college football single game rushing td record by a player

Jaret Patterson has scored the most rushing touchdowns in a game, with 8 touchdowns against Kent State on November 28, 2020.

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Data note: Rushing Touchdowns: player game data may be incomplete before 2000

	NAME	RUSH TD	DATE	TM		OPP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	8	11/28/2020	BUFF	vs	KENT	409	36	11.4
2	Kalen Ballage K. Ballage	7	9/10/2016	ASU	vs	TTU	137	13	10.5	48	2	4	24.0	1
3	Keenan Reynolds K. Reynolds	7	11/22/2013	NAVY	@	SJSU	240	36	6.7	0	0			0
4	Montel Harris M. Harris	7	11/17/2012	TEM	@	ARMY	351	36	9.8
5	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	6	8/31/2024	BSU	@	GASO	267	20	13.4	4	3	4	1.3	0
6	Israel Abanikanda I. Abanikanda	6	10/8/2022	PITT	vs	VT	320	36	8.9	0	0	1		0
7	Jaret Patterson J. Patterson	6	11/29/2019	BUFF	vs	BGSU	298	26	11.5
8	Ryquell Armstead R. Armstead	6	11/10/2018	TEM	@	HOU	210	30	7.0	0	0	1		0
9	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	6	11/7/2015	LT	vs	UNT	195	22	8.9	32	3	4	10.7	0
10	Keenan Reynolds K. Reynolds	6	11/15/2014	NAVY	vs	GASO	277	30	9.2
11	Kapri Bibbs K. Bibbs	6	11/16/2013	CSU	@	UNM	291	38	7.7	0	0			0
12	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	6	10/20/2012	LT	vs	IDHO	232	17	13.6
13	Stefphon Jefferson S. Jefferson	6	9/22/2012	NEV	@	HAW	170	31	5.5	76	3		25.3	1
14	Carnell Williams C. Williams	6	10/18/2003	AUB	vs	MSST	161	15	10.7
15	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	6	12/7/2002	MIA	vs	VT	205	39	5.3	21	2		10.5	0
16	Craig Candeto C. Candeto	6	12/7/2002	NAVY	@	ARMY	103	18	5.7
17	Chance Kretschmer C. Kretschmer	6	11/24/2001	NEV	@	UTEP	327	45	7.3
18	Chris Brown C. Brown	6	11/23/2001	COLO	vs	NEB	198	24	8.3
19	Levron Williams L. Williams	6	10/6/2001	IND	@	WIS	280	20	14.0
20	Dwone Hicks D. Hicks	6	10/7/2000	MTSU	vs	LT	311	32	9.7
21	Quentin Griffin Q. Griffin	6	10/7/2000	OKLA	vs	TEX	87	23	3.8	45	3		15.0	0
22	Cale Hellums C. Hellums	5	10/17/2026	ARMY	vs	FAU	195	25	7.8	0	0	0		0
23	Ashton Daniels A. Daniels	5	10/3/2026	FSU	vs	UVA	136	17	8.0	0	0	0		0
24	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	5	11/15/2025	UNT	@	UAB	189	27	7.0	21	1	2	21.0	0
25	Jonah Coleman J. Coleman	5	9/6/2025	WASH	vs	UCD	111	15	7.4	24	1	2	24.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

987

Wright

RUSH

845

Burch

REC

480

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Team Rankings

PPG

22.6

113th

OPP PPG

25.4

90th

RUSH YDS/G

175.6

58th

PASS YDS/G

154.6

166th

2026 MAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	Toledo	3-1	6-2
3	Western Michigan	3-1	5-3
4	Buffalo	3-1	5-3
5	Miami (OH)	3-1	5-3
6	Eastern Michigan	3-2	4-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/3	BUFF	@	M-OH	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BUFF	@	BALL	1:00 PM
Wed 11/18	CMU	@	BUFF	1:00 PM
Fri 11/27	BUFF	@	AKR	12:00 PM

Last Game

Bowling Green

2 - 6

Final

Buffalo

5 - 3

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286