most receiving yards in a game by a byu player

Ben Cahoon has the most yards on receptions for BYU in a game, with 219 yards against Arizona State on September 20, 1997.

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	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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More BYU Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,033

Bachmeier

RUSH

344

Martin

REC

378

Glasker

Team Rankings

PPG

34.6

47th

OPP PPG

13.4

12th

RUSH YDS/G

223.8

19th

PASS YDS/G

209.6

102nd

2026 Big 12 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	BYU	3-0	5-0
2	Texas Tech	2-0	5-0
3	Utah	2-0	5-0
4	Baylor	2-0	4-1
5	Oklahoma State	2-0	4-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	ND	@	BYU	7:30 PM
Sat 10/24	BYU	@	UCF	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ASU	@	BYU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	BYU	@	UTAH	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	BAY	@	BYU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Iowa State

3 - 3

Final

BYU

5 - 0

Fri 9 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333