NCAA Football Single Season Records

Scoring

234 Barry Sanders, Okla. St., 1988
174 Mike Rozier, Nebraska, 1983
174 Lydell Mitchell, Penn St., 1971
166 Art Luppino, Arizona, 1954
157 Bobby Reynolds, Nebraska, 1950

Points Per Game

12.1 Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., 1991-93
11.8 Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1969-71
11.3 Bill Burnett, Arkansas, 1968-70
11.2 Steve Owens, Oklahoma, 1967-69
10.8 Eddie Talboom, Wyoming, 1948-50

Rushing Touchdowns

37 Barry Sanders, Okla. St., 1988
29 Mike Rozier, Nebraska, 1983
25 Ricky Williams, Texas, 1997
25 Travis Prentice, Miami-OH, 1997

Touchdown Receptions

17 Troy Edwards, Lousiana Tech, 1998 25 Randy Moss, Marshall, 1997
22 Manny Hazard, Houston, 1989
19 Desmond Howard, Michigan, 1991
19 Ashley Lelie, Hawaii, 2001

Touchdown Passes

54 David Klingler, Houston, 1990
47 Jim McMahon, BYU, 1980
46 Andre Ware, Houston, 1989
41 Ty Detmer, BYU, 1990

Field Goals

29 John Lee, UCLA, 1984
28 Paul Woodside, W. Virginia, 1982
28 Luis Zendejas, Arizona St., 1983
27 Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee, 1982

Passing Efficiency Rating

178.4 Danny Wuerffel, Florida, 1995
176.9 Jim McMahon, BYU, 1980
175.6 Ty Detmer, BYU, 1989
173.6 Steve Sarkisian, BYU, 1996
173.1 Trent Dilfer, Fresno St., 1993

Passing Yards

5188 Ty Detmer, BYU, 1990
5140 David Klingler, Houston, 1990
4699 Andre Ware, Houston, 1989
4571 Jim McMahon, BYU, 1980
4560 Ty Detmer, BYU, 1989

Pass Completions

374 David Klingler, Houston, 1990
365 Andre Ware, Houston, 1989
363 Tim Couch, Kentucky, 1997
361 Ty Detmer, BYU, 1990
338 Robbie Bosco, BYU, 1985

Rushing Yards

2628 Barry Sanders, Okla. St., 1988
2342 Marcus Allen, USC, 1981
2185 Troy Davis, Iowa St., 1996
2148 Mike Rozier, Nebraska, 1983
2084 Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech, 1996

Rushing Yards Per Game

238.9 Barry Sanders, Okla. St., 1988
212.9 Marcus Allen, USC, 1981
209.0 Ed Marinaro, Cornell, 1971
198.6 Troy Davis, Iowa St., 1996
189.5 Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech, 1996

Pass Receptions

142 Manny Hazard, Houston, 1989
134 Howard Twilley, Tulsa, 1965
129 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995
114 Damond Wilkins, Nevada, 1996
109 Marcus Harris, Wyoming, 1996

Receptions Per Game

13.4 Howard Twilley, Tulsa, 1965
12.9 Manny Hazard, Houston, 1989
11.7 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995
10.4 Damond Wilkins, Nevada, 1996
9.8 Jason Phillips, Houston, 1988

Reception Yards

1854 Alex Van Dyke, Nevada, 1995
1779 Howard Twilley, Tulsa, 1965
1707 Troy Edwards, La. Tech, 1997
1689 Manny Hazard, Houston, 1989
1650 Marcus Harris, Wyoming, 1996

All-Purpose Yards

3250 Barry Sanders, Okla. St., 1988
2995 Ryan Benjamin, Pacific, 1991
2690 Mike Pringle, CS-Fullerton, 1989
2633 Paul Palmer, Temple, 1986
2597 Ryan Benjamin, Pacific, 1992

All-Purpose Yards Per Game

295.5 Barry Sanders, Okla. St., 1988
249.6 Ryan Benjamin, Pacific, 1991
246.3 Byron (Whizzer) White, Colo, 1937
244.6 Mike Pringle, CS-Fullerton, 1989
239.4 Paul Palmer, Temple, 1986

Total Offense Yards

5221 David Klingler, Houston, 1990
5022 Ty Detmer, BYU, 1990
4661 Andre Ware, Houston, 1989
4627 Jim McMahon, BYU, 1980
4433 Ty Detmer, BYU, 1989

Total Offense Per Game

474.6 David Klingler, Houston, 1990
423.7 Andre Ware, Houston, 1989
418.5 Ty Detmer, BYU, 1990
402.6 Mike Maxwell, Nevada, 1995
395.1 Steve Young, BYU, 1983

Interceptions

14 Al Worley, Washington, 1968
13 George Shaw, Oregon, 1951

Punting Average

50.3 Chad Kessler, LSU, 1997
49.8 Reggie Roby, Iowa, 1981
49.3 Kirk Wilson, UCLA, 1956
48.4 Todd Sauerbrun, W. Virginia, 1994
48.2 Zack Jordan, Colorado, 1950

Punt Return Average

25.9 Bill Blackstock, Tennessee, 1951
25.0 George Sims, Baylor, 1948
24.8 Gene Derricotte, Michigan, 1947

Kickoff Return Average

40.1 Paul Allen, BYU, 1961
39.5 Tremain Mack, Miami (FL), 1996
39.3 Leeland McElroy, Texas A&M, 1993
38.2 Forrest Hall, San Francisco, 1946
36.4 Tony Ball, Tenn-Chattanooga, 1977