 136David Amerson, NC State †2011 So. 13 13 1.00 205Hank Rich, Arizona St. †1950 Sr. 10 12 1.20 135Bill Albrecht, Washington 1951 So. 10 12 1.20 140Frank Polito, Villanova †1971 So. 10 12 1.20 261Terry Hoage, Georgia †1982 Jr. 10 12 1.20 51Tony Thurman, Boston College †1984 Sr. 11 12 1.09 99Cornelius Price, Houston †1989 Jr. 11 12 1.09 187Bob Navarro, Eastern Mich. †1989 Jr. 11 12 1.09 73Terrell Buckley, Florida St. †1991 Jr. 12 12 1.00 238Elmer Tarbox, Texas Tech †1938 Sr. 11 11 1.00 89Henry King, Utah St. †1966 Sr. 10 11 1.10 180Steve Haterius, West Tex. A&M †1967 Sr. 11 11 1.00 90Seth Miller, Arizona St. †1969 Sr. 10 11 1.10 63Mike Haynes, Arizona St. †1974 Jr. 12 11 0.92 115Dre’ Bly, North Carolina †1996 Fr. 11 11 1.00 141Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin †2002 So. 14 11 0.79 115
Career InterceptionsPlayer, Team Years Int. Yards Yds/GAl Brosky, Illinois 1950-52 *29 356 12.3John Provost, Holy Cross 1972-74 27 470 17.4Martin Bayless, Bowling Green 1980-83 27 266 9.9Tom Curtis, Michigan 1967-69 25 440 17.6Tony Thurman, Boston College 1981-84 25 221 8.8Tracy Saul, Texas Tech 1989-92 25 425 17.0Jeff Nixon, Richmond 1975-78 23 377 16.4Jim Bolding, East Carolina 1973-76 22 143 6.5Bennie Blades, Miami (FL) 1984-87 22 355 16.1Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio St. 1968-70 21 226 10.8Barry Hill, Iowa St. 1972-74 21 202 9.6Chuck Cecil, Arizona 1984-87 21 241 11.5Terrell Buckley, Florida St. 1989-91 21 *501 23.9Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin 1998-00 21 459 21.9Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin 2001-04 21 251 12.0Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest 2005-08 21 254 12.1Lynn Chandnois, Michigan St. 1946-49 20 410 20.5Bobby Wilson, Ole Miss 1946-49 20 369 18.5Tom Wilson, Colgate 1964-66 20 215 10.8Jackie Wallace, Arizona 1970-72 20 250 12.5Dave Atkinson, BYU 1971-73 20 222 11.1Artimus Parker, Southern California 1971-73 20 268 13.4Charles Jefferson, McNeese St. 1975-78 20 95 4.8Chris Williams, LSU 1977-80 20 91 4.6Anthony Young, Temple 1981-84 20 230 11.5Mark Collins, Cal St. Fullerton 1982-85 20 193 9.7
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Player, Team Years Int. Yards Yds/GKevin Smith, Texas A&M 1988-91 20 289 14.5Dre’ Bly, North Carolina 1996-98 20 198 9.9Mitch Meeuwsen, Oregon St. 2001-04 20 149 7.5
Annual ChampionsYear Player, Team Cl. Int. Yards1938 Elmer Tarbox, Texas Tech Sr. 11 891939 Harold Van Every, Minnesota Sr. 8 591940 Dick Morgan, Tulsa Jr. 7 2101941 Bobby Robertson, Southern California Sr. 9 1261942 Ray Evans, Kansas Jr. 10 761943 Jay Stoves, Washington Sr. 7 1391944 Jim Hardy, Southern California Sr. 8 731945 Jake Leicht, Oregon So. 9 1951946 Larry Hatch, Washington So. 8 1141947 John Bruce, William & Mary Jr. 9 781948 Jay Van Noy, Utah St. Jr. 8 2281949 Bobby Wilson, Ole Miss Sr. 10 701950 Hank Rich, Arizona St. Sr. 12 1351951 George Shaw, Oregon Fr. 13 1361952 Cecil Ingram, Alabama Jr. 10 1631953 Bob Garrett, Stanford Sr. 9 801954 Gary Glick, Colorado St. Jr. 8 1681955 Sam Wesley, Oregon St. Jr. 7 611956 Jack Hill, Utah St. Sr. 7 1321957 Ray Toole, North Texas Sr. 7 1331958 Jim Norton, Idaho Jr. 9 2221959 Bud Whitehead, Florida St. Jr. 6 1111960 Bob O’Billovich, Montana Jr. 7 711961 Joe Zuger, Arizona St. Sr. 10 1211962 Byron Beaver, Houston Sr. 10 561963 Dick Kern, William & Mary Sr. 8 1161964 Tony Carey, Notre Dame Jr. 8 1211965 Bob Sullivan, Maryland Sr. 10 611966 Henry King, Utah St. Sr. 11 1801967 Steve Haterius, West Tex. A&M Sr. 11 901968 Al Worley, Washington Sr. *14 1301969 Seth Miller, Arizona St. Sr. 11 63
Beginning in 1970, ranked on per-game (instead of total) numberYear Player, Team Cl. G Int. I/G Yards1970 Mike Sensibaugh, Ohio St. Sr. 8 8 1.00 401971 Frank Polito, Villanova So. 10 12 1.20 2611972 Mike Townsend, Notre Dame Jr. 10 10 1.00 391973 Mike Gow, Illinois Jr. 11 10 0.91 1421974 Mike Haynes, Arizona St. Jr. 12 11 0.92 1151975 Jim Bolding, East Carolina Jr. 10 10 1.00 511976 Anthony Francis, Houston Jr. 11 10 0.91 1181977 Paul Lawler, Colgate Sr. 9 7 0.78 531978 Pete Harris, Penn St. Jr. 11 10 0.91 1551979 Joe Callan, Ohio Sr. 9 9 1.00 1101980 Ronnie Lott, Southern California Sr. 11 8 0.73 166
Steve McNamee, William & Mary Sr. 11 8 0.73 125Greg Benton, Drake Sr. 11 8 0.73 119Jeff Hipp, Georgia Sr. 11 8 0.73 104Mike Richardson, Arizona St. So. 11 8 0.73 89Vann McElroy, Baylor Jr. 11 8 0.73 73
1981 Sam Shaffer, Temple Sr. 10 9 0.90 76
Year Player, Team Cl. G Int. I/G Yards1982 Terry Hoage, Georgia Jr. 10 12 1.20 511983 Martin Bayless, Bowling Green Sr. 11 10 0.91 641984 Tony Thurman, Boston College Sr. 11 12 1.09 991985 Chris White, Tennessee Sr. 11 9 0.82 168
Kevin Walker, East Carolina Sr. 11 9 0.82 1551986 Bennie Blades, Miami (FL) Jr. 11 10 0.91 1281987 Keith McMeans, Virginia Fr. 10 9 0.90 351988 Kurt Larson, Michigan St. (LB) Sr. 11 8 0.73 78
Andy Logan, Kent St. Sr. 11 8 0.73 541989 Cornelius Price, Houston Jr. 11 12 1.09 187
Bob Navarro, Eastern Mich. Jr. 11 12 1.09 731990 Jerry Parks, Houston Jr. 11 8 0.73 1241991 Terrell Buckley, Florida St. Jr. 12 12 1.00 2381992 Carlton McDonald, Air Force Sr. 11 8 0.73 1091993 Orlanda Thomas, Louisiana Jr. 11 9 0.82 841994 Aaron Beasley, West Virginia Jr. 12 10 0.83 1331995 Willie Smith, Louisiana Tech Jr. 10 8 0.80 651996 Dre’ Bly, North Carolina Fr. 11 11 1.00 1411997 Brian Lee, Wyoming Sr. 11 8 0.73 1031998 Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin Fr. 9 6 0.67 991999 Deltha O’Neal, California Sr. 11 9 0.82 280
Deon Grant, Tennessee Jr. 11 9 0.82 167Rodregis Brooks, UAB Jr. 11 9 0.82 152
Annual Champions(Ranked on Total Yards Until 1970)Year Player, Team Cl. PR Yards Yds/P1939 Bosh Pritchard, VMI So. 42 583 13.91940 Junie Hovious, Ole Miss Sr. 33 498 15.11941 Bill Geyer, Colgate Sr. 33 616 18.71942 Bill Hillenbrand, Indiana Jr. 23 481 20.91943 Marion Flanagan, Texas A&M Jr. 49 475 9.71944 Joe Stuart, California Jr. 39 372 9.51945 Jake Leicht, Oregon So. 28 395 14.11946 Harry Gilmer, Alabama Jr. 37 436 11.81947 Lindy Berry, TCU So. 42 493 11.71948 Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt Jr. 43 *791 18.41949 Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt Sr. 35 498 14.21950 Dave Waters, Wash. & Lee Jr. 30 445 14.81951 Tom Murphy, Holy Cross So. 25 533 21.31952 Horton Nesrsta, Rice Jr. 44 536 12.21953 Paul Giel, Minnesota Sr. 17 288 16.91954 Dicky Maegle, Rice Sr. 15 293 19.51955 Mike Sommer, George Washington So. 24 330 13.81956 Bill Stacy, Mississippi St. Jr. 24 290 12.11957 Bobby Mulgado, Arizona St. Sr. 14 267 19.11958 Howard Cook, Colorado Sr. 24 242 10.11959 Pervis Atkins, New Mexico St. Jr. 16 241 15.11960 Lance Alworth, Arkansas Jr. 18 307 17.11961 Lance Alworth, Arkansas Sr. 28 336 12.01962 Darrell Roberts, Utah St. Sr. 16 333 20.81963 Ken Hatfield, Arkansas Jr. 21 350 16.71964 Ken Hatfield, Arkansas Sr. 31 518 16.71965 Nick Rassas, Notre Dame Sr. 24 459 19.11966 Vic Washington, Wyoming Jr. 34 443 13.01967 Mike Battle, Southern California Jr. 47 570 12.11968 Roger Wehrli, Missouri Sr. 41 478 11.71969 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/P1970 Steve Holden, Arizona St. So. 17 327 2 94 19.21971 Golden Richards, BYU Jr. 33 624 4 87 18.91972 Randy Rhino, Georgia Tech So. 25 441 1 96 17.61973 Gary Hayman, Penn St. Sr. 23 442 1 83 19.2
Year Player, Team Cl. PR Yards TD Long Yds/P1974 John Provost, Holy Cross Sr. 13 238 2 85 18.31975 Donnie Ross, New Mexico St. Sr. 21 338 1 #81 16.11976 Henry Jenkins, Rutgers Sr. 30 449 0 #40 15.01977 Robert Woods, Grambling Sr. ††11 279 3 72 25.41978 Ira Matthews, Wisconsin Sr. 16 270 3 78 16.91979 Jeffrey Shockley, Tennessee St. Sr. 27 456 1 79 16.91980 Scott Woerner, Georgia Sr. 31 488 1 67 15.71981 Glen Young, Mississippi St. Jr. 19 307 2 87 16.21982 Lionel James, Auburn Jr. 25 394 0 #63 15.81983 Jim Sandusky, San Diego St. Sr. 20 381 1 90 19.01984 Ricky Nattiel, Florida So. 22 346 1 67 15.71985 Erroll Tucker, Utah Sr. 16 389 2 89 24.31986 Rod Smith, Nebraska Jr. ‡‡12 227 1 63 18.91987 Alan Grant, Stanford Jr. 27 446 2 77 16.51988 Deion Sanders, Florida St. Sr. 33 503 1 76 15.21989 Larry Hargrove, Ohio Sr. 17 309 2 83 18.21990 Dave McCloughan, Colorado Sr. 32 524 2 90 16.41991 Bo Campbell, Virginia Tech Jr. 15 273 0 45 18.21992 Lee Gissendaner, Northwestern Jr. 15 327 1 72 21.81993 Aaron Glenn, Texas A&M Sr. 17 339 2 76 19.91994 Steve Clay, Eastern Mich. Jr. 14 278 1 65 19.91995 James Dye, BYU Jr. 20 438 2 90 21.91996 Allen Rossum, Notre Dame Jr. 15 344 3 83 22.91997 Tim Dwight, Iowa Sr. 19 367 3 — 19.31998 David Allen, Kansas St. So. 33 730 4 93 22.11999 Dennis Northcutt, Arizona Sr. 23 436 2 81 19.02000 Aaron Lockett, Kansas St. Jr. 22 501 3 83 22.82001 Roman Hollowell, Colorado Sr. 29 522 2 77 18.02002 Dan Sheldon, Northern Ill. So. 21 477 3 90 22.72003 Skyler Green, LSU So. 25 462 2 80 18.52004 Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio St. Fr. 15 384 4 82 25.62005 Maurice Drew, UCLA Jr. 15 427 3 81 *28.52006 DeSean Jackson, California So. 25 455 4 95 18.22007 Kevin Robinson, Utah St. Sr. 20 378 1 70 18.92008 Antonio Brown, Central Mich. So. 20 410 1 75 20.52009 Greg Reid, Florida St. Fr. 21 387 1 68 18.42010 Shaky Smithson, Utah Sr. 30 572 2 78 19.12011 Dustin Harris, Texas A&M Jr. 18 335 1 72 18.22012 Tramaine Thompson, Kansas St. Jr. 16 316 1 89 19.82013 Ryan Switzer, North Carolina Fr. 24 502 *5 86 20.92014 Tyler Lockett, Kansas St. Sr. 21 402 2 58 19.12015 Cameron Sutton, Tennessee Jr. 25 467 2 85 18.72016 Brisly Estime, Syracuse Sr. 16 283 0 74 17.7
#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.
Annual Punt Return Leaders (1939-69) - Based On Average Per Return(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
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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.
Annual Champions(Ranked on total yards until 1970)Year Player, Team Cl. KR Yards Yds/R1939 Nile Kinnick, Iowa Sr. 15 377 25.11940 Jack Emigh, Montana Sr. 18 395 21.91941 Earl Ray, Wyoming So. 23 496 21.61942 Frank Porto, California Sr. 17 483 28.41943 Paul Copoulos, Marquette So. 11 384 34.91944 Paul Copoulos, Marquette Jr. 14 337 24.11945 Al Dekdebrun, Cornell Sr. 14 321 22.91946 Forrest Hall, San Francisco Jr. 15 573 38.21947 Doak Walker, SMU So. 10 387 38.71948 Bill Gregus, Wake Forest Jr. 19 503 26.51949 Johnny Subda, Nevada Sr. 18 444 24.71950 Chuck Hill, New Mexico Jr. 27 729 27.01951 Chuck Hill, New Mexico Sr. 17 504 29.61952 Curly Powell, VMI Sr. 27 517 19.11953 Max McGee, Tulane Sr. 17 371 21.81954 Art Luppino, Arizona So. 20 632 31.61955 Sam Woolwine, VMI Jr. 22 471 21.41956 Sam Woolwine, VMI Sr. 18 503 27.91957 Overton Curtis, Utah St. Jr. 23 695 30.21958 Sonny Randle, Virginia Sr. 21 506 24.11959 Don Perkins, New Mexico Sr. 15 520 34.71960 Bruce Samples, BYU Sr. 23 577 25.11961 Dick Mooney, Idaho Sr. 23 494 21.51962 Donnie Frederick, Wake Forest Sr. 29 660 22.81963 Gary Wood, Cornell Sr. 19 618 32.51964 Dan Bland, Mississippi St. Jr. 20 558 27.91965 Eric Crabtree, Pittsburgh Sr. 25 636 25.41966 Marcus Rhoden, Mississippi St. Sr. 26 572 22.01967 Joe Casas, New Mexico Sr. 23 602 26.21968 Mike Adamle, Northwestern So. 34 732 21.51969 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/R1970 Stan Brown, Purdue Sr. 19 638 33.61971 Paul Loughran, Temple Jr. 15 502 33.51972 Larry Williams, Texas Tech So. 16 493 30.8 1973 Steve Odom, Utah Sr. 21 618 29.41974 Anthony Davis, Southern California Sr. ††11 467 42.51975 John Schultz, Maryland Sr. 13 403 31.01976 Ira Matthews, Wisconsin So. 14 415 29.6
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Year Player, Team Cl. KR Yards Yds/R1977 Tony Ball, Chattanooga Fr. 13 473 36.41978 Drew Hill, Georgia Tech Sr. 19 570 30.01979 Stevie Nelson, Ball St. Fr. 18 565 31.41980 Mike Fox, San Diego St. So. †11 361 32.81981 Frank Minnifield, Louisville Jr. 11 334 30.41982 Carl Monroe, Utah Sr. 14 421 30.11983 Henry Williams, East Carolina Jr. 19 591 31.11984 Keith Henderson, Texas Tech Fr. 13 376 28.91985 Erroll Tucker, Utah Sr. 24 698 29.11986 Terrance Roulhac, Clemson Sr. 17 561 33.01987 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St. So. 14 442 31.61988 Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame Fr. #12 433 36.11989 Tony Smith, Southern Miss. So. 14 455 32.51990 Dale Carter, Tennessee Jr. 17 507 29.81991 Fred Montgomery, New Mexico St. Jr. 25 734 29.41992 Fred Montgomery, New Mexico St. Sr. 14 457 32.61993 Leeland McElroy, Texas A&M Fr. 15 590 39.31994 Eric Moulds, Mississippi St. Jr. †13 426 32.81995 Robert Tate, Cincinnati Jr. 15 515 34.31996 Tremain Mack, Miami (FL) Jr. 13 514 39.51997 Eric Booth, Southern Miss. Sr. 22 766 34.81998 Broderick McGrew, North Texas Jr. 18 587 32.61999 James Williams, Marshall Sr. 15 493 32.92000 LaTarence Dunbar, TCU So. 15 506 33.72001 Chris Massey, Oklahoma St. Jr. 15 522 34.82002 Charles Pauley, San Jose St. Sr. 31 978 31.62003 Michael Waddell, North Carolina Sr. 15 475 31.7
J.R. Reed, South Fla. Sr. 18 570 31.72004 Justin Miller, Clemson Jr. 20 661 33.12005 Jonathan Stewart, Oregon Fr. 12 404 33.72006 Marcus Thigpen, Indiana So. 24 723 30.12007 A.J. Jefferson, Fresno St. So. 26 930 35.82008 Travis Shelton, Temple Sr. 23 720 31.32009 Ray Fisher, Indiana Sr. 17 635 37.42010 Nick Williams, UConn So. 17 600 35.32011 Raheem Mostert, Purdue Fr. 25 837 33.52012 Quincy McDuffie, UCF Sr. 17 582 34.22013 Kermit Whitfield, Florida St. Fr. 17 619 36.42014 JJ Nelson, UAB Sr. 22 843 38.32015 Evan Berry, Tennessee So. 21 804 38.32016 Kylen Towner, Western Ky. Jr. 26 1,048 40.3
‡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.
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.
Single-Game Field GoalsFG Player, Team (Opponent) Date7 Mike Prindle, Western Mich. (Marshall) Sept. 29, 19847 Dale Klein, Nebraska (Missouri) Oct. 19, 19856 Charley Gogolak, Princeton (Rutgers) Sept. 25, 19656 Frank Nester, West Virginia (Villanova) Sept. 9, 19726 Vince Fusco, Duke (Clemson) Oct. 16, 19766 Al Del Greco, Auburn (Kentucky) Oct. 9, 19826 Alan Smith, Texas A&M (Arkansas St.) Sept. 17, 19836 Bobby Raymond, Florida (Florida St.) Dec. 3, 19836 John Lee, UCLA (San Diego St.) Sept. 8, 19846 Bobby Raymond, Florida (Kentucky) Nov. 17, 19846 Sean Fleming, Wyoming (Arkansas St.) Sept. 15, 19906 Philip Doyle, Alabama (Louisiana) Oct. 6, 19906 Rusty Hanna, Toledo (Northern Ill.) Nov. 21, 19926 Cory Wedel, Wyoming (Idaho) Aug. 31, 19966 Josh McGee, North Carolina (Duke) Nov. 20, 19996 Billy Bennett, Georgia (Georgia Tech) Nov. 24, 20016 Jonathan Nichols, Ole Miss (Texas Tech) Sept. 27, 20036 Alexis Serna, Oregon St. (Washington) Nov. 5, 20056 Richard Jackson, Clemson (Boston College) Sept. 19, 20096 Brian Davis, Arkansas St. (Central Ark.) Sept. 24, 20116 Matt Hogan, Houston (UAB) Oct. 13, 20126 Jaden Oberkrom, TCU (Texas Tech) Oct. 20, 20126 Taylor Bertolet, Texas A&M (Vanderbilt) Nov. 21, 20156 Zane Gonzalez, Arizona St. (California) Nov. 28, 20156 Joey Slye, Virginia Tech (Pittsburgh) Oct. 27, 20166 Daniel Carlson, Auburn (LSU) Sept. 24, 20166 Ricky Aguayo, Florida St. (Ole Miss) Sept. 5, 2016
Season Field GoalsPlayer, Team Year Cl. G FG Att. Pct. FG/GBilly Bennett, Georgia †2003 Sr. 14 *31 38 .816 2.21Josh Lambert, West Virginia †2014 So. 13 30 *39 .769 2.31Leigh Tiffin, Alabama †2009 Sr. 14 30 35 .857 2.14John Lee, UCLA †1984 Jr. 11 29 33 .879 *2.64John Sullivan, New Mexico †2007 Sr. 12 29 35 .829 2.42Randy Bullock, Texas A&M †2011 Sr. 13 29 33 .879 2.23Louie Zervos, Ohio †2016 So. 14 29 35 .829 2.07Paul Woodside, West Virginia †1982 So. 11 28 31 .903 2.55
Season Field Goals Made Per GamePlayer, Team Year Cl. G FG Att. Pct. FG/GJohn Lee, UCLA †1984 Jr. 11 29 33 .879 *2.64Paul Woodside, West Virginia †1982 So. 11 28 31 .903 2.55Luis Zendejas, Arizona St. †1983 Jr. 11 28 37 .757 2.55John Sullivan, New Mexico †2007 Sr. 12 29 35 .829 2.42Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati †2000 So. 11 26 29 .897 2.36Josh Lambert, West Virginia †2014 So. 13 30 *39 .769 2.31John Diettrich, Ball St. †1985 Jr. 11 25 29 .862 2.27Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee 1982 So. 12 27 31 .871 2.25Sebastian Janikowski, Florida St. †1998 So. 12 27 32 .844 2.25Randy Bullock, Texas A&M †2011 Sr. 13 29 33 .879 2.23Billy Bennett, Georgia †2003 Sr. 14 *31 38 .816 2.21Kendall Trainor, Arkansas †1988 Jr. 11 24 27 .889 2.18Philip Doyle, Alabama †1990 Sr. 11 24 29 .828 2.18Remy Hamilton, Michigan †1994 So. 11 24 29 .828 2.18Brad Bohn, Utah St. 1998 So. 11 24 28 .857 2.18Graham Gano, Florida St. †2008 Sr. 11 24 26 .923 2.18Nick Browne, TCU 2003 Sr. 13 28 33 .848 2.15Justin Medlock, UCLA †2006 Sr. 13 28 32 .875 2.15Kai Forbath, UCLA †2009 Jr. 13 28 31 .903 2.15Josh Jasper, LSU †2010 Sr. 13 28 34 .824 2.15Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St. †2012 Sr. 13 28 34 .824 2.15Daniel Carlson, Auburn †2016 Jr. 13 28 32 .875 2.15Leigh Tiffin, Alabama 2009 Sr. 14 30 35 .857 2.14Paul Martinez, Oregon †2005 Jr. 9 19 24 .792 2.11Alexis Serna, Oregon St. †2005 So. 9 19 24 .792 2.11
Season Field-Goal Percentage(Minimum 1.5 FGM per game)Player, Team Year Cl. G FG Att. Pct. FG/GCairo Santos, Tulane †2012 Jr. 12 21 21 *1.000 1.75Marc Primanti, NC State †1996 Sr. 11 20 20 *1.000 1.82Nate Freese, Boston College †2013 Sr. 13 20 20 *1.000 1.54
1990 Philip Doyle, Alabama 11 24 29 2.18 .828 471991 Doug Brien, California 11 19 28 1.73 .679 501992 Joe Allison, Memphis 11 23 25 2.09 .920 511993 Michael Proctor, Alabama 12 22 29 1.83 .759 531994 Remy Hamilton, Michigan 11 24 29 2.18 .828 421995 Michael Reeder, TCU 11 23 25 2.09 .920 471996 Rafael Garcia, Virginia 11 21 27 1.91 .778 461997 Brad Palazzo, Tulane 11 23 28 2.09 .821 521998 Sebastian Janikowski, Florida St. 12 27 32 2.25 .844 531999 Sebastian Janikowski, Florida St. 11 23 30 2.09 .767 542000 Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati 11 26 29 2.36 .897 422001 Todd Sievers, Miami (FL) 11 21 26 1.91 .808 482002 Nick Browne, TCU 12 23 30 1.92 .767 502003 Billy Bennett, Georgia 14 *31 38 2.21 .816 522004 Mike Nugent, Ohio St. 12 24 27 2.00 .889 55
Tyler Jones, Boise St. 12 24 27 2.00 .889 482005 Paul Martinez, Oregon 9 19 24 2.11 .792 51
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Year Player, Team G FGM Att. FG/G Pct. Long2006 Justin Medlock, UCLA 13 28 32 2.15 .875 512007 John Sullivan, New Mexico 12 29 35 2.42 .829 532008 Graham Gano, Florida St. 11 24 26 2.18 .923 532009 Kai Forbath, UCLA 13 28 31 2.15 .903 532010 Josh Jasper, LSU 13 28 34 2.15 .824 532011 Randy Bullock, Texas A&M 13 29 33 2.23 .879 522012 Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St. 13 28 34 2.15 .824 512013 Marshall Morgan, Georgia 11 22 24 2.00 .917 562014 Josh Lambert, West Virginia 13 30 *39 2.31 .769 552015 Michael Badgley, Miami (FL) 12 25 30 2.08 .833 572016 Daniel Carlson, Auburn 13 28 32 2.15 .875 53
BLOCKED-KICK RECORDSSpecial 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.
Single-Game Blocked PuntsBP Player, Team (Opponenet) Date4 Ken Irvin, Memphis (Arkansas) Sept. 26, 19924 James King, Central Mich. (Michigan St.) Sept. 8, 20013 Joshua Adams, Ohio (Gardner-Webb) Sept. 1, 20072 Mark Capuano, NC State (Georgia) Sept. 14, 19672 Richard Johnson, Wisconsin (Missouri) Sept. 15, 19842 Carlton McDonald, Air Force (Colorado St.) Sept. 1, 19902 Mike Reid, NC State (Kent St.) Sept. 14, 19912 Brian McCray, Air Force (Colorado St.) Sept. 11, 19932 Barron Miles, Nebraska (Pacific) Sept. 24, 19942 Bill Chopp, Western Mich. (Michigan St.) Sept. 6, 19972 Tim Curry, Air Force (Fresno St.) Oct. 18, 19972 Terrence Holt, NC State (Texas) Aug. 28, 19992 Chris Crocker, Marshall (Michigan St.) Sept. 9, 20002 Robert Grant, Hawaii (SMU) Oct. 6, 20012 Terrence Holt, NC State (Navy) Sept. 7, 20022 Lannie Hopkins, Nebraska (Kansas) Nov. 9, 20022 Sean Considine, Iowa (Iowa St.) Sept. 13, 20032 Fashad Washington, Kansas St. (Colorado) Oct. 18, 20032 Tyrone Henderson, Colorado (Washington St.) Sept. 11, 20042 Ivan Clark, Marshall (Buffalo) Oct. 23, 20042 Kieron Williams, Nebraska (Southern California) Dec. 27, 20142 Sharif Finch, Temple (East Carolina) Oct. 22, 20152 Tony Reid, Miami (OH) (Akron) Nov. 14, 20152 McKinley Whitfield, Tulsa (N.C. A&T) Sept. 17, 2016
Season Blocked PuntsPlayer, Team Year BPJames King, Central Mich. †2001 *7Jermaine Mays, Minnesota †2002 5Ken Irvin, Memphis †1992 4Bracey Walker, North Carolina †1993 4Tim Curry, Air Force †1997 4Terrol Dillon, Texas †1999 4Chris James, Alabama †2003 4Rashad Washington, Kansas St. †2003 4Mark Capuano, NC State †1967 3Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas St. †1975 3Richard Johnson, Wisconsin †1984 3James Francis, Baylor †1989 3Barron Miles, Nebraska †1994 3Kendrell Bell, Georgia †1999 3Manny Lawson, NC State 2002 3Charles Tillman, Louisiana 2002 3Joshua Adams, Ohio †2007 3Chris Milton, Georgia Tech †2013 3Soma Vainuku, Southern California †2013 3Kieron Williams, Nebraska †2014 3Sharif Finch, Temple †2015 3Anthony Taylor, Texas St. †2016 3
Note: Before NCAA records, Joe Stydahar of West Virginia blocked seven punts in 1934.
Career Blocked PuntsPlayer, Team Year BPJames King, Central Mich. 2001-04 *10Barron Miles, Nebraska 1992-94 7Tim Curry, Air Force 1996-98 7Woody Jones, NC State 1939-41 6Max McGeary, Baylor 1977-80 6Bracey Walker, North Carolina 1990-93 6Matt Harding, Hawaii 1992-95 6Jermaine Mays, Minnesota 1998-00, 02 6Joshua Adams, Ohio 2003-07 6James Ferebee, New Mexico St. 1978-81 5Merton Hanks, Iowa 1987-90 5
BLOCKED FIELD GOALS*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player.
Single-Game Blocked Field GoalsBFG Player, Team (Opponenet) Date2 Mike Washington, Alabama (Mississippi St.) Nov. 3, 19732 Louie Meadows, NC State (Maryland) Oct. 10, 19812 Matt Harding, Hawaii (San Diego St.) Oct. 9, 19932 Jerald Henry, Southern California (California) Oct. 22, 19942 Pat Larson, Wyoming (Fresno St.) Nov. 18, 19952 Kyle Vanden Bosch, Nebraska (Texas A&M) Nov. 6, 19992 Antwan Peek, Cincinnati [Miami (OH)] Oct. 28, 20002 Justin Pendry, Air Force (Tennessee Tech) Sept. 8, 20012 Alton Moore, Auburn (Georgia) Nov. 10, 2001
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BFG Player, Team (Opponenet) Date2 Chris Barry, Nevada (Washington) Oct. 11, 20032 Daniel Bazuin, Central Mich. (Kent St.) Oct. 2, 20042 Curtis Pulley, Kentucky (Ole Miss) Oct. 22, 20052 Cory Flom, Western Mich. (Indiana) Sept. 2, 20062 Kenny Iwebema, Iowa (Syracuse) Sept. 8, 20072 Fili Moala, Southern California (Arizona St.) Oct. 11, 20082 Margus Hunt, SMU (East Carolina) Oct. 10, 20092 Terrence Cody, Alabama (Tennessee) Oct. 24, 20092 Raphael Guidry, Kansas St. (Texas Tech) Oct. 15, 20112 Shaquil Barrett, Colorado St. (Cal Poly) Sept. 14, 20132 Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St. (Southern Miss.) Sept. 28, 20132 Bernard Sarra, Navy (Notre Dame) Nov. 1, 20142 Bronson Kaufusi, BYU (Utah St.) Nov. 28, 20152 Chris Wormley, Michigan (UCF) Sept. 10, 2016
Season Blocked Field GoalsPlayer, Team Year BFGLonnell Dewalt, Kentucky †2004 *6Mike Akiu, Hawaii †1982 4Greg Thomas, Colorado †1991 4Matt Harding, Hawaii †1992 4Rosevelt Colvin, Purdue †1998 4Margus Hunt, SMU †2009 4Terry Hoage, Georgia 1983 3Kyle Vanden Bosch, Nebraska †1999 3Terrence Holt, NC State †2000 3Boss Bailey, Georgia †2002 3Sean Jones, Georgia †2003 3Brian Robison, Texas †2003 3Daniel Bazuin, Central Mich. 2004 3Shaquil Barrett, Colorado St. †2013 3Mike McFarland, South Fla. †2013 3Dan Skipper, Arkansas †2013 3Bernard Sarra, Navy †2014 3Kemoko Turay, Rutgers †2014 3Bronson Kaufusi, BYU †2015 3Trey Hendrickson, Fla. Atlantic †2016 3
Career Blocked Field GoalsPlayer, Team Year BFGMargus Hunt, SMU 2009-11 *9James Ferebee, New Mexico St. 1978-81 8Terrence Holt, NC State 1999-02 8Max McGeary, Baylor 1977-80 6Greg Thomas, Colorado 1988-91 6Lonnell Dewalt, Kentucky 2004 6Matt Harding, Hawaii 1992-95 5Rosevelt Colvin, Purdue 1995-98 5Bobby Iwuchukwu, Purdue 2002-05 5Ben Jacobs, Fresno St. 2007-10 5
BLOCKED EXTRA POINTS*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player.
Single-Game Blocked Extra PointsBEP Player, Team (Opponenet) Date3 Cameron Nwosu, Rice (UCLA) Aug. 30, 20122 Corey Nelson, Air Force (Colorado St.) Nov. 11, 20002 Josh Buhl, Kansas St. (Syracuse) Dec. 29, 20012 Kareem Bland, Middle Tenn. (North Texas) Nov. 23, 20022 Linval Joseph, East Carolina (Kentucky) Jan. 2, 20092 Margus Hunt, SMU (Texas A&M) Sept. 9, 20112 Alexander Hansen, Air Force (UNLV) Nov. 21, 20132 Darius Latham, Indiana (Rutgers) Oct. 17, 20152 Rob Bain, Illinois (Penn St.) Oct. 31, 20152 Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma St. (Texas) Oct 1, 2016
Season Blocked Extra PointsPlayer, Team Year BEPRay Farmer, Duke †1993 *5Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas St. †1975 4James Francis, Baylor †1989 4Bernard Williams, Georgia †1990 3Corey Nelson, Air Force †2000 3Margus Hunt, SMU †2009 3Raphael Guidry, Kansas St. †2011 3Cameron Nwosu, Rice †2012 3Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma St. †2016 3
Career Blocked Extra PointsPlayer, Team Year BEPRay Farmer, Duke 1992-95 *8James Ferebee, New Mexico St. 1978-81 6Matt Roark, Kentucky 2008-11 6Margus Hunt, SMU 2009-11 6Jimmy Lisko, Arkansas St. 1972-75 4Max McGeary, Baylor 1977-80 4James Francis, Baylor 1986-89 4Chad Patton, SMU 1990-93 4Bernard Williams, Georgia 1990-93 4Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma St. 2014-16 4Doug Mills, Purdue 1970-72 3Corey Nelson, Air Force 1998-00 3Kareem Bland, Middle Tenn. 1999-02 3Zach Potter, Nebraska 2005-08 3Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska 2005-09 3Raphael Guidry, Kansas St. 2008-11 3Cameron Nwosu, Rice/SMU 2010-12, 14 3James Castleman, Oklahoma St. 2011-14 3
COMBINED BLOCKED KICKS*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season. ^Active player.
Single-Game Combined Blocked KicksBK Player, Team (Opponenet) Date Breakdown4 Ken Irvin, Memphis (Arkansas) Sept. 26, 1992 4 Punts4 James King, Central Mich. (Michigan St.) Sept. 8, 2001 4 Punts3 Richard Johnson, Wisconsin (Missouri) Sept. 15, 1984 2 Punts; 1 PAT3 Carlton McDonald, Air Force (Colorado St.) Sept. 1, 1990 2 Punts; 1 PAT
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 82
BK Player, Team (Opponenet) Date Breakdown3 Joshua Adams, Ohio (Gardner-Webb) Sept. 1, 2007 3 Punts3 Cameron Nwosu, Rice (UCLA) Aug. 30, 2012 3 PATs
Since 1941, official maximum length of all plays fixed at 100 yards.
RushingYds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year99 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech (Louisiana) 201499 Andre Williams, Boston College (Army West Point) 201299 Ronnie Hillman, San Diego St. (Wyoming) 201199 Broderick Green, Arkansas (Eastern Mich.) 200999 Terry Caulley, UConn (Army West Point) 200699 Eric Vann, Kansas (Oklahoma) 199799 Kelsey Finch, Tennessee (Florida) 197799 Ralph Thompson, West Tex. A&M (Wichita St.) 1970
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year99 Max Anderson, Arizona St. (Wyoming) 196799 Gale Sayers, Kansas (Nebraska) 196398 13 tied. Most recent: Josh Adams, Notre Dame
(Wake Forest)2015
PassingYds. Passer-Receiver, Team (Opponent) Year99 Tommy Armstrong Jr.-Quincy Enunwa, Nebraska (Georgia) 201499 AJ McCarron-Amari Cooper, Alabama (Auburn) 201399 Sean Renfree-Jamison Crowder, Duke [Miami (FL)] 201299 Jeff Tuel-Johnny Forzani, Washington St. (Arizona St.) 200999 Giovanni Vizza-Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas (La.-Monroe) 200799 Dondrial Pinkins-Troy Williamson, South Carolina (Virginia) 200399 Jim Sorgi-Lee Evans, Wisconsin (Akron) 200399 Jason Johnson-Brandon Marshall, Arizona (Idaho) 200199 Dan Urban-Justin McCariens, Northern Ill. (Ball St.) 200099 Drew Brees-Vinny Sutherland, Purdue (Northwestern) 199999 Troy DeGar-Wes Caswell, Tulsa (Oklahoma) 199699 John Paci-Thomas Lewis, Indiana (Penn St.) 199399 Gino Torretta-Horace Copeland, Miami (FL) (Arkansas) 199199 Scott Ankrom-James Maness, TCU (Rice) 198499 Cris Collinsworth-Derrick Gaffney, Florida (Rice) 197799 Terry Peel-Robert Ford, Houston (San Diego St.) 197299 Terry Peel-Robert Ford, Houston (Syracuse) 197099 Colin Clapton-Eddie Jenkins, Holy Cross (Boston U.) 197099 Bo Burris-Warren McVea, Houston (Washington St.) 196699 Fred Owens-Jack Ford, Portland [Saint Mary’s (CA)] 194798 24 tied. Most recent: Austin Appleby-Tyrie Cleveland, Florida
(LSU)2016
Interception ReturnsSince 1941, 101 players have returned interceptions 100 yards. The most recent:Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year100 Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama (Arkansas) 2016100 Curtis Mikell, Southern Miss. (UTEP) 2016Quintin 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.
Punt ReturnsYds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year100‡ Chris Davis, Auburn (Alabama) 2013100‡ Odell Beckham Jr., LSU (UAB) 2013100 Keo Shiloh, Idaho (Northern Ill.) 2007100 Courtney Davis, Bowling Green (Kent St.) 1996100 Eddie Kennison, LSU (Mississippi St.) 1994100‡ Richie Luzzi, Clemson (Georgia) 1968100‡ Don Guest, California (Washington St.) 1966100 Jimmy Campagna, Georgia (Vanderbilt) 1952100 Hugh McElhenny, Washington (Southern California) 1951100 Frank Brady, Navy (Maryland) 1951100 Bert Rechichar, Tennessee (Wash. & Lee) 1950100 Eddie Macon, Pacific (Boston U.) 1950
‡Return of field goal attempt.
All-Time Individual Leaders on Special Teams 83
Kickoff ReturnsSince 1941, 385 players have returned kickoffs 100 yards. The most recent:Yds. Player, Team (Opponent)100 13 in 2016. Most recent: Nyheim Hines, NC State (Vanderbilt), Dec. 26,
2016Note: 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.
PuntsYds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year99 Pat Brady, Nevada (Loyola Marymount) 195096 George O’Brien, Wisconsin (Iowa) 195294 John Hadl, Kansas (Oklahoma) 195994 Carl Knox, TCU (Oklahoma St.) 194794 Preston Johnson, SMU (Pittsburgh) 1940
Fumble ReturnsYds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year100 Kevin Thomas, UNLV (Baylor) 1999100 Dan Dawson, Rice (UNLV) 1998100 Paul Rivers, Rutgers (Pittsburgh) 199599 Damian Swann, Georgia (Georgia Tech) 201499 David Williams, Houston (East Carolina) 199899 Dennis Gibbs, Idaho (Boise St.) 199799 Izell McGill, Mississippi St. (Memphis) 199698 Cornelius Pearson, Eastern Mich. (Western Mich.) 199697 Josh Morgan, Mississippi St. (BYU) 200097 Chris Martin, Northwestern (Air Force) 199497 Mike Collins, West Virginia (Missouri) 199397 Ernie Lewis, East Carolina (West Virginia) 1992
Field GoalsYds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year67 Joe Williams, Wichita St. (Southern Ill.) 197867 Steve Little, Arkansas (Texas) 197767 Russell Erxleben, Texas (Rice) 197765† Martin Gramatica, Kansas St. (Northern Ill.) 199865 Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (Baylor) 197664 Jose Martinez, UTEP (UCF) 200864 Russell Erxleben, Texas (Oklahoma) 197764 Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (Baylor) 197663 Morten Andersen, Michigan St. (Ohio St.) 198163 Clark Kemble, Colorado St. (Arizona) 197562 Terance Kitchens, Texas A&M (Southern Miss.) 199962 Jason Hanson, Washington St. (UNLV) 199162 John Diettrich, Ball St. (Ohio) 198662# Chip Lohmiller, Minnesota (Iowa) 198662 Tom Whelihan, Missouri (Colorado) 198662 Dan Christopulos, Wyoming (Colorado St.) 197762 Iseed Khoury, North Texas (Richmond) 197762 Dave Lawson, Air Force (Iowa St.) 197561 Spencer Benton, Clemson (Ball St.) 201261 Matt Szymanski, SMU (Texas Tech) 201061 Garret Courtney, North Texas (Idaho) 199861$ Kyle Bryant, Texas A&M (Southern Miss.) 199461 Dan Eichloff, Kansas (Ball St.) 199261 Mark Porter, Kansas St. (Nebraska) 1988
Yds. Player, Team (Opponent) Year61 Ralf Mojsiejenko, Michigan St. (Illinois) 198261 Steve Little, Arkansas (Tulsa) 197661 Wayne Latimer, Virginia Tech (Florida St.) 197561 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-TIME TEAM SEASON LEADERS
OFFENSE*Record. †National champion or national leader in that category that season.
Rushing Offense Year Team Avg.1937 Colorado 310.01938 Fordham 297.11939 Wake Forest 290.31940 Lafayette 306.41941 Missouri 307.71942 Hardin-Simmons 307.41943 Notre Dame 313.71944 Army West Point 298.61945 Army West Point 359.81946 Notre Dame 340.11947 Detroit 319.71948 UTEP 378.31949 UTEP 333.21950 Arizona St. 347.01951 Arizona St. 334.81952 Tulsa 321.51953 Oklahoma 306.91954 Army West Point 322.01955 Oklahoma 328.91956 Oklahoma 391.01957 Colorado 322.41958 Pacific 259.61959 Syracuse 313.61960 Utah St. 312.01961 New Mexico St. 299.11962 Ohio St. 278.91963 Nebraska 262.61964 Syracuse 251.01965 Nebraska 290.01966 Harvard 269.01967 Houston 270.91968 Houston 361.71969 Texas 363.01970 Texas 374.51971 Oklahoma *472.41972 Oklahoma 368.81973 UCLA 400.31974 Oklahoma 438.81975 Arkansas St. 340.51976 Michigan 362.61977 Oklahoma 328.91978 Oklahoma 427.51979 East Carolina 368.51980 Nebraska 378.31981 Oklahoma 334.31982 Nebraska 394.31983 Nebraska 401.7
Year Team Avg.1984 Army West Point 345.31985 Nebraska 374.31986 Oklahoma 404.71987 Oklahoma 428.81988 Nebraska 382.31989 Nebraska 375.31990 Northern Ill. 344.61991 Nebraska 353.21992 Nebraska 328.21993 Army West Point 298.51994 Nebraska 340.01995 Nebraska 399.81996 Army West Point 346.51997 Nebraska 392.61998 Army West Point 293.81999 Navy 292.22000 Nebraska 349.32001 Nebraska 314.72002 Air Force 307.82003 Navy 323.22004 Rice 306.62005 Navy 318.72006 Navy 327.02007 Navy 348.72008 Navy 292.42009 Nevada 344.92010 Georgia Tech 323.32011 Army West Point 346.52012 Army West Point 369.82013 Auburn 328.32014 Georgia Tech 342.12015 Ga. Southern 363.02016 New Mexico 350.0
Year Team Avg.1954 Purdue 177.31955 Navy 185.11956 Washington St. 206.81957 Utah 195.21958 Army West Point 172.21959 Stanford 227.81960 Washington St. 185.51961 Wisconsin 188.41962 Tulsa 199.31963 Tulsa 244.81964 Tulsa 317.91965 Tulsa 346.41966 Tulsa 272.01967 UTEP 301.11968 Cincinnati 335.81969 San Diego St. 374.21970 Auburn 288.51971 San Diego St. 251.41972 Virginia Tech 304.41973 San Diego St. 305.01974 Colorado St. 261.81975 San Diego St. 291.31976 BYU 307.81977 BYU 341.61978 SMU 276.21979 BYU 368.31980 BYU 409.81981 BYU 356.91982 Long Beach St. 326.81983 BYU 381.21984 BYU 346.21985 BYU 354.51986 San Jose St. 312.51987 San Jose St. 338.11988 Utah 395.91989 Houston *511.31990 Houston 473.91991 Houston 372.81992 Houston 407.11993 Nevada 397.51994 Georgia 338.31995 Nevada 416.31996 Wyoming 359.21997 Nevada 370.21998 Louisiana Tech 432.11999 Louisiana Tech 403.12000 Florida St. 384.02001 Florida 405.22002 Texas Tech 388.92003 Texas Tech 475.32004 Texas Tech 399.72005 Texas Tech 388.82006 Hawaii 441.3
Annual Team Champions 90
Year Team Avg.2007 Texas Tech 470.32008 Texas Tech 413.22009 Houston 433.72010 Hawaii 394.32011 Houston 450.12012 Marshall 365.12013 Fresno St. 394.82014 Washington St. 477.72015 Washington St. 389.52016 Texas Tech 463.0
Total OffenseYear Team Avg.1937 Colorado 375.41938 Fordham 341.61939 Ohio St. 309.31940 Lafayette 368.21941 Duke 372.21942 Georgia 429.51943 Notre Dame 418.01944 Tulsa 434.71945 Army West Point 462.71946 Notre Dame 441.31947 Michigan 412.71948 Nevada 487.01949 Notre Dame 434.81950 Arizona St. 470.41951 Tulsa 480.11952 Tulsa 466.61953 Cincinnati 409.51954 Army West Point 448.71955 Oklahoma 410.71956 Oklahoma 481.71957 Arizona St. 444.91958 Iowa 405.91959 Syracuse 451.51960 New Mexico St. 419.61961 Ole Miss 418.71962 Arizona St. 384.41963 Utah St. 395.31964 Tulsa 461.81965 Tulsa 427.81966 Houston 437.21967 Houston 427.91968 Houston 562.01969 San Diego St. 532.21970 Arizona St. 514.51971 Oklahoma 566.51972 Arizona St. 516.51973 Arizona St. 565.51974 Oklahoma 507.71975 California 458.51976 Michigan 448.11977 Colgate 486.11978 Nebraska 501.41979 BYU 521.41980 BYU 535.0
Year Team Avg.1981 Arizona St. 498.71982 Nebraska 518.61983 BYU 584.21984 BYU 486.51985 BYU 500.21986 San Jose St. 481.41987 Oklahoma 499.71988 Utah 526.81989 Houston *624.91990 Houston 586.81991 Fresno St. 541.91992 Houston 519.51993 Nevada 569.11994 Penn St. 520.21995 Nevada 569.41996 Nevada 527.31997 Nebraska 513.71998 Louisville 559.61999 Georgia Tech 509.02000 Florida St. 549.02001 BYU 542.92002 Boise St. 501.52003 Texas Tech 582.82004 Louisville 539.02005 Southern California 579.82006 Hawaii 559.22007 Tulsa 543.92008 Tulsa 569.92009 Houston 563.42010 Oregon 530.72011 Houston 599.12012 Louisiana Tech 577.92013 Baylor 618.82014 Baylor 581.52015 Baylor 616.22016 Texas Tech 564.5
Scoring OffenseYear Team Avg.1937 Colorado 31.01938 Dartmouth 28.21939 Utah 28.41940 Boston College 32.01941 Texas 33.81942 Tulsa 42.71943 Duke 37.21944 Army West Point *56.01945 Army West Point 45.81946 Georgia 37.21947 Michigan 38.31948 Nevada 44.41949 Army West Point 39.31950 Princeton 38.81951 Maryland 39.21952 Oklahoma 40.71953 Texas Tech 38.91954 UCLA 40.8
Year Team Avg.1955 Oklahoma 36.51956 Oklahoma 46.61957 Arizona St. 39.71958 Rutgers 33.41959 Syracuse 39.01960 New Mexico St. 37.41961 Utah St. 38.71962 Wisconsin 31.71963 Utah St. 31.71964 Tulsa 38.41965 Arkansas 32.41966 Notre Dame 36.21967 UTEP 35.91968 Houston 42.51969 San Diego St. 46.41970 Texas 41.21971 Oklahoma 44.91972 Arizona St. 46.61973 Arizona St. 44.61974 Oklahoma 43.01975 Ohio St. 34.01976 Michigan 38.71977 Grambling 42.01978 Oklahoma 40.01979 BYU 40.61980 BYU 46.71981 BYU 38.71982 Nebraska 41.11983 Nebraska 52.01984 Boston College 36.71985 Fresno St. 39.11986 Oklahoma 42.41987 Oklahoma 43.51988 Oklahoma St. 47.51989 Houston 53.51990 Houston 46.51991 Fresno St. 44.21992 Fresno St. 40.51993 Florida St. 43.21994 Penn St. 47.81995 Nebraska 52.41996 Florida 46.61997 Nebraska 47.11998 Kansas St. 48.01999 Virginia Tech 41.42000 Boise St. 44.92001 BYU 46.82002 Boise St. 45.62003 Boise St. 43.0
Miami (OH) 43.02004 Louisville 49.82005 Texas 50.22006 Hawaii 46.92007 Hawaii 43.42008 Oklahoma 51.12009 Boise St. 42.2
Houston 42.2
Annual Team Champions 91
Year Team Avg.2010 Oregon 47.02011 Houston 49.32012 Louisiana Tech 51.52013 Baylor 52.42014 Baylor 48.22015 Baylor 48.12016 Western Ky. 45.5
DEFENSE CHAMPIONSRushing DefenseYear Team Avg.1937 Santa Clara 25.31938 Oklahoma 43.31939 San Jose St. 34.21940 Texas A&M 44.31941 Duquesne 56.01942 Boston College 48.91943 Duke 39.41944 Navy 53.81945 Alabama 33.91946 Oklahoma 58.01947 Penn St. *17.01948 Georgia Tech 74.91949 Oklahoma 55.61950 Ohio St. 64.01951 San Francisco 51.61952 Michigan St. 83.91953 Maryland 83.91954 UCLA 73.21955 Maryland 75.91956 Miami (FL) 106.91957 Auburn 67.41958 Auburn 79.61959 Syracuse 19.31960 Wyoming 82.41961 Utah St. 50.81962 Minnesota 52.21963 Ole Miss 77.31964 Washington 61.31965 Michigan St. 45.61966 Wyoming 38.51967 Wyoming 42.31968 Arizona St. 57.01969 LSU 38.91970 LSU 52.21971 Michigan 63.31972 Louisville 82.11973 Miami (OH) 77.01974 Notre Dame 102.81975 Texas A&M 80.31976 Rutgers 83.91977 Jackson St. 67.81978 Penn St. 54.51979 Yale 75.01980 Pittsburgh 65.31981 Pittsburgh 62.41982 Virginia Tech 49.5
Year Team Avg.1983 Virginia Tech 69.41984 Oklahoma 68.81985 UCLA 70.31986 Oklahoma 60.71987 Michigan St. 61.51988 Auburn 63.21989 Southern California 61.51990 Washington 66.81991 Clemson 53.41992 Alabama 55.01993 Arizona 30.11994 Virginia 63.61995 Virginia Tech 77.41996 Florida St. 59.01997 Florida St. 51.91998 Ohio St. 67.41999 Mississippi St. 66.92000 Memphis 72.72001 UAB 57.32002 TCU 64.82003 Southern California 60.22004 Southern California 79.42005 Ohio St. 73.42006 Michigan 43.42007 Oregon St. 70.62008 TCU 47.12009 Texas 72.42010 Boston College 82.82011 Alabama 72.22012 Alabama 76.42013 Louisville 80.72014 Michigan St. 88.52015 Alabama 75.72016 Alabama 63.9
Passing DefenseYear Team Avg.1937 Harvard 31.01938 Penn St. *13.11939 Kansas 34.11940 Harvard 33.31941 Purdue 27.11942 Harvard 45.41943 North Carolina 36.51944 Michigan St. 26.71945 Holy Cross 37.61946 Holy Cross 53.71947 NC State 39.31948 Northwestern 54.11949 Miami (FL) 54.71950 Tennessee 67.51951 Wash. & Lee 67.91952 Virginia 50.31953 Richmond 40.31954 Alabama 45.81955 Florida 42.01956 Villanova 43.81957 Georgia Tech 33.41958 Iowa St. 39.01959 Alabama 45.71960 Iowa St. 30.2
Year Team Avg.1961 Penn 56.91962 New Mexico 56.81963 UTEP 43.81964 Kent St. 53.61965 Toledo 69.81966 Toledo 70.41967 Nebraska 90.11968 Kent St. 107.61969 Dayton 90.01970 Toledo 77.81971 Texas Tech 60.11972 Vanderbilt 80.31973 Nebraska 39.91974 Iowa 65.71975 VMI 51.11976 Western Mich. 78.51977 Tennessee St. 67.91978 Boston College 65.11979 Western Caro. 77.51980 Kansas St. 91.41981 Nebraska 100.11982 Missouri 123.51983 Ohio 115.31984 Texas Tech 114.81985 Oklahoma 103.61986 Oklahoma 108.91987 Oklahoma 102.41988 Baylor 117.81989 Kansas St. 129.31990 **Alabama 82.51991 Texas 77.41992 Western Mich. 83.21993 Texas A&M 75.01994 Miami (FL) 81.31995 Miami (OH) 85.51996 Ohio St. 81.31997 Michigan 75.81998 Florida St. 79.91999 Kansas St. 65.72000 Texas 88.02001 Miami (FL) 75.62002 Miami (FL) 83.92003 Nebraska 88.72004 NC State 91.82005 Miami (FL) 89.52006 Wisconsin 84.22007 Utah 96.52008 Southern California 85.82009 Nebraska 87.32010 TCU 94.92011 Alabama 83.72012 Florida St. 95.42013 Michigan St. 92.32014 Clemson 98.32015 Michigan 94.62016 Florida 92.9**Beginning in 1990, ranked on passing-efficiency defense rating points instead of per-game yard-age allowed.
Annual Team Champions 92
Total DefenseYear Team Avg.1937 Santa Clara *69.91938 Alabama 77.91939 San Jose St. 71.31940 Navy 96.01941 Duquesne 110.61942 Texas 117.31943 Duke 121.71944 Virginia 96.91945 Alabama 109.91946 Notre Dame 141.71947 Penn St. 76.81948 Georgia Tech 151.31949 Kentucky 153.81950 Wake Forest 163.21951 Wisconsin 154.81952 Tennessee 166.71953 Cincinnati 184.31954 Ole Miss 172.31955 Army West Point 160.71956 Miami (FL) 189.41957 Auburn 133.01958 Auburn 157.51959 Syracuse 96.21960 Wyoming 149.61961 Alabama 132.61962 Ole Miss 142.21963 Southern Miss. 131.21964 Auburn 164.71965 Southern Miss. 161.11966 Southern Miss. 163.71967 Nebraska 157.61968 Wyoming 206.81969 Toledo 209.11970 Toledo 185.81971 Toledo 179.51972 Louisville 202.51973 Miami (OH) 177.41974 Notre Dame 195.21975 Texas A&M 183.81976 Rutgers 179.21977 Jackson St. 207.01978 Penn St. 203.91979 Yale 175.41980 Pittsburgh 205.51981 Pittsburgh 224.81982 Arizona St. 228.91983 Texas 212.01984 Nebraska 203.31985 Oklahoma 193.51986 Oklahoma 169.61987 Oklahoma 208.11988 Auburn 218.11989 Miami (FL) 216.51990 Clemson 216.91991 Texas A&M 222.41992 Alabama 194.21993 Ole Miss 234.51994 Miami (FL) 220.91995 Kansas St. 250.81996 West Virginia 217.5
Year Team Avg.1997 Michigan 206.91998 Florida St. 214.81999 Mississippi St. 222.52000 TCU 245.02001 Texas 236.22002 TCU 240.32003 LSU 252.02004 NC State 221.42005 Virginia Tech 247.62006 Virginia Tech 219.52007 Ohio St. 233.02008 TCU 217.82009 TCU 239.72010 TCU 228.52011 Alabama 183.62012 Alabama 250.02013 Louisville 251.52014 Clemson 260.82015 Boston College 254.32016 Michigan 261.8
Scoring DefenseYear Team Avg.1937 Santa Clara 1.11938 Duke *0.01939 Tennessee *0.01940 Tennessee 2.61941 Duquesne 2.91942 Tulsa 3.21943 Duke 3.81944 Army West Point 3.91945 St. Mary’s (CA) 4.01946 Notre Dame 2.71947 Penn St. 3.01948 Michigan 4.91949 Kentucky 4.81950 Army West Point 4.41951 Wisconsin 5.91952 Southern California 4.71953 Maryland 3.11954 UCLA 4.41955 Georgia Tech 4.61956 Georgia Tech 3.31957 Auburn 2.81958 Oklahoma 4.91959 Ole Miss 2.11960 LSU 5.01961 Alabama 2.21962 LSU 3.41963 Ole Miss 3.71964 Arkansas 5.71965 Michigan St. 6.21966 Alabama 3.71967 Oklahoma 6.81968 Georgia 9.81969 Arkansas 7.61970 Dartmouth 4.71971 Michigan 6.41972 Michigan 5.21973 Ohio St. 4.31974 Michigan 6.8
Year Team Avg.1975 Alabama 6.01976 Michigan 7.4
Rutgers 7.41977 North Carolina 7.41978 Ball St. 7.51979 Alabama 5.31980 Florida St. 7.71981 Southern Miss. 8.11982 Arkansas 10.51983 Virginia Tech 8.31984 Nebraska 9.51985 Michigan 6.81986 Oklahoma 6.61987 Oklahoma 7.51988 Auburn 7.21989 Miami (FL) 9.31990 Central Mich. 8.91991 Miami (FL) 9.11992 Arizona 8.91993 Florida St. 9.41994 Miami (FL) 10.81995 Northwestern 12.71996 North Carolina 10.01997 Michigan 8.91998 Wisconsin 10.21999 Virginia Tech 10.52000 TCU 9.62001 Miami (FL) 9.42002 Kansas St. 11.82003 LSU 11.02004 Auburn 11.32005 Alabama 10.72006 Virginia Tech 11.02007 Ohio St. 12.82008 Southern California 9.02009 Nebraska 10.42010 TCU 12.02011 Alabama 8.22012 Alabama 10.92013 Florida St. 12.12014 Ole Miss 16.02015 Wisconsin 13.72016 Alabama 13.0
SPECIAL TEAMS CHAMPIONSNet PuntingYear Team Avg.1937 Iowa 43.01938 Arkansas 41.61939 Auburn 43.31940 Auburn 42.31941 Clemson 42.31942 Tulsa 41.31943 Michigan 39.21944 UCLA 43.01945 Miami (FL) 39.91946 UTEP 41.21947 Duke 41.91948 North Carolina 44.0
Annual Team Champions 93
Year Team Avg.1949 Furman 44.71950 Colorado 45.11951 Alabama 41.81952 Colorado 43.31953 Georgia 41.21954 New Mexico 42.61955 Michigan St. 41.21956 Colorado St. 42.21957 Utah St. 40.11958 Georgia 41.91959 BYU 43.21960 Georgia 43.71961 Arizona St. 42.11962 Wyoming 42.61963 SMU 41.41964 Ole Miss 44.11965 Arizona St. 44.01966 Tennessee 43.41967 Houston 44.41968 Wichita St. 43.21969 Georgia 43.51970 Utah 45.01971 Utah 46.71972 Southern Miss. 45.11973 Wake Forest 44.11974 Ohio St. 44.91975 Ohio St. 44.11976 Colorado St. 44.41977 Ole Miss 43.41978 Texas 41.71979 Ole Miss 42.41980 Florida St. 42.61981 Michigan 43.11982 Vanderbilt 42.11983 BYU *45.01984 Ohio St. 44.01985 Colorado 43.61986 Michigan 43.11987 Ohio St. 40.71988 BYU 42.91989 Colorado 43.81990 Pittsburgh 41.21991 Texas Tech 40.61992 Nebraska 41.71993 New Mexico 41.81994 Ball St. 42.21995 Ball St. 41.31996 San Diego St. 44.91997 LSU 43.31998 UNLV 41.41999 Texas A&M 42.72000 Wisconsin 42.92001 Ohio 42.72002 BYU 42.72003 Southern California 43.72004 Colorado 42.72005 Wake Forest 41.42006 Utah 41.62007 Cincinnati 39.62008 Cincinnati 41.52009 Georgia 41.92010 UCLA 41.32011 Oregon 41.52012 Louisiana Tech 43.52013 Alabama 42.42014 Alabama 44.72015 Utah 43.7
Year Team Avg.2016 Utah 44.6#Beginning in 1975, ranked on net punting average.
Punt ReturnsYear Team Avg.1937 — —1938 — —1939 UCLA 16.31940 UCLA 16.21941 Colgate 18.71942 — —1943 Columbia 20.91944 NYU 22.01945 — —1946 Columbia 16.81947 Florida 19.71948 Oklahoma 22.41949 Wichita St. 18.31950 Texas A&M 17.61951 Holy Cross 18.11952 Arizona St. **25.21953 Kansas St. 23.81954 Miami (FL) 19.71955 North Carolina 22.51956 Cincinnati 17.71957 North Texas 17.51958 Notre Dame 17.61959 Wyoming 16.61960 Arizona 17.71961 Memphis 17.41962 West Tex. A&M 18.41963 Army West Point 18.11964 UTEP 16.91965 Georgia Tech 23.01966 Brown 21.01967 Memphis 16.31968 Army West Point 17.41969 Davidson 21.31970 Wichita St. 28.51971 Mississippi St. 20.81972 Georgia Tech 17.31973 Utah 23.41974 Auburn 16.61975 New Mexico St. 15.31976 Wichita St. 15.01977 Grambling 16.91978 McNeese St. 15.71979 Tennessee St. 16.91980 Georgia 16.51981 NC State 13.41982 Auburn 15.81983 San Diego St. 17.01984 Florida 13.81985 Utah 20.71986 Arizona St. 17.91987 Stanford 15.41988 Florida St. 15.51989 Ohio 18.21990 Michigan 15.61991 Alabama 16.91992 Northwestern 21.8
Year Team Avg.1993 Texas A&M 17.91994 Ball St. 19.91995 Eastern Mich. 20.81996 Kansas 19.51997 Iowa 18.21998 Kansas St. 21.31999 UAB 19.12000 Virginia Tech 18.22001 Colorado 17.42002 Northern Ill. 20.22003 Miami (OH) 16.32004 Utah St. 18.32005 UCLA 25.02006 Kentucky 20.42007 Kansas St. *22.52008 Central Mich. 20.52009 LSU 18.92010 Utah 17.62011 FIU 15.92012 Boston College 21.72013 North Carolina 18.12014 Stanford 18.32015 Texas A&M 19.72016 Texas A&M 25.4*Record for minimum 30 punt returns. **Record for minimum 15 punt returns.
Kickoff ReturnsYear Team Avg.1937 — —1938 — —1939 Wake Forest 32.91940 Minnesota 36.41941 Tulane 32.11942 — —1943 Navy 28.81944 — —1945 — —1946 William & Mary 31.71947 SMU 31.41948 Wyoming 27.41949 Army West Point 34.11950 Wyoming 29.31951 Marquette 25.01952 Wake Forest 25.11953 Texas Tech 23.81954 Arizona 26.11955 Southern California 25.81956 Georgia Tech 24.61957 Notre Dame 27.61958 Tulsa 25.81959 Auburn 25.81960 Yale 26.71961 Harvard 25.91962 Alabama 28.91963 Memphis 27.71964 Cornell 27.11965 Dartmouth 28.71966 Notre Dame 29.61967 Air Force 25.31968 Louisville 25.71969 BYU 28.7
Annual Team Champions 94
Year Team Avg.1970 South Carolina 26.51971 Miami (FL) 24.11972 Michigan 26.91973 Rice 27.51974 Southern California 25.71975 Maryland 29.51976 South Carolina 27.01977 Miami (OH) 24.61978 Utah St. 26.71979 BYU 26.31980 Oklahoma 33.21981 Iowa 29.11982 Utah 25.51983 Tennessee 28.81984 Texas Tech 25.21985 Air Force 27.01986 Clemson 26.11987 Oklahoma St. 23.71988 Notre Dame 24.21989 Colorado 26.11990 Nebraska 27.81991 New Mexico St. 25.21992 Florida St. 30.31993 Texas A&M 31.21994 Texas A&M 27.81995 New Mexico 27.11996 Miami (FL) 28.91997 Southern Miss. 28.21998 Utah 27.11999 TCU 27.52000 TCU 28.82001 Hawaii **30.32002 Iowa 25.12003 Utah 28.22004 Indiana 28.12005 Arkansas 29.22006 Kansas St. 27.12007 Oklahoma 28.32008 Temple 26.62009 TCU 29.22010 UCF 27.82011 Purdue 28.72012 Kansas St. 29.22013 Florida St. 28.22014 UAB 28.12015 Tennessee *33.42016 San Diego St. 28.1*Record for minimum 25 returns. **Record for minimum 35 returns.
Turnover MarginYear Team Avg.1992 Nebraska 1.641993 UCLA 1.731994 Clemson 1.551995 Toledo 2.001996 North Carolina 2.001997 Colorado St. 2.081998 Wisconsin 2.001999 Kansas St. 1.552000 Toledo 2.002001 Miami (FL) 2.36
Year Team Avg.2002 South Fla. 1.912003 Nebraska 1.772004 Southern California 1.462005 TCU 1.752006 Minnesota 1.382007 Kansas 1.622008 Oklahoma 1.642009 Air Force 1.692010 Virginia Tech 1.362011 Oklahoma St. 1.622012 Oregon 1.622013 Houston 1.922014 Oregon 1.532015 San Diego St. 1.572016 Washington 1.29
Western Mich. 1.29
DEFENSIVE SINGLE GAME RECORDS
(Since 2000)
Tackles For Loss No. Team (Opponent) Date23 NC State (Florida St.) Nov. 11, 200423 Arizona St. (Washington St.) Oct. 10, 200922 Utah (Arizona St.) Nov. 10, 201621 TCU (Tulane) Nov. 9, 200220 TCU (Nevada) Sept. 9, 200019 Kansas St. (Kansas) Oct. 7, 200019 Arkansas St. (Texas St.) Dec. 3, 201618 Air Force (Navy) Oct. 6, 200018 Colorado (Missouri) Nov. 4, 200018 Kansas (Missouri St.) Sept. 1, 200118 Washington (Idaho) Sept. 22, 200218 NC State (Georgia Tech) Oct. 4, 2003
Pass Sacks No. Team (Opponent) Date15 TCU (Nevada) Sept. 9, 200014 Colorado (Missouri) Nov. 4, 200013 Toledo (Penn St.) Sept. 2, 200013 Utah St. (San Jose St.) Oct. 13, 201212 Arizona St. (Washington St.) Oct. 10, 200911 TCU (Louisville) Nov. 23, 200111 Auburn (Alabama) Nov. 19, 200511 Cincinnati (Syracuse) Nov. 24, 200711 Ole Miss (Mississippi St.) Nov. 28, 200811 Houston (Louisville) Nov. 17, 201611 Utah (Arizona St.) Nov. 10, 2016
Passes Defended(Pass Interceptions and Pass Break-ups) No. Team (Opponent) Date19 South Carolina (Alabama) Oct. 2, 200017 Nebraska (Iowa St.) Oct. 7, 200017 Northern Ill. (Ball St.) Oct. 5, 200217 Mississippi St. (Troy) Oct. 12, 200217 Nebraska (Kansas) Oct. 2, 200417 Florida (Kentucky) Sept. 13, 2014
Most LossesTeam, Year No.Army West Point, 2003 13Colorado St., 1981 12Hawaii, 1998 12SMU, 2003 12New Mexico St., 2005 12Duke, 2006 12FIU, 2006 12Washington, 2008 12Eastern Mich., 2009 12San Jose St., 2010 12Southern Miss., 2012 12UCF, 2015 12Kansas, 2015 12
Toughest-Schedule Annual Leaders 96
TOUGHEST-SCHEDULE ANNUAL LEADERSThe 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. RecordYear Team (Record) W L T Pct.1977 Miami (FL) (3-8-0) 66 42 2 .609
Penn St. (10-1-0) 61 39 2 .6081978 Notre Dame (8-3-0) 77 31 2 .709
Southern California 5 1971 6-4-1 1972 *12-0-0 John McKayUCLA 5 1971 2-7-1 1972 8-3-0 Pepper Rodgers
1973 Pittsburgh 5 1972 1-10-0 1973 †6-5-1 #Johnny Majors1974 Baylor 5½ 1973 2-9-0 1974 †8-4-0 Grant Teaff1975 Arizona St. 5 1974 7-5-0 1975 *12-0-0 Frank Kush1976 Houston 7 1975 2-8-0 1976 *10-2-0 Bill Yeoman1977 Miami (OH) 7 1976 3-8-0 1977 10-1-0 Dick Crum1978 Tulsa 6 1977 3-8-0 1978 9-2-0 John Cooper1979 Wake Forest 6½ 1978 1-10-0 1979 †8-4-0 John Mackovic1980 Florida 7 1979 0-10-1 1980 *8-4-0 Charley Pell1981 Clemson 5½ 1980 6-5-0 1981 *12-0-0 Danny Ford1982 Louisiana 6 1981 1-9-1 1982 7-3-1 Sam Robertson
New Mexico 6 1981 4-7-1 1982 10-1-0 Joe Morrison1983 Kentucky 5½ 1982 0-10-1 1983 †6-5-1 Jerry Claiborne
Memphis 5½ 1982 1-10-0 1983 6-4-1 Rex Dockery1984 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 Coach1985 Colorado 5½ 1984 1-10-0 1985 †7-5-0 Bill McCartney
Fresno St. 5½ 1984 6-6-0 1985 *11-0-1 Jim Sweeney1986 San Jose St. 7 1985 2-8-1 1986 *10-2-0 Claude Gilbert1987 Syracuse 6 1986 5-6-0 1987 ‡11-0-1 Dick MacPherson1988 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 Nehlen1989 Tennessee 5½ 1988 5-6-0 1989 *11-1-0 Johnny Majors1990 Temple 6 1989 1-10-0 1990 7-4-0 Jerry Berndt1991 Tulsa 6½ 1990 3-8-0 1991 *10-2-0 Dave Rader1992 Hawaii 6 1991 4-7-1 1992 *11-2-0 Bob Wagner1993 Louisiana 6 1992 2-9-0 1993 8-3-0 Nelson Stokley
Virginia Tech 6 1992 2-8-1 1993 *9-3-0 Frank Beamer1994 Colorado St. 4½ 1993 5-6-0 1994 †10-2-0 Sonny Lubick
Duke 4½ 1993 3-8-0 1994 †8-4-0 #Fred GoldsmithEast Carolina 4½ 1993 2-9-0 1994 †7-5-0 Steve Logan
1995 Northwestern 6 1994 3-7-1 1995 †10-2-0 Gary Barnett1996 BYU 5 1995 7-4-0 1996 *14-1-0 LaVell Edwards1997 Western Mich. 6 1996 2-9-0 1997 8-3-0 Gary Darnell1998 Louisville 5½ 1997 1-10-0 1998 7-5-0 #John L. Smith
Colorado 6 2000 3-8-0 2001 †10-3-0 Gary BarnettHawaii 6 2000 3-9-0 2001 9-3-0 June Jones
2002 Ohio St. 6 2001 7-5-0 2002 *14-0-0 Jim Tressel2003 Tulsa 6½ 2002 1-11-0 2003 8-5-0 #Steve Kragthorpe2004 UTEP 6½ 2003 2-11-0 2004 †8-4-0 #Mike Price2005 UCF 7 2004 0-11-0 2005 †8-5-0 #George O’Leary2006 Wake Forest 5½ 2005 4-7-0 2006 †11-3-0 Jim Grobe2007 Illinois 6½ 2006 2-10-0 2007 †9-4-0 Ron Zook2008 Rice 6½ 2007 3-9-0 2008 *10-3-0 David Bailiff2009 SMU 6½ 2008 1-11-0 2009 *8-5-0 June Jones2010 Miami (OH) 8 2009 1-11-0 2010 *10-4-0 Mike Haywood/Lance Guidry2011 Houston 7 2010 5-7-0 2011 *13-1-0 Kevin Sumlin2012 Ohio St. 6½ 2011 6-7-0 2012 12-0-0 #Urban Meyer2013 Auburn 8 2012 3-9-0 2013 †12-2-0 #Gus Malzahn2014 Air Force 7½ 2013 2-10-0 2014 *10-3-0 Troy Calhoun
TCU 7½ 2013 4-8-0 2014 *12-1-0 Gary Patterson2015 Washington St. 5½ 2014 3-9-0 2015 *9-4-0 Mike Leach2016 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 MacIntyreEastern Mich. 5½ 2015 1-11-0 2016 †7-6-0 Chris CreightonGeorgia Tech 5½ 2015 3-9-0 2016 *9-4-0 Paul JohnsonTroy 5½ 2015 4-8-0 2016 *10-3-0 Neal BrownUCF 5½ 2015 0-12-0 2016 †6-7-0 Scott Frost
$To determine games improved, add the difference in victories between the two seasons to the difference in losses, then divide by two; ties not counted. Bowl victory (*), loss (†), tie (‡) included in record. #First year as head coach at that college.
Annual Most-Improved Teams 100
ALL-TIME MOST-IMPROVED TEAMS
Games Team (Year)8½ Hawaii (1999)8 Stanford (1940)8 Purdue (1943)8 Miami (OH) (2010)8 Auburn (2013)7½ South Carolina (2000)7½ Air Force (2014)7½ TCU (2014)7 Miami (FL) (1945)7 Texas Tech (1953)7 Indiana (1967)7 Houston (1976)7 Miami (OH) (1977)7 Florida (1980)7 San Jose St. (1986)7 UCF (2005)7 Houston (2011)6½ California (1947)6½ Texas A&M (1955)6½ Washington (1959)6½ Notre Dame (1964)6½ UTEP (1965)6½ Dayton (1966)6½ Toledo (1967)6½ Wake Forest (1979)6½ Tulsa (1991)6½ Tulsa (2003)6½ UTEP (2004)6½ Penn St. (2005)6½ Illinois (2007)6½ Rice (2008)6½ SMU (2009)6½ Maryland (2010)6½ Ohio St. (2012)
2016 MOST-IMPROVED TEAMS
Team (Coach) 2015 2016$Games
ImprovedArmy West Point (Jeff Monken) 2-10 8-5 5½Colorado (Mike MacIntyre) 4-9 10-4 5½Eastern Mich. (Chris Creighton) 1-11 7-6 5½Georgia Tech (Paul Johnson) 3-9 9-4 5½Troy (Neal Brown) 4-8 10-3 5½UCF (Scott Frost) 0-12 6-7 5½Wyoming (Craig Bohl) 2-10 8-6 5Idaho (Paul Petrino) 4-8 9-4 4½Old Dominion (Bobby Wilder) 5-7 10-3 4½Washington (Chris Petersen) 7-6 12-2 4½Western Mich. (P.J. Fleck) 8-5 13-1 4½Tulsa (Philip Montgomery) 6-7 10-3 4Boston College (Steve Addazio) 3-9 7-6 3½Hawaii (Nick Rolovich) 3-10 7-7 3½North Texas (Seth Littrell) 1-11 5-8 3½Penn St. (James Franklin) 7-6 11-3 3½Wake Forest (Dave Clawson) 3-9 7-6 3½$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 RECORDSIncludes 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.
By Percentage (Min. 25 Years in Div. I)Rank Team Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Games
(2010-16, Including bowls)*Indicates record adjusted by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions. #Indicates record adjusted by NCAA executive action.
By Percentage Team W-L Pct.Alabama 86-11 .887Ohio St. 67-14 .827Florida St. 78-17 .821Stanford 76-18 .809Boise St. 74-18 .804Oklahoma 73-19 .793Clemson 76-20 .792Oregon 73-20 .785LSU 69-21 .767Wisconsin 71-24 .747Oklahoma St. 68-23 .747Michigan St. 68-25 .731Northern Ill. 70-26 .729TCU 64-26 .711Baylor 64-27 .703Louisville 63-28 .692Georgia 64-29 .688Toledo 61-28 .685San Diego St. 63-30 .677Old Dominion 58-28 .674Southern California 62-30 .674Houston 61-30 .670Nebraska 62-31 .667Appalachian St. 58-29 .667Texas A&M 60-31 .659Kansas St. 60-31 .659Ga. Southern 58-30 .659Notre Dame 59-31 .656Auburn 60-32 .652Virginia Tech 61-33 .649Navy 59-32 .648BYU 59-32 .648Michigan 58-32 .644South Carolina 58-33 .637Utah 56-33 .629Arkansas St. 56-34 .622Penn St. 56-34 .622Florida 56-34 .622Mississippi St. 56-35 .615Washington 57-36 .613West Virginia 55-35 .611Western Ky. 55-35 .611Missouri 55-35 .611Ohio 56-36 .609North Carolina 55-36 .604Cincinnati 53-36 .596Iowa 54-37 .593
Team W-L Pct.Louisiana Tech 53-37 .589Marshall 53-37 .589Miami (FL) 52-37 .584UCF 53-38 .582Air Force 52-39 .571Arizona St. 51-39 .567Northwestern 50-39 .562Arkansas 50-39 .562UCLA 51-40 .560Temple 49-39 .557Nevada 50-40 .556Tulsa 50-40 .556Georgia Tech 51-41 .554Utah St. 50-41 .549NC State 49-41 .544Pittsburgh 49-42 .538Western Mich. 47-42 .528Texas 46-42 .523Tennessee 46-42 .523Arizona 47-43 .522Bowling Green 47-44 .516Ole Miss 45-43 .511East Carolina 45-43 .511Middle Tenn. 45-43 .511Texas Tech 45-43 .511South Ala. 41-42 .494Minnesota 43-46 .483Duke 43-46 .483Rutgers 42-46 .477Ball St. 41-45 .477Colorado St. 42-47 .472South Fla. 41-46 .471Fresno St. 42-48 .467Rice 41-47 .466Troy 39-47 .453UTSA 32-39 .451Syracuse 39-48 .448Southern Miss. 40-50 .444Vanderbilt 39-49 .443Central Mich. 39-49 .443Maryland 38-50 .432Memphis 37-50 .425Boston College 37-51 .420San Jose St. 36-51 .414Oregon St. 35-51 .407Louisiana 27-40 .403Washington St. 35-52 .402SMU 35-53 .398California 34-52 .395Wyoming 34-53 .391Illinois 34-53 .391Kent St. 33-52 .388Texas St. 32-51 .386La.-Monroe 33-53 .384Hawaii 34-57 .374UTEP 32-54 .372UConn 32-54 .372FIU 32-54 .372
By Victories Team WinsAlabama 86Florida St. 78Stanford 76Clemson 76Boise St. 74Oklahoma 73Oregon 73Wisconsin 71Northern Ill. 70LSU 69Oklahoma St. 68Michigan St. 68Ohio St. 67TCU 64Baylor 64Georgia 64Louisville 63San Diego St. 63Southern California 62Nebraska 62Toledo 61Houston 61Virginia Tech 61Texas A&M 60Kansas St. 60Auburn 60Notre Dame 59Navy 59BYU 59Old Dominion 58Appalachian St. 58Ga. Southern 58
Winningest Teams by Decade 104
Team WinsMichigan 58South Carolina 58Washington 57Utah 56Arkansas St. 56Penn St. 56Florida 56Mississippi St. 56Ohio 56West Virginia 55Western Ky. 55Missouri 55North Carolina 55Iowa 54Cincinnati 53Louisiana Tech 53Marshall 53UCF 53Miami (FL) 52Air Force 52Arizona St. 51UCLA 51Georgia Tech 51Northwestern 50Arkansas 50Nevada 50Tulsa 50Utah St. 50Temple 49NC State 49Pittsburgh 49Western Mich. 47Arizona 47Bowling Green 47Texas 46Tennessee 46Ole Miss 45East Carolina 45Middle Tenn. 45Texas Tech 45Minnesota 43Duke 43Rutgers 42Colorado St. 42Fresno St. 42South Ala. 41Ball St. 41South Fla. 41Rice 41Southern Miss. 40Troy 39Syracuse 39Vanderbilt 39Central Mich. 39Maryland 38Memphis 37Boston College 37San Jose St. 36Oregon St. 35Washington St. 35SMU 35California 34
Team WinsWyoming 34Illinois 34Hawaii 34Kent St. 33La.-Monroe 33UTSA 32Texas St. 32UTEP 32UConn 32FIU 32Kentucky 32North Texas 31Indiana 31Wake Forest 31Buffalo 29Virginia 29Army West Point 29Miami (OH) 29New Mexico 29Colorado 29Iowa St. 28Louisiana 27Akron 26Purdue 26Tulane 25Idaho 24Fla. Atlantic 23Eastern Mich. 22UNLV 22Massachusetts 21Georgia St. 20New Mexico St. 17Charlotte 16Kansas 14
RECORDS IN THE 2000s
(2000-01-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-09, Including bowls)*Indicates record adjusted by action of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
By PercentageTeam W-L Pct.Boise St. 112-17 .868Texas 110-19 .853Oklahoma 110-24 .821Ohio St. 102-25 .803Southern California* 88-25 .779Florida 100-30 .769TCU 95-29 .766LSU 99-31 .762Georgia 98-31 .760Virginia Tech 99-32 .756Miami (FL) 92-33 .736Utah 86-36 .705Oregon 87-38 .696Auburn 88-39 .693West Virginia 86-39 .688Boston College 88-40 .688
Team W-L Pct.UCF 57-64 .471Colorado 58-67 .464Iowa St. 55-68 .447Memphis 53-68 .438North Carolina 53-68 .438Ball St. 52-67 .437Akron 51-67 .432Louisiana Tech 52-69 .430UAB 49-68 .419Kentucky 50-70 .417Ohio 50-70 .417Arizona 49-69 .415Washington 49-71 .408Stanford 47-69 .405UTEP 48-72 .400Rice 46-72 .390San Jose St. 46-73 .387Syracuse 46-73 .387Illinois 45-73 .381Arkansas St. 44-74 .373Louisiana 42-74 .362Mississippi St. 42-76 .356Tulane 42-76 .356Wyoming 42-76 .356North Texas 42-78 .350UNLV 41-77 .347Kent St. 39-77 .336Indiana 39-78 .333San Diego St. 38-80 .322La.-Monroe 37-79 .319New Mexico St. 37-83 .308Baylor 34-82 .293Temple 34-83 .291Vanderbilt 34-83 .291SMU 34-84 .288Utah St. 32-83 .278Idaho 31-87 .263FIU 24-68 .261Buffalo 30-88 .254Eastern Mich. 27-89 .233Army West Point 25-92 .214Duke 19-97 .164
By VictoriesTeam Wins.Boise St. 112Oklahoma 110Texas 110Ohio St. 102Florida 100LSU 99Virginia Tech 99Georgia 98TCU 95Miami (FL) 92Auburn 88Boston College 88Southern California* 88Oregon 87Utah 86West Virginia 86
Team Wins.Wisconsin 86Texas Tech 85Nebraska 84Louisville 83Tennessee 83BYU 81Fresno St. 81Georgia Tech 81Michigan 81Hawaii 80Iowa 80Oregon St. 80Clemson 79Cincinnati 78Penn St. 77South Fla. 75Pittsburgh 74Southern Miss. 74Florida St. * 73Toledo 73Arkansas 71California 71Kansas St. 71Maryland 71Bowling Green 70Missouri 70Notre Dame 70Troy 70Western Ky. 70Air Force 68Northern Ill. 68South Carolina 68Marshall 67Oklahoma St. 67Purdue 67UCLA 67Arizona St. 65NC State 65Virginia 65Navy 64Ole Miss 63Texas A&M 63UConn 62Minnesota 62Tulsa 62Colorado St. 61Northwestern 61Wake Forest 61Central Mich. 60Houston 60Michigan St. 60East Carolina 59Miami (OH) 59Nevada 59New Mexico 59Alabama* 58Colorado 58Middle Tenn. 58Rutgers 58Western Mich. 58UCF 57Kansas 57
Team Wins.Washington St. 57Iowa St. 55Fla. Atlantic 53Memphis 53North Carolina 53Ball St. 52Louisiana Tech 52Akron 51Kentucky 50Ohio 50UAB 49Arizona 49Washington 49UTEP 48Stanford 47Rice 46San Jose St. 46Syracuse 46Illinois 45Arkansas St. 44Louisiana 42Mississippi St. 42North Texas 42Tulane 42Wyoming 42UNLV 41Indiana 39Kent St. 39San Diego St. 38La.-Monroe 37New Mexico St. 37Baylor 34SMU 34Temple 34Vanderbilt 34Utah St. 32Idaho 31Buffalo 30Eastern Mich. 27Army West Point 25FIU 24Duke 19
RECORDS IN THE 1990s
(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.
By PercentageTeam W-L Pct.Florida St. 109-13-1 .890Nebraska 108-16-1 .868Marshall 114-25-0 .820Florida 102-22-1 .820Tennessee 99-22-2 .813Penn St. 97-26-0 .789Michigan 93-26-3 .775
Winningest Teams by Decade 106
Team W-L Pct.Miami (FL) 92-27-0 .773Texas A&M 94-28-2 .766Ohio St. 91-30-3 .746Colorado 87-29-4 .742Kansas St. 87-30-1 .742Notre Dame 84-35-2 .702Washington 82-35-1 .699Syracuse 82-35-3 .696BYU 86-39-2 .685Alabama 83-40-0 .675Nevada 80-39-0 .672North Carolina 78-39-1 .665Virginia Tech 77-39-1 .662Virginia 78-40-1 .660Idaho 77-41-0 .653Toledo 72-38-3 .650Air Force 78-44-0 .639Auburn 72-40-3 .639Georgia 72-43-1 .625Texas 74-44-2 .625Colorado St. 74-46-0 .617Miami (OH) 65-40-5 .614Utah 71-46-0 .607Arizona 71-46-1 .606Wisconsin 69-45-4 .602UCLA 69-46-0 .600Wyoming 70-47-1 .597Middle Tenn. 68-46-1 .596Western Mich. 65-44-2 .595Clemson 69-47-1 .594Oregon 70-48-0 .593UCF 67-46-0 .593Southern Miss. 67-46-1 .592East Carolina 67-47-0 .588Ole Miss 67-48-0 .583Southern California 68-49-4 .579Fresno St. 68-50-2 .575Georgia Tech 66-49-1 .573West Virginia 65-49-2 .569Bowling Green 61-46-4 .568NC State 66-51-1 .564Mississippi St. 64-50-2 .560Boise St. 67-53-0 .558Louisiana Tech 61-48-3 .558Arizona St. 62-51-0 .549Oklahoma 61-51-3 .543San Diego St. 62-52-2 .543UAB 51-43-2 .542Texas Tech 62-53-0 .539Iowa 62-53-2 .538Michigan St. 62-53-2 .538Stanford 60-54-2 .526Louisville 59-54-1 .522La.-Monroe 58-56-1 .509Central Mich. 54-53-5 .504Boston College 57-57-2 .500Kansas 56-57-1 .496Arkansas 55-58-2 .487California 55-59-1 .483LSU 54-58-1 .482Rice 52-57-1 .477Ball St. 52-58-2 .473
Team W-L Pct.Washington St. 53-61-0 .465TCU 51-61-1 .456Army West Point 50-60-1 .455Illinois 50-63-2 .443Baylor 49-63-1 .438Utah St. 48-63-1 .433Purdue 47-64-3 .425Indiana 47-64-2 .425Memphis 45-64-1 .414Hawaii 49-71-2 .410San Jose St. 44-66-2 .402Missouri 43-67-3 .394Cincinnati 43-67-1 .392South Carolina 42-66-3 .392Kentucky 44-69-0 .389New Mexico 45-71-0 .388Navy 43-69-0 .384Houston 42-68-1 .383Northwestern 43-70-1 .382Oklahoma St. 41-68-3 .379Akron 40-68-2 .373North Texas 40-69-2 .369Tulsa 40-70-1 .365Louisiana 39-70-1 .359Minnesota 40-72-0 .357Maryland 38-72-1 .347Rutgers 37-72-1 .341Tulane 38-74-0 .339Wake Forest 38-74-0 .339Pittsburgh 37-74-1 .335Eastern Mich. 35-74-1 .323Ohio 34-74-3 .320Vanderbilt 34-76-0 .309Duke 33-77-1 .302New Mexico St. 33-77-0 .300SMU 31-76-3 .295UNLV 33-79-0 .295Northern Ill. 32-78-0 .291Buffalo 30-77-0 .280Oregon St. 29-81-1 .266Arkansas St. 28-80-2 .264Iowa St. 27-80-3 .259UTEP 28-84-2 .254Temple 22-88-0 .200Kent St. 15-94-1 .141
By VictoriesTeam WinsMarshall 114Florida St. 109Nebraska 108Florida 102Tennessee 99Penn St. 97Texas A&M 94Michigan 93Miami (FL) 92Ohio St. 91Colorado 87Kansas St. 87BYU 86
Team WinsNotre Dame 84Alabama 83Syracuse 82Washington 82Nevada 80Air Force 78North Carolina 78Virginia 78Idaho 77Virginia Tech 77Colorado St. 74Texas 74Auburn 72Georgia 72Toledo 72Arizona 71Utah 71Oregon 70Wyoming 70Clemson 69UCLA 69Wisconsin 69Fresno St. 68Middle Tenn. 68Southern California 68Boise St. 67UCF 67East Carolina 67Ole Miss 67Southern Miss. 67Georgia Tech 66NC State 66Miami (OH) 65West Virginia 65Western Mich. 65Mississippi St. 64Arizona St. 62Iowa 62Michigan St. 62San Diego St. 62Texas Tech 62Bowling Green 61Louisiana Tech 61Oklahoma 61Stanford 60Louisville 59La.-Monroe 58Boston College 57Kansas 56Arkansas 55California 55Central Mich. 54LSU 54Washington St. 53Ball St. 52Rice 52UAB 51TCU 51Army West Point 50Illinois 50Baylor 49Hawaii 49
Winningest Teams by Decade 107
Team WinsUtah St. 48Indiana 47Purdue 47Memphis 45New Mexico 45Kentucky 44San Jose St. 44Cincinnati 43Missouri 43Navy 43Northwestern 43Houston 42South Carolina 42Oklahoma St. 41Akron 40Minnesota 40North Texas 40Tulsa 40Louisiana 39Maryland 38Tulane 38Wake Forest 38Pittsburgh 37Rutgers 37Eastern Mich. 35Ohio 34Vanderbilt 34Duke 33UNLV 33New Mexico St. 33Northern Ill. 32SMU 31Buffalo 30Oregon St. 29Arkansas St. 28UTEP 28Iowa St. 27Temple 22Kent 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.Arkansas 85-32-2 .723UCLA 81-30-6 .718Washington 83-33-1 .714Fresno St. 80-34-1 .700Ohio St. 82-35-2 .697SMU 63-28-1 .690Southern California 78-35-3 .685Florida 76-37-3 .668Arizona St. 73-36-4 .664
1970-79Team W-L Pct.Oklahoma 102-13-3 .877Alabama 103-16-1 .863Michigan 96-16-3 .848Tennessee St.@ 85-17-2 .827Nebraska 98-20-4 .820Penn St. 96-22-0 .814Ohio St. 91-20-3 .811Notre Dame 91-22-0 .805Southern California 93-21-5 .803Texas 88-26-1 .770Arizona St. 90-28-0 .763Yale@ 67-21-2 .756San Diego St. 82-26-2 .755Miami (OH) 80-26-2 .750Central Mich. 80-27-3 .741Arkansas 79-31-5 .709Houston 80-33-2 .704Louisiana Tech 77-34-2 .690McNeese St.@ 75-33-4 .688Dartmouth@ 60-27-3 .683
1960-69(By Percentage; Bowls and Playoffs Not Included)Team W-L Pct.Alabama 85-12-3 .865Texas 80-18-2 .810Arkansas 80-19-1 .805Ole Miss 72-20-6 .765Bowling Green 71-22-2 .758Dartmouth@ 68-22-0 .756Ohio St. 67-21-2 .756Missouri 72-22-6 .750Southern California 73-23-4 .750Penn St. 73-26-0 .737Memphis 70-25-1 .734Arizona St. 72-26-1 .732LSU 70-25-5 .725Nebraska 72-27-1 .725Wyoming 69-26-4 .717Princeton@ 64-26-0 .711Utah St. 68-29-3 .695Purdue 64-28-3 .689Syracuse 68-31-0 .687Florida 66-30-4 .680Miami (OH) 66-30-4 .680Tennessee 65-29-6 .680
1950-59Team W-L Pct.Oklahoma 93-10-2 .895Ole Miss 80-21-5 .778Michigan St. 70-21-1 .766Princeton@ 67-22-1 .750Georgia Tech 79-26-6 .739UCLA 68-26-3 .716Ohio St. 63-24-5 .712Tennessee 71-31-4 .692Penn St. 62-28-4 .681Maryland 67-31-3 .678Syracuse 62-29-2 .677Army West Point 58-27-5 .672Cincinnati 64-30-7 .668Notre Dame 64-31-4 .667Clemson 64-32-5 .658Wisconsin 57-28-7 .658Colorado 62-33-6 .644Duke 62-33-7 .642Navy 55-30-8 .634Yale@ 54-30-6 .633
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NATIONAL CHAMPION MAJOR SELECTIONS (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 RankingsBob Alderson Math 1994 1998 5 5Anderson/Hester (Seattle Times) Math 1997 2016 20 20Associated Press (AP) Poll 1936 2016 81 81Clyde Berryman Math 1990 2011 26 1920-89 92Richard Billingsley Math 1970 2016 47 1869-70, 1872-1969 147William Boand Math 1930 1960 31 1919-29 42College Football Researchers Association Poll 1982 2016 19 1869-81; 1993-2008 146Wes Colley Math 1992 2016 25 25Congrove Computer Rankings Math 1993 2016 24 24Parke Davis Research 1933 1933 1 1869-1932 65Harry DeVold Math 1945 2006 63 1939-44 69Frank Dickinson Math 1926 1940 15 1924-25 17Dunkel Math 1929 2016 88 88Steve Eck Math 1983 2005 22 22Football News Poll 1958 2002 45 45Football Writers Association (FW) Poll 1954 2013 60 60FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll 2014 2016 3 3Harris Interactive# Poll 2005 2013 9 9Helms Athletic Foundation Poll 1941 1982 42 1883-1940 100Deke Houlgate Math 1927 1958 32 1885-1926 72International News Service Poll 1952 1957 6 6Edward Litkenhous Math 1934 1984 51 51Kenneth Massey Math 1995 2016 22 22Herman Matthews Math 1966 2006 41 41National Championship Foundation Poll 1980 2000 21 1869-70, 1872-1979 131National Football Foundation (NFF) Poll 1959 2013 51 51New York Times Math 1979 2004 26 26Richard Poling Math 1935 1984 50 1924-34 61David Rothman (FACT) Math 1968 2006 42 42Jeff Sagarin Math 1978 2016 39 1919-77 98Sporting News Poll 1975 2006 32 32American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)^ Poll 1945 1United Press International (UPI) Poll 1950 1995 44 44UPI/NFF Poll 1991 1992 2 2USA Today Poll 2005 2013 9 9USA Today/Amway Poll 2014 2016 2 2USA Today/CNN Poll 1982 1996 15 15USA Today/ESPN Poll 1997 2004 8 8USA Today/National Football Foundation Poll 1993 1994 2 2Caspar Whitney Math 1905 1907 3 3Paul Williamson Math 1932 1963 32 32Peter Wolfe Math 1992 2016 25 25
#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).
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Poll Systems History(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
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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.
NATIONAL POLL CHAMPIONS1869Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Foun da tion, Parke Davis*Rutgers: Parke Davis*
1870Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Founda tion, Parke Davis
1871No national champions selected.
1872Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Founda tion, Parke Davis*Yale: Parke Davis*
1873Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Founda tion, Parke Davis
1874Harvard: Parke Davis*Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*Yale: National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1875Columbia: Parke Davis*Harvard: National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*
1876Yale: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1877Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*Yale: National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1878Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Founda tion, Parke Davis
1879Princeton: Billingsley, National Championship Founda tion, Parke Davis*Yale: Parke Davis*
1880Princeton: National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*Yale: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*
1881Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*Yale: National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1882Yale: Billingsley, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis
1883Yale: Billingsley, Helms, National Championship Foun da tion, Parke Davis
1884Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*Yale: Helms, National Championship Foun da tion, Parke Davis*
1885Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi onship Foundation, Parke Davis
1886Princeton: Billingsley, Parke Davis*Yale: Helms, National Championship Foun da tion, Parke Davis*
1887Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-pi on ship Foun dation, Parke Davis
1888Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-pion ship Foun dation, Parke Davis
1889Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi onship Foundation, Parke Davis
1890Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi onship Foundation, Parke Davis
1891Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-pi on ship Foun dation, Parke Davis
1892Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-pi on ship Founda tion, Parke Davis
1893Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi onship FoundationYale: Parke Davis
1894Penn: Parke Davis*Princeton: HoulgateYale: Billingsley, Helms, National Championship Foun da tion, Parke Davis*
1895Penn: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pion ship Foundation, Parke Davis*Yale: Parke Davis*
1896Lafayette: National Championship Foundation*, Parke Davis*Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi onship Foun dation*, Parke Davis*
1897Penn: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pion ship Foundation, Parke Davis*Yale: Parke Davis*
1898Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi onship FoundationPrinceton: Parke Davis
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1899Harvard: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi -onship FoundationPrinceton: Billingsley, Parke Davis
1900Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-pion ship Foun da tion, Parke Davis
1901Harvard: BillingsleyMichigan: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi -onship FoundationYale: Parke Davis
1902Michigan: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi onship Foundation, Parke Davis*Yale: Parke Davis*
1903Michigan: National Championship Foun da tion*Princeton: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pionship Foun dation*, Parke Davis
1904Michigan: National Championship Foun da tion*Minnesota: BillingsleyPenn: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pion ship Foundation*, Parke Davis
1905Chicago: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pi onship FoundationYale: Parke Davis, Whitney
1906Princeton: Helms, National Championship FoundationYale: Billingsley, Parke Davis, Whitney
1907Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-pionship Foun da tion, Parke Davis, Whitney
1908Harvard: BillingsleyLSU: National Championship Foundation*Penn: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pion ship Foundation*, Parke Davis
1909Yale: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-pi on ship Foun dation, Parke Davis
1910Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foun da tion*Pittsburgh: National Championship Foundation*
1911Minnesota: Billingsley
Penn St.: National Championship Foundation*Princeton: Billingsley MOV, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pionship Foun dation*, Parke Davis
1912Harvard: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pionship Foun dation*, Parke DavisPenn St.: National Championship Foundation*
1913Auburn: Billingsley MOVChicago: Billingsley, Parke Davis*Harvard: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham-pionship Foun dation, Parke Davis*
1914Army West Point: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pionship Foun da tion, Parke Davis*Illinois: Billingsley, Parke Davis*Texas: Billingsley MOV
1915Cornell: Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pionship Foun dation, Parke Davis*Minnesota: BillingsleyOklahoma: Billingsley MOVPittsburgh: Parke Davis*
1916Army West Point: Parke Davis*Georgia Tech: BillingsleyPittsburgh: Billingsley MOV, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pionship Foundation, Parke Davis*
1917Georgia Tech: Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, National Cham pion ship Foundation
1918Michigan: Billingsley, National Championship Foun da tion*Pittsburgh: Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foun dation*
1919Harvard: 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*
1920California: Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, Na tional Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)Georgia: BerrymanHarvard: Boand*
Notre Dame: Billingsley, Parke Davis*Princeton: Boand*, Parke Davis*
1921California: 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: BerrymanWash. & Jeff.: Boand*
1922California: Billingsley MOV, Houlgate, National Championship Foun da tion*, Sagarin*Cornell: Helms, Parke Davis* Iowa: BillingsleyPrinceton: Boand, Football Research, Na tional Cham pi on ship Foundation*, Parke Davis*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*Vanderbilt: Berryman
1923California: HoulgateCornell: 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*
1924Notre Dame: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Football Re search, Helms, Houl gate, National Championship Foun da tion, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)Penn: Parke Davis
1925Alabama: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Football Research, Helms, Houl gate, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*Dartmouth: Dickinson, Parke DavisMichigan: Sagarin*
1926Alabama: Berryman, Billingsley, Football Research, Helms*, Na tion al Cham pionship Foundation*, PolingLafayette: Parke DavisMichigan: Sagarin*Navy: Boand, HoulgateStanford: Dickinson, Helms*, National Championship Foun da tion*, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
1927Georgia: Berryman, Boand, Poling
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Illinois: Billingsley, Dickinson, Helms, National Championship Foun dation, Parke DavisNotre Dame: HoulgateTexas A&M: Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)Yale: Football Research
1928Detroit: 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*
1929Notre Dame: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Dunkel, Foot ball Re search, Helms, Na tional Championship Foun da tion, Poling, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*Pittsburgh: Parke DavisSouthern California: Berryman, Houlgate, Sagarin*
1930Alabama: Berryman, Football Research, Parke Davis*, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)Notre Dame: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Dunkel, Helms, Houl gate, National Championship Foundation, Parke Davis*, Poling
1931Pittsburgh: 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
1932Colgate: 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
1933Michigan: Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Helms, Houlgate, Football Research, National Championship Foun da tion, Parke Davis*, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)Ohio St.: DunkelPrinceton: Parke Davis*Southern California: Williamson
1934Alabama: Berryman, Dunkel, Houlgate, Poling, William sonMinnesota: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Foot-ball Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)
Tennessee: Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Re search, Na tional Championship Foundation, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)*
1951Georgia Tech: Berryman, Boand*Illinois: Boand*Maryland: DeVold, Dunkel, Football Re search, Na tional Championship Foundation, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)Michigan St.: Billingsley, Helms, PolingTennessee: AP, Litkenhous, UPI, Williamson
1952Georgia 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
1953Maryland: AP, INS, UPINotre Dame: Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Helms, Lit kenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), WilliamsonOklahoma: Berryman, Football Research
1954Ohio St.: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Football Re search*, Helms*, INS, National Championship Foun da tion*, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), WilliamsonUCLA: Dunkel, Football Research*, FW, Helms*, Litkenhous, National Championship Foun da tion*, UPI
2007LSU: Berryman, ^BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2008Florida: Berryman, ̂ BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2009Alabama: Berryman, ^BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2010Auburn: Berryman, ^BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2011Alabama: Berryman, ^BCS, USA Today, AP, Dunkel, FW, NFF
2012Alabama: AP, ^BCS, Dunkel, FW, NFF, USA Today
2013Florida St.: AP, ^BCS, Dunkel, FW, NFF, USA Today
2014Ohio St.: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
2015Alabama: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
2016Clemson: College Football Playoff, AP, FW-NFF, USA Today
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. ^BCS includes all national champion major selectors not mentioned above
MAJOR SELECTORS SINCE 1936Associated PressYear Team Record1936 Minnesota 7-1-01937 Pittsburgh 9-0-11938 TCU 11-0-01939 Texas A&M 11-0-01940 Minnesota 8-0-01941 Minnesota 8-0-01942 Ohio St. 9-1-01943 Notre Dame 9-1-01944 Army West Point 9-0-01945 Army West Point 9-0-01946 Notre Dame 8-0-11947 Notre Dame 9-0-01948 Michigan 9-0-01949 Notre Dame 10-0-01950 Oklahoma 10-1-01951 Tennessee 10-1-01952 Michigan St. 9-0-01953 Maryland 10-1-01954 Ohio St. 10-0-01955 Oklahoma 11-0-01956 Oklahoma 10-0-01957 Auburn 10-0-01958 LSU 11-0-01959 Syracuse 11-0-01960 Minnesota 8-2-01961 Alabama 11-0-01962 Southern California 11-0-01963 Texas 11-0-01964 Alabama 10-1-01965 Alabama 9-1-11966 Notre Dame 9-0-11967 Southern California 10-1-01968 Ohio St. 10-0-01969 Texas 11-0-01970 Nebraska 11-0-11971 Nebraska 13-0-01972 Southern California 12-0-01973 Notre Dame 11-0-01974 Oklahoma 11-0-01975 Oklahoma 11-1-01976 Pittsburgh 12-0-01977 Notre Dame 11-1-01978 Alabama 12-1-01979 Alabama 12-0-01980 Georgia 12-0-01981 Clemson 12-0-01982 Penn St. 11-1-01983 Miami (FL) 11-1-0
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Year Team Record1984 BYU 13-0-01985 Oklahoma 11-1-01986 Penn St. 12-0-01987 Miami (FL) 12-0-01988 Notre Dame 12-0-01989 Miami (FL) 11-1-01990 Colorado 11-1-11991 Miami (FL) 12-0-01992 Alabama 13-0-01993 Florida St. 12-1-01994 Nebraska 13-0-01995 Nebraska 12-0-01996 Florida 12-1-01997 Michigan 12-0-01998 Tennessee 13-0-01999 Florida St. 12-0-02000 Oklahoma 13-0-02001 Miami (FL) 12-0-02002 Ohio St. 14-0-02003 Southern California 12-1-02004 Southern California 13-0-02005 Texas 13-0-02006 Florida 13-1-02007 LSU 12-2-02008 Florida 13-1-02009 Alabama 14-0-02010 Auburn 14-0-02011 Alabama 12-1-02012 Alabama 13-1-02013 Florida St. 14-0-02014 Ohio St. 14-1-02015 Alabama 14-1-02016 Clemson 14-1-0
National Football Foundation And College Football Hall Of Fame(MacArthur Bowl)Year Team Record1959 Syracuse 11-0-01960 Minnesota 8-2-01961 Alabama 11-0-01962 Southern California 11-0-01963 Texas 11-0-01964 Notre Dame 9-1-01965 Michigan St. 10-1-01966 Michigan St. 9-0-1
Notre Dame 9-0-11967 Southern California 10-1-01968 Ohio St. 10-0-01969 Texas 11-0-01970 Ohio St. 9-1-0
Year Team Record1979 Alabama 12-0-01980 Georgia 12-0-01981 Clemson 12-0-01982 Penn St. 11-1-01983 Miami (FL) 11-1-01984 BYU 13-0-01985 Oklahoma 11-1-01986 Penn St. 12-0-01987 Miami (FL) 12-0-01988 Notre Dame 12-0-01989 Miami (FL) 11-1-01990 Colorado 11-1-11991 Washington (UPI/NFF) 12-0-01992 Alabama (UPI/NFF) 13-0-01993 Florida St. (USA/NFF) 12-1-01994 Nebraska (USA/NFF) 13-0-01995 Nebraska (USA/NFF) 12-0-01996 Florida (USA/NFF) 12-1-01997 Michigan 12-0-01998 Tennessee 13-0-01999 Florida St. 12-0-02000 Oklahoma 13-0-02001 Miami (FL) 12-0-02002 Ohio St. 14-0-02003 LSU 13-1-02004 Southern California 13-0-02005 Texas 13-0-02006 Florida 13-1-02007 LSU 12-2-02008 Florida 13-1-02009 Alabama 14-0-02010 Auburn 14-0-02011 Alabama 12-1-02012 Alabama 13-1-02013 Florida St. 14-0-0
FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16(MacArthur Bowl)
Year Team Record2014 Ohio St. 14-1-02015 Alabama 14-1-02016 Clemson 14-1-0
United PressYear Team Record1950 Oklahoma 10-1-01951 Tennessee 10-1-01952 Michigan St. 9-0-01953 Maryland 10-1-01954 UCLA 9-0-01955 Oklahoma 11-0-01956 Oklahoma 10-0-01957 Ohio St. 9-1-01958 LSU 11-0-01959 Syracuse 11-0-01960 Minnesota 8-2-01961 Alabama 11-0-01962 Southern California 11-0-01963 Texas 11-0-0
Year Team Record1964 Alabama 10-1-01965 Michigan St. 10-1-01966 Notre Dame 9-0-11967 Southern California 10-1-01968 Ohio St. 10-0-01969 Texas 11-0-01970 Texas 10-1-01971 Nebraska 13-0-01972 Southern California 12-0-01973 Alabama 11-1-01974 Southern California 10-1-11975 Oklahoma 11-1-01976 Pittsburgh 12-0-01977 Notre Dame 11-1-01978 Southern California 12-1-01979 Alabama 12-0-01980 Georgia 12-0-01981 Clemson 12-0-01982 Penn St. 11-1-01983 Miami (FL) 11-1-01984 BYU 13-0-01985 Oklahoma 11-1-01986 Penn St. 12-0-01987 Miami (FL) 12-0-01988 Notre Dame 12-0-01989 Miami (FL) 11-1-01990 Georgia Tech 11-0-11991 Washington 12-0-01992 Alabama 13-0-01993 Florida St. 12-1-01994 Nebraska 13-0-01995 Nebraska 12-0-0
Football Writers(Grantland Rice Trophy)Year Team Record1954 UCLA 9-0-01955 Oklahoma 11-0-01956 Oklahoma 10-0-01957 Ohio St. 9-1-01958 Iowa 8-1-11959 Syracuse 11-0-01960 Ole Miss 10-0-11961 Ohio St. 8-0-11962 Southern California 11-0-01963 Texas 11-0-01964 Arkansas 11-0-01965 Alabama 9-1-1/
Michigan St. 10-1-01966 Notre Dame 9-0-11967 Southern California 10-1-01968 Ohio St. 10-0-01969 Texas 11-0-01970 Nebraska 11-0-11971 Nebraska 13-0-01972 Southern California 12-0-01973 Notre Dame 11-0-01974 Southern California 10-1-11975 Oklahoma 11-1-01976 Pittsburgh 12-0-01977 Notre Dame 11-1-0
National Poll Rankings 117
Year Team Record1978 Alabama 11-1-01979 Alabama 12-0-01980 Georgia 12-0-01981 Clemson 12-0-01982 Penn St. 11-1-01983 Miami (FL) 11-1-01984 BYU 13-0-01985 Oklahoma 11-1-01986 Penn St. 12-0-01987 Miami (FL) 12-0-01988 Notre Dame 12-0-01989 Miami (FL) 11-1-01990 Colorado 11-1-11991 Washington 12-0-01992 Alabama 13-0-01993 Florida St. 12-1-01994 Nebraska 13-0-01995 Nebraska 12-0-01996 Florida 12-1-01997 Michigan 12-0-01998 Tennessee 13-0-01999 Florida St. 12-0-02000 Oklahoma 13-0-02001 Miami (FL) 12-0-02002 Ohio St. 14-0-0
Year Team Record2003 Southern California 12-1-02004 Southern California 13-0-02005 Texas 13-0-02006 Florida 13-1-02007 LSU 12-2-02008 Florida 13-1-02009 Alabama 14-0-02010 Auburn 14-0-02011 Alabama 12-1-02012 Alabama 13-1-02013 Florida St. 14-0-0
USA TodayYear Team Record1982 Penn St. 11-1-01983 Miami (FL) (CNN) 11-1-01984 BYU (CNN) 13-0-01985 Oklahoma (CNN) 11-1-01986 Penn St. (CNN) 12-0-01987 Miami (FL) (CNN) 12-0-01988 Notre Dame (CNN) 12-0-01989 Miami (FL) (CNN) 11-1-01990 Colorado (CNN) 11-1-11991 Washington (CNN) 12-0-01992 Alabama (CNN) 13-0-0
Year Team Record1993 Florida St. (CNN) 12-1-01994 Nebraska (CNN) 13-0-01995 Nebraska (CNN) 12-0-01996 Florida (CNN) 12-1-01997 Nebraska (ESPN) 13-0-01998 Tennessee (ESPN) 13-0-01999 Florida St. (ESPN) 12-0-02000 Oklahoma (ESPN) 13-0-02001 Miami (FL) (ESPN) 12-0-02002 Ohio St. (ESPN) 14-0-02003 LSU (ESPN) 13-1-02004 Southern California (ESPN) 13-0-02005 Texas 13-0-02006 Florida 13-1-02007 LSU 12-2-02008 Florida 13-1-02009 Alabama 14-0-02010 Auburn 14-0-02011 Alabama 12-1-02012 Alabama 13-1-02013 Florida St. 14-0-02014 Ohio St. 14-1-02015 Alabama 14-1-02016 Clemson 14-1-0
NATIONAL POLL CHAMPIONS IN BOWL GAMESYear Team Coach (Years†) Record Bowl (Results)1900 Yale Malcolm McBride 12-0-0 None1901 Michigan Fielding Yost 11-0-0 Rose (beat Stanford, 49-0)
Harvard William Reid 12-0-0 None1902 Michigan Fielding Yost 11-0-0 None
Yale Joseph Swan 11-0-1 None1903 Princeton Art Hillebrand 11-0-0 None1904 Penn Carl Williams 12-0-0 None1905 Chicago Amos Alonzo Stagg 11-0-0 None
Yale J.E. Owsley 10-0-0 None1906 Princeton Bill Roper 9-0-1 None
Yale Foster Rockwell 9-0-1 None1907 Yale William Knox 9-0-1 None1908 Penn Sol Metzer 11-0-1 None
Harvard Percy Haughton 9-0-1 None1909 Yale Howard Jones 10-0-0 None1910 Harvard Percy Haughton 8-0-1 None1911 Princeton Bill Roper 8-0-2 None1912 Harvard Percy Haughton 9-0-0 None1913 Harvard Percy Haughton 9-0-0 None1914 Army West Point Charley Daly 9-0-0 None1915 Cornell Al Sharpe 9-0-0 None1916 Pittsburgh Glenn “Pop” Warner 8-0-0 None1917 Georgia Tech John Heisman 9-0-0 None1918 Pittsburgh Glenn “Pop” Warner 4-1-0 None1919 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 None1921 Cornell Gil Dobie 8-0-0 None1922 Cornell Gil Dobie 8-0-0 None
Princeton Bill Roper 8-0-0 None1923 Illinois Robert Zuppke 8-0-0 None1924 Notre Dame Knute Rockne 10-0-0 Rose (beat Stanford, 27-10)
National Poll Rankings 118
Year Team Coach (Years†) Record Bowl (Results)1925 Alabama Wallace Wade 10-0-0 Rose (beat Washington, 20-19)
Stanford Glenn “Pop” Warner 10-0-1 Rose (tied Alabama, 7-7)1927 Illinois Robert Zuppke 7-0-1 None1928 Georgia Tech Bill Alexander 10-0-0 Rose (beat California, 8-7)
Southern California Howard Jones 9-0-1 None1929 Notre Dame Knute Rockne 9-0-0 None1930 Notre Dame Knute Rockne 10-0-0 None1931 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 None1934 Minnesota Bernie Bierman 8-0-0 None1935 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 None1937 Pittsburgh Jock Sutherland (13-18) 9-0-1 None1938 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 None1941 Minnesota Bernie Bierman (10-20) 8-0-0 None1942 Ohio St. Paul Brown (2-2) 9-1-0 None1943 Notre Dame Frank Leahy (3-5) 9-1-0 None1944 Army West Point Earl “Red” Blaik (4-11) 9-0-0 None1945 Army West Point Earl “Red” Blaik (5-12) 9-0-0 None1946 Notre Dame Frank Leahy (4-6) 8-0-1 None1947 Notre Dame Frank Leahy (5-7) 9-0-0 None1948 Michigan Bennie Oosterbaan (1-1) 9-0-0 None1949 Notre Dame Frank Leahy (7-9) 10-0-0 None1950 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 None1953 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 None1955 Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson (9-9) 11-0-0 Orange (beat Maryland, 20-6)1956 Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson (10-10) 10-0-0 None1957 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 None1962 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 NoneNotre 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)
National Poll Rankings 119
Year Team Coach (Years†) Record Bowl (Results)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)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)†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 120
CONSENSUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSSince 1950AP — 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 (combined with FW in 2014)USA/CNN — USA Today/CNNUSA/ESPN — USA Today/ESPNUSA — 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)
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.)
194210-13 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)
194410-10 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)
194510-9 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)
194610-8 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)
1950Pre. 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 123
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)
1951Pre. 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)
1952Pre. 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)
1958Pre. 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)
1967Pre. 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)
1968Pre. 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)
1969Pre. 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)
1970Pre. 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)
1972Pre. 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)
1973Pre. 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 125
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)
1974Pre. 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)
1975Pre. 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)
1978Pre. 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)
1979Pre. 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)
1980Pre. Ohio St. (0-0-0)9-9 Ohio St. (0-0-0)9-16 Alabama (1-0-0) (2)
1981Pre. 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)
1982Pre. 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)
1991Pre. 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)
1992Pre. 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)
1993Pre. 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)
1995Pre. 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)
1997Pre. 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)
1998Pre. 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)
1999Pre. 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)
2004Pre. 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)
2005Pre. 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)
2006Pre. 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)
2007Pre. 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)
2014Pre. 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)
2015Pre. 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)
*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 130
ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) POLL RECORDS Full Season At No. 11943 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)
Most Consecutive Weeks At No. 133 Southern California, Dec. 8, 2003, to Dec. 4, 200520 Miami (FL), Oct. 14, 2001, to Oct. 28, 200219 Notre Dame, Nov. 1, 1988, to Nov. 21, 198917 Southern California, Sept. 12, 1972, to Sept. 25, 197316 Florida St., Aug. 30, 1999, to Jan. 5, 200016 Alabama, Jan. 12, 2016, to Dec. 4, 201615 Army West Point, Oct. 31, 1944, to Dec. 4, 194515 Nebraska, Jan. 1, 1971, to Jan. 4, 197215 Alabama, Jan. 8, 2013, to Nov. 25, 201314 Nebraska, Sept. 6, 1983, to Dec. 6, 198314 Oklahoma, Sept. 1, 2003, to Dec. 1, 200314 Ohio St., Sept. 3, 2006, to Dec. 3, 200613 LSU, Oct. 28, 1958, to Nov. 3, 195912 Notre Dame, Oct. 5, 1943, to Oct. 24, 194412 Texas, Oct. 15, 1963, to Oct. 13, 196412 Ohio St., Nov. 26, 1968, to Nov. 18, 1969
Biggest Jump To No. 1 From Previous Week8th Wisconsin, September 30 to October 7, 19525th Tennessee, October 17 to October 24, 19395th Michigan St., November 6 to November 13, 19515th Maryland, September 20 to September 27, 19555th Michigan St., October 10 to October 17, 19615th Notre Dame, November 29, 1977, to January 4, 19785th Texas, October 5 to October 12, 20085th Ohio St., December 7, 2014 to January 13, 20154th Southern California, November 21 to November 28, 19394th Michigan, October 12 to October 19, 19484th Army West Point, October 3 to October 10, 19504th Ohio St., October 19 to October 26, 19544th Michigan St., November 12 to November 19, 19574th Syracuse, November 3 to November 10, 19594th Minnesota, November 15 to November 22, 19604th Alabama, November 30, 1965 to January 4, 19664th Southern California, November 21 to November 28, 19674th Notre Dame, September 8 to September 15, 19814th Oklahoma, December 3, 1985, to January 3, 19864th Florida, September 16 to September 23, 19964th Michigan, November 3 to November 10, 1997
Preseason No. 1 To Not Ranked No. 1 During Remainder Of The Season(From 1950)1964 Ole Miss1965 Nebraska1966 Alabama1971 Notre Dame1972 Nebraska1976 Nebraska1984 Auburn1988 Florida St. 1989 Michigan2008 Georgia2012 Southern California
Most Teams At No. 1 In One Season7 1981 (Michigan, Notre Dame, Southern California, Texas, Penn
Most Consecutive Weeks with Different No. 1 Team4 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)
National Poll Rankings 131
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)
Largest Winning Margin for a Ranked Opponent Defeating No. 134 No. 11 Penn St. (48) vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh (14), Nov. 28, 198132 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, 196228 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, 200328 No. 2 Alabama (42) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame (14), Jan. 7, 2013 (BCS
Largest Winning Margin for an Unranked Opponent Defeating No. 143 Holy Cross (55) vs. No. 1 Boston College (12), Nov. 28, 194231 Arkansas (42) vs. No. 1 Texas (11), Oct. 17, 198118 Tennessee (38) vs. No. 1 Auburn (20), Sept. 28, 198516 Kansas (23) vs. No. 1 Missouri (7), Nov. 19, 196016 Minnesota (16) vs. No. 1 Michigan (0), Oct. 22, 197715 Notre Dame (31) vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh (16), Nov. 6, 198214 Auburn (27) vs. No. 1 Georgia (13), Nov. 21, 194214 Purdue (28) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame (14), Oct. 7, 1950
Most Weeks At No. 1 — All-Time(Complete list; does not count preseason polls)No. Team, First Yr. as No. 197 Ohio St., 194292 Notre Dame, 193891 Oklahoma, 1954
Most Times Defeating No. 1 (Complete list; since 1936)No. Team8 Alabama8 Notre Dame7 Miami (FL)7 Oklahoma7 Purdue7 Southern California5 Ohio St. 5 Texas4 Arkansas
National Poll Rankings 132
No. Team4 Auburn4 Michigan St. 4 Penn St. 4 Wisconsin3 Florida3 Illinois3 Kentucky3 Michigan3 Minnesota3 UCLA2 Arizona2 Georgia Tech2 LSU2 Maryland2 Oregon St. 2 Stanford2 Tennessee2 Texas A&M1 Arizona St. 1 Army West Point1 Boston College1 BYU1 Carnegie Mellon1 Clemson1 Duquesne1 Florida St. 1 Georgia1 Great Lakes NTS1 Holy Cross1 Kansas1 Kansas St. 1 Mississippi St. 1 Nebraska1 Northwestern1 Rice1 South Carolina1 Syracuse1 TCU1 Texas Tech1 Washington1 Washington St.
Most Weekly Appearances in the AP Poll(Since 1936)870 Ohio St. 823 Michigan798 Oklahoma770 Notre Dame759 Alabama748 Southern California728 Nebraska706 Texas599 Penn St. 588 LSU
Lowest Final Ranking of No. 1 in First Ranking16th Oklahoma, 201111th Oklahoma, 2001
NO. 1 VS. NO. 2The No. 1 and No. 2 teams in The Associated Press poll (begun in 1936) have faced each other 49 times (22 in regular-season games, 25 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)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)1-11-16 No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40 (CFP National Championship) University of Phoenix (Glendale)
National Poll Rankings 135
GAMES IN WHICH NO. 1-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.)
(The No. 1-ranked team in the annual Associated Press pre-season college football poll. The preseason poll started in 1950.)Year Team1950 Notre Dame1951 Tennessee+1952 Michigan St.+1953 Notre Dame1954 Notre Dame1955 UCLA1956 Oklahoma+1957 Oklahoma1958 Ohio St.
A YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY OF 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.
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1966—Both Notre Dame and Michigan State were unbeaten as they headed 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.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (WRITERS AND BROADCASTERS) FINAL POLLSBeginning 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.
1942 1. Ohio St.2. Georgia3. Wisconsin4. Tulsa5. Georgia Tech6. Notre Dame7. Tennessee8. Boston College9. Michigan10. Alabama11. Texas12. Stanford13. UCLA14. William & Mary15. Santa Clara16. Auburn17. Washington St.18. Mississippi St.19. Minnesota Holy Cross Penn St.
1943 1. Notre Dame2. Iowa Pre-Flight3. Michigan4. Navy5. Purdue6. Great Lakes7. Duke8. Del Monte P-F9. Northwestern10. March Field11. Army West Point12. Washington13. Georgia Tech14. Texas15. Tulsa16. Dartmouth17. Bainbridge NTS18. Colorado Col.
19. Pacific20. Penn
1944 1. Army West Point2. Ohio St.3. Randolph Field4. Navy5. Bainbridge NTS6. Iowa Pre-Flight7. Southern California8. Michigan9. Notre Dame10. March Field11. Duke12. Tennessee13. Georgia Tech Norman Pre-Flight15. Illinois16. El Toro Marines17. Great Lakes18. Fort Pierce19. St. Mary’s Pre-Flight20. Second Air Force
1945 1. Army West Point2. Alabama3. Navy4. Indiana5. Oklahoma St.6. Michigan7. St. Mary’s (CA)8. Penn9. Notre Dame10. Texas11. Southern California12. Ohio St.13. Duke14. Tennessee15. LSU16. Holy Cross17. Tulsa18. Georgia19. Wake Forest20. Columbia
1946 1. Notre Dame2. Army West Point3. Georgia4. UCLA5. Illinois6. Michigan7. Tennessee8. LSU9. North Carolina10. Rice
1947 1. Notre Dame2. Michigan3. SMU4. Penn St.5. Texas6. Alabama7. Penn8. Southern California9. North Carolina10. Georgia Tech11. Army West Point12. Kansas13. Ole Miss14. William & Mary15. California16. Oklahoma17. NC State18. Rice19. Duke20. Columbia
1948 1. Michigan2. Notre Dame3. North Carolina4. California5. Oklahoma6. Army West Point7. Northwestern8. Georgia9. Oregon10. SMU11. Clemson12. Vanderbilt13. Tulane14. Michigan St.15. Ole Miss16. Minnesota17. William & Mary18. Penn St.19. Cornell20. Wake Forest
1949 1. Notre Dame
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2. Oklahoma3. California4. Army West Point5. Rice6. Ohio St.7. Michigan8. Minnesota9. LSU10. Pacific11. Kentucky12. Cornell13. Villanova14. Maryland15. Santa Clara16. North Carolina17. Tennessee18. Princeton19. Michigan St.20. Missouri Baylor
3. Penn St.4. Florida St.5. Alabama6. Michigan7. Florida8. California9. East Carolina10. Iowa11. Syracuse12. Texas A&M13. Notre Dame14. Tennessee15. Nebraska16. Oklahoma17. Georgia18. Clemson19. UCLA20. Colorado21. Tulsa22. Stanford23. BYU24. NC State25. Air Force
1992 1. Alabama2. Florida St.3. Miami (FL)4. Notre Dame5. Michigan6. Syracuse7. Texas A&M8. Georgia9. Stanford10. Florida11. Washington12. Tennessee13. Colorado14. Nebraska15. Washington St.16. Ole Miss17. NC State18. Ohio St.19. North Carolina20. Hawaii21. Boston College22. Kansas23. Mississippi St.24. Fresno St.25. Wake Forest
1993 1. Florida St.2. Notre Dame3. Nebraska4. Auburn5. Florida6. Wisconsin7. West Virginia8. Penn St.9. Texas A&M10. Arizona11. Ohio St.
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12. Tennessee13. Boston College14. Alabama15. Miami (FL)16. Colorado17. Oklahoma18. UCLA19. North Carolina20. Kansas St.21. Michigan22. Virginia Tech23. Clemson24. Louisville25. California
1996 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)
1997 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)
1998 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)
1999 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)
2000 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)
2001 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)
2002 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)
2003 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)
2004 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)
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2005 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)
2006 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)
2007 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)
2008 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)
2009 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)
2010 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)
2011 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)
2012 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)
2013 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)
2014 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
2015 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)
2016 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)
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UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL FINAL POLLSUnited 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.
1969 1. Texas2. Penn St.3. Arkansas4. Southern California5. Ohio St.6. Missouri7. LSU8. Michigan9. Notre Dame10. UCLA11. Tennessee12. Nebraska13. Ole Miss14. Stanford15. Auburn16. Houston17. Florida18. Purdue San Diego St. West Virginia
1970 1. Texas2. Ohio St.3. Nebraska4. Tennessee5. Notre Dame6. LSU7. Michigan8. Arizona St.9. Auburn10. Stanford11. Air Force12. Arkansas13. Houston Dartmouth15. Oklahoma16. Colorado17. Georgia Tech Toledo19. Penn St. Southern California
9. Washington10. Nebraska11. Florida St.12. Ohio St. Southern California14. North Carolina15. Stanford16. North Texas BYU18. Arizona St.19. San Diego St. NC State
1978 1. Southern California2. Alabama3. Oklahoma4. Penn St.5. Michigan6. Notre Dame7. Clemson8. Nebraska9. Texas10. Arkansas11. Houston12. UCLA13. Purdue14. Missouri15. Georgia16. Stanford17. Navy18. Texas A&M19. Arizona St. NC State
1981 1. Clemson2. Pittsburgh3. Penn St.4. Texas5. Georgia6. Alabama7. Washington8. North Carolina9. Nebraska10. Michigan11. BYU12. Ohio St.13. Southern California14. Oklahoma15. Iowa16. Arkansas17. Mississippi St.18. West Virginia19. Southern Miss.20. Missouri
1982 1. Penn St.2. SMU3. Nebraska4. Georgia5. UCLA6. Arizona St.7. Washington8. Arkansas9. Pittsburgh10. Florida St.11. LSU12. Ohio St.13. North Carolina14. Auburn15. Michigan16. Oklahoma17. Alabama18. Texas19. West Virginia20. Maryland
1983 1. Miami (FL)2. Nebraska
3. Auburn4. Georgia5. Texas6. Florida7. BYU8. Ohio St.9. Michigan10. Illinois11. SMU12. Alabama13. UCLA14. Iowa15. Air Force16. West Virginia17. Penn St.18. Oklahoma St.19. Pittsburgh20. Boston College
1984 1. BYU2. Washington3. Nebraska4. Boston College5. Oklahoma St.6. Oklahoma7. Florida8. SMU9. Southern California10. UCLA11. Maryland12. Ohio St.13. South Carolina14. Auburn15. Iowa16. LSU17. Virginia18. West Virginia19. Kentucky Florida St.
9. Stanford10. Florida11. Washington12. Tennessee13. Colorado14. Nebraska15. Washington St.16. Ole Miss17. NC State18. North Carolina19. Ohio St.20. Hawaii21. Boston College22. Kansas23. Fresno St.24. Penn St.25. Mississippi St.
7. Penn St.8. West Virginia9. Ohio St.10. Arizona11. Boston College12. Tennessee13. Alabama14. Miami (FL)15. Oklahoma16. Colorado17. UCLA18. Kansas St.19. Michigan20. North Carolina21. Virginia Tech22. Louisville23. Clemson24. California25. Southern California
1994 1. Nebraska2. Penn St.3. Colorado4. Florida St.
5. Alabama6. Miami (FL)7. Florida8. Utah9. Michigan10. Ohio St.11. Oregon12. BYU13. Southern California14. Colorado St.15. Virginia16. Kansas St.17. NC State18. Tennessee19. Washington St.20. Arizona21. North Carolina22. Boston College23. Texas24. Virginia Tech25. Mississippi St.
*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.
USA TODAY (COACHES) WEEKLY POLL LEADERSA 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.
19938-31 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)
19949-6 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)
19959-5 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)
19989-7 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)
19998-30 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)
12-1 Oklahoma (12-0-0)12-8 Southern California (11-1-0) (2)1-5 LSU (13-1-0) (2)
20048-30 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)
2005Pre. 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)
2006Pre. 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)
2007Pre. 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)
2014Pre. 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)
2015Pre. 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)
9. Virginia Tech10. Kansas11. Southern California12. Penn St.13. Notre Dame14. Texas15. Texas A&M16. Syracuse17. Virginia18. Oregon19. Michigan20. Texas Tech21. Auburn22. Iowa23. East Carolina24. Toledo25. LSU
1996 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)
1997 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)
1998 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)
1999 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)
2000 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)
2001 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)
2002 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)
2003 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)
2004 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)
2005 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)
2006 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)
2007 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)
2008 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)
2015 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)
2016 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)
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFThe 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.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RESULTS2014-15Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)Jan. 1, 2015Oregon 59, Florida St. 20
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)Jan. 1, 2015Ohio St. 42, Alabama 35
CFP National Championship (Arlington, Texas) Jan. 12, 2015Ohio St. 42, Oregon 20
Cotton Bowl (Arlington, Texas)Dec. 31, 2015Alabama 38, Michigan St. 0
CFP National Championship (Glendale, Ariz.)Jan. 11, 2016Alabama 45, Clemson 40
2016-17Peach Bowl (Atlanta)Dec. 31, 2016Alabama 24, Washington 7
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.)Dec. 31, 2016Clemson 31, Ohio St. 0
CFP National Championship (Tampa, Fla.)Jan. 9, 2017Clemson 35, Alabama 31
2017-18Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)Jan. 1, 2018
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)Jan. 1, 2018
CFP National Championship (Atlanta)Jan. 8, 2018
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CFP FINAL RANKINGS
(records listed are before the bowl games were played)
2014 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)
2015 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)
2016 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)
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BOWL COALITION, ALLIANCE AND BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES HISTORY
Bowl Coalition 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.
Bowl Coalition (1992-94)1992 SeasonSugar BowlAlabama 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 BowlFlorida 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 BowlSyracuse 26, Colorado 22(Had fourth selection and chose at-large selection Syracuse and at-large selection Colorado.)
1993 SeasonOrange BowlFlorida 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 BowlArizona 29, Miami (FL) 0[Had fourth selection and chose at-large selection Miami (Florida) and also picked at-large Arizona.]
1994 SeasonOrange BowlNebraska 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 BowlFlorida St. 23, Florida 17(Had second selection based on SEC champion Florida being ranked No. 5 and chose ACC champion Florida State.)
Cotton BowlSouthern 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 BowlColorado 41, Notre Dame 24(Had fourth selection and chose at-large Notre Dame and at-large Colorado.)
Bowl AllianceThe 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.
Bowl Alliance (1995-97)1995 SeasonFiesta BowlNebraska 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 BowlVirginia Tech 28, Texas 10(Had fourth and sixth selections and picked Big East champion Virginia Tech against SWC champion Texas.)
1996 SeasonSugar BowlFlorida 52, Florida St. 20(Had first and second selections and picked SEC champion Florida and ACC champion Florida State.)
Fiesta BowlPenn St. 38, Texas 15(Had third and fifth selections and picked at-large Penn State and Big 12 champion Texas.)
Orange BowlNebraska 41, Virginia Tech 21(Had fourth and sixth selections and picked at-large selection Nebraska and Big East champion Virginia Tech.)
1997 SeasonOrange Bowl Nebraska 42, Tennessee 17(Had first and second selections and picked Big 12 champion Nebraska and SEC champion Tennessee.)
Sugar BowlFlorida 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 SERIESThe 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—Tennessee1999—Florida St.2000—Oklahoma2001—Miami (FL)2002—Ohio St.2003—LSU2004—Southern California2005—Texas2006—Florida2007—LSU2008—Florida2009—Alabama2010—Auburn2011—Alabama2012—Alabama2013—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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2013 Final Regular-Season Bowl Championship Series RankingHarris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
ExplanationTo 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 31Fiesta Bowl—UCF 52, Baylor 42Orange Bowl—Clemson 40, Ohio St. 35Rose Bowl—Michigan St. 24, Stanford 20Sugar Bowl—Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31
2012 Final Regular-Season Bowl Championship Series RankingHarris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
BCS RESULTS FOR 2007-08:BCS Championship (New Orleans)—LSU 38, Ohio St. 24Fiesta Bowl—West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28Orange Bowl—Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21Rose Bowl—Southern California 49, Illinois 17Sugar Bowl—Georgia 41, Hawaii 10
2006 Final Regular-Season Bowl Championship Series RankingHarris Interactive Pct. USA Today Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
BCS RESULTS FOR 2005-06:Rose Bowl—Texas 41, Southern California 38Orange Bowl—Penn St. 26, Florida St. 23 (3 ot)Fiesta Bowl—Ohio St. 34, Notre Dame 20Sugar Bowl—West Virginia 38, Georgia 35
2004 Final Regular-Season Bowl Championship Series RankingAP Pct. USA Today/ESPN Pct. Computer Pct. BCS Avg.
BCS RESULTS FOR 2003-04:Sugar Bowl—LSU 21, Oklahoma 14Fiesta Bowl—Ohio St. 35, Kansas St. 28Orange Bowl—Miami (FL) 16, Florida St. 14Rose Bowl—Southern California 28, Michigan 14
2002 Final Regular-Season Bowl Championship Series RankingPoll Avg. Comp. Avg. Sked Strength Loss Record Subtotal Quality Win Total
10. Texas 9 9.50 0.88 2 21.38 -0.3 21.0811. Michigan 11.5 9.33 0.08 3 23.91 23.9112. Penn St. 10 13.33 0.64 3 26.97 26.9713. Colorado 14 15.17 0.40 4 33.57 -0.3 33.2714. Florida St. 16 13.83 0.12 4 33.95 33.9515. 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 17Sugar Bowl—Georgia 26, Florida St. 13Rose Bowl—Oklahoma 34, Washington St. 14
2001 Final Regular-Season Bowl Championship Series Ranking
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. 2Sugar Bowl—Miami (FL) 37, Florida 20Fiesta Bowl—Oregon St. 41, Notre Dame 9Rose Bowl—Washington 34, Purdue 24
1999 Final Regular-Season Bowl Championship Series RankingTeam Total Score
1. Florida St. 2.242. Virginia Tech 6.123. Nebraska 7.424. Alabama 12.115. Tennessee 13.716. Kansas St. 15.237. Wisconsin 16.718. Michigan 18.089. Michigan St. 19.11
10. Florida 23.0611. Penn St. 28.7512. Marshall 31.1513. Minnesota 33.6114. Texas A&M 34.7615. 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)
1998 Final Regular-Season Bowl Championship Series RankingTeam Total Score
1. Tennessee 3.472. Florida St. 4.913. Kansas St. 9.964. Ohio St. 10.375. UCLA 10.906. Texas A&M 15.707. Arizona 16.498. Florida 19.959. Wisconsin 21.61
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)
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1930 Alabama †9Notre Dame 10Utah 8Washington St. ‡9
1931 Tulane ‡111932 Colgate •9
Michigan 8Southern California †9
1933 Princeton 91934 Alabama †9
Minnesota 81935 Minnesota 8
Princeton 9SMU ‡12
1936 (None)1937 Alabama ‡9
Colorado ‡8Santa Clara †8
1938 Duke ‡•9Georgetown 8Oklahoma ‡10Tennessee †10TCU †10Texas Tech ‡10
1939 Cornell 8Tennessee ‡•10Texas A&M †10
1940 Boston College †10Lafayette 9Minnesota 8Stanford †9Tennessee ‡10
1941 Duke ‡9Duquesne 8Minnesota 8
1942 Tulsa ‡101943 Purdue 91944 Army West Point 9
Ohio St. 91945 Alabama †9
Army West Point 9Oklahoma St. †8
1946 Georgia †10Hardin-Simmons †10
UNDEFEATED, UNTIED TEAMS(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.
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Year College WinsUCLA ‡10
1947 Michigan †9Notre Dame 9Penn St. $9
1948 California ‡10Clemson †10Michigan 9
1949 Army West Point 9California ‡10Notre Dame 10Oklahoma †10
1950 Oklahoma ‡10Princeton 9Wyoming †9
1951 Maryland †9Michigan St. 9Princeton 9San Francisco 9Tennessee ‡10
1952 Georgia Tech †11Michigan St. 9
1953 Maryland ‡101954 Ohio St. †9
Oklahoma 10UCLA 9
1955 Maryland ‡10Oklahoma †10
1956 Oklahoma 10Tennessee ‡10Wyoming 10
1957 Arizona St. 10Auburn 10
1958 LSU †101959 Syracuse †101960 New Mexico St. †10
Yale 91961 Alabama †10
Rutgers 91962 Dartmouth 9
Ole Miss †9Southern California †10
1963 Texas †101964 Alabama ‡10
Arkansas †10Princeton 9
1965 Arkansas ‡10Dartmouth 9Michigan St. ‡10Nebraska ‡10
1966 Alabama †101967 Wyoming ‡101968 Ohio ‡10
Ohio St. †9
Year College WinsPenn St. †10
1969 Penn St. †10San Diego St. †10Texas †10Toledo †10
1970 Arizona St. †10Dartmouth 9Ohio St. ‡9Texas ‡10Toledo †11
Ohio St. (12-0) 122013 Florida St. (14-0) †132014 Florida St. (13-1) ‡122015 Clemson (14-1) †‡132016 Alabama (14-1) †‡13
Western Mich. (13-1) ‡13
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THE SPOILERSFollowing 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 Score1-1-38 California Alabama (Rose) 13-01-1-38 Rice Colorado (Cotton) 28-1412-3-38 *Southern California Notre Dame 13-01-2-39 Southern California Duke (Rose) 7-31-2-39 Tennessee Oklahoma (Orange) 17-01-2-39 *St. Mary’s (CA) Texas Tech (Cotton) 20-1312-2-39 Duquesne Detroit Mercy tie 10-101-1-40 Southern California Tennessee (Rose) 14-01-1-41 Boston College Tennessee (Sugar) 19-131-1-42 Oregon St. Duke (Rose) 20-161-1-43 Tennessee Tulsa (Sugar) 14-711-27-43 *Great Lakes Notre Dame 19-141-1-44 Southern California Washington (Rose) 29-011-25-44 *Virginia Yale tie 6-61-1-47 Illinois UCLA (Rose) 45-141-1-48 SMU Penn St. (Cotton) tie 13-1311-27-48 †Navy Army West Point tie 21-2112-2-48 *Southern California Notre Dame tie 14-141-1-49 Northwestern California (Rose) 20-141-2-50 Ohio St. California (Rose) 17-1412-2-50 †Navy Army West Point 14-21-1-51 Kentucky Oklahoma (Sugar) 13-71-1-52 Maryland Tennessee (Sugar) 28-1311-22-52 Southern California *UCLA 14-121-1-54 Oklahoma Maryland (Orange) 7-01-2-56 Oklahoma Maryland (Orange) 20-61-1-57 Baylor Tennessee (Sugar) 13-711-28-64 *Southern California Notre Dame 20-171-1-65 Texas Alabama (Orange) 21-1711-20-65 Dartmouth *Princeton 28-141-1-66 UCLA Michigan St. (Rose) 14-121-1-66 Alabama Nebraska (Orange) 39-281-1-66 LSU Arkansas (Cotton) 14-711-19-66 Notre Dame *Michigan St. tie 10-101-1-68 *LSU Wyoming (Sugar) 20-1311-23-68 Harvard Yale tie 29-2912-27-68 Richmond Ohio (Tangerine) 49-4211-22-69 *Michigan Ohio St. 24-1211-22-69 *Princeton Dartmouth 35-711-21-70 *Ohio St. Michigan 20-91-1-71 Stanford Ohio St. (Rose) 27-171-1-71 Notre Dame Texas (Cotton) 24-111-1-72 Stanford Michigan (Rose) 13-121-1-72 Nebraska Alabama (Orange) 38-611-25-72 *Ohio St. Michigan 14-1111-24-73 Ohio St. *Michigan tie 10-1012-31-73 Notre Dame Alabama (Sugar) 24-23
Date Spoiler Victim Score11-23-74 *Ohio St. Michigan 12-1011-23-74 *Harvard Yale 21-161-1-75 Notre Dame Alabama (Orange) 13-111-1-76 UCLA Ohio St. (Rose) 23-101-1-77 Houston Maryland (Cotton) 30-2111-19-77 *Delaware Colgate 21-31-2-78 Notre Dame Texas (Cotton) 38-101-1-79 Alabama Penn St. (Sugar) 14-711-17-79 Harvard *Yale 22-712-15-79 Syracuse McNeese
(Independence)31-7
12-21-79 Indiana BYU (Holiday) 38-371-1-80 Southern California Ohio St. (Rose) 17-161-1-80 Oklahoma Florida St. (Orange) 24-71-1-83 Penn St. Georgia (Sugar) 27-231-2-84 Georgia Texas (Cotton) 10-91-2-84 Miami (FL) Nebraska (Orange) 31-3012-14-85 Fresno St. Bowling Green
(California)51-7
1-1-86 Oklahoma Penn St. (Orange) 25-101-2-87 Penn St. Miami (FL) (Fiesta) 14-101-1-88 Auburn Syracuse (Sugar) tie 16-161-1-88 Miami (FL) Oklahoma (Orange) 20-141-2-89 Notre Dame West Virginia
(Fiesta)34-21
1-1-90 Notre Dame Colorado (Orange) 21-61-1-93 Notre Dame Texas A&M (Cotton) 28-31-1-93 Alabama Miami (FL) (Sugar) 34-131-1-94 Florida St. Nebraska (Orange) 18-161-1-94 Florida West Virginia (Sugar) 41-71-2-96 Nebraska Florida (Fiesta) 62-241-1-97 Ohio St. Arizona St. (Rose) 20-171-2-97 Florida Florida St. (Sugar) 52-201-4-00 Florida St. Virginia Tech (Sugar) 46-291-3-03 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) 41-1012-23-08 TCU Boise St. (Poinsettia) 17-161-1-10 Florida Cincinnati (Sugar) 51-241-4-10 Boise St. TCU (Fiesta) 17-101-7-10 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) 59-201-11-16 Alabama Clemson (CFP National
Championship)45-40
1-2-17 Wisconsin Western Mich. (Cotton) 24-161-9-17 Clemson Alabama (CFP National
Championship)35-31
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STREAKS AND RIVALRIES
LONGEST WINNING STREAKS(Includes Bowl Games)Wins Team Years Ended by Score47 Oklahoma 1953-57 Notre Dame 7-040 Washington 1908-14 Oregon St. 0-037 Yale 1890-93 Princeton 6-037 Yale 1887-89 Princeton 10-035 Toledo 1969-71 Tampa 21-034 Miami (FL) 2000-03 Ohio St. *31-24 (2 ot)34 Penn 1894-96 Lafayette 6-431 Oklahoma 1948-50 Kentucky *13-731 Pittsburgh 1914-18 Cleveland Naval
Reserve10-9
31 Penn 1896-98 Harvard 10-030 Texas 1968-70 Notre Dame *24-1129 Florida St. 2012-14 Oregon *59-2029 Miami (FL) 1990-93 Alabama *34-1329 Michigan 1901-03 Minnesota 6-628 Alabama 1978-80 Mississippi St. 6-328 Oklahoma 1973-75 Kansas 23-328 Michigan St. 1950-53 Purdue 6-026 Alabama 2015-16 Clemson 35-3126 Nebraska 1994-96 Arizona St. 19-026 Cornell 1921-24 Williams 14-726 Michigan 1903-05 Chicago 2-025 BYU 1983-85 UCLA 27-2425 San Diego St. 1965-67 Utah St. 31-2525 Michigan 1946-49 Army West Point 21-725 Army West Point 1944-46 Notre Dame 0-025 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 Score64 60 4 Washington 1907-17 California 27-056 55 1 Michigan 1901-05 Chicago 2-050 46 4 California 1920-25 Olympic Club 15-048 47 1 Oklahoma 1953-57 Notre Dame 7-048 47 1 Yale 1885-89 Princeton 10-047 42 5 Yale 1879-85 Princeton 6-544 42 2 Yale 1894-96 Princeton 24-642 39 3 Yale 1904-08 Harvard 4-039 37 2 Notre Dame 1946-50 Purdue 28-1437 37 0 Yale 1890-93 Princeton 6-037 36 1 Oklahoma 1972-75 Kansas 23-335 35 0 Toledo 1969-71 Tampa 21-035 34 1 Minnesota 1903-05 Wisconsin 16-1234 34 0 Miami (FL) 2000-03 Ohio St. 31-24 (2 ot)34 34 0 Penn 1894-96 Lafayette 6-434 33 1 Nebraska 1912-16 Kansas 7-3
G Wins Ties Team Years Ended by Score34 32 2 Princeton 1884-87 Harvard 12-034 29 5 Princeton 1877-82 Harvard 1-033 31 2 Georgia Tech 1914-18 Pittsburgh 32-033 30 3 Tennessee 1926-30 Alabama 18-633 30 3 Harvard 1911-15 Cornell 10-032 31 1 Nebraska 1969-71 UCLA 20-1732 31 1 Harvard 1898-1900 Yale 28-032 30 2 Army West
Point1944-47 Columbia 21-20
31 31 0 Oklahoma 1948-50 Kentucky 13-731 31 0 Pittsburgh 1914-18 Cleveland Naval 10-931 31 0 Penn 1896-98 Harvard 10-031 30 1 Penn St. 1967-70 Colorado 41-1331 30 1 San Diego St. 1967-70 Long Beach St. 27-1131 29 2 Georgia Tech 1950-53 Notre Dame 27-14
LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAKS
(Includes Bowl Games)Wins Team Years Ended by Score58 Miami (FL) 1985-94 Washington 38-2057 Alabama 1963-82 Southern Miss. 38-2956 Harvard 1890-95 Boston AA 0-050 Michigan 1901-07 Penn 6-047 Nebraska 1991-98 Texas 20-1645 Washington 1908-17 Oregon St. 0-042 Texas 1968-76 Houston 30-040 Notre Dame 1907-18 Great Lakes 7-739 Oklahoma 2005-11 Texas Tech 41-3838 Notre Dame 1919-27 Minnesota 7-737 Florida St. 1992-01 Miami (FL) 49-2737 Yale 1904-08 Brown 10-1037 Yale 1900-03 Princeton 11-635 Boise St. 2006-11 TCU 36-3533 Marshall 1995-00 Western Mich. 30-1033 Nebraska 1901-06 Iowa St. 14-233 Harvard 1900-03 Amherst 5-031 Boise St. 2001-05 Boston College 27-2131 Texas A&M 1990-95 Texas 16-631 Yale 1890-93 Princeton 6-030 Florida 1994-99 Alabama 40-39 (ot)30 Auburn 1952-61 Kentucky 14-1230 Tennessee 1928-33 Alabama 12-6
LONGEST LOSING STREAKS(Includes Bowl Games)Wins Team Years Ended against Score34 Northwestern 1979-82 Northern Ill. 31-628 Virginia 1958-61 William & Mary 21-628 Kansas St. 1945-48 Arkansas St. 37-6
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Wins Team Years Ended against Score27 New Mexico St. 1988-90 Cal St. Fullerton 43-927 Eastern Mich. 1980-82 Kent St. 9-726 Western Ky. 2008-10 Louisiana 54-2126 Colorado St. 1960-63 Pacific 20-023 Duke 1999-2002 East Carolina 23-1623 Northern Ill. 1996-98 Central Mich. 16-622 Duke 2005-07 Northwestern 20-1421 Ball St. 1998-2000 Miami (OH) 15-1021 South Carolina 1998-2000 New Mexico St. 31-021 Kent St. 1981-83 Eastern Mich. 37-1321 New Mexico 1967-69 Kansas 16-720 Temple 2004-06 Bowling Green 28-1420 TCU 1974-75 Rice 28-2120 Florida St. 1972-74 Miami (FL) 21-1419 Hawaii 1997-99 Eastern Ill. 31-2718 Eastern Mich. 2009-10 Ball St. 41-38
(ot)18 Illinois 1996-98 Middle Tenn. 48-2018 Rice 1987-89 SMU 35-618 Wisconsin 1967-69 Iowa 23-1718 Wake Forest 1962-63 South Carolina 20-1918 Kansas St. 1961-62 BYU 24-717 Tulsa 2000-02 UTEP 20-017 Kent St. 1992-94 Akron 32-1617 Kent St. 1989-90 Ohio 44-1517 Memphis 1981-82 Arkansas St. 12-017 Kansas St. 1964-66 Kansas 3-317 Tulane 1961-63 South Carolina 20-717 Alabama 1954-56 Mississippi St. 13-1217 Kansas 1953-55 Washington St. 13-0
MOST CONSECUTIVE NON-LOSING SEASONS
(All-Time and Current) (.500 percentage and above)Years School Years49 Penn St. 1939-8742 Nebraska 1962-200342 Notre Dame 1889-1932#40 Michigan 1968-200740 Texas 1893-193238 Alabama 1911-50†33 Florida 1980-201229 Florida St. 1977-2005&29 Oklahoma 1966-9429 Texas 1957-8529 Boston College 1916-4428 BYU 1974-200128 Virginia 1888-191527 Washington 1977-200327 Michigan 1892-191826 Virginia Tech 1894-191924 Virginia Tech 1993-2016*23 Syracuse 1913-3523 Ohio St. 1899-1921
Years School Years21 Ohio St. 1989-2009&21 Marshall 1984-200421 Ohio St. 1967-8721 Southern California 1962-8221 Wyoming 1949-6921 Northern Ill. 1929-4921 Vanderbilt 1915-3521 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 Years365 Michigan 1984-2014361 BYU 1975-2003361 *Florida 1988-present306 *TCU 1992-present298 *Air Force 1992-present286 ^Ohio St. 1993-2016285 *Tennessee 1994-present283 *Virginia Tech 1995-present282 Texas 1980-2004280 Washington St. 1984-2008275 *Georgia 1995-present271 *Nebraska 1996-present271 Washington 1981-2004267 Oregon 1985-2007251 *Boise St. 1997-present250 *Georgia Tech 1997-present245 *Texas Tech 1997-present242 Colorado 1988-2008240 *Oklahoma 1998-present234 Kansas St. 1996-2015233 UCLA 1971-92233 Nebraska 1974-91232 Florida St. 1988-2006231 Wisconsin 1997-2014219 Hawaii 1976-95
*Active streak. ^Does not include games later vacated by NCAA action.
117 Navy-Army West Point 60-50-7 1890 2016117 Nebraska-Kansas 91-23-3 1892 2010114 Clemson-South Carolina 68-42-4 1896 2016114 Kansas-Kansas St. 65-44-5 1902 2016113 Georgia-Georgia Tech 67-41-5 1893 2016113 Michigan-Ohio St. 58-49-6 1897 2016113 Ole Miss-Mississippi St. 63-44-6 1901 2016112 Utah-Utah St. 79-29-4 1892 2015112 Tennessee-Kentucky 79-24-9 1893 2016112 TCU-Baylor 53-52-7 1899 2016111 Texas-Oklahoma 61-45-5 1900 2016111 Oklahoma-Oklahoma St. 86-18-7 1904 2016110 #Tennessee-Vanderbilt 75-30-5 1892 2016110 NC State-Wake Forest 66-38-6 1895 2016108 Texas A&M-Baylor 68-31-9 1899 2011106 North Carolina-Wake Forest 69-35-2 1888 2015
#Disputed series record: Vanderbilt claims Tennessee has 75-31-5 series lead due to Vanderbilt vicotory in 1918 but Tennessee records claim 1918 team was “unofficial [team] formed from Army West Point recruits and students.”
ADDITIONAL RECORDSLongest Uninterrupted Series (Must have played every year)
#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.
Most Consecutive Wins Over a Major Opponent in an Uninterrupted Series (Must have played in consecutive years)
43—Notre Dame over Navy, 1964-200636—Nebraska over Kansas, 1969-200432—Oklahoma over Kansas St., 1937-6830^—Florida over Kentucky, 1987-2016 (current)29—Nebraska over Kansas St., 1969-9728—Texas over Rice, 1966-9326—Tennessee over Kentucky, 1985-201026—Syracuse over Hobart, 1906-3125—Penn St. over West Virginia, 1959-8324—Nebraska over Missouri, 1979-200222—Tennessee over Vanderbilt, 1983-2004
22—Nebraska over Oklahoma St., 1974-9522—Arkansas over TCU, 1959-8022—Alabama over Mississippi St., 1958-7920—Purdue over Iowa, 1961-80
Most Consecutive Wins Over a Major Opponent in a Nonconsecutive Series(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)
^Active streak.^Not located on campus.
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MAJOR-COLLEGE STATISTICS TRENDS(Average Per Game, One Team)
*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).
ADDITIONAL MAJOR-COLLEGE STATISTICS TRENDSRules 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
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 AVERAGE GAME LENGTHYear Games Length2008 803 3:112009 808 3:122010 807 3:122011 805 3:142012 818 3:182013 835 3:172014 850 3:22
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Year Games Length2015 864 3:172016 *873 3:24
*Record
HOME FIELD RECORDSUntil 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.
*Record. Note: Since 1997, games against opponents from all divisions are included in the total games.
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FBS MEMBERSHIP SINCE 1978The 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.
Active MembersTeam Year(s)Air Force 1978-presentAkron 1987-presentAlabama 1978-presentAppalachian St. 1978-81, 2015-presentArizona 1978-presentArizona St. 1978-presentArkansas 1978-presentArkansas St. 1978-81, 92-presentArmy West Point 1978-presentAuburn 1978-presentBall St. 1978-81, 83-presentBaylor 1978-presentBoise St. 1996-presentBoston College 1978-presentBowling Green 1978-81, 83-presentBYU 1978-presentBuffalo 1999-presentCalifornia 1978-presentUCF 1996-presentCentral Mich. 1978-presentCharlotte 2016-presentCincinnati 1978-81, 83-present Clemson 1978-presentColorado 1978-presentColorado St. 1978-presentUConn 2002-presentDuke 1978-presentEast Carolina 1978-presentEastern Mich. 1978-81, 83-presentFlorida 1978-presentFla. Atlantic 2006-presentFIU 2006-presentFlorida St. 1978-presentFresno St. 1978-presentGeorgia 1978-presentGa. Southern 2015-presentGeorgia St. 2014-presentGeorgia Tech 1978-presentHawaii 1978-presentHouston 1978-presentIdaho 1996-presentIllinois 1978-presentIndiana 1978-presentIowa 1978-presentIowa St. 1978-presentKansas 1978-presentKansas St. 1978-presentKent St. 1978-81, 83-presentKentucky 1978-presentUL Lafayette 1978-presentLa.-Monroe 1978-81, 94-presentLSU 1978-present
Team Year(s)Louisiana Tech 1978-81, 89-presentLouisville 1978-presentMarshall 1978-81, 97-presentMaryland 1978-presentMassachusetts 2013-presentMemphis 1978-presentMiami (FL) 1978-presentMiami (OH) 1978-81, 83-presentMichigan 1978-presentMichigan St. 1978-presentMiddle Tenn. 1999-presentMinnesota 1978-presentOle Miss 1978-presentMississippi St. 1978-presentMissouri 1978-presentNavy 1978-presentNebraska 1978-presentNevada 1992-presentUNLV 1978-presentNew Mexico 1978-presentNew Mexico St. 1978-presentNorth Carolina 1978-presentNC State 1978-presentNorth Texas 1978-81, 95-presentNorthern Ill. 1978-81, 83-presentNorthwestern 1978-presentNotre Dame 1978-presentOhio 1978-81, 83-presentOhio St. 1978-presentOklahoma 1978-presentOklahoma St. 1978-presentOld Dominion 2014-presentOregon 1978-presentOregon St. 1978-presentPenn St. 1978-presentPittsburgh 1978-presentPurdue 1978-presentRice 1978-presentRutgers 1978-presentSan Diego St. 1978-presentSan Jose St. 1978-presentSouth Ala. 2013-presentSouth Carolina 1978-presentSouth Fla. 2001-presentSouthern California 1978-presentSMU 1978-86, 89-presentSouthern Miss. 1978-presentStanford 1978-presentSyracuse 1978-presentTemple 1978-presentTennessee 1978-presentTexas 1978-presentTexas A&M 1978-presentTCU 1978-presentUTEP 1978-presentUTSA 2014-presentTexas St. 2013-presentTexas Tech 1978-presentToledo 1978-present
Team Year(s)Troy 2002-presentTulane 1978-presentTulsa 1978-presentUAB 1996-2014; 2017-presentUCLA 1978-presentUtah 1978-presentUtah St. 1978-presentVanderbilt 1978-presentVirginia 1978-presentVirginia Tech 1978-presentWake Forest 1978-presentWashington 1978-presentWashington St. 1978-presentWest Virginia 1978-presentWestern Ky. 2009-presentWestern Mich. 1978-81, 83-presentWisconsin 1978-presentWyoming 1978-present
Former MembersTeam Year(s)Brown 1978-81Cal St. Fullerton 1978-92*Chattanooga 1978-81Citadel 1978-81Colgate 1978-81Columbia 1978-81Cornell 1978-81Dartmouth 1978-81Drake 1978-81East Tenn. St. 1978-81*Furman 1978-81Harvard 1978-81Holy Cross 1978-81Illinois St. 1978-81Indiana St. 1978-81Lamar 1978-81*Long Beach St. 1978-91*McNeese 1978-81Pacific 1978-95*Penn 1978-81Princeton 1978-81Richmond 1978-81Southern Ill. 1978-81Tennessee St. 1978-80Texas-Arlington 1978-81*Villanova 1978-80VMI 1978-81West Tex. A&M 1978-80Western Caro. 1978-81Wichita St. 1978-86*William & Mary 1978-81Yale 1978-81*Dropped football program.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RULES CHANGES
THE BALL1869—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 FIELD1869—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).
SCORING1869—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.
SCORING VALUES1882—Touchdown 2 points; field goal 5 points; extra points 4 points1883—Touchdown 2 points; field goal 5 points; extra points 4 points1884-97—Touchdown 4 points; field goal 5 points; extra points 2 points1898-1903—Touchdown 5 points; field goal 5 points; extra points 1 point1904-08—Touchdown 5 points; field goal 4 points; extra points 1 point1909-11—Touchdown 5 points; field goal 3 points; extra points 1 point1912-57—Touchdown 6 points; field goal 3 points; extra points 1 point1958-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.
PLAYERS1869—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.
EQUIPMENT1894—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.
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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.
SUBSTITUTIONS1876—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 GAME1906—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 CHANGES1876—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.
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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.