most points scored by a player in an ncaa tournament game since 2000

Since 2000, Montel Harris, Stefphon Jefferson and Rashaun Woods are tied for the most points in a game, with 42 points.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	RUSH TD	REC TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	XP2	SFTY
1	Montel Harris M. Harris	42	11/17/2012	TEM	@	ARMY	7			7			0	0
2	Stefphon Jefferson S. Jefferson	42	9/22/2012	NEV	@	HAW	6	1		7			0	0
3	Rashaun Woods R. Woods	42	9/20/2003	OKST	@	SMU		7		7			0	0
4	Ashton Jeanty A. Jeanty	36	8/31/2024	BSU	@	GASO	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
5	Kenneth Dixon K. Dixon	36	10/20/2012	LT	vs	IDHO	6			6			0	0
6	Trey Burton T. Burton	36	9/25/2010	FLA	vs	UK	5	1		6			0	0
7	Phillip Tanner P. Tanner	36	11/22/2008	MTSU	vs	UNT	5	0		6			0	0
8	Steve Slaton S. Slaton	36	10/15/2005	WVU	vs	LOU	5	1		6			0	0
9	Carnell Williams C. Williams	36	10/18/2003	AUB	vs	MSST	6			6			0	0
10	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	36	12/7/2002	MIA	vs	VT	6	0		6			0	0
11	Craig Candeto C. Candeto	36	12/7/2002	NAVY	@	ARMY	6			6			0	0
12	Jonathan Golden J. Golden	36	9/7/2002	BAY	vs	SAM	5	1		6			0	0
13	Chance Kretschmer C. Kretschmer	36	11/24/2001	NEV	@	UTEP	6			6			0	0
14	Chris Brown C. Brown	36	11/23/2001	COLO	vs	NEB	6			6			0	0
15	Levron Williams L. Williams	36	10/6/2001	IND	@	WIS	6			6			0	0
16	Dwone Hicks D. Hicks	36	10/7/2000	MTSU	vs	LT	6			6			0	0
17	Quentin Griffin Q. Griffin	36	10/7/2000	OKLA	vs	TEX	6	0		6			0	0
18	Carlton Jones C. Jones	32	10/16/2004	ARMY	@	USF	5	0		5			1	0
19	Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard	30	10/31/2026	DUKE	vs	BC	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
20	Easton Messer E. Messer	30	10/24/2026	FAU	vs	RICE	2	2	1	5	0	0	0	0
21	Cale Hellums C. Hellums	30	10/17/2026	ARMY	vs	FAU	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
22	Ashton Daniels A. Daniels	30	10/3/2026	FSU	vs	UVA	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
23	Caleb Hawkins C. Hawkins	30	11/15/2025	UNT	@	UAB	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
24	Dylan Riley D. Riley	30	9/20/2025	BSU	@	AFA	4	1	0	5	0	0	0	0
25	Jonah Coleman J. Coleman	30	9/6/2025	WASH	vs	UCD	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0

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More Temple Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,245

Sheppard

RUSH

564

Mason

REC

330

Chase

Team Rankings

PPG

23.6

104th

OPP PPG

26.6

93rd

RUSH YDS/G

192.3

33rd

PASS YDS/G

176.6

150th

2026 AAC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
10	Charlotte	1-3	1-7
11	Tulsa	2-3	5-4
12	Temple	1-3	2-6
13	Navy	1-4	2-6
14	Rice	0-4	1-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	UAB	@	TEM	1:00 PM
Thu 11/19	RICE	@	TEM	7:30 PM
Fri 11/27	TEM	@	MEM	1:00 PM

Last Game

Temple

2 - 6

Final

East Carolina

4 - 4

Sat 31 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,794

Fifita

2,764

Jennings

Rush Yards Leaders

1,189

Sheppard

1,119

Flora

1,071

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

Rush TD Leaders

17

Sheppard

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

180.8

Jennings

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

10.9

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.0

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

322.9

321.6

Sack Leaders

37.0

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	9	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	6	3	.667
6	Minnesota	5	4	.556
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Purdue	3	6	.333
14	Nebraska	5	4	.556
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	3	6	.333
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	7	2	.778
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	3	.667
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	SMU	7	2	.778
4	Louisville	5	3	.625
5	Duke	7	2	.778
6	Clemson	6	3	.667
7	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
8	Virginia Tech	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	5	.444
10	NC State	4	5	.444
11	North Carolina	5	4	.556
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	5	.444
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	4	5	.444
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	8	1	.889
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	6	.333
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	East Carolina	5	4	.556
7	Tulane	4	5	.444
8	UAB	4	4	.500
9	South Florida	6	3	.667
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	5	4	.556
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	5	.444

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	9	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	2	.778
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	7	2	.778
6	Baylor	6	3	.667
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	5	.444
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	5	.444
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375