most receiving yards in a 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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	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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Team Leaders

PASS

679

Baker

RUSH

207

Burnette

REC

434

Mickens

Team Rankings

PPG

35.2

39th

OPP PPG

29.4

124th

RUSH YDS/G

151.6

87th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

54th

2026 SBC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	South Alabama	2-0	4-2
3	Georgia State	1-0	4-1
4	Louisiana Tech	1-0	3-2
5	Troy	1-0	3-2
6	Louisiana	1-1	4-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	LT	@	ULM	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	ODU	@	LT	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	LT	@	USA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	LT	@	TROY	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	USM	@	LT	1:00 PM

Last Game

Louisiana

4 - 2

Final

Louisiana Tech

3 - 2

Sat 10 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

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/19	TULN	@	KSU	20-31
Sat 9/19	AKR	@	MINN	7-41
Sat 9/19	NCST	@	VAN	31-35
Sat 9/19	M-OH	@	CIN	31-35
Sat 9/19	UK	@	TXAM	31-21

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/13	DEL	@	MTU	7:00 PM
Tue 10/13	FIU	@	JVST	8:00 PM
Wed 10/14	KENN	@	MOSU	7:30 PM
Wed 10/14	WKU	@	SHSU	8:00 PM
Thu 10/15	ECU	@	UAB	7:30 PM

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