most receiving yards by player in single game college football

Troy Edwards has the most receiving yards in a game, with 405 yards against Nebraska on August 29, 1998.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1995

	NAME	REC YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Troy Edwards T. Edwards	405	8/29/1998	LT	@	NEB	21		19.3		6	1	6.0
2	Jeremy Gallon J. Gallon	369	10/19/2013	MICH	vs	IND	14	18	26.4	2	-5	1	-5.0	0
3	Jaxon Smith-Njigba J. Smith-Njigba	347	1/1/2022	OSU	@	UTAH	15	16	23.1	3	0	0		0
4	Donnie Avery D. Avery	346	10/13/2007	HOU	vs	RICE	13		26.6	2
5	Marqise Lee M. Lee	345	10/27/2012	USC	@	ARIZ	16		21.6	2	1	1	1.0	0
6	Casey Fitzgerald C. Fitzgerald	327	9/8/2007	UNT	@	SMU	18		18.2	2
7	Carlos Henderson C. Henderson	326	10/15/2016	LT	@	MASS	12	15	27.2	5
8	Nate Burleson N. Burleson	326	11/10/2001	NEV	@	SJSU	12		27.2	0
9	Patrick Edwards P. Edwards	318	10/27/2011	HOU	vs	RICE	7		45.4	5
10	Terrance Williams T. Williams	314	9/29/2012	BAY	@	WVU	17		18.5	2
11	Alex Van Dyke A. Van Dyke	314	11/18/1995	NEV	vs	SJSU	13		24.2
12	Corey Rucker C. Rucker	310	12/5/2020	ARST	vs	ULM	9	12	34.4	4
13	Chad Mackey C. Mackey	310	10/19/1996	LT	vs	TOL	9		34.4		11	1	11.0
14	Trayvon Rudolph T. Rudolph	309	11/3/2021	NIU	@	KENT	14	21	22.1	3
15	Kayshon Boutte K. Boutte	308	12/19/2020	LSU	vs	MISS	14	21	22.0	3
16	Jason Rivers J. Rivers	308	12/24/2006	HAW	vs	ASU	14		22.0	2
17	Tetairoa McMillan T. McMillan	304	8/31/2024	ARIZ	vs	UNM	10	15	30.4	4	0	0		0
18	Andy Isabella A. Isabella	303	11/3/2018	MASS	vs	LIB	9	15	33.7	2	1	1	1.0	0
19	Stedman Bailey S. Bailey	303	9/29/2012	WVU	vs	BAY	13		23.3	5
20	Cobi Hamilton C. Hamilton	303	9/22/2012	ARK	vs	RUTG	10		30.3	3
21	Chris Daniels C. Daniels	301	10/16/1999	PUR	vs	MSU	21		14.3
22	Adarius Bowman A. Bowman	300	10/14/2006	OKST	@	KU	13		23.1	4
23	Aaron Jones A. Jones	297	11/11/2000	USU	@	BSU	10		29.7	2
24	James Washington J. Washington	296	9/17/2016	OKST	vs	PITT	9	17	32.9	2
25	J.R. Tolver	296	9/14/2002	SDSU	vs	ASU	12		24.7	1	-5	1	-5.0	0

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PASS

1,160

Baker

RUSH

349

Burnette

REC

586

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Team Rankings

PPG

32.3

46th

OPP PPG

21.0

48th

RUSH YDS/G

150.6

90th

PASS YDS/G

248.7

50th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Louisiana Tech	3-0	5-2
2	James Madison	4-1	7-1
3	Appalachian State	2-1	5-2
4	Georgia Southern	2-1	3-4
5	South Alabama	2-1	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	LT	@	USA	3:00 PM
Sat 11/7	LT	@	TROY	4:00 PM
Sat 11/14	USM	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	ARST	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LT	@	GASO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Old Dominion

2 - 6

Final

Louisiana Tech

5 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,302

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

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

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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

318.0

Sack Leaders

34.0

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