most receiving yards in a game by a byu player

Ben Cahoon has the most receiving yards by a BYU player in a game, with 219 yards versus Arizona State on September 20, 1997.

	NAME	REC YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Ben Cahoon B. Cahoon	219	9/20/1997	BYU	@	ASU	8		27.4
2	Dennis Pitta D. Pitta	213	8/30/2008	BYU	vs	UNI	11		19.4	0
3	Todd Watkins T. Watkins	211	9/24/2004	BYU	@	BSU	9		23.4	1
4	Reno Mahe R. Mahe	189	12/1/2001	BYU	@	MSST	10		18.9	2	0	1	0.0	0
5	Dax Milne D. Milne	184	10/16/2020	BYU	@	HOU	9	11	20.4	3	3	1	3.0	0
6	Mitch Mathews M. Mathews	182	10/18/2014	BYU	vs	NEV	16	19	11.4	2
7	Cody Hoffman C. Hoffman	182	11/24/2012	BYU	@	NMSU	12		15.2	5
8	Jonny Harline J. Harline	181	12/21/2006	BYU	vs	ORE	9		20.1	1
9	Reno Mahe R. Mahe	181	12/8/2001	BYU	@	HAW	14		12.9	2	69	8	8.6	0
10	Margin Hooks M. Hooks	179	9/26/1998	BYU	vs	MURR	5		35.8
11	Doug Jolley D. Jolley	177	10/20/2001	BYU	vs	AFA	10		17.7	3
12	Todd Watkins T. Watkins	176	9/24/2005	BYU	vs	TCU	7		25.1	3
13	Dennis Pitta D. Pitta	175	11/1/2008	BYU	@	CSU	12		14.6	2
14	Mitchell Juergens M. Juergens	172	9/12/2015	BYU	vs	BSU	4	6	43.0	2	4	2	2.0	0
15	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	168	10/16/2021	BYU	@	BAY	5	9	33.6	1	9	1	9.0	0
16	Cody Hoffman C. Hoffman	167	12/27/2013	BYU	@	WASH	12	20	13.9	0
17	Cody Hoffman C. Hoffman	162	10/15/2011	BYU	@	ORST	9		18.0	1	3	1	3.0	0
18	Chase Roberts C. Roberts	161	10/3/2025	BYU	vs	WVU	4	5	40.3	0	0	0		0
19	Jonathan Pittman J. Pittman	161	9/2/2000	BYU	@	UVA	6		26.8	0
20	Keanu Hill K. Hill	160	9/24/2022	BYU	vs	WYO	5	5	32.0	2
21	Mitch Mathews M. Mathews	158	11/28/2015	BYU	@	USU	6	7	26.3	2
22	Puka Nacua P. Nacua	157	11/5/2022	BYU	@	BSU	14	18	11.2	2	1	1	1.0	0
23	Cody Hoffman C. Hoffman	156	10/19/2013	BYU	@	HOU	7	12	22.3	1
24	Austin Collie A. Collie	156	11/1/2008	BYU	@	CSU	9		17.3	3
25	Jordan Leslie J. Leslie	155	11/29/2014	BYU	@	CAL	5	8	31.0	2

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,033

Bachmeier

RUSH

1,305

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REC

928

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Team Rankings

PPG

31.9

36th

OPP PPG

19.0

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RUSH YDS/G

184.4

43rd

PASS YDS/G

213.2

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2025 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Texas Tech	8-1	12-2
2	BYU	8-1	12-2
3	Utah	7-2	11-2
4	Houston	6-3	10-3
5	Arizona	6-3	9-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/5	UTU	@	BYU	8:00 PM
Sat 9/12	ARIZ	@	BYU	3:30 PM
Sat 9/19	BYU	@	CSU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/3	BYU	@	TCU	1:00 PM
Fri 10/9	ISU	@	BYU	10:15 PM

Last Game

Georgia Tech

0 - 1

Final

BYU

1 - 0

Sat 27 Dec 2025

CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

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Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

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Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

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9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.8

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

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CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167